K.
Ka.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect of Cambojan, allied to the Mon of Pegu.
Kabail or Kabyle.
African: an Arabic word; “Kabîlah,” singular; “Kabâyil,” plural, signifying “species,” “tribe,” “family,” or “kind.” It is applied to the people called Berbers. Dialects are Buji, Shilha, Tamaziht, Beni-Menasar, Gadamsi. Hanoteau: “Essai de Grammaire Kabyle,” Alger., 1858. See [Showiah].
⁂ It is unwritten, but has remarkable alphabets of ancient type, and is supposed to represent the ancient Lybian. H. C.
Kabala.
Hebrew word: “mysticism,” superstition of Cabalistic Jews.
⁂ An alphabet used by the Rabbis and Freemasons; is supposed to be a type of cuneiform and square Hebrew. H. C.
Kabul.
Numismatic: early Indian coinage of Kabulistan, often bilingual; Greek and old Indian, or early Sanskrit, as represented under its Pali modification.
Kachari.
Non-Aryan; language of N.E. Bengal. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.” See [Cacharese].
Kachiquel or Kichequel.
American: a dialect of the Maya class, spoken in the province of Solola, Guatemala. See Flores: “Arte de la Lengua Kakchiquel,” Antigua, 1753.
Kacunda, Kakanda.
African: a name for the Shabun.
Kadiak, Kadjak.
Eskimo: a dialect of the Aleutian class, vernacular in the island so named. Vocaby. “Amer. Ethnol.,” vol. ii., p. 104. See [Konagi].
Kaffa.
African: a dialect of Gonga, allied to Woratta and Yangaro.
Kafir, Kaffir.
Arabic word for “pagan” or “infidel” from the Moslem point of view. We have “Káfir,” singular; “Kuffar,” plural.
(1) Asiatic: Káfir of Kafristan. A dialect spoken by the Shiah-poosh, allied to Sanskrit; it is the vernacular speech of Hindu-Kush. Tribes of Kafristan are Ashkin, Ashpin, Kamoz, Pashai.
(2) Kâfirí, the Caffres of S. Africa, the most widely extended family of speech found there. See Bleek’s “Comparative Grammar,” 2 vols., London, 1869; Boyce’s Grammar by Davis, London, 1863. ☞
Kagan or Kayan.
Borneo: sub-dialect of Dayak. See Crawfurd: “Dissertation,” p. 205.
Kagataic, see [Jagataic].
Kahetan.
American: sub-dialect of N. Guarani; called Tupis of Brazil.
Kahna.
American: name for Blood Indians.
Kaibolu.
Malayan: dialect of Ceram.
Kaidipang.
Malayan: a sub-dialect of Menadu.
Kaili.
African: dialect of the Gaboon. See Bowdich’s “Mission to Ashantee.”
Kainulaiset.
Fin: a name for the Quains.
Kaioa.
Malayan: a sub-dialect of Menadu. Wallace, vol. ii., p. 296-7.
Kaithi.
Hindi: dialect of the N.W. provinces. A. C. See Kyt’hi.
Kajunah.
Indian: dialect of the Kanjútis of Hunza in Dardistan. See Cunningham’s “Ladak,” London, 1854.
⁂ This language has been erroneously represented as Dard. See Vocaby. by Dr. Leitner, 1870. H. C.
Kakas, Kakasing.
Malayan: sub-dialect of Menadu.
Kake.
American: a tribe of Sitka. See [Kolush].
Kakhyen.
Assamese: a dialect of Bhot. Classed as Singpho.
Kakongo.
African: “Ka,” tribal prefix. See under [Kongo].
Kalanna.
African: dialect of the Soudan. See Bowdich’s “Mission.”
Kalbra.
African: dialect of W. Coast. Same word as Calabar.
Kalchaqui.
American: dialect of Quichua. Spoken in Tucuman.
Kaldani.
(1) A tribe or people of Chaldæa, mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions.
(2) A name for Chaldee, still used, in a much corrupted form, in the mountains of Kurdistan and by some tribes of Nestorian Christians. W. S. W. V. See [Syro-Chaldee].
Kalka.
Dialect of Moghol, belonging to Chinese Tartary.
Kallapuiah.
American: dialect of Oregon. Vocaby. “Jl. Roy. Geog. Socy.,” London, 1841.
Kalmuk.
Moghol: same as Calmuk. The Kalmuks of the Volga are also called Eleuts, Olot, or Ulut; the dialect is called West-Mongolian. See Zwich’s “Grammatik ... Kalmükischen,” Donaueschingen, 1852.
Kamas, Kamassintzi.
Ugrian: nearly extinct dialects spoken by Ostiaks, on the S.W. boundary of the Samoied area.
Kambali.
African: a dialect classed as Kouri, but presenting many divergences; there is a Vocaby. by Kölle. H. C.
Kambojan.
Peguese: same as Cambojan.
Kambojas.
Primeval tribes of India.
Kami.
Monosyllabic: a dialect of Burmese. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kamilaroi.
