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palca, Cuinoca canasu. fingers and toes_). Thumb, (_No separate terms Cumacana. for thumb and big toe_). Nails, Silhu, Anahuacha. God, Apunchi-yaya (_God our Father_), Piatzo, Tupana. One, Shuc (_or_ Shug), Noqui, Tiqui. Two, Ishcay, Ammasaniqui, Nanoijoi. Three, Quinsa, Imucu maraqui (_above three they have no names, but show their fingers; do not count above ten_). Momuhi. Four, Chuscu, Nanunjuia. Five, Pishca Tanaijo. (_or_ pitchca), Six, Socta, Tiqui nihate. Seven, Canchis, Nanoujaiate. Eight, Pusac (_or_ pusag), Momunhuaiate. Nine, Iscun, Nanauyuia-ate. Ten, Chunga, Nanjui. (_Go no higher._) Eleven, Chunga shug. Twelve, Chunga ishcay, _etc._ Twenty, Ishcay-chunga. Twenty-one, Ishcay-chunga shug, _etc._ Thirty, Quinsa chunga. One hundred, Pachac (_or_ patzag). One thousand, Guaranga. Ten thousand, (_Would be_ chunga-guaranga; _but they never go over 1000_). Ordinal numbers, (Niqui _is joined to the number:_ e.g., _first is_ shug niqui: _second_, ishcay niqui). [Footnote 189: Qu'ichua on Maranon, tiuiut.] (_The Conibos count by twos. Thus, one is_ avicho; _two_, raboi. _Above two, so many twos, as four is_ raboi-raboi; _and six_, raboi-raboi-raboi. _Ten is expressed
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