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ber of Greek and Latin words very little varied, 

 as may be seen in the following table : 



This, however, is probably only the result of an 

 accidental combination, for the opinion that they have 

 been derived from the Spanish is utterly destitute of 

 foundation, the nation being for the most part unac- 

 quainted with it, whereas these words are to be found 

 in the earliest vocabularies of the Chilian language. 



The Chilian nouns are declined with a single de- 

 clension, or, to speak with more precision, tliey are 

 all undeclinable, except by the addition of various 



