On Numerals as Signs of Primeval Unity Among MankindTrübner & Company, 1873 - 94 pages |
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... Assam and Burmah , where also dug- , dugu- , and duku- are employed as prefixes in the numerals of one decade , as if they had once meant ' finger ' . All this may , no doubt , be chance ; but it may , on the other hand , be more than ...
... Assam and Burmah , where also dug- , dugu- , and duku- are employed as prefixes in the numerals of one decade , as if they had once meant ' finger ' . All this may , no doubt , be chance ; but it may , on the other hand , be more than ...
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... Assam ( Namsong ) dak , ' hand ' . 6 ( Nowgong ) tekha , hand ' . ( Hatigor ) ta - kha , ' hand'.1 Torres Straits ( Erroob ) tag , ' hand ' . Borneo ( Labuan ) tesa , ' hand ' . Armenian tasn , ' ten ' . daçan , ' ten ' . das , ' ten ...
... Assam ( Namsong ) dak , ' hand ' . 6 ( Nowgong ) tekha , hand ' . ( Hatigor ) ta - kha , ' hand'.1 Torres Straits ( Erroob ) tag , ' hand ' . Borneo ( Labuan ) tesa , ' hand ' . Armenian tasn , ' ten ' . daçan , ' ten ' . das , ' ten ...
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... Assam and Burmah ) , the Dungmáli súr - wá , ' bone ' ( E. Nepal ) , and the Gyarung syárhú , ' bone ' ( Tibet ) ... Assamese ; and oso , 30 ON NUMERALS AS SIGNS 6.
... Assam and Burmah ) , the Dungmáli súr - wá , ' bone ' ( E. Nepal ) , and the Gyarung syárhú , ' bone ' ( Tibet ) ... Assamese ; and oso , 30 ON NUMERALS AS SIGNS 6.
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Robert Ellis. asi , esi , in Assamese ; and oso , uzu , in Mongolian . In Basque it is ur , which is like the Central Indian er , ir , yer , ' water ' , as the Basque erri , iri , uri , ' village ' , is like the Central and Southern ...
Robert Ellis. asi , esi , in Assamese ; and oso , uzu , in Mongolian . In Basque it is ur , which is like the Central Indian er , ir , yer , ' water ' , as the Basque erri , iri , uri , ' village ' , is like the Central and Southern ...
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... Assam ban , ' ten ' . pan , ' ten ' . banban , ' ten ' . Sanskrit pańćan , ' five ' . Padsade paini Gadsaga vane bane Esitako gbani Gura gun Akurakura kon Udso ken kan kani Gio kone , finger ' . gene , toe ' . " Fulup ganyen , arm ...
... Assam ban , ' ten ' . pan , ' ten ' . banban , ' ten ' . Sanskrit pańćan , ' five ' . Padsade paini Gadsaga vane bane Esitako gbani Gura gun Akurakura kon Udso ken kan kani Gio kone , finger ' . gene , toe ' . " Fulup ganyen , arm ...
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