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 I cannot help observing that the Somauli was delighted when he heard that the word "lug" corresponded so nearly with our own word "leg," both expressing the same thing. A still more copious vocabulary taken by Mr. Stuart is in the possession of the African Association, which generally agrees with mine, though he sometimes has put two words together, and frequently has added ka to the end of the last syllable, which expresses a peculiar kind of clapping with the tongue, which some of the natives use in pronouncing their language.

of the Hurrur and Southern Galla Dialects, from Hadjee Abdelkuder, Hadjee Belal, and other natives; and of the Adaiel from Mr. journal written during a residence at Zeyla.

English. God, The sun, Moon, A star, Wind, Rain, Lightning, Thunder, Clouds, Earth, Mountains, Iron, Lead, Gold, Silver, A stone, Fire, Smoke, A tree, A wood, A plain, Grass, A flower, A bee, Honey, Wheat, Indian corn, Barley, Peas, Food, Water, Bread,

Hurrur. Goéta. Eer. Werhe. Too-wee. Doof.† Ze nab.† Be-raak.† - - Da na.† Di-che. Sa-re. Be-ret. - - Zuk' ke. Mét. Un. Is sat. Tún. Luf-fo. Het-chi. A go bar. Saar. Hab ba re. Nijjat, or lijjaut. Doos. Eés. Ik ké. Goos. Shum bura. Bil la. Me. Wo-kat.

Galla. - - Ad dú. Dje á, or ba te. Ur-je, or té yu. Bú be. Koba, or bo-kire. Bekukka. Habelle-wak. Dú me sa. Laf-fa. Gá-rá. Sib be la. - - Wer-ké. Mé tá. Da-ga, or hegga. E bid deh. Du ge. Mo ú ka. Bus sun na. Dud da. Tcheta. Do-ko. Tit te ga. Dag' ma. Ko ma de. Mish in ga. Gur bú. Shimbra. Ny at. Be-shan. Bu dé na.

Adaiel. Alla. A i ro. Al-sa. Ur took ta. Ar-hoo. Rooboo. Augkara. Urbu loo. Ba-ro. Al li. Beam-ta. Arrara. Lack-ru. Da a. Gi-rà. Ha ra. Ayiso. Did al a re. Mal a ba. Coom-de. Moba sila. Li.