Ka.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect ofCambojan, allied to theMonof Pegu.
KabailorKabyle.
African: anArabicword; “Kabîlah,” singular; “Kabâyil,” plural, signifying “species,” “tribe,” “family,” or “kind.” It is applied to the people called Berbers. Dialects areBuji,Shilha,Tamaziht,Beni-Menasar,Gadamsi. Hanoteau: “Essai de Grammaire Kabyle,” Alger., 1858.SeeShowiah.
⁂ It is unwritten, but has remarkable alphabets of ancient type, and is supposed to represent the ancient Lybian.H. C.
Kabala.
Hebrewword: “mysticism,” superstition of Cabalistic Jews.
⁂ An alphabet used by the Rabbis and Freemasons; is supposed to be a type of cuneiform and square Hebrew.H. C.
Kabul.
Numismatic: early Indian coinage of Kabulistan, often bilingual;Greekand oldIndian, or earlySanskrit, as represented under its Pali modification.
Kachari.
Non-Aryan; language of N.E. Bengal. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”SeeCacharese.
KachiquelorKichequel.
American: a dialect of theMayaclass, spoken in the province of Solola, Guatemala. See Flores: “Arte de la Lengua Kakchiquel,” Antigua, 1753.
Kacunda,Kakanda.
African: a name for theShabun.
Kadiak,Kadjak.
Eskimo: a dialect of theAleutianclass, vernacular in the island so named. Vocaby. “Amer. Ethnol.,” vol. ii., p. 104.SeeKonagi.
Kaffa.
African: a dialect ofGonga, allied toWorattaandYangaro.
Kafir,Kaffir.
Arabicword for “pagan” or “infidel” from the Moslem point of view. We have “Káfir,” singular; “Kuffar,” plural.
(1) Asiatic: Káfir of Kafristan. A dialect spoken by the Shiah-poosh, allied toSanskrit; it is the vernacular speech of Hindu-Kush. Tribes of Kafristan are Ashkin, Ashpin, Kamoz, Pashai.
(2) Kâfirí, the Caffres of S. Africa, the most widely extended family of speech found there. See Bleek’s “Comparative Grammar,” 2 vols., London, 1869; Boyce’s Grammar by Davis, London, 1863. ☞
KaganorKayan.
Borneo: sub-dialect ofDayak. See Crawfurd: “Dissertation,” p. 205.
Kagataic,seeJagataic.
Kahetan.
American: sub-dialect ofN. Guarani; calledTupis of Brazil.
Kahna.
American: name for Blood Indians.
Kaibolu.
Malayan: dialect ofCeram.
Kaidipang.
Malayan: a sub-dialect ofMenadu.
Kaili.
African: dialect of theGaboon. See Bowdich’s “Mission to Ashantee.”
Kainulaiset.
Fin: a name for theQuains.
Kaioa.
Malayan: a sub-dialect ofMenadu. Wallace, vol. ii., p. 296-7.
Kaithi.
Hindi: dialect of the N.W. provinces.A. C.SeeKyt’hi.
Kajunah.
Indian: dialect of the Kanjútis of Hunza in Dardistan. See Cunningham’s “Ladak,” London, 1854.
⁂ This language has been erroneously represented asDard. See Vocaby. by Dr. Leitner, 1870.H. C.
Kakas,Kakasing.
Malayan: sub-dialect ofMenadu.
Kake.
American: a tribe ofSitka.SeeKolush.
Kakhyen.
Assamese: a dialect ofBhot. Classed asSingpho.
Kakongo.
African: “Ka,” tribal prefix.See underKongo.
Kalanna.
African: dialect of theSoudan. See Bowdich’s “Mission.”
Kalbra.
African: dialect of W. Coast. Same word asCalabar.
Kalchaqui.
American: dialect ofQuichua. Spoken in Tucuman.
Kaldani.
(1) A tribe or people of Chaldæa, mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions.
(2) A name forChaldee, still used, in a much corrupted form, in the mountains of Kurdistan and by some tribes of Nestorian Christians.W. S. W. V.SeeSyro-Chaldee.
