Saraveca language

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Saraveca
Sarave
Saraveca
Native to Bolivia
RegionEastern lowlands
Extinct after 2000
Arawakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 sar
Glottolog sara1331
ELP Saraveca
Lang Status 01-EX.svg

Saraveca is an extinct Arawakan language once spoken in Bolivia by the Sarave. It is said [1] [2] 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. By 1962, most people has switched to Chiquitano. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Wells, David (1997). The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. Penguin UK. ISBN   978-0-14-026149-3.
  2. ↑ "Numerals and numeral systems | Examples & Symbols | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  3. ↑ Saraveca language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed Access logo transparent.svg


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