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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