OF THE BERBERS. 445 



forms of the Beibor, with the Lord's Prayer, in the Shilha 

 dialect, from Jezrit-l Jones' Dissertatio;,* upon lliat lati2;iiaKe, 

 which is also found in tiie .Miihridates, and have inserted 

 them at the cod of the communication. 



I am, with great respect and esteem, 



Dear Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



Peter S. Du Ponceau. 



II. 



Extract of Letters from William Shaler, Esq. Consul of the 

 United States at Jilgiers, to Peter S. Du Ponceau. 



21st January, 1823. 



On making inquiry concerning the Biscaries, of whom you 

 wished to obtain some precise information. I find that they do 

 not possess an original language, t)ut use a dialect of ihe Ara- 

 bic. 1 have made some progress in obtaining a vocal)ulary 

 of the language of the Kabjiles, (so named from an Arabic 

 word which signifies a " tribe," and is therefore a[)plical)le 

 in tliat sense to every separate horde in Africa,) and it is my 

 intention to extend it as far as 1 can. By an occasion for 

 Marseilles, [ will transmit to you the result of my itiqiiiiios on 

 this subject. In the words which I have collected, I dis- 

 cover several which are evidently Arabic, such as father, 



• Jezr. Jones — Disaerlatio de Linfrtia Shilhensi, in the work entitled, Dit- 

 serlalinnen er occasione Syllo!;es Oralionum fhnni licariim Scriplir ad Jolian. 

 Chamberlaynium. Ainstel. 1745. This book, it is believed, is notiii this coun- 

 try. 



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