Chimanos.

A dialect of S. America, allied to Baniwa, vernacular on the R. Orinoco. See [Ticuna].

Chin.

(1.) American: a form of the Chinese word for “men;” it appears in Atna, as applied to the Selish or Flat Heads, and in the word “Tshin” or “Chinook.” See [Nagailer]. ☞

(2.) Asiatic: a dialect of N. Arracan.

Chinantaca.

American: a dialect of Maya, formerly spoken in Oaxaca. “Artes,” by Fra. de Cepeda, Mexico, 1560.

Chinchaisuyu.

American: Quichua, dialect of Lima.

Chinese.