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              3. Mɑsenɑ
     Senɑ is a Portuguese trading establishment [[strikethrough]]site[[/strikethrough]] on the Zambeze river, about 60 leagues from its mouth. The surrounding country is called Masena, & formerly made a part of the dominions of the negro emperor, the Monomotapa. The natives do not differ from those of Quilimane, & the dialect is nearly the [[same?]].

     As respects the pronunciation, [[strikethrough]] the l [[/strikethrough]] it should be observed that the l & r are constantly interchanged. The s in some words [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] as kō[[nasal "s"]]ŭi, neck, is uttered with a lisp, or somewhat like ðθ, - in others, as, o[[nasal "s"]]iku, [[strikethrough]]it[[/strikethrough]] night, it has a hollow pronunciation, like the Arabic ص. In the word for canoe, which I have spelt bŏɑ:lu or byɑ:lu, the sound following the b is perhaps more like the Arabic ع, Heb. ע.

[[underlined]] Vocabulary. [[/underlined]]

[[image -- small sketch of a poorly drawn hand pointing to the following text]] See after Nyambana