1. mata. 2. rankool. 3. rankool mata = 2-1. 4. rankool rankool = 2-2.

  YIT-THA.[184]

1. mo. 2. thral. 3. thral mo = 2-1. 4. thral thral = 2-2.

  PORT DARWIN.[185]

1. kulagook. 2. kalletillick. 3. kalletillick kulagook = 2-1. 4. kalletillick kalletillick = 2-2.

  CHAMPION BAY.[186]

1. kootea. 2. woothera. 3. woothera kootea = 2-1. 4. woothera woothera = 2-2.

  BELYANDO RIVER.[187]

1. wogin. 2. booleroo. 3. booleroo wogin = 2-1. 4. booleroo booleroo = 2-2.

  WARREGO RIVER.

1. onkera. 2. paulludy. 3. paulludy onkera = 2-1. 4. paulludy paulludy = 2-2.

  RICHMOND RIVER.

1. yabra. 2. booroora. 3. booroora yabra = 2-1. 4. booroora booroora = 2-2.

  PORT MACQUARIE.

1. warcol. 2. blarvo. 3. blarvo warcol = 2-1. 4. blarvo blarvo = 2-2.

  HILL END.

1. miko. 2. bullagut. 3. bullagut miko = 2-1. 4. bullagut bullagut = 2-2.

MONEROO 1. boor. 2. wajala, blala. 3. blala boor = 2-1. 4. wajala wajala.

  GONN STATION.

1. karp. 2. pellige. 3. pellige karp = 2-1. 4. pellige pellige = 2-2.

  UPPER YARRA.

1. kaambo. 2. benjero. 3. benjero kaambo = 2-2. 4. benjero on benjero = 2-2.

  OMEO.

1. bore. 2. warkolala. 3. warkolala bore = 2-1. 4. warkolala warkolala = 2-2.

  SNOWY RIVER.

1. kootook. 2. boolong. 3. booloom catha kootook = 2 + 1. 4. booloom catha booloom = 2 + 2.

NGARRIMOWRO. 1. warrangen. 2. platir. 3. platir warrangen = 2-1. 4. platir platir = 2-2.

This Australian list might be greatly extended, but the scales selected may be taken as representative examples of Australian binary scales.  Nearly all of them show a structure too clearly marked to require comment.  In a few cases, however, the systems are to be regarded rather as showing a trace of binary structure, than as perfect examples of counting by twos.  Examples of this nature are especially numerous in Curr’s extensive list—­the most complete collection of Australian vocabularies ever made.

A few binary scales have been found in South America, but they show no important variation on the Australian systems cited above.  The only ones I have been able to collect are the following: 

  BAKAIRI.[188]

1. tokalole. 2. asage. 3. asage tokalo = 2-1. 4. asage asage = 2-2.

  ZAPARA.[189]

1. nuquaqui. 2. namisciniqui. 3. haimuckumarachi. 4. namisciniqui ckara maitacka = 2 + 2. 5. namisciniqui ckara maitacka nuquaqui = 2 pairs + 1. 6. haimuckumaracki ckaramsitacka = 3 pairs.

  APINAGES.[190]