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the Dutch secure to themselves the benefit of sup- 

 plying their several necessities upon their own terms, 

 which it is reasonable to suppose are not very mo- 

 derate. It is probably with a view to this advantage 

 that the Dutch never teach their own language to 

 the natives of these islands, and have been at the 

 expense of translating the Testament and catechisms 

 into the different languages of each ; for in propor- 

 tion as Dutch had become the language of their re- 

 ligion, it would have become the common language 

 of them all. 



To this account of Savu, I shall only add a small 

 specimen of its language, by which it will appear to 

 have some affinity with that of the South Sea islands, 

 many of the words being exactly the same, and the 

 numbers manifestly derived from the same source. 



A man, 

 A woman, 

 The head, 

 The hair, 

 The eyes, 

 The eye- 

 lashes, 

 The nose, 

 The cheeks, 

 The ears, 

 The tongue, 

 The neck, 

 The breasts, 

 The nipples, 

 The belly, 

 The navel, 

 The thighs, 

 The knees, 

 The legs, 

 The feet, 

 The toes, 

 The arms f 

 The hand, 

 A hfffalo, 

 A horse, 



Momonne. 

 Mobunne. 

 Catoo. 

 Row catoo. 

 Matta. 



> Rowna matta. 



Swanga. 



Cavaranga. 



Wodeeloo. 



Vaio. 



Lacoco. 



Soosoo. 



Caboo soosoo. 



Dulloo. 



Assoo. 



Tooga. 



Rootoo. 



Baibo. 



Dunceala. 



Kissovei yilla. 



Camacoo. 



Wulaba. 



Cabaou. 



Djara. 



