Counting and Numbers
The fubarnii count in base 8. Using the three fingers of one hand, they can easily count from 1 to 8 (a close fist representing 8, and the three fingers using binary counting to represent 1 to 7). Using both hands, they can quickly count to 64.
Number | Name | In base 10 |
---|---|---|
0 | rii | 0 |
1 | yan | 1 |
2 | ohb | 2 |
3 | kah | 3 |
4 | tel | 4 |
5 | soo | 5 |
6 | bor | 6 |
7 | kato | 7 |
10 | yanrii | 8 |
20 | ohbrii | 16 |
Source: Conversation with Mike Thorp