ASO-POLYNESIAN.

Daya-Idaan Batta Pulo-Nias Lampoon Savu Mindanao and Sulu
Am-pat O-pat U-fa Am-pa A-pa A-pat
Papango Bisayan Ilocos Malagasy
A-pat Upat Eppa E-fa and e-fat-ra

ARYAN BRANCHES.

Sanscrit Persian Old Schave Welsh Anglo-Saxon
Chat-ur or Chat-var Kehar Chet-oiriye Ped-war Feo-ver
Armorican Latin Greek Gothic Zend
Ped-er, Pet-or Quat-uor Tet-tara Tessara Aeol. Pisyres Fid-war C’athou

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[1] Some of the comparative words used in this contribution differ from those listed by Fornander in An Account of the Polynesian Race, etc. (Vol. I, pp. 144–147). [↑]

[2] The Endeh dialect on Flores, or Endeh has only four radical numerals. Four being uretu, apparently allied to mysol, feet.

It is presumed, says Mr. Rienzi, that the mountaineers of Sunda formerly counted by six, for the word ganap signifies six and total or tally. [↑]

[3] On the Baltic coast of Sweden small fish, especially herrings, are counted by fours. [↑]