Litakun; a general description of. II. 511. the original town of. II. 556. 512.
■ — - some description o f it; and
reflections excited by a walk
through i t II. 441—445.
■ a view o f it from the hills.
n . 451.
its siz e II. 464. ,
' .' thrown into a state of,
alarm II. 476. 500.
th e first letter from th a t I
town to E n g lan d........II. 479.!
— — its site described ... II. 515.
— ■ ■ — m ercantile jealousy o f its
inhabitants II. 541.,
- R iver ............... II. 355*i
the G reat Plains of. II.
306. 540. 554, 555. 421. 442.
Litdin; o r Lituing; an eatable root
II. 589.
L izard s....................................... II. 25.
their eggs eaten by Bushmen
......i............... II. 32.
Lobdbi, o r Cream II. 594.
LobutsanI, a fountain in the Great Plains o f L itak u n ........II. 352.
L6eri; see Loory.
Lo katay; Riizo’s dance II. 87.
Longevity among Bushmen. II. 57.
Longitudes o f the author's stations.
556. 205.
Long-Mountain, or Langberg. 370.
II. 256. 241.
Looking-glass: its effects on a party
o f Koras .............. 544.
■ its effects on a party
o f Bushmen ............... 461.
— — its effects on some
Bachapin women ....... 566.
Loop! (Lope) an exclamation of
the Cape Waggoners. 169.
301.
Loory, or, Lderi, a handsome bird,
otherwise called Tooracoo. 20.
Lorfilo, o r Fire-stick, o f the Bacha-
p in s ............... II. 579.
Lfibbe: Hendrik ...... II. 174.178.
Lucas: H an s; a friendly H ottento
t o f Klaarwater, who accompanied
the author to Graaff-
reyndt. 553. 378. 453, 454.
519. 532. 11. 219.
Lucubrating M an tis..........418. 465.
Luipard (L eo p ard )...............II. 326.
Lukojas II. 532.
Lutheran Church .......... 25. 555.
M.
M a; a Sichuana p refix.... II. 308.
M&agers. See Magers. Maa°p nRri ve..r. , _a ub_r_a_n__c_Lh o- Cf the
Gariep ... 319. 391.401. 436.
M aat (M ate) meaning o f the word
as used by th e H ottentots in
the Transgariepine. II. 466.
555.
M&bbele, or, Bichudna Corn. II. 5 8 6 .
Madagascar: some instances of
botanical affinity with parts of
Southern Africa. II. 2 5 8 . 2 6 5 .
■ negroes o f: in the
_Cape C olony.....................................3 3 .
Mdgers; a H ottentot in the service
o f th e author, from Cape
Tow n to Klaarwater. 1 5 5 .
3 2 9 . 3 8 0 . 5 9 2 . M agerm an: O ud (Old Leanman) a
Bushman who accompanied
the author from a Kraal in
the Cisgariepine to the borders
o f the C olony... II. 8 9 . 1 0 1 .
1 0 8 . 1 8 8 . ; ■ ------ Klein (Little L ean -!
man,) a Bushboy who followed
the author into the Colony, as
far as th e foot o f the Snow-
Mountains. HisI I. character. 1 0 1 . 1 0 8 .
------------------------- nearly starved
with cold. II. 1 2 8 . ------------- ■ ■ absconds through
fe a r..................................II. 141.
------------------regained, and restored
to his father. II. 182.
1 8 8 .
Magnetic needle, strongly affected
by ferrugineous rocks. 2 7 7 . II. 2 9 8 .
--------------variation.' 2 6 6 . 2 7 1 . II.
3 2 5 .
Mahometan worship in Cape Town.
7 3 .
M ahtira; (F a t)................... 1 1 . 5 9 4 .
■ one o f the brothers of
Mattlvi the chief o f th e Bacha-
pln s: his person deIsIc.r ibed. 3 6 3 .
his n am e ................II. 5 7 5 .
his dutyin th e government. II. 4 3 1 .
attem pt at drawing his
portrait?..;«..;:... I I . 4 8 0 .
Mahutu, wife o f Mattlvi the Bachapin
C hief II. 493.
Mahutzi: see M orutzi.
Md'ibu; a division o f th e Barolongs. II. 5 0 4 . 5 3 2 .
Mails o f th e Colony. 7 6 . 9 3 , 9 4 . II. 1 4 3 .
Maize .......................... 3 6 6 . II. 7 . 5 8 6 .
M akatta R iv e r........................II. 5 3 2 .
M akhow ta; see also Rfiiter. II. 15.
Mdkkaba, th e C hief o f th e N udk-
ketsies; see also, MdIIk.k aba. 476.
Makkabi (Makkaabi), o r Bachapin
p e ttic o a t II. 4 6 5 . 5 6 3 .
