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With small numbers its no problem, but it quickly becomes more complicated, such as 18: ten-and-five-and-three (sappo e jowe e tati).
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He further remarks that "these Serpents slew men," and devoured them, weeping; and he tells us, too, that "whan thei eaten thei meven (move) the over jowe (upper jaw), and nought the nether (lower) jowe: and thei have no tonge (tongue)."
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Various 1880
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So there are separate words for the numbers 1-5 (go’o didi, tati, nay, jowe), then 6 becomes five-and-one (jowe-e-go’o).
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