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349 Appendix A The Traditional Navajo System of Counting Change n The following system of nomenclature for sums of money under a dollar was once in nearly universal use on the Navajo Reservation but is today virtually forgotten. It involves a complex interweaving of a system of nomenclature based on Spanish reales (“pieces of eight”) and one based on colored scrip that was formerly issued by traders. It seems worthwhile to record it here, as part of the record of a vanished era in Navajo life. 1¢ 1 red or 1 sendao (from Spanish centavo) 2¢ 2 red or 2 sendao 5¢ Yellow 10¢ 1 blue 15¢ gíínisih (from Spanish quince) 20¢ 2 blue 25¢ 2 yaal (from Spanish reales) 30¢ 3 blue 35¢ 3 blue + yellow 40¢ 4 blue 45¢ 4 blue + yellow 50¢ 4 yaal (reales again) 55¢ 4 yaal + yellow 60¢ 6 blue 65¢ 6 blue + yellow 70¢ 7 blue 75¢ 6 yaal (reales again) 80¢ 8 blue 85¢ 8 blue + yellow 90¢ 9 blue 95¢ 9 blue + yellow $1.00 1 béeso (from Spanish peso) ...

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