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 English. Great, To see, Nothing to hear, To smell, To taste, To talk, Go, Come, To sing and dance, On before, Behind, Above, Below, Long, Short, Handsome, Bad, ugly, Hot, Cold,

Shangalla. O-bo-ma. Wee den. Dur guf su ken. Dek e nen. Chik ke rá ten. En je shen. Am bat se. Wé a. Gé ah. Lim mu turku ma Bún gú ma. Elu-guz za. Nén né a. Mut tuz ma. Dú qua. Mug guk ma. Mun-es ma. Go kú ma. Gid de da.

English. Black, White, Red, Yellow, To eat, To drink, To sleep, To die, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven,

Shangalla. Muk ki ma. Am-pō-ma. Whé ma. Mé tá má. Sen. Fuk kun. Jij je nah. Dasha. Mé tá ma. Am ban da. Quo ka ga. Zá-a chá. Man-koos. Wā ta. Lin yé ta. Sug guáta. Sa sa. Chik ka. Chikké métáma, &c.

This tribe practises circumcision.

Dialect of the Tacazze Shangalla.

English. God, Sun, Moon, Star, Wind, Sky, Rain, Earth, Mountain, Plain, Tree, Bush, Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Uncle, Fire, Stone, Hair, Head,

Tacazze Shangalla. Rabbi. Wah'. Térah. Shún da. Sou-e ta. Que-yah. E má ra. Hug-ga. I-á. Wō dá. Il-la. Duf fá. I-yah. An-ga. Toma. Anya. Am-ba la. Túma. U-ga. An-na. Anna sunga.

English. Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Nose, Arm, Leg, A horse, Ass, Mule, Goat, Sheep, Cow, Bull, Ox, A deer, Fish, Fowl, Bird, Red, Yellow, Black,

Tacazze Shangalla. Wá. Oo koo na. Má. Bú bú na. Kú na. Min da. Be rá sa. Shan-da. Bug ge la. Lus sha. Gum-ma. Ai-ra. Boo-ta or ij jera. Nàra. Le da. Esa. Dōr há. Ye la. Be-ba. Le-da. Um-ma.