1892.] * * [Briuton. 



Dr. Spix, and published in Martius' Glossaria Lingiiarum Brasil- 

 tensiutn ; the other, a short catechetical work, which forms the 

 material of this study, and which has never been printed. The 

 original is in the British Museum, Manuscript Department, and 

 bears the title : 



" Douirina christa'a pella Lingoa dos Manaos^ 



It lias long been known to bibliographers, and is referred to by 

 both I^udewig and Von Martius, but no one has copied or pub- 

 lished any portion of it. Its authorship and precise date are un- 

 known, but it has the appearance of a draft or copy of an older 

 work, which it would seem was composed in 1740. The orthog- 

 raphy of the Portuguese words is somewhat irregular, and there 

 also seems to be an uncertainty in the spelling of various native 

 terms. The extract which I give is about one-half of the whole, 

 and is sufficient to show the character of the tongue. 



A comparison of the words of the text with those collected by 

 Spix about a century later shows little change in the dialect, 

 especially when the difference in the method of transcription is 

 allowed for, the writer of the text having employed the phonetics 

 of the Portuguese tongue, while Spix followed that of the German. 

 To illustrate this, and also to facilitate the examination of the text, 

 I append a list of some of the words in the latter, the majority of 

 which are also found in Spix's vocabulary; the latter I have placed 

 in brackets and appended an S. 



English-Manao Words. 



All, sahaquc. Man, herenary {yrinaly, S.). 



Always, lyxabari. No, not, mehe {me'e, S.). 



Be, to, sahi. Our, us, dem\iiuene, S.). 



Believe, to, yaniqui. Se&' u, odbata {pipata, S.). 



Belly, tuba {tula, S. ). 'dins, barayda. 



Body, cacadyr {katy, S.) Son, bauri, dayri {tany, S.). 



Day, samaco (tzamnko, S.). Stone, kyd {ghua, S.). 



Die, to, m'ltica {uamatika, S.). Teach, to, cayiia. 



Earth, eludeo {ete'e, S.). Three, piaduqui (pialuky, 8.). 



Father, yracary {apakony, S.). True, caura. 



God, lupa {mauary, S.). Virgin, sabyra. 



Heaven, quinaucudeo {ghinauigoia, Where ? padeura. 



S.). l^\\y 1 capeda. 

 Hell, caman latyma. 



Most of these words are derived from roots extending through 



