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guage of the Kartalini. Kot in that of a tribe of the Toungu- 

 sians. Other affinities might be pointed out. 



16. Cur, a dog. From the Dutch Korre. Johnson. The 

 Tchiochonski and the Carelians call a dog, Koeera, and the 

 Olonetzi, another Finnic tribe, Koeero: the Cheerake-Indians, 

 Keera. 



17. Nap, slumber, a short sleep. From the Saxon to sleep. 

 Johnson. Naap is sleep in the language of the Ingushevtzi 

 and Tooschetti, who dwell on Mount-Caucasus. Nippa-loo in 

 the language of the Sawannoo, or Shawnese. In the language 

 of the Nanticokes, another American tribe, Nip-paan is to sleep. 



18. Mucus, snot, &c. Evidently from the Latin Mucus. 

 But in the language of the inhabitants of Tamul, Mooka, and 

 in that of the Varugdsians Mookoo* is the nose. The Mala- 

 bar word is Moko. 



19. Pen, a quill, or feather. This is most naturally refer- 

 red to the Latin, Penna. A tribe of Ostiaks call it Pooni. I 

 cannot help observing, in this place, that a tribe of Koriaks, 

 and the Tchouktchi or Tchuktschi, call a bird Galla. I need 

 not remind you of the affinity of this word to the Latin Gallus> 

 and Galla. 



20. Egg. Johnson refers this to the Saxon and the Erse. 

 It is remarkable, that the Lumpocolli, living between the rivers 

 Jenisea and Obe, call an egg, Eg! 



21. Custard, a kind of sweetmeat. From the Welsh, CW- 

 tard. Johnson. The Katahba, or Catauba Indians of North- 

 America, call bread Koostauh and L'oostaw. It is a fact, tbat 

 there are many Celtic words in the language of this (now al- 

 most extinct) American tribe. They call the earth Manno and 

 Mannook (evidently Celtic), which may, perhaps, serve to illus- 

 trate a passage in the Germania of Tacitus. " Celebrant (Ger- 

 mani) " carminibus antiquis (quod unum apud illos memorise 

 " et annalium genus est) Tuislonem deum terra editum, et fili- 

 " urn Mannum, originem gentis conditoresque. Manno trisfi- 

 " lios assignant," &c. &c.-j- Tuctsch or Tuets is the earth in 

 the dialect of three tribes of Semoyads. Tue is the Chilese word. 



* This is a Malabar dialect. 



•j- C Comelii Taciti de Situ, Moribus, et Populis Germanise Libellus, 



