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HISTORY OF THE 



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Charaibe. Meaning in French, Words having the same Meaning in 

 according to Ro- meaning in the Ori- English. 

 chef or t. ental dialects. 



Liuni 

 Yene-neri 



Karbet 

 Encka 



Yene kali 

 Hue-Hue 

 Nora 



Nane-guaete 

 Halea tibou 



Sa femme 

 Ma femme 



mn 



Maison publique 

 Collier 



Mon Collier 

 Du bois 

 Ma peau 

 Je suis malade 



Soislebien WttTT *l 

 [venu 



Souffle 



n:n ^ [Li Hene] His 'wife 

 [Hene Hera ni] Mj 'wife 



Walltd louse 

 Assembly do. 



m rp C Qir l 



or < or \ Bit] 

 n^ Nip ( Qra 3 



[Onq] Necklace or 



[collar 



[E'Onq ali] My necklace 

 Cald : W [Oa] Wood 

 "2 TO [Our ni] My skin 



[Nanecheti] I am sick 

 [Yeha li e thibou] Good be to you 



Phoubae 



Toubana ora Couverture d'un 



[Maison 



Bayou boukaa Va t'en 

 Baika Mange 



Aika Manger 



Nichiri Mon nez 



Natoni boman Donne moi a 



[boire 



[Phouhe] To blow 

 N T [Di Bne Oiir] Roof of a house 



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[Boua Bouak] Go 

 Cald. roa [Bge] 

 [Akl] To 

 [Ncheri] The nose 



[Natoni bamen] Gi--vemenou- 



[rishment. 



To the proofs arising from language, I shall add the follow- 

 ing. We have seen from Herodotus, that the Phenicians in 

 their African voyages were accustomed to land on the Arabian 

 and Libyan coasts, and taking possession of a spot of ground 

 fit for their purpose, they proceeded to plough up and sow it 

 with corn, and waited until it came to maturity; thus provi- 

 ding themselves with food for a long navigation. This prac- 

 tice must doubtless have given rise to disputes and conflicts be- 

 tween the intruders and the inhabitants. Now it is remarkable 