Native dialect of Australia. See Ridley: “Gurre Kamilaroi,” Sydney, 1856.
Kamoz, see [Kafir].
Kamskadal, Kamskatkan, or Kamchatdal.
A class of dialects belonging to the N.E. of Asia, allied to the native dialects of Arctic America.
Kanada.
A name for Canarese.
Kanaka.
Native name for “man” in New Zealand, and applied to natives of the Sandwich Is.; but Tangata is the word more general in all other islands. Compare the African word “Kanyika,” and the American “Kenneka.” The language of the Sandwich Is. is closely allied to the Maori. See [Hawaian].
Kanam, Kanem.
African: a district of Bornui, having the Kanuri and Tibbu in its area.
Kanawari, see [Kunawari].
Kanchi, Kasnas.
American: sub-dialects of the Aymara.
Kandokov, Kondakov.
Turkish, classed as a sub-dialect of Koibal.
Kangulit, Kangjulit.
American: dialect of Eskimo, belonging to the N.W.
Kanjuti, see [Kajunah].
Kanuj, see [Canoj].
Kanuri.
African: the typical dialect of Bornui, spoken in Kanem. Köelle’s Grammar, London, 1854.
Kanyika.
African: a dialect of Kafir. See [Kanaka].
Kanyop.
African: dialect of the Bissagos or Bijugos Is.
⁂ It is allied to Felup, Bagnon, Sarar, Bolar, Padsade, Biafada, and Papel. H. C.
Kanza, see under [Ko].
Kaotse.
Thibetan: Chinese name for the Hor.
Kapchak.
Alatyan: Tatar dialect of the lower Volga and the Ural.
Kapir.
Tatar form of “Kafir,” “infidel.”
Kapua.
Dayak: sub-dialect of Biaju, vernacular in Borneo.
Kapwi.
Monosyllabic: a dialect spoken to the N.W. of the Burmese Empire.
Karaga.
Dialects of Kamskadal, vernacular in E. Asia.
Karagas.
Alatyan: Tatar dialect of Siberia, allied to Koibal; Vocaby. by Castrén.
Karaite.
Dialect of Heretical, or reformed, Jews who reject the Talmud, and adhere closely to the literal text of the Old Testament. It is derived from the Hebrew root “kârâ,” “to read,” and they call themselves “sons of the reading,” or of “the text.” Compare Luke x., 26. See “History,” by Rule, London, 1870.
⁂ They are numerous in the Crimæa, but a few communities of them are to be found in Poland, Galicia, and at Constantinople. The Karaites use Hebrew, but also the dialect of the country where they dwell; thus in the Crimæa it may be Tatar, but at Wilna it is Polish. R. P. S.
Kara-Kalpac.
Turkish: spoken by a Tatar tribe of Khiva, called “Black Caps.” H. C.
Kara-Kirghis.
Alatyan: Tatar dialect of Siberia, spoken by the black Kirghis. H. C.
Karass.
Ugrian dialect of Samoied, spoken on the Caspian Sea and by Nogais in Taurica.
Karatshai, Karachai.
Dialect of TURKISH, spoken in the Caucasus.
⁂ It is like Crim-Tatar, and is spoken on the Black River. H. C.
Karaula.
A native dialect of Australia.
Karawi.
Sub-semitic. Same as Mahari.
Karekare, see [Pika].
Karelian, Kirialaiset.
Ugrian: a division of Finnish. It is the dialect of Russian Finland, and is written in Russian characters, comprising Auramoiset, Olonetz, Savakot, Izhor, and Viborg. See [Tavastrian].
Karen or Koreng.
Monosyllabic: numerous dialects of Burmese. See Grammar by Wade, Maulmein, 1861.
Mr. Hunter distinguishes them as Sgau and Pwo; Vocabys. in his “Comp. Dicty.” See [Play].
Karif, see [Carib].
Kariti.
American: Indians of Brazil. Known only by a catechism printed by a Capuchin monk in 1709.
Karnatika, see [Canarese].
Karon.
Papuan: dialect of New Guinea.
Kasan or Kazan.
(1) Ugrian: dialect of Bulgarian tribes settled in the district; now called Kazan, in European Russia; also called Turkish-Tartar, or Turko-Tatar, but more like Osmanli. See Grammar by Kasem-Bek, Kasan, 1839.
(2) Caucasian: a tribe of the Akush. H. C.
Kasange.
African: dialect of the Gaboon. Vocaby. in Kölle’s Polyglot. H. C.
Kashkari.
Nearly allied to or identically the same with Arniya. Vocaby. by Dr. Leitner, also in “Jnl. Asiatic Soc. of Bengal,” 1838.
Kashpura, see [Kuswar].
Kasi, see [Kusi-Kumuk].
Kasm.
African: a dialect sometimes classed as Kouri. It is related to Yula, Kru, Serawulli, &c. H. C.
Kassub or Kashub.
Slavonic: dialect of Polish, spoken in parts of Pomerania.
Kata-Kana.
