Talk:maṉkurpa

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(A)few

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The Pitjantjatjara count only to two, thus kutju ‘one’, kutjara ‘two’ (1+1), mankurpa ‘three’—but also ‘few’. It is not strictly (1+1+1).

John N. Crossley, Growing Ideas of Number (page 81) JMGN (talk) 10:52, 26 August 2023 (UTC)Reply