Note 752 — Chapter X
Reading edition
“In 1857, a gentleman named Henley, a good Chinese scholar, who acted as an interpreter of this state for some time, published a list of words in the Chinese and Indian languages to show that they were of the same origin. From this we make an extract supporting our remarks:
Indian. Chinese. English. Indian. Chinese. English.
Nang-a, Nang, Man. A-pa, A-pa, Father.
Yi-soo, Soa, Hand. A-ma, A-ma, Mother.
Keoka, Keok, Foot. Ko-le, A-ko, Brother.
Aek-a-soo, Soo, Beard. Ko-chae, To-chae, Thanks.
Yuet-a, Yuet, Moon. Nagam, Yam, Drunk.
Yeeta, Yat, Sun. Koolae, Ku-kay, Her.
Utyta, Hoto, Much. Koo-chue, Chue-koo, Hog.
Lee-lum, Ee-lung, Deafness. Chookoo, Kow-chi, Dog.”
Ho-ya-pa, Ho-ah, Good.
We have no means at hand of testing the following statement from the same author: “The Chinese, who have become so numerous in California since the discovery of gold, bear a striking resemblance to the Indians, and are known to be able to converse with them in their respective languages to an extent that cannot be the result of mere coincidence of expression.”—Cronaise, The Natural Wealth of California, p. 31. Probably a mistake.