CHAPTER IX.

THE AZTEC AND OTOMÍ LANGUAGES.

Nahua or Aztec, Chichimec, and Toltec languages identical -- Anáhuac the aboriginal seat of the Aztec Tongue -- The Aztec the oldest language in Anáhuac -- Beauty and Richness of the Aztec -- Testimony of the Missionaries and early writers in its favor -- Specimen from Paredes' Manual -- Grammar of the Aztec Language -- Aztec Lord's Prayer -- The Otomí a Monosyllabic Language of Anáhuac -- Relationship claimed with the Chinese and Cherokee -- Otomí Grammar -- Otomí Lord's Prayer in Different Dialects 723