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Account of
Chap. XI.
Language—Vocabulary—Numerals.
The language of these people I have reason to believe is copious, and it is by no means wanting in harmony. From the vociferation in the canoes, which came alongside the ship, an inattentive person would conceive that their language was discord itself; but from attending to their softer conversations, and their affectionate greetings, independently of their songs, I think I am warranted in saying, that the language of New Zealand possesses a considerable degree of softness.
Without attempting to say any thing of its construction, I shall give a vocabulary of
