Heterogeneous Linguistics - Vol. 2 Ch. 13

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1 stick + 3 stones = 6 stones
2 stick + 3 stones = 9 stones
1 stick + 5 stones = 15 - 16 stones?
then what does the stick mean??
I think
1 stick + 3 stones = a triangle with 3 layers = 6 stones
1 stick + 5 stones = a triangle with 5 layers = 15 stones
But I don't understand 2 sticks + 3 stones mean...
 
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1 stick + X stones = a triangle with base X
a base 1 triangle is 1
a base 2 triangle is 3
6, 10, 15

2 sticks + X stones = a diamond with middle line X
a base 1 diamond is 1
a base 2 diamond is 4
a base 3 diamond is 9
16, 25
 
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Curiously, there's a tribe called the Pirahã who don't have numbers either. Much like the characters here, they use unspecific amounts such as "a lot", "a little" etc. One researcher tried to teach actual numbers to the kids in the tribe, but the adults put a stop to it.
 
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Fashionable reptiles right there.
I wonder how Suzuki actually feels about not having a “father” around.
 
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Still not super sure what they were going with the rocks. Were they dividing them up into pouches for polishing, are those stones valued to many monsters, simple jewelry or what? That Minotaur is harder to understand than the harpy... I get so confused sometimes and I don't know how he can properly study a language when he moves around so much lol.
 

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