Japanese: name for their system of alphabetic characters.
Katchi, see [Cutchi].
Kathe, see [Munipoori].
Katodi.
Dravidian: a dialect spoken by a hill-tribe of Guzarat; they have been described by Dr. Wilson, who states that their language resembles the Malayalim. W. E.
Katsha.
Turkish: dialect of the Katshalar or Katshintsi in Siberia.
Kaubul, see [Kabul].
Kaukasian, under [C]. ☞
Kaure.
African: a dialect of the Kouri. It is allied to Legba, Keamba, Temba, &c.; Vocaby. Kölle’s Polyglot. H. C.
Kawang-Koan.
Malayan: a sub-dialect of Menadu.
Kawelitsk, see under [Ko].
Kawi.
Javanese: name for the early dialect called Old Javanese. It is used in literary compositions. See Humboldt: “Kawi-Sprache,” 3 vols., Berlin, 1836-9. ☞
Kawitsh.
American: dialect of the Vancouver Is., and of neighbouring parts of the continent. R. G. L.
Kayan.
Dayak: same as Kagan.
Kazak-Kirghis or Kazan.
Tatar: same as Kasan.
Ke.
Papuan: dialect of the Malay Archipelago. See Wallace, vol. ii., pp. 296-7.
Keamba or Kiamba.
African: dialect of Kouri. It has the same affinities as Kaure. H. C.
Kechua.
American: Same as Quichua. See Tschudi: “Die Kechua Sprache,” 2 vols., Wien, 1853.
Kedah.
Malayan: closely allied to Juru-Samang.
Keh-Doulan.
Malayan: somewhat allied to Bima.
Keilinschrift.
German name for inscriptions in cuneiform or wedge-shaped characters.
Kekuafi.
African: See under [Ukuafi].
Kelenonesian or Kelænonesian.
Polynesian: term for the Negritos or dark-skinned natives. Also called Melanesian.
Keltic.
Same as Celtic. A division of the Aryan family of languages, represented by Armorican, Gaelic, Irish, Manx, the now extinct Cornish, and Welsh (pre-Roman dialect of Britain). ☞
Kema.
Malayan: a dialect of Celebes. Vocaby. by Wallace.
Kenay or Kinai.
American: spoken in several dialects, and classed as Athabascan. Vocaby. in Buschmann: “Der Athapask. Sprachstamm,” Berlin, 1856. See [Inkalait].
Kennekas.
American: a dialect of the Fuegian, called Tekeenika. See [Yakanaku].
Kentish.
Provincial dialect of England. See the Ayenbite of Inwyt, in the Kentish dialect, ab. A.D. 1340; ed. Dr. Morris, E.E.T.S. 1866. W.W.S.
Keres or Quires.
American: the most S. dialect of the Pueblos, in New Mexico. See [Kiwomi].
Khache.
Thibetan: a name for the Hor.
Khajuna, see [Kajunah].
Khamti.
Monosyllabic: a dialect of Siamese, closely allied to Ahom. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Khamtskatkan, see under [Ka].
Khari.
Assamese: a dialect of the Naga tribes. Vocaby in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Khaspura.
Indic: the native dialect of Nipal; it is a mingled tongue, formed from Hindi and Bhot, using the Devanagri character.
Khassee, Khassi, or Khasia.
Monosyllabic: language of the Cossyahs who inhabit the mountainous region that separates E. Bengal from Assam; they are of Chinese or Tatar origin, and use the Bengali character. Pamphlet by Schott, Berlin, 1859.
⁂ Major Godwin Austin considers the Khassias more nearly allied to the Burmese than to the Chinese. H. C.
Khivese.
Usbeg tribes of Turkestan. The Khanat of Khiva is inhabited by a mixed race of Iranian and Turanian origin; the Usbegs predominate. See [Kara-Kalpac].
Kho.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect of Cambojan. It is allied to the Mon.
Khoibu.
Monosyllabic: a dialect of Burmese, classed as Koreng.
Khond.
Indian: a dialect of aborigines in Orissa. Quite distinct from the Gundi. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Khong.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect of Cambojan, allied to the Mon.
Khorin.
Moghol; closely allied to Selenga.
Khotovzi.
Ugrian: dialect of the Kanskoi Ostiaks, classed as Yeniseian.
⁂ Also known as Kotten, Kotowzi, Kanski; small Vocaby. in Latham’s “Elements,” p. 96.
Khum.
Chinese: a name for the court dialect used at Pekin. “Lessons and Vocabulary, Pekin Dialect,” by Edkins, 1869.
Khumia.
A dialect of Burmese; also called Kami and Kumi.
Khurbat.
A gipsey dialect of Persia: also called Ghurbat.
Khus, see [Parbuttia].
Khwakhlamayu.
American: dialect of Upper California; it is allied to Kulanapo.
⁂ Also to Yuma, Shasti, Oregones, &c. H. C.
Khyen, Kiayn.
Monosyllabic: also called Kolun, and allied to Karen. See [Sho].