Kalka.
Dialect ofMoghol, belonging to Chinese Tartary.
Kallapuiah.
American: dialect ofOregon. Vocaby. “Jl. Roy. Geog. Socy.,” London, 1841.
Kalmuk.
Moghol: same as Calmuk. The Kalmuks of the Volga are also called Eleuts, Olot, or Ulut; the dialect is calledWest-Mongolian. See Zwich’s “Grammatik ... Kalmükischen,” Donaueschingen, 1852.
Kamas,Kamassintzi.
Ugrian: nearly extinct dialects spoken by Ostiaks, on the S.W. boundary of the Samoied area.
Kambali.
African: a dialect classed asKouri, but presenting many divergences; there is a Vocaby. by Kölle.H. C.
Kambojan.
Peguese: same as Cambojan.
Kambojas.
Primeval tribes of India.
Kami.
Monosyllabic: a dialect of Burmese. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kamilaroi.
Native dialect of Australia. See Ridley: “Gurre Kamilaroi,” Sydney, 1856.
Kamoz,seeKafir.
Kamskadal,Kamskatkan,orKamchatdal.
A class of dialects belonging to the N.E. of Asia, allied to the native dialects of Arctic America.
Kanada.
A name forCanarese.
Kanaka.
Native name for “man” in New Zealand, and applied to natives of the Sandwich Is.; but Tangata is the word more general in all other islands. Compare the African word “Kanyika,” and the American “Kenneka.” The language of the Sandwich Is. is closely allied to theMaori.SeeHawaian.
Kanam,Kanem.
African: a district of Bornui, having theKanuriandTibbuin its area.
Kanawari,seeKunawari.
Kanchi,Kasnas.
American: sub-dialects of theAymara.
Kandokov,Kondakov.
Turkish, classed as a sub-dialect ofKoibal.
Kangulit,Kangjulit.
American: dialect ofEskimo, belonging to the N.W.
Kanjuti,seeKajunah.
Kanuj,seeCanoj.
Kanuri.
African: the typical dialect ofBornui, spoken in Kanem. Köelle’s Grammar, London, 1854.
Kanyika.
African: a dialect ofKafir.SeeKanaka.
Kanyop.
African: dialect of the Bissagos or Bijugos Is.
⁂ It is allied toFelup,Bagnon,Sarar,Bolar,Padsade,Biafada, andPapel.H. C.
Kanza,see underKo.
Kaotse.
Thibetan:Chinesename for theHor.
Kapchak.
Alatyan: Tatar dialect of the lower Volga and the Ural.
Kapir.
Tatarform of “Kafir,” “infidel.”
Kapua.
Dayak: sub-dialect ofBiaju, vernacular in Borneo.
Kapwi.
Monosyllabic: a dialect spoken to the N.W. of theBurmeseEmpire.
Karaga.
Dialects ofKamskadal, vernacular in E. Asia.
Karagas.
Alatyan: Tatar dialect of Siberia, allied toKoibal; Vocaby. by Castrén.
Karaite.
Dialect of Heretical, or reformed, Jews who reject the Talmud, and adhere closely to the literal text of the Old Testament. It is derived from the Hebrew root “kârâ,” “to read,” and they call themselves “sons of the reading,” or of “the text.” Compare Luke x., 26. See “History,” by Rule, London, 1870.
⁂ They are numerous in the Crimæa, but a few communities of them are to be found in Poland, Galicia, and at Constantinople. The Karaites use Hebrew, but also the dialect of the country where they dwell; thus in the Crimæa it may beTatar, but at Wilna it isPolish.R. P. S.
Kara-Kalpac.
Turkish: spoken by a Tatar tribe of Khiva, called “Black Caps.”H. C.
Kara-Kirghis.
Alatyan:Tatardialect of Siberia, spoken by the black Kirghis.H. C.
Karass.
Ugrian dialect ofSamoied, spoken on the Caspian Sea and by Nogais in Taurica.
Karatshai,Karachai.
Dialect ofTURKISH, spoken in the Caucasus.
