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&Ca of every kind would flourish here were they once brought hither, planted and cultivated by the hand of Industry; and here are Provender for more Cattle at all seasons of the year than ever can be brought into this Country —
When one considers the Proximity of this Country with New-Guiney, New-Britain and several other Islands which produce Cocoa-Nutts and many other fruits proper for the Support of man, it seems strange that they should not long ago be transplanted here; by its not being done it should seem that the Natives of this Country have no Commerce with their neighbours the New Guinians, it is very probable that they are a different people and speake a different Language; for the advantage of such as want to clear up this point I shall add a short Vocabulary of a few words in the New-Holland Language which we learnt when in Endeavour River —
| The | English. | __ | New Holland. |
| " | The Head | __ | Whageegee |
| " | Hair of the head | __ | Morye or More |
| " | Eyes | __ | Meul |
| " | Ears | __ | Melea |
| " | Lips | __ | Yembe or Jembi |
| " | Teeth | __ | Mulere or Moile |
| " | Chinn | __ | Jacal |
| " | Beard | __ | Waller |
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Voyaging Accounts |  |
© Transcribed from National Library of Australia Manuscript 1 page 298, 2004
Published by South Seas
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