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Africa and Asia, though many tribes of both have in these historic times 
lost their idioms and phonology, but not the roots of their languages. 
We may now come to the comparison of words collected from the 
various sources already stated,* and in commenting on the same it is hardly 
necessary for me to remark that I do so under the conviction that the 
insular races were derived from the continental, but I am open to enquiry 
from what continent or portion of continent :— 
1, Arrow: zana Malagasi, panah Malay, pere Maori. 
The glossarial indication would denote in the case of the Malagasi 
and Malay immediate derivation from Telugu in South India, with 
affinity to Shan in Indo-China. In the case of the Maori from Garo, 
N.E. Bengal, with affinity to Great Nicobar, Bay of Bengal. 
The African affinities in each case are doubtful. 
2. Bird: vorona Malagasi, burong Malay, manu Maori. 
Malagasi and Malay derived from tribes in Nepal and East of 
Bengal, Maori from tribes in Indo-China. 
No African affinities. 
3. Droop: ra Malagasi, dara Malay, toto Maori. 
Malagasi and Malay derived from Tibeto-China, Nepal, and Bay of 
Bengal. 
African aflinity distant. 
4. Bone: taolana Malagasi, tolan Malay, iwi Maori. 
Malagasi and Malay derived from Bay of Bengal, but doubtful; Maori 
from Nepal, Indo-China and China. 
No African affinities. 
5. Doe: amboa Malagasi, anjing Malay, kuri Maori. 
Malagasi from Bay of Bengal, doubtful; Malay from Nepal, Maori 
from Nepal and Indo-China. 
Malagasi from Africa, Maori also from Africa. 
6. Ear: talinhe Malagasi, talinga Malay, taringa Maori. All from East 
Bengal. 
Indications of African affinities. 
7. Earm: tany Malagasi, tana Malay, one-one Maori. 
Malagasi and Malay direct from Khond, Central India, less distinetly 
from Indo-China and Bay of Bengal, Maori from Central India, 
doubtful. 
No African affinities. 
8. Eee: atody Malagasi, telor Malay, hua Maori. 
Malagasi, from Singpho, E. of Bengal, doubtful ; Maori from Burma 
and Indo-China, doubtful. 
Malay from ossa, W. Africa, doubtfal. 7 
* See Appendix I, 
