_Roucouyenne._ _Macuchi._ _Maquiritare._ _Cumanagoto._
Man, okiri, uratâe, rahuwari, guarayto.
Woman, oli, nery, wiri, guariche.
Sun, chichi, uci, ouéi, chi, sis.
Moon, nunu, capoui, nonna, nuna.
Fire, uapot, apo, guahato.
Water, tuna, tuna, tona, tuna.
Head, itepuru, popahy, iyoha, putpo.
Eye, yanuru, yénu, tenu, yenur, ono.
Ear, panari, panure, ihanarri, panar.
Mouth, uaiamu, unta, intarri, umptar.
Nose, yemna, yuna, yonari, ona.
Tongue, nulu, unum, iwini, nuri.
Tooth, yéré, piriabura, adderri, yer.
Hand, yamuru, yanda, arra mori, yemiar.
Foot, pupuru, uta, ohorro, putar.
House, pacolo, euete, ahute, pata.
1, auini, tiuim, toni, tibin.
2, uakéné, sagané, hake, achac.
3, eleuau, siruané, arrowawa, achoroao.
4, sacreré, hake kiema, yzpe.
5, matiquim, petpe.
The Roucouyenne and Macuchi are dialects on either slope of the sierra
south of Guyana. Both appear to have been affected by their proximity to
the Arawak stock.
The Maquiritare of the Orinoco and the Cumanagoto of the northern portion
of Venezuela are comparatively closely related, and both present few
foreign elements.
We may expect a thorough treatment of the comparative grammar of the
Carib dialects from M. Lucien Adam, who is engaged in this study at the
present time.
A large amount of material has been collected by Von den Steinen, of
which but a small portion has been published. It relates principally to
the southern Carib dialects.