Re: Measurements in conlangs

Christophe Grandsire wrote:
>
>         Just a question after the problem of prefixes in measurements: does
> anyone in conlangs use the prefixes for measures, or another system? Do your
> conlangs use only a translation of the metric system (with the prefixes
> deci-, kilo-, etc.) or do they mostly use invented systems of measures?
>                                                 Christophe Grandsire
>                                                 |Sela Jemufan Atlinan C.G.
>
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Nova and its conculture uses its own system of vigesimal weights and
measures.  Feorran and its conculture doesn't use any at all (primitive
people).
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