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PROVINCE OF MATTO GROSSO. 



" or Cavalleiros, having solemnly contracted perpetual peace and friendship 

 " with the Portuguese, for a term judicially done, in which the two chiefs, Joam 

 " Queyma de Albuquerque and Paulo Joaquim Joze Ferreyra, in the name of 

 " their nation, subject themselves and promise a strict obedience to the laws 

 " of his Majesty, in order to be from this day hence forward recognised as 

 " vassals of the same sovereign; I command and order all magistrates of 

 " justice and war, commandants, and all persons of the dominions of his Faith- 

 " ful Majesty, to recognise, treat with, and aid them, with all the demonstra- 

 " tions of friends. And, for the confirmation of the above, I have ordered the 

 " present Letter Patent to be passed to them, with my signature, and sealed 

 " with the signet of my arms, in this capital of Villa Bella, on the 30th July, 

 " 1791." 



The following words will partly show the difference between the Guaycuru 

 language and the general lingua. 



Sun 



GEN. LINGUA, 



Araci 



GUAYCURU. 



Aliga 



Moon 



Jaci 



C Pannay (used by the men only) 

 ( Epannay (women) 



White 



Tinga 



Lapaca 



Black 



Una 



Nabidre 



Great 



Guassu 



Elodo 



Brother 



Enduva 



Nixo 



Salt 



Juki 



Juki 



Ostrich < 



^ Ema 



t Guaripe S 



Apacanigo 



Crocodile 



Jacare 



Nioxe 



Horse 



Cavaru 



Apolicano 



Pig 



Taycu 



Nigda 



Dog 



Jaguara 



Niknik 



Wolf 



Guara 



Tiglicon 



Cat 



Sracaya 



Perixene 



Man 



Apuaba 



Hulegre 



Demon, or Evil Spirit 



Anhanga 



Nanigogigo 



Diviner 



Page 



Unigenito 



The territory through which the Igatimy, Escopil, and Miammaya flow is in- 

 habited by the Cahans, (people of the wood,) so denominated from their always 

 living within the precincts of woods, in consequence of their dread of the 



