Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE
ETHNOLOGY
OF
THE BRITISH COLONIES
AND
DEPENDENCIES.

BY
R. G. LATHAM, M.D., F.R.S.,
CORRESPONDING MEMBER TO THE ETHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY, NEW YORK,
ETC. ETC.

[Device]

LONDON:
JOHN VAN VOORST, PATERNOSTER ROW.

M.DCCC.LI.

LONDON:
Printed by SAMUEL BENTLEY and CO.,
Bangor House, Shoe Lane.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

DEPENDENCIES IN EUROPE.
PAGE
Heligoland and the Frisians.--Gibraltar and the Spanish Stock.--
Malta.--The Ionian Islands.--The Channel Islands. 1

CHAPTER II.

DEPENDENCIES IN AFRICA.

The Gambia Settlements.--Sierra Leone.--The Gold Coast.--The Cape.--The Mauritius.--The Negroes of America. 34

CHAPTER III.

BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES IN ASIA.

Aden.--The Mongolian Variety.--The Monosyllabic Languages.--Hong Kong.--The Tenasserim Provinces; Maulmein, Ye, Tavoy, Tenasserim, the Mergui Archipelago.--The Môn, Siamese, Avans, Kariens, and Silong.--Arakhan.--Mugs, Khyens.--Chittagong, Tippera, and Sylhet.--Kuki.--Kasia.--Cachars.--Assam.--Nagas.--Singpho.--Jili. --Khamti.--Mishimi.--Abors and Bor-Abors.--Dufla.--Aka.--Muttucks and Miri, and other Tribes of the Valley of Assam.--The Garo.-- Classification.--Mr. Brown's Tables.--The Bodo.--Dhimal.--Kocch. --Lepchas of Sikkim.--Rawat of Kumaon.--Polyandria.--The Tamulian Populations.--Rajmahali Mountaineers.--Kúlis, Khonds, Goands, Chenchwars.--Tudas, &c.--Bhils.--Waralis.--The Tamul, Telinga, Kanara, and Malayalam Languages. 92

CHAPTER IV.

The Sanskrit Language.--Its Relations to certain Modern Languages of India; to the Slavonic and Lithuanic of Europe.--Inferences.-- Brahminism of the Puranas.--Of the Institutes of Menu.--Extract. --Of the Vedas.--Extract.--Inferences.--The Hindús.--Sikhs.-- Biluchi.--Afghans.--Wandering Tribes.--Miscellaneous Populations. --Ceylon.--Buddhism.--Devil-worship.--Vaddahs. 150

CHAPTER V.

British Dependencies in the Malayan Peninsula.--The Oceanic Stock and its Divisions.--The Malay, Semang, and Dyak Types.--The Orang Binua.--Jakuns.--The Biduanda Kallang.--The Orang Sletar.--The Sarawak Tribes.--The New Zealanders.--The Australians.--The Tasmanians. 203

CHAPTER VI.

DEPENDENCIES IN AMERICA.

The Athabaskans of the Hudson's Bay Country.--The Algonkin Stock. --The Iroquois.--The Sioux.--Assineboins.--The Eskimo.--The Kolúch.--The Nehanni.--Digothi.--The Atsina.--Indians of British Oregon, Quadra's and Vancouver's Island.--Haidah.--Chimsheyan.-- Billichula.--Hailtsa.--Nutka.--Atna.--Kitunaha Indians.-- Particular Algonkin Tribes.--The Nascopi.--The Bethuck.--Numerals from Fitz-Hugh Sound.--The Moskito Indians.--South American Indians of British Guiana.--Caribs.--Warows.--Wapisianas.-- Tarumas.--Caribs of St. Vincent.--Trinidad. 224