40S REMARKS AND OPINIONS. 



guage, which, without any anomalies, follows the 

 law as necessity, testifies a calm, undisturbed, in- 

 dependent development, with which no foreign 

 mixture or influence has interfered. The termin- 

 ation an^ which is frequently heard in the Arau- 

 canian language, and contributed to deceive 

 Zuniga, is quite distinct from the same termination 

 in the Tagalese. 



The languages, as well as the people, appeared 

 to us entirely different; and we are therefore of 

 opinion that they may justly be considered as dis- 

 tinct races. Common features unite the Arau- 

 canians with other American nations, in the same 

 manner as they do the islanders of the Great 

 Ocean with the other people of the East Indian 

 islands, and with the difference of social order, 

 manners, and customs, there remain only two 

 points to be considered, which are certainly cal- 

 culated to excite attention, and respecting which, 

 not to change the view of the question, we will 

 communicate what has been handed down to us. 



The hog and the dog have names in the Arauca- 

 nianlanguage,whereas the other animals,introduced 

 by the Spaniards, are distinguished by foreign names. 

 According to Spanish orthography, the hog is called 

 Chancho, after the Italian CianciOi two different 

 species of dogs Quiltho and Thega ; and Molina is 

 inclined to believe that they were native previous 

 to the invasion of the Spaniards, and brought 

 by the aborogines, from the west over the sea. 



