called INGRICOT or IZHOR. H. C.
INGWA.
African: NIGRITIAN dialect of DAGAMBA.
INIES (TACHIES).
AMERICAN: tribe of Caddoes.
INTA.
AFRICAN: Bowdich’s name for the FANTEE. H. C.
IONIAN IS., _see_ ROMAIC.
IPAS.
AMERICAN: tribe of Vilelas.
ISFOR.
Same as DOFAR; local dialect of HIMYARITE.
ISISTINE.
AMERICAN: tribe of Lule.
ISI-ZULU, _under_ Z.
ISLANDISCH.
Same as NORSE; German form of ICELANDIC.
ISTY-SEMOLE.
AMERICAN: _i.e._ “Wild men,” Creek Indians of Florida. _See_ SEMINOLE.
ITELMAN, ITULMEN.
Native name of the KAMTSHATDALES.
IZHOR, _see_ INGRIAN.
J.
JACKSON, _under_ PORT.
JACONAIGA, JAKONAIGA.
American: a tribe of ARIPONES.
JACTUNG.
A dialect of ASSAMESE.
JAGATAIC _or_ CAGATAIC.
ALATYAN: a dialect of E. TURKISH spoken in Bokharia. It is a written
language with a literature. See Vambery: “Cagataische Sprachstudien,”
Leipsig, 1867.
JAGON _or_ JAKON.
American: dialect of LOWER KILLAMUKS, spoken on the frontier of
Oregon and U. California. Hale: “U. S. Expedition,” Philadelphia,
1846. _See_ NSIETSHAWUS.
JAGY.
A dialect of ALBANIAN.
JAHYCO.
AMERICAN: shore tribes of Brazil.
⁂ These people are the GE, GES, or GEIKO, the tribal name being
post-fixed as in Ao-ge, Cran-ge, Canacata-ge, Poncata-ge, Paykob-ge.
See V. Spix and V. Martius: “Reise in Brasilien,” Munich, 1823-31.
JAJUORONG.
A native dialect of AUSTRALIAN. Eyre’s “Journals,” London, 1845.
JAKON, _under_ JAGON.
JAKUN.
MALAYAN: dialect of the S. Peninsula of Malacca.
JAKUT, JAKUTI, _or_ YAKUT.
ALATYAN: dialect of the parts between Lake Baikal and the Arctic
Sea, which nearly coincides with the Russian Government of JAKUTSK
(Irkutsk). Boehtlingk: “Ueber die Sprache der Jakuten,” St.
Petersburg, 1851. _See_ YAK.
JALLONKA.
African: a dialect of MANDINGO, allied to FANTEE.
JALLOOF.
African: a branch of MANDINGO, much mingled with French and Arabic;
it is spoken by a numerous people between the R. Gambia and Senegal
on the W. coast. Called also GUILOFFS, JOLOFS, OUALOOFS, and WOLOFFS.
Clarke: “Dialects of Africa,” p. 6.
JAMAICA, _see_ W. INDIES.
JAN.
A dialect of MALAY. _See_ SAMANG.
JAOI, JAOIA.
American: CARIB of Trinidad; it is closely allied to TAMANAK. See De
Laet: “Orbis Novus,” &c., Leiden, 1633.
JAPANESE.
POLYSYLLABIC: the vernacular tongue of Nipon, Jesso, and the Kurile
Is.; in its root words it is allied to the MOGHOL family, but its
written characters are derived from CHINESE; it has a syllabic
alphabet, containing vowels and consonants in one sign, and is
written in vertical columns from top to bottom. The language has no
gender or article, but many pronouns, and the designations applied
to various objects frequently change with the sex of the speaker.
Dicty. by Hepburn, 1867; Grammar, 1861; “Dialogues,” by Alcock, 1863;
“Anthologie,” by Rosny, Paris, 1871. _See_ LOO-CHOO.
JAPHETAN.
A name for the ARYAN or INDO-EUROPEAN family of languages.
