CHAPTER XII.

LANGUAGES OF HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, AND THE ISTHMUS OF DARIEN.

The Carib an Imported Language -- The Mosquito Language -- The Poya, Towka, Seco, Valiente, Rama, Cookra, Woolwa, and other Languages in Honduras -- The Chontal -- Mosquito Grammar -- Love Song in the Mosquito Language -- Comparative Vocabulary of Honduras Tongues -- The Coribici, Chorotega, Chontal, and Orotiña in Nicaragua -- Grammar of the Orotiña or Nagrandan -- Comparison between the Orotiña and Chorotega -- The Chiriquí, Guatuso, Tiribi, and others in Costa Rica -- Talamanca Vocabulary -- Diversity of Speech on the Isthmus of Darien -- Enumeration of Languages -- Comparative Vocabulary 782

THE NATIVE RACES OF THE PACIFIC STATES.

MYTHOLOGY, LANGUAGES.