OF THE HUMAN FAMILY. 



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Lu-e-hi'-sa, 



Pa'-ba, 



Gu-u-i-ra, 



Chi-ti', others Chu-ta, 



Chu-ti', 



Chu'-ne, 



Chu'-ne, 



Gi'-a, 



Ri-cu'-i, 



Gu-i'-a, 



My Grandmother (mother's side), 

 " Father, 

 " Mother, 

 " Son (first born), 

 " Daughter (first born), 

 " Grandson, 

 " Granddaughter, 

 " Elder brother (male speaking), 



" (female speaking), 

 " " sister (male speaking), 

 " Younger brother (male speaking), Cu-hu'-ba, 

 " " " (female " ), P-cu-i-hi'-ta, 



" " sister (male " ), Cu-hu'-ba, 

 " Brothers, 

 " Brother's son (male speaking), 



son's wife, 

 " " daughter, 



daughter's husband, 

 " Sister's son (male speaking), 

 " Father's brother, 



brother's wife, 

 " " " son, 



" " sister, 



" " sister's son (m. speaking), Ub-so, 

 " " " ." (f. speaking), Sa-ha-o'-a, 



Chu-ta, 



My Grandmother. 

 " Father. 

 " Mother. 

 " Son or child. 

 " Daughter or child. 

 " Grandchild. 



Elder brother. 

 a u 



" sister. 

 Younger brother. 



Gui'-as-cu-bi'-a-sa, 



Chu'-ta, 



Chu'-ta, 



Chu'-ta, 



Chu'-ta, 



Gwab-xi'-que, 



Ze-pa'-ba, 



Zeg'-yi, 



The sons of two brothers call themselves brothers. 



Ze-pa'-ba, Fu'-cha? 



My Male cousin. 

 " " " and husband. 



sister. 



" Elder and younger brothers. 



" Son. 



" Daughter. 



" Daughter. 



" Son. 



" Nephew. 



daughter, 



" Mother's brother, 

 " " sister, 



sister's son, 

 " Husband, 

 " Wife, 



" Husband's father, 

 " " mother, 

 " Wife's father, 

 " Son-in-law, 



" Female cousin. 

 " Uncle. 



Step-son, 



Step-daughter, 



Brother-in-law (husband's brother), Ub-so, 



Sister-in-law ( " sister), Gi'-ca, 



Pab'-cha, 

 Zu-e'-cha, 

 Su-a'-i-a ? 



The sons of sisters call themselves brothers. 

 Sa-ha'-o-a, My Husband and cousin. 



Gu-i', " Wife. 



Gu-a'-ca, " Father-in-law. 



Cha-hu-a'-i-a, " Mother-in-law. 



Chi'-ca, " Father-in-law. 



Chi'-ca (said of wife's father), " Son-in-law. 

 Gu-a'-i-ca ( " " mother), " " " 

 Ze-cu'-hi-ep-cu-a'-i-a I-chu-ta? 



" Brother-in-law and cousin 

 " Sister-in-law. 



From the foregoing fragment of the Chibcha or Muyska system of relationship, 

 it is apparent that it possessed an elaborate nomenclature ; that consanguine! and 

 marriage relations, near and remote, were classified under the near degrees ; and 

 that the several relationships were discriminated with the same minuteness which 

 characterizes the system of the Ganowanian family. Although it would be prema- 

 ture to draw an inference of genetic connection from this incomplete representation 

 of the system of a portion of the Village Indians of South America, nevertheless "1 

 it seems probable that if the system which prevailed in this nation could be fully r 

 procured, it would be found to be identical, in whatever is radical, with the typical - 

 form. 



The Muyska Village Indians close the series of Indian nations represented in 



34 March. 1870. 