JARGON.
(1) French word for GIBBERISH.
(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.
American: a dialect of ATHABASCAN, allied to NAVAHO.
JELLIBA, _under_ DZHELLABA.
JERVIS BAY.
A district of Australia. See “Voyage de l’Astrolabe,” Paris, 1834.
JESSO.
KURILIAN: dialect of Aino. See Broughton: “Voyage N. Pacific,”
London, 1804.
⁂ There is also a jargon of Japanese and Aino employed for
inter-communication. H. C.
JEWEY, JEWISH, _or_ JUDÆAN.
Names for modern HEBREW, as spoken by Jews in combination with many
local idioms. ☞
JHONGWORONG.
A native dialect of AUSTRALIAN, closely allied to GNURELLEAN. See
Eyre: “Journals,” London, 1845.
JILI.
A dialect of ASSAMESE, allied to SINGPO.
JILIAKE.
A dialect of MANTSCHU; the same as GILIAK. It is the Chinese name for
the Koreans.
JITANO.
A name for GIPSEY. _See_ GITANO.
JOBOCA.
A dialect of ASSAMESE, allied to NAMSANG.
JOLIBA, _see_ DZHELLABA.
JOLOF, _see_ JALLOOF.
JOOROO, JURU.
MALAYAN: sub-dialect of Malacca. _See_ SAMANG.
JOWER.
PAPUAN: a dialect of N. Guinea, allied to SEROCI.
JUDA.
AFRICAN: dialect of Upper Guinea. “Grammaire abrégée” in “Des
Marchais. Voyage,” Paris, 1730.
JUDÆO-ARABIC.
Name for ARABIC written in characters of Square Hebrew.
JUDAH, _see_ HEBREW.
JUDEN-DEUTSCH.
Name for GERMAN written in Hebrew, Square, Rabbinic, or
current-hand. Stern: Lex., Munich, 1833; “Heb.-Deutsche Druck- und
Current-schrift,” Prague, 1817.
JUGAGHIR.
Ugrian: a dialect of FIN. It is the same as DZUKAGHIN.
JUIADGE.
AMERICAN: called LENGUAS by the Spaniards. See “L’Homme Américaine,”
vol. ii.
JUMBOO, JAMOO _or_ JUMOO.
Dialect of PUNJABI. _See_ DOGURA.
JUPUROCA.
American: a dialect of the BOTOCUDO. Da Silva: Dicc. in Castelnau:
“Exped.,” vol v., p. 249.
JURI, JURIS, YURIS.
AMERICAN: belonging to the R. Negro; an allied dialect is the
UAINAMBEU. See Wallace: “Amazons,” &c., 1853.
JURIBA, _see_ YORUBA.
JURIPIXUNHA.
AMERICAN: name for the Bocaprietos or Blackmouth Indians. Same as the
JURI. It is vernacular in Brasil.
JURU.
Same as JOOROO. _See_ SAMANG.
JUTISH.
TEUTONIC: an extinct dialect, allied to OLD FRIESIC, ANGLO-S., &c.
JUTLANDISH.
Scandinavian: a sub-dialect of DANISH.
JUYAPOORA (JAYAPOORI _or_ JEYAPOORI).
Indic: a dialect of HINDI, spoken at Jyanagur or Jeypoor, a province
of Rajpootana, N.W. India. The dynasty of Jeypoor is next to
Oodeypoor in antiquity.
ADDENDA.
JAMOO, _see_ JUMBOO.
JAPURIN.
AMERICAN: native name of the Yarura Indians of New Granada.
JAR.
Caucasian: a branch of the AKUSH. Also written DZHAR. H. C.
JAYAPOORI, _under_ JU.
JEBERO, _see_ XEBERO.
JEMTLANDIC.
A dialect of Sweden, cited in Ihre’s “Svenskt Dialekt-Lex.” W.W.S.
JENISCH.
GERMAN word for Low-speech.
