Mre% M, N, S, the polypho- 
nous D, T, Th— G, K, X— 
R, L — P, F, and. the aspira- 
tion H. But in the later times 
the Coptic adopted several 
Greek, arid Hebrew letters, 
sbttje dipthohg vowels, so as to 
increase the alphabet to 30 
letters, which were represent- 
ed by many signs and symbols 
called Demotic or popular, 
hieratic or sacred, and hiero- 
glyphical or symbolical. 
This language like all prim- 
itive ones, was entirely mono- 
syllabic. The modern langua- 
_ ges connected with it are many 
all over the world, and even in 
America; their roots may often 
be found init. 
From 252 Coptic words, 
collected at random for com- 
parison, I find 83 more or less 
alike with the English, or 
about 32 per cent. A very 
great and striking quantity for 
such remote languages, one 
nearly primitive and extinct, 
the other of very, late forma- 
tion; therefore the 
the English must have been 
still further connected with the 
Egyptians. 
N* B. I add some French and 
Italian affinities, Greek and 
Latin analogies. 
Eng. writ. spoken. Coptic . 
Eagle pr Igl Mom 
aquilu Latin Italian. 
Ass donkey Io 
asino, cucio It. D- 
Cat kiat chau • 
chat pr Sha fr. 
Frog crous 
grenouille Fr- gr’nulh* Fr. 
Mouth mouth ebot 
bouche, bush Fr. boca It. 
} 
Life laif 
Live liv 
bios Gr. 
vie Fr. vita It. 
Rush rosh 
jonc Fr. junco It. 
parents of Tear tir 
lagrimalt. 
Lion layon 
Moist 
Ray re 
Human yumen 
homo Latin. 
Oxen oksen 
buoi Italian. 
laboi 
mou (water) 
re (sun) 
rome man 
ehenue 
Woman 
vumenl 
hime 
Female 
fimel > 
shi 
She 
shi J 
f femme fam Fr. 
Ifemina It* 
Sister 
set 
House 
haus 
1 ei 
Cabin 
j hive 
'huis, 
old Fr. Casa It 
i 
capana It. cabane Fr. 
Soul 
sol 
■) ahe 
Animate 
animet 
J ame 
ame, am Fr. anima It 
Abode 
ebod 
dbot 
habitation, abitasion Fr* 
aiha. bia 
ahi 
oke 
rime 
si 
Son 
fils fis, Fr. 
Egg sowe 
uovo, It. 
Cow kau bahsi 
vach* Fr. vaeca It. 
Seed sid siti 
Voice vois wo 
voix, vua Fr. voce, voshe It 
Mother man 
madre It. 
Heart hart het 
Merit mai meros 
beloved, aime, erne Fr. ami, It* 
Boat bot baa 
bateau, bato Fr. barcalt. 
