The Numerals. 15 



§ 2. A glance at the numerals of these lists (I omitted to 

 mention those in the "Appendix" to Cook's Voyages) 

 shows that there is sometimes attached to them, prefixed or 

 postfixed, or both, the following demonstratives as articles 

 or emphatics : — 



1. I, as in Samoan lua (Tongan ua), 2, and Samoan lima 

 (Redscar Bay irna, Tongan (Forster) neema, Pelew aim), 5. 

 Compare Mangarei lotitu, lopah, 3, 4. This I is changed 

 into T, as in Fate rua, 2, Maori rhna, 5, and d, as in Malay 

 duwa, 2, and Malagasy dim^y, 5. 



2. n, as Ahtiago (Ceram) entol, enhata, enlima, and, 

 suffixed^ Bouton (Celel3es) taruono, patanu, limianu, S, 4, 5. 

 Malagasy enina, Bugis onong (n to ng), 6, Malay samJjilan, 

 Sumatra sekurung, Java sanga, 9. 



3. m, Espiritu Santo m^okes, "inorua, "iiiorolu, motar, 

 onolima, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Tidore onalofo, 2, Celebes r}iopuroh, 

 Salibabo Tnapuroh, 10. 



Sometimes changed to p, h, and v, He and We. Guebe 

 piffat, pilevie, Marquesas ho ha, bo heem.a, 4, 5. Isle of 

 Pines vo (for v-ua), veti, 2, 3, as Duauru ho, heti, hen, 2, 3, 4. 

 Yengen heluk, nimweluk, 2, 7. 



Suffixed we find it in — 



Umar 



kotim 



1 



)} 



etirom 



3 



New Ireland 



halam 



4 



Malay 



anam 



6 



Arru 



duhem 



7 



Tagala 



siyam 



9 



and changed to p, v, and u in Admiralty Islands hua'p, 2, 

 Princess Island gunnap, Santo merav, 6, Sanguir kasioiu, 

 i.e., kasiau, for kasiam,, 9. 



4. k, Sanguir kopah, kasioiu, kapuroh, 4, 9, 10. Sula 

 gahu, gariha, gatasia, 2, 4, 9. 



Postfixed we find it in Yengen heluk, Madagascar rica, 2, 

 Malay tiga, Aneiteum eseik, 3, Mafur fiak, 4, Jiek, 7, Arago 

 (New Guinea) sik, 7, Karon mik, 5, New Ireland suok, 9, 

 New Britain tigai. New Guinea (Forrest) tiak, 4. 



5. s, and t {d), Tagala dalova, tatlo, 2, 3 ; Salibabo tetalo, 

 deliTTia, 3, 5; Malay tujw, delapan, 7, 8, and salapan, 

 samhilan, sapuluh, 8, 9, 10 ; Papuan (Forrest) serou, siore, 

 2, 9 ; Madagascar sidda, sivy, 7, 9 ; Sumatra seewah, 

 Philippines, siam, 9. 



