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HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES 



397 



This system will appear clearer when the numerals are arranged 

 according to their stems. 



One: 



Two: 



Nass 



k' IseI 

 qamdiEt) 



fEpxa'{t) 

 h-Ie'IhEl 



Three: 



l)agad{el) 

 (jol{a'nt) 



Tsimshian 



k'.'aPh 



klE'VEl 



q.'ama^ which may be the stem 

 also for q.'a'ioutsxan 



t!Epxd'{°d) 



gu'^p.'El 



qaPj\ which seems to be the 

 stem for galhd'°hk 



gul- in gvMnt^ guld'n 



kitde' It seems doubtful if 



this is different from the 



preceding one 

 gait 

 txalpx 

 k^stons 

 qloPl 



t'Eqyxa the same as two 

 q'an 

 yuk 

 kstEind's (containing mas 



thumb?) 

 k' !ap 

 kplH probably related to the 



preceding one 



It will be seen that a multiplicity of stems belong to the first three 

 numerals, eight, ten, and probably twenty. Not all these distinct 

 stems are entirely independent, but evidently in part modifications of 



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