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Vowels. a, e, 2, 0, u, all as in Italian. Consonants: b, d, f, h, 
7, k, 1, m, n, p, 7, 8, t, v, wW, y, aS in English. 
cas English g in go dh as English th in the 
g a ng ,, sing th 3 th ,, thin 
ee te. ng ,, finger gmasa nasal m, nearly equal to mw. 
The Melanesian q is written at length according to its sounds as. 
kw, pw, kpw, kmbw, gembw, &c. The Melanesian g, a guttural 
trilled consonant, is written g‘. The nasal dis written nd; nasal 
b, mb, z as English dz in adze. Diphthongs: arias in aisle; au 
as English ow in house, e1 as a in day. 
This method of transcription is also applied to the Mota, Fiji, 
Lifu, Samoan, and Maori words which are added for comparison. 
II. TABLE OF THE KNOWN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS USED IN THE 
ISLANDS oF THE New HEBRIDES. 
SOUTHERN Division. 
I. Anerryum ; (1*) the most southerly island of the group. 
II. Tanna ; dialects—1. Kwamerat (2), at the south end of the 
island, in the neighbourhood of Port Resolution; 2. .... 
on the south-west coast, between Kwamera and Naviliang ; 
3. NMaviliang, on the west coast, south of Metautu or Black- 
beach ; 4. Weasisi (3), on the east coast, from Sulphur Bay 
to within a short distance of the north end of the island ; 5. 
Iteing, on the north coast. 
III. Eromanea; dialects—1. Yoku (4), at Dillon’s Bay; 2. Ura 
(5), on the north coast; 3. Sie or Sorung, 4. Utaha (6), 5. 
Novul-Amleng. 
CENTRAL DIvISION. 
I. Epr; dialects—1. Vastko or Lemaroro (7), at the south-east 
end of the island ; 2. Maluba, on the east coast ; 3. Lamenu, 
* The numerals in brackets are the reference numbers used in the first 
column of the Vocabulary that follows, to indicate the dialects. 
+ These are the names of the localities where the dialects are used. 
