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** case with regard to the others also ; and I am the more 
“inclined to believe the language very general in that 
* part of Africa from the following circumstance: I had 
‘“‘ formerly a negro servant from Mosambique, who came 
** by the way of Bombay to Bencoolen, and having taken 
« down from his mouth the words of his native tongue, I 
*¢ was afterwards much surprized to find them correspond, 
‘© in many instances, not only with the language of the 
‘“¢ Caffers, as given by Sparrman, but more especially with 
* that of Congo, as will be seen on comparing a few of the 
** words of the latter, as given by Benjamin (the Congo 
«“ black) with those taken from my servant. 
English. Congo. Mosambique. Kaffer. 
Three. Tatoo. Atatoo. 
Ten. Coomy. Kumir. 
Four. Me-sana. Sanu. 
Man. Momtoo. Muntu. 
Woman. Makaintu. Muke. 
Foot. Cooloo. Mo.guru. 
Day. Booboo. Riubu. 
Dead. Cufoy. Kufoa. 
Water. Maza. Made. Maazi. 
‘¢ But it was not my intention to have gone into this de- 
‘¢ tail; the fact, however, is very curious, the distance being 
*« so considerable.” 
It is sufficiently remarkable, however, that while this agree- 
ment is found between the languages of tribes so very distant 
from each other, so great a difference should prevail in diffe- 
rent parts of the same district, and at so short a distance, as 
