Origin and Migrations of the Polynesian Nation. 



117 



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 Eoyal Geographical Society for the year 1868," 

 page 100 : — 



Father 

 Mother 



Brother 



Sister 



Son 



Man or men 



Water 



Canoo 



Paddle 



Black 



Eed 



High 



111. evil 



I, me 



You, thou 



Day 



Evening 



Rice 



Flesh 



Needle 



Bench, seat 



Dish, plate 



Calabash 



fes 



No, nothing 



Who 



Where, when 



To take 



To see 



To have 



What have you ? 



To tell 



To know 



Togo 



Pain 



One 



Two 



Tata 

 Nana 

 Nusatileli Nana, Nusatileli's 



mother 

 Urpa 

 Orne 

 Hilu 

 Tule 

 Ti 

 Ulu. Look to the canoes — 



Utaque 

 Canie. Take care of the paddlee- 



Canie pehu taki 

 Eati 

 Kiniti 

 Tumati 

 Chuli 

 Anu 

 Pe 



Tppa 

 Sueto 

 Aro 

 Sana 

 Ico, yco 

 Cana 

 Nanla 

 Noga 

 Ee (nasal) 

 Chule 

 Ipi 



Pia mai 

 Kae 

 Take 

 Nica 



Ipi pe nica 



Shogue. Tell him — Pe shogue 

 Huishi 



Nae. Go (imper.,) Pe nae 

 Nun make 

 Kuasak 

 Pagua 



