190 ASIATIC TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA. ‘ 
Adam, who, after a comparison of Algonquin, Iroquois, Dacotah, 
Choctaw, Tinneh, Maya-Quiche, Aztec, Muysca, Carib, Guarani, 
Quichua and Kiriri grammars, adds this important note: “In fact 
the preceding languages are all more or less polysynthetic, but this 
polysynthesis, which essentially consists in suffixing subordinate 
personal pronouns to the noun, the postposition and the verb, equally 
characterizes the Semitic languages, the Basque, the Mordwin, the 
Vogul, and even the Magyar.” As, far as American philology is 
concerned the question of the unity of the human race remains where 
it has been fixed by Revelation. I close this paper with a sentence 
from Dr. Daniel Wilson’s address before the American Association : 
“The same lines of research (as those which have demonstrated 
Aryan unity) point hopefully to future disclosures for ourselves, 
helping us to bridge over the great gulf which separates America 
from that older historic and prehistoric world ; and so to reunite the 
modern history of this continent with an ancient past.” 
I.—COMPARATIVE VOCABULARY OF THE TINNEH AND 
TUNGUS LANGUAGES. 
The material of this and the following vocabularies has been derived from English, French and German 
sources, with variant orthography. I have not thought fit to make any other alteration than that of replacing 
the German j with y, as such English vowel sounds as ah, ee sufficiently attest their origin. 
TINNEH. Tunevs. 
arm ola, T. (Tacully) ngala 
axe taih, K. (Kutchin) tukka 
shashill, T. shuko 
bad tschoolta, Kn. (Kenai) kaniult 
bear sus, T.; yass, C. (Chipweyan} keki, kuti 
beard ' tarra, D. (Dogrib) tshurkan 
bed kaatsch, U. (Ugalenze) sektau 
belly kagott, U. ehukito 
bird kakashi, Kn. gasha 
tsoje, Ko. (Koltshane) doghi 
black tkhlsune, Tlt. (Tlatskanai} sachalin 
blood sko, T. shosha 
shtule, Um. Umpqua) sugal 
beat tsi, T. djaw 
boy kaha, B. (Beaver) kuakan 
bread kliuthchu, K. kiltora 
brother ehah, K.; echill, T. aki 
bull chasska, U. chjukun 
ahkik, K. etsche 
ehild beye, T. buja, bujadjui 
quelaquis, C. uli, aljukan 
ischynake, Kn. kunga 
clothes thuth, C.; togaai, Kn. tetiga 
cold nikkudh, K inginikde 
hungkox, T. inginishin 
oulecadze, B. yullishin 
come chatchoo, L. (Loucheux} tschi 
copper thetsra, K. tschirit 
day tiljcan, Ko. tirgani 
daughter nitchit, K. unadju 
deer batshish, Ko. buchu 
drink esdan, Mo. (Montagnais} undau 
chidetleh, L. koldakoo 
ear xonade, Kit. schen 
szulu, K. korot 
