COMPARATIVE VOCABULARIES. 517 
POMO FAMILY. 
Old man: tylegin.—Old woman: tylemen.—These two expressions have one word 
in common, viz, tyle, so that the second syllables gin and men seem to indicate here 
simply the sex or gender. The syllable men we find also in shomen (sister). 
Warrior : ibatchdia.—We recognize in this expression the word ibaia (man), with 
the inserted syllable tchd ; thus, iba-tchd-ia. 
To gain, to win: mig-ia.—The two opposite terms (to gain and to win) have one 
word or syllable in common, viz, mig, which seems to be their starting-point. 
Deaf: shimdmotchoo.—The first part of this expression is evidently the word shima 
(ears). : 
Father : dabe.—Mother : déaten.—The first part (da) is common to both words (father 
and mother), so that, we may differentiate them thus: da-be (father), da-ten (mother). 
To marry : tmatatchdddia.—Imata is probably bit another mode of representing 
imada (wife, woman). 
Vilage: atcha-4.—This word is probably connected with, if not directly derived 
from, atcha (dwelling-place), so that we may suppose its meaning to be dwelling-places, 
an assemblage of tents or huts, ete. 
Watchman: atchdtchdlu.—The first part, atchd, means man. 
Aleutian: migilonopoya.—The word migil enters into the expression for south and 
southeast; it is here perhaps a designation alluding to the relative geographical loca- 
tion of the Aleutians. 
Indian : a-tcha.—Some may think it connected with atcha and atcha-a, and denot- 
ing originally inmates of dicelling-places, inhabitants of villages, people of the same camp, 
ete. We are, however, more inclined to consider it simply as the word atcha (man, 
human being). It is not uncommon for tribes and nations to call themselves men. 
Sheep : amany.—In Olamentke, this word occurs in a slightly modified form, viz, 
dimana, or yamana. 
Hen: kaina.—The same word for hen, we find in Olamentke. 
Cloth : paladok.—This is probably taken from the Russian nlamoho. 
Jacket : kamzulu.—From the Spanish camisola. 
Fourteen : vinamitcha.—Mitcha is the word for four; vina seems to be used for the 
teens, from the numerals 14 to 19 inclusive. 
Highty: mitchaai—Mitcha, in this word, means four; ai appears in the numbers 
from 70 to 100 inclusive. Is 80 a compound like the French quatre vingts = four twen- 
ties, fuwr scores ? 
Ninety: tushuai—Tushu seems to be united to tusho (five). This compound, as 
weil as latchaai (100), from latcha (six), seems rather obscure as to the original meaning 
of its constituent parts. 
