154 GRAMMAR OF SA‘A AND ULAWA. 
To express units above ten mwana S., mana U., is employed: four- 
teen awala mwana hai. An incomplete tally is expressed by da‘adala. 
Special words are used as nouns for tens of different things: d‘ulu 10 
coconuts, dideri 10 parrot-fish, hike 10 garfish, walo pasa to flying-fish, 
walo 10 native moneys. 
Tangalau is 100. The sum above the hundred is expressed by 
mwana §., mana U.; tangalau e hai awala mwana hai 144. A word pes 
S., mai U., with, in addition to, may be used following tangalau. 
Occasionally the tens over one hundred are expressed simply as units: 
tangalau mwana ‘eta may mean one hundred and ten. 
Special words are used for hundreds of various things: nao 100 
yams, alo 100 taro, 1°¢ 100 porpoise teeth, sult hata 40 dogs’ teeth, 
totola 400 dogs’ teeth. 
Sinola is 1,000; this is used correctly of yams; gela 1,000 coconuts. 
Mola signifies a countless number when used of men, molai uhi 
10,000 yams, molai hui 10,000 taro, raut helu S., ‘apai niu U., 10,000 
coconuts. 
2. Ordinals: The cardinals with a substantival termination nd form 
ordinals. 
First, ‘etana. Fourth, haine S., haina U. Seventh, hiune S., hiuna U. 
Second, ruana. Fifth, limana. Eighth, walune S., waluna U. 
Third, ‘olune S., ‘oluna U. Sixth, onona. Ninth, sizana. 
Ordinals precede the noun: ruana nga mwane the second man. 
Ordinals are used to express the number of times: ruana kira ‘asi 
soea they asked him a second time. 
Tenth is expressed by tangahulu ana; the twelfth day awalai he‘idinge 
mwana ruana; one hundred and twenty-first tangalau ‘e ro awala mwana 
“etana. 
‘Enite how many is used with the substantival termination za: 
‘enitana what number, howmanyeth. 
3. Multiplicatives are formed with the causative ha‘a: ha‘arue 
twice, ha‘atangalau a hundred times; hauta‘a‘t S., hduta‘e U., once. 
The word ta‘e is used as a kind of descriptive prefix with the cardinals 
ta‘e, ‘olu, hai, and with ‘enite, when the holding capacity of a canoe is 
in question. 
