<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><div>As a matter of interest, I've heard of at least one language where the counting numbers do not go beyond three, it's One, Two, Three, and then Many. And another where there are no counting numbers. I don't know that would work - maybe this and these, that and those. I think they might be in New Guinea. </div><div>David <br><br></div><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Lowlands Languages & Cultures <lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org>
<br>Sent: Oct 9, 2017 7:01 PM
<br>To: lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org
<br>Subject: [Lowlands-l] Call for help
<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello folks,</div><div><br></div><div>I received a request from a Chinese lad named Eugene Chan. He's doing research on numeral systems used in all sorts of languages. You can view some of his work on the following website:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/" target="_blank">https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/</a></div><div><br></div><div>He's currently looking for help with the following languages/dialects:</div><div><br></div><div>Upper Saxon</div><div>Lower Silesian</div><div>Mainfränkisch</div><div>Limburgisch</div><div>Pennsylvania German ("Dutch")</div><div>Palatinate Frankish (Pfaelzisch)</div><div>Flemish</div><div>Zeelandic (Zeeuws)</div><div>Achterhoek Low Saxon</div><div>Groningen Low Saxon</div><div>Drenthe Low Saxon</div><div>Veluwe Low Saxon</div><div>Salland Low Saxon</div><div>Stellingwerven Low Saxon</div><div>Westphalian Low Saxon</div><div>Eastphalian Low Saxon</div><div>East Frisian</div><div><br></div><div>All you have to do, if I remember correctly, is write down some twenty numbers in your language or dialect.</div><div><br></div><div>If you are able to help, please contact Eugene on <font color="#555555"><a href="mailto:eugenechans@hkbn.net" target="_blank">eugenechans@hkbn.net</a> or <a href="mailto:euslchan@yahoo.com" target="_blank">euslchan@yahoo.com</a></font><span></span></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>regards,</div><div>Henry</div></div>
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