Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human RaceJohnes, Arthur James
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Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race
Johnes, Arthur James
Ethnology; Human beings -- Origin; Language and languages; Monogenism and polygenism
These are not isolated instances. I do not hesitate to affirm that it may
be shown by means of the very terms he has selected for examination, that
those North American Indian dialects which Du Ponceau has analyzed, abound
in similar examples! That the same remark is true with regard to the
dialects of the Western Tribes described by Mr. Catlin, is a proposition
which will now be illustrated in a remarkable instance!
Among the tribes with whom he resided this writer has especially noticed a
highly interesting sept, the Mandans, in whose dialect he has pointed out
a variety of instances of close resemblance to the Welsh, which he has
left to the judgment of those who are conversant with that language. On
this subject I conceive there cannot be any difference of opinion among
those who are vernacularly acquainted with the venerable tongue of the
Cymry. Of the Mandan terms selected by Mr. Catlin (which are subjoined
below), the majority must be admitted to present plain and unequivocal
features of resemblance, or rather of identity, to the equivalent Welsh
terms.
Now, it will be seen that of these(147) examples of affinity the greater
number consist of terms which belong exclusively to the province of
Grammar!
English. Mandan. Welsh. Other Asiatic
And European
Languages.
I. Me. Me. Me (_Latin_ and
_Eng._), Eme
(_Greek._)
You. Ne. Chwe. Nee,
(_Chinese._)
He. E. E. E.ee.a, E.ou.e,
or E.v.e, “He,
She, It,”
(_Heb._)
She. Ea. E, Hee. Ea, “She,”
(_Latin._)
It. Ount. Hooyant, “They” Onuh, “It, Him,
(Plural.)(148) Her,”
(_Turkish._)
They. Eonah, (Onúh Nhou, “They,” E.n.e, “They,”
ha, Honúh ha, Hyny, “Those.” (_Hebrew_),
“They,” Oona, “They,”
_Iroquois also “He, She,
Dialects._ It,” (_Mixed
Indian Dialects
of Asia_.)
Ainah, Ont,
Ent, (_Endings
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