JENISEI, _under_ Y.
JEYAPOORI, _under_ JU.
JEZIDI, _under_ Y.
JIG.
Caucasian: a sub-dialect provisionally classed as LESGHIAN. It is
also written DJIG. H. C.
JOAKEMA, _see_ YAKAMA.
JOHN’S, ST., _see_ PASSAMAQUODDS.
JOKONG, _see_ JAKUN.
JOMAY.
African: dialect of SHIKAN.
JOWAY, _see_ IOWA.
JUAN, SAN, _see_ PUEBLO.
JUAN, SAN, BAUTISTA.
AMERICAN: Mutsun Indians of Monterey County, California.
JUAN, SAN, CAPISTRANO.
AMERICAN: Californian Indians of the Acagchemem nation, classed as
DIEGUNOS, and also called NETELAS.
JUANGA, _see_ PUTTOOS.
JURA.
_Patois_ of France. Vocaby. in “Mém. de la Soc. des Antiq.,” vol. v.,
vi.
JURAZEN.
Ugrian: SAMOIED dialect of the N. group (Klaproth).
JUTES.
TEUTONIC: tribes of ancient Germans, called GOTHS.
K.
KA.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect of CAMBOJAN, allied to the MON of Pegu.
KABAIL _or_ KABYLE.
African: an ARABIC word; “Kabîlah,” singular; “Kabâyil,” plural,
signifying “species,” “tribe,” “family,” or “kind.” It is applied
to the people called Berbers. Dialects are BUJI, SHILHA, TAMAZIHT,
BENI-MENASAR, GADAMSI. Hanoteau: “Essai de Grammaire Kabyle,” Alger.,
1858. _See_ SHOWIAH.
⁂ It is unwritten, but has remarkable alphabets of ancient type, and
is supposed to represent the ancient Lybian. H. C.
KABALA.
HEBREW word: “mysticism,” superstition of Cabalistic Jews.
⁂ An alphabet used by the Rabbis and Freemasons; is supposed to be a
type of cuneiform and square Hebrew. H. C.
KABUL.
NUMISMATIC: early Indian coinage of Kabulistan, often bilingual;
GREEK and old INDIAN, or early SANSKRIT, as represented under its
Pali modification.
KACHARI.
NON-ARYAN; language of N.E. Bengal. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp.
Dicty.” _See_ CACHARESE.
KACHIQUEL _or_ KICHEQUEL.
American: a dialect of the MAYA class, spoken in the province of
Solola, Guatemala. See Flores: “Arte de la Lengua Kakchiquel,”
Antigua, 1753.
KACUNDA, KAKANDA.
African: a name for the SHABUN.
KADIAK, KADJAK.
Eskimo: a dialect of the ALEUTIAN class, vernacular in the island so
named. Vocaby. “Amer. Ethnol.,” vol. ii., p. 104. _See_ KONAGI.
KAFFA.
African: a dialect of GONGA, allied to WORATTA and YANGARO.
KAFIR, KAFFIR.
ARABIC word for “pagan” or “infidel” from the Moslem point of view.
We have “Káfir,” singular; “Kuffar,” plural.
(1) Asiatic: Káfir of Kafristan. A dialect spoken by the Shiah-poosh,
allied to SANSKRIT; it is the vernacular speech of Hindu-Kush. Tribes
of Kafristan are Ashkin, Ashpin, Kamoz, Pashai.
(2) Kâfirí, the Caffres of S. Africa, the most widely extended family
of speech found there. See Bleek’s “Comparative Grammar,” 2 vols.,
London, 1869; Boyce’s Grammar by Davis, London, 1863. ☞
KAGAN _or_ KAYAN.
Borneo: sub-dialect of DAYAK. See Crawfurd: “Dissertation,” p. 205.
KAGATAIC, _see_ JAGATAIC.
KAHETAN.
American: sub-dialect of N. GUARANI; called TUPIS OF BRAZIL.
KAHNA.