Kiamba, see [Keamba].
Kiang-Nan.
Chinese: name for the local speech of Nankin.
Kiayn, see [Khyen].
Kichai.
American: a Pawnee language vernacular on the Canadian R. and in Texas, and allied to Hueco, Caddo, Witchito, &c. See “Pacific R. Report,” vol. ii., Washington, 1855.
Kichak.
Sub-Turanian: a dialect of the Himalayas.
Kiche.
American: dialect of Maya. Same as Quiche. See [Kachiquel].
Ki-galla.
African: “Ki,” tribal prefix. Kaffir name for the Galla. Vocaby. by Krapf, Tübingen, 1850.
Kihany.
Name for the written characters of the Persian alphabet. See [Neshki].
Kihiau.
African: dialect of the Mozambique. See Krapf’s Vocaby.
Kij or Kizh.
American: dialect of California.
Kikamba.
African: classed by Bleek as Zangian. It is the language of the Wakambas of the R. Mombas or Mombaza, N. of Zanzibar, and is allied to some dialects of the Nile. “Amba” means “the people.” See Krapf’s Vocaby.
Kikkapu.
American: dialect of Algonkin, spoken by a division of the Shawanoe.
Killamuck.
American: tribes of Flatheads. See [Jakon].
Kinika.
African: a dialect of Suaheli. “Nika” means “the language.” See Krapf’s “Outline of Ki-Suaheli, with especial reference to Kinika.”
Kio.
Malayan: a dialect of Flores or Mangeyle, an island of the Indian Archipelago.
Kioway.
American: Indians of Texas. See “Pacific R. Reports,” vol. ii.
⁂ It has affinities to Shoshone, and there is some resemblance to Athabascan. H. C.
Kipokomo.
African: a N.E. dialect of the Kaffir. See Krapf’s Vocaby.
Kiptchak, see [Kapchak].
Kirata or Kiranti.
Language of the Limboo or Ekthoomba, and other tribes in E. Nipal and Sikkim.
⁂ According to Mr. Hodgson, it has fifteen dialects. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.” H. C.
Kirghis-Kasak (Khirghese).
Turkish: spoken in the Khanat of Khiva, and closely allied to Uzbek. “Opisanie” by Lewschin, Fr. translation, Paris, 1840.
Kirialaiset.
Finnish; same as Karelian.
Kiriri.
American: a language of Bahia in Brazil, also classed as Sabuja. See Gabelentz: “Grammatik,” Leipsig, 1852.
Kisama or Kisambala.
African: a dialect of Kafir, classed by Bleek as Zangian. Vocaby. in Kölle’s “Polyglot.”
Kisi.
Tatar: dialect of Tungusian, closely allied to Mantshu. Also called Tungus of the Amoor.
Kissa, Kisser.
Malayan: a dialect of Javanese, closely allied to Baba.
Ki-Suaheli.
African: a dialect of Kafir, mingled with Semitic, spoken by the Suahelis, N. of the Mozambique. Krapf’s “Outline,” Tübingen, 1850.
Kitunaha or Kutani.
American: unclassed dialects of the Cootani or Flat-bow Indians, spoken along the ridge of the Rocky Mountains in New Caledonia and Oregon. Vocaby. “Amer. Ethnol.,” vol. ii., p. 97.
Kiwomi, Kioame.
American: sub-dialects of the Keres, Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, on Canadian R.; Vocaby. by Whipple, Washington, 1855. H. C. See [Zuni].
Kizh.
American: dialect of New California. See Buschmann: “Die Sprachen Kizh,” &c., Berlin, 1856.
Kizzilbash, see under [Ku].
Klabat.
Malayan: dialects of Menadu, sub-divided into Klabat-atas and Klabat-bawa.
Klamath.
American: Klamath-lake Indians is the English name for the Okshees, who are allied to the Modocs. See [Lutuami].
Kliketat.
American: sub-dialect of Shahaptan, spoken in Oregon. They are the nez-percées of Canada.
Knistenaux.
American: name for the Crees. See [Kristenaux].
Koama.
African: dialect of the Kouri, allied to Bagbala, Legba, &c.; Vocaby. by Kölle. H. C.
Koceh, Koch, Kocch.
Sub-Turanian: a dialect of the Sub-Himalayas, and Cooch Behar, E. Bengal.
Kodah.
Dravidian: same as Kota. See Caldwell’s “Comparative Grammar;” and Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kodugu.
Same as Curgi. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kodun.
Dravidian: common dialect, known as Low Tamul, in distinction from the Shen.
Kohatar.
Canarese: a dialect of the Nilgherry Hills.
Kohistanee.
Dialect of Kohistân, i.e., “mountain country”—the highlands of Kâbulistan; it is allied to Shina. W. S. W. V.
Koibal.
Alatyan: closely allied to Karagas, but slightly mixed with Tchudic, the population being Samoied in blood; it has dialects. Klaproth: “Asia Pol.,” p. 165; Castrén, &c. H. C.
Koine.
