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NAMES ON THE ISLAND OF CEYLON. 
Taprobana, the old name of Ceylon. The bright sparkling principality of the 
ocean ; cab, the ocean ; puad, lordship or principality ; ban, white or bright. Ceylon 
produces greater variety of precious stones than any other country. 
Comaria, now called Cape Cormorin, the south point of Hindostan ; comap, the 
point: nose, promontory ; 14, a country. 
Dagana, aplace in the south point of Ceylon, now called Matura ; az, good ; ana, 
Suir weather, or climate. 
Sindocan, now Columbo—rjon, stormy weather ; vocan, harm, wyury. The place 
of storms. 
Anuro Grannan, a place on the Arippo river ; anuayp, once, at one time, formerly ; 
zjuanan, the royal residence, 
Ganges, now called the Montiganga river, discharges itself at Trincomalee—the 
further torrent, or most northern in the island. 
NAMES ON THE COAST OF COROMANDEL, BEGINNING AT CAPE CORMORIN, 
Sosicure, a town in lat. 8° N. The mountain town; ro, this; pyozaipe, moun- 
taineer. A place built on, or near, the mountain. 
Calligicum—cala, a port ; xeocam, of wanderers, or voyagers. One of the mouths 
of the river. 
Nigama, now Negapatam, nezam, an indenture in the coast ; a bay, an inlet. 
Chaberris, now Caverypatnam ; cabap, a conjunction or confluence with ; yay, a 
river that joins others. 
Maliarphia, now Meliapour, the land of merchants ; malja, a merchant ; ia, land 
or country. 
Malanga, a town on the river, about 13. N. lat. The good harbour for ships ; ma, 
good ; longa, for ships. Here we have the Celtic longa, for ships, again. 
Tyna, river in lat. 14° N. The same as the Tyne, in England; ceign, hasty, 
rapid river. 
Palura, a town in lat. 16° N. The town of strife or contention ; bal, a town ; una, 
strife or contention. 
Mesolia, now Masulipatam. The cliff of fishing; .meay, fish ; asl, cliff. 
Calingon (Portus). The harbour for ships; ca, house, refuge ; longa, of ships. 
Here is longa again. 
Tyndis, river—now Guadaveri. ‘The rapid but shallow river ; ceizn, rapid ; 
ojorc, shallow or dry. 
Calinga, now Calingapatan ; ea, harbour ; lonza, of ships ; longa, again. 
Cosamba, now Ganjam. The river which runs through a ravine, or high bank ; 
cor, a ravine ; aman, a river. 
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