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ISLAND OF SUMATRA, 
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both possessing equal and undisputed claims of being the original 
inhabitants, not only speak languages different from each other, 
but employ charactets essentially different. All this has oc- 
curred among tribes residing but a comparatively short distance 
apart, and bearing unquestionable evidence of having descended 
from the same original stock. The language of the Lampoons 
bears a close affinity to that spoken by the Rejangs, while the 
Achenese, using the Arabic characters in considerable purity, has 
less claim to originality. 
The inner bark of a tree, or pieces of bamboo, split and shaped 
for the purpose, serve as tablets for the preservation of their 
records. In writing, they move the hand and form the line from , 
left to right, as we do ; while the- Malays and Arabs practise the 
contrary. In harmony, these languages are far inferior to the 
Malay, as will be seen by the following table from Marsden, 
which we introduce for the gratification of the curious, 
' Specimens of Languages spoken in Sumatea. 
Malay. 
Acheen. 
Batta. 
Rejang. 
Lampoon. 
One, 
Satoo, 
Sah, 
Sadah, 
Do, 
Sye. 
Two, 
Duo, 
Dua, 
Duo, 
Dooy, 
Rowah. 
Three, 
Teego, 
Tloo, 
Toloo, 
Tellou, 
Tulloo. 
Four, 
Ampat, 
Paat, 
Op at. 
'Mpat, 
Ampah. 
Five, 
Leemo, 
Leemung, 
Leemah, 
Lemo, 
Leemah, 
Six, 
Anam, 
'Nam, 
Onam, 
Noom, 
Annam. 
Seven, 
Toojoo, 
Toojoo, 
Paitoo, 
Toojooa, 
Peetoo. 
Eight, 
Slappan, 
D'lappan, 
Ooalloo, 
Delapoon, 
Ooalloo. 
Nine, 
Sambilan, 
Sakoorang, 
Seeah, 
Sembilan, 
Seewah. 
Ten, 
Sapooloo, 
Saploo, 
Sapooloo, 
Depooloo, 
Pooloo. 
Husband, 
Lackee, 
Lackaye, 
Morah, 
Lackye, 
Cadjoon. 
Wife, 
Beenee, 
Beenaye, 
Aboo, 
Sooma, 
Cadjoon. 
Father, 
Bapa, 
Bah, 
Ammah, 
Bapa, 
Bapa. 
Mother, 
Mau, 
Mau, 
Enang, 
Indo, 
E enah. 
Head, 
Capallo, 
Oolou, 
Ooloo, 
Oolou, 
Oolooh. 
Eyes, 
Matto, 
Matta, 
Mahtab, 
Matty, 
Mattah. 
Nose, 
Eedong, ^ 
Eedoon, 
Aygong, 
Eeoong, 
Eerong. 
Hair, 
R.amboot, 
Oh,. 
Oboo, 
Boo, 
Booho. 
Teeth, 
Gseggee, 
Geguy, 
Ningee, 
Aypen, 
Eepan. 
Hand, 
Ta.ngan, 
Jarrooay, 
Tangan, 
Tangoon, 
Chooloo. 
Day, 
Haree, 
Ooraye, 
Torang-haree, 
Beely-looeng, 
Rannee. 
Night, 
Mallam, 
Mallam, 
Borgning, 
B.-calemmoon, 
Beenghee. 
White, 
Pootee, 
Pootee, 
Nabottar, 
Pooteah, 
Mandack. 
Black, 
Etam, 
Hetam, 
Nabeerong, 
Meloo, 
Malloom. 
Good, 
Bays, 
Gaet, 
Dengan, 
Baye, 
Buttie. 
Die, 
Mattee, 
Mattay, 
Mahtay, 
Mattoee, 
Jahal. 
