CENTRAL STOCKS.
| Chinantec. | Huave. | Maya. | Chapanec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man, | cha, ñuh, | náshui, | uinic, | dipaju, naha. |
| Woman, | mui, | naptah, nostah, | ixal, | nafui. |
| Sun, | mañui, | noet, | kin, | napiju, nyumbu. |
| Moon, | zei, | cahau, | u, | yuju. |
| Fire, | nigei, | kaak, | niiyu. | |
| Water, | mui, | ha, | nimbu. | |
| Head, | gui, | pol, hol, | tkima. | |
| Eye, | manihi, | uich, | naté. | |
| Ear, | xicin, | nyujmi. | ||
| Mouth, | cuhaha, | chi, | duŭi, nunsu. | |
| Nose, | ni, | nyungu. | ||
| Tongue, | uak, | baelu, griji. | ||
| Tooth, | co, | niji. | ||
| Hand, | nquaha, | cab, | dila, diro. | |
| Foot, | nni, | uoc, oc, | laku, gura. | |
| House, | nu, | piem, | otoch, | nangu. |
| 1, | cna, | anop, | hun, | tike, ticao. |
| 2, | tno, | epoem, | ca, | jomi, hăo. |
| 3, | nne, | erof-poef, | ox, | jami, haui. |
| 4, | quiu, | apûkif, | can, | haha. |
| 5, | ña, | akukif, | ho, | hāomo. |
The Chinantec is included in the Zapotec stock by Pimentel, who follows the dictum of Hervas, confessedly without examination (Lenguas Indigenas de Mexico, Tom. III., cap. 37). This was not the opinion of Dr. Berendt, who has compared both tongues, and a comparison of the short vocabularies which I give shows only one word, that for “foot,” which is identical in both.
The Huaves, who claim a migration from the south, do not reveal a connection in their language with any of the southern stocks.
The Maya of the Vocabulary is the pure tongue as spoken in Yucatan. Its various dialects have been carefully studied by Berendt, Stoll and others. The most corrupt is probably the Chaneabal of Chiapas, of which I gave a short analysis in the American Anthropologist, Jan., 1888.
INTER-ISTHMIAN STOCKS.
| Musquito. | Lenca. | Xicaque. | Ulva. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man, | waikna, | amashe, | jomé, | all. |
| Woman, | mairen, | mapu, | pitmé, | yall. |
| Sun, | lapta, | gasi, | behapoi, | moa. |
| Moon, | kati, | numui, | uaigo. | |
| Fire, | pauta, | uga, | inqueamoos, | ku. |
| Water, | li, | güas, | sur, | uas. |
| Head, | lel, | toro, | laipuco, | tunik. |
| Eye, | nakro, | saring, | non, | miniktaka. |
| Ear, | kiama, | yang, | fora, | tabaki. |
| Mouth, | bila, | ingori, | muipane, | dinibas. |
| Nose, | kakma, | napse, | meguin, | nangitak. |
| Tongue, | twisa, | navel, | rin, | tuki. |
| Tooth, | napa, | nagha, | quir, | anaki. |
| Hand, | mita, | gulala, | mor, | tumi. |
| Foot, | mena, | güagl, | san, | kalkibas. |
| House, | watla, | tahu, | chef, | u. |
| 1, | kumi, | ita, | pani, | aslar, aloslag. |
| 2, | wal, | na, | matis, | muye bu. |
| 3, | niupa, | lagua, | contis, | muye bas. |
| 4, | wälwäl, | aria, | urupan, | muya runca. |
| 5, | matasip, | saihe, | casanpani, | muye sinca. |
The above four vocabularies are taken from MS. material in my possession collected by E. G. Squier and Dr. C. H. Berendt. They do not appear to indicate the slightest relationship either between themselves, or with any other known stocks. The careful researches of Lucien Adam on the Musquito grammar do not bring it into connection either with the Carib or the Chibcha families, with which it has sometimes been supposed to be affined.
The Lenca dialects, of four of which I have vocabularies, do not differ materially, but the exact distribution of the stock at the period of the conquest is uncertain.