Re: Tiny Ini Update

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>Since my translation of Gold Sword and Red Crystal I made a small but
>far-reaching change to Ini.  There was one line that said something
>about "for thirty days and thirty nights" and my old translation of that
>is completely wrong, as Ini now operates with a base nine number system
>(get it -- nine letters, base nine, hahaha ;) ).
    Well, it wouldn't have to be wrong; just a slightly shorter travel
time..... or maybe "33"(9) would have some special mystical significance?


>Anyway, I have a question about Ini's new feature.  What do you call a
>base nine system?  (You know, along the lines of binary & decimal)  And
>what do you call systems with other bases?  And, ObConlang, whose
>conlangs use number systems with weird bases?>
        The Gwr had a base-8 system (obvious reason: 4 fingers per hand),
though once they got involved heavily in trade and financial dealings with
the Kash, they abandoned it in favor a decimal.