GENERAL INFORMATION.
Under this heading will be found items of useful information: -
ENGLISH MoNEY.
'n Stui'er ... a Halfpenny 'n Onlap .. .. . . . ... .. . . a Penny Trepens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Threepence Sixpens . . . .. . .. . .. .. .. . Sixpence Silling .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. Shilling
Daalder . . . Shillin~and Sixpence Twe Silling .. .. . .. .. .. . a Florin
Half kroon . . . Half-a-crown 'n Kroon.......... a Crown 'n Pond .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... a Pound
DAYS OF THE WEEK.
Sondag ... Sunday M aandag . .. . . .. . . .. .. . .. . Monday Dingesdag . . . .. . . Tuesday TV oensdag ... Wednesday Donderdag ... Thursday Frydag .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . ... .. Friday
Se~ventig . . ... . . . ... . . .. . .. .... Saturday·
MoNTHS oF THE YEAR.
J annewari . . . .. . . .. . .. . .. January Feberwari . . . .. . . .. . ... . . ... .. . . . February
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TAAL.
Maart ... . Ap·ril ... ..
lily ... . Juny ... : .... . Jttly ... . A ttgusttts ... . September ... . Octobe1· ... ..
Nofember ... . Desember ... .
ENGLISH.
March April May June July August September October November December
PoiNTS oF THE CoMPASS.
TAAL. ENGLISH.
D·i N o01·d .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. The North Di Suid ... ... The South Di Oos ... . The Ea:st
The West JJ·i West ... ..
EXPRESSIONS OF TIME.
TAAL. ENGLISH.
11 ue laat is cl·it?... \Vhat's the time 1 1'walef nn1· ....... .
'n Half wtr ... ..
'n f{ wartii1·
JJ ri f{ wart·i•it·
1'·wint·ig minute ... .
f{ U'etrt o'er ... ..
Noon
Half an hour A quarter of an hour Three-quarters of an hour Twenty Minutes
A quarter past
It is intended to conclude this section of the book with lists of various words or phrases that are relative to special topics.
The following words represent bmily relatives in English and Taal.
ENGLISH.
Husband ... . Father ... . Woman or Wife ... . Mother ... . Mr. or Sir ... . Mrs . ... . Madam ... . Miss ... . Sister ... . Brother ... . Son ... . Daughter ... . Cousin or Nephew ... . Uncle ... . Aunt ... . Boy ... -... . Girl ... . Godfather ... . Godmother ... .
THE SEASONS.
ENGLISH:
Spring ... _ ... . Summer ... . Autumn ... .
\Vinter ... .
TAAL.
Man Ji'adet·
Ft·uu Maeder·
Menee·r JuffTu'tt Noi Jongnoi SustcT BTuer Se1m Dogtet·
1Vecf Oorn ]'ante Jongetji Mysi Peetoum Peettante
TAAL.
Ji' o u r-ja ar Sorner·
H er-js Winter·
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In expressing any particular periods of time, the following terms may be used:-
ENGLISH.
A day ... . A week ... . A month ... . A year ... . A century ... . This morning ... . This evening ... . To-morrow morning ... . Last night ... . An hour ... . A minute ... . A second ... . To-day ... . To-morrow ... .
TAAL.
'n dag n' week n' maand n' jaar 'n eeuw Fan oggend Fan a'end Moore oggend
Gister a' enrl
"n uur 'n minuut 'n selwnd Fandaag Moore
The following words refer to orchard or garden produce:-
ENGLISH.
Garden ... . Trees ... . Guavas ... . Pomegranates ... . Apples ... . Quinces ... . Pears ... . Peaches ... . Grapes ... . Lemons ... .
TAAL.
Tuin Bomt Koejawel, Granaat-appels Appels
Kweepers Pere Perskiis Druiwe Sure lamoens
ENGLISH.
Fruit ... . Gate ... . Roses ... . Blossom ... . Water-melons ... . Honey ... . Plants ... .
TAAL.
Frugte Helc Rose Bloome TV ater-meluens Hwwing Plante
A small list of vegetables : -
ENGLISH.
Cucumbers ... . Tomatoes ... . Spinach ... . Potatoes ... ..
Carrots ... . Onions ... . Cabbages ... . Beans ... .
TAAL.
K oomlwornmers Tammati·is Spinasi Artappels lV ort elt ji·is Uiwe K ool Buontjiis
Terms relative to farming :-
The . The Soil
ENGLISH.
Farm ... . Plough ... .
Fields ... . Rye ... . Wheat ... . Orchard ... .
Caterpi~lars ... ..
Locusts ... ; ... ..
TAAL.
Di plaas JJ.i ploe Grand Lande Rog Koreng Boord Rusper·s SpTinldimne
ENGLISH.
Root ... . Sheep .... : ... . Farmer ... • ... . Cows ... . Milk ... . Fowls ... . Broods ... . Horse ... . Saddle ... . Bridle ... . Oats ... . Bird ... : ... . Hedge ... .
·Water ... ... . Willow-trees ... .
Veldt ... . .
Stallion ... ... . Mare ... . Goat ... . Colt ... ... .
TAAL.
1Vortel Skape Boer J{ oeie llf elk
lloPnrlf1'S
lJrol'i-~l'ls
}'l''l"ll Sarrl Toom.
Hau·Fr Fogel llyning Watr1·
TV-il !JI'1'7J nome FPld
Jl engs
jj{ en·i JJol.;
P11l
The following is a short list of terms relating to mining:-
ENGLISH.
The Mill ... ..
The Mines ... ..
Minerals ... . Diamond ... . Machine ... ..
Goldmine ... · ... .
TAAL.
Di jj{ eul Di Myne Delfstoffe Diamant
jj{ asiin Goudmyn
ENGLISH.
Batteries ... . Metals ... . Rocks ... . Capital ... . Copper-mine ... . Coal-mine ... . Smoke ... . Engines ... . Industry ... . Duty ... . Pans ... . Gold ... . Silver ... . Mining ... , ... . Shifts or relays ... . Very-rich ... .
TAAL.
Stampers Menigte Klippe Kapitale Koper-myn Kool-rnyn Rook Engines lndnst1·i Regte Panne Goud Silfer Grawe Skofte JJanje 1·yl"
CHURCHES.- A few denominations are given here to show the reader how the names are written or expressed:-
The English, or High Church.
Di Engelse, or Hoo'e Ked:.
The W esleyans = Di TV esleyansee. The Baptists= Di Baptiste.
The Catholic Church =Di Katooliike /{ erk.
The Dutch Reformed Church, or Di H ollans G1·ifJor-meerde l{ erk, is by far the strongest.
amongst Afrikanders, and was formerly supported by the Government.
