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Urey Lisiansky's List
(1804)

The Russian imperial ship Neva, commanded by Capt. Lieut. Urey Lisiansky arrived in Hawaiʻi on June 8, 1804 and left on June 20 in the company of its senior vessel, the Nadeshda, commanded by Capt. Lieut. Adam John von Krusenstern.

Lisiansky was born in the Ukraine on August 2, 1773 and served in both the Russian and British navies. According to J. B. Rudnyckyj (n.d.), the English translation of the word list is an abbreviated version of the Russian original, reduced from 203 words (including a few phrases) to 172. (See Campbell's List for the Neva's visit in 1809.)

adapted from Albert J. Schütz, "Voices of Eden" pp. 38.

analyzed and annotated by Anatole Lyovin

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num.list wordmodern Hawaiianlist gloss
89.AboboʻapōpōMorrow
153.Ahaʻehā4
165.Aha kanahaʻehā kanahā160
38.AheeaheeahiahiEvening
168.Aheeto kanahaʻehiku kanahā280
156.Aheetooʻehiku7
84.AhooʻahuMat (used for clothing)
25.Ahoorae hulaDance, to
139.AhveaʻauheaWhere is he?
150.Akaheeʻekahi1
152.Akorooʻekolu3
164.Akoroo kanahaʻekolu kanahā120
129.AlelualeloTongue
29.AlohaalohaDo, how do you?
40.AlohaalohaFarewell
79.AneeaneeanianiLooking-glass
155.Aonoʻeono6
167.Aono kanahaʻeono kanahā240
159.Aoomi(he) ʻumi10
171.Aoomi kanaha(he) ʻumi kanahā400
92.Aoomoe'aumoeNight
36.Aoree maka makaʻaʻole makamaka ('no friend')*Enemy
*more 'foreigner talk'?
120.Aoreepooa paha? ʻaʻole puaʻa pahaSwine, I have no
119.Aori pooaoe'? ʻaʻole puaʻa ʻoeSwine, have you?
154.Areemaʻelima5
166.Areema kanahaʻelima kanahā200
151.Arooaʻelua2
163.Arooa kanahaʻelua kanahā80
24.AvˆauēCry, to
157.Avarooʻewalu8
169.Avaroo kanahaʻewalu kanahā320
148.AyʻaeYes
82.Ayakanaka myty? eia kanaka maikaʻiMan, he is a good
125.Ayhooe'ʻaihueThief
99.AynaʻāinaPlantation
138.Earahe aha lāWhat, or Where
35.E-ay-oe'E ʻai ʻoeEat, will you?
37.Ehaourihe haoleEuropean
137.Ehara teynahe aha lā kēnāWhat is that?
96.Ehoeehe hoeOar
34.Ehonooahe honuaEarth
94.EhuihuNose
136.Eio myty? eia maikaʻiWell, that is
77.Elehelehe'he leheleheLips
27.Erapoo he lā*he lā a pō ('a day until night')Day
*pō is 'night'
6.Ererˆ'ʻeleʻeleBlack
122.Erove'e laweTake that
4.Eyo ino_____ ʻinoBad, that is
130.Hamaoo noohoo mariahāmau noho mālieTongue, hold your
143.HanahanahanahanaWork, to
69.HareehaleHouse
124.HeavooheiauTemple
80.HehenahehenaMad
113.Heraneehe laniSky
51.Heraperahele pēlāGo away
23.Here' mayoe'hele mai ʻoeCome hither
15.Hevahahe waʻaCanoe, single
47.Heyohe iʻaFish
2.HoohoohuhūAngry
26.IheeiheDart, a small
103.Iore'ʻioleRat
86.Ipoohoeoreeipu haoleMelon, a water-
85.Ipoopaeenaipu pāʻinaMelon
160.Iva koorooaiwakālua20
101.KahoonakahunaPriest
161.Kana korookanakolu30
162.Kanahakanahā40
81.KanakakanakaMan
140.KeokeokeʻokeʻoWhite
3.Koeereepeekoʻi lipiAxe
53.KooaakuaGod
74.KooleekuliKnee
14.Kooniahi(pū) kuni ahiCannon
93.KooreekoorekulikuliQuiet, be?
118.LalāSun
132.LaaoolāʻauTree
60.LavohoolauohoHair
61.LeemalimaHand
46.Leema-leemalimalima*Fingers
*more 'foreigner talk'? Accdording to the Pukui-Elbert dictionary, the reduplicated form has several meanings, but 'plural' is not among them.
45.Leemyiteelima ikiFinger, little
42.Limameke poelima ʻumeke poiFinger, fore
127.Limanuilima nui (manamana lima nui)Thumb
44.Limapeeleelima piliFinger, third
43.Limoainalima ʻāina ('second finger')Finger, middle
87.MaheenamahinaMoon