AMERICAN: name for Blood Indians.
KAIBOLU.
Malayan: dialect of CERAM.
KAIDIPANG.
Malayan: a sub-dialect of MENADU.
KAILI.
African: dialect of the GABOON. See Bowdich’s “Mission to Ashantee.”
KAINULAISET.
FIN: a name for the QUAINS.
KAIOA.
Malayan: a sub-dialect of MENADU. Wallace, vol. ii., p. 296-7.
KAITHI.
HINDI: dialect of the N.W. provinces. A. C. _See_ KYT’HI.
KAJUNAH.
INDIAN: dialect of the Kanjútis of Hunza in Dardistan. See
Cunningham’s “Ladak,” London, 1854.
⁂ This language has been erroneously represented as DARD. See Vocaby.
by Dr. Leitner, 1870. H. C.
KAKAS, KAKASING.
Malayan: sub-dialect of MENADU.
KAKE.
American: a tribe of SITKA. _See_ KOLUSH.
KAKHYEN.
Assamese: a dialect of BHOT. Classed as SINGPHO.
KAKONGO.
AFRICAN: “Ka,” tribal prefix. _See under_ KONGO.
KALANNA.
African: dialect of the SOUDAN. See Bowdich’s “Mission.”
KALBRA.
AFRICAN: dialect of W. Coast. Same word as CALABAR.
KALCHAQUI.
American: dialect of QUICHUA. Spoken in Tucuman.
KALDANI.
(1) A tribe or people of Chaldæa, mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions.
(2) A name for CHALDEE, still used, in a much corrupted form, in the
mountains of Kurdistan and by some tribes of Nestorian Christians. W.
S. W. V. _See_ SYRO-CHALDEE.
KALKA.
Dialect of MOGHOL, belonging to Chinese Tartary.
KALLAPUIAH.
American: dialect of OREGON. Vocaby. “Jl. Roy. Geog. Socy.,” London,
1841.
KALMUK.
MOGHOL: same as Calmuk. The Kalmuks of the Volga are also called
Eleuts, Olot, or Ulut; the dialect is called WEST-MONGOLIAN. See
Zwich’s “Grammatik ... Kalmükischen,” Donaueschingen, 1852.
KAMAS, KAMASSINTZI.
Ugrian: nearly extinct dialects spoken by Ostiaks, on the S.W.
boundary of the Samoied area.
KAMBALI.
African: a dialect classed as KOURI, but presenting many divergences;
there is a Vocaby. by Kölle. H. C.
KAMBOJAN.
PEGUESE: same as Cambojan.
KAMBOJAS.
Primeval tribes of India.
KAMI.
MONOSYLLABIC: a dialect of Burmese. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp.
Dicty.”
KAMILAROI.
Native dialect of Australia. See Ridley: “Gurre Kamilaroi,” Sydney,
1856.
KAMOZ, _see_ KAFIR.
KAMSKADAL, KAMSKATKAN, _or_ KAMCHATDAL.
A class of dialects belonging to the N.E. of Asia, allied to the
native dialects of Arctic America.
KANADA.
A name for CANARESE.
KANAKA.
Native name for “man” in New Zealand, and applied to natives of the
Sandwich Is.; but Tangata is the word more general in all other
islands. Compare the African word “Kanyika,” and the American
“Kenneka.” The language of the Sandwich Is. is closely allied to the
MAORI. _See_ HAWAIAN.
KANAM, KANEM.
African: a district of Bornui, having the KANURI and TIBBU in its
area.
KANAWARI, _see_ KUNAWARI.
KANCHI, KASNAS.
American: sub-dialects of the AYMARA.
KANDOKOV, KONDAKOV.
Turkish, classed as a sub-dialect of KOIBAL.
KANGULIT, KANGJULIT.
American: dialect of ESKIMO, belonging to the N.W.
KANJUTI, _see_ KAJUNAH.
KANUJ, _see_ CANOJ.
