The philological affinities of the Pueblo languages scarcely coincide with the geographical relations. The Moqui lies far west. Laying this then out of the question, the three that, in their outward signs, most strike the eye in tables, as agreeing with each other, are the Laguna, the Jemez, and the Tesuque. The other two that thus outwardly agree are the Taos and the Zuni,—two that are not in the most immediate geographical juxtaposition.
What is meant by the "outward signs that most strike the eye on tables"? This is shown in the following tables:—
| English. | Zuni. | Tesuque. |
|---|---|---|
| head | oshoquinnee | pto. |
| hair | tiyahwee | po. |
| ear | lahjotinnee | oyez. |
| eye | tonahwee | tzie. |
| nose | nohahhunee | heu. |
| mouth | ahwahtinnee | so. |
| tongue | honinnee | hae. |
| tooth | oahnahwee | muai. |
The following are some of the most patent miscellaneous affinities:—
- English, sun.
- Tesuque, pah.
- Jemez, pah.
- English, moon.
- Tesuque, poyye.
- Jemez, pahah.
- Taos, pannah.
- Moqui, muyah.
- English, man.
- Tesuque, sayen.
- Jemez, tahhanenah.
- English, woman.
- Tesuque, ker.
- Zuni, ocare.
- English, wife.
- Tesuque, naveso.
- Jemez, neohoy.
- English, boy.
- Tesuque, onne.
- Jemez, annoh.
- English, forehead.
- Tesuque, siccovah.
- Laguna, cophay.
- English, face.
- Tesuque, chaay.
- Laguna, kowah.
- English, eye.
- Tesuque, chay.
- Jemez, saech.
- English, teeth.
- Tesuque, muah.
- Taos, moen-nahenhay.
- Moqui, moah = mouth.
- English, chin.
- Tesuque, shabbok.
- Taos, claybonhai.
- English, hand.
- Tesuque, mah.
- Jemez, mahtish.
- Moqui, moktay.
- Moqui, mahlatz = finger.
- English, breast.
- Tesuque, peah.
- Laguna, quaist-pay.
- Taos, pahahkaynaynemay.
- Jemez, pay-lu.
- Utah, pay.
- English, deer.
- Tesuque, pahye.
- Jemez, pahah.
- English, rattlesnake.
- Tesuque, payyoh.
- Taos, pihoown.
- English, cat.
- Tesuque, musah.
- Laguna, mus.
- Taos, museenah.
- Jemez, moonsah.
- Zuni, musah.
- English, fire.
- Tesuque, tah.
- Jemez, twaah.
The Moqui, which is not to be separated from the other Pueblo languages, has, out of twenty-one words compared, eight coinciding with the Utah.
Neither are there wanting words common to the Pueblo languages and those of the Athabaskan Navahos, Jecorillas and Apatches.
- English, deer.
- Navaho, payer.
- Jecorilla, payah.
- Jemez, pahah.
- English, cat.
- Navaho, muse.
- Jecorilla, mussah.
- Tesuque, musah.
- Laguna, &c.[44], mus.
- English, earth.
- Navaho, ne.
- Jecorilla, nay.
- Tesuque, nah.
- English, man.
- Navaho, tennay.
- Jecorilla, tinlay.
- Tesuque, sayen.
- Jemez, tahhanenah.
- English, mouth.
- Navaho, hu-zzay.
- Jecorilla, hu-zzy.
- Tesuque, sho.
Of these the first two may be borrowed. In
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