The Huitoto tribe is divided up into numerous sub-tribes, each having a distinct name, such as the Maynanes, the Aifugas, the Recígaros, the Yabuyanos, &c. Each of these sub-tribes has its own chief, called a _capitán_ or _tuchaua_, and appears to be quite independent of the rest. A sub-tribe may vary in size from twenty-five to five hundred individuals and often more. All these sub-tribes speak more or less the same language--Huitoto, of which I give a few specimen words. It is a very simple language, with but little grammar, employing neither conjunctions nor articles. The words in a sentence are pronounced slowly, with a prolonged and harmonious intonation. HUITOTO VOCABULARY. father _mon_ mother _eño_, _ei_ daughter _rioña_ infant _muguro_ brother _ama_, _iyo_ woman _riñoña_, _ag_ friend _cheinama_ enemy _igagmake_ white (man) _veracucha_ wizard _iatche_ sleep _cuiñacate_ tobacco _tue_ monkey _emueje_ tiger _jecco_ tapir _suruma_ watercress _ecco_ sick _tuico_ dead _paide_, _feode_ white _userede_ red _iarede_ black _ituide_ tree _daipa_ maize _pechato_ yuca _maica_ meat _chiceci_, _llucusa_ man _iima_ God _Usiñamu_ shade _apuehana_ old (fem.) _uikesero_ old (mas.) _uikerama_ foreigner _oicomue_ much, many _momome_ full _monite_, _niba_ I _cué_ thou _O_ we _naga_ you _naga abe_ they _atchue_ this _piee_ my _cué_ thy _oe_ small _yurete_ cold _rosirete_ heat _ecaside_ dry _tajerede_ yes _jé_ morning, to-morrow _icoíte_ hat _ipoíco_ soldiers _hudarete_ sugar-cane _cononoque_ plantain _ocoto_ pepper _ivico_ rubber _isire_ one _taja_ two _mena_ three _taje amani_ four _menajere_ five _tape cuiro_ ten _nagape cuiro_ few, little _chichanito_ hen _atava_, _atahúa_ hog, pig _nasi_ paper _rapi_ sun _itoma_ devil _taife_ good _mare_ farina _alma_ delicious _caimarete_ to forget _feide_ to drink _hide_ to eat _guna_ to fast _gunuñete_ to work _biefano_ to go _rairemaca_ to come _benebi_