⁂ It is likeCrim-Tatar, and is spoken on the Black River.H. C.
Karaula.
A native dialect of Australia.
Karawi.
Sub-semitic. Same asMahari.
Karekare,seePika.
Karelian,Kirialaiset.
Ugrian: a division ofFinnish. It is the dialect of Russian Finland, and is written in Russian characters, comprising Auramoiset, Olonetz, Savakot, Izhor, and Viborg.SeeTavastrian.
KarenorKoreng.
Monosyllabic: numerous dialects ofBurmese. See Grammar by Wade, Maulmein, 1861.
Mr. Hunter distinguishes them asSgauandPwo; Vocabys. in his “Comp. Dicty.”SeePlay.
Karif,seeCarib.
Kariti.
American: Indians of Brazil. Known only by a catechism printed by a Capuchin monk in 1709.
Karnatika,seeCanarese.
Karon.
Papuan: dialect of New Guinea.
KasanorKazan.
(1)Ugrian: dialect of Bulgarian tribes settled in the district; now called Kazan, in European Russia; also calledTurkish-Tartar, orTurko-Tatar, but more likeOsmanli. See Grammar by Kasem-Bek, Kasan, 1839.
(2)Caucasian: a tribe of the Akush.H. C.
Kasange.
African: dialect of the Gaboon. Vocaby. in Kölle’s Polyglot.H. C.
Kashkari.
Nearly allied to or identically the same withArniya. Vocaby. by Dr. Leitner, also in “Jnl. Asiatic Soc. of Bengal,” 1838.
Kashpura,seeKuswar.
Kasi,seeKusi-Kumuk.
Kasm.
African: a dialect sometimes classed asKouri. It is related toYula,Kru,Serawulli, &c.H. C.
KassuborKashub.
Slavonic: dialect ofPolish, spoken in parts of Pomerania.
Kata-Kana.
Japanese: name for their system of alphabetic characters.
Katchi,seeCutchi.
Kathe,seeMunipoori.
Katodi.
Dravidian: a dialect spoken by a hill-tribe of Guzarat; they have been described by Dr. Wilson, who states that their language resembles theMalayalim.W. E.
Katsha.
Turkish: dialect of the Katshalar or Katshintsi in Siberia.
Kaubul,seeKabul.
Kaukasian,underC. ☞
Kaure.
African: a dialect of theKouri. It is allied toLegba,Keamba,Temba, &c.; Vocaby. Kölle’s Polyglot.H. C.
Kawang-Koan.
Malayan: a sub-dialect ofMenadu.
Kawelitsk,see underKo.
Kawi.
Javanese: name for the early dialect calledOld Javanese. It is used in literary compositions. See Humboldt: “Kawi-Sprache,” 3 vols., Berlin, 1836-9. ☞
Kawitsh.
American: dialect of the Vancouver Is., and of neighbouring parts of the continent.R. G. L.
Kayan.
Dayak: same asKagan.
Kazak-KirghisorKazan.
Tatar: same asKasan.
Ke.
Papuan: dialect of the Malay Archipelago. See Wallace, vol. ii., pp. 296-7.
KeambaorKiamba.
African: dialect ofKouri. It has the same affinities asKaure.H. C.
Kechua.
American: Same asQuichua. See Tschudi: “Die Kechua Sprache,” 2 vols., Wien, 1853.
Kedah.
Malayan: closely allied toJuru-Samang.
Keh-Doulan.
Malayan: somewhat allied toBima.
Keilinschrift.
Germanname for inscriptions in cuneiform or wedge-shaped characters.
Kekuafi.
African: See underUkuafi.
KelenonesianorKelænonesian.
Polynesian: term for the Negritos or dark-skinned natives. Also calledMelanesian.
Keltic.
Same asCeltic. A division of theAryanfamily of languages, represented byArmorican,Gaelic,Irish,Manx, the now extinctCornish, andWelsh(pre-Roman dialect of Britain). ☞
Kema.
Malayan: a dialect of Celebes. Vocaby. by Wallace.
KenayorKinai.
