Category: Archaeology & Anthropology

Notes on the Mangue: An Extinct Dialect Formerly Spoken in Nicaragua

Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899· 2 chapters· 5,068 words

_Sources._ Nothing whatever has been published about the Mangue language, except a list of ninety-five words, by Mr. E. G. Squier in his work, “Nicaragua, its People, Scenery and Monuments.” Whence he obtained this short vocabulary he does not state; but it is evidently the wo...

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1. Part 1

_Sources._ Nothing whatever has been published about the Mangue language, except a list of ninety-five words, by Mr. E. G. Squier in his work, “Nicaragua, its People, Scenery an...

2. Part 2

_Prefixes._--The most frequent prefixes in the vocabulary are _nyu_ and _nya_. They probably indicate the position of the noun as independent of expressed possessive relations....