Re: Base 8 counting in Gevey

laokou wrote:
> I forgot the obconlang: Géarthnuns busts your chops in this regard:
>
> > 1 - sír
> > 10 - mnö
> > 100 - kashad
> > 1,000 - pér
> > 10,000 - íaza
> > 100,000 - ö
> > 1,000,000 - ngefü
> 10,000,000 - gate
> > 100,000,000 - lam
> > 1,000,000,000 - göi
> > 10,000,000,000 - ehröü
> and continuing...
> 100,000,000,000 - au
> 1,000,000,000,000 - rhoví
> 10,000,000,000,000 - azvé
> 100,000,000,000,000 - tükör
> 1,000,000,000,000,000 - ouzçí
Egads!  The Kassi have no names for numbers higher than 144, to make,
for example, 1728, you say nadusakiaa (nadu = 12, sakiaa = 144) for
20736 (12^4) you say sakiaasakiaa.  Their writing system does, however,
have a character for 1728.

However, I suspect that in post-classical times, words for large numbers
would've been necessary, as large cities developed and trade involving
large transactions developed.

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