DIALECTS OF THE UTO-AZTECAN STOCK.
| Tarahumara. | Pima. | Nahuatl. | Ute. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man, | tehoje, | tinot, | tlacatl, | tawatz. |
| Woman, | muki, upi, | uba, | cihuatl, | oubea. |
| Sun, | taica, | tash, | tonatiuh, | tabi. |
| Moon, | maitsaca, | maskat, massar, | metztli, | mytogé. |
| Fire, | naïki, | tletl, | tē vua, M. | |
| Water, | shontik, sueti, | atl, | pah. | |
| Head, | moola, | nemoah, | totzontecon, | totsein. |
| Eye, | pusiki, | ixtololotli, | puevi. | |
| Ear, | nechcala, | naank, | nacaztli, | nangk. |
| Mouth, | camatl, | temb. | ||
| Nose, | jachcala, | yacatl, | yaga, M. | |
| Tongue, | tenila, | nenepilli, | lengi, M. | |
| Tooth, | ptahan, | tlantli, | tahwan. | |
| Hand, | noh, | maitl, | mōu, makhde. | |
| Foot, | tala, | icxitl, | igug. | |
| House, | nip-ki, ki, | calli, | kahan. | |
| 1, | yumako, | ce, | shui. | |
| 2, | oca, guoca, | kuak, | ome, | wyune. |
| 3, | vaīk, | yey, | pay. | |
| 4, | ki-ak, | nahui, | vachue. | |
| 5, | huitas, | macuilli, | manuy. |
The eight dialects which I give from the extensive Uto-Aztecan stock will illustrate the relationship of its members. The words marked M. in the Ute or Shoshonian vocabulary belong to the Moqui dialect, which appears to approach nearer the Aztecan branch than the speech of the northern tribes. The Tepehuana words are from the vocabulary obtained by M. Tarayre, and published in his Explorations (see anté, p. [136]). I have placed the geographical extremes, the Nahuatl and the Ute, side by side, to illustrate the really striking similarity of these dialects, the one current on the Columbia river, the other extending to Chiriqui lagoon, near the Isthmus of Panama. Buschmann, in his works already referred to (anté, p. [119]), cites numerous other examples.
DIALECTS OF THE UTO-AZTECAN STOCK.—(Continued.)
| Heve. | Tepehuana. | Opata. | Cora. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man, | dor, | chiuaitcam, | uri, | teuit, teáta. |
| Woman, | hub, hoquis, | osi, pl. nau, | uita. | |
| Sun, | tuui, | tanaol, | tät, | xeucat. |
| Moon, | metzat, | maasol, | metza, | añahupi. |
| Fire, | te, | tay, | thai, | teujcuarit. |
| Water, | bat, | suudai, | vat, | ahti. |
| Head, | zonit, | maao, | muuti. | |
| Eye, | vusit, | bopoe, | mäua, | hiuziti. |
| Ear, | nacat, | naxaihti. | ||
| Mouth, | tenit, | intrigni. | ||
| Nose, | dacat, | yak. | ||
| Tongue, | nenet, | nuin, | nanuriti. | |
| Tooth, | tanus, | tatama. | ||
| Hand, | mamat, | ingnaono. | ||
| Foot, | tarat, | incaiao, | moamati. | |
| House, | quit, | vāāk, | kit, | chapoariti. |
| 1, | sei, | homad, | se. | |
| 2, | godum, | gaok, | hualpoa. | |
| 3, | veidum, | baech, | vaide. | |
| 4, | nausi, | maukao, | nago. | |
| 5, | marqui, | chetam, | marizi. |
Still more substantial proof of the unity of this stock is furnished by the comparative grammar of its different members. These present various phases of morphological development, but always on the same lines. The Nahuatl is much the higher of them all, and in some of its forms attains to a truly inflectional character, as has been shown by Professor Steinthal.