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In the Continental tribes, the analogue oi gunong in the Malay language 

 is found in Nepal, gun; of the Polynesian dialects— in Indo- China, taung, 

 kulaung, koung. 



The Javanese term is gunong, as in Malay. 



English. 



Malagasi. 



Malay. 



Samoan. 



Maobi. 



Hawaiian. 



Oil 



solikia 



minia 



u-u 



hinu 



aila 



HiNDOSTAN. 



Madi, ni, nai, niyu ; Keikadi, yana ; Tamil, neyam. 



In this case there is no analogy between the several Barat dialects. 

 The Samoan uu is radically the Malay susu, i.e., milk. 



In the Continental tribes the analogues for Malay are fomid in Central 

 India, ni, nai, niyu, yarui, neyam. 



In Javanese the term is lenga. 



English. 



Malagasi. 



Malay. 



Samoan. 



Maoei. 



Hawaiian. 



Salt 



fanasina 



masin 

 garam 



masima 



mataitai 



he paakai 



HiNDOSTAN. 



Sunwar, yusi ; Angami Naga, matse ; Tengsa Naga, machi ; Savara, hasi ; 

 and Eodong, riwu ; Nachhereng, ra»i ; Waling, j/f/n? .■ Takha, yw" / Kulungya, 

 gum ; Lohorong, yum ; Lambichhong, yum ; Balali, yum ; Sangpang, rum ; 

 Dumi, ram; Khaling, ram; Dungmali, yum; Munipuri, thmn; Mithan 

 Naga, 1mm \ Tablung Naga, Tium; Namsang Naga, sum; Singpho, JMm ; 

 Kuri, bulum. 



All the Barat tribes have one vocalic root, viz., ai in Malagasi ; Malay 

 and Samoan, asi; and in Maori and Hawaiian, ai; these with prefix and 

 suf&x variations. The second term, garam, in Malay, is purely Continental. 



In the Continental tribes, the analogues for all the dialects are found in 

 Nepal, yiisi ; in E. Bengal, matse, machi; and in Central India, basi. For 

 the Malay word, garam., we find in Nepal, rum, ram, yum, gum; in E. 

 Bengal, thum, hum, jum ; and in Central India, bulum. 



The Javanese term is uyah, which has no prototype. 



English. 



Malagasi. 



Malay. 



Samoan. 



MAOEli 



Hawaiian. 



Skin 



hoditra 



kulit 



pu-u 

 iliola 



hiako 

 kiri 



he alu alu 

 hiili 



