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The Number Concept

CHAPTER III
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intimutu = thumb (of second hand).
7.

tannituna = index finger.
8.

tannituna cabiasu = the finger next the index finger.
9.

bitin oetegla cabiasu = hand next to complete.
10.

catoegladu = 2 hands.
As if to emphasize the rarity of this method of forming numerals, the Jiviros afterward discarded the last five of the above scale, replacing them by words borrowed from the Quichuas, or ancient Peruvians.


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