1 22 I larshbcrgcr. — Maize : 



Olina), clearly related to the Siouan tribes, apparently derived 

 their word from the Caddo proper, kus, kush (A. S. Gatschet), 

 koos (Journ. Antiq. Soc), of the Cataba, seems to be related 

 to kish-ee-ee, and the tash of the Caddo stock. The Dakotas 

 have an entirely independent set of words, the affinity of 

 which is unknown. A list of Dakota words follows :' 



Dakota, wamnahesa, wahinske, corn. 



huwapa, wahuwapa, cars of corn. 

 <>///////</, watanzi, corn. 



wahaba, corn-ear. 



The words huwapa, wahaba, may be connected with the 

 Chemehuevi hahwib (W. & T.), although this is merely con- 

 jectural. 



A glance at the words for maize as used by the California 

 Indians will show that they learned the use of maize after the 

 advent of the white man into their country.' 2 



Maize maiz (Father Sitzar, San Antonio Mission, 1861). 



Maize maiz, Vukis, 1 1 uchnom, I 'omo, ( rallinomero, Yokaia, Yokuts, 



Mai iposa, Timlinneli. 



The Pueblo tribes and Yumas, which lived on the Mexican 

 border before the Shoshonean invasion, next claim attention. 

 A list of words will prove of advantage in a comparison. 



) uma, Yuma proper, tiyatch. 



terditch (Whipple). 

 Cocomai icopa, terditz. 

 Mojave, terdicha. 

 Moqui, ka-ah ( Bourke). 



karuk 1 Buschmann). 

 Zuni, melah ( Eaton ). 



la-a or a-ta-a, seed of seeds." 



muwai ' (Buschmann), 4 (Eaton). 6 



111 n we ' 



Tesuque, kiihn. 



Isleta, i e, corn (Gatschet). 



A't/iw, ya-oca (Whipple). 



yachi ( Kiwomi ( Ian ). 6 



"Horsey, J. 0., Geol. Survey Rocky Mts. Ethn., vi; Bureau of Ethnology Rep., 

 1881-2,304; Dakota Grammar and Language, Wash., 1852,293. 



- Powell, (icol. Survey Kocky Mts., 111,476. 



:l Cashing, Indianapolis Millstone, October, 18S4. 



' Buschmann, Abhand. Akad. Wissensch., Berlin, 1857, 288. 



•'■ Baton, Schooler's Indian Tribes, iv, 1854, 416. 



'• Buschmann, Abhand. Akad. Wissensch., Berlin, 1857,301. 



