1885] 245 [Brinton. 



The Vocabulary. The words in the vocabulary have been 

 obtained from the Rocha and Berendt MSS. Where these two 

 authorities differ the variants are indicated by the affixed 

 initials, R. and B. All words quoted for the sake of compari- 

 son from Squier, are marked by an affixed S. The observa- 

 tions, explanations and other remarks attached to the words 

 and phrases are my own. The comparative expressions taken 

 from the Chapanec (marked, Chap.) are from the printed works 

 above mentioned, or from MS. vocabularies of various author- 

 ship in my possession. 



All of Rocha's words are from the dialect of Masaya ; but Dr. 

 Berendt obtained some at the villages of Masatepec, Niquin- 

 domo, and Namotiva', and this explains the occasional variants 

 given. The differences, however, between the speech of these 

 localities was evidently slight. 



Vocabulary : English-Mangue. 



Achiote, nariyu. (The Bixa orellana, a fruit tree ; achiote is 

 Nah uatl). 



Aguacate, nirimo', narimu. (Fruit of the Persea gratissima}. 



Ancestor, kopo'. The same as old, q. v. 



Ancestress, kapoi. Apparently a feminine form of kopo, old. 



Anona, naria'. Fruit of the Anona squamosa. 



Ant, an, naju, na a . 



Ara, lapa; Chap, txapa. The Ara macao, of ornithologists. 



Arm, ndiro. Compare hand, and finger. Properly " the 

 upper extremity." S. deno. Chap. gulu"a. 



Armpit, ngisa. Compare, beard. Perhaps " hair of the armpit." 



Armadillo (Dasypus) nyuku'. Compare lizard. 



Ashes, nitsu, nisri. 



Atole, nambo. (A dish prepared from maize.) 



Bad, gangame, ganyame. Properly not-good. 



Bark, nanso u a r . 



Basket, naj u ari. 



Bat, nyuta'. 



Bean, nyumu. 



Beast, nyumbu. Compare tiger. 



Bear, to (to bear children) pindih. 



Beard, gisa. 



