0CCA8I0NA L NOTES. 



THE INDONESIAN NUMERALS. 



In a pamphlet"^ recently presented to the Straits Asiatic 

 Society, Dr. T. H. Pardo DE Tavera, of Manila, discusses 

 the origin of the names of the numerals in the Tagal and 

 (incidentally) in the other Indonesian languages. 



The following short table will illustrate the wide area over 

 which these or kindred numerals are used : — 



Malay. Maori. -Tagal. 



1 Sa Tahi Isa 



2 Dua Rua Dalaua 



3 Tiga Toru Tatlo 



4 Ampat Wha Apat 



5 Lima Rima Lima 



6 Anam Ono Anim 



7 Tujoh Whitu Pito 



8 Delapan Waru Walo 



9 Sembilan Iwa Siyam 

 lo Sapuloh Ngahuru Sangpulo 



The origin of these numerals is also discussed by the Rev. 

 D. MacDonald, of Efate, New Hebrides, in the Journal of 

 the Polynesian Society for June, 1893. 



Dr. Pardo DE Tavera points out that the Indonesian 

 numerals were originally substantives, such as *' a couple," 

 " a trio," '' a dozen," rather than numerals in the ordinary 

 sense of the word. In the languages of Timor Laut and 

 Fiji the article is still used before these numerals. In the 

 Pampango language (Philippines) it survives in a-dua, a-tlo, 

 a-pat, a-nim, a-pulu. In Malay it is still used in sa-puloh and 



* " Consideraciones sobre el origen del nombre de los numeros en Tagalog " 

 — Manila. 



Malagasy. 



Formosa. 



Fiji. 



I ray 



Sha 



E-dua 



Roa 



Lua 



E-rua 



Telo 



Telu 



E-toIu 



E-fatra 



Pat 



E-va 



Dimi 



Rimi 



E-lima 



Enina 



Num 



E-ono 



Tito 



Pitu 



E-vitu 



Valo 



Waro 



E-vala 



Sivi 



Iwa 



E-siwa 



>Tolo 



Pulu 



E-tini 



