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Page 188
... more particularly those of the Southern Islands , speak the Malay language or dialects of it ; the islanders ... remnants of which are yet to be found in the Great - Nicobar Island ; and though the state of semi - civilization of ...
... more particularly those of the Southern Islands , speak the Malay language or dialects of it ; the islanders ... remnants of which are yet to be found in the Great - Nicobar Island ; and though the state of semi - civilization of ...
Page 198
On the other hand , there is good reason to suppose that the occupation of these islands would bring many positive ... but that it has wholly and radically changed the naturally savage and ferocious temperament of the island races ...
On the other hand , there is good reason to suppose that the occupation of these islands would bring many positive ... but that it has wholly and radically changed the naturally savage and ferocious temperament of the island races ...
Page 205
Further , the isolated position of our settlement upon one of the southern and more sparsely populated islands , of the group , and the absence of any certain means of communication with any of the other islands , render it improbable ...
Further , the isolated position of our settlement upon one of the southern and more sparsely populated islands , of the group , and the absence of any certain means of communication with any of the other islands , render it improbable ...
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