From: "Andreas Johansson" <and_yo@...>
> Rik Roots wrote:
> >
> >Gevey, like most other Vreski family languages, uses a base 10 number
> >system. However, all other languages on the continent use a base 8
> >system. Now as Gevey is a widespread trading language, it needs to be
> >able to count in base 8 as well as base 10.
>
> Is there a "reason" for base 8? I don't know any real-world language that
> uses it (octal numbers in compsci don't count!), and unlike base 10 or
base
> 20 I can't think of any obvious conection to countable appendages etc.
Oh sure.
Counting is done by touching the thumb to the fingertips. Thenceforth you
only have four fingers to count with on each hand.
*Muke!