39.MakamakaEye
146.MakahitymakahikiYear
48.MakamakamakamakaFriend
28.Makeroamake loaDead
90.MakooaheeneemakuahineMother
41.MakooakaneemakuakāneFather
1.Mamooreema muliAfterwards
52.Mamooreeaio? ma muli mai ʻoeGo with me, or Follow me
128.ManakamanakāTired, I am
172.Manoomano1000
19.MaromaloCloth which men tie round the waist
91.MayomaiʻaoNails
66.Moa vaheeneemoa wahineHen
21.Moakaneemoa kāneCock
83.MoenamoenaMat (to sleep on)
16.Mokorooamaka luaCanoe, double
72.Motoo, or MokoomokuIsland
57.MoumauʻuGrass
98.MyomaiʻaPlantains
54.MytymaikaʻiGood
110.Nana meereemeereenānā milimiliShew what is that
62.NaneenaniHandsome
123.NeehonihoTeeth
22.NeooniuCocoa-nut
112.NohonohoSit down
115.Noohoo mareeanoho mālieStay a little
131.Noohoo mareeanoho mālieTouch it not
149.Oe'ʻoeYou
64.Oeraʻo ia alaHe or she
75.OkeeokeeʻokiʻokiKnife
58.OmomaoʻōmaʻomaʻoGreen
9.Omyhō maiBring hither
126.OohaʻūhāThigh
145.OoheeuhiYam, a root
8.OolooʻuluBread-fruit
107.OopaʻūpāScissars
104.OoraooraʻulaʻulaRed
100.OovaraʻualaPotatoes, sweet
11.Opeeheepihi*Button
*from ʻopihi?
5.OpooʻōpūBelly
97.Oreema reemahoʻolimalimaPay you, I will
147.OrenaʻōlenaYellow
106.PaheeoroopahioloSaw, a
105.PakypaʻakaiSalt
20.PaoopāʻūCloth which women tie round the waist
73.PapaheepepehiKill, to
63.Papale'pāpaleHat
33.PepeiaoopepeiaoEars
32.Pimy vypiʻi mai wai*Dry, I am
*'foreigner talk' for piʻi mai he wai?
95.Pokyhupuka ihuNostrils
59.PoopūGun
68.PooapuaʻaHog
121.Pooano pahapuaʻa nō pahaSwine, I have
117.PoohakoopōhakuStone
31.PookapukaDoor
17.PopokeepōpokiCat
70.Pororeevoupōloli wauHungry, I am
114.PororoopololūSpear
65.PoupoʻoHead
78.PoupoupoupouLittle
76.Punee puneepunipuniLie
30.RioʻīlioDog
109.Rio hoolloo, or Rio veoveoʻīlio huluhulu, ʻīlio weuweuSheep, a
50.Riokaolio kao*, ʻīlio ('any foreign quarduped')Goat
*The current word is kao. The phrase rio kao seems to be a shortened version of ʻʻīlio kao, literally 'cow-like dog.' See the chapter on borrowings for a longer discussion of rio.
67.RoeeheelōʻihiHigh
7.TaateekeikiBoy
13.Tabetee, or KabekeekāpikiCabbage
133.TaooakauaWar
18.TapakapaCloth of the country
111.Tay tooaheeneekaikuahineSister
10.Tay tyinakaikainaBrother
88.TikaekaneykakahiakaMorning, the
12.TooaykūʻaiBuy, to
144.Tooitaheekū i ka iheWounded
55.Toopoonakaneekupuna kāneGrandfather
56.Toopoonoaheeneekupuna wahine / kupunahineGrandmother
108.TykaiSea
49.Ty tamaheeneekaikamahineGirl
142.Vahene'wahineWoman
116.VavywāwaeStep, a
141.Vaynoa eia kanakaʻo wai (ka) inoa o ia kanakaWho is it?
102.VeeteewikiQuickly
71.VouwauI
134.VywaiWater
135.Vymytywai maikaʻiWater, is your, good?
158.Yvaʻeiwa9
170.Yva kanahaʻeiwa kanahā360

REFERENCES

Lisiansky, Urey (Lisianskii, Iurii Fedorovich). 1814. A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1803, 4, 5, & 6; Performed, by Order of his Imperial Majesty, Alexander the First, Emperor of Russia, in the Ship Neva. English translation by the author. London: Booth. xxi, [2], 388 pp. [Some 170 HAW words collected ca. 1804, pp. 326–28.]
Rudnyckyj, J. B., ed. n.d. Lisiansky's Hawaiian Dictionary of 1804. Ms., 7 //.<AJS> [This copy is a handwritten draft of the introduction. The author makes the point that the English translation of Lisiansky's word list is an abbreviated version. "Unfortunately, Pukui-Elbert's dictionary quotes (and excerpts) only the abbreviated English version ..."]

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