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
_Acachi_ of Totonacas.
_Wachil_ of Nachez.
_Zac_ of Muyzcas.
_Cathi_ of Pinindas.
_Ahatic_ of Huaztecas.
_Inca_ of Peruvians.
_Chiaca_ of Coras.
_Cuchi_ of Puncays.
_Kiuska_ of Tzulukis.
72 Compare _Ziba_ with the following names for stone:
_Hiban_ in Berber.
_Uben_ in Hebrew.
_Aben_ in Syriac.
_Keibe_ Celtic.
_Siwa_ Nukahiva island.
_Ripa_, _Rupes_ in Latin.
_Sitaba_ Pelasgian.
_Bahiba_ old Arabic.
_Iba_ Samoyed.
_Batu_ Malay.
It is in America, _Siba_ in Cahiri, _Tabu_ in Yaoy; _Saba_, _Tebu_,
_Tobu_ in Galibi dialects, _Tushub_ in Huasteca, _Tepe_ in Mexican,
_Tzacapu_ in Talasca &c.
73 Although Matinino was one of the names of Martinico, it may have
been given afterwards, and there may have been another land of that
name, perhaps the Atlantis or Trinidad.
Garcia gives _Matalino_ as a synonym, _Ma_ means great, and thus it
would be the great TALINO, the real great _Atalantis_. The
conjecture is plausible; but the name was afterwards transferred to
South America. If the real African Atlantis is meant, the event must
be before the last flood.
74 This metal Guanin is the Orichalc of the ancient Greeks; which has
so much puzzled the learned, being wrongly deemed Platina, which
would have been infusible. It was the production of Atlantis!
75 But Garcia gives a different version of this fable, he says that the
men being in want of women sent 4 Caracols (their vassals?) to catch
wives, who were like ants on trees; but slippery like eels: yet some
being caught became the wives of the Guaninis. Ants were called
_Comekhon_ in Haytian, and thus we have another tribe akin to the
_Comaguas_, _Comayaguas &c._ who were previous settlers of Hayti,
and descendants of _Kon_! the _Khons_ of Lybia? But it is strange
that we find here the _Myrmidons_ of Grecian fable! and many
affinities in the name of that tribe of ants. _Mur-mekon_ in
Pelagian and Greek, _Umekon_ in Thracian, _Formica_ in Latin,
_Camot_ in Bali, _Mohur_ in Iran &c., while in America _Comagen_ of
Uraba, _Camaxen_ of the Talascas and Opatas. All referring perhaps
to the ancient people of Ants; the Pismires of Gothic tribes; a
people of dwarfs or weakness, akin to Pygmies and Troglodytes! thus
traced also to America.
76 Compare with _Anaboria_ or _Naboritas_ (working men) the following
names for vassals and laborers—_Naboriti_ in Coyba, _Labuyu_ of
Caribs, _Anaconas_ of Peru and Muyzcas, _Naboria_ of Mayas &c.—and
in the east.
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