American: spoken in several dialects, and classed asAthabascan. Vocaby. in Buschmann: “Der Athapask. Sprachstamm,” Berlin, 1856.SeeInkalait.
Kennekas.
American: a dialect of theFuegian, calledTekeenika.SeeYakanaku.
Kentish.
Provincial dialect of England. See the Ayenbite of Inwyt, in the Kentish dialect, ab.A.D.1340; ed. Dr. Morris, E.E.T.S. 1866. W.W.S.
KeresorQuires.
American: the most S. dialect of the Pueblos, in New Mexico.SeeKiwomi.
Khache.
Thibetan: a name for theHor.
Khajuna,seeKajunah.
Khamti.
Monosyllabic: a dialect ofSiamese, closely allied toAhom. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Khamtskatkan,see underKa.
Khari.
Assamese: a dialect of the Naga tribes. Vocaby in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Khaspura.
Indic: the native dialect of Nipal; it is a mingled tongue, formed fromHindiandBhot, using the Devanagri character.
Khassee,Khassi,orKhasia.
Monosyllabic: language of the Cossyahs who inhabit the mountainous region that separates E. Bengal from Assam; they are of Chinese or Tatar origin, and use the Bengali character. Pamphlet by Schott, Berlin, 1859.
⁂ Major Godwin Austin considers the Khassias more nearly allied to the Burmese than to the Chinese.H. C.
Khivese.
Usbegtribes of Turkestan. The Khanat of Khiva is inhabited by a mixed race of Iranian and Turanian origin; the Usbegs predominate.SeeKara-Kalpac.
Kho.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect ofCambojan. It is allied to theMon.
Khoibu.
Monosyllabic: a dialect of Burmese, classed asKoreng.
Khond.
Indian: a dialect of aborigines in Orissa. Quite distinct from theGundi. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Khong.
Indo-Chinese: a dialect ofCambojan, allied to theMon.
Khorin.
Moghol; closely allied toSelenga.
Khotovzi.
Ugrian: dialect of the Kanskoi Ostiaks, classed asYeniseian.
⁂ Also known asKotten,Kotowzi,Kanski; small Vocaby. in Latham’s “Elements,” p. 96.
Khum.
Chinese: a name for the court dialect used at Pekin. “Lessons and Vocabulary, Pekin Dialect,” by Edkins, 1869.
Khumia.
A dialect ofBurmese; also calledKamiandKumi.
Khurbat.
A gipsey dialect of Persia: also calledGhurbat.
Khus,seeParbuttia.
Khwakhlamayu.
American: dialect of Upper California; it is allied toKulanapo.
⁂ Also toYuma,Shasti,Oregones, &c.H. C.
Khyen,Kiayn.
Monosyllabic: also calledKolun, and allied toKaren.SeeSho.
Kiamba,seeKeamba.
Kiang-Nan.
Chinese: name for the local speech of Nankin.
Kiayn,seeKhyen.
Kichai.
American: a Pawnee language vernacular on the Canadian R. and in Texas, and allied toHueco,Caddo,Witchito, &c. See “Pacific R. Report,” vol. ii., Washington, 1855.
Kichak.
Sub-Turanian: a dialect of the Himalayas.
Kiche.
American: dialect ofMaya. Same asQuiche.SeeKachiquel.
Ki-galla.
African: “Ki,” tribal prefix. Kaffir name for theGalla. Vocaby. by Krapf, Tübingen, 1850.
Kihany.
Name for the written characters of thePersianalphabet.SeeNeshki.
Kihiau.
African: dialect of the Mozambique. See Krapf’s Vocaby.
KijorKizh.
American: dialect of California.
Kikamba.
African: classed by Bleek asZangian. It is the language of the Wakambas of the R. Mombas or Mombaza, N. of Zanzibar, and is allied to some dialects of the Nile. “Amba” means “the people.” See Krapf’s Vocaby.
Kikkapu.
American: dialect ofAlgonkin, spoken by a division of the Shawanoe.
Killamuck.
American: tribes of Flatheads.SeeJakon.
Kinika.
