SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER 
Oo THE 
MONTHLY MAGAZINE. 




Sup, to MonyrHLy Mac, Vol IT, 
No. XIi—Vou. IL. * 
For the Monthly Magazine. a ae ¥ 
: Latte idney ‘ 
: OF THE eee OF MapDa- None paps 
ambog feet 
The following particulars «were tranfcribed Voote penis. 
at the ~wifh of the late Lord Daer, who Fea heart mi 
thought of communicating them at the in mind 
Society for the Improvement of African ate fire 
Geography. The author defires to pre- pais oe 
ferve them in your Mifcellany. oe heaven. “Wink 
Ee thofe.who ambition the improve- Aly _ charm, remedy 
ment of African geography, it may Manf{wander fun 
not be unwelcome to offer fome parti- Sig wine ‘ 
culars of the language and poetry of ‘Sige af brandy, wine of fire 
Madagafear. Francois Cauche of Rouen, 4 ice 
publifhed at Paris in.1651, his voyage se ek 
to that ifland. The Chevalier de Porny, eS : Ia fof : aS 
publifhed at Paris in 1787, the Chanfons Vee of ah 
Madegafles, which he had colleéted du- Moofe bond 
ring his refidence there. From thefe two  R,. hunger 
fources the following vocabulary and = Ronon ae 
fongs * are derived. Something of the Loaronon cheefe, head of mille 
philcfophy of language may be learned = Menakronon butter, fat of milk | 
from the one; much of beautiful, nature Ambo dog 
admired in the other:. neither will be  Peefa Cece 
wholly indifferent to the ethic obferver, ae Hpokine-glals 
, ; ena 74 
Oola man Mahee lean 
Loa head Mahiboo ftinking 
Voole hair Safe Weary 
Aaffe eyes aulle al] 
Orre noftrils ‘Soo ite 
Vowe mouth ~ Maye hot 
Lelle tongue Mangalfe cold 
Neefe teeth Aine Ge ood 
Vooxe neck Scefo bad 
Tatte - ftomach Ares violet 
Fourin buttocks Foofbe white 
Fale womb Crootebal great 
Tenongue arms Maffefai ~ little 
Langue hands dMamoo bold 
Tico belly Mattao _ timid, dead 
: ae Matepis covetous 
* The Songs of the Negroes of Madagafcar, We 2 ‘ ae 4 
which is what is here referred to, have already Moweff heavy 
: appeared in No. 6, page 449, of the Monthly Fosiric co ee 
gee Minome to drink 
Lee Wandré 
