Some account of Savu
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| Tooga | the thighs | ||
| Momonne | a man | Rootoo | the knees |
| Mobunnee | a woman | Baibo | the legs |
| Catoo | the Head | Dunceala | the feet |
| Row Catoo | the Hair | Kissooei yilla | the toes |
| Matta | the eyes | Camacoo | the arms |
| Row na Matta | the eyelashes | Wulaba | the Hand |
| Sivanga | the nose | Cabaon | A Buffaloe |
| Cavaranga | the cheeks | Djara | a horse |
| Wo deeloo | the ears | Vavee | a hog |
| Vaio | the Tongue | Doomba | a sheep |
| Lacoco | the neck | Kesavoo | a goat |
| Loosoo | the breasts | Gnaca | a dog |
| Caboo Soosoo | the nipples | Maio | a cat |
| Dulloo | the belly | Mannu | a fowl |
| Assoo | the navel | Carow | the tail |
from him with the utmost facility. As I forgot to mention their language in its proper place I shall take this opportunity to write down the few observations I had an opportunity of making during our short stay. The genius of it seems much to resemble that of the South Sea Isles: in several instances words are exactly the same and the numbers are undoubtedly derivd from the same source. I give here a list of words:
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© Derived from State Library of NSW Transcription of Banks's Journal page (vol. 2) 381, February 2004
Published by kind permission of the Library
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