38 VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR* 



The Zafferahimuii, in the province of 

 AnofS and Carcanofli, believe that they 

 came originally from the fandy plains on 

 the borders of Mecca. On this account they 

 are called Ontampajfmaca^ and are divided into 

 three claffes, the Rhoandrians, the Anacan- 

 drians, and the Ontzatfi. The firft and 

 moft honourable clafs, is that of the Rhoan- 

 drians. People of this clafs have affamed 

 to themfelves the privilege of killing ani- 

 mals. Among favages, and people vpho fub- 

 fift by hunting, the trade of a butcher is al- 

 moil always held in great diftindion. The 

 Rhoandrians are the nobility of the country; 

 and it is always from this clals that the fo- 

 vereign is chofen. 



The Anacandrians are defcended from 

 the Rhoandrians, and a woman of an 

 inferior clafs. For this reafon, they fliare 

 with the Rhoandrians the honour and ad- 

 vantage of killing, for the other iflanders, 



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