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Bancroft (Hubert Howe) — continued. 
About one-third of vol imo 3 of Mr. Bancroft's work is devoted to "Languages," 
there being twelve chapters, pp. 551-793. In chapter < ne he gives a "Classifica- 
tion of the Aboriginal Languages of the Pacific States." The following are the 
chapter-headings : 
Chapter I. General Remarks. Native languages iu advance of social cus- 
toms—Characteristic individuality of American tongues— Frequent occurrence (f 
long words — Reduiilications, frequentatives and duals — Intertribal languages — 
Gesture-language — SlaviS and Chinook jargons— Pacific States languages — The 
Tiuneh, Aizetec, and Maya tongues— The larger families inland— Language as a 
test of origin — Similaiities in unrelated languages — Plan of this investigation. 
Chapter II. Hyperborean Laxguages. Distinction between Eskimo and 
American — Eskimo pronu elation and declension — Dialects of the Kouiagas and 
Aleuts— Language of the Thliukeels— Hypothetical affinities— The Tinneh family 
and its dialects— Eastern, western, central and sou- hern divisions— Chepewyan 
declension— Oratorical display in the speech of the Kutchins— Dialects of the 
Atnahs and Ugalenzes compared— Specimen of the Koltshano tongue— Tacully 
gutturals — Hoopali vocabulary— Apache dialects — Lipan Lord's Prayer— Navajo 
■words- Comparative vocabulary of the Tiuneh family. 
Cha,pter III. Columbian Languages. The Haidah, its construction and 
conjugation — The Nass language 'and its dialects — Bellacoola and Chimsyan 
comparisons— The Nootka languages of Vancouver Island— Nanainio Ten Com- 
mandments and Lord's Prayer— Aztec analogies— Eraser and Tfiompson River lan- 
■ guages— The Neetlakapamnck grammar and Lord's Prayer— Sound languages— 
The Salish family— Flathead grammar and Lord's Prayer— The Kootenai— The 
Sahaptin family— Nez Perce grammar- Yakima Lord's Prayer— Sahaptin State 
and Slave languages— The Chinook family— Grammar of the Chinook language- 
Aztec atfiuities— The Chinook jargon. 
Chapter IV. Californian Languages. Multiplicity of tougues— Yakon, 
Klamath aud Palaik comparisons— Pitt River and Wintoon vocabularies— Weeyot, 
Wishosk, Weitspek aud Ehnek comparisons— Languages of Humboldt Bay- 
Potter Valley, Russian and Eel River languages— Porno languages— Gallinomero 
grammar— Trans-Pacific comparisons— Chocuyem Lord's Prayer— Languages of 
the Sacramento, San Joaquin, Napa and Sonoma Valleys— The Olhone and other 
languages of San Francisco Bay— Rnnsien aud Esleue of Mmiterey— Sauta Clara 
Lord's Prayer— Mntsuu grammar— Languages of the Missions Santa Crnz, San 
Antouio 'de Padua, Soledad, and San Miguel— Tatchd grammar— The dialects of 
Santa Crnz aud other islands. 
Chapter V. Shoshone Languages. Aztee-Sonora connections with the Sho- 
shone family— The Utah, Comanche, Mo(iui, Kizh, Netela, Kechi, Cahuillo and 
CheDicbuevi— Eastern and western Shoshone, or Wihiuasht— The Bannack aud 
Digger or Shoshokee— The Utah and its dialects- The Goshute, Washoe, Paiulee, 
Piute, Sampitche and Mono— Popular belief as to the Aztec element iu the 
North— Grimm's law— Shoshone, Conuinehe, and Moqui comparative table— Ne- 
tela stanza— Kizh grauimar- The Lord's Prayer iu two dialects of the Kizh— 
Chemehuevi and Cahuillo grammar— Comparative vocabulary. 
Chapter VI. The Pueblo, Colorado River and Lower Californlv Lan- 
guages. Traces of the Aztec not found among the Pueblos of New Mexico and 
Arizona— The five languages of the Pueblos, the Queres. the Tegna, the Picoris, 
Jemez arul Zuni— Pueblo comparative vocabulary— The Yunui and its dialects, 
the Maricopa, Cuchan, Mojave, Diegeuo, Yampais and Yavipais— The Cochimi; 
Guaicnri and Pericii with their dialects of Lower California- Guaicuri gram- 
mar-Paternoster iu three Cochiuii dialects— The languages of Lower California 
wholly isolated. 
