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by adding the word indr indr a, exceedingly; as, tsar a indrindra, 
best; or, tsara dia tsar a , good, indeed good, best. 
The Malagasy system of numbers is singularly extensive and 
complete, enabling the natives to express cardinal numbers with 
great facility and precision, to an extent far beyond what their 
present state of civilisation would seem to require; and they are 
generally great adepts in calculation. The first ten numbers are 
independent words. The numbers from 10 to 100, zato , are ex¬ 
pressed by adding the units to folo , the word for ten, which, for 
the sake of euphony, is changed into polo. Thus twenty, two, 
tens, is roapolo. The hundreds up to a thousand, arivo , are 
counted in the same manner. The thousands in the same manner 
produce the myriad, alina ; and thence to a hundred thousand and 
a million. The word ambiny, signifying add, is inserted between 
the units and the tens ; and, in reciting, the numbers always com¬ 
mence with the lowest or unit, and rise to the highest. Thus, 
iraik ambiny folo. one add ten, viz., eleven; or, roambi telopolo , am- 
bizato , two add three tens, add one hundred, viz., a hundred and 
thirty-two. 
The cardinal numbers are : — 
isa, and | 
1 
enina 
6 
zato 
100 
hundred 
iray j 
fito 
7 
arivo 
1,000 
thousand 
roa 
2 
valo 
8 
alina 
10,000 
ten thousand 
telo 
3 
sivy 
9 
hetsy 
100,000 
hundred thousand 
efatra 
4 
folo 
10 
tapitrisa 1,000,000 
million 
dimy 
5 
The ordinals are formed by prefixing voa to the first, and faha 
to the other cardinal numbers, thus: — 
voalohany first fahapolo tenth 
faharoa second fahazato hundredth 
fahatelo third 
Fractional parts are expressed by prefixing ampatra , as ampatra - 
roa , a second (part); ampatratelo , a third (part). 
The number of times is expressed by prefixing in to the car¬ 
dinal numbers; thus, indroa , twice; intelo , thrice; inzato , a 
hundred times. The number of days is signified by prefixing ha 
or he to the cardinal number, and changing the termination into 
ana; thus:—> 
