The inhabitants of each of these little islands speak a language peculiar to themselves, and it is an object of Dutch policy to prevent, as much as possible, their learning the language of each other. If they spoke a common language, they would learn, by a mutual intercourse with each other, to plant such things as would be of more value to themselves than their present produce, though of less advantage to the Dutch; but their languages being different, they can communicate no such knowledge to each other, and the Dutch secure to themselves the benefit of supplying their several necessities upon their own terms, which it is reasonable to suppose are not very moderate. It is probably with a view to this advantage that the Dutch never teach their own language to the natives of these islands, and have been at the expense of translating the Testament and catechisms into the different languages of each; for in proportion as Dutch had become the language of their religion, it would have become the common language of them all. To this account of Savu, I shall only add a small specimen of its language, by which it will appear to have some affinity with that of the South Sea islands, many of the words being exactly the same, and the numbers manifestly derived from the same source. _A man_, Momonne. _A woman_, Mobunne. _The head_, Catoo. _The hair_, Row catoo. _The eyes_, Matta. _The eye-lashes_, Rowna matta. _The nose_, Swanga. _The cheeks_, Cavaranga. _The ears_, Wodeeloo. _The tongue_, Vaio. _The neck_, Lacoco. _The breasts_, Soosoo. _The nipples_, Caboo soosoo. _The belly_, Dulloo. _The navel_, Assoo. _The thighs_, Tooga. _The knees_, Rootoo. _The legs_, Baibo. _The feet_, Dunceala. _The toes_, Kissovei yilla. _The arms_, Camacoo. _The hand_, Wulaba. _A buffalo_, Cabaou. _A horse_, Djara. _A hog_, Vavee. _A sheep_, Doomba. _A goat_, Kesavoo. _A dog_, Guaca. _A cat_, Maio. _A fowl_, Mannu. _The tail_, Carow. _The beak_, Pangoutoo. _A fish_, Ica. _A turtle_, Unjoo. _A cocoa-nut_, Nieu. _Fan-palm_, Boaceree. _Areca_, Calella.