Indian Antiquary Vol 50

SR No.: 032542
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1985
Total Pages: 468
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

Page 391

DECEMBER, 1921 )
DICTIONARY OF THE SOUTH ANDAMAN LANGUAGE.
161
.
APPENDIX III.
LIST OF TERMS INDICATING ORDINAL NUMBERS.
of two
of three
of four
1
of five
of six o bi
of any greater
number
in &
1st, as
гасе and
3rd
oto-14. oto-1d-
Too 16- oto-laoo-14
oto-la
oto-laidt-blo-1 migu..challar-lo-3 ar-lo ar-olo- dr-tonautâr-blo Imigu chalmagu-chdl-múgu-chalwwchallmiguchal löto-dla
jdingatar-610 mügu-chål- oto-lir
or târ-klo
oto.yolo. tar-lo. öto-tirtar-lo- dökenga
tár-blo- oto-air-tar-lo
4th
- 5th
6th
târ-blo
Last but one Last
Notes.-1. lit. "the last.”
2. lit. "between."
3. lit. "the next." In referring to a row or line of animate or inanimate objects :The first......... Öko-Idp, second .....töko-yolo, next.........lar-jana» middle one...mugu-chal„ last one......dr-to-kâparinga
In respect to terms denoting Cardinal numbers the only specific ones are (ab-) üba-tulor (ab.) aba-dóga- ("ab" is expressed for human objects only), one, and tk-por-, two. The latter word is also used to indicato a few." In order to express a greater number the terms employed are usually (a) for human objects :-dr-duru, several is also used to denote "many" and "all"); jeg-chau- (lit. “collected-body"), many (also "several " or "an desemblage "); jíbaba-, 'very many and al-übaba-, innumerable ; (b) for animals - dr-dúru-, several, many and ôl-ababa., innumerable; and (c) for inanimate objects:âr-dûru-, Beveral, many ; jibaba., very many; and übaba-, innumerable.
In order to express a certain small number with exactness, as, say, nine, a man--and only the more intelligent are capable of this will proceed as follows :-tapping his nose with the tip of the little finger of either hand he will say “ üba-túl-," then, with the next finger," ikpor.," after which, continuing to tap with each successive finger, he will utter " anka" ("and this ") until the forefinger of the second hand is employed, when both hands, with the second thumb clenched, are held up and the necessary number of digits oxposed to view, whereupon the word “dr-dúru." (all) is pronounced.