232 Similarity between the Shelluhs province, the natives o f Mauritania rebelled and killed the ir presidents and governors, upon which the senate, resolving to punish and make a severe example o f the rebels, sent a powerful army into Mauritania, which vanquished and reduced them again to obedience. Soon after the ringleaders o f the rebellion were put to death, and the tongues o f the common people, loge- gether with those o f their wives and children, were cut out, and then they were all put aboard vessels with some grain and cattle, and transported to the Canary islands.” * T h e following vocabulary w ill shew the similarity o f language between the natives o f Canaria and the Shelluhs (inhabitants o f the A tla s mountains south o f M arocco). LANCEROTTA AND SHELLUH OR ENGLIS H. PUERTAVENTURA LYBIAN TONGUE. DIALECT. Temasin Tumzeen Barley T ezzezes T ezezreat ■ Sticks Taginaste Taginast A palm-tree T ah u y an Tahuyat A blanket, covering or petticoat Ahemon Amen Water Faycag Faquair Priest or lawyer Acoran M'koorn God Almogaren T almogaren Temples Tamoyanteen Tigameen Houses * One Thomas Nicols, who lived seven years in the Canary Islands, and wrote a history of them, says that the best account be could get of the origin of the natives, was that they were exiles from Africa, banished thence by the Romans, who cut out their tongues for blaspheming their gods. Languages o f Africa. 233 LANCEROTTA AND EUERTAVENTURA DIALECT. Tawacen Archormase Azamotan Tigot Tigotan Thener A deyhaman A h ico Kabehiera Ahoren A ra A na SHELLUH OR LYBIAN TONGUE. Tamouren Akermuse Azamittan Tigot Tigotan Athraar Douwaman Tah ayk Kabeera Tagarer Benehoare, the name o f the natives Beni Hoarie, a tribe o f Arabs in Terodant.* ENGLISH. Hogs Green figs Barley meal fried in oil Heaven T h e Heavens A mountain A hollow v a lle y A h a yk or coarse garment A head man or a powerful Barle y meal roasted A goat A sheep A place o f justice o f Palma. Suse betweep Agadeer and For further particulars see Glasse’s History of the Canary Islands, 4to. H H
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