Re: Possible base-20 numeric system

Danny Wier wrote at 2004-10-24 06:42:28 (-0500)
 > From: "Simon Richard Clarkstone"
 >
 > > No, wrong, you have a bizarre dual-base system.  Each of the
 > > quoted should be 20 more than its predecessor.  In the next
 > > "place", each would be 20*20=400 more than its predecessor.
 > > Also, you must (well, should) only have one name for each integer, but
 > > you have:
 > > ketïs-tis = koltïs (assuming hyphens add the two numbers)
 >
 > Dual-base systems are bizarre? Systems using 20x5 are not that
 > uncommon; Welsh, Danish, French (for 60 and 80) and Georgian are
 > just a few that do such.
 >

Incidentally, there's a rather nice description of the number systems
of 60 different languages (several of them with mixed bases) here:
	http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/language/number.html