kaireekeea's

Updated: May 11, 2025

When they approached us Kaireekeea put himself at their head, and presenting the pig to Captain Cook in the usual manner, began the same kind of chant as before, his companions making regular responses. We observed that after every response their parts became gradually shorter, till, toward the close, Kaireekeea's consisted of only two or three words, while the rest answered by the word Orono.

Murat Halstead - The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, : Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient