238 THE ESKIMO AIOUT BERING STRAIT (ETH. ANN. 18 
When the person reaches twenty he will very often say yu-i-nakh'-tok, 
meaning “the man is finished.” If he is asked how many fingers and 
toes he has counted he will reply “yu-i/-nik.” 
When forty is reached a singular change takes place in the naming 
of the twenties. For instance, forty is mdl/-a-ghu-i'-pi-dk, from miil’-t- 
ghik, two, and i/-pi-dk, a set of animal’s Jegs and paws, with the toes, 
this last coming from 7/-pik, the name given to the combined leg, foot, 
and toes of any mammal. Thus forty becomes ‘“‘two sets of animal’s 
paws.” In this way each succeeding twenty is designated by combin- 
ing one of the cardinal numbers with ?¢/-pi-k up to four hundred. At 
this point a change occurs, and the idea of a man is combined with that 
of the animal, as follows: Tour hundred is yu-i/-ndém yum i-pi’. This 
may be analyzed as follows: yu-i/-ndém, twenty; ywm, of a man’s; 7-pi’, 
sets of paws; or, “twenty sets of man’s paws,” this meaning twenty 
times twenty. 
The following tables of Unalit numerals, with explanatory notes and 
the facts already given, will render plain their system of counting. 
The first column in the first table gives the numerals as commonly 
used when counting the fingers and toes; the second column gives the 
forms used in counting exterior objects or to express a complete num- 
ber. These two sets of numbers are sometimes interchangeably used, 
so that no invariable custom defines their usage. 
INSU LEE 05 SEAS Or Moca gen IAS d-lau'-tsik. 
2. mal’-ti-ghiik, or ai'-pd....-.-..--.. mil-ti-ghik, or ai'-pa. 
Si pine-aahurile) cea -toc eee es eee pin-ai’-yun. 
AP RGU an alt mais belorala'ase Sea sta’-miin, 
Ds TERRE 2S oc eee ces se aes téi-hli'-miin. 
6. a-ghu-bin'-ghitk =... 2.2. .00-05 +20 a-ghu-bin'-lign. 
7. mil-ti-ghun'-lign ......----.------ midl-ti-ghun'-lign. 
8. pin-at-yun'-lign... 2. --26 nas -=- pir-ai-yun'-lign. 
9, ko'-lin-o-gho-tai'-lin-iim...--.. ---- ko'lin-o-gho-tai'-lin-iin. 
LOM 0=Urtls. steise <meescemenise me atee ae ko-lin'. 
ll. dt-khakh'-tok, or d-taw'-tstk....-.. ko-la’' d-tau'-tsi-muk chi'-pi-tok. 
12. ai’-pa, or midil'-ti-ghtik ....-..----. ko-ld' miil-u-qu'-nik chi'-pi-tok. 
13. pin-a'-shu-tik ........-...-------- ko-la@’ pin-ai'-yun-ik chi'-pi-tok. 
1 er CAE (Uf dees ee Sepe oes aeons ko-la’ sta'-min-ik chi-pi-tok. 
15. d-ki/-mi-dk, or td-hli/-mik .....--. ko-la’ té-hli-miin-tk chi-pi-tok. 
LG gikth!-10h) Sos es 20s a eer ko-la' a-ghu-bin'-lign-ik cht-pi-tok. 
17. ai'-pa, or mil’-ti-ghiik ........---. ko-lia' méil-ti-ghun'-lign-tie chi-pi-tok. 
18. pitta! slink... 2 2 ne p win wie sel ko-la’ pin-ai'-yun-lign-ik chi-pi-tok. 
LOBE INUIC aictere wim. ame ~ clo meets pe te ko-la’ ko-lin'-o-gho-tai'-lin-dg'-a-’ tik. 
20. yu-i'-niik, or tdé-hli'-mik .....-.--. yu-i-niik, 
PHS GE TTR 2:1) A a aR Rea Se yu-i'-nik d-tau'-tsi-miik chip'-hlu-ku, 
22. ai’-pd, or miil'-ti-ghiik ....-.---.-. yu-t-niik mal-ti-ghun'-tk ehip'-hlu-ku, 
23. pin-a'-shu-wk 2.2... 0200-2 22s cane yu-v'-niik pin-ai'-yun-ik chip'-hlu-ku, 
BS OIC) eo i oe Rs a yu-i'-nitk sta'-min-tk chip'-hlu-ku. 
DEMURE Gi sia ma. <Sn.c ae -- Jone eee yu-i'-niik td-hli'-min-ik chip'-hlu-ku. 
26. a-ghu-bin-ghiik ......-.-...-...-- yu-t'-nitk a-ghu-bin'-lign-tk chip'-hlu- ku. 
27. mal'-ti-ghun’-lign ......-.-.--.---- yu-i'-niih mal-ti-ghun'-lign-ik chip'-hli-ku, 
28. pin-ai-yun'-lign ....-. 22.22.22 2+. yu-i'-niik pin-ai-yun'-lign-ik chip'-hlu-ku, 
