According to a recent Slashdot article a recent MIT study has found that an Amazonian tribe has no counting numbers. A rather odd discovered in light of things, as it would seem that most cultures would have a number system at least up to 20 for counting fingers and toes. It seems that the Pirahã people have been under the spotlight for the differences in their language, mainly between color, numbers, and other very different cultural concepts. You can find out a small bit more about these people at the Wikipedia.
It seems to MIT article has substantiated an already made claim about the language of these people, and you can read the entire article here at MIT.
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