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
_Words for __“__Man, Woman,__”__ &c._—CLASS XI.
_Negro-land_ Ibalu, M., Belb, M.,
Obellima, M.
South Africa Am-pele, F.
South Pelé, H.
America.—_Vilellans_
_Words for __“__Man, Woman,__”__ &c._—CLASS XII.
Europe. (_Latin_ and “Is,” “Os.”
_Greek_ Pronouns,
and terminations of
Nouns)
_Latin_ (To Be) Esse.
Asia.—_Hebrew_ (“To E c . sh. A . ee .
Be”) sh (Vir.) A . sh . e
(Fœmina.)(186)
_Negro-land_ Osse, H., See, H.
Uzu, M.(187)
South Zohee, M., Zohee-s,
Africa.—_Hottentots_ F.
Europe.—_Greek_ Zo-ē.
(Life)
(To live) Zoō.
_Names for __“__Man, Woman,__”__ &c._—CLASS XIII.
First Modification.
Asia.—_Affghan_ Meru, M.
_Zend_ Merete, M.
_Persian_ Mard, M.
_Sanscrit_ Mart-ja, M.
Europe.—_Latin_ Mari-tus, M.,
Mar-is.
Second Modification.
Asia.—_Georgian_ K-mari, M.
Africa.—_Negro-land_ Ka_mere_, M.
Third Modification.
_Negro-land_ Nu-_mero_, H.
North Né-_marough_, H.
America.—_Algon.
dialects._
_Words for __“__Man, Woman,__”__ &c._—CLASS XIV.
[Applied chiefly to the _Female_ Sex.]
First Modification.
Europe.—_Greek_ (A Gun . ē, F.
Woman)
_Russian_ Jena, F.
_Latin_ (“The Mother “Juno.”
of the Gods”)
Asia.—_Sanscrit_ Jani, F. (Janoni, A
Mother.)
_Negro-land_ Jonnu, F., Djonnu,
F., Junoo, F.(188)
The identity of the Negro word “Junoo” with the Latin “Juno,” is a
remarkable feature in this comparison.
“Janoni, a Mother, in Sanscrit,” it is observed in an able article in the
Edinburgh Review,(189) “is the manifest origin of the Latin appellation of
_the mother of the Gods_.”
Second Modification.
_Words for __“__Woman.__”_
South Coenac, F.
America.—_Mocobis_
_Omaguans_ Cunia, F.
South Aukona, F.
Africa.—_Hottentots_
_Words for __“__Man,__”_ (Vir and Homo.)
First Modification.
_Negro-land_ Gonee, M.
Asia.—_Mongol_ Kun, M.
_Jukadshires_ Kun sch, M.
Second Modification.
South Africa T’kohn, H.(190)
N. Tchainan, H.
America.—_Algonquyn
dialects_
Asia.—_Corea_ Tchin, H.
Europe.—_Irish and Duine, H., Dean, H.
Welsh_
Names Of “The Hand.”
The African words of this Class collected by Adelung are thirty-six in
number. Of these, twenty-nine belong to the languages of the region of
pure Negroes. In the following Analysis the whole of these words have been
shown to be related to analogous words used in the other great divisions
of the Globe.(191)
_Names of __“__The Hand.__”_—CLASS I.
First Modification.
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