CENTRAL STOCKS.
| Zoque. | Mixe. | Zapotec. | Mixtec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man, | puen, | yai-tohk, | beni niguio, | yee. |
| Woman, | yoma, | toix, | beni gonaa, | ñahadzehe. |
| Sun, | hama, | xeuh, | chii, gobiche. | |
| Moon, | poya, xapa, | xona xibeo. | ||
| Fire, | hucata, | xöön, | guii. | |
| Water, | na, | noo, | niza. | |
| Head, | copac, | cobaac, | icqui, | dzini. |
| Eye, | vitem, | huin, | bizaloo, | tenu. |
| Ear, | tatzec, | tatzc, | tiaga, | tutnu, dzoho. |
| Mouth, | angnaca, | au, | rua, rohua, | yuhu. |
| Nose, | quina, | höp, | xii, | dzitui. |
| Tongue, | totz, | yen, | luuchi, | yaa. |
| Tooth, | tetz, | tötz, | chitalaaga, | noho. |
| Hand, | tzamguica, | cöö, | naa, | daha. |
| Foot, | manguica, | teic, | nii. | |
| House, | töc, tenk, | yuu, lichi, | huahi. | |
| 1, | tuma, | tuuc, | tubi, | ek. |
| 2, | metza, | metzc, | tiopa, | uvui. |
| 3, | tucay, | tucoc, | chona, | uni. |
| 4, | macscuy, | mactaxc, | tapa, | kmi. |
| 5, | mosay, | mocoxc, | guayo, | hoho. |
In the above vocabularies the relation of the Zoque to the Mixe is more clearly shown than that of the Zapotec to the Mixtec. A more extended comparison of the two latter has been instituted by Pimentel in his work on the languages of Mexico, which appears to strengthen the belief that they belong to the same stock. Prof. Friedrich Müller, however, continues to regard them as separate stocks (Grundriss der Sprachwissenschaft, Bd. II., Ab. I., s. 298, sq.). The question is discussed with fullness in the introduction, by Dr. Nicholas Leon, to the Arte del Idioma Zapoteco, of Juan de Cordova (ed. Morelia, 1886), to which the student is referred. I think the evidence is sufficient to regard them as allied idioms. The Zapotec of the mountains, Zapoteco serrano, differs considerably from that which is given above.