African: same as Denka. See Mitterrutzner’s “Die Dinka-Sprache,” Brixen, 1866-7.
Dioscurian.
A name for the various languages vernacular in the Caucasus; used collectively.
⁂ The word is derived from Dioscurias, a Greek colony on the coast of Mingrelia. G. R.
Dippil.
A native dialect of the Australian aborigines. Vocaby. by Ridley, Sydney, 1866.
Divanagari.
A name for the alphabet adopted in Sanskrit, and transferred to Hindostani and many sub-dialects; the word is compounded of “Diva,” “God,” “nagara,” “a city,” i.e., “the sacred city”; scil. Benares. It is apparently derived from the Cufic, and quite distinct from old Sanskrit, a name for Bactrian or Zend.
Divihet.
American: same as Puelche.