Pakasa.
American: sub-dialect of Aymara.
Pakhya.
Non-Aryan: a dialect of Nipal, allied to Tharu Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Pakpak.
Malayan: sub-dialect of Batta.
Palæo-Georgian.
Class name for primitive languages of the Caucasus, and for others resembling them, including Amazon and Etruscan. H. C.
Palæography.
The science which deals with ancient forms of writing in inscriptions, MSS., &c., and sometimes applied to the ancient forms of writing themselves. G. R.