SOUTHERN AFRICA. 



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opportunity of consulting it. The Bichuanu words are partly from the same source, but 

 principally from Burchell's Travel*, 



It will be scon that the CatTrarian tongues differ from those of the Congo-Makua divi- 

 sion, not only in many words, but in the general character of the pronunciation. The 

 former have several harsh dements and combinations which are unknown to the latter. 

 Among these is tho t/J, which we first heard from these natives, and which was after- 

 wards found so common in the languages of Northwestern America. 



It is not improbable that tho peculiarities, both in the languages and in the physical 

 characteristics of the (.'afire tribes, may be due to some intermixture with the neighboring 

 Hottentots. The hitter are said to have formerly occupied much of the country now in 

 possession of the former. Isolated families and bands of them are still found by travel- 

 lers in this region, and are supposed to be the remnants of the original population, of 

 which the greater part has been either absorbed or driven southwards by the advancing 

 hordes of CaU'res. 



In the following vocabularies, many of the words are not given in their simple or 

 ground-form, but have a particle prefixed. This appears in those cases in which the two 

 numbers are given. Thus the proper word for ear, in the Congo and other languages, is 

 tit, making in the construct form of the singular kutu, and in the plural matu. As their 

 prefixed particles often take the accent, it is, in many cases, impossible to distinguish them 

 from the root, without a more accurate knowledge of the languages than we have the 

 means of acquiring. Of the Congo and Angola tongues, grammars have been published 

 by the Catholic missionaries; but they are not to be found in the libraries of this country, 

 and our endeavors to obtain them from Europe have been unsuccessful. The possession 

 of these would have enabled us to correct any errors which may exist in our vocabularies 

 of those languages ; but they are believed not to be very numerous or important. Some 

 allowances should be made for the differences of dialect which must be found in a region 

 of such extent as that occupied by these two nations. 



1. Eyo 



2. Kambinda 



3. Mundjola 



4. Congo 



5. Angola 



6. Bcngera 



7. Makua 



8. Mudjana 



9. Makondc 



10. Takwani 



1 1 . Masena 



12. Sofala 



13. Nyambana 

 (a.) Zulu 



(b.) Bichuana 



OOD. 



itlitga, olonuy 



nzambi-ampungu 



iiilu 



zombi 



nzambi-ampiingu 



Ifc 



muliiku 



muliingu 



mui-samungu 



muliingo 



mimu (?) 

 muliingo 



jiikicimbu, 

 sitota, uti/.o 

 murimo 



HEAVEN. 



olonuy (?) 



zulu 



nkita 



miru, zulu 



olu 



ilu 



murimu 



kuinane 



dihunti 



nzula 



nzimu 

 nzimu 



itilu, gemumu 

 ezulu 

 bogorimo, maaro 



MAN. 



okune 



iakala 

 bara, baro 

 ydkala ; zdk&ra 

 didla 



urume ; ulume 

 mulopoana 

 oalume 

 moalumt 

 muloboana, moa- 

 muna 

 moamuna 

 moamuna 



wanuna 

 indoda, umtu 

 monuna 



