[238] See Jose Ignacio Lares, _Resumen de las Actas de la Academia Venezolana_, 1886, p. 37 (Caracas, 1886); and Dr. Ernst, in _Zeitschrift für Ethnologie_, 1885, s. 190. [239] G. Coleti, _Dizionario dell’ America Meridionale_, s. v. (Venezia, 1771.) Not to be confounded with the Zaparos of the Marañon. [240] _Ibid._, s. v. [241] G. Marcano, _Ethnographie Pre-Columbienne de Venezuela._ (Paris, 1889.) [242] “La lingua _Muysca_, detta anticamente _Chybcha_, era la comune e generale in tuttigl’ Indiani di quella Monarchia.” Coleti, _Dizionario Storico-Geografico dell’ America Meridionale_, Tom. II., p. 39. (Venezia, 1771.) [243] “Casi todos los pueblos del Nuevo Reyno de Granada son de Indios Mozcas.” Alcedo, _Diccionario Geografico de America_, s. v. _Moscas_. “La lengua Mosca es como general en estendissima parte de aquel territorio; en cada nacion la hablan de distinta manera.” J. Cassani, _Historia del Nuevo Reyno de Granada_, p. 48. (Madrid, 1741.) He especially names the Chitas, Guacicas, Morcotes and Tunebos as speaking Chibcha. [244] Herrera, _Historia de las Indias Occidentales_, Dec. IV., Lib. X., cap. 8. [245] Rafael Celedon, _Gramatica de la Lengua Köggaba_, Introd., p. xxiv. (_Bibliothèque Linguistique Américaine_.) [246] The vocabulary is furnished by General Juan Thomas Perez, in the _Resumen de las Actas de la Academia Venezolana_, 1886, p. 54. I offer for comparison the following: SIQUISIQUE. CHIBCHA-AROAC. Sun, _yuan_, _yuia_. Wife, _esio_, _sena_. Fire, _dueg_, _gue_. Water, _ing_, _ni_. Snake, _tub_, _kĕbi_. [247] The connection of the Aroac (not Arawak) dialects with the Chibcha was, I believe, first pointed out by Friedrich Müller, in his _Grundriss der Sprachwissenschaft_, Bd. IV., s. 189, note. The fact was also noted independently by Dr. Max Uhle, who added the Guaymis and Talamancas to the family. (_Compte Rendu du Congrès Internat. des Américanistes_, 1888, p. 466.) [248] Pinart, _Bulletin de la Société de Geographie_, 1885; Berendt, in _Bull. of Amer. Geog. Society_, 1876, No. 2. [249] In _Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology_. Washington, 1888. [250] Joaquin Acosta, _Compendio Historico de la Nueva Granada_, p. 77. When, in 1606, the missionary Melchor Hernandez visited Chiriqui lagoon, he found six distinct languages spoken on and near its shores by tribes whom he names as follows: Cothos, Borisques, Dorasques, Utelaes, Bugabaes, Zunes, Dolegas, Chagres, Zaribas, Dures. (_Id._, p. 454.) [251] The only information I have on the Paniquita dialect is that given in the _Revue de Linguistique_, July, 1879, by a missionary (name not furnished). It consists of a short vocabulary and some grammatical remarks. [252] Herrera, _Descripcion de las Indias Occidentales_, Cap. XVI. [253] Alcedo, _Diccionario Geografico_, s. v., Muzos.