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THE ARAWACK LANGUAGE OF GUIANA 



Batay, a ball-ground ; bates, the ball; batcy, the game. (Las Casas, Hist. Apol. c. 204). Ar. oattatan, to be 

 round, spherical. 81 



Batea, a (-rough. (Las Casas, Hist. Apol. o. 241.) 



Bejique, a priest. Ar. piaye, a priest. 



Bixa, an ointment. (Las Casas, ITist. Apol. cap. 241.) 



Oai, cayo, or cayeo, an island. Prom this the Sp. eayo, Bug. key, in the "Florida keys." Ar. kairi, an island. 



Caiman, an alligator, Ar. kaiman, an alligator, lit. to be strong. 



Caona or cauni, gold. (Pet. Martyr, Deead. p. 2(1, Ed. Colon, 1884). Ar. kaijaunan, to be precious, costly. 



Caraeol, a, conch, a univalve shell. From this the Sp. caranol. (Richardo, Dice. Provin. s. v). Probably from 

 Galibi caraeoulU, trifles, ornaments. (See Martins, Bprachenkunde, B. it, p. 882.) 



Caney or cansi, a house of conical shape. 



Canoa, a boat. Prom this Eug. eanoe. Ar. kannoa, a boat. 



Casique, a chief. This word was afterwards applied by Spanish writers to the native rulers throughout the New 

 World. Ar. kaisiquan (from ussequa, house), to have or own a house or houses ; equivalent, therefore, to the Eng. 

 landlord. 



Cirnu or simu, the front, forehead; a beginning. (Pet. Martyr, Deead. p. ;S03.) Ar. erne or uime, the mouth of 

 a river, uimelian, to be new. 



Coaibai, the abode; of the dead. 



Cohnba, the native name of tobacco. 



Conuco, a cultivated Held. (Oviedo, Hist,. (Jen. lib. vil, cap. 2.) 



Duhos or duohos, low seats (unas baxas sillas, Las Casas, Hist. Gen. lib. I, cap 96. Oviedo, Hist. Gen. lib. V. cap. 

 1. Richardo, $ub voce, by a careless reading of Oviedo says it means images). Ar. dulluhu or durrulm, a seat, a bench. 



Goeiz, the spirit of the living (Pane, p. 444); probably a corruption of Quayzm. Ar, akkuyaha, the spirit of 

 a living animal. 



Gua, a very frequent prefix : Peter Martyr says, "Est apud eos articulus et pauca sunt regum praecipue nominum 

 quae non incipiant ab hoc articulo gua." (Deead. p. 285.) Very many proper names in Cuba and Hayti still retain 

 it. The modern Cubans pronounce it like 11k; English w with the spMtus Unit. It is often written oa, ua, oua, and 

 hua. rt is not an article, but corresponds to the all, in the Maya, and the gue in the Tupi of Brazil, from which latter 

 it is probably derived. 22 



Guaca, a vault for storing provisions. 



Guacabina, provisions for a journey, supplies. 



Guacamayo, a, species of parrot, macrocercus tricolor. 



Guanara, a retired stop. (Pane, p. 444); a species of dove, columba zenaida (Richardo, S. V.) 



Guanin, an impure sort, of gold. 



Guaoxori, a term applied to the lowest class of the inhabitants (Las Casas, Hist. Apol. cap. 197.) Ar. wakaijaru, 

 worthless, dirty, tcakaijatti lilii, a worthless fellow. 



Guatiao, friend, companion (Richardo). Ar. ahati, companion, playmate. 



Guayzas, masks or figures (Las Casas, Hist. Apol. cap. (it). Ar. akkuyaha, living beings. 



Haba, a basket (Las Casas, Hist. Oen. lib. Ill, cap. 21). Ar. luihlm. a basket. 



Haiti, stony, rocky, rough (Pet. Martyr, Decades). Ar. aessi or aetti, a stone. 



llamaea, a bed, hammock. Ar. hamaha, a bed, hammock. 



Ilieo, a, rope, ropes (Oviedo, Hist. Gen. lib. v, cap. 2). 



si There was a ball-ground in every village. It was "tres veces mas luenga que ancha, cercada de unoa lomlllos de nn palmo o dos do alto." The ball was 

 "comolasdevlento nuestras masno cuanto a] Balto, que era mayor que selsde las <i<; vlento." (Las <!asas, Eiatoria ApologttAca, caps, 46, 204.) Perhaps the 

 bull was of India rubber. 



«"Gueou (Jul, signal de \ ocatlvo,maa so empregado pelos homems." Dla i DiocionaHo da Lingua Tupycnamada Lingua Gcral do* Indigmat do Brazil, p. (50 

 Upsla, 1858). 



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