But it is clearly shown that such a derivation cannot be established for all numerals; and evidence collected by the most recent research fully substantiates the position taken by Dr.Trumbull.Nearly all the derivations established are such as to remind us of the meanings we have already seen recurring in one form or another in language after language.

Five is the end of the finger count on one hand--as, the Micmac _nan_, and Mohegan _nunon_, gone, or spent; the Pawnee _sihuks_, hands half; the Dakota _zaptan_, hand turned down; and the Massachusetts _napanna_, on one side.

Ten is the end of the finger count, but is not always expressed by the "both hands" formula so commonly met with.

The Cree term for this number is _mitatat_, no further; and the corresponding word in Delaware is _m'tellen_, no more.

The Dakota 10 is, like its 5, a straightening out of the fingers which have been turned over in counting, or _wickchemna_, spread out unbent.