Re: [tied] Etruscan numerals

From: Harald Hammarström
Message: 34667
Date: 2004-10-14

> Well, I perfectly agree.
>
> As for the semantics of "5" > "4" (or v.v.), I've been too buy to look for
> any examples, yet.

I highly doubt there are any.

> Howevers, there are some languages (don't ask me where,
> when or which) forming "4" < "lesser 5"/"lesser fist"/"lesser hand" or sim.
> in the world, aren't they....?

Maybe, but I don't think so since I have never seen a case. There is an
abundance of such cases for numbers above five though.

Harald