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Numeral Bases
Language:
Yoruba
Feature:
Numeral Bases
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Pure vigesimal
Examples
Sentence igt-2448:
ọgọ́ˈjọ
ọgọ́ˈjọ
ọgọ́ˈjọ
160 (i.e. 20 x 8, cf. ogún ‘20’, e≥'jo ‘8’)
Sentence igt-2449:
mẹ́tàléláádọ́ˈjọ
mẹ́tàléláádọ́ˈjọ
mẹ́tàléláádọ́ˈjọ
153 (i.e. 3 + –10 + 20 x 8, cf. e≥'ta, me≥;'ta ‘3’)
Sentence igt-2450:
ẹgbẹ̀rin
ẹgbẹ̀rin
ẹgbẹ̀rin
800 (i.e. 200 x 4, cf. igba ‘200’, e≥'rin ‘4’)
References
Rowlands 1969
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