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Numberless Language: Unlocking the Enigma of Pirahã

The Pirahã language spoken by the Pirahã people in the Amazon rainforest, is known for its intriguing absence of numbers or number words. In Pirahã, there are no words for numbers; instead, speakers use relative terms like ‘few’ or ‘many.’

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