Given that children (and some adults) verbalize thoughts in their minds, being able to speak something faster is an advantage. It also makes memorization easier

Given that children (and some adults) verbalize thoughts in their minds, being able to speak something faster is an advantage. It also makes memorization easier. Take the multiplication table as an example. By the way, digits are almost monosyllabic in English too (with the exception of seven) but not even remotely as nice.