> So I thought to myself, who would count in base-6? Certainly
nobody I know
>about ... all natlangs I've even touched in my studies count in base-10.
>And I'm rather prejudiced against creating an alien culture for my language
>(the reasons for that are best left to a different thread). So I'd like to
>know from y'all, is there a precedent for any human language with a number
>system besides base-10? And how did that manifest itself in the culture
>that used it?
>
In terms of counting on a hand, a fist could be 6, with 1-5 being obvious. M
Rosenfeldre has used such a system in one of his conlangs.