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What’s a surprising fact about how languages handle numbers or counting?
What’s a surprising fact about how languages handle numbers or counting?
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Different languages have unique ways of handling numbers and counting. For example, Mandarin Chinese uses a base-10 system for counting, but the way numbers are structured and spoken can be quite different from English. In contrast, some languages like Shubi in Nigeria use a base-20 system. These differences highlight how various cultures approach mathematical concepts in diverse ways.