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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
148.AyʻaeYes
138.Earahe aha lāWhat, or Where
137.Ehara teynahe aha lā kēnāWhat is that?
38.AheeaheeahiahiEvening
84.AhooʻahuMat (used for clothing)
35.E-ay-oe'E ʻai ʻoeEat, will you?
125.Ayhooe'ʻaihueThief
99.AynaʻāinaPlantation
53.KooaakuaGod
129.AlelualeloTongue
29.AlohaalohaDo, how do you?
40.AlohaalohaFarewell
79.AneeaneeanianiLooking-glass
36.Aoree maka makaʻaʻole makamaka ('no friend')*Enemy
*more 'foreigner talk'?
119.Aori pooaoe'? ʻaʻole puaʻa ʻoeSwine, have you?
120.Aoreepooa paha? ʻaʻole puaʻa pahaSwine, I have no
89.AboboʻapōpōMorrow
24.AvˆauēCry, to
139.AhveaʻauheaWhere is he?
92.Aoomoe'aumoeNight
153.Ahaʻehā4
165.Aha kanahaʻehā kanahā160
156.Aheetooʻehiku7
168.Aheeto kanahaʻehiku kanahā280
82.Ayakanaka myty? eia kanaka maikaʻiMan, he is a good
136.Eio myty? eia maikaʻiWell, that is
158.Yvaʻeiwa9
170.Yva kanahaʻeiwa kanahā360
150.Akaheeʻekahi1
152.Akorooʻekolu3
164.Akoroo kanahaʻekolu kanahā120
6.Ererˆ'ʻeleʻeleBlack
154.Areemaʻelima5
166.Areema kanahaʻelima kanahā200
151.Arooaʻelua2
163.Arooa kanahaʻelua kanahā80
155.Aonoʻeono6
167.Aono kanahaʻeono kanahā240
157.Avarooʻewalu8
169.Avaroo kanahaʻewalu kanahā320
69.HareehaleHouse
130.Hamaoo noohoo mariahāmau noho mālieTongue, hold your
143.HanahanahanahanaWork, to
37.Ehaourihe haoleEuropean
80.HehenahehenaMad
124.HeavooheiauTemple
23.Here' mayoe'hele mai ʻoeCome hither
51.Heraperahele pēlāGo away
9.Omyhō maiBring hither
96.Ehoeehe hoeOar
34.Ehonooahe honuaEarth
97.Oreema reemahoʻolimalimaPay you, I will
2.HoohoohuhūAngry
25.Ahoorae hulaDance, to
47.Heyohe iʻaFish
26.IheeiheDart, a small
94.EhuihuNose
30.RioʻīlioDog
109.Rio hoolloo, or Rio veoveoʻīlio huluhulu, ʻīlio weuweuSheep, a
4.Eyo ino_____ ʻinoBad, that is
103.Iore'ʻioleRat
86.Ipoohoeoreeipu haoleMelon, a water-
85.Ipoopaeenaipu pāʻinaMelon
160.Iva koorooaiwakālua20
101.KahoonakahunaPriest
108.TykaiSea
10.Tay tyinakaikainaBrother
49.Ty tamaheeneekaikamahineGirl
111.Tay tooaheeneekaikuahineSister
88.TikaekaneykakahiakaMorning, the
162.Kanahakanahā40
81.KanakakanakaMan
161.Kana korookanakolu30
18.TapakapaCloth of the country
13.Tabetee, or KabekeekāpikiCabbage
133.TaooakauaWar
7.TaateekeikiBoy
140.KeokeokeʻokeʻoWhite
3.Koeereepeekoʻi lipiAxe
144.Tooitaheekū i ka iheWounded
12.TooaykūʻaiBuy, to
74.KooleekuliKnee
93.KooreekoorekulikuliQuiet, be?
55.Toopoonakaneekupuna kāneGrandfather
56.Toopoonoaheeneekupuna wahine / kupunahineGrandmother
118.LalāSun
27.Erapoo he lā*he lā a pō ('a day until night')Day
*pō is 'night'
132.LaaoolāʻauTree
113.Heraneehe laniSky
60.LavohoolauohoHair
122.Erove'e laweTake that
77.Elehelehe'he leheleheLips
61.LeemalimaHand
43.Limoainalima ʻāina ('second finger')Finger, middle
45.Leemyiteelima ikiFinger, little
127.Limanuilima nui (manamana lima nui)Thumb
44.Limapeeleelima piliFinger, third
42.Limameke poelima ʻumeke poiFinger, fore
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.
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
1.Mamooreema muliAfterwards
52.Mamooreeaio? ma muli mai ʻoeGo with me, or Follow me
87.MaheenamahinaMoon
98.MyomaiʻaPlantains
91.MayomaiʻaoNails
54.MytymaikaʻiGood
39.MakamakaEye
16.Mokorooamaka luaCanoe, double
146.MakahitymakahikiYear
48.MakamakamakamakaFriend
28.Makeroamake loaDead
90.MakooaheeneemakuahineMother
41.MakooakaneemakuakāneFather
19.MaromaloCloth which men tie round the waist
128.ManakamanakāTired, I am
172.Manoomano1000
57.MoumauʻuGrass
21.Moakaneemoa kāneCock
66.Moa vaheeneemoa wahineHen
83.MoenamoenaMat (to sleep on)
72.Motoo, or MokoomokuIsland
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
64.Oeraʻo ia alaHe or she
141.Vaynoa eia kanakaʻo wai (ka) inoa o ia kanakaWho is it?
149.Oe'ʻoeYou
75.OkeeokeeʻokiʻokiKnife
147.OrenaʻōlenaYellow
58.OmomaoʻōmaʻomaʻoGreen
5.OpooʻōpūBelly
105.PakypaʻakaiSalt
106.PaheeoroopahioloSaw, a
63.Papale'pāpaleHat
20.PaoopāʻūCloth which women tie round the waist
73.PapaheepepehiKill, to
33.PepeiaoopepeiaoEars
11.Opeeheepihi*Button
*from ʻopihi?
32.Pimy vypiʻi mai wai*Dry, I am
*'foreigner talk' for piʻi mai he wai?
117.PoohakoopōhakuStone
70.Pororeevoupōloli wauHungry, I am
114.PororoopololūSpear
65.PoupoʻoHead
17.PopokeepōpokiCat
78.PoupoupoupouLittle
59.PoopūGun
68.PooapuaʻaHog
121.Pooano pahapuaʻa nō pahaSwine, I have
31.PookapukaDoor
95.Pokyhupuka ihuNostrils
14.Kooniahi(pū) kuni ahiCannon
76.Punee puneepunipuniLie
100.OovaraʻualaPotatoes, sweet
126.OohaʻūhāThigh
145.OoheeuhiYam, a root
104.OoraooraʻulaʻulaRed
8.OolooʻuluBread-fruit
159.Aoomi(he) ʻumi10
171.Aoomi kanaha(he) ʻumi kanahā400
107.OopaʻūpāScissars
15.Hevahahe waʻaCanoe, single
142.Vahene'wahineWoman
134.VywaiWater
135.Vymytywai maikaʻiWater, is your, good?
71.VouwauI
116.VavywāwaeStep, a
102.VeeteewikiQuickly

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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