Saraveca language
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| Saraveca | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Eastern jungle |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
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Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sar |
| Glottolog | sara1331[1] |
Saraveca is an extinct Arawakan language once spoken in Bolivia by the Sarave. It is said[2][3] to be the only language with a numeral system based exclusively on five, although quinary systems exist. To some extent this is also an areal feature of other South American languages; many form their numbers 6–9 as "five + one", "five + two" and so on.
References
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- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, "Numerals and numeral systems".
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