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
173 According to Du Ponceau the words for “Day,” in the Algonquyn
tongues, are modifications of the words for the “Sun.”
174 Tash, “A Day,” (_Pimans_, south of _N.A._) This word, Teas, or Tesh,
has already been traced through the various meanings of Fire, Sun,
Day, &c.
175 Words for Heaven, in the languages of the North of Asia, which are
evidently connected with the North American Indian words for Heaven,
and also with the North American Indian names for the “Sun,” from
which they are derived.
176 According to the views of many Hebrew scholars, A . ou . r, “Light,”
and A ou . ee . r, “Air,” are probably from the same root—A r. “To
flow,”—applied to Water, Air, Light, &c. (See p. 5, Appendix A.)
177 The names for the Eye, in the _Algonquyn_ dialects of North America,
are stated by Du Ponceau to be derivatives of names for the Sun.
This is generally but not, it would seem, universally the case in
all languages. Probably it would also be more correct, as a general
rule, to say that the names for the Eye, and for the Sun, are from
the same roots, than that the latter are the roots of the former.
178 I need scarcely observe that the previous Analysis must necessarily
be, in some respects, philologically incomplete. Agrêska, Ogrêska,
(_Nubia_ and _Abyssinia_,) seem to be related to Agir, Fire,
(_Kurd_.) We-taga, the Sun, (_Negro_,) seems to be a compound of the
second class above noticed from Awia, Uwia, and Tjo, T’ga, African
words for the Heavenly Bodies. Gjaubenje and Ma-undgage wodu, Fire,
are plainly compounds from Gajewodu, Fire, (_Negro_.) The evidence
derived from words, of which the origin is clearly traceable, is so
complete, that all words of doubtful origin have been omitted from
the previous and from the following Tables.
179 Hence the name of the “Ourang Outang.”
180 Obaini, M., Baning, M. (_Negro_), seem to be connected with Bio-ōn
(_Greek_), “A Being,” (_English_.)
181 Illum (Latin).
182 Ng-ummi, and Ng-umbo, (Negro names for “Man,”) seem obviously to be
compounds of the above words, “Ungi, Nga,” with Ommo, Uhm-to, &c.,
another word for “Man, Woman,” &c., elsewhere noticed in this
Analysis.
183 There is not, in every case, a regular or broadly marked distinction
between these “Modifications,” which have been adopted to facilitate
comparison rather than as being based on strictly philological
grounds.
184 Najakala and Ba cala, M. (_Negro_), seem to be compounds derived
from Ackala and other roots. Ack-ala, Jakk-ela themselves seem to be
compounds of “Kai, Hakke,” &c. (the class of words analysed above,)
with Alo, &c. terms for “Man,” noticed in other parts of this
Analysis.
185 Mass-ari, Bass-ari, F.—_South Africa_.
186 She—_English_.
_ 187 Turkish_—Uz, “Self,” Himself, Myself.
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