KANURI.
AFRICAN: the typical dialect of BORNUI, spoken in Kanem. Köelle’s
Grammar, London, 1854.
KANYIKA.
African: a dialect of KAFIR. _See_ KANAKA.
KANYOP.
AFRICAN: dialect of the Bissagos or Bijugos Is.
⁂ It is allied to FELUP, BAGNON, SARAR, BOLAR, PADSADE, BIAFADA, and
PAPEL. H. C.
KANZA, _see under_ KO.
KAOTSE.
Thibetan: CHINESE name for the HOR.
KAPCHAK.
ALATYAN: Tatar dialect of the lower Volga and the Ural.
KAPIR.
TATAR form of “Kafir,” “infidel.”
KAPUA.
Dayak: sub-dialect of BIAJU, vernacular in Borneo.
KAPWI.
Monosyllabic: a dialect spoken to the N.W. of the BURMESE Empire.
KARAGA.
Dialects of KAMSKADAL, vernacular in E. Asia.
KARAGAS.
ALATYAN: Tatar dialect of Siberia, allied to KOIBAL; Vocaby. by
Castrén.
KARAITE.
Dialect of Heretical, or reformed, Jews who reject the Talmud,
and adhere closely to the literal text of the Old Testament. It
is derived from the Hebrew root “kârâ,” “to read,” and they call
themselves “sons of the reading,” or of “the text.” Compare Luke x.,
26. See “History,” by Rule, London, 1870.
⁂ They are numerous in the Crimæa, but a few communities of them are
to be found in Poland, Galicia, and at Constantinople. The Karaites
use Hebrew, but also the dialect of the country where they dwell;
thus in the Crimæa it may be TATAR, but at Wilna it is POLISH. R. P.
S.
KARA-KALPAC.
TURKISH: spoken by a Tatar tribe of Khiva, called “Black Caps.” H. C.
KARA-KIRGHIS.
ALATYAN: TATAR dialect of Siberia, spoken by the black Kirghis. H. C.
KARASS.
Ugrian dialect of SAMOIED, spoken on the Caspian Sea and by Nogais in
Taurica.
KARATSHAI, KARACHAI.
Dialect of TURKISH, spoken in the Caucasus.
⁂ It is like CRIM-TATAR, and is spoken on the Black River. H. C.
KARAULA.
A native dialect of Australia.
KARAWI.
SUB-SEMITIC. Same as MAHARI.
KAREKARE, _see_ PIKA.
KARELIAN, KIRIALAISET.
Ugrian: a division of FINNISH. It is the dialect of Russian Finland,
and is written in Russian characters, comprising Auramoiset, Olonetz,
Savakot, Izhor, and Viborg. _See_ TAVASTRIAN.
KAREN _or_ KORENG.
Monosyllabic: numerous dialects of BURMESE. See Grammar by Wade,
Maulmein, 1861.
Mr. Hunter distinguishes them as SGAU and PWO; Vocabys. in his “Comp.
Dicty.” _See_ PLAY.
KARIF, _see_ CARIB.
KARITI.
AMERICAN: Indians of Brazil. Known only by a catechism printed by a
Capuchin monk in 1709.
KARNATIKA, _see_ CANARESE.
KARON.
PAPUAN: dialect of New Guinea.
KASAN _or_ KAZAN.
(1) UGRIAN: dialect of Bulgarian tribes settled in the district; now
called Kazan, in European Russia; also called TURKISH-TARTAR, or
TURKO-TATAR, but more like OSMANLI. See Grammar by Kasem-Bek, Kasan,
1839.
(2) CAUCASIAN: a tribe of the Akush. H. C.
KASANGE.
AFRICAN: dialect of the Gaboon. Vocaby. in Kölle’s Polyglot. H. C.
KASHKARI.
Nearly allied to or identically the same with ARNIYA. Vocaby. by Dr.
Leitner, also in “Jnl. Asiatic Soc. of Bengal,” 1838.
