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Re: measuring time

From:taliesin the storyteller <taliesin-conlang@...>
Date:Saturday, June 18, 2005, 20:37
* Carsten Becker said on 2005-06-18 15:31:27 +0200
> > How do these people count? In tens, by dozens, > > Mine count by dozens because 12 is divisible into six factors (1, 2, > 3, 4, 6, 12) and ten only into 4 (1, 2, 5, 10). My conpeople are > supposed to have only 8 fingers, though.
They can count to ten by counting between the fingers: 1: before first finger, "empty hand" 2: between first and second fnger 3: between second and third finger 4: between third and fourth fonger 5: after last finger, "full hand" Having five fingers per hand and counting this way you can count to four or six per hand. t.