The Number Concept: Its Origin and Development

by Levi L. Conant

New Caledonia.[²⁸³]

1.	parai.
2.	paroo.
3.	parghen.
4.	parbai.
5.	panim.
6.	panim-gha	= 5-1.
7.	panim-roo	= 5-2.
8.	panim-ghen	= 5-3.
9.	panim-bai	= 5-4.
10.	parooneek.

Yengen, New Cal.[²⁸⁴]

1.	hets.
2.	heluk.
3.	heyen.
4.	pobits.
5.	nim	= hand.
6.	nim-wet	= 5-1.
7.	nim-weluk	= 5-2.
8.	nim-weyen	= 5-3.
9.	nim-pobit	= 5-4.
10.	pain-duk.

Aneiteum.[²⁸⁵]

1.	ethi.
2.	ero.
3.	eseik.
4.	manohwan.
5.	nikman.
6.	nikman cled et ethi	= 5 + 1.
7.	nikman cled et oro	= 5 + 2.
8.	nikman cled et eseik	= 5 + 3.
9.	nikman cled et manohwan	= 5 + 4.
10.	nikman lep ikman	= 5 + 5.

Tanna

1.	riti.
2.	karu.
3.	kahar.
4.	kefa.
5.	krirum.
6.	krirum riti	= 5-1.
7.	krirum karu	= 5-2.
8.	krirum kahar?	= 5-3.
9.	krirum kefa?	= 5-4.
10.	——

Eromanga

1.	sai.
2.	duru.
3.	disil.
4.	divat.
5.	siklim	= 1 hand.
6.	misikai	= other 1?
7.	siklim naru	= 5-2.
8.	siklim disil	= 5-3.
9.	siklim mindivat	= 5 + 4.
10.	narolim	= 2 hands.

Fate, New Heb.[²⁸⁶]

1.	iskei.
2.	rua.
3.	tolu.
4.	bate.
5.	lima	= hand.
6.	la tesa	= other 1.
7.	la rua	= other 2.
8.	la tolu	= other 3.
9.	la fiti	= other 4.
10.	relima	= 2 hands.

Api, New Heb.

1.	tai.
2.	lua.
3.	tolu.
4.	vari.
5.	lima	= hand.
6.	o rai	= other 1.
7.	o lua	= other 2.
8.	o tolo	= other 3.
9.	o vari	= other 4.
10.	lua lima	= 2 hands.

Sesake, New Heb.

1.	sikai.
2.	dua.
3.	dolu.
4.	pati.
5.	lima	= hand.
6.	la tesa	= other 1.
7.	la dua	= other 2.
8.	la dolu	= other 3.
9.	lo veti	= other 4.
10.	dua lima	= 2 hands.

Pama, New Heb.

1.	tai.
2.	e lua.
3.	e tolu.
4.	e hati.
5.	e lime	= hand.
6.	a hitai	= other 1.
7.	o lu	= other 2.
8.	o tolu	= other 3.
9.	o hati	= other 4.
10.	ha lua lim	= 2 hands

Aurora, New Heb.

1.	tewa.
2.	i rua.
3.	i tol.
4.	i vat.
5.	tavalima	= 1 hand.
6.	lava tea	= other 1.
7.	lava rua	= other 2.
8.	lava tol	= other 3.
9.	la vat	= other 4.
10.	sanwulu	= two sets.