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

Volume 39, 1906

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The Modern Decimal System adopted during the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, But which was unknown in Ancient Times.
1 to 9.	Same as Table No. 1.
10.	Tekau (kotahi tekau = one ten, to be explicit).
11.	Tekau ma tahi (ten and one).
12.	" rua (" two).
13.	" toru (" three).
14.	" wha (" four).
15.	" rima &c., &c.
16.	" ono
17.	" whitu
18.	" waru
19.	" iwa
20.	E rua tekau (two tens).
21.	E rua tekau ma tahi (two tens and one).
22.	" rua (" two).
23.	" toru (" three).
24.	" wha &c., &c.
25.	" rima
26.	" ono
27.	" whitu
28.	" waru
29.	" iwa
30.	E toru tekau (three tens).
31.	" ma tahi (three tens and one).
32.	" ma rua (" two).
40.	E wha tokau (four tens).
50.	E rima tekau (five tens).
60.	E ono tekau (six tens).
90.	E iwa tekau (nine tens).

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100.	Kotahi rau.
101.	Kotahi rau ma tahi (one hundred and one).
102.	" ma rua (" two).
110.	" kotahi tekau (one hundred, one ten).
111.	" " ma tahi (one hundred, one ten, and one).
115.	" " ma rima.
120.	" e rua tekau.
121.	" " ma tahi.
199.	" e iwa tekau ma iwa.
200.	E rua rau.
201.	" ma tahi.
202.	" ma rua.
250.	" e rima tekau.
300.	E toru rau.
400.	E wha rau.
500.	E rima rau.
1000.	Kotahi mano.
1001.	" ma tahi.
1100.	" kotahi rau.
1101.	" " ma tahi.
1102.	" " ma rua.
1906.	" e iwa rau ma ono.
2000.	E rua mano.
3000.	E toru mano.
10000.	Kotahi tekau mano.
100000.	Kotahi rau mano.