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
42. _Mayoriex_ or _Ziguayos_, Mayas, Guayos of Chaco.
43. _Cons_, Chons and Yana-Conas of Peru, Conos of Chaco, Conivos
and Conamas of South America.
44. _Els_ or _Ili_ (children), Eles and Ols of Mexico, Yoales or
Vilelas and Lules or Pelé of Chaco.
Thus, how gratuitous was the common opinion that only one nation
filled the Antilles. Meantime we find nowhere in these annals that
name of Antilia, which in their language would have been _Anti-ili_
sons of Antes, or _Ana-ti-ili_ flower-high-children. It may be a
Lybian name like Atlantes, both referring to the _Antis_ or Anteus,
the early inhabitants of North Africa, and of Peru.
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