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Art. VI. — A Gissi or Kissi Vocabulary ; by Prof. J. W. Gibbs. 



The following list of Gis-si words and phrases is taken from the 

 mouth of John Ferry, an African, who was born at Slan-go-lo, a 

 town of Yom-bu, in the Gis-si country, and is now resident in 

 New-York. He was brought from his native country about the 

 year 1821 or 1822, at the age of 11 or 12, but has often conversed 

 with Gis-si people since that period. 



