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Conlangery #30: Numeral Systems

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How to Create Digits in Between Base 10 Numbers

William: Is base five really that weird I guess this is a good segue into the issue. Once you decide you're doing base 10 how do you create the digits in between and it seems to awfully calm for even if you're using what's basically a base 10 system. Well yeah I mean even think of the the Chinese no rules. Japanese probably Korean as well but I didn't I don't. And Vietnamese and Vietnamese they all just straight up borrowed the entire Chinese numeral system while preserving remnants of their original system. All sorts of number systems can be very weird and seem to be especially susceptible to aerial effects and borrowing and all of that stuff.

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