Hellenic: ἡ χοινὴ διάλεχτοσ, the general language of Greece under the Macedonians, and subsequently.
Kol (Cole).
(1) Older Dravidian: language of the Kols, a wide-spread race of Chota-Nagpoor, Central India. A. C. See [Dhangur].
⁂ Mr. W. W. Hunter distinguishes two dialects, the Ho and Singhbhum; see Vocabys. in his “Comp. Dicty.”
(2) Koli, Kooli: Mahratta word, applied to a tribe of aborigines, and also to a caste of water-bearers, hence Kuli, i.e., “Coolee,” in Tamil, a common labourer.
Koladyn.
Burmese: a dialect of Aracan.
Koldagi.
African: dialect of Kordofan. It is allied to the Furian. H. C.
Koligon.
Australian: the Colack natives. See Eyre’s “Journals,” London, 1845.
Kolun, see [Khyen].
Kolush.
American: dialect of Sitka. Vocaby., “Amer. Ethnol.,” vol. ii., p. 102.
⁂ These are a remarkable people, and the language is allied to Chepewayan and Kenai. H. C.
Kolyma.
Eskimo: a dialect of Kamskadal spoken in Asia.
Konagi.
American: native language of the I. of Kadiak; its structure is Eskimo, but the vocabulary is Athabascan of the Kenai group.
Kondin.
A dialect of Samoied, allied to Yurak.
Kong (1).
African: dialect of the Soudan. See Bowdich’s “Mission.”
Kong (2).
Chinese: name for the dialect of Canton.
Konga.
(1) Malayan: dialect of the Is. of Flores or Ende.
(2) Indian: name applied by the Mahrattas to the Dravidian people and tongues. W. E.
Kongo or Congo.
African: spoken in the Portuguese dominion and classed by Bleek as Bantu-Kafir. Grammar by Brusciottus à Vetralla, Rome, 1659.
Konguan.
African: dialect of the Gaboon. Small Vocaby. in Latham’s “Elements,” p. 564.
Konkani.
Indic: a dialect of the Mahratti.
Konza or Kanza.
American: a dialect of Sioux.
Kooch, see [Cutchi].
Kookie or Koonkie.
Monosyllabic: the same as Looshai; Aracanese and Bengali words, with others not referable to either of those languages, are found in it. Spoken by the Howlong, Panjas, Ruttun and Syloo. A. C.
⁂ The name is sometimes applied to the Nagas.
Koomis, see [Kumi].
Korana.
African: a dialect of Hottentot.
Korawi.
Dravidian: a dialect of Tamul. Small Vocaby. in Latham’s “Elements,” p. 246. See [Teling].
Korch.
Indian: tribe of the Himalayas. Essay by Hodgson, London, 1860.
Korean.
A geographical term for some dialects of Siberia. See [Corean].
Koreish.
Semitic: the leading dialect of Arabic.
Although the literary importance of the tribe of Koreish does not seem to have been very great before the age of Mahomet, it was nevertheless the dialect which he adopted for the Koran, and it has from that day been the classical language of Arabia. See Renan, “Hist. Gen. des Langues Sémitiques,” p. 328. R. P. S. See [Cufic].
Koreng, see [Karen].
Koriak.
A Korean dialect of Okhotsk in Siberia, closely allied to Kamchatkan.
Korinchi.
Malayan: dialect of interior of Sumatra, written with a peculiar native character. P. J. V.
Koskeemo.
A dialect of Vancouver I., belonging to its W. side, spoken by nearly extinct tribes of Koskeemos and Quatsinos; it is much mingled with Quakwolth. R. B.
Kot.
Ugrian: dialect of the Yeniseian Ostiaks in Siberia, also called Kanski; Khotowzi is the Russian form of Kot. Grammar by Castrén.
Kota, see [Kodah].
Kotofantshi.
African: dialect of the Hamarua.
Kou-ouen.
Chinese: name for Old Chinese, the ancient Archaic dialect, now extinct.
Kousulu.
Indic: dialect of Hindi, vernacular in Oude.
Kowelitsk.
American: western branch of the Flatheads.
⁂ Their dialect is allied to the Atna or Selish, and has affinities with Sekumne, &c. H. C.
Kowrarega.
Australian: See Macgillivray: “Voyage of the Rattlesnake,” vol. ii., p. 279.
Kowri.
African: Dr. Latham’s name for a variety of native dialects, arranged by Kölle as N.E. High Soudanian. ☞
Krain, see [Carniolan].
Krama.
“Krama” in Javanese means “politeness” or “courteousness”; hence the High Javanese (on the use of which see the article Javanese) is called “Basa Krama,” or the polite language. A few words equally used in High and Low Javanese, but only in speaking of persons of the very highest rank and consideration, are designated by the name of “Krama inggil” or “High Krama.” P. J. V.
Kredy.
A language sometimes called Fertit, but there is another language in Fertit allied to Agaw. The people are S. of Darfur, between 7° and 8° N. Lat. There is a vocabulary by Dr. S. Schweinfurth, Berlin, 1873. H. C.
