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
There is another topic that calls for observation in this place.
The origin of the peculiar transition, observable in this class of words,
as, for example, in the instance of the Latin words “Homo, Ho-_minis_,
Hu-manus, Manus,” has been fully investigated in the Observations on the
Algonquyn Dialects of North America. Those observations are equally
applicable in this place, for the previous Analysis establishes the
remarkable fact that the African languages exhibit in this instance not
only the same _words_, but the principal subordinate modifications of
those words, which occur in the tongues of the other three continents.
Further, these modifications are _completely_ traceable in the Negro
dialects _separately_ considered. They are also completely traceable in
the dialects of South Africa _separately_ considered. Moreover, it may be
added, that these gradations of inflexion actually coexist in one _single
class_ of South African dialects: “Uhm-to, Muhn-to, Monuna,” are all found
in the languages of the kindred tribes, the Koossas and Beetjuanas.
_Words for __“__Man, Woman,__”__ &c._—CLASS IV.
First Modification.
South Joalé, H. Aalo, F.
America.—_Abipones
and Mokobis_
_Negro-land_ Alo, F.
Europe.—_Latin Ille, Illa.
Pronouns_
South Lelay, M. Lahe, M.
Africa.—_Madagascar_
Second Modification.
North Lomi, H.
Africa.—_Egypt_
_Negro-land_ Olummi, M.(181)
South Olon, H. Oelun, H.
Africa.—_Madagascar_
Asia.—_Malays of Aulon, H.
Formosa_
N. Ahlaniah, H.
America.—_Algonquyn Illaniah, H.
dialects_ Illenni, H. Lenno,
M. Lennis, H.
_Negro-land_ Laniu, M. Lung, F.
_Words for __“__Man, Woman,__”__ &c._—CLASS V.
Europe.—_Welsh_, Nouv us.
“Full of Spirits”
Asia.—_Hebrew._ N. ph. sh, H.
(Breath, Spirit, A
Man)
_Negro-land_ Nipa, H., Nippa, H.
Nebeju, M., Enipa,
H.
N. Népiou, H., Napiou,
America.—_Algonquyn H. Nabou, H.,
dialects_ Len-nâpé, M.
Referring to the foregoing American words, Népio and Nabou, Du Ponceau
observes, “Ces deux derniers semblent avoir quelque rapport avec Len-âpé.”
“_The last two seem to have some connexion with Len-âpé._” Lenâpé is
plainly a compound of the two preceding roots, Lenno and Napiou. The
nature of these compounds, which, as above stated, may be said to have
escaped the observation of Du Ponceau, has been explained in the preceding
remarks on “The Heavenly Bodies.” Len-âpé is a compound formed to
distinguish the _Male_ sex.
_Words for __“__Man, Woman,__”__ &c._—CLASS VI.
First Modification.
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