The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine, 第 1～2 巻Press of the London Missionary Society., 1875 |
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able Antananarivo appears Arabic arrived asked Betsileo better brought called Capital carried chapel chief Christianity church close coast common considerable customs east English enter fact feet fire five forest four friends give given ground half hand head hills hope houses Hova hymns Imerina interest introduced island journey July kind king known land language leaving live London look Madagascar Malagasy meaning meet miles mission missionaries months morning native natural nearly never night noticed original passed person piece plain present probably reached rice river road Sakalava seems seen side soon stone stream things tion told town travelling tree tribes valley village whole wood write
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