Kreepee or Krepi.
African: names for the Grebo, closely allied to Adampi, Anfue, and the Whydah group. H. C.
Kretan.
Same as Cretan; a sub-dialect of Greek. See Vocaby. in Höck’s “Kreta,” Göttingen, 1823.
Krim-Tartar, under [C].
Kristenaux.
Algonkin: name for the Crees.
Kroatian, under [C].
Kru.
African: dialect of Grebo and Gbe, belonging to the Ivory-coast, and classed by some as Mana or Mandingo. It has resemblances to Aro, Kasm, Serawulli, Yala, &c. H. C.
Ku.
A dialect of Dravidian. See Caldwell’s Grammar.
Kuan-Hoa.
Chinese: name for Mandarin form of speech.
Kubitshi.
Lesghian: name for the Feringhee.
⁂ It is a dialect of the Caucasus, like Akush, between the Koi Su and Buam. H. C.
Kudi.
Older Dravidian: dialect of the Himalayas.
Kufic, under [C].
Kuki.
Burmese: closely allied to Khumia.
Kulanapo.
American: Indians of N.W. California.
⁂ The language is allied to Khwakhlamayo, Oregones, Shasti, and Yuma. H. C.
Kum.
African: dialect of Kafir.
Kumaon.
Hindi: local dialect spoken near the sources of R. Ramgunga, in Kumaon, a province of N.W. India.
Kumha.
Older Dravidian: dialect of Nipal.
Kumi.
Burmese: almost identical with Kami. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kumuk.
Turkish: dialect of the Caucasus. Klaproth: “Reise in den Kaukasus.”
⁂ It resembles Krim-Tatar, and is not to be confounded with Kazi-Kumuk. H. C.
Kunawari.
Mixed language of India: Bhot, Kanet, Milchan, Sugnum, &c.
⁂ Kunawar is a Trans-Himalayan province, N. of Simla. A. C.
Kunkuna.
Indic: old dialect of the Concan. See [Konkani].
Kupang.
Malayan: dialect of W. Timor.
Kupuas.
Malayan: dialect of Borneo.
Kurd or Kurdish.
(1) Armenic: the dialect of Kurdistan, the mountain country dividing Mesopotamia from Persia, halfway between the Black Sea and the Persian Gulf, now divided between Persia and Turkey. It is closely allied to Ossetic and Pushtoo, and has been classed as Iranic; it is written with Arabic characters. Klaproth: “Asia Pol.,” p. 76.
⁂ It is not used as a written language, Persian being substituted. There is a Grammar in Italian by Garzoni, Rome, 1787. H. C.
(2) Old Kurdish has been regarded as a dialect of Chaldee. See “Forschungen,” by Lerch, 2 vols., St. Petersburg, 1857.
Kurg, see under C.
Kurilian.
Also called Aino, the native language of the Kurile Is., also spoken by the aborigines of Yesso or Yezo, one of the Japanese group, and allied to Kamskadal and Koriak. The Ainos are a hairy race, easily distinguished from the smoother Mongols.
Kuring.
“Kuring” in Sundanese means a “serf,” a person of low origin. Hence the Low Sundanese is called “Basa-Kuring.” P. J. V. See [Sundanese].
Kurland, see [Curish].
Kurumba.
Non-Aryan: language of S. India. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.” See [Dhangar].
Kusi-Kumuk.
Caucasian: language of Kara-Kaitak and Tabasseran. It is allied to the Lesghian group. H. C.
Kuskokwim, Kuskutshewak.
American: dialect of the Labrador Eskimos on the R. Kuskukwim. See Richardson’s “Arctic Expedition,” 2 vols., London, 1851.
Kusunda, Kuswar.
Older Dravidian: dialects of Nipal. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kutani, see [Kitunaha].
Kutchi, under [C].
Kutshin.
American: dialect of Athabascan, spoken by Loucheux Indians, on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.
Kutzo-Wallachian.
Italic: dialect of Rumanian, spoken to the S. of the Daco-Wallachian or Rouman area about Thrace, Macedonia, and Thessaly.
Kuznetsk.
Alatyan: a dialect of Turkish, spoken in Siberia, classed by Dr. Latham as Turks of the Upper Tom; small Vocaby. in his “Elements,” p. 107.
Kuzzilbash.
Alatyan: a dialect of Turkish, spoken in Persia; also called Kizilbash.
⁂ “Kizilbash” means “red-head;” it is a term applied to the Yurukhs and other mountain tribes, who are regarded as non-orthodox Mussalmans. H. C.
Kwaliokwa.
American: a dialect allied to the Tahkali or Carrier Indians, classed as Athabascan.
Kyrillic, under [C].
Kyt’hi, Kaithi.
A cursive handwriting used by Hindoos of the N.W. provinces in B. India.
ADDENDA.
Kabardinian.
Caucasian: a dialect of Circassian. H. C.
Kabka.
African: a language of Bornu.
Kabuch.
