Minichan

Topic: Abos confirmed for not being able to count.

RacistGuy !42OfN1CedI started this discussion 11 years ago #45,623

> ancient Australian Aboriginal languages very rarely stretched past number five.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-16/indigenous-australians-words-for-numbers/6778162

Breddy sure most cultures got past being able to figure out how many digits on one hand fairly early on in the piece....

RacistGuy !42OfN1CedI (OP) double-posted this 11 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #602,117

> While English speakers may talk of infinite possibilities, ancient Australian Aboriginal languages very rarely stretched past number five.

> However, a study published today shows that far from being simple, Aboriginal numeral systems "lost and gained" numbers over time.

Holy shit. They forgot 6.
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