Ways of counting in Micronesia (Q2238855)
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Ways of counting in Micronesia (English)
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2 November 2021
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Although the original ways of counting have undergone structural changes or have been abandoned altogether after centuries of contact with foreign powers, one can provide a somewhat patchy reconstruction of the rather diverse ways of counting in Micronesian languages and, in the process, detect ``some overarching patterns''. The main system is decimal, with names for high-power numerals (up to \(10^{10}\)). An in-depth and very informative look at this very rich landscape.
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Micronesia
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Micronesian languages
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numbers
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numeral classifiers
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specific counting systems
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counting units
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