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iBriuton. 



Syntax. 



The construction of phrases will be seen from the following 

 examples : 



Liman ne yayu yzlp pusiuipat anantumild died an. 



Sierra in men their houses straw with covered are. 

 "The houses of the Indians in the Sierra are covered witli straw." 



The noun zip and the verb anantuman have their pronouns in 

 the third person plural, so the plural particle lol is omitted. 



The word chectan is an abbreviation of chi actan, the third person 

 plural of the verb actan, I stand, I am in a place. This verb is 

 much used to signify a usual action with reference to a noun, as 

 cot actan, I bring water ; zip actan, I fix or arrange my house ; 

 ayllan actan, I make the bed, etc. 



Kiinmac yayu izipte izoz pachacotan. 



Each Indian his house in his idols lieeps. 



"Every Indian keeps idols in his house." 



English-Cholona Vocabulary. 



Armadillo, xax, tacla. 



Bad, evil, ixioaj. 



Black, zaluch or dial. 



Boy, nun-pullup. 



Die, to, coUiae. 



Drink, a, axitlam. 



Drink, to, axcan. 



Each, every, nanmac. 



Eyes, nadie. 



Father, pa. 



Flesh, body, aydia (K.). 



Food, apudian. 



Fox, sup. 



Girl, ila-pullup. 



Give, to, allan. 



Good, pallou. 



Green, llin. 



Hair, pe. 



Hands, ne7i. 



Head, tech. 



House, zip, chip. 



Husband, muluch. 



Idols, izoz, ichoch. 



Lance or dart, ulluc. 



PROC. AMER. PHILOS. SOC. 



Louse, culla. 

 Love, to, agollan. 



my love, agole. 



my lover, acoleuch. 

 Maize, each. 

 Man (homo), iayu or hayu. 



(male), nun. 



(married), muluch. 

 Moon, pel. 

 Mother, pan. 

 Mountain, sierra, liman. 

 Nose, quexum. 

 Not, nothing, ma. 

 Place, to, amdian. 

 Red, llaca. 

 River, xocot. 

 Road, path, pana. 

 Rule, to, capac (Kechua). 

 Sick, cama. 

 Silver, checho. 

 Son, pul. 



Soul, zall or chall. 

 Spittle, olle. 

 Stars, licnna. 



XXX. 137. J. PRINTED MARCH 16, 1893. 