KASHPURA, _see_ KUSWAR.
KASI, _see_ KUSI-KUMUK.
KASM.
African: a dialect sometimes classed as KOURI. It is related to YULA,
KRU, SERAWULLI, &c. H. C.
KASSUB _or_ KASHUB.
SLAVONIC: dialect of POLISH, spoken in parts of Pomerania.
KATA-KANA.
JAPANESE: name for their system of alphabetic characters.
KATCHI, _see_ CUTCHI.
KATHE, _see_ MUNIPOORI.
KATODI.
DRAVIDIAN: a dialect spoken by a hill-tribe of Guzarat; they have
been described by Dr. Wilson, who states that their language
resembles the MALAYALIM. W. E.
KATSHA.
TURKISH: dialect of the Katshalar or Katshintsi in Siberia.
KAUBUL, _see_ KABUL.
KAUKASIAN, _under_ C. ☞
KAURE.
African: a dialect of the KOURI. It is allied to LEGBA, KEAMBA,
TEMBA, &c.; Vocaby. Kölle’s Polyglot. H. C.
KAWANG-KOAN.
Malayan: a sub-dialect of MENADU.
KAWELITSK, _see under_ KO.
KAWI.
Javanese: name for the early dialect called OLD JAVANESE. It is used
in literary compositions. See Humboldt: “Kawi-Sprache,” 3 vols.,
Berlin, 1836-9. ☞
KAWITSH.
AMERICAN: dialect of the Vancouver Is., and of neighbouring parts of
the continent. R. G. L.
KAYAN.
DAYAK: same as KAGAN.
KAZAK-KIRGHIS _or_ KAZAN.
TATAR: same as KASAN.
KE.
PAPUAN: dialect of the Malay Archipelago. See Wallace, vol. ii., pp.
296-7.
KEAMBA _or_ KIAMBA.
African: dialect of KOURI. It has the same affinities as KAURE. H. C.
KECHUA.
AMERICAN: Same as QUICHUA. See Tschudi: “Die Kechua Sprache,” 2
vols., Wien, 1853.
KEDAH.
MALAYAN: closely allied to JURU-SAMANG.
KEH-DOULAN.
MALAYAN: somewhat allied to BIMA.
KEILINSCHRIFT.
GERMAN name for inscriptions in cuneiform or wedge-shaped characters.
KEKUAFI.
AFRICAN: See under UKUAFI.
KELENONESIAN _or_ KELÆNONESIAN.
POLYNESIAN: term for the Negritos or dark-skinned natives. Also
called MELANESIAN.
KELTIC.
Same as CELTIC. A division of the ARYAN family of languages,
represented by ARMORICAN, GAELIC, IRISH, MANX, the now extinct
CORNISH, and WELSH (pre-Roman dialect of Britain). ☞
KEMA.
MALAYAN: a dialect of Celebes. Vocaby. by Wallace.
KENAY _or_ KINAI.
American: spoken in several dialects, and classed as ATHABASCAN.
Vocaby. in Buschmann: “Der Athapask. Sprachstamm,” Berlin, 1856.
_See_ INKALAIT.
KENNEKAS.
American: a dialect of the FUEGIAN, called TEKEENIKA. _See_ YAKANAKU.
KENTISH.
Provincial dialect of England. See the Ayenbite of Inwyt, in the
Kentish dialect, ab. A.D. 1340; ed. Dr. Morris, E.E.T.S. 1866. W.W.S.
KERES _or_ QUIRES.
AMERICAN: the most S. dialect of the Pueblos, in New Mexico. _See_
KIWOMI.
KHACHE.
THIBETAN: a name for the HOR.
KHAJUNA, _see_ KAJUNAH.
KHAMTI.
Monosyllabic: a dialect of SIAMESE, closely allied to AHOM. Vocaby.
in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
KHAMTSKATKAN, _see under_ KA.
KHARI.
