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Pirahã People: carpe-diem culture doesn't allow for abstract thought or complicated connections to the past — limiting the language accordingly
Life without numbers in a unique Amazon tribe. Piraha apparently can't learn to count and have no distinct words for colors.
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Scooper - News: SHOCKER! Meet The Brazilian Tribe That Has Words For Only 'One', 'Two' & 'Three' And Cannot Count Higher
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Scooper - News: SHOCKER! Meet The Brazilian Tribe That Has Words For Only 'One', 'Two' & 'Three' And Cannot Count Higher
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