Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1906 [electronic resource]

Volume 39, 1906

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Tatau Topu (the Binary or Dual System of Counting, used when counting Game, Fish, etc.).
1.
2.	Ka tahi pu (one brace or pair).
3.	" tautahi (one brace (and an) odd one).
4.	Ka rua pu (two brace).
5.	" tautahi (two brace (and an) odd one).
6.	Ka toru pu (three brace).
7.	" tautahi.
8.	Ka wha pu (four brace).
9.	" tautahi.
10.	Ka rima pu.
11.	" tautahi.
12.	Ka ono pu.
13.	" tautahi.

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14.	Ka whitu pu.
15.	" tautahi.
16.	Ka waru pu.
17.	" tautahi.
18.	Ka iwa pu.
19.	" tautahi.
20.	Ngahuru pu (ten brace).
21.	" tautahi (ten brace (and an) odd one).
22.	" kotahi pu (ten brace, one brace).
23.	" " tautahi (ten brace, one brace, odd one).
24.	" e rua pu (ten brace, two brace).
25.	" " tautahi (ten brace, two brace, odd one).
26.	" e toru pu.
27.	" " tautahi.
28.	" e wha pu.
29.	" " tautabi.
30.	" a rima pu.
31.	" " tautahi.
32.	" e ono pu.
33.	" " tautahi.
34.	" whitu pu.
35.	" " tautahi.
36.	" a waru pu.
37.	" " tautahi.
38.	" e iwa pu.
39.	" " tautahi.
40.	Hokorua.
41.	Hokorua, tautahi.
42.	" kotahi pu.
43.	" " tautahi.
44.	" e rua pu.
45.	" " tautahi.
46.	" e toru pu.
47.	" " tautahi.
48.	" a wha pu.
49.	" " tautahi.
50.	" e rima pu.
51.	" " tautahi.
52.	" o ono pu.
53.	" " tautahi.
54.	" a whitu pu.
65.	" " tautahi.
56.	" e waru pu.
57.	" " tautahi.
58.	" e iwa pu.
59.	" " tautahi.
60.	Hokotoru.
61.	Hokotoru, tautahi.
62.	" kotahi pu.
63.	" " tautahi.
64.	" e rua pu.
65.	" " tautahi.
66.	" e toru pu.
67.	" " tautahi.
68.	" e wha pu.
69.	" " tautahi.
70.	" o rima pu.
71.	" " tautahi.
72.	" e ono pu.

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73.	Hokotoru, e ono pu, tautahi.
74.	" e whitu pu.
75.	" " tautahi.
76.	" e waru pu.
77.	" " tautahi.
78.	" e iwa pu.
79.	" " tautahi.
80.	Hokowha.
81.	" tautahi.
62.	" kotahi pu.
88.	" " tautahi.
84.	" e rua pu.
85.	" " tautahi.
86.	" e toru pu.
87.	" " tautahi.
88.	" o wha pu.
89.	" " tautabi.
90.	" e rima pu.
91.	" " tautahi.
92.	" e ono pu.
93.	" " tautahi.
94.	" e whitu pu.
95.	" " tautahi.
96.	" o waru pu.
97.	" " tautahi.
98.	" o iwa pu.
99.	" " tautahi.
100.	Hokorima.
101.	" tautahi.
102.	" kotahi pu.
110.	" e rima pu.
120.	Hokoono.
181.	" tautahi.
122.	" kotahi pu.
140.	Hokowhitu.
160.	Hokowaru.
180.	Hokoiwa.
200.	Kotahi rau (i.e., one hundred; brace, “pu,” understood).
210.	" e rima pu.
220.	" ngahuru pu.
240.	" hokorua.
260.	" hokotoru.
280.	" hokowha.
300.	" hokorima.
301.	" " tautahi.
302.	" " kotahi pu.
400.	E rua rau (i.e., two hundred; brace, or pairs, “pu,” understood).
401.	" tautahi.
402.	" kotahi pu.
408.	" " tautahi.
500.	" hokorima.
600.	E toru rau.
700.	" hokorima.
800.	E wha rau.
900.	" hokorima.
1000.	E rima rau (i.e., five hundred, “pu” understood).
2000.	Kotahi mano (“pu” understood).