Volume 6 / Part 2 — The Numerical System, Comparative.1
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The Numerical System, Comparative.1
The following table will show the relation I am seeking to establish. It is selected equally from Aryan and Polynesian branches; but there is this to be observed that, while the latter in all probability exhibit the archaic form of the language, the former exhibit a comparatively later and more or less modified form of the same.
Pulo-Nias Tsor Mysol Sunda Greek
1 Sara Kayee Katim Hidji Hen
2 Dua Rua Lei Duwa Dyo
3 Tula Tel Tol Tilu Treis
4 Ufa Faht Fut Opat Tessara
5 Lima Lima Lim Lima Pente
6 Unu and Ano Nem Onum Gennep Hex
7 Fitu Fit Fit Tudju Hepta
8 Walu Wal Wal Dalapea Okto
9 Suwa Siwer Si Solapan Ennea
10 Fulu Huta Lafu Sa-pulu Deka
Samoan Tonga Rarotonga Tahiti (Savage Is.) Niue
1 Tasi Taha Tai Tahi Taha
2 Lua Ua or Lua Rua Rua or Piti Ua
3 Tolu Tolu Toru Toru Tolu
4 Fa Fa A Ha or Maha Fa
5 Lima Nima Rima Rima or Pae Lima
6 Ono Ono Ono Ono Ono
7 Fitu Fitu Itu Hitu Fitu
8 Valu Valu Va’u Varu or Va’u Valu
9 Iva Hiwa Iva Iva Iva
10 Sefulu or Sengafulu Hongafulu or Angafulu Ngauru Ahuru Hongafulu
New Zealand Rapa Vaihu (Easter Is.) Marquesas Hawaii
1 Tahi Ta’i Tahi Tahi Kahi
2 Rua Rua Rua Ua Lua
3 Toru Toru Toru To’u Kolu
4 Wha Aa Haa Fa or Ha Ha
5 Rima (ringa) Rima Rima Ima Lima
6 Ono Ono Hono Ono Ono
7 Whitu Itu Hitu Fitu Hiku
8 Waru Varu Varu Va’u Walu
9 Iwa Iwa Hiwa Iva Iwa
10 Ngahuru Ngauru Anahuru Onohu’u Umi
Manahiki (Humphrey) Fakaafo (Union Isls.) Rotuma Niua (New Hebrides) Vate, New Hebrides at Mele, (Sandwich Is.)
1 Tahi Tasi Ta Tasi Tasi
2 Rua Lua Rua Rua Rua
3 Toru Tolu Thol Toru Toru
4 Fa Fa Hak Fa Fa
5 Rima Lima Lium Rima Rima
6 Ono Ono On Ono Ono
7 Hitu Fitu Hith Fitu Fitu
8 Varu Valu Vol Varu Varu
9 Iva Iva Siar Iva Siva
10 Raungahuru Sefulu Sanghul Tangafuru Nofuru
Malay (Marsden’s Dict.) Daya-Marut or Idaan (Borneo) Bugui (Written lang.) Batta
1 Satu Uni Sadi Sada
2 Dua Dui Dua Duo
3 Tinga Toru Telu Tolu
4 Ampat Ampat Mpa Opat
5 Lima Rima Lima Lima
6 Anam Anam Mora Onam
7 Tujuh Pitu Pitu Paitu
8 Salapan Haaia Harua Walu
9 Sambilan Sui Hassera Sia
10 Sa-pulu Sapulu Sapulu Sapulu
Ceram Isl. Savu Isl. Mosses Isl. Lampoon Mindanao and Sulu Arch.
1 Inta and Isa Ise Kau Iai Isa
2 Lua Rue Rua Rua Dava
3 Tolu Tolu Tolu Tolu Tulu
4 Patu Apa Wali Ampa Apat
5 Lima Lumi Rima Lima Lima
6 Lama? Una Eno Anam Anam
7 Pitu Pitu Vitu Pitu Pitu
8 Alu Aru Ialu Valu Valu
9 Tio Saio Siwa Siwa Siau
10 Pulu Singauru Sangapulu Pulu Sanpulu
Tagalog Philippines Papango Philippines Java Malagasy (Madagascar)
1 Isa Isa-metong Siji Isa or Rek
2 Dalawa A-dua Loru Rua
3 Tatlo A-tlo Tulu Tolu
4 Ampat Apat Papat Efa (or Efatra)
5 Lima Lima Limo Liman (Dimy)
6 Anim Anam Nanam One (Enima)
7 Pito Pitu Pitu Hitu (Fitu)
8 Walo Valo Valo Valu
9 Siam Siam Sango Siwa
10 Polo Apolo Sapulo Fulu
Island of Cocos Sanscrit
1 Tasi Ek, or eka or sati
2 Lua Dwi or dvau, dwaja, dui
3 Tolu Tri or trija
4 Tea Chatur or chatvar
5 Lima Panch or panchan
6 Hono Shat or shash
7 Fitu Sapt or saptan
8 Valu Aght or ashtan
9 Iwa Naoa
10 Ongefulu Das, pl. dasati
Vinsati (d-wi-vi-da-sati) 20
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POLYNESIA PROPER.
Samoan Tahiti Hawaiian Tonga Rapa Easter Island
Tolu Toru Kolu Tolu Toru Toru
ASO-POLYNESIAN.
Daya-Idaan Batta Pulo-Nias Lampoon Savu Mindanao and Sulu
Toru Toru Tula Tolu Tolu Tulu
Papango Bisayan Cagayan Malagasy Java Tagal
A-tlo Tolo Talu Telu Tolu Telo Telu Tatlo
ARYAN BRANCHES.
Sanscrit Persian Old Slav Welsh Latin Greek Angl. Sax.
Tri Sih Tri Tri Tres Treis Thri, threo
POLYNESIAN PROPER.
Samoa Tahiti Hawaii Tonga Rapa Easter Isl. N. Zealand
Fa Ha, or Ma-ha Ha Fa Aa Haa Wha
ASO-POLYNESIAN.
Daya-Idaan Batta Pulo-Nias Lampoon Savu Mindanao and Sulu
Am-pat O-pat U-fa Am-pa A-pa A-pat
Papango Bisayan Ilocos Malagasy
A-pat Upat Eppa E-fa and e-fat-ra
ARYAN BRANCHES.
Sanscrit Persian Old Schave Welsh Anglo-Saxon
Chat-ur or Chat-var Kehar Chet-oiriye Ped-war Feo-ver
Armorican Latin Greek Gothic Zend
Ped-er, Pet-or Quat-uor Tet-tara Tessara Aeol. Pisyres Fid-war C’athou
PART III