In article <58c61aebbbsee.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>,
Russell Hafter News <see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> wrote:
I have read that Welsh does something similar
I remember fondly Jake Thakeray's "Yam tam tether mether pip, she counted!" with reference to counting sheep.
So Yorkshire also has a contribution to make to this thread.
In message <58c61aebbbsee.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>
Russell Hafter News <see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> wrote:
[snip]
I have read that Welsh does something similar - you are right about the Celts. Except that when doing arithmetic the welsh have realised their counting system does not work, and have a completely separate one just
for arithmetic!
I believe the decimal version is now taught generally and used interchangeably, being easier to learn.
un, dau, tri, pedwar... deg, un deg un, un deg dau, un deg tri, un deg
pedwar
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