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sian word for water; and "Waridu, Waratili, "Walaba, are the 

 names of three creeks that empty themselves into the Demerara 

 E/iver. 



The following specimens of the language of the Cunas, one of 

 the tribes of Indians inhabiting the Isthmus of Darien, have also 

 very much of a Polynesian aspect. I extract it from "The 

 Journal of the E-oyal Geographical Society for the year 1868," 

 page 100. 



Father 



Tata 



Mother 



Nana 





Nusatileli Nana, Nusatileli's mother 



Brother 



Urpa 



Sister 



Orne 



Son 



Hilu 



Man, or men 



Tule ■ 



Water 



Ti 



Canoe 



Ulu. Look to the canoes — Ulutaque 



Paddle 



Canie. Take care of the paddles — Canie 





pehue taki. 



Black 



Bati 



Bed 



Kiniti 



High 



Tumati 



111, evil 



Chuli 



I, me 



Anu 



You, thou 



Pe 



Day 



Yppa 



Evening 



Sueto 



Bice 



Aro 



Plesh 



Sana 



Needle 



Ico, yco 



Bench, seat 



Cana 



Dish, plate * 



Naala 



Calabash 



Noga 



Yes 



Ee (nasal) 



No, nothing 



Chule 



Who 



Ipi 



Where, when 



Pia mai 



To take 



Kae 



To see 



Take 



To have 



Nica 



What have you ? 



Ipi pe nica 



To tell 



Shogue. Tell him — Pe shogue. 



To know 



Huishi 



Togo 



Nae. G-o (imper.), Pe nae. 



Pain 



Nun make 



One 



Kuasak 



Two 



Pagua 



