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by mackths
Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:57 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Number etymologies
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Re: Number etymologies

Some languages around New Guinea don't even have a base for their number system and just count (or at least used to) based off of their body parts (e.g. the words for 1-5 are just the names of their fingers, 6 is wrist, 7 forearm, etc.) The conlang I'm working on now starts as a system like that (si...