Caucasian: a member of the Lesghian group. H. C.
Kacha, see [Katsha].
Kadir.
A semi-nomade race, inhabiting some forests of S.W. India. W. E.
Kajenjah.
African: a language of Bornu.
Kakanda.
African: a dialect classed as Nufi. H. C.
Kalalat.
Caucasian: seemingly Lesghian; referred to in the Mithridates.
Kalasha.
Paropamisan or Dard: a dialect of the Himalayas. Vocaby. by Leitner and Mander. H. C.
Kalbunga.
African: a dialect allied to Mandingo. See Kölle’s “Polyg.” H. C.
Kale.
Romany: a name for Gipsy.
Kalhuri.
Armenic: dialect of S. Kurds.
Kalina, Kalinago, Karina.
American: native terms for Carib. See [Galibi].
Kalinga.
Dravidian: a form of Telinga.
Kallagi.
African: Nigritian dialect of the Soudan.
Kaloschen.
German form of “Cant” or “Slang.”
Kamakan.
American: (1) Camacan civilisada; Brasilian Indians of Espiritu. The same as Menieng.
(2) Camacaes Mongoyos or Monxocos; Indians of Bahia.
Kamakon.
African: classed with Kalbra.
Kamba.
African: dialect of the Congo.
Kamentes, Karaikas.
American: tribes of Pescherai.
Kanacata-ges.
American: Jahyco Indians of Brasil.
Kanai, Kanhawa, see [Canaway].
Kanam, see [Kanem].
Kanas, see [Kanchi].
Kando.
African: dialect of the Congo, classed as Mandongo.
Kandy (Candy).
Sinhalese: local dialect of Ceylon; also called Mangala.
Kanga.
African: dialect of Nigritian.
Kankam, Kankamtshi.
African: language of the Hamarua, described by Dr. Barth. H. C.
Kankanka.
African: allied to Mandingo. See “Polyg. Afr.” H. C.
Kannadi.
Correct designation of Canarese.
Kanski, Kanskoi, see [Kot].
Kanyakubja.
Indian term “of or relating to Canoug or Kanauj,” applied to any caste.
Kapul.
Negrito: dialect of Papuan. See [Inabak].
Karaba, Karabari.
African: a language allied to Ebo, quoted from Kilham’s “Specimens.”
Karabulakish.
Caucasian: dialect of Mizdeghen.
Karakaitak.
Caucasian: sub-dialect of Kazikumuk. H. C.
Karali.
American: native name for the Eskimo of Greenland.
Karanka.
American: classed as Aymara (Ludewig).
Karankua, Karankoway.
American: classed as Athabascan (Balbi).
Karina, see [Kalinga].
Karnten.
Wendic: German form of Carinthian, classed as Slovenian.
Karub.
African: tribe of Adareb, classed as Troglodytes.
Kashmiri, under [C].
Kashna.
African: a language of Bornu. H. C.
Kasia.
Indian tribe near the Garo hills, remarkable as the builders of stone monuments; their language is allied to Garo, Naga, Shan, &c. H. C.
Kassentee.
African: language of central district.
Kassianthes.
African: same as Tiemba.
Katahba, under [C].
Kattanahaws.
American: tribe of Minetare.
Kaudard.
African: unclassed language of the N.E.
Kavasumsenk.
American: tribe of Narragansets.
Kavere.
American: Maipure Indians. See [Caveri].
Kazi-Kumuk or Kathi-Kumuk, under [Ku].
Keesarn, Kigarnee, Kyganies.
American: Haidah Indians of Q. Charlotte’s Is.
Keikadi.
Non-aryan: a language of central India. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kementes, under [Ka].
Kensy (Kenu).
African: a dialect of the Nubian; same as Barabra.
Kerat.
Moghol: same as Torgot, and classed as Kalmuck.
Kermans.
Armenic: classed as Kurdish (Niebuhr).
Kerrapay, Kerrapong.
African: one or more sub-dialects of Akwapim. H. C.
Kerrapi, see [Kreepee].
Ket.
Ugrian: a dialect of the Samoied (Klaproth).
Keyes.
American: (1) same as Kichai.
(2) Same as Keyus, a tribe of Vuta-Huilliche.
Khaling.
Indo-Chinese; a sub-dialect of the Kirata or Limbu. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Khari-Boli.
Hindi: local dialect of Delhi and Agra.
Khenar.
Caucasian: a branch of the Kisti or Thush. H. C.
Kheng, see [Khyen].
Khirghese, see [Kirghis].
Khisti, see [Kisti].
Khoazi.
Iranic: Persian dialect of Kuseistan.
Khunzag.
Caucasian: a dialect allied to the Avar. H. C.
Kiaorana.
Polynesian: a form of salutation, “May you live.” W. G.
Kigarnee, see [Keesarn].
Kigindo.
African: a dialect of Kaffir.
Kikatsa.
American: name for the Crow Indians.
Kilba, Kilbantshi.
African: a language of the Hamarua, described by Dr. Barth. H. C.
