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Dear list users, <div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">I am looking at numeral innovations in non-Oceanic AN languages numeral. There are several "WMP" languages which have an innovative numeral 8 whose etymology I can't determine. They are:</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Tunjung</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#500050"> </span></span><i><span lang="EN-AU">kaluung</span></i><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Balinese</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#500050"> </span></span><i><span lang="EN-AU">kutus</span></i><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Seko</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#500050"> </span></span><i><span lang="EN-AU">sakkupa?ang</span></i><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Does anyone know the etymologies for these numerals? It was suggested to me that they might be related to bunches of coins that were strung together in groups of eight. However, I haven't been able to find anything on that.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Antoinette Schapper</p>
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