The composition of these numerals from twelve to nineteen inclusive is easily seen. Lahun is apparently a compound of lah hun (sc. uinic), “it finishes one (man);” that is, in counting on the fingers. Lah means the end, to end, and also the whole of anything. Kal, a score, is literally a fastening together, a shutting up, from the verb kal, to shut, to lock, to button up, etc.
From twenty upward, the scores are used:—
| Hun tu kal, | one to the score, 21. |
| Ca tu kal, | two to the score, 22. |
| Ox tu kal, | three to the score, 23, |
and so on up to
| Ca kal, | two score, 40. |
Above forty, three different methods can be used to continue the numeration.
1. We may continue the same employed between 20 and 40, thus:—
| Hun tu cakal, | one to two score, 41. |
| Ca tu cakal, | two to two score, 42. |
| Ox tu cakal, | three to two score, 43, |
and so on.
2. The numeral copulative catac can be used, with the numeral particle tul; as:—