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Early humans out of Africa had only base-initial numerals

Linguistics and Languages

Early humans out of Africa had only base-initial numerals

O. Her, Y. Liang, et al.

This groundbreaking research delves into how early humans in Africa might have used base-initial numerals, such as "hundred three" instead of "three hundred". The study, conducted by One-Soon Her, Yung-Ping Liang, Eugene Chan, Hung-Hsin Hsu, Anthony Chi-Pin Hsu, and Marc Allassonnière-Tang, scrutinizes data from 4099 languages, revealing fascinating insights into numeral system evolution and communication advantages within African languages.... show more
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