176 = =J. A. Van Heuvel on the Indian Race of Hayti. 
with the-Arrowack, the words of which are taken from a Vo- 
cabulary I formed of this language: 
Arrowack. Haytian. 
Pepper, Hachi,” xi. 
Maize, Mareesee, Ma-i-zi.* 
Canoe, Canoa, Canoa, 
House, Bahu, Boa, Bohio. 
Hammock, Hammaka, Hamaca. 
Stone, Seeba, Ciba. 
The following are the authorities for the Haytian words: 
Axi—* They gave the Spaniards a sort of spice which they called 
Axi.” Herrera, Dec. I, Book I, Ch. 7. 
Maizi— They gave the Spaniards a sort of grain which they call 
Maizium.” Martyr, Decade I, Book I. The author wrote in Latin, an 
his translator has rendered the word in English Maizi. 
‘anoa.—* Their boats they call Canoas,” Martyr, Dec. I, Book 
Hamaca,—* The beds of the Lucayans are called Hamacas.” Herrera, 
Dee. I, Book I, Ch. 12. 
Ciba.—* On the second visit of Columbus to the Cacique of Hayti, he 
presented him, among other valuable jewels, with eight hundred beads of 
stone, which they call Cibas.” Herrera, Dee. I, Book II, Ch. 9. 
‘oa, Bohio.—“ The word of the Haytians for house is Bua.” Martyt 
Dec. I, Book I. As Columbus sailed from Cuba to Hayti, the Indians he 
had on board, whom he had brought from the Bahamas, called the latter 
island Bohio, It seemed that it signified a land full of cottages. Herrera, 
Dee. I, Book I, Ch. 15. 
Martyr was the cotemporary of Columbus, and his work, No 
vus Orbis, was founded on information received from Columbus 
himself, and from his companions in his voyages. 
It may be said that the above Haytian words, which the Span- 
iards adopted into their language, were spread by them along 
the coast of Guiana among the Arrowacks; but for this supp 
sition there is no foundation, since it is not probable that the 
Arrowacks would adopt new words for things well known 
them, and for which they must have had names; and, farther, 2 
the language of the Caribees on the Orinoco, who from their fre- 
quent intercourse with the Spaniards would equally have adopted 
them, these words are not found, as is shown in the followitg 
table. 
Haytian. Caribees. 
Canoa, Couriara. 
Hammock, Hamacea, Aealto. 
Stone, Cib Tebo 
epper, Axi, Pomoui. 
Maiz Maizi. 
a ae : : : ; 
: =~ initial letter H in the Arrowack is only an aspirate, Ae vowel i 
: ‘This word is of three syllables, and taken from a Spanish writer; 
' jaas the sound of the English ee, 