Killisteno, see [Cree].
Kinalug.
Caucasian: a sub-dialect of Lesghian.
King George, under [G].
King George’s Archipelago.
American: tribes of Kolusches. See [Sitka].
King’s R. Indians.
American: a tribe of California.
Kisilbek.
Caucasian: a dialect of Absne. See [Kuzzilbash].
Kiskapocoke.
American: tribe of Shawnees.
Kissi.
African: a dialect of Sierra Leone, supposed to be Susu. See Kilham’s “Specimens.”
Kisti, Kistian, Kistic.
Caucasian: Georgian term, from “Kisteti,” the country of the Kists, also called Kistinzes. A name for the Mizdeghen.
⁂ It is the same as the Tush or Thusch language, is largely mixed with Lesghian, and sometimes called Chech or Tschetsch. Grammar by Schiefner, St. Petersburg, 1856. H. C.
Kitzbuhel.
Teutonic: High-German dialect of the Tyrol.
Kizaramo.
African: a dialect of Kaffir, like Kigindo. H. C.
Kling.
Burmese: designation of the people on the Coromandel Coast employed in Burma. W. E.
Knenkorenwurro.
Australian. See Eyre’s “Journals,” London, 1845.
Ko.
Malayan: prefix to all proper names in E. Polynesia. W. G.
Kobroor.
Malayan: Wokkha, dialect of the Arroo Is.
Kochaboth.
American: dialect of Guaykuru.
Kochemer-Sprache.
German form of “Cockney.”
Kodiara, Korbiar.
Dravidian: dialects of Bowri.
Kokama.
American: same as Cocama, a tribe of Omaguas.
Kolambo.
African: dialect of Mandongo.
Kolami.
Non-Aryan: a language of Central India. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kolhui.
American: Nahuatlac tribe of Mexico.
Kolla.
Dravidian: dialect of Korawi. See [Kol].
Kollagua, under [C].
Koltschanes.
American: same as Galzanes, a tribe of Atna.
Komanian.
Alatyan: dialect of Tatar, allied to Uigur and Uzbeg. G. R.
Komi.
Tchudic: native appellation of the Sirenians.
Kondakov, see [Kandokov].
Kono.
African: allied to Mandingo. See “Polyg. Afr.” H. C.
Kontshaba.
A name for the Kamtshatkan, applied by Koriaks.
Konungzi.
American: a native appellation of the Irokese. See [Onega].
Kookas.
A modern sect among Hindoos; they are fanatical, and practise cow-worship.
Kooyen, Kooyon.
American: Kolusch dialect of Cape Decision.
Kora.
American: Mexican Indians of Najarit. See [Cora].
Koravar.
Dravidian: dialect of a wandering race of basket-makers in the Carnatic. Same as Korawi. W. E.
Korbian.
Dravidian: a dialect of Bowri.
Koringa.
African: spoken about 170 deg. N.L. H. C.
Koruboih.
African: a language of Bornu.
Kossa, Kossoo.
African: dialect of Sierra Leone, described from Kilham’s Specimens.
Kotora.
African: also Koto Fantshi, language of the Kobofo; described by Dr. Barth. H. C.
Koya.
Indian: a tribe of Goands. W. E. See [Gundi].
Kran, Cran.
American: (1) a name for the Timbiras of Goyaz in Brasil.
(2) Tribe of Jahyco, called Cran-ges.
Krango.
African: sub-dialect of Timmani.
Kubease.
African: unclassified sub-dialect of Akwapim. H. C.
Kudagu, see [Curgi].
Kudic, see [Tchudic].
Kui.
That is “Kui-jatalu”: native name of the Khonds. W. E.
Kulaw.
Indo-Chinese: Arrakanese name for Hindoos.
Kuli, see [Kol].
Kulino, under [C].
Kullespelm.
American: native name of the Ponderays.
Kulung, Kulungya.
Non-Aryan language of India, belonging to the Kiranti group; classed as a sub-dialect of Kirata or Limbu. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kumbar, see [Taremuki].
Kumian.
Alatyan: Tatar dialect, allied to Kirghis and Nogai. G. R.
Kumshallahu.
African: a dialect of Mosi.
Kunaguara.
American: Caribs of the lower Orinoco R.
Kungrat.
Name of the Uzbeg dynasty at Khiva, from the Kungrade stock.
Kura, Kurali, Kurian.
Caucasian: a division of the Lesghian, on the River Kurachai; the dialects include Anzug and Dzhar or Jar.
Kurnata, see [Canarese].
Kwe-mi.
Indo-Chinese: true form of Koomi or Kumi.
Kwombi.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect of the Kirata.
Kyen.
Indo-Chinese: same as Kheng, Kolun, Kiayn.
Kyganies, see [Keesarn].
Kymru.
Keltic: a form of Cymru. See [Welsh].
Kyo.
Indo-Chinese: a division of the Arrakanese.
Kyra.
Caucasian: a sub-dialect provisionally classed as Lesghian. H. C.