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ON THE ETHNOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 
NUMERALS. 
Of these there are several classes formed by amplification of the stem of the 
regular cardinals. The common cardinal numbers are :— 
1. pai‘a. 16. 6’penakst atl tlakama’/kst 
2. cai’a. It ee , tet’tlka 
3. ka’'tlec. 18. - » pi/dpe 
4, mis. ie A ,», te’mutl pai’a 
5. tcikst. 20. citl 6'penakst 
6. tlakama’kst. ha ts Fs atl pai’a 
7. tew'tlka. 30. katl o’penakst. 
8. pi/dpe. Shevrss sy atl pai’a, 
9. te/mutl pai’a. 40. mttl , 
10. 0'penakst. 50. teitl  ,, 
11. o’penakst atl pai’a 60. tla’kamtl 6'’penakst 
12. 0’penakst atl cai'a 70. teu'tlk’tl o’penakst 
3. o’penakst atl ka’tlec 80, pi/d’th a 
14. & » mus 90. te'mutl pai’atl o’penakst 
15. . », tcikst 100. hutet peka'qEnakst. 
In 5, 6, 11, and all the decades of the above the suffix -akst appears. This is an 
abbreviated form of Zzkst, hand. ‘To this suffix in 100 is added the synthetic form 
for foot, gen. The analysis of the remaining part of the compound is not clear to 
me, but the meaning is obviously so many ‘ hands’ and ‘feet.’ Nine has the signifi- 
cation of ‘one less than,’ ‘one wanting.’ Five means the ‘ whole hand’ or ‘ fist.’ 
Six means another added to the whole fist. 
The following forms are used in counting persons :— 
1, papai’a 6, tlaktla‘kama’kst 11, opE’penakst atl 
2, cicai’a 7, tciltcn'tlka papai’a 
3, kEka’tlac 8, pid’pst (2) 12, opE’penakst atl 
4, mo’cmas 9, tEmutl papai’a cicai’a 
5, tcitci’kst 10, opE’penakst 
The following are used when counting animals :— 
1, pié’a, or pEpié’a 4, mome 7, teu'tctlika 
2, caici’a 5, teitci/ikst SANG) 
3, kEk’tlEc 6, tlaktlumkst 9, tE’mutl pEpic’a 
10, 6’pEnEkst 
The following are used when counting trees, Kc, :— 
1, pie’okq , 4, musé/okQ 7, tcei'lkacé’okq 
2, cié'oka 5, tcikce’okq 8, pi/opce’okQ 
3, kEtlé’okq 6, tla'kamekcé’dkQ 9, te’mutlpié’okQ 
10, d’penakcéokQ 
There is a secondary form for trees, wood, &c., the distinction between which and 
the above my informant was not able to make clear to me. Examples of this form 
may be seen in the following: mucmucédk:sta = ‘bring four pieces of wood at a time;’ 
pipi’éokq = ‘ just a few trees,’ said by a native when the trees or bushes are scat- 
tered. The reduplication here seen is a good example of the opposite uses to which 
it is put in N’tlaka’pamug. In the one instance it expresses augmentation; in the 
other, diminution or scantiness. 
The following forms are used when counting houses :— 
1, pia’tlig. 4, moca’tlig. 7, tceiitlka’tlia. 
2, cia'tlig. 5, tceiksta’tliag. 8, pi/dpsica’tlia. 
3, keka’tlig. 6, tla’'kamaksa’tlia. 9, te‘mutl pai‘atla’tlig. 
10, d’penakca’tlig. 
The distributive is Apparently formed by suffixing the particle t/ag to the cardi- 
nals. This particle has an independent existence, and carries with it the significa: 
tion of ‘ only ;’ as, 
pai’atlog, eai‘atlég, &¢., ote only, two otily, &e, 
