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A description of the mathematical concepts of Groote Eylandt Aborigines


Judith Stokes

December 1982



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Contents

Title page

0. Introduction
1. Pure Number
1.1. Cardinal Number


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1.2. Manipulation of Numbers


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2. Applied Number
2.1. Estimation
2.2. Time
2.3. Distance


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2.4. Position
2.5. Speed


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2.6 Space
2.7 Size
2.8 Mass
2.9 Capacity
2.10 Money
2.11 Age

3. Conclusion

Appendices
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
References