The American Nations, Vol. I.: Or, Outlines of a National History of the Ancient and Modern Nations of North and South AmericaRafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel)
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The American Nations, Vol. I.: Or, Outlines of a National History of the Ancient and Modern Nations of North and South America
Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel)
Indians; Indians -- Origin; Taino Indians; Taino language
59 The United States here are called snakes like the oldest foes of
mankind. The insiduous manner in which the English settled North
America, and wronged the natives, has procured them that
appellation. The French and Canadians are never called snakes. The
former names of _Yankwis_ has only been preserved as our Yankees.
The belief of their being _Gishakis_ or children of the sun-land, at
the sun-rise, has long been exploded here as in South America. The
Spanish cruelties did since procure to the Castillians the names of
devils, assassins, snakes of the sea &c.
60 Many other notions on the primitive nations, may be collected from
the mythologies of the various Linapi tribes. Their true devils are
similar to vampyres.
61 Wakon is the god and ancestor of all the Washashas or Ozage tribes,
Arkanzas, Sioux &c. belonging to the _Capaha_ or Missouri group of
nations.
62 The account of these strangers in Hayti is very slender and
confused, some writers deem them the ancestors of all the Caribs;
yet they acknowledge Caonabo as a late comer. _Mayo-banex_ name of
their last king means Maya-head in the Maya language. They must have
been an ancient colony or remain of the Mayas, since they had
already three dialects. All strangers were called Caribs at last by
the Haytians, whence the blunder.
63 Traces of 44 distinct nations or tribes are found in the ancient
history of the Antilles, (see last note) which are the ancestors of
all the American nations of eastern origin by the Atlantic ocean.
64 These titles of the Supreme God might furnish many pages of compared
analogies. _Mamona_ is identic with the _Mammon_ of Africa and Asia.
_Liella_ has analogies with all the EL or suns, gods and lords of
the east. _Atabeira_ is identic with _Atabyrius_ the Jove of the
Phrygians and Pelasgians: The meaning _Unic-being_ has analogies in
_Ata-beira_ all over the world. _Ata_ is one or first in many
languages. Compare _Atmon_ of Egypt, _Baracata_ or _Paraxacta_ the
nature or mother of _Brama_ of the Hindus. _Mamona_ with _Vimana_
eternal god of the Jains, the _Manitos_ of North America. _Até_ was
god in Thracian, _Ata_ in Brazil, _Etua_ and _Heyta_ in Polynesia.
The names of God in the Cantabrian and Oscan dialects is _Ian_,
_Ion_, _Jauna_, _Jain_, _Janieva_, _Janugoieva_ &c. similar to
_Jemao_, _Jocana_ and _Hiauna_ of Hayti.
_ 65 Gua-ma-o-con_ was such-great-of-world, in the early monosyllabic
language of the Antilles. Compare with _Con-el_, and the gods of the
Atlantes, Guanches &c.
66 Compare the following words for winds with _Gua-banzex_.
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