Mr. W AF E R\f Defcription 



Under ten they content themfelves v^ith 



naming the particular Number at once 3 

 which they do readily. But at the fame 

 time that they name Anivego, or ten, they 

 clap together their expanded Hands. And 

 for ii 5 12, 13, &c. to twenty they clap 

 together their Hands, and fay Anivego 5 and 

 then feparating them, they ftrike in order 

 their Fingers of the Left-hand, one by one 

 with the Fore-finger of the Right, faying, 

 Anivego \ Conjugo, Anivego Poqua, Anivego 

 Pat/qua, &c. to the number they would ex- 

 prefs., if under twenty. 



When they would exprefs twenty, they 

 clap their Hands twice, (once at every ten) 

 and fay Toola Boguah. Toola] feems to fig- 

 nifie the fame with them, as Score with us. 

 For 21, they fay Toola Bogua Conjugo 5 22, 

 Tool a Bogua Poqua, ckc. To exprefs 30, 

 they clap their Hands thrice $ and fay Toola 

 Bogua Anivego, (Twenty and Ten) for 31, 

 Toola Bogua Anivego Conjugo, (Twenty and 

 Eleven), and fo 011 to 40 $ when again 

 they clap their Hands four times, and faj 

 Toola guannah, implying another Score 5 

 41, Toola guannah Conjugo , &c. 50, Toola 

 'gnanh ah Anivego, (Two Score and Ten 3) 51, 

 Toola guannah Anivego Conjugo, (Two Score 

 and Eleven), &c. The Name of the other 

 Scores to 100, I know not- and there are 

 few of them can reckon fo far : For while 

 J was among them, I was Induftrious to 



learn 



