DIALECTS OF THE ARAWAK STOCK.
| Chontaquiro. | Baniva. | Piapoco. | Guana. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man, | geji, | enami, | ima, | hapohitai, tahanan. |
| Woman, | sichuné, | neyau, | inanahi, | zeeno. |
| Sun, | intiti, | amorci, | ureri, | kat-hai. |
| Moon, | cachiri, | pia, achita, | keri, | kohaivai. |
| Fire, | chichi, | arsi, | kitsai, | incu. |
| Water, | uné, | ueni, | huni, | houna. |
| Head, | huejijua, | ibupi, nombo, | ivita, | kombaipoi. |
| Eye, | huijarsajé, | nu puri, | nouto ui, | onguei. |
| Ear, | huijepe, | notarifara, | gua-wui, | guaihaino. |
| Mouth, | huespé, | e-noma, | wa-numa, | baho. |
| Nose, | huisiri, | pe-yapa, | nouïacou, | agueiri. |
| Tongue, | guenè, | n-hotare, | wa-nimi, | nahainai. |
| Tooth, | huisé, | na-si, | yai, | onhai. |
| Hand, | huamianuta, | capi, | ha-capi, | no. |
| Foot, | huisiqui, | itsipara, | ouabari, | djahavai. |
| House, | panchi, | panisi, | capi, | maihaino. |
| 1, | suriti, | abehita, | poikoja. | |
| 2, | apiri, | pucheibata, | pid-djaho. | |
| 3, | noquiri, | maisibba, | mopoa. | |
| 4, | ticti, | bainoco, | honaton. | |
| 5, | tictisiri, | abemo hacapi, | houakoo. |
These four vocabularies of some dialects of the Arawak stock, from localities wide apart, disclose extensive variations from the standard tongue. They are, however, rather apparent than real, and often depend on either variations in orthography, or the substitution of synonymous or allied words. This is well seen in the comparative table of thirty-six Arawak dialects presented in tabular form by Karl von den Steinen in his Durch Central-Brasilien, s. 294. Neither he nor Adam includes the Chontaquiro in the Arawak stock, but a comparison of vocabularies leaves no doubt about it. The Chontaquiro prefix hue is the Piapoco gua, = “thy.”