Rara #133
Legacy number: 133
| Number | 133 |
| Phenomenon | 'eight' as regular base for a numeral system |
| Found in | Pamean lgs, esp. Northern Pame (Otomanguean) |
| Domain | morphology: word formation — numeral systems: bases |
| Type | rarissimum (or infrequentale?) |
| Keywords | numeral |
| Source | Avelino, Heriberto (2002). Diversity and unity of languages in the border of linguistic areas: Evidence from Pamean number systems. Paper at WSCLA 7, Edmonton, Alberta. |
Discussion
Notes
Pame numeral systems are not monobasic: other bases are ?five?, ?ten?, ?twenty?.
Comment
Pame numeral systems are not monobasic: other bases are 'five', 'ten', 'twenty'.
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