Thomson. — Whence of the Maori. 



displace tlie other, the Asian one being the more victorious. The word volo,_ 

 hair, is found nearly perfectly preserved at Massaratty and Wayapo, near 

 Ceram, as olofolo and /b^o respectively. In Tonga it isfidu ; in New Zealand, 

 huru ; and in Malay, bulu ; in Africa, vidu ; and in Asia (Thibet), ind. The 

 two words vava and 7)iur, the mouth, have each their preservers — (1st) in 

 New Zealand, waha ; in Yiti (Feejee), fqfa; in Bouton, hawa ; in Wokan 

 [Avvu), fafahi ; (2nd) in Kaffraria (Africa), mlu7iiu ; and in Malaya, mw^M^. 

 Lastly, the words nif, nifo, tooth, have been nearly extirpated in the Indian 

 Archipelago, but are preserved in New Zealand, as niho ; in Tonga, as nifo j 

 in Matabello, near Keh Islands, as nifoa ; etc. 



One hundred and forty-six words of Malagasi compared with Malayan, 

 Maori, and Tongan Dictionaries, to which are added some African and 

 East Indian cognations. 



English. 



Malagasi. 



Malay. 







Answer 



valy 



bali jawab 





Axe 



famaky, vilahy, ) 

 famatsika ) 



bliung (adze) 





Anger 



tezitra 



stru (enmity) 



aritarita, Maori 



Abuse 



ompa 



ompat 





Beast 



biby 



babi (swine) 





Black 



munga 



— 



munga, Maori 



Blood 



ra, rany 



dara 



ra^aru, Kissa 



Belly 



kibo 



— 



Jcopu, Maori ; kaUn, Teor 



Bird 



vorona 



burong 



burong, Salayer aiad Batumerah; 



urong, Sunda 



Bad 



ratsy 



— 



ahati, Wahaij ra/iai!, Bajow and Mata- 

 bello 



Bone 



toalaua 



tulang 





Body 



vatang 



\ badan (body) ) 

 ( batang(trunk) ) 



watan, Matabello ; fatan, Wayapo ; 



badan, Sanguir ; padan, Mysol 



Cattle 



omby 



domba (sheep) 



lombe, gnombai, Sauhili (Africa) ; 





aombe, iiary 





^gombi, Kwillimaui 





angumbi 







Child 



zanaka 

 anaka 



anak 



analc, Javanese and five others 



Cloth 



lamba 

 sembo, siky 



— 





Cry aloud 



mmene 



menyeni (sing) 





Charm 



ody 

 oly 



obat 



oeoe, Tongan 



Change 



ova 



uba 





Cow 



angumbe 



— 





Done 



efa 



— 





Day 



andro 



— 



ao, Maori ; alio, Tongan ; alio, Sala- 

 yer ; doiva, Wayapo ; ro%i, Menado 



Dead 



maty 



mati 



mate, Maori and Tongan ; mahi, 

 Kissa 



Drink 



sotro 

 minona 



minum 



inu, Maori and Tongan ; nomon, Kissa 



Dung 



vela 



bera 



wairaJca.il', Maori 



Dog 



amboa 



— 



kirehe, Maori ; muntoa, Bouton ; alma, 





kivahy, fandroaka 





Kissa ; yahoa, Keh ; ambua, 

 African ; aai, Silong 



Note. — y in Malagasi terminations has same sound as i in other words. 



