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BTHKOtOGf OF TOE WOO PACIPfC ISL4N1>S. 



to hnvp niijien from its nnf. ns th** ruirafra!*^. 



'P-ric, The nnt- os fur iirt* rfmiiioimdpfi of tliope for 1 nnd 2, ard oi 

 (I rr n,*eqnmce, wrj-e tufnible (ifbeitiiur vtmed ton considrtuhlp t>xtet*t, 

 Tlu' ?seinitTt; fivstejrt liad stevenil teniiti. (A.) A iirffvalfjil one or one that 

 d amtreiised the t>arli*^st Bflbylonft — Himyftrto cliiilfict thnt iufiiK'ncpd the 

 Etryptiitn— wiif) the {^ibilnnt in if'* arfhsik'! brond form j^ho, sbn with the 

 liibiiil ywtHtf, The finrd n of thp labial may tif th** j^thiral pmlL In 

 tlie Hemitk* find Ejn'fitiaii 8 it is also rptnined. ITip fTifmitic 5 takt^ final «, 

 The radii-al elenipnts hoivever were the si'tilaitL di;iit;>l &c. nitli the 

 Itiljtial postflx, as this c<>jripoiiitd a roiiimon rp|jr*'.-it'ntative of li vn hi^OiPf 

 numbgri* 5, 6 (:i (timl in W'. Kiinbian) HO,:*!, 10 ('id;}), it meinbles 

 aomeof theardiak^ fonrtriof ^2 more thmi any tliflt arp pxtaiit for 1. i.t)-/w<?, 

 lu-/j, eii-//, Hii-w*f of (Jaila, Ik»,L''h!tmii Jcr. iire stTon5;:iy in fuvonr of tlie 

 sho-jn, lu-ffl, &f. of .'J hai'infr bt'eii fait the ".' iitturaJ forn>.<4 of the He- 

 mi tic ft iir<» in favour of its hovijiu: I'PfO 1. (11. l The second extnnt 8cna- 

 tio 'i i^thf pibilanf fnllowtd by tla- liqakl ; a ni tlip third, (C.) thf Mbihmt 

 r«dupHcate<l, Imt huflj tippenr to ht- variations of one archnit' form, tlie 

 pibilant. piv^s^inj* into tin? liquid. In Africa thei^e fortn,«i are vr-rv prevalent, 

 the Urst elpnieiit also sona'timofi cbftiijriufr ttttlip HqtmL All tht«j varia- 

 tions are refpriibU! tu that form of "i whit b liati the s^ilalunt prefix. 



Four is i\ho 2 in diffpnnit furins in ttearly sdl the -y.-*ffinp. The f^emitic 

 arba^ Nnhinn immi ajtprtu' to iip mntnictiMnfS of ff»rmy aimilar to nui-]U'b, 

 tua-lix-jne 2, The lh\h. ni-bu pivsprvt^ an arrhair form similar to 

 the (iftlJa. Tht> Oute bt-nfi-lt '2 (com. ZiMhian H'ii is an fxsmipie 

 of a<*I*^ndpr form -■similar u* tii^t ijf tbt' Uobrpw urditisil rp-i?/-/ti (re-/'"=Up-/0. 

 Theu-J-t^f-tM »f F,^,,f(m-tni TiblH); ft-Ju^r Hauniuli ifu-u Tumali in Jl, 

 i. p. 4, Tj), /w-lu Katitlii, r-/M.f^i, f'^/rz-r ki-, of MaJapiixy aif k.-^s cou- 

 triictetl form,*. The Zimhian 4 is at<o thp liqnid 2 with diiferfnt prptixps. 

 As ba rppre?entj*3 in 7 it iti prohnble thtit it dut*ft m in 4 alsd, and if so 

 til" '»ri2rinal of ar-ba mwt have bwni a nHluplit:at<nl 2 in the fonu bur-bar. 



^ive is 3 (for 3, H«mitk*haft the A fann of ;J, but with tlw uiuf iu 

 its ;ruttn id f«»nn, K^. h i> ti e d«*nfid form, but witlmnt f hibiid po^^lf., 

 10 (2, "i) bavinof tlip ]m sittix without tbp root, Thp full foim is found in 

 i}f 7, A and 10 of varitius diidpi tr*. Tin- t^ m. ( iallo-Zinjliian t rni i;* the 

 h ffMtn, and it U (1^0 ]m'Anrvrtl by Spmitic in 10 (Ct for 2, i. e. twice 3). 



&'-X: The ?^pmitie (I in 3 (dual) in the C fomi. It h fomid in n f*»w 

 Afri'-an tf^ntrneH, variable to the H fniin, hat « itli thp,-!** expeptions* the 

 Afri an (i is fiuinnry, 5,1 orl. In tJadaaga and ihe Wfst Zimbian group 

 3 has tlie A form in G, 



Se^'ni, ft, Spmitic han the A fonu of.T ffor ^) witli the inhiTrmt a-^ in 

 3, and not the •rntfural a- iii 5. The S'limbiiin tf*nii^ art* the tMime, but 

 tbt'V are Itf-stf fontraeted, tmd profm'*' both tJio A siud li forms. 



I^ifiht, 5, S ijt iSemitie (A\ and most of the Afrieiin languages. iJiwa^' 

 iLil^ Shihn and KHV*'nd Ziinbiim dudetts have 4 (dual) ; and u fevv of ihe 

 latter have 10 (for 2, 10), 



Nine. Semitic ^1 (diml)^ C foiro. The African formH are 4, 5; 5, 4; 

 tnd 1 (i. p. 1 fmm lo). 



Ti n. ' Semitic f> (in the B form of 3) for 3, f\. Kilntic and N. Afrima 

 gienerally have the A form. Aimy vueabalariei* otiIv rplinri 2- 



llie pen Pill 1 Asifttie atfimtie?* of tlie nnmpr»'»li*.tlie relfttionr! whieh they 

 rndiciite anion prst the didi-rent i^roupfs of the temii"- Afiieiin alliiuice, aud 

 the lipht thr*>\vn hy them on it-* liitstory, will be cuusideretl at thecondw- 

 mxi. of tku glo&darial illusti-ations. 



