902 NUMERAL SYSTEMS [ETH. ANN. 19 
de compter les poutres, les bestiaux, les fruits et objets comestibles. De méme le 
Quiché employait cette particule mai ou may, lorsqu’il s’agissait du comput de 
Vespace de vingt ans; de vinak, alors que l’on youlait supputer les mois, ete. 
21 hun-x-kakal=1 on the second score. 
22 kaib-x-kakal=2 on the second score. 
23 oxib-x-kakal=3 on the second score. 
24 kaaib-x-kakal=4 on the second score. 
25 hoob-x-kakal=5 on the second score. 
26 guakib-x-kakal=6 on the second score. 
27 gukub-x-kakal=7 on the second score. 
28 guahxakib-x-kakal=8 on the second score. 
29 beleb-x-kakal=9 on the second score. 
30 laheb-x-kakal=10 on the second score. 
31 hun-lahu-x-kakal= 11 (or 1 + 10) on the second score. 
32 kab-lahu-x-kakal=12 (or 2+10) on the second score. 
33 ox-lahu-x-kakal=13 on the second score. 
So to 39. 
40 kakal=2 x20. 
41 hun-r-oxkal=1 on the third score. 
42 kaib-r-oxkal=2 on the third score. 
So to 49. 
50 laheb-r-oxkal=10 on the third score. 
51 hun-lahu-r-oxkal =11 (or 1+10) on the third score. 
52 kab-lahu-r-oxkal= 12 (or 2+-10) on the third score. 
So to 59. 
60 oxal=3 20. 
61 hun-x-kakal?=1 on the fourth score. 
62 kaib-x-kakal?=2 on the fourth score. 
So to 69. 
70 laheb-x-kakal?=10 on the fourth score. 
71 hun-lahu-x-kakal?=11 (or 1+10) on the fourth score. 
72 kab-lahu-x-kakal?=12 (or 24-10) on the fourth score. 
So to 79. 
The kakal in the last five numerals unquestionably denotes 4 20, or 
80, the proper term for which is kagkal. As kakalis the term for 40, 
or literally 220, there must be either a distinction in the pronuncia- 
tion not indicated in the vocabulary or an error in the printing. The 
data at hand do not furnish the means of determining the signification 
of the inserted z as in hunvkhakal; it seems evident that it plays the 
same role as 7 before 0, as in vorhal. 
80 kaakal=4x 20. 
81 hun-r-okal=1 on the fifth score. 
82 kaib-r-okal=2 on the fifth score. 
So to 89. 
90 laheb-r-okal=10 on the fifth score. 
91 hun-lahu-r-okal=11 (or 1+10) on the fifth score. 
So to 99. 
100 hokal=5 x 20. 
120 guackal=6X 20. 
200 hotue=5 40. 
400 hun-okob=1 400. 
800 kaib-okob=2» 400. 