Makkda (Makkdw), o r Dancing-
ra ttle s ...................II. 5 7 2 .
Makke Boschjesman (Tame Bushman)
................. 2 2 7 . 5 3 3 .
Makkw&nn, or M akklwdrin, River. II. 3 0 7 . 3 1 0 . 3 1 2 . 4 6 6 .
Makr&kki, chief o f the Barol6ngs;
poisons Jan Bloem the robber.
II. 249.
M akrakki: false report respecting.
II. 304.
--------------his separation from Mulihaban
....... II. 512. 532.
:-----— his reception o f visitors
from the C olony II. 538.-
--------------accused o f sorcery. II.
551.
Makwa mashu, (W hite-m en): the
word analysed ......... II. 559.
Makwiin, a tribe of Bichuanas. II.
532.
Malays in the Cape Colony. 32,
35. 70. 75.
M&l<5ppo River II. 552.
Mammatwan (B a t) II. 257.
M an : the R ace of. 457. 11. 329.
530. 548, 549. 561.
—— remarks on his omnivorous
n a tu re ........ II. 33.
the supreme animal o f the
g lo b e II. 207.
naturally adopts the dog as
a companion. 11. 245.
Manis ; a species of, seen at Litakun
............ II. 76.
M anj^na; or, Mangj&ia (Man-
yana), an ear-ornament. II.
484. 566.
M antis: the Lucubrating; a re markable
insect 418. 465.
Manure neglected by the colonists.
A heap o f it found in a state
o f slow combustion. II. 170.
Manure-cakes, used for fuel. II.
114.
Maps o f the Cape Colony, and
Southern Africa. 48, 49. 575.
577. II. 97.
M ap : remarks relative to that
which accompanies the present
W ork. 575. II. 31. 183, 184.
;298.
M ar£ : P a u l; acting landdrost at
G raafireynlt..... II. 121. 136.
140. 180. 182.
Maritime D istricts «... 580.
M aritz: G & rit — his readiness as
field-cornet.... 241 248. 514.
................ . ..........——" his opinion of
K laarwater ................. 249.
M arkets o f Cape T o w n 73.
Marriages, among the slaves o f the
Colony ......................... 33
--------------o f H ottentots at Klaarwater
........................357.
— --------- customs o f the Bushmen
II. 58.
———— among the Bachapins.
II. 485. 519. 553, 564, 565.
Marrlklonami, wife o f Serrakutu:
her-surprise at the first sight
o f a w hite-m an ....II. 453.
Marruwdnnas, a Bichuana tribe.
II. 552.
M artha, Mary, and John, three
converted H ottentots. (See
also Van Roye) ....... II. 155.
Marygold-Heights. See, Gouds-
bloems Hoogte.
Mashi a buriila, or Coagulated
milk ............... II. 523. 594.
M&shue (Ugly): application o f the
k „word'«................. ; .........II* 480.
Mass4o, or Masss, a Bichuana chief.
II. 532
. his son takes refuge at
L itak un ........... II. 319. 418.
Massissan, the daughter o f M attlvi.
II. 485.
-------------- begs tobacco for her
m o th e r..........................II. 493.
Mats o f the H ottentots ..........113.
—. ■ ■ ■ ■— B ushm en...... II. 198.
Mat-rushes. See M&tjes-Gdederen.
houses: their convenience for
a nomadic life .................. 325.
Mate. See Maat.
M ateria culinaria .................II. 33.
Matjes-gdederen ...... 263. II. 123.
M atter; its modifications considered
.....................II. 327.
Mattlvi, or Mattiivi, the chief of
- the Bachapins or BrTquas. II.
303.
the author’s first interview
with him ........ II. 361.
— — - his person and dress. I I . 361.
his trick to obtain tobacco
for his daughter II. 387.
•■■■ invited to dinner in the
w aggon......................... II. 392.
■ unjustly takes away the
g u n ................... II. 405.
a conversation with him.
II. 418.
■ his salutation ..:... II. 431.
his remarks respecting dis- |
obedient subjects........II. 461.
his acceptance o f peachstones.
—— — his sisters ......... II. 493.
-■—— refuses to sit for his portrait
........... II. 493.
his story respecting Dr.
Cowan ..v ............... II. 496.
his herdsm en II. 348.
—— his dwelling. II. 360. 521.
Measles: its first appearance in the
Transgariepine regions. 371.
M eat: mode or drying it for travelling
........................ 311.
— — the price of, at Graaffreyn
d t II. 146.
Medical knowledge, o f the Bachapins
...................II. 580.
M derkat; or, Mderkatje. 343. II.
241.
M dester; or, Schdolmeester, or
Itinerant T utor, in the Cape
Colony 199. II. 114.
