These elephants are kept in stables like horses, and a good elephant is worth 2,000 cruzados.[261] PRICES AT ALEXANDRIA.[262] [Value per Pound.] _£_ _s._ _d._ One quintal of cinnamon is worth 25 cruzados, 0 2 5 ” ” cloves ” 20 ” 0 1 11 ” ” pepper ” 15 ” 0 1 5 ” ” ginger ” 21 ” 0 2 0 (At Calecut one bahar, equal to 5 quintals, is worth 20 cruzados) 0 0 5 One quintal of nutmeg is worth 16 cruzados, 0 1 7 ” ” lac ” 25 ” 0 2 5 ” ” Brazil-wood ” 10 ” 0 1 0 One ratel of rhubarb ” 12 ” 5 16 0 One mitikal of musk ” 1 ” 50 5 4 One ratel of aloe-wood ” 2 ” 0 19 4 ” ” benzoin ” 1 ” 0 9 8 One quintal of frankincense ” 2 ” 0 0 2½ (At Mecca the bahar is worth 2 cruzados) 0 0 0½ [Illustration] [A VOCABULARY OF MALAYALAM.] THIS IS THE LANGUAGE OF CALECUT.[263] See, look! nocane [nōkka]. Hearest thou? que que ne [kēlka]. Take him away criane. To draw balichene [walikkān]. Rope coraoo [kayara]. Largely lacany. Give me cornda. To drink carichany [kutippān]. Eat tinane [tinmān]. Take y na. I do not wish to totenda. To go mareçane. Go away! poo [pō]. Come here! baa [bā or wā]. Be silent! pote. Rise! legany. To throw carecane [karikkān]. To speak para ne [parane, speak thou]. Mad, silly moto. Serious monday decany. Lame mura call [murakāl]. To fall biamçe. Many, much balidu [walare]. Bad betall [chītta]. Wind clarle [kātta]. Little chiredu [chiratu?]. Give him criane. Timber, wood mara [maram]. Stone calou [kallu]. Teeth faley. Lips çire [chīra?]. Nose muco [mūkka]. Eyes cana [kanna]. Forehead necheim [nīcha?]. Hair talanay [talla]. Head tabu. Ears cadee [chewi]. Tongue naoo [nākka]. Neck caestez. [Breast] mulay [mula]. Breasts nane. Arms carit. Stomach barri [wayara]. Legs cali [kāla]. — canay.