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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
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Let him, or give him leave to go.
[A Specimen of their words.] Dio, God.
Dio loco, Heaven.
Jacco, The Devil.
Narra cauda, Hell.
Aucoi, The Sky.
Taurcoi, A Star.
Deure, Water.
Gindere, Fire.
Gani, A Woman.
Rodgura, A King.
Haul, Raw rice.
Bat, Boyled rice.
Banglale, A Table.
Wellau, Time.
Wauri, Season.
Colading, Harvest Oppa, Father.
Pianannah, Oppatchi, Omma, Mother.
Ommandea, Puta, Son.
Putandi, Dua, Daughter.
Donianna, Molla, A flower.
Gauhah, A tree.
Courilla, A bird.
Gom, A town.
Oppuland, To wash cloths.
Naund, To wash the body.
Pinaund, To swim.
Coppaund, To cut.
Horraund, To bore.
Hoppacaund, To bite.
Coraund, To do.

(done.
Corowaund, To cause to be Goumanic, A journey.
Gauman corowaund, To send, word for word, to cause to do a journey.
Heuwoya, All words Signifying Common Soldiers, only they Heuwoynanna, are titles one above another, and the two last Heuwoynanoura, are as much to say Gentlemen Soldiers.
Heuwaycom, To fight Coraund, as much as as to say, To act the Soldier.
Mihi, To dye.
Mich, Dead.
Mienyum, I will dye.
Mioenowa, Dying.
Eppa, Do not.
Negatind, To rise.
Upaudenowa, The Resurrection.
Negantind Eppa, Do not rise.
Tonnaund, To build.
Tannitch, Built.
Touncheroutwitch, It is finished.
Na & Natti, No, or not.
I shall only make one Observation from these words, and that is concerning the four first.

It is this, that they have no words of their own Language for God and Heaven, but in all probability borrowed them from the Portugueze.

But for the two next, The Devil and Hell, words of their own.

They number thus, [Their Numbering.] Eckhoi I.
Deckhoi II.
Tunhoi III.
Hotterhoi IV.
Pauhhoi V.
Hoyhoi VI.
Hothoi VII.
Ot hoi VIII.
Novihoi IX.
Dauhoihoi X.
Eckolauhoi XI.
Dolahoi XII.
Dauhottunhoi XIII.
Dauhotterhoi XIV.
Paulohoi XV.
Dauhossahoi XVI.
Dauhahottoi XVII.
Dauha ot hoi XVIII.
Dauhanovihoi XIX.
Vishoi XX.
Tihoi XXX.
Hottalehoi XL.
Ponnahoi L.
CHAP.


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