Re: ConNumbers
| From: | Hawksinger <hawksinger@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, June 10, 1999, 2:55 |
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Chris Peters wrote:
> 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.
Its been 20 years since I was really interested in this subject
but I recall base 6 and base 12 lgs from East Africa. Of course,
base 5 and base 20 are common in the Americas along with some
base 2, 3, and 4 lgs.
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