The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 83
... inhabitants of the country . In all parts of the world the names of mountains , valleys , lakes , and rivers are among the most certain memorials of the ancient inhabitants . The reason the names of the natural features of a country ...
... inhabitants of the country . In all parts of the world the names of mountains , valleys , lakes , and rivers are among the most certain memorials of the ancient inhabitants . The reason the names of the natural features of a country ...
Page 121
... inhabitants . In the highlands of Honduras , as has been noted by Squiers , the termination of tique or rique is of frequent occurrence in the names of places , as Chaparristique , Lepaterique , Llotique , Ajuterique , and others . The ...
... inhabitants . In the highlands of Honduras , as has been noted by Squiers , the termination of tique or rique is of frequent occurrence in the names of places , as Chaparristique , Lepaterique , Llotique , Ajuterique , and others . The ...
Page 225
... inhabitants know nothing of their meaning . The old names of many of the towns are probably remnants of a language earlier than that of the inhabitants at the time of the con- quest , and their study might throw some light on the dis ...
... inhabitants know nothing of their meaning . The old names of many of the towns are probably remnants of a language earlier than that of the inhabitants at the time of the con- quest , and their study might throw some light on the dis ...
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