_Chibcha._ _Aroac._ _Chimila._ _Guaymi._
Man, muysca, sökue, söökué, nitocua.
Woman, ti-güi, yun-kue, yuunkué, meri.
Sun, sua, yuia, neiin-á, ninguane.
Moon, chie, tii, tii, só.
Fire, gata, gué, uuñé, nocua.
Water, sie, yira, niitake, si, ña.
Head, zysqui, zankalla, oökrá, thokua.
Eye, upcua, uba, uaákua, ocua.
Ear, cuhuca, kuhcua, kuúsaka, olo.
Mouth, quihica, köhka, köökua, cā da.
Nose, saca, niksaiñ, naañakra, secua.
Tongue, pcua, kuca, kuá, tudra.
Tooth, sica, köhka (?), né, tu.
Hand, yta, atta-kra, aattakra, cuse.
Foot, quihicha, ksa, pukré, pookré, ngoto.
House, güe, húi, aátaka, jú.
1, ata, kuté, kuté, kr-ati.
2, boza, moga, muuhná, kro-bu.
3, mica, maigua, teieme´, kro-mai.
4, muihica, murieié, murieié, kro-boko.
5, hisca, achigua, kutendeu-rehattagra, kro-rigua.
The relations of the Chibcha dialects are so important in their bearings
on the question of the migrations from South into North America, that in
addition to the specific comparisons on page 186, I here add vocabularies
of six dialects; three, the Chibcha, Aroac and Chimila, from south of the
Isthmus, and three, the Guaymi, Talamanca and Boruca, from north of it.
The Chibcha proper is a language of extremely difficult phonetics for a
European, and doubtless the Spanish orthography, in which it is rendered,
is far from accurate.
The fundamental identity of the dialects of the stock becomes much more
apparent after a study of their laws of phonetic variation, as set forth
by Dr. Max Uhle (_anté_, p. 185).
CHIBCHA STOCK. COLUMBIAN STOCKS.
_Talamanca._ _Boruca._ _Paniquita._ _Timote._
Man, vipá, con-rokh, piz, petam, { mayoi,
{ kak, nachu.
Woman, arácra, kam-rokh, neyo, cuenas, { kursum,
{ naktun.
Sun, divu, kak, itaqui, mpú.
Moon, turu, tebe, ate.
Fire, yuk, dukra, ipi, chirip, fú.
Water, di, di, yo, chimpué.
Head, tsuko, sagra, dicté, kicham.
Eye, vubra, caix, yafi.
Ear, cucüh, cuaga, tógnue, timabum.
Mouth, sacu, casa, yugue, { macabó,
{ karichnuck.
Nose, chi´scah, xiska, inz.
Tongue, ku, tone, chiqui vú.
Tooth, aka, quith.
Hand, ura, dijurre, cose.
Foot, iucra, di-krescua, chinda, kuju.
House, huh, yath, nakot.
1, et, yas, vitech, kari.
2, bug, enz, gem.
3, mang, tec, sut, hisjut.
4, keng, panz, pit.
5, skera, taz, { caboc,
{ mubes.
The Talamanca and Boruca are Chibcha dialects (see preceding page). The
Paniquita (see _anté_, pp. 190-192) has no positive affinities with
its neighbors. The grammatical character of its Paez dialect has been
analyzed by Fr. Müller (_Grundriss der Sprachwissenschaft_, Bd. II., Ab.
I., p. 356). He points out some similarity in the numerals to the Kechua
and Goajiro. But this is not significant.
The various vocabularies of the Timote stock differ considerably, and
none of them is at all complete.
DIALECTS OF THE DIALECTS OF THE
BARBACOA STOCK. COCANUCO STOCK.
_Colorado._ _Cayapa._ _Moguex._ _Totoro._
Man, zachi, unilla, liu-pula, muck, mujel.
Woman, sona, sonala, su-pula, schut, ishu.
Sun, ió, pacta, puizarum.
Moon, pe, macara, puil.
Fire, ni, ninguma, ipt.
Water, pi, pi, pii.
Head, muchú, mishpuca, pusro, pushu.
Eye, cacó, capucua, cap, captchul.
Ear, pungui, calo.
Mouth, fiquiforo, tipaqui, chidbchad, trictrap.
Nose, quinfu, kijo, kind, kim.
Tongue, nigca, nile.
Teeth, tesco, tchugul.
Hand, tede, fia-papa, coze, cambil.
Foot, nede, ne-papa, kadzigd.
Home, ia, ya, yaatk, ia.
1, manga, kanendova.
2, paluga, pubuin.
3, paimun, puinbun.
4, humbaluló, pipuin.
5, manta, tchajpun.
A comparison of the above vocabularies will probably strengthen the
supposition I have advanced (_anté_, p. 199), that these two stocks were
originally branches of one and the same. The material on all the dialects
is scanty, and for a proper grammatical collation is quite wanting.
As they are yet living idioms, it is to be hoped that some energetic
traveler will supply the facts to solve the question. The sources of the
vocabularies are indicated in the text.