African: a dialect ofSuaheli. “Nika” means “the language.” See Krapf’s “Outline of Ki-Suaheli, with especial reference to Kinika.”
Kio.
Malayan: a dialect of Flores or Mangeyle, an island of the Indian Archipelago.
Kioway.
American: Indians of Texas. See “Pacific R. Reports,” vol. ii.
⁂ It has affinities toShoshone, and there is some resemblance toAthabascan.H. C.
Kipokomo.
African: a N.E. dialect of theKaffir. See Krapf’s Vocaby.
Kiptchak,seeKapchak.
KirataorKiranti.
Language of the Limboo or Ekthoomba, and other tribes in E. Nipal and Sikkim.
⁂ According to Mr. Hodgson, it has fifteen dialects. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”H. C.
Kirghis-Kasak(Khirghese).
Turkish: spoken in the Khanat of Khiva, and closely allied toUzbek. “Opisanie” by Lewschin, Fr. translation, Paris, 1840.
Kirialaiset.
Finnish; same asKarelian.
Kiriri.
American: a language of Bahia in Brazil, also classed asSabuja. See Gabelentz: “Grammatik,” Leipsig, 1852.
KisamaorKisambala.
African: a dialect of Kafir, classed by Bleek asZangian. Vocaby. in Kölle’s “Polyglot.”
Kisi.
Tatar: dialect of Tungusian, closely allied toMantshu. Also calledTungusof the Amoor.
Kissa,Kisser.
Malayan: a dialect ofJavanese, closely allied toBaba.
Ki-Suaheli.
African: a dialect ofKafir, mingled withSemitic, spoken by the Suahelis, N. of the Mozambique. Krapf’s “Outline,” Tübingen, 1850.
KitunahaorKutani.
American: unclassed dialects of the Cootani or Flat-bow Indians, spoken along the ridge of the Rocky Mountains in New Caledonia and Oregon. Vocaby. “Amer. Ethnol.,” vol. ii., p. 97.
Kiwomi,Kioame.
American: sub-dialects of the Keres, Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, on Canadian R.; Vocaby. by Whipple, Washington, 1855.H. C.SeeZuni.
Kizh.
American: dialect of New California. See Buschmann: “Die Sprachen Kizh,” &c., Berlin, 1856.
Kizzilbash,see underKu.
Klabat.
Malayan: dialects ofMenadu, sub-divided intoKlabat-atasandKlabat-bawa.
Klamath.
American: Klamath-lake Indians is the English name for the Okshees, who are allied to the Modocs.SeeLutuami.
Kliketat.
American: sub-dialect ofShahaptan, spoken in Oregon. They are thenez-percéesof Canada.
Knistenaux.
American: name for the Crees.SeeKristenaux.
Koama.
African: dialect of theKouri, allied toBagbala,Legba, &c.; Vocaby. by Kölle.H. C.
Koceh,Koch,Kocch.
Sub-Turanian: a dialect of the Sub-Himalayas, and Cooch Behar, E. Bengal.
Kodah.
Dravidian: same asKota. See Caldwell’s “Comparative Grammar;” and Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kodugu.
Same asCurgi. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kodun.
Dravidian: common dialect, known asLow Tamul, in distinction from theShen.
Kohatar.
Canarese: a dialect of the Nilgherry Hills.
Kohistanee.
Dialect of Kohistân,i.e., “mountain country”—the highlands of Kâbulistan; it is allied toShina.W. S. W. V.
Koibal.
Alatyan: closely allied toKaragas, but slightly mixed withTchudic, the population being Samoied in blood; it has dialects. Klaproth: “Asia Pol.,” p. 165; Castrén, &c.H. C.
Koine.
Hellenic: ἡ χοινὴ διάλεχτοσ, the general language of Greece under the Macedonians, and subsequently.
Kol(Cole).
(1)Older Dravidian: language of the Kols, a wide-spread race of Chota-Nagpoor, Central India.A. C.SeeDhangur.
⁂ Mr. W. W. Hunter distinguishes two dialects, theHoandSinghbhum; see Vocabys. in his “Comp. Dicty.”