ASSAMESE: a dialect of the Naga tribes. Vocaby in Hunter’s “Comp.
Dicty.”
KHASPURA.
INDIC: the native dialect of Nipal; it is a mingled tongue, formed
from HINDI and BHOT, using the Devanagri character.
KHASSEE, KHASSI, _or_ KHASIA.
MONOSYLLABIC: language of the Cossyahs who inhabit the mountainous
region that separates E. Bengal from Assam; they are of Chinese or
Tatar origin, and use the Bengali character. Pamphlet by Schott,
Berlin, 1859.
⁂ Major Godwin Austin considers the Khassias more nearly allied to
the Burmese than to the Chinese. H. C.
KHIVESE.
USBEG tribes of Turkestan. The Khanat of Khiva is inhabited by a
mixed race of Iranian and Turanian origin; the Usbegs predominate.
_See_ KARA-KALPAC.
KHO.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect of CAMBOJAN. It is allied to the MON.
KHOIBU.
Monosyllabic: a dialect of Burmese, classed as KORENG.
KHOND.
INDIAN: a dialect of aborigines in Orissa. Quite distinct from the
GUNDI. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
KHONG.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect of CAMBOJAN, allied to the MON.
KHORIN.
MOGHOL; closely allied to SELENGA.
KHOTOVZI.
Ugrian: dialect of the Kanskoi Ostiaks, classed as YENISEIAN.
⁂ Also known as KOTTEN, KOTOWZI, KANSKI; small Vocaby. in Latham’s
“Elements,” p. 96.
KHUM.
CHINESE: a name for the court dialect used at Pekin. “Lessons and
Vocabulary, Pekin Dialect,” by Edkins, 1869.
KHUMIA.
A dialect of BURMESE; also called KAMI and KUMI.
KHURBAT.
A gipsey dialect of Persia: also called GHURBAT.
KHUS, _see_ PARBUTTIA.
KHWAKHLAMAYU.
American: dialect of Upper California; it is allied to KULANAPO.
⁂ Also to YUMA, SHASTI, OREGONES, &c. H. C.
KHYEN, KIAYN.
Monosyllabic: also called KOLUN, and allied to KAREN. _See_ SHO.
KIAMBA, _see_ KEAMBA.
KIANG-NAN.
CHINESE: name for the local speech of Nankin.
KIAYN, _see_ KHYEN.
KICHAI.
AMERICAN: a Pawnee language vernacular on the Canadian R. and in
Texas, and allied to HUECO, CADDO, WITCHITO, &c. See “Pacific R.
Report,” vol. ii., Washington, 1855.
KICHAK.
SUB-TURANIAN: a dialect of the Himalayas.
KICHE.
American: dialect of MAYA. Same as QUICHE. _See_ KACHIQUEL.
KI-GALLA.
AFRICAN: “Ki,” tribal prefix. Kaffir name for the GALLA. Vocaby. by
Krapf, Tübingen, 1850.
KIHANY.
Name for the written characters of the PERSIAN alphabet. _See_ NESHKI.
KIHIAU.
AFRICAN: dialect of the Mozambique. See Krapf’s Vocaby.
KIJ _or_ KIZH.
AMERICAN: dialect of California.
KIKAMBA.
AFRICAN: classed by Bleek as ZANGIAN. It is the language of the
Wakambas of the R. Mombas or Mombaza, N. of Zanzibar, and is allied
to some dialects of the Nile. “Amba” means “the people.” See Krapf’s
Vocaby.
KIKKAPU.
American: dialect of ALGONKIN, spoken by a division of the Shawanoe.
KILLAMUCK.
AMERICAN: tribes of Flatheads. _See_ JAKON.
KINIKA.
African: a dialect of SUAHELI. “Nika” means “the language.” See
Krapf’s “Outline of Ki-Suaheli, with especial reference to Kinika.”
KIO.
MALAYAN: a dialect of Flores or Mangeyle, an island of the Indian
Archipelago.
