1392.] 



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[Brill ton. 



The above list I translate and arrange in alphabetical order as 

 follows : 



Arms, cheslnn. 

 Beads, jamts (?). 

 Belly, Goya'. 

 Buttons, coyocuy. 

 Canoe, tasabay. 

 Ears, coana (or coaua). 

 Eyebrows, suraan. 

 Eyes, can. 

 Fingers, gaayocoye. 

 Foot, paxasen. 

 Forehead, eyssen. 



Hands, cupa'ci 

 Head, seyocup. 

 Knives, ehavL 

 Leg, euxin. 

 Mouth, zuzin. 

 Neck, saislan. 

 Nose, bacsen. 

 Paddle, asaup. 

 Teeth, idis. 

 Thighs, cava . 



The other vocabulary, although it presents the same numerals, 

 differs widely in some of the words. It gives : 



Fire, kanikerk. 

 Water, cuk-hin. 

 Sun, kekar. 

 Woman, becok. 



Eyes, kavak. 

 Ears, kakuk. 

 Mouth, kakke. 

 Tongue, kakshlut. 



These are more closely akin to other Patagonian dialects than 

 the words of the former vocabulary. 



It must be acknowledged, however, that we are but poorly sup- 

 plied with information about the tongues of Patagonia and Tierra 

 del Fuego. In the latter country we have, indeed, sufficient ma- 

 terial iu the Yahgan, thanks to Brydges, Adam and others; but in 



