COMPARATIVE VOCABULARIES. 559 
MU1/-SUN FAMILY. 
Midnight: kdéul-koa.—The word night (kdul) enters into this compound, as it does 
in English and other languages. 
South-east; alakivel’.—The word kivel’ (wind) is a part of this compound, the diree- 
tion of the wind probably suggesting to these Indians the idea of determining and 
naming the cardinal points. 
West: elovakivel’—The same remark applies here as in regard to alakivel/(south- 
cast). 
Ashes: kommi.—This seems identical with kommi, the word for dust. 
Sea: koin-liva.—The second part of it is livd (water), the whole meaning some- 
thing like big water. The word koin in this compound may be simply a contraction or 
some other modification of kavai, which means great, large, big. 
Branch: dlwantale.—The first part of this compound seems to be dlva (tree). 
Sheep: yamana.—In Chwachamaju, a very similar word is used for sheep, viz, 
amany. 
Pig: kotchina—The same word we find in Chwachamaju. It is simply the Span- 
ish cochino (pig), or rather cochina (sow). 
Lizard: shiikava—IiIn Chwachamaja, it is shiukovala. 
Claws: patchtchi.—Pitchtchi means jinger-nail. The only difference is in the vowel 
a for a. 
Hen: kaina.—This word is the same in Chwachamaju. 
Pelican: shebullu.—Connected with shabulun-aiti (crop, maw). Something analo- 
gous is seen In Chwachamaju. 
Whale: puwno.—Whale is puumo also in Chwachamaju. 
You: makko.—The only difference between you and me seems to consist in the 
more emphatic pronunciation represented by kk in makko. 
To eat with a spoon: kutchu.—Kutchu is probably the Spanish word cuchara (spoon), 
verbalized, as it were, to spoon. 
To throw with a sling, to fling: lddvik.—The word lanik (sling) can be easily recog- 
nized in this expression. 
To marry: kulli-dakhtama.—tThe first part of this word stands evidently for kulle 
(woman). Sowething similar we find in the Chwachamaju expression for to marry 
where imata (urada, woman) enters as a compound. 
To sell: shwiydba—These two expressions for to buy and to sell—oue in their 
essence, but different in tendency—seem to have one element in common, viz, shui. 
To swim: opo-liva.—The second part of this expression is liva (water). 
