Indian Counting

DESCRIPTION: Counting-out rhyme? "Een, teen, tether, fether, fip, Sather, lather, gother, dather, dix; Een-dix, teen-dix, tether-dix, fether-dix, bumpit, Een-bumpit, teen-bumpit, tether-bumpit, fether-bumpit, gig-it."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo)
KEYWORDS: nonsense | counting-out
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 20, "Indian Counting" (1 text)
NOTES [39 words]: Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo gives this the title "Indian Counting" but says the words are Welsh numerals. If so, they have been pretty badly distorted. Welsh counting numbers begin un, dau, tri, pedwar, pump, chwech, saith, wyth.... - RBW
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File: WEMM020A

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