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Among the East-insular languages, the list of those. which are very imperfectly known, is extremely numerous; and from the general use of common Malay, as a lingua franca, for a long period no progress has been made in their investigation. As excellent opportunities are almost daily lost, which would not have. been neglected, had they been deemed of importance, it may be proper to specify a few more languages, the vocabularies of which are still desiderated, in addition to those which have been already mentioned:
In Sumatra, the Batta, the Lampúng, the Achi and the Menangkabow languages, and also those of the Néas, Pogy, and Nicobar islands. In Java, the two great Javanese languages, denominated the exterior and the interior, and the peculiarities of their poetical style. In Celebes, the Macasar and Ugi languages, and the peculiarities of their poetical style. The Bima and Sambawa languages. The language of Súlú. On the Continent, specimens of the Rambáw language, which is used inland of Malacca, are desiderated; also the languages of the Jokong, Samang Daya, Bila and other negro tribes of the interior of the Malayan peninsula, generally termed orang benúa. The languages of the Món of Pegu, of the K'hamén of Camboja, and of a great variety of mountaineer tribes, are also desiderated. The language of Timor and the adjacent islands. As forming connecting links of a great chain, the languages of the South Sea islands will all claim a high interest, particularly those of the Pelew islands, and of the Feejee islands, with the Mauri, and Ngapuhi, languages of New Zealand. From the imperfect state of our knowledge on almost all these points,
