| Show dictionary OP THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE it was once said tauntingly who reads an american book and it might very reasonably be asked who ever saw a Ha hawaiian Wailan vallan book during the past month there has been issued from the pross press here liere a book of some pages which I 1 doubt not philologists li in europe and america will prize if they get a sight eight at it it is entitled A dictionary of tho the hawaiian language to which is is appended au an gh english ng tish lish hawaiian vocabulary and a chronological r on table of remarkable events by lorin andrews the dictionary contains words and it is s fu supposed P obed that several thousand more e could ou idao ue added the hawaiian dialect is peculiarly interesting to the student of philology on a count account of its ita isolated position being no the furthest removed from the tho original seat of the family to which it belongs in southeastern south eastern asle asie it is but one member of that widespread wide spread family of language extending from frow madagascar to the sandwisch Sand band witch islands and from new zealand to formosa mr andrews the compiler was former ly a member of the american mission but has for some titie time been incapacitate incapacitated a by age and infirmities from active duties S S F bulletin |