Mdlkhout (Milkwood). See, Sideroxylum
inerme ...................29.
Melons cultivated by the Bichuanas.
II. 587.
Memory o f H ottentots, instances
o f ............. 175. 373.
Menagerie, in Cape Tow n ..... 24.
Mdnschvreeters (Men-eaters) II. 159.
Meridional altitude o f the su n : remarks
on ........... . 332.
M drw e: Piet Van d e r: of Wagen-
makers V alldy ....... 180.
Frans Van d e r: o f the
Bdkkeveld .... 210. 513. II. 8.
Piet Van d e r: o f Sndeuwberg.
Mest-koek. See Manure-cake. Metals; among the Bachapins. II. 575.
Meteorological remarks on the
Transgariepine regions... 372.
Melsissdnni, a beautiful herbaceous
species o f Acacia ..... II. 256.
Mietje, a converted H ottentot
woman who had visited England
and H o lla n d ........II. 155.
Militia o f the C olony II. 119.
M ilk: its agreeable taste, when
turned s o u r II. 593.
Milk-bags o f the Bachapins. II. 465. 523. 593.
Mill a t Cape T o w n ; the most elevated
nabitation in Table Valley
............................... 40.
Mill a t G enadendal 108.
M ill: description o f one used by
the boors and by the H ottentots
at Gen&dendal and Klaarwater.
... 113. 365. 379. II. 4.
at the Paarl V illage....... 142.
a t B&rend Burgers’s on the
S nleuw bergen II. 173.
Mimosa. See Acacia.
Minerals found in the Asbestos
M ou ntains .................. 334.
Mineral waters, in various places.
96.
Mining in various parts o f the Cape
Colony recom m ended 97.
M int; a species indigenous to
Africa, found to endure the
greatest cold o f England. 255.
466.
—— Pepper- : discovered in the
Transgariepine ............ 493.
Misfortune River. See Ong£luk’s
River.
Misrepresentations corrected. 82.
86. 118. 346.
M issionaries: th e first who resided in the Cape Colony 105.
■ ■ tne Moravian ... 105.
------------------their utility entitles
them to resp ect lio .
----------- may render important
services to uncivilized tribes. II. 429. 536.
— —— th e harm done by
those who are unqualified.
111. reflections on their attem
pts ............. 224.
------------driven from N ámaqualand
by Africáaner ......... 270.
4 m 2
Missionaries; their establishment at
Z ak River. 281. 361, 362. II. 138.
------------------remarks on their exaggerated
reports o f their success;
and an appeal to the
reasonable philanthrophist.
358.
------------------the means pointed out,
for rendering their stations
permanent ............ 367.
------------------their hearers n o t always
influenced by the desire
o f religious knowledge: attention
to the instruction o f children,
recom m ended 483.
■--------— — travels o f one II. 243.
their doctrine respecting
the fiddle, and dancing. II. 288.
----------------successful trading in
iv o ry « II. 399. 537.
------------------a t Klaarwater. 352.
517, 518. 526. 531. 533. 551. II.. 138. 223. 231. 243. 543.
Missletoe, or Vdgelent, o f the Cape
143.11.146.
Misty weather o f rare occurrence
208.
Mitsânna (finger-ring) II. 569.
M ixed-H ottentots 154. 361.
Mixed form o f G overnm ent: its
natural o rig in II. 547.
Modder R ivier (Muddy R iver) a
branch o f th e Gariep. See
also Maap ..........«i;..... 391.
M6dder-gat, in th e Cisgariepine.
307. 499.
Mohâka, or Mohâaka, a species of
Tarchonanthus. II. 271.340.
445. 516.
Mokâala, o r Mokala, a large and
remarkable species o f Acacia.
See also, Cam elthorn. II. 240.
292. 306. 360. 412. 465. 575.
Mokâala-Mokwi ; see M<5kwi.
Mokâàpa, or Cape Town, so called
by the B achapins n. 365.
Mdkkâbâ, the chief o f th e Nu&k-
ketsies II. 304. 439. 476.
Môkârraquas, a tribe o f people. II. 552.
Mokwátsi, a Bachapin II. 481.
Mókwi, a new species o f Acacia, or
Thorn-tree .....................II. 442.
M olall; or, MoMala, one o f the
younger brothers o f Mattlvi
the Chief o f th e Bachapins. II. 563.
' remarks on his name. II.
375.
■ his duty in the Bachapin
gov ernm ent II. 431.
Molappo, a river in the Transgarie-
- v pine .................... II. 532.
Mole, the S a n d .................. 56.
the W hite-faced ............. 57.
M oll: Z a n d .................. 56,57.
— — B le s ....... 57.