Negro-landKoro.
North Africa.—AfnuGrua.
Asia.—Pelu (“Rain”)Chuura.
Tuschi (“Rain”)Kare.
Kalmuck (Rain)Chura.
Armenian (Water)Tschu r.[207]

Words for “Water.”—Class XV.

N. Africa.—Egypt (A Stream)Eïoor.
(Water)Erōn.
South Africa.—MadagascarRano, Rana. Ranu.
Europe.—English and Anglo-Saxon “Pluvia”Rain.
Greek “Flowing” (applied to Water)Rhĕōn.
Celtic (The name of a stream in Gaul)“The Rhône.”[208]

Words for “Water.”—Class XVI.

Negro-landDoc, Dock, M'dock.
Asia.—Tribes on the “Jenisei” River, SiberiaDok.
Kamschatka (The Sea)Adŭcka.
Europe.—English (“To put under water,” “A water-fowl,”—Dr. Johnson)Duck.
S. Africa.—Hottentots (Water)T'kohaa.

The following words for “Water” seem also to be unequivocally related viz.: Basque—Itsassoa; Negro-land—Itchi; Samoieds—Ija, Ja; South America (Cayubabans)—Ikita; North America (Katahbans)—Ejau.

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Appendix B. Containing (Arranged According To The Tribes And Regions Of Africa) The African Words Compared In Appendix A, With The Corresponding Terms In The Languages Of Asia, Europe, And America.