The Antananarvio Annual and Madagascar Magazine, 2. köide,5–8. numberLondon Missionary Society Press, 1896 |
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African Ambatondrazaka angatra animal ANNUAL Antananarivo appearance Arab Aye-aye Betsimisaraka birds called canoe Central Madagascar character charm chief church coast common Comoro connection consonants corymbs customs Dahle death demonstrative dialects dictionary east English European evil expressions fady feet Fiji flora flowers forest French frequently gascar genera give given hand head Hova hyphen Imerina and Betsileo Indo-European languages inhabitants instance island kind king known Lampung leaves Lemurs London Missionary Society Mada madagascariensis Malagasy language Malagasy words Malay Malayan Malayo-Polynesian languages manao Mauritius means Melanesian missionaries Native name noun origin passive person plants Polynesian possess prefix present probably pronoun Queen question Ranavalona regard remarks resemblance rice root Sakalava seems seen Seychelles Siamese Sibree Sihanaka species suffix supposed taken Tamatave Tambourissa Tanala things Thouars tree tribes tropical vazaha Vazimba verb village vowel whole
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