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may bear to other languages, either on this or on 

 the Asiatic continent, I have not been able suffici- 

 ently to trace, for want of proper specimens to com- 

 pare it with, except those of the Esquimaux and 

 Indians about Hudson's Bay ; to neither of which it 

 bears the least resemblance. On the other hand, 

 from the few Mexican words I have been able to pro- 

 cure, there is the most obvious agreement, in the 

 very frequent terminations of the words in /, tl, or 

 z, throughout the language." * 



The large vocabulary of the Nootka language, col- 

 lected by Mr. Anderson, shall be reserved for another 

 placet, as its insertion here would too much inter- 

 rupt our narration. At present, I only select their 

 numerals, for the satisfaction of such of our readers 

 as love to compare those of different nations, in dif- 

 ferent parts of the world : 



Were I to affix a name to the people of Nootka, 

 as a distinct nation, I would call them Wakashians, 

 from the word xvakash, which was very frequently in 

 their mouths. It seemed to express applause, ap- 



* May we not, in confirmation of Mr. Anderson's remark, ob- 

 serve, that Opulszthl, the Nootka name of the sun; and Vitziputzli, 

 the name of the Mexican divinity, have no very distant affinity in 

 sound? 



f It will be found at the end of the last volume. 



