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noio (nearness in time); Bl. anuks, nakotsio, small ; S. nicafa, Y. 

 nikusa, G. nach, W. nig, E. nigh ; Ar. nakait, At. nakasc, to sleep 

 (i. e. to draw the eyes tiijht^, Ma. nok, sleeping with the eyes, Ak. 

 hinuk, night, S. nactam, at night, Gr. v6f, L. nectere, nox, nux. The 

 association of the ideas of unity and nearness is confirmed by Aba. 

 pezeku, one, pessut, it is near. 



Traces of a common radical are found in many of the words which 

 denote one and ten. H g. Sh. nok, one; Ak. nukini, ten; Pw. 

 peta, man, Cree. peet, one, Ak. pit, one (in pitiku = pit ako = 1, 

 1 = 2), Tm. paty, ten ; Bl. matapi, man, Cr. hamat, Ck. hemkin, 

 Mn. macana, Am. meg, mi, Gr. fua, Kn. miectse, one. Eg. met, mnt, 

 Cp. met, Cree mitatat, wetatat, Sh. matokts, Ar. metaitok. At. mata- 

 tasits, Ch. mitaswi, Sha. matatvi, Po. matatso, Pn. mdala, ten. 



From roots indicative of division may be derived words signifying 

 one (a piece), two (divided). Jive (one hand), ten (one tale, or one 

 completed count). E. g. Ap. table, one, Chk. tali, two, Che. ta^^lapi, 

 Esk. tetlamet, yiiJe, Le., Pa. telan, ten, E. deal, dale, tale, tally, toll; 

 Ck. hokolin, Che. tuclu, two, Che. pucoli,* ten; Ap. daki, Ir. tekin, 

 two. Pa. dec, ten? (in escvonadec, nine = 10 — 1) Gr. dexa; Nd. 

 vistsi, one, Wa. vitf, two, L. bis, Nd. bit'h, two, binaja, ten, Yu. 

 kavic, two, Dk, kovig, two (in fakovii), seven = second two), Ir. 

 uisc'h, Wy. uviijive, S. vi, a particle denoting division or separation, 

 S. dvi, C. tuy, a pair. 



A portion of the roots which appear to be properly embraced in 

 this class, deserve especial notice on account of the important part 

 that they play in the formation of the numerals from six to ten. 

 Among their analogues are L. seco, secundus, sequor; S. satC, C. suy, 

 F. suivre; Cr. akpi, added to; Dk. ake, a^a m, saijpa, more; Ar. 

 thakuina, to follow after one. E.g. Chk. sacvo, Ir. asca, Wy. scat, Pr. 

 pesac, C. F. tfacvak, one; Sha. nisvi, two; Le. cvataf, 6 i= second 

 one, nifaC, 7= second two, x^^, 8 = second three; Ch. i^godvasvi, 

 second one; ni jvasvi, second two, nifvasvi, second three; Pn. necud-as, 

 second one, tamba^v^-as, second two, nsa^-sac, second three; Sha. 

 nicotva^vi, second one, nisva^vi, second two, ntfvasic^vi, second three; 

 Dk. sakim, both, Cacpi, second one, facovig, second two, facdogaij, 

 second three; C F. aclesab, 8 = two from the second, sacvasab, 



* This root c-1 is probably a corruption of the preceding t-1. For we 

 find Chk. tali, two, ca,lc\oci, 2-^ 5, seven; Ck. hokolin, two, culapacin, 

 seven. 



