V i e w o f t/it S o u th S id e o f A n V E N T U R E H A Y
J P la js t o f A d v e n t u r e B a y
V a x D i e m e n s L a n d
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‘ South Sea; and, if we may depend upon the affinity of languages
as a clue to guide us in difcovering the origin of
nations, I have no doubt but we ffiall find, on a diligent
inquiry, and when opportunities offer to colledt accurately
a fufficient number of thefe words, and to compare them,
that all the people from New Holland, Eaitward to Eafter
Ifland, have been derived from the fame common root
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J an uary.
* We find Mr. Anderfon’s notions on this fubjebt conformable to thoie of Mr.
Marfden, who has remarked, “ that one general language prevailed (however muti-
“ lated and changed in the courfe of time) throughout all this portion of the world,
“ from Madagafcar to the moft diftant difcoveries Eaftward j of which the Malay is a
“ dialebt, much corrupted or refined by a mixture of other tongues. This very ex-
“ tenfive fimilarity of.-language indicates a common origin of the inhabitants j but
“ the circumftances and progrefs of their reparation are wrapped in the darkeft veil of
“ obfcurity,’* Hi/iory o f Sumatra, p. 35.
See alfo his very curious paper, read before the Society of Antiquaries, and pub-
liihed in their Arebaologia^ Vol. vi. p. 155; where his fentiments on this fubjebt are
explained more at large, and illuftrated by two Tables of correfponding Words.
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