KIOWAY.
AMERICAN: Indians of Texas. See “Pacific R. Reports,” vol. ii.
⁂ It has affinities to SHOSHONE, and there is some resemblance to
ATHABASCAN. H. C.
KIPOKOMO.
AFRICAN: a N.E. dialect of the KAFFIR. See Krapf’s Vocaby.
KIPTCHAK, _see_ KAPCHAK.
KIRATA _or_ KIRANTI.
Language of the Limboo or Ekthoomba, and other tribes in E. Nipal and
Sikkim.
⁂ According to Mr. Hodgson, it has fifteen dialects. Vocaby. in
Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.” H. C.
KIRGHIS-KASAK (KHIRGHESE).
TURKISH: spoken in the Khanat of Khiva, and closely allied to UZBEK.
“Opisanie” by Lewschin, Fr. translation, Paris, 1840.
KIRIALAISET.
FINNISH; same as KARELIAN.
KIRIRI.
AMERICAN: a language of Bahia in Brazil, also classed as SABUJA. See
Gabelentz: “Grammatik,” Leipsig, 1852.
KISAMA or KISAMBALA.
African: a dialect of Kafir, classed by Bleek as ZANGIAN. Vocaby. in
Kölle’s “Polyglot.”
KISI.
TATAR: dialect of Tungusian, closely allied to MANTSHU. Also called
TUNGUS of the Amoor.
KISSA, KISSER.
Malayan: a dialect of JAVANESE, closely allied to BABA.
KI-SUAHELI.
African: a dialect of KAFIR, mingled with SEMITIC, spoken by the
Suahelis, N. of the Mozambique. Krapf’s “Outline,” Tübingen, 1850.
KITUNAHA or KUTANI.
AMERICAN: unclassed dialects of the Cootani or Flat-bow Indians,
spoken along the ridge of the Rocky Mountains in New Caledonia and
Oregon. Vocaby. “Amer. Ethnol.,” vol. ii., p. 97.
KIWOMI, KIOAME.
AMERICAN: sub-dialects of the Keres, Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, on
Canadian R.; Vocaby. by Whipple, Washington, 1855. H. C. _See_ ZUNI.
KIZH.
AMERICAN: dialect of New California. See Buschmann: “Die Sprachen
Kizh,” &c., Berlin, 1856.
KIZZILBASH, _see under_ KU.
KLABAT.
Malayan: dialects of MENADU, sub-divided into KLABAT-ATAS and
KLABAT-BAWA.
KLAMATH.
AMERICAN: Klamath-lake Indians is the English name for the Okshees,
who are allied to the Modocs. _See_ LUTUAMI.
KLIKETAT.
American: sub-dialect of SHAHAPTAN, spoken in Oregon. They are the
_nez-percées_ of Canada.
KNISTENAUX.
AMERICAN: name for the Crees. _See_ KRISTENAUX.
KOAMA.
African: dialect of the KOURI, allied to BAGBALA, LEGBA, &c.; Vocaby.
by Kölle. H. C.
KOCEH, KOCH, KOCCH.
SUB-TURANIAN: a dialect of the Sub-Himalayas, and Cooch Behar, E.
Bengal.
KODAH.
DRAVIDIAN: same as KOTA. See Caldwell’s “Comparative Grammar;” and
Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
KODUGU.
Same as CURGI. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
KODUN.
DRAVIDIAN: common dialect, known as LOW TAMUL, in distinction from
the SHEN.
KOHATAR.
CANARESE: a dialect of the Nilgherry Hills.
KOHISTANEE.
Dialect of Kohistân, _i.e._, “mountain country”—the highlands of
Kâbulistan; it is allied to SHINA. W. S. W. V.
KOIBAL.
Alatyan: closely allied to KARAGAS, but slightly mixed with TCHUDIC,
the population being Samoied in blood; it has dialects. Klaproth:
“Asia Pol.,” p. 165; Castrén, &c. H. C.
KOINE.