Engliih. South Sea. 
Malay. 
Javan efe. Prince’s Ifland. 
To drink 
Einu 
Menum 
Gnumbe. 
To kill 
Matte 
Matte 
Matte. 
A loufe 
Outou 
Coutou, 
Rain 
Euwa 
Udian 
Udan. 
Bamboo cane 
Owhe 
Awe. 
A breajl 
Eu 
Soufou 
Soufou. 
A bird 
Mannu 
Mannu Mannuck. 
A 
Eyca 
lean 
Iwa. 
The foot 
Tapao 
Tapaan. 
A lobjier 
Tooura 
Udang 
Urang. 
Tams 
Eufwhe 
Ubi 
Urve. _ 
To bury 
Etannou 
Tannam 
Tandour. 
A mofchito 
Enammou 
Gnammuck 
To f cratch 
Hearu 
Garru 
Garu. 
Coccos roots 
Taro 
Tallas 
Talas. 
In-land 
Uta 
Utan. 
This fimilitude is particularly remarkable in the words ex- 
prefling number, which at find fight Teems to be no inconfider- 
able proof that the fcience at lead of thefe different peoplehas a 
common root. But the names ofnumbers in the ifland ofMa- 
dagafcar, are, in fome inftances, fimilar to all thefe, which is 
a problem ftill more difficult to folve. That the names of 
numbers, in particular, are in a manner common to all thefe 
countries, will appear from the following comparative table, 
which Mr. Banks drew up, with the afliftance of a negro ilave, 
born at Madagafcar, who was on board an Englifh fhip at Ba- 
tavia, and fent to him to gratify his curiofity on this fubjett. 
Englifh. S.Sea Ifiands. Malay. 
Javanefe. 
Prince’s Ifland. 
Madagafcar. 
One Tahie 
Satou 
Sigi 
Hegie 
Ifle. 
Tvoo Rua 
Dua 
Lorou 
Dua 
Rua. 
Three Torou 
Tiga 
Tullu 
Tollu 
Tellou. 
Four Haa 
Ampat 
Pappat 
Opat 
Effats. 
Five Reina 
Lima 
Limo 
Limah 
Limi. 
Six Wheney 
Annam 
Nunn am 
Gunnap 
Ene. 
Seven Hetu 
T udju 
Petu 
Tudju 
Titou. 
Eight Warn 
Delapau 
Wolo 
Delapan 
Walon. 
Nine Iva 
Sembiian 
Songo 
Salap^an 
Sivi. 
Ten Ahouroa 
Sapoulou 
Sapoulou 
Sapoulou 
Tourou. 
In the language of Madagafcar, there are other words fimilar 
to words of the fame import in the Malay. The nofe in Malay 
is called Erung, at Madagafcar Ourou ; Lida the tongue, is 
Lala ; Tangan, the hand, is Tang', and Tanna, the ground, is 
Taan. 
From the fimilitude between the language of the Eaftern 
Indies, 
