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9. _e siqa_.

10. _e tangafulu_, _aqala_.

In numbers other than _eta_ the initial _e_ is omitted in quick counting. In composition one is _ta_, two is _ro_, _te_ generally means only: _rua_ is reduplicated into _ruarua_, _tau ruarua_ equidistant.

The prefix _too_ forms distributives: _too ro doo_ two things at a time. _Nima_ is used as well as _lima_ for five. Though _qalu_ eight, appears in the translations as used of an indefinite number it is doubtful whether such use is correct. _Tangafulu_ is the tenth of a series; _aqala_ is used for ten denoting a unit, _aqala fono_ a full ten.

To express units above ten _mana_ is employed: _aqala mana fai_ fourteen.

One hundred is _tangalau_: _tangale doo_ one hundred things. The sum above the hundred is expressed by _mana_: _tangalau fai aqala mana fai_ one hundred and forty-four. One thousand is _too_.

2. Ordinals.

The cardinals with a substantival ending _na_ form ordinals.

First, _etana_.Fourth, _faina_.Seventh, _fiuna_.

Second, _ruana_.Fifth, _limana_.Eighth, _qaluna_.

Third, _oluna_.Sixth, _onona_.Ninth, _siqana_.

Ordinals precede the noun: _ruana na mwane_ the second man.

Ordinals are used to express the number of times: _eruana lau nia lea go_ he went away the second time.

_Ruana_ also means fellow: _na ruana gera_ their fellows.

Tenth is expressed by _tangafulu ana_: _aqala maaedangi mana ruana_ the twelfth day, _tangalau ro aqala mana etana_ one hundred and twenty-first.

_Efita_ how many, is used with the substantival termination _na_: _efitana_ what number?

3. Multiplicatives.

The article _fe_ is employed to form multiplicatives: _guka fai fe olila_ I shall return four times, _sasigu ka fita fe ode doo taala fuagu_ how often shall my brother harm me? _tafe_ once.

The causative _fa_ does not make multiplicatives except in the case of _faoroa_ often.

EXCLAMATIONS.

_Iu_, _iuka_, a.s.sent. _Oto mone_ is that so? _Ne_ is used in questions, _ati ne satamu_ what is your name? _na mwela a Joseph e langi ne_ Is He not the son of Joseph? _Aia_ sums up, so there, well then! _Oimae_ alas! The noun _ai_, person, is added to proper names to call attention, _Joe ai_ hey, Joe!

LAU VOCABULARY

A.

_a_ 1, personal article: used with the names of males, both native and foreign, _a Masuraa_, _a Luke_; is used also with _doo_, thing, _a doo_ So-and-So, _a doo na_, the person; is seen also in _ati_ who? In usage it corresponds to the _i_ of Mota and Malagasy. Cf.

S. _a_.

_a_ 2, termination of the verbal noun: attached to verb, _angi_ to cry, _angia_ a cry, _fanga_ to eat, _fangaa_ a feast; added to compounds _girigiri lifoa_, gnas.h.i.+ng of teeth.