_Chontaquiro._ _Baniva._ _Piapoco._ _Guana._
Man, geji, enami, ima, { hapohitai,
{ tahanan.
Woman, sichuné, neyau, inanahi, zeeno.
Sun, intiti, amorci, ureri, kat-hai.
Moon, cachiri, { pia, } keri, kohaivai.
{ achita, }
Fire, chichi, arsi, kitsai, incu.
Water, uné, ueni, huni, houna.
Head, huejijua, { ibupi, } ivita, kombaipoi.
{ nombo, }
Eye, huijarsajé, nu puri, nouto ui, onguei.
Ear, huijepe, notarifara, gua-wui, guaihaino.
Mouth, huespé, e-noma, wa-numa, baho.
Nose, huisiri, pe-yapa, nouïacou, agueiri.
Tongue, guenè, n-hotare, wa-nimi, nahainai.
Tooth, huisé, na-si, yai, onhai.
Hand, huamianuta, capi, ha-capi, no.
Foot, huisiqui, itsipara, ouabari, djahavai.
House, panchi, panisi, capi, maihaino.
1, suriti, abehita, poikoja.
2, apiri, pucheibata, pid-djaho.
3, noquiri, maisibba, mopoa.
4, ticti, bainoco, honaton.
5, tictisiri, abemo hacapi, houakoo.
These four vocabularies of some dialects of the Arawak stock, from
localities wide apart, disclose extensive variations from the standard
tongue. They are, however, rather apparent than real, and often depend on
either variations in orthography, or the substitution of synonymous or
allied words. This is well seen in the comparative table of thirty-six
Arawak dialects presented in tabular form by Karl von den Steinen in
his _Durch Central-Brasilien_, s. 294. Neither he nor Adam includes the
Chontaquiro in the Arawak stock, but a comparison of vocabularies leaves
no doubt about it. The Chontaquiro prefix _hue_ is the Piapoco _gua_, =
“thy.”