Malacca, the Mentras of, iii. 404
Malagasy, their homoeopathic magic at planting maize, i. 137;
their use of children of living parents in ritual, vi. 247;
venerate crocodiles, viii. 215;
faditras among the, ix. 33 sq.
Malagasy language, dialectical variations of, caused by taboos on the names of chiefs and kings, living or dead, iii. 378 sq., 380
—— porters, their belief as to a woman stepping over their poles, iii. 424
—— soldiers, foods tabooed to, i. 117 sq.;
male animals not to be killed in the houses of absent, i. 119