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Saraveca language

Saraveca language

Extinct Arawakan language of Bolivia

Saraveca is an extinct Arawakan language once spoken in Bolivia by the Sarave. It is said[1][2] to be the only language with a numeral system based exclusively on five, although quinary systems exist. To some extent this is also an areal feature of other South American languages; many form their numbers 6–9 as "five + one", "five + two" and so on.

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References

  1. [1]
    Wells, David (1997). The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0-14-026149-3.
  2. [2]
    Encyclopædia Britannica, "Numerals and numeral systems".


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