American: Indians of the Gran Chaco; allied to Abiponian.
Makololo.
African: a sub-dialect of Kaffir.
Makua, Makoa.
African: dialect of Kaffir, belonging to the Mozambique; also called Monju and Muntu. H. C.
Malabari.
Dravidian: the same language as Malayalim; but there are local variations. See Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Malagasy.
The native language of Madagascar, a large island off the S.E. coast of Africa; it is a Polynesian compound, comprising elements from the Bali, Javanese, Nias, and Toba; the language and people are called Malagash; the native term for the island is Nosindambo, “wild-boar island.” The Hovas are the dominant race. See early Catechism, 1658; Flacourt’s “Dicty.,” 1658; works by Freeman and Ellis; Introduction by Kessler, London, 1870; Grammar by Van der Tuuk.