A grammar and dictionary of the Malay language : with a preliminary ...
A grammar and dictionary of the Malay language : with a preliminary ...
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ccl.x DISSERTATION.<br />
Among <strong>the</strong> classes <strong>of</strong> words, which «ould deserve attention in<br />
an enqniry <strong>of</strong> this nature, are <strong>the</strong> names <strong>of</strong> places <strong>and</strong> tribes,<br />
but Ave have no sufficient materials. The words <strong>Malay</strong>u,<br />
<strong>Malay</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Jawa, Java, or Javanese, are not to be found.<br />
Among <strong>the</strong> names <strong>of</strong> places along <strong>the</strong> coast-line <strong>of</strong> Madagascar,<br />
I observe <strong>the</strong> Javanese word nusa applied to an isl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> vatu<br />
or batu, " stone or rock," to o<strong>the</strong>rs. The practice <strong>of</strong> applying<br />
<strong>the</strong>se words is frequent over <strong>the</strong> <strong>Malay</strong>an Archipelago, as<br />
Nusa-kambang, " floating isl<strong>and</strong>," on <strong>the</strong> south coast <strong>of</strong> Java,<br />
Nusalaut, " sea isle," in <strong>the</strong> Molucca seas, <strong>and</strong> Batubara,<br />
"embers rock," in <strong>the</strong> Straits <strong>of</strong> Malacca, <strong>with</strong> Batu-mama,<br />
"mo<strong>the</strong>r-rock," in Sumatra.<br />
The Malagasi numerals <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir equivalents in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Malay</strong>an<br />
<strong>language</strong>s are as follows :<br />
One.<br />
Two.<br />
Three.<br />
Four.<br />
Five.<br />
Six.<br />
Seven.<br />
Eight.<br />
Nine.<br />
Ten.<br />
Eleven.<br />
Twelve.<br />
Twenty.<br />
Hundred.<br />
Thous<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Ten thous<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Hundred thous<strong>and</strong>.<br />
—<br />
Trai.<br />
Rua.<br />
MALAGASI.<br />
Telu.<br />
Efatra.<br />
Dimi.<br />
Enina.<br />
Fitu.<br />
Volu.<br />
Sivi.<br />
Fulu.<br />
Iraiki-ambinifulu.<br />
Ru-ambinifulu.<br />
Rua-fulu.<br />
Zatu.<br />
Arivu.<br />
Alina.<br />
Ketsi.<br />
MALAYAN.<br />
Sa, c.<br />
Duwa, m. ; loro, ro, j.<br />
Taiu, j.<br />
Pat, j.<br />
Lima, c.<br />
AnAm, m.<br />
Pitu, j.<br />
Wolu, j.<br />
Sanga, j.<br />
Puluh, c.<br />
Sawalas, j.<br />
Rolas, j.<br />
Rongpulah, j.<br />
nSni,<br />
Ratus, m. ; atus, j.<br />
Ribu, m. ; ewu, j.<br />
Laksa, s.<br />
KiU-i, s.<br />
The Malagasi ordinal numbers are formed by <strong>the</strong> prefix faha<br />
before <strong>the</strong> cardinals, which is equivalent to, or a corruption <strong>of</strong>,<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Malay</strong> <strong>and</strong> Javanese ka. Here, <strong>the</strong>n, we have <strong>the</strong> <strong>Malay</strong>an<br />
numerals at <strong>the</strong>ir western limit, after extending, reckoning<br />
from Easter isl<strong>and</strong>, over 200° <strong>of</strong> longitude. The numerals in <strong>the</strong><br />
Malagasi have a wider range, <strong>and</strong> although much corrupted,<br />
are, owing to greater compass <strong>of</strong> consonants, in a more per-<br />
fect form than in tl»e Polynesian. The only numeral that is
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