Hale.] 20 {March 2, 
Numerals. 
The near resemblance of the first seven numerals in the Tutelo, Dakota, 
and Hidatsa is sufficiently shown in the vocabulary. The manner in which 
the compound numbers are formed is also similar in the three languages, 
In the Dakota ake, again, is prefixed to the simple numerals to form the 
numbers above ten, as ake wanjidah, eleven ; ake nonpa, twelve. In the 
Tutelo the same word (usually softened to age) is used, as agendsat, eleven; 
ugenombat, twelve. In the Hidatsa agpi (or ahpt), signifying a part or 
division, is employed, as agpi-duetsa, eleven; agpt-dopa, twelve. 
In Dakota, wiktcemna, ten, and nojipa, two, form wikiqemna nonpi, 
twenty. In Tutelo the form is the same; putgka nomba, tens-two. In 
Hidatsa it is similar, but the position of the words is reversed, twenty 
being dopd-pitika, two tens. 
The ordinal numbers, after the first, are formed. in all three languages 
by pretixing ¢ or ed to-the cardinal numbers, as in Dakota, inonpa, second ; 
iyamni, third; dopa, fourth. In Hidatsa, ¢dopa, second ; ¢idané, third ; 
itopa, fourth. In Tutelo I received einombat, twice; einani, thrice; eintopat, 
four times. This rendering was given by the interpreter, but the true 
meaning was probably the same as in the Dakota and Hidatsa.. The word for 
“first ’’ is peculiar in all three languages; in Dakota, tokaheya, in Hidatsa, 
atsika, in Tutelo, elahnt. 
In the Tutelo the numerals appear to have different forms; or perhaps, 
more accurately speaking, different terminations, according to the context 
in which they are used. The following are examples of these forms, the 
first or abridged form being apparently used in ordinary counting, and 
the others when the numerals are employed in conjunction with other 
words. The various pronunciations of my different informants—and some- 
times of the same informant at different times—are also shown in these ex- 
amples. 
Separate, Construct, Variations, 
iis if i ant NOSEN, NUSEN, NONSAL, NORSA, 
1 nons, nos Nosal, nNonsas { naedii, niaeahy reine 
numbal, nomba, numba, 
2 nomp nombat nonmbat, nonpa, nombah, 
nombag 
3 lat, nan nant lani, lanih, lanig 
4 top topat toba, topah 
5 kisé, kisdn kisthat kisahani 
' mee ie whi \ akaspé akaspe, akaspet, agespeg 
Y sagom sagomet sagom, sagomig, sagomiik 
8 palan palant palanig 
9 saorsan, ksank ksahkar kasankat, ksakat 
10 putch, bulgh? putskar butghai, putskani, putskan 
208at 
11 dgenosait aginosat, ak 
