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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1907
k. - Soales for Reckoning Cocoanuts. For European trade the table of scales would be as follows:
For all islands. 10 tafüa or takoal or tabòl (pair) make 1 inai or tom (score), (20)
II.
C., 8., O.N. 10 tafūal or tabdi ... ... make' i inai (20) 20 inai ... . ... ...
1 momchiama or michāma (400) III.
Ch, T., C. N. 10 tafüal or takôal or tahdl (pair) make l inai or tom (score), (20) 10 inai or tom (noore) ... ..
1 1A, nóng, or 'ong (200) 10 lí, nòng, Or lòng ... . + 1 mamila (taiũe) (2,000)
IV.
Ch.
make
10 takdal 10 tom ... 10 la ...
2 mamila
1 tom (20) 1 1A (200) 1 mamila (2,000) 1 metñētchya (4,000)
...
.
O.N. 10 tabòl ... ... ... ... make 1 inai (20) 10 inai ... ... ... ... . 1 'dng (200) 10 *òng
1 kaiñe (2,000) 10 kaiño ...
, 1 låk (20,000) One can see, when put in this way, which is, of course, distinotly not Nicobaroso, where trade has sharpened wits.
1. - Tallies. In a Car Nicobar tally stiok, Konrāta-kòk, in my possession, unfortunately already dry-rotted in the notches, which are thus lost for the future, & running account of cocoanuts with a trader who has advanced rice for Cocoonuts, is shown. The balance due on the rice was 2,000 cocoanuta, i. e., 10 'òng or 1 kaise denoted by the lo notches at A. The 10 notches at B represent the total sum 10 'ong to be made up. The 6 notches at O denote that the owner has cleared 6 'ong (1,200, the 4 notches at D that 4 'òng (800) are still due.
Kenrāta-Kək. A
в
р
Balance (10)
Dae (4)
Cleared (6)
Amount to be made up (10)
