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The Arawak counting system is based on the number four. Arawak numbers higher than four are all compound words combining the words for one through four. (Dakabo, a word element that appears in the numbers 5 and 10, comes from an Arawak word for "hand.")
Arawak language pronunciation guide
![]() | aba |
![]() | bian |
![]() | kabun |
![]() | biti |
![]() | abadakabo |
![]() | abatian |
![]() | bianitian |
![]() | kabunitian |
![]() | bistian |
![]() | bianidakabo |
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