Words for “Man, Woman,” &c.—Class III.
First Modification.
| Europe.—Latin | Homo, h. |
| South Africa.—Koosas | Uhm-to, h. Uhm-fasi, f. |
| (A Child) | Uhm-toano. |
| Negro-land. (A compound, apparently, of Ommo and the previous word “Biou,” &c.) | Bi-ommo, h. |
| South America.—Betoans | Humasoi, h. Umasoi, h. |
| Negro-land | Um-ir, h. Mo, h. |
| Asia.—Ossetians | Mo, h. |
| South America.—Guaramians | Me, m. |
| Negro-land | Amme, h., Emme, h. Meame, h. Mammoku, m. Mangman, f. |
The following are examples of words of this class applied to the Female Sex:
| South America.—Mobimans | Ma, f. |
| Mossans (“A Mother”) | Meme, f. |
| Negro-land | Ma, f., Mmi, f. |
| North Africa.—Egypt | Hime, f., Himi, f. |
| Europe.—Basque | Emea, f. |
| Asia.—Karassians and Ostiaks | Ima, f., Ime, f. |
| Europe.—Fin. | Waimo, f. |
Second Modification.
| Europe.—Latin (from Homo) | Ho-min-em, h. |
| (Human) | Hu-“man”-ûs. |
| (The Hand) | “man”-us. |
| Asia,—Sans. (A “Human Being”) | Manus-zia, h. |
| Europe.—German (The same) | Men-sch, h. |
| (A Man, Vir) | Mann, m. |
| English | Man, m. |
| Danish | Mand, m. |
| Negro-land | Manee, h., Mond, h., Mundu, h. |
| South Africa.—Lagoa Bay | Monhee, h. |
| Beetjuanas | Muhn-to, h. |
| Mon-una, m. | |
| Asia.—Kurd | Manno, m. |
| Ossetian | Moine Mo, h. |
| South America.—Omaguans | Mena, m. |
The following are examples in which the Second Modification and the transition from the first to the second form of these words are traceable in words applied to the Female Sex.
| Europe.—Fin. (Woman, as above) | Waimo, f. |
| Asia.—Sanscrit | Wa-mani, f. |
| Europe.—English | Wo-man, f. |