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| Saraveca | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Bolivia |
| Region | Eastern jungle |
| Native speakers | 0 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sar |
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, though in fact quinary systems are not uncommon. 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.
[edit] References
- ^ David Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers", ISBN 0-14-026149-4
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, "Numerals and numeral systems".
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