LANGUAGE. 
347 
primeval simplicity, to which Mr. Horne Tooke's system refers. I 
found, however, both the Accra and Fantee languages more com- 
plete than I expected in conjunctions, and seldom using verbs 
instead of them, which I presumed they might do. Yet I have no 
doubt, their half dozen of conjunctions, if examined etymologically 
by a person thoroughly conversant in the languages, might be 
traced, and shewn to be the contracted imperatives of the most 
recurrent verbs, as Mr. Tooke has proved those of our own lan- 
guage to be. Neither the Accra or Fantee have conjunctions 
answering to each of ours ; the distinction between many is neither 
comprehensible or necessary to them. I will submit their conjunc- 
tions, with those investigated in the first volume of the Diversions 
ofPurley. 
Fantee. 
Onee - 
Sey - 
Emphee 
Interah 
Nam 00 
Anna 
and 
Lunless 
r still 
Ibut 
f because 
\ since - 
Accra. 
Kay 
Kedgee 
- Shee 
Nooyewon 
Nunne 
f notwithstandms: ^ , 
■{ , , ^ JNemoolay 
Ithour 
r otherwise 
lor 
Noollay 
tinctness, intonation, guttural sounds, and the prevalence or deficiency of any particular 
letters of the alphabet, as we should term them, such as R and F. The extent of country 
over which a language is understood to prevail should also be a subject of investigation ; 
and, by what others it is bounded on every side. Also, whether there may not be a 
correct language of communication between nations, whose proper languages are dis- 
tmct." I think the very frequent use of q is one distinguishing character of African 
languages.- the r andyare very frequent, the latter especially ; the former as a liquid is 
