Hhamara, see [Waag].

Hiang-Yan.

A name for the common colloquial language of Chinese.

Hiaqui.

American: spoken in Sonora and Sinaloa; also called Ibequi and Yaqui.

Hieratic.

Greek name for the cursive alphabet used by the ancient priestly caste of Egypt; it is from the word “hieros,” “sacred.” ☞

Hieroglyphic.

Greek name for the symbolic alphabet or figure painting which constituted the most formal writing of ancient Egyptians, from “hieros” and “grapho.” The Aztecs of Mexico also had a system of hieroglyphic writing. Brugsch: “Hierog. Demot. Wörterb.,” 4 vols., Leipsig, 1867-8. See [Nahuatl].

Hieronymic.