(2)Koli,Kooli: Mahratta word, applied to a tribe of aborigines, and also to a caste of water-bearers, henceKuli,i.e., “Coolee,” in Tamil, a common labourer.
Koladyn.
Burmese: a dialect of Aracan.
Koldagi.
African: dialect ofKordofan. It is allied to theFurian.H. C.
Koligon.
Australian: the Colack natives. See Eyre’s “Journals,” London, 1845.
Kolun,seeKhyen.
Kolush.
American: dialect ofSitka. Vocaby., “Amer. Ethnol.,” vol. ii., p. 102.
⁂ These are a remarkable people, and the language is allied to Chepewayan and Kenai.H. C.
Kolyma.
Eskimo: a dialect ofKamskadalspoken in Asia.
Konagi.
American: native language of the I. of Kadiak; its structure isEskimo, but the vocabulary isAthabascanof theKenaigroup.
Kondin.
A dialect ofSamoied, allied toYurak.
Kong(1).
African: dialect of the Soudan. See Bowdich’s “Mission.”
Kong(2).
Chinese: name for the dialect of Canton.
Konga.
(1)Malayan: dialect of the Is. of Flores or Ende.
(2)Indian: name applied by the Mahrattas to the Dravidian people and tongues.W. E.
KongoorCongo.
African: spoken in the Portuguese dominion and classed by Bleek asBantu-Kafir. Grammar by Brusciottus à Vetralla, Rome, 1659.
Konguan.
African: dialect of the Gaboon. Small Vocaby. in Latham’s “Elements,” p. 564.
Konkani.
Indic: a dialect of theMahratti.
KonzaorKanza.
American: a dialect ofSioux.
Kooch,seeCutchi.
KookieorKoonkie.
Monosyllabic: the same asLooshai; Aracanese and Bengali words, with others not referable to either of those languages, are found in it. Spoken by the Howlong, Panjas, Ruttun and Syloo.A. C.
⁂ The name is sometimes applied to theNagas.
Koomis,seeKumi.
Korana.
African: a dialect ofHottentot.
Korawi.
Dravidian: a dialect ofTamul. Small Vocaby. in Latham’s “Elements,” p. 246.SeeTeling.
Korch.
Indian: tribe of the Himalayas. Essay by Hodgson, London, 1860.
Korean.
A geographical term for some dialects of Siberia.SeeCorean.
Koreish.
Semitic: the leading dialect ofArabic.
Although the literary importance of the tribe of Koreish does not seem to have been very great before the age of Mahomet, it was nevertheless the dialect which he adopted for the Koran, and it has from that day been the classical language of Arabia. See Renan, “Hist. Gen. des Langues Sémitiques,” p. 328.R. P. S.SeeCufic.
Koreng,seeKaren.
Koriak.
AKoreandialect of Okhotsk in Siberia, closely allied toKamchatkan.
Korinchi.
Malayan: dialect of interior of Sumatra, written with a peculiar native character.P. J. V.
Koskeemo.
A dialect of Vancouver I., belonging to its W. side, spoken by nearly extinct tribes of Koskeemos and Quatsinos; it is much mingled withQuakwolth.R. B.
Kot.
Ugrian: dialect of the Yeniseian Ostiaks in Siberia, also calledKanski; Khotowzi is the Russian form of Kot. Grammar by Castrén.
Kota,seeKodah.
Kotofantshi.
African: dialect of theHamarua.
Kou-ouen.
Chinese: name forOld Chinese, the ancient Archaic dialect, now extinct.
Kousulu.
Indic: dialect ofHindi, vernacular in Oude.
Kowelitsk.
American: western branch of the Flatheads.
⁂ Their dialect is allied to theAtnaorSelish, and has affinities withSekumne, &c.H. C.
Kowrarega.
Australian:See Macgillivray: “Voyage of the Rattlesnake,” vol. ii., p. 279.
Kowri.
African: Dr. Latham’s name for a variety of native dialects, arranged by Kölle asN.E. High Soudanian. ☞
Krain,seeCarniolan.
Krama.
