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Vocabulary of Sumatra (continued) A VOCABULARY of the LANGUAGE spoken by the People of the Island MADAGASCAR. Delanna, The earth. Greemiss, A mizzling rain. Cumbar, Twins. Loha or dooha, The head. Voolaon dooha, The hair of the head. Handing, The face. Massoo, The eyes. Vooloo massoo, The eye-brows. Soofi, The ears. Oroong, The nose. Bava, The cheeks. Mooloor, The mouth. Neefee, The teeth. Leula, The tongue. Vaow, The chin. Voossoon, The neck. Dada, The breast. Nooroo, The nipples. Reeboo, The belly. Foit, The navel. Voohoo, The back. Vooha, The sides. Soorooka, The shoulders. Tangan, The whole arm and hand. Hailik, The arm-pits. Keeow, The elbows. Voyaging Accounts © Derived from the London 1773 edition printed for Stanfield Parkinson, page 201, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/-parkinson-242.html

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