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Re: ConNumbers

From:Fabian <rhialto@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 9, 1999, 21:01
> 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.