Universal #529

Legacy number: 529

 Number  527
 Original  Zero is never expressed as part of the numeral system.
 Standardized  Zero is never expressed as part of the numeral system.
 Keywords  numeral
 Domain  lexicon
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  56 languages mentioned in Greenberg 1978a
 Source  Greenberg 1978a: 255 (#3)

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Discussion
Notes
Greenberg 1978: 255 notes: Instances in which reference is made to a class with zero members are normally dealt with by negative constructions in natural languages.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Greenberg 1978: 255 notes: Instances in which reference is made to a class with zero members are normally dealt with by negative constructions in natural languages.