DIALECTS OF THE CHOCO STOCK.
| Noanama. | Tado´. | Chami. | Sambo or Choco. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man, | emokoyda, | umujina, | muguira, | umachina, muguira. |
| Woman, | uida, | uena, | huera, | auera. |
| Sun, | edau, | pesia, | umata, | pisia, imuanba. |
| Moon, | edau, | jedego, | tedeco, | jedecó. |
| Fire, | igdn, | tibúa, | tibuzhia, | tŭjoor. |
| Water, | du, | panea, | pania, | pania. do = river. |
| Head, | púdu, | paru´, | boro, | poro. |
| Eye, | daū, | taū, | tao, | tau. |
| Ear, | cachi, | kŭru´, | guru, | juru. |
| Mouth, | i, | itai´, | gu, | ji, itai. |
| Nose, | keun, | kung, | y, | cung, jun. |
| Tongue, | meujina, | kinóme, | guiranee, | quirame. |
| Tooth, | hierra, | kida´, | guida, | tida. |
| Hand, | hua, | hua´, | tua, | jua. |
| Foot, | bopidi, | jinuga´, | tiui, | jinu. |
| House, | di, | tee´, | te, dhe. | |
| 1, | aba, | aba, | aba, | aba. |
| 2, | nu, | ume, | ube, | ome. |
| 3, | tanjupa, | kimaris, | umpea, | ompea. |
| 4, | jay upa, | guasuma, | guimare, | quimari. |
| 5, | juambo, | kisona, | guasome, | guasoma. |
The Choco family had probably at one time a much wider extension than we are familiar with in historic times. I have suggested (anté, pp. [274], [275]), that even the sparse material for comparison as yet available seems to indicate an affinity with the Betoya stock. As our knowledge of the Orinoco and the Columbian region extends, probably other tribes will be discovered speaking related dialects. The four vocabularies which I give above serve to illustrate the comparatively slight differences of the phonetics. Another dialect, the Tucará (see anté, p. [176], note), is given on the preceding page.