In the former Chapter we told you that the Language of the _Laplanders_ was such as did very much differ from that of their neighbours, our next business shall be, as well as we can, to discover what it is. Now whatsoever is received, used, commonly, and publikly spoken in any Country, is certainly a Language, but of this of the _Laplanders_, _Zieglerus_ in general observes only that it was peculiar to themselves, and not understood by their neighbours. _Damianus_ speaks more plain, and accuses them of barbarism and roughness of speech. Our modern Writers say their speech is a confused miscellany of the Language of their neighbours, and that it was called _Lingua Lapponica_, quasi _corrasa_, _eet Lappatspraock_, and that it is made up of many other Tongues, as of that of _Finlanders_ and _Swedes_, as for instance; the _Laplanders_ say _stour_, the _Swedes_, _stoor_; the one _Salug_, the other _saligh_. And that there are also some Latine words, as _Porcus_, _Oriens_, &c. But tho these Writers suppose that they have borrowed many words from their neighbours, yet they confess that much of their Language is their own, and neither used, or known by any other Naitons, but that as well the original of the words, as propriety of the Phrases, is peculiar to themselves. Others suppose it took its rise and was derived from _Finland_: and indeed it is confessed on all hands that there are many words in both Languages that seem no great strangers. So that there is little doubt but there are many words in both Languages which very much agree, which any one that is a little skilled in them must needs confess: and to make this more clear, I shall here insert some words of both Languages not much unlike.