Note 37 — Chapter I

“The Chaymas substitute r for l, a substitution that arises from a defect of pronunciation, common in every zone. The substitution of r for l characterizes, for example, the Bashmouric dialect of the Coptic language. It is thus that the Caribbees of the Oroonoko have been transformed into Galibi, in French Guiana, by confounding r with l, and softening the c. The Tamanach has made choraro (solalo) of the Spanish word soldado.” Humboldt’s personal narrative, book iii. chap. 9.