American: it has a double import—1. As the special name of a tribe or nation, of the State of New York. 2. As a general name for the class, the most important members of which, the Iroquois themselves, the Onondagas, the Senecas, the formidable Mohawks, and others are, probably, the most familiar representatives of the traditional Red Indian, especially in his capacity of hero and warrior. R. G. L.
See Schoolcraft: “Comparative Vocaby.,” Albany, 1847; Vocaby. by Howse, “Proceed. Philol. Socy.,” vol. iv., London, 1856.
Irula, Irular.
Dravidian: a dialect of Canarese, vernacular in the Nilgherry Hills; it is allied to Budugur. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Isanna.
American: a dialect of Baniwa; others are the Tomo-Maroa and the Javita.
Isère.
A sub-dialect of Provençal. Ducoin: Notice in “Courrier de l’Isère,” 1834.
Isiele.
African: a dialect of the Yoruba, allied to Aro, Mbofia, and Isoama. H. C.