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APPENDIX. 
often assumes quite a different garb when presented to the eye, 
by two different writers ; e. g. 
Quilimane, .... Kilimany, 
Mosambique, . . . Masambika. 
Of all the dialects belonging to the Polynesian family, it 
forms an interesting topic of inquiry, To which that of Mada¬ 
gascar is most nearly related. Is it to the Malayan properly 
so called? the Javanese? as thought by some: the Nias? as 
suggested by Mr. Marsden, or some other? 
The writer of the present sketch once thought, (taking 
Crawford’s Indian Archipelago as his guide,) that the nearest 
relation of all might be traced between the Bali and the Mala¬ 
gasy, but he has subsequently found reason to relinquish this 
in favour of the Malayan, nor is he induced to change his 
opinion in behalf of the Nias, as intimated by Mr. Marsden. 
It may illustrate these remarks, to select from the extensive 
vocabulary of that gentleman a comparative view, consisting of 
Mr. M.’s thirty-four words, of the Malagasy, (according to the 
orthography now established there,) the Malayan, the Javanese, 
the Nias, and the Bali, with the Tahitian by Mr. Ellis. 
Eng¬ 
lish. 
Malagasy. 
Malayan. 
Javanese. 
Crawford. 
Nias. 
Bali. 
Tahi¬ 
tian. 
One . 
isa . . 
satu, sa . . 
sa, siji . . . 
sara 
sa. 
hoe 
Two . 
roa . . 
dua .... 
loro . . . 
dua 
dua .... 
erua 
Three 
lelo. . 
tiga .... 
talu . . . 
tulu 
tulu, telo . . 
etoru 
Pour . 
efatra . 
ampat . . . 
papat . . . 
ufa 
hampat . . . 
emaha 
Five . 
dimy . 
lima .... 
limo . . . 
lima 
lima .... 
erima 
Six . . 
enina . 
anam . . . 
nauam . . . 
unu,ano 
hanam . . . 
eono 
Seven 
fito . . 
tujuh . . . 
pitu .... 
fitu . 
pitu .... 
ehitu 
Eight. 
valo . 
dilapan . . 
wolu . . . 
walu 
kutus . . . 
evaru 
Niue . 
sivy . 
sambilan . . 
songo . . . 
Suva 
, , 
sia .... 
eiva 
Ten . . 
folo . 
sa-puluh , . . 
puluh . . . 
fulu 
dasa .... 
ahuru 
Man . 
olona . 
orang . . . 
wong . . . 
niha 
manusa, wong 
taata 
Head . 
loha . 
kapala, ulu . 
andas . . . 
hugu 
sirah .... 
upoo 
Eyes . 
maso . 
mata.... 
moto . . . 
mata 
mata .... 
mata 
Nose . 
orona . 
idong . . . 
irung . . . 
ighu 
churg’ut . . 
ihu 
Hair . 
volona 
rambut,buluh 
bu . 
bulu .... 
rouru 
Teeth. 
nify . 
gigi .... 
unto . . . 
ifu . 
gigi .... 
niho 
Hand. 
tanana 
tangan . . . 
tangan . . . 
tanga 
tanjan . . . 
rima 
Blood 
ra . . 
darah . . . 
gateh . . . 
doh 
rah, getih . . 
toto 
Day . 
andro . 
ari, hari . . 
luoh 
dina .... 
mahana 
Night 
alina . 
. • 
malain . . . 
bungi 
patang . . . 
arui 
Dead. 
maty . 
mati . . . 
mati . . . 
mate' 
mati .... 
mate 
White 
fotsy . 
putih . . . 
puteh . . . 
afusi 
putih .... 
uouo 
Black 
mainty 
itam .... 
irany . . . 
aitu 
slam .... 
ereere 
Fire . 
afo 
api .... 
gani . . . 
alitu 
api .... 
uuahi 
Water 
rano . 
ayer .... 
banyu . . . 
idano 
yeh .... 
vai 
Earth. 
tany . 
tanah . . . 
lasah . . . 
tanu 
tanah.... 
aina, 
Stone . 
vato . 
batu .... 
watu . . . 
batu 
batu, watu . . 
ofai 
Swine 
kisoa . 
babi .... 
chilang . . 
bavi 
chelen . . . 
buaa 
Bird . 
vorona 
burong . . . 
manuk . . . 
fofo 
kedis .... 
manu 
Egg. . 
atody . 
telur . . . 
andoy . . . 
adulu 
taluh .... 
huero 
Fish . 
hazandrano. 
ikan . . . 
irvah . . . 
ia . 
bahanier . . 
ia 
Sun . . 
maso-andro • 
mataari . . 
srang-nge nge 
luoh 
matauahi . . 
ra 
Moon 
volana 
bulan . . . 
wulun . . . 
bawa 
bulan . . . 
marama 
Stars . 
kintana 
bintang. . . 
lintaDg . . 
dufi 
vintany . . . 
fetia 
N.B. The letter o in the Malagasy words is sounded like oo in the word 
poor; and the letter n. is, on the coast, sounded as gn. Final vowels are 
scarcely heard. 
