batissa = 2d 1.
7.

batiwwi = 2d 2.
8.

batti-biata = 2d 3.
9.

batti-biama = 2d 4.
10.

bauwe = 2d 5.
That this method of progression is not confined to the least developed languages, however, is shown by a most cursory examination of the numerals of our American Indian tribes, where numeral formation like that exhibited above is exceedingly common.