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good; at least they dealt very fairly with us upon all 
occasions, Indian-like, however, always asking double what 
they would take for whatever they had to dispose of. But 
this produced no inconvenience to us, who were used to 
this kind of traffic. In making bargains they were very 
handy, and supplied the want of small money reasonably 
well by laying together a quantity of anything, and when 
the price was settled dividing it among each other according 
to the proportion each had brought to the general stock. 
They would sometimes change our money, giving 240 doits 
for a Spanish dollar, that is 5s. sterling, and 92, that is 
2s. sterling, for a Bengal rupee. The money they chose, 
however, was doits in all small bargains; dubblecheys they 
had, but were very nice in taking them. 
Their language is different both from the Malay and 
Javan: they all, however, speak Malay. 
Prince’s Island. Java. Malay. English. 
Jalma Oong Lanang | Oran LackiLacki} A man 
Becang Oong Wadong | Parampuan A woman 
Oroculatacke Lari Anack A child 
Holo Undass Capalla The head 
Erung Erung Edung The nose 
Mata Moto Mata The eyes 
Chole Cuping Cuping The ears 
Cutock Untu Ghigi The teeth 
Beatung Wuttong Prot The belly 
Pimping Poopoo Paha The thigh 
Hullootoor Duncul Loutour The knee 
Metis Sickil Kauki The leg 
Cucu Cucu Cucu A nail 
Langan Tangan Tangan A hand, 
Ramo Langan Jari Jaring A finger 
These specimens of languages, so near each other in 
situation, I choose to give together, and select the words 
without any previous choice, as I had written them down, 
that the similar and dissimilar words might equally be seen. 
As for the parts of the body which I have made the subject 
of this and all my specimens of language, I chose them in 
preference to all others, as the names of them are easily got 
from people of whose language the inquirer has not the 
