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Re: Base 8 counting in Gevey

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, October 17, 2001, 21:37
Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Speaking of bases, I assume that those languages that only have words for > numbers up to three or so don't use any base at all. Now, does anyone know > what the highest named number is among langs that don't use bases?
I've read of one that goes all the way up to 24. AFAIK, it doesn't use bases, so that there's no way to say "25". -- "No just cause can be advanced by terror" ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42