But the existence also of many homonyms, leads us to a former more simple speech, probably monosyllabic and quite regular as the oriental idioms, to which it is most akin.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque
259. 79 The Chinese designation ho, applied to the limits of space, is particularly interesting in connection with the Maya ho and its homonyms.
"The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations"
Zelia Nuttall