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Saraveca is an extinct Arawakan language once spoken in Bolivia by the Sarave. It is said to be the only language with a numeral system based exclusively on five, though in fact quinary systems are not uncommon. 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.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=6808269 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr> | Saraveca is an extinct Arawakan language once spoken in Bolivia by the Sarave. It is said to be the only language with a numeral system based exclusively on five, though in fact quinary systems are not uncommon. 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.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=6808269 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr> | ||
<tr><td><h2>Location of Saraveca Language Speakers</h2> | <tr><td><h2>Location of Saraveca Language Speakers</h2> | ||
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