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VOCABULARY.—Continued.

Earrings Hee-kow.
East Dahng.
Easy Koy; yoong-ee.
Eat Cheeah.
Ebb-tide Teeay-khaw.
Egg (fowl's) Koy-nung.
Employ Eng.
Empty Khahng.
Ended Wahn-leeow.
England Eng-kok.
Enough Kow.
Enquire T'ahm-t'oy; mung.
Evening Meh-hng.
Ever, for Yoong-koo.
Every Kak.
Eyes Mak; ts'eh-meh.
Expenses Hooee-eng.
Expenses (on a journey) Pwah-tee; lo-hooee.
F.
Face Meen.
Fair (wind) Sooen; (weather) dzang.
Fall, to (things) Kah-low; (persons) pwah.
Fan, a See.
Fancy, I P'ah-sung.
Far Hng.
Fast May-may.
Fat Pooee.
Father Peh or pay.
Fear P'ah; khyoong-way; keeah way.
Feed, to (animals etc.) Ts'ee.
Festival Dzoy.