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
_Vayajam_ Sanscrit.
_Band_ old Arabic.
_Watem_, _Vato_ Zend.
_Bangin_ Bali.
_Bentus_ old Latin.
_Ventus_ Latin.
_Andas_ Etruscan.
_Abka_ Abask.
_Sabam_ Ceylon.
67 It was _Jaia_, _Khaya_, _Cayo_, _Hay_ in the dialects and it is pure
Greek and Egyptian. Compare _Aya_, _Ai_, _Eia_, _Ia_, _Gaya_, in the
Pelasgic dialects, since become _Aya_, _Yaia_, _Gea_ in Greek.
_Kahi_ Egyptian.
_Akhé_ Zend.
_Kay_ Deri of Iran.
_Iya_ Sanscrit.
_Ca_, _Aion_ Phenician.
_Ay_ Lybian.
_Aya_ old Irish.
_Ayate_, _Gays_ Ausonian and Oscan.
In America numerous analogies are found,
_Aya_ Betoy, _A_ in Lulé, _Catun_ Tzuluki, _Acuti_ Moxos &c.
68 EL for son was primitive Haytian and synonymous with tribe,
children, family, divine or son of God as in Asia. In the dialects
_Rabu_, _Rahen_, _Muru &c._ meant Son. Compare _Ili_ tribe in
Persian, _Zitl_ man in Circassian, _Leh_ Osset, _Lez_ Lezghi. _Lele_
in Pelasgian, UL in Turan, now _Oglu_ in Turk—_Olgos_ Eolian,
_Vulgus_ Latin, _Chuli_ in Carthulan, _Oleos_, _Laos_ in Greek,
_Eleuth_ in Mongol, _Chula_ old Spanish, _Alu_ Copt, _Bail_
Etruscan, _Cobayl_ Berber, _Haial_ in D. _Shiluh_, _Ulu_ Afgan,
_Eli_ Hungarian, _Filius_ and _fam-ilia_ Latin &c. Even our words
_Fellow_, _Child_ and _Folks_ derive from this ancient source, the
oriental EL, IL, OL.—In America we find it in the OL-mecas, Chols
&c.—_Olo_ in Vilela, _Yoale_ Abipon, ELES Mexican &c.
69 The _Cols_ are perhaps the Chols, Olmecas, _Colas_ of Florida,
_Collas_ of Peru &c. The _Caras_ may be the ancient Caribs, or the
Guaranis, the _Caras_ of Peru, the _Coras_ of Mexico &c.; compare
with the ancient Carians and many other primitive nations.
70 Although we do not meet in Hayti the Greek name of Atlantis, we have
so many allusions to the devils _Taras_, and Amazons _Amayuna_, that
we can connect these traditions with the Greek accounts. The
ancestors of the Haytians if Pelagians were foes and vassals of the
Atlantes; but allies of the Amazons.
71 Compare _Cazic_ with the following names for king:
_Oriental Names._
_Ach_ Egypt and Etruscan.
_Vasil_ of Greeks.
_Kasek_ in Sitka.
_Cazi_ in Iran.
_Sheik_ in Arabic.
_Zic_ Iberians and Sicules.
_Acalic_, _Agazi_ Berber.
_Bazilik_ Pelagian.
_Cahin_ Lybian.
_Hazil_ Carian.
_Cay_ Zend.
_Iza_ Tigreh.
_Cazil_ Mindanao island.
_Cazis_ Socotora island.
_Izcan_ of Haikans.
_Izca_, _Kan_ of Turans.
_Casis_ of Syrians.
_American Names._
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