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thick, doors small, windows 
round or square. 
A very important remark, if 
true, is that the actual Maya 
Indians of the neighbourhood 
have the same features as the 
sculptures on the ruins. These 
Indians are called Chois or 
Pudunes , and the wild ones 
Lacandones , both speak dia- 
lects of the Maya or language 
of Yucatan. Galindo thinks 
that all the L. of Central Ame- 
rica are derived from the Maya 
N and. that they are the children 
of the builders of the ruins 
But he has omitted to notice 
the Chontal or Tzendal nation 
and language, which I rather 
consider as such However 
the whole country around is 
filled With ruins of cities and 
all these nations may have 
been connected aricjently. 
On the R. Tidy a, which 
means water of TUL near the 
ruins and navigable, is a stone 
bridge with arches 500 steps 
long, and now under water, 
probably by the filling or rai- 
sing of the bottom, which 
would prove a very great anti- 
quity. Galindo mentions also, 
but without name, the stream 
running through the ruins, the 
G-TQL UM of t) el rid, mea> 
ning in Maya yet the first TOL. 
Hum , and Hun , means one in 
Maya, Choi and Kachiquel, 
which is identic w ith the Pela- 
gic and Latin Hun, Unum 9 pre- 
served in modern languages, 
God is called Hunaku mg. the 
first cause. 
I have now many words in 
the Maya dialects taken from 
Galindo, Baezo, Vittagtmerj 
Ayeta, Cordova, Herrera, 
Gage, Yater\, Balbi, &c — But 
few as yet from the Chontal di- 
alects, such as Quiche, Cohan, 
Quelen, Cerquin, &c. taken 
from Juarros chiefly. Yet they 
evince a different language of 
which I will give a few exam- 
ples. 
Maya B. Chontal D. 
fMen Yinic Chon 
Quil Izen 
^ Chib Mazagual 
fTen Lahu Chel 
{Town > Cali Z&cu 
Yillage^Milpera Paxuyub 
j-Lord Ah Pina 
A Iran Ahaos 
jSun Kinik Aca 
Kin Acapu 
fWatir Ha Iha, Iqui 
Bakain Taleka 
Great Uim Ca 
Noboch Guan 
Boat Chem Pitpan. 
Yet in these 8 words there 
are 6 having remote analogies 
which indicate 75 per cent of 
mutual affinity. 
Juarros says that Chontal 
now means Rustic, being ap- 
plied to the most rude mountai- 
neers ; but this name is evident- 
ly national and means eminent 
men or men of the mountains ; 
Wherefore they are most like- 
ly to be the remains of the an- 
cient TOL conquered by the 
Mayas and driven to the moun- 
tains. They are spread in all 
the mts. of Central America, 
and their language deserves the 
utmost attention. 
Waldeck has stated that new 
dialects are now forming m 
