THOMAS] HUASTECA AND QUICHE NUMERALS $95 
Huasteca—Continued 
50 tzab-inik lahu=2 20+10. 800 huaxik-boinik=8 x 100. 
60 ox-Inik=3 x 20. 900 belleuh-inik=9 100? 
70 ox-inik lahu=3x20+10. 1,000 hum xi. 
80 tze-inik=4 20. 2,000 tzab xi=21,000. 
90 tze-inik ca-lahu=4 20+10. 3,000 ox xi=3 1,000. 
100 bo-inik=5 x 20. 4,000 tzaboinik xi? (tze xi?) 
200 tza-boinik=2 100. 5,000 boi xi=5x 1,000. 
300 ox-boinik=3 106. 6,000 akak xi=6 1,000. 
400 tze-boinik=4 100. 7,000 buk-inik xi? (buk xi?) 
500 bo-boinik=5 100. 8,000 huaxik xi=8 1,000. 
600 akak-boinik=6 x 100. 9,000 belleuh-hinik xi? (belleuh xi?) 
700 bu-unik=7 x 100? 
It is apparent that from 100 upward the count is in accord with the 
decimal system, though the 5 times 20 to make the 100 is retained. 
4X7, the term for 1,000, appears to be modern, or, what is more probable, 
it is the term formerly used for 8,000, but changed, as p7e in Maya, 
to 1,000; it is probably derived from 7/7 or w77/, ‘“‘hair.” Several of 
the terms taken from Alejandre’s list appear to be doubtful, to wit, 
those for 700, 900, 4,000, 7,000, and 9,000. Possibly the name for 
700 isa shortened form of buh boinik and that for 900 of bellewh boinih, 
but this explanation will not apply to the other three, as tzahboiniha/, 
to conform to the system, would be 200% 1,000 or 200+1,000. The 
proper term according to the rule would seem to be fzeav?. I am 
unable to offer any other explanation of the terms for 7,000 and 9,000 
than that 777’ has been improperly inserted. No data are available 
for determining the method of counting the minor additions from 41 
to 59, 61 to 79, ete. 
The next system of numeration to be considered is that of the 
Quiche, to which special attention is called for the reason that it is 
given somewhat fully by Brasseur, who seems to have studied it care- 
fully, and who furnishes explanations drawn from his knowledge of the 
language. It therefore affords a good basis of comparison with the 
systems of other dialects of the same family, especially with that of the 
Maya proper. 
Quiche! 
10 lahuh. 17 vuk-lahuh=7+10. 
11 hu-lahuh=1+10. 18 vahxak-lahuh=8+10. 
12 cab-lahuh=2+10. 19 beleh-lahuh=9+10. 
13. ox-lahuh=3+10. 20 hu-vinak=1 man. 
14 cah-lahuh=4+10. 21 huvinak-hun=20+1. 
15 o-lahuh=5+10. 22 huvinak-cab=20+2. 
16 vak-lahuh=6+10. 
This continues to 39, the minor numbers 3-19 being placed after the 
huvinak or 20. However, it would have been more satisfactory if the 
author had written out more fully these added numbers to 39, thus 

1 Brasseur de Bourbourg, Grammaire Langue Quiche, pp. 141-146 
