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SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
Eye 
moep 
moes 
Moemp 
Tooth 
'koep 
'koes 
Fire 
eip 
cyp 
eip 
"Water 
'kamma 
'kamma 
'kamma 
Sun 
sorrees 
oUli CCo 
Moon 
'kaap 
'kaap 
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Great 
kei 
kay 
kei 
Little 
'karri 
'kalli 
Bone 
'koop 
'kooe 
Yes 
a 
a 
a 
No 
ha a 
heei 
ha a 
I or Me 
tire : tita 
tita 
tire: tita 
God 
Tshoei 'koap* 
' tsoei 'kwap 
tshu 'koab 
This Hottentot language is undoubtedly the 
lowest and most inferior mode of articulation 
employed by the human race ; and yet, gutte- 
ral and inarticulate as its sounds are, its gene- 
ral grammatical construction resembles that of 
other languages; and, in refined distinctions 
in one or two of the dialects, it surpasses those 
of Europe. It is a very likely, and a very na- 
tural, supposition, that, as it now exists, it is 
* "The Kaffir word u u Tlxo," is, (says Mr. Appleyard) most pro- 
bably derived from this word ; and which, like the Hottentot, is uni- 
versally applied to designate the Divine Being, since the introduction 
of Christianity. Its derivation is curious. It consists of two words, 
which, together, mean "the wounded knee." It is said to have been 
originally applied to a doctor, or sorcerer, of considerable notoriety 
and skill among the Hottentots, or Namaquas, some generations back, 
in consequence of his having received some injury in his knee. Hav- 
ing been held in high repute for extraordinary powers during life, he 
continued to be invoked, even after death, as one who could still re-' 
lieve and protect ; and hence, in process of time, he became the near- 
est, in idea, to their first conceptions of God." 
