<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">That would be the Pirahã culture, in the Amazonian region of Brazil.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirahã_language" class="">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirah%C3%A3_language</a><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 17, 2017, at 3:36 AM, Lowlands Languages & Cultures <<a href="mailto:lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org" class="">lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">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. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">David <br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="">-----Original Message-----<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">From: Lowlands Languages & Cultures<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org class=""><br class="">Sent: Oct 9, 2017 7:01 PM<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org" class="">lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">Subject: [Lowlands-l] Call for help<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Hello folks,</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">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 style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><a href="https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/" target="_blank" class="">https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">He's currently looking for help with the following languages/dialects:</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Upper Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Lower Silesian</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Mainfränkisch</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Limburgisch</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Pennsylvania German ("Dutch")</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Palatinate Frankish (Pfaelzisch)</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Flemish</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Zeelandic (Zeeuws)</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Achterhoek Low Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Groningen Low Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Drenthe Low Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Veluwe Low Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Salland Low Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Stellingwerven Low Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Westphalian Low Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Eastphalian Low Saxon</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">East Frisian</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">All you have to do, if I remember correctly, is write down some twenty numbers in your language or dialect.</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">If you are able to help, please contact Eugene on <font color="#555555" class=""><a href="mailto:eugenechans@hkbn.net" target="_blank" class="">eugenechans@hkbn.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:euslchan@yahoo.com" target="_blank" class="">euslchan@yahoo.com</a></font><span class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">regards,</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Henry</div></div></lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">LOWLANDS-L mailing list</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="mailto:LOWLANDS-L@listserv.linguistlist.org" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">LOWLANDS-L@listserv.linguistlist.org</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="http://listserv.linguistlist.org/mailman/listinfo/lowlands-l" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">http://listserv.linguistlist.org/mailman/listinfo/lowlands-l</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>