ISO 639:sar
| Saraveca | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Eastern lowlands |
| Extinct | after 2000 |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sar |
| Glottolog | sara1331 |
| ELP | Saraveca |
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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
- ^ Wells, David (1997). The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0-14-026149-3.
- ^ "Numerals and numeral systems | Examples & Symbols | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ Saraveca language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
