This question relates to the chapter excerpt included in the pre-reading from The Native Tribes of South-East Australia by Alfred William Howitt.
In this chapter, Alfred Howitt outlines some of the ways in which Aboriginal enumeration is conducted. Of the Wotjobaluk enumeration system, select all of the following statements that are true.

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This question relates to the chapter excerpt included in the pre-reading from The Native Tribes of South-East Australia by Alfred William Howitt.

In this chapter, Alfred Howitt outlines some of the ways in which Aboriginal enumeration is conducted. Of the Wotjobaluk enumeration system, select all of the following statements that are true.

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While Message sticks are able to display countable tallies, the messenger would still require a verbal counting system to communicate dynamically varying quantities; such as those relating to time, population, and resources.

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The Wotjobaluk enumeration system has specific terms for the numbers 1 to 15 which map to parts of the body, from 1 known as  giti-munya  (little finger) to 15  det-det  (the crown of the head).

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The Wotjobaluk enumeration system is restricted to using five fingers to count, which laid the foundation for their base-five counting system being multiples of  munya  (hand).

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