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Even more loyal than the French to the ancient vigesimal counting system are the Basque[0] and the Welsh[1]. Traditional Welsh has constructions as: - 16: un
by jhncls 5y ago
Even more loyal than the French to the ancient vigesimal counting system are
the Basque[0] and the Welsh[1].
Traditional Welsh has constructions as:
- 16: un ar bymtheg ("one on five-ten")
- 18: deunaw ("two nine")
- 41: deugain ac un ("two twenty and one")
- 71: un ar ddeg a thrigain ("one on ten on three twenty")
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_language
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_numerals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_numerals