All of Rocha’s words are from the dialect of Masaya; but Dr. Berendt obtained some at the villages of Masatepec, Niquindomo, and Namotiva´, and this explains the occasional variants given. The differences, however, between the speech of these localities was evidently slight.
Vocabulary: English—Mangue.
Achiote, nariyu. (The Bixa orellana, a fruit tree; achiote is Nahuatl).
Aguacate, nirimo´, narimu. (Fruit of the Persea gratissima).
Ancestor, kopo´. The same as [old], q. v.
Ancestress, kapoi. Apparently a feminine form of kopo, [old].
Anona, naria´. Fruit of the Anona squamosa.
Ant, an, náju, naᵃ.
Ara, lapa; Chap. txapa. The Ara macao, of ornithologists.
Arm, ndiro. Compare [hand], and [finger]. Properly “the upper extremity.” S. deno. Chap. guluᵘa.