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ka fa, Tanna; d'/a, Horn Islands ; /o^, Isle of Cocos ; t'fa, Friendly Islands; 

 afaa, Amsterdam Island ; ha, Otaheite and Sandwich Islands ; a faa, Mar- 

 quesas j fa, Easter Island ; -pat, Kayan (Borneo), etc. 



Examples of radical divergences are as follows : — tiak, Papua (New 

 Guinea) ; 'par hai, New Caledonia ; wo alika, Kissa ; ha, Arru, etc. 



By reference to the table the number "five" will be seen to have the most 

 extensive diffusion of any in a radically similar expression, there being only 

 one exception to this. The following are examples of the above numeral : — 

 reema, Maori ; limi, Malagasi ; lima, Malay ] lumung, Acheen ; leema. Lam- 

 pong ; leemah, Batta ; lema, Bejang ; limah. Prince's Island ; limo, Java ; 

 lima, Tagala ; lima, Papango j lima, Mindanao ; lum,ee, Savu ; o leema. Coram ; 

 rima. Isle of Moses ; lima. New Guinea (coast) ; rim, Papua ; vjan nhn, 

 New Caledonia ; e reem, Malicolo ; ku rirrom, Tannah ', lima, Horn Islands ; 

 lima. Isle of Cocos ; neema, Friendly Islands ; neema, Amsterdam Island ; 

 h lemi. Sandwich and Society Islands ; a aeema, Marquesas ; reema, Easter 

 Island ; lima, Botti j Ihni, Vialo ; lualima, Kissa j wa lima, Tenimbar j au Urn, 

 Keh ; lima, Arru, etc. The sole exception is in Coepang, ni being the expression. 



The number " six " is another of the most widely diffused under a similar 

 expression. The common form with variations will be seen to be as follows : — 

 one, Maori ; one, Malagasi ; anam, Malay ; annam, Lampong ; onam, Batta ; 

 noom, Bejang ; nura, Acheen ; anim, Tagala ; anam, Papango j anom, Min- 

 danao ; unna, Savu ; eno, Isle of Moses ; onim, Papua ; houno. Isle of Cocos ; 

 vano. Friendly Islands, whaine. Sandwich and Society Islands ; a ono, Mar- 

 quesas ; honoo, Easter Island ; anam, Kayan ; wanam, Kissa ; malem, 

 Tenimbar ; annam, Keh. The radical exceptions are gunnap, Prince's 

 Island ; o loma, Coram ; houw, Horn Islands j ne, Botti, etc. 



The Maori expression for " seven " is not so generally diffused as that for 

 six, yet it, with its variations, is the general rule among the Barata races. The 

 following are examples : — wlieetoo, Maori ; feetoo, Malagasi ; peetoo, Lampong ; 

 paitoo, Batta ; j^^^'^i Java ; pito, Tagala ; pitu, Papango ; petoo, Mindanao ; 

 petoo, Savu ; o peeto. Coram ; fitu. New Guinea ; fitou. Isle of Cocos ; Jidda, 

 Friendly Islands ; hitoo, Sandwich and Society Islands ; a wlieetoo, Marquesas ; 

 heedoo, Easter Island ; hitu, Botti ; hi it, Coepang. 



The radical exceptions are : — tudju, Malay ; toojoo, Acheen ; toojooa, 

 Bejang ; tudju. Prince's Island ; tik, Papua ; tusyu, Kayan ; wo iko, Kissa ; 

 wa ite, Tenimbar; aufit, Keh ; duhem, Arru. 



To the Maori expression for "eight," the same remarks apply as to seven, as 

 may be seen by the following examples : — warou, Maori ; varlo, Malagasi ; 

 ovalloo, Lampong ; ovalloa, Batta ; wolo, Java ; valo, Tagala ; valo, Papango ; 

 walu, Mindanao ; arvo, Savu ; o aloo. Coram ; wala. New Guinea ; war, Papua ; 

 walou. Island of Cocos ; varoo, Friendly Islands ; wallhoa, Sandwich and 



