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The Number Concept

CHAPTER III
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mal dinna mulanbu = 1 and 5 toes.
17.

bular dinna mulanbu = 2 and 5 toes.
18.

guliba dinna mulanbu = 3 and 5 toes.
19.

bular bular dinna mulanbu = 4 and 5 toes.
20.

bularin dinna = belonging to the 2 feet.
As has already been stated, there is good ground for believing that this system was originally as limited as those obtained from other Australian tribes, and that its extension from 4, or perhaps from 5 onward, is of comparatively recent date.
A somewhat peculiar numeral nomenclature is found in the language of the Klamath Indians of Oregon.


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