“Krama” inJavanesemeans “politeness” or “courteousness”; hence the High Javanese (on the use of whichsee the articleJavanese) is called “Basa Krama,” or the polite language. A few words equally used in High and Low Javanese, but only in speaking of persons of the very highest rank and consideration, are designated by the name of “Krama inggil” or “High Krama.”P. J. V.
Kredy.
A language sometimes calledFertit, but there is another language inFertitallied toAgaw. The people are S. of Darfur, between 7° and 8° N. Lat. There is a vocabulary by Dr. S. Schweinfurth, Berlin, 1873.H. C.
KreepeeorKrepi.
African: names for theGrebo, closely allied toAdampi,Anfue, and theWhydahgroup.H. C.
Kretan.
Same asCretan; a sub-dialect ofGreek. See Vocaby. in Höck’s “Kreta,” Göttingen, 1823.
Krim-Tartar,underC.
Kristenaux.
Algonkin: name for the Crees.
Kroatian,underC.
Kru.
African: dialect of Grebo and Gbe, belonging to the Ivory-coast, and classed by some asManaorMandingo. It has resemblances toAro,Kasm,Serawulli,Yala, &c.H. C.
Ku.
A dialect ofDravidian. See Caldwell’s Grammar.
Kuan-Hoa.
Chinese: name forMandarinform of speech.
Kubitshi.
Lesghian: name for theFeringhee.
⁂ It is a dialect of the Caucasus, likeAkush, between the Koi Su and Buam.H. C.
Kudi.
Older Dravidian: dialect of the Himalayas.
Kufic,underC.
Kuki.
Burmese: closely allied toKhumia.
Kulanapo.
American: Indians of N.W. California.
⁂ The language is allied toKhwakhlamayo,Oregones,Shasti, andYuma.H. C.
Kum.
African: dialect ofKafir.
Kumaon.
Hindi: local dialect spoken near the sources of R. Ramgunga, in Kumaon, a province of N.W. India.
Kumha.
Older Dravidian: dialect of Nipal.
Kumi.
Burmese: almost identical withKami. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Kumuk.
Turkish: dialect of the Caucasus. Klaproth: “Reise in den Kaukasus.”
⁂ It resemblesKrim-Tatar, and is not to be confounded withKazi-Kumuk.H. C.
Kunawari.
Mixed language of India:Bhot,Kanet,Milchan,Sugnum, &c.
⁂ Kunawar is a Trans-Himalayan province, N. of Simla.A. C.
Kunkuna.
Indic: old dialect of the Concan.SeeKonkani.
Kupang.
Malayan: dialect of W. Timor.
Kupuas.
Malayan: dialect of Borneo.
KurdorKurdish.
(1)Armenic: the dialect of Kurdistan, the mountain country dividing Mesopotamia from Persia, halfway between the Black Sea and the Persian Gulf, now divided between Persia and Turkey. It is closely allied toOsseticandPushtoo, and has been classed asIranic; it is written with Arabic characters. Klaproth: “Asia Pol.,” p. 76.
⁂ It is not used as a written language, Persian being substituted. There is a Grammar in Italian by Garzoni, Rome, 1787.H. C.
(2)Old Kurdishhas been regarded as a dialect ofChaldee. See “Forschungen,” by Lerch, 2 vols., St. Petersburg, 1857.
Kurg,see underC.
Kurilian.
Also calledAino, the native language of the Kurile Is., also spoken by the aborigines of Yesso or Yezo, one of the Japanese group, and allied toKamskadalandKoriak. The Ainos are a hairy race, easily distinguished from the smoother Mongols.
Kuring.
“Kuring” in Sundanese means a “serf,” a person of low origin. Hence the Low Sundanese is called “Basa-Kuring.”P. J. V.SeeSundanese.
Kurland,seeCurish.
Kurumba.
Non-Aryan: language of S. India. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”SeeDhangar.
Kusi-Kumuk.
Caucasian: language ofKara-KaitakandTabasseran. It is allied to theLesghiangroup.H. C.
Kuskokwim,Kuskutshewak.