(2) American: a mixed patois of L. Columbia and Vancouver’s I., combined chiefly of French, English, Chihaile, Nutka, and Chinuk, the last greatly preponderating. It is the trade language of Oregon, also called “Tshinuk-jargon.” Vocabularies in Hale: “Amer. Expedition”; Schoolcraft: “Indian Tribes.” See [Menieng] and [Moors].
Javanese.
Malayan: the language of the greater part of Java. In the Western districts of the island the Sundanese language is spoken, though Javanese has been partly introduced into Bantam and Cheribon, probably by its being the language of the court in these otherwise Sandanese provinces. In the eastern districts of Java the Madurese prevails. Javanese is written with a peculiar native alphabet, derived and simplified from the Devanagari. Dicty. by Gericke and Roorda, Amsterdam, 1847-62; Grammar by Roorda, Amsterdam, 1855. P. J. V. See [Kawi]. ☞
Javita.
American: a dialect of Baniwa. Wallace: “Travels on the Amazon,” London, 1853. See [Isanna].
Jazyges.
A people anciently settled in the tract between the Danube and the Theiss; it means “Bowmen”: a Magyar word.
Jebu.
African: a dialect of Yoruba, spoken on the Atlantic coast at the outlet of the R. Formosa.
Jecorilla, Jicorilla.