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have given in another work, with their synonyms in the 
Cochinchinese language, an idea may be collected how far 
the two spoken languages resemble or differ from each 
other. 
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ENGLISH, 
CHINESE. 
COCniNCIIINESE. 
The Earth, 
tee, 
dia. 
The Air, 
kee, 
bloei. 
Fire, 
ho. 
whoao 
mi 
ihe oea, 
hai, 
bse. 
A River, 
ho, 
jeang« 
A Mountain, 
shan, 
noui. 
The Sun, 
iee-to, - 
fmat bloei, 
\eye of heaven. 
The Moon, 
yue, 
blang. 
The Stars, 
sing, 
sao. 
The Clouds, 
yun. 
moo. 
Thunder, 
luie. 
no-sano; 
Lightning, 
shan-tein, 
cheap. 
The Wind, 
fung, 
jeo. 
The Day, 
jee or tien, 
ngai. 
The Night, 
ye or van-shang. 
teng. 
The Sky or Heaven, 
tien. 
tien. 
The East, 
tung. 
doOo 
West, 
see. 
tai. 
North, 
pee. 
pak. 
South, 
nan, 
nang, 
Man, 
jin, 
dan-ou. 
Woman, 
foo-gin. 
dan-ba. 
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