1897.] W. Haig —Vocabulary of the Qondi and Kolami Languages. 191 
weapons are derived. I have satisfied myself by careful inquiry that 
the Gronds, in Berar at any rate, have no words for those weapons other 
than those given in the vocabulary. 
Another curious point is the paucity of the numerals. I have made 
very particular inquiries on this point. It is incredible that a people 
which attained to the degree of civilization which the Gonds are 
known to have reached, should have been unable to count beyond seven. 
The fact that they have a word of their own for “ a hundred,” shews 
that their numeration was not so limited. The strange thing is that 
the words for the numbers above seven should have been lost. 
The vocabulary which I have given is but meagre, and labours 
under the disadvantages which must always attach to a mere list of 
words. I hope at some future time to have an opportunity of further 
investigating the Kolami language. 
