Ndom
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Ndom is a language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island
in Papua province, Indonesia
. It is reported to have numbers in senary
(base 6). A problem from the 2007 International Linguistics Olympiad
focused on this number system.
Yos Sudarso Island
Pulau Yos Sudarso is an island in Papua province, Indonesia. It is separated only by narrow channels from the main island of New Guinea. It also known as Pulau Dolok, Pulau Dolak and Pulau Kimaam, has also been known as Kolepom Island, and in the Dutch colonial period was known as Frederik Hendrik...
in Papua province, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It is reported to have numbers in senary
Senary
In mathematics, a senary numeral system is a base- numeral system.Senary may be considered useful in the study of prime numbers since all primes other than 2 and 3, when expressed in base-six, have 1 or 5 as the final digit...
(base 6). A problem from the 2007 International Linguistics Olympiad
International Linguistics Olympiad
The International Linguistics Olympiad is one of the newest in a group of twelve International Science Olympiads. The setup differs from other science olympiads, in that the program contains both individual and team contests...
focused on this number system.