Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race

by Arthur James Johnes

Negro-land—Asse Asshabe;[199] Abyssinia—Ishenha Ashenha; Hebrew—A.z.n.

Negro-land—Uwasso; Bohemian—Ussi; Greek—Ouas, Ous.

Negro-land—Otuh (Otto, “Ears”); Greek—Ōta (“Ears”); North America (Knistenaux)—Otoweegie.

South Africa (Caffres)—Gevea; Kurd—Guh; Samoied—Ko, Kuo.

North Africa (Berbers)—Ukkegá; Selavonian—Ucho; North America (Shawannos)—Ochtowaga; Greek—Akou-o (“To hear”).

North Africa (Dongolans)—Ulûk; Coriac—Wilugi; Chinese—Uhl.

South Africa—T'no-eingtu, T'naum, T'nunka; Bucharian—Dehâu.

Egypt—Meeje; Japan—Mimi.

Negro-land—Toy; Esquimaux—Tehui; Brazil—Ty.

The majority of the words of the next two Classes (names of “The Foot” and “The Head,”) will be found to admit of a satisfactory explanation. The exceptions are more numerous than in the instance of the words for “The Hand;” but it must be borne in mind that these exceptions do not at all serve to invalidate the inferences that flow from numerous unequivocal examples of a different nature. This combination of many features of difference with numerous points of resemblance is the direct result of the tendency of each race to abandon a portion of the synonymes originally common to all the various races of mankind.