THOMAS] 867 
NAHUATLAN NUMERALS 
different tribes may throw some light on this question; hence we have 
thought it best to present sufficient examples, so far as our data will 
allow, to give a definite idea of geographic and tribal differences in the 
group. Examples from other stocks or families of Mexico and Central 
America are also given, the stock names being from Brinton. 
Nahuatlecan branch 



Pipil! Alagiiilac? 
1 ce 1 se 
2 ome or ume 2 umi 
3 yae, yel 3 jel 
4 nahue, nayui nagui 
5 maquil, macuil 5 makuil 
6 chicuasin, chicuas=5 +1 6 tschikuasi=5 +1 
7 chicome=5+2 7 tschikume=5 +2 
8 chicuei=5+3 
9 chicunahue=5—4 
20 
tschikwei=5 + 3 
matakticumi=(10—1)? 
matakti 
sempual 

10 mahtlati 
11 mahtatici=10-+-1 
12 mahtatiome=10-+-2 
20 cempual 

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1Stoll, Ethnog. Repub. Guatemala, p. 21. 
Squier, Notes on Cent. Am., p. 352. 
2 Brinton, The So-called Alaguilac Language of Guatemala, p. 376. 
Sonoran branch 






Coral Opata? Cahita? 
= | 
1 ceaut or zeaut 1 se or seni 1 senu 
2 huapoa or huah- | 2 gode 2 uoi 
poa | 3 yeide or vaide 3 yahi, or bei’bey 
3 huaeica | 4 nago 4 naequi 
4 moacua or maocoa | 5 mazirs or marizi 5 mamni 
5 anxuvioramauri | 6. bussani | 6  busani 
6 a-cevi=(5)+1 7 seni-bussani, or) 7 uobusani 
7 a-huapoa=(5)+2 | seni gua bussani 8 uonaequi=2 4? 
8 a-huaeica or ahu- =1+6? | 9 batani 
veica=(5)+3 8 go nago=2x4? 10 uomamni=2*5? 
9 a-moacua or ama- 9 kimakoi 11, uomamni aman 
ocoa=(5)+4 10 makoi senu=10-+-1 
10 tamoamata (moa-| 20 seuri, orseneurini | 20 tacahua, or senu- 
mati, ‘‘hand’’) tacua= “the 
body” 

1Conant, Number Concept, p. 166,and Charencey, Melanges, pp. 15-17. 
2 Pimentel, Cuadro, Vocab. Opata, vol. 11, p. 273. 
3Tbid., Charencey,and Mélanges, pp. 15-17,and Eustaquio. 
Buelna, Arte Lengua Cahita, p. 199. 

