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Vocabulary (continued) Tamoou, Wreaths of plaited human hair, which they set great value upon, worn as an ornament, chiefly on the bead. Poe, Ear-rings. Poe oole oole, A yellow bead. Poe meedee, A green bead. Poe ere ere, A blue bead. Ewhahana, A bow. Eahe, An arrow. Epanoo, A drum. Paraow, A pair of clappers. Vivo, A flute. Mama, Child's pap. Poe, A paste, or pudding, made of the roots of arum. Peea, A strong jelly, or paste, made of the roots of arum. Mahei, A kind of sour Paste made of fermented bread-fruit. Opepe, A sort of paste. Monoe, Cocoa-oil. Toonoah, A mole in the skin. Ehaow, Sweat. Hooàre, Spittle. Hoòpe, Snot. Paiya, Fat. Matàiree tona, The stye in the eye. Trapaou, A scab. Ewhàiwhai, The elephantiasis. Eowhàoo, The windy dropsy. Opeepee, The numbness in the feet when they sleep. Màtte noa, A natural death. Heiva, A ceremony performed by the deceased's relations. Poohira, A place, or residence. Voyaging Accounts © Derived from the London 1773 edition printed for Stanfield Parkinson, page 57, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/-parkinson-085.html