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NUMERAL SYSTEMS 
(ETH. ANN.19 
For numbers in a different dialect see Akal’man in the preceding 
chapter. 
Squier’ gives the numerals of a Nicaraguan tribe that he names 
Nagranda (Subtiabanss?), which show that the system was regularly 
vigesimal. 
Nagranda 
10 Guha=10. 41 
11 Guanimba=10-+1. 42 
12 Guanapu=10-+ 2. 43 
18 Guanasu=10+3. 50 
14 Guaracu=10+4. 51 
15 Guanisu=10-++5. 52 
16 Guanmahu=10-+6. 
17 Guanquinu=10+-7. 60 
18 Guanuha=10+8. im 
19 Guanmelnu=10+-9. 80 
20 Dino, imbadino, or’ badifio=1 x 20. 90 
21 ’Badifioimbanu=1X20+1. 100 
22 ’Badifioapunu=1X 20-+-2. 
23 ’ Badinoasunu=120+-3. 200 
30 ’Badinoguhanu=1X20+10. 400 
31 ’Badihoguanimbanu=1 20+ 1000 
10-1. 2000 
32 ’ Badifloguanapunu=1 x 20+10+2. 
33 ’Badifoguanasunu=120+10+3. 4000 
Apudiiio=2 20. 
Apudinoimbanu=2 20-+1. 
Apudifioapunu=2  20+-2. 
Apudifioasunu=2 20+3. 
Apudinoguhanu=2> 20+-10. 
Apudifioguanimbanu=220+1. 
Apudifoguanapunu=2 x 20+ 
10+-2. 
Asudifio=3 x 20. 
Asudifioguhanu=3 x 20+10, 
Acudifiio=4 20. 
Acudifoguhanu=4 20-+-10. 
Huisudifio or guhamba=5 x20 or 
great ten. 
Guahadifiio=10X 20. 
Difioamba=great twenty. 
Guhaisudifio=10 5X 20. 
Hisudifioamba=five great twen- 
ties. 
Guhadifoamba=ten great twen- 
ties. 
As we shall have occasion to refer to one example from a California 
dialect not pertaining to the Uto-Aztecan family, we give it here. 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
Hichném* 
pu-weh. 20 
opeh. : 30 
mol-meh. 
ke-so-peh. 
pu-pukh. 
pu-i-tal=(1+5)? 
40 
50 
o-pi-dun=(2-+-5)? 60 
ken-uh-sol-mi-nun. 70 
hel-pi-suh-pu-tul=(10—1)? 
hel-pis-oh. 80 
hel-pis-i-pu-tek =10-+-1. 90 
hel-pis-0-0-po-tek =10+-2. 100 
pu-al-yek. 
mis-u-o-pal-yuh=(10 on second 
score)? 
o-pal-yuh=2 20. 
mis-u-mol-mal-yuh=(10 on third 
score )? 
mol-mal-yuh=3 X20. 
mis-u-kas-a-pal-yuh=(10o0n fourth 
score)? 
kas-a-pal-yuh=4 20. 
mus-u-pu-al=(10 on fifth score)? 
pu-ol. 
The number equivalents which we have added are given merely as 
suggestions. 
40,10 from 60, ete. 
Those for 30,50, 70, and 90 should possibly be 10 from 
We can only say that the equivalent, though pos- 
sibly not the signification of m7/s-v, must be 10,and that the count 
relates to the next higher score. 

1 Nicaragua, vol. 1, p. 326. 

2 Compar. Vocabularies, by J. W. Powell, in Contrib. to N. Am. Ethn., vol. 11, pp. 487, 488. 
