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ber of Greek and Latin words very little varied, 

 as may be seen in the following table : 



Chilian. 



Greek. 





jildun 



Aldein 



to increase 



Ale 



Elè 



trjlpnrlnuv* 



Amun 



Amouon 



to go 



Cai 



Kai 



and 



Ga 



Gà 



in truth 



Lamfiaicon 



Làmpein 



to shine 



Mulan 



Mullen 



to pulverise 



Pele 



Pèlos 



mud 



Reuma 



Reuma 



a stream 



Tü/iiin 



Tupein 



to whip, &c. 8ic., 



Chilian. 



Latin. 





Aren 



Arderé 



to burn 



Cufia 



Cuperc 



to desire 



Dapin 



Dapinare 



to feast 



Kjun 



Ejulare 



to weep 



Lev 



Levis 



active or swift 



Lùmulmén 



Lumeiî 



light 



Lüv 



Lux 



brightness 



Man 



Manus 



the right hand 



Putun 



Potare 



to drink 



Valin 



Valere 



to be worth 



Valen 



Valere 



to be able 



Une 



U n us 



one, &:c. See. 



This, however, is probably only the result of an 

 accidental combination, for the opinion that they have 

 been derived from the Spanish is utterly destitute of 

 foundation, the nation being for the most part unac- 

 quainted with it, whereas these words are to be found 

 in the earliest vocabularies of the Chilian language. 



The Chilian nouns are declined with a single de- 

 clension, or, to speak with more precision, they are 

 all undeclinable, except bj the addition of various 



