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it by oua forJoo (two tens) ; to count as far as 30, after having 

 reckoned up to 20, as 1 have juft faid, they begin again from 

 the unit, and proceed to 9, faying, taha, oua, toloo, fa, nima, 

 ono, fidoo, valuo, heva ; and to exprefs 30, they fay, toloo 

 ongofouloo (three tens) : to reckon to 40, they again repeat 

 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ; and to exprefs 40, they fay, faongo- 

 fouloo (four tens) ; and fo on to 30, nima ongofouloo; 60, ono 

 ongofouloo ; 70, fidoo ongofouloo ; 80, valoo ongofouloo j 90, 

 heva ongofouloo ; 100, taihaoo ; 200, oua taihaoo ; 300, toloo 

 taihaoo ; 400, fai taihaoo ; 5 00, nima taih::oo ; GOO, ono tai- 

 haoo ; 700, fidoo taihaoo ; 800, valoo taihaoo ; 9 00, heva 

 taihaoo; 1,000, afey ; 10,000, kiloo afey ; 10u,000, mano; 

 1,000,000, nanoo ; 10,000,000, laoalai ; 100,000,000, laou- 

 noua; 1,000,000,000, liaguee; 10,000,000,000, tolo tafai ; 

 1,000,000,000,000, lingha ; 10,000,000,000,000, nava ; 

 100,000,000,000, kaimaan ; 1,000,000,000,000,000, tolo- 

 magnitangha kaimaau ; an indefinite number, okcc. 



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