German word “thiod” = “people”; corrupted to Deutsch or Dutch, and Latinised as Teutonic. Generic term for German: (1) Low-German, or Saxon, is the Deutsch of N. Germany. (2) High-German is Alemannic—i.e., the Deutsch of S. Germany and the upper Rhine. The earliest specimen is, perhaps, the “Rules of St. Benedict,” belonging to the eighth century. (3) Bavarian is the Deutsch of the upper Danube. (4) Frankish is the Deutsch of the middle Rhine; the earliest specimen is “Isidore,” of the eighth century.
Modern dialects are: (1) Swiss, (2) Rhenish, (3) Danubian of Austria, Bavaria, the Tyrol, &c. See [Scandinavian].
Teutonic Saxon.
Class-name for the combined lines of High and Low-German, excluding the Scandinavian, or northern branch.
Texan.
American: tribes of Caddoes, &c. Dr. Latham classifies the languages thus: (1) Adahi, (2) Attakapa, (3) Caddo, (4) Choktah, (6) Cumanch, (6) Witshita. The tribes are very numerous, comprising: Acossesaws, Adahi, Aliche or Eyish, Andarcos or Unataquas, Attacapa, Avoyelles, Aynic, Bidias, Caddo, Caicaches, Cances, Carankahuas, Chikkasahs, Choktah, Coke, Comanch or Cumanch, Coshattas, Iawanis or Ionis, Ketchi or Kichai, Lipans or Sipans, Mascovie, Mayes, Nabaduches, Nacodocheets, Navaosos, Sioux, Tawacani, Toncahuas or Toukaways, Towakenos, Towiachs or Towecas, Tuhuktukis, Xaramenes, Waco or Wico, Washitas, Witshita. See [Tachi].
T’hai, see [Tai].
Thaksya.
Indo-Chinese: Bhot dialect of Nipal. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Thami.