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AUGUST, 1907.)
RECORD OF THE LANGUAGES OP SAVAGES..
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yam
kala
1 yes
star kóiakois
tickle (to)
ön-8-ngedegede-be stear gi-ngulü-be
to-morrow
ekajetu sting of a mosquito, to) ön-i-bulukö-be
tongs (bamboo, to use) wako-be sting of a bee, to) ön-e-e-be
tortoise-shell
o-dati stone kwồi [taiyi]
turn over (to)
jule-be stop (to) kwalakaji-be
understand!
ön-ilokalems! stout ön-i-denme
wash (to)
gi-kwantai-be sunrise (to)
(eke) 24 gi-bete-be wax (black bees') tibii sunset (to) (eke)gi-otukitibioji-be white
dikala sweep (to) gatie-be (tote-be]
whistle
gwana [on-i-anga-le] take away (to) i-do-be (ge-akingkö-be] wood
tada-ngo tall
midokwalenene throw toko-be (waikwö-be]
yellow
gi-kits tick nana-ge
niai (ön-a-laije] APPENDIX C. The Andamanose Tribal Names according to the Aka-Bon Language. Full Abbreviated.
Full.
Abbreviated. Àkà-Chá riar-(da) ... Chariar
Aka-Bojigyib-(da)
Bojigyab Àkà-Kôrå-(da)
Aki-Balawa-(da)
Balawa Àkà-TAbo-da)
Tabo Åka-Bēn-(da)
Bea Aka-Yēre-(da) (also Âka-Järo-da) Yere
Oage Óko-Juwai-(da) ... Juwai Järawa-(da)
Järaws Aka-Kol-(da)
Kol Below is given a table of the names given to themselves and onch other by the five South Andaman Tribes or Bojigngiji Group, traditionally sprung from one tribe. It brings out the following facts :- in each language of the Group the prefixes and suffixes differ much and the oots remain practically the same throngbout for the same sense. These facts strongly indicate one fundamental tongue for this group of languages. Table of the names for themselves and each other used by the flve South
Andaman tribes or Bojigagiji group.
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Кога
Önge
Sense.
Tribe.
Bea
Balawa.
Bojigyab.
Jawai.
Kol.
lekile.
Fresh-water ... Opposite-side... Our language ...
.... Bea ... Åka-Bēn-da Akat-Bea 0-Bea-da (Oko-Beyo- 10-Bea-che Balawa Akà-Bala- Akat-Bale O-Pole da Oko-Pole- O-Pole-che wa-da.
lekile. Bojigyab Åka-Bojig-Akat-Bo- O-Pachik- Oko-Puchik-O-Pachikyâb-da. jigyuab- war-da. 1 yar
war-che. Inga.
lekile. ...Juwai... Åka-Jūwai-Akat-Jawai 0-Juwai-da Oko-Juwai-(0-Juwai
lekile. che, ... Kol ... Aka-K01-da Akat-Kolo-Kol-da Oko-Kol- JO-Kol-che
lekile.
Patterns cut on bows Bitter or salt taste
.de
So too Yēre, Jern or Järo for the Aki-Yēre Tribe means a (sort of) "canoe' in all the languages and Onge means "g man" on its own language.
► oko means the sun. (To be continued.)
