# The elements are pronouns, name elements or other short words whose resemblance to Basque numerals is…

> Disputed: The elements are pronouns, name elements or other short words whose resemblance to Basque numerals is coincidence.

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# The elements are pronouns, name elements or other short words whose resemblance to Basque numerals is…

The elements are pronouns, name elements or other short words whose resemblance to Basque numerals is coincidence.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The elements occur in positions where numbers make no sense more often than in numeral contexts.

## What would rule it out

- Arithmetic confirmation on several independent texts.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Short elements such as ban, baŕ, baś, bin have also been proposed as pronominal forms whose values are…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/evidence/EVD0D6C390E5FZ7/short-elements-such-as-ban-bar-bas-bin-have-also-been)

Speculative

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## The questions it answers

[Do the Iberian elements ban, bi(n), lau(r) and the rest denote numbers?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/questions/QST0D6C34KT4KEN/do-the-iberian-elements-ban-bi-n-lau-r-and-the-rest-denote)

Part of [Is Iberian related to Basque?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/iberian-language/questions/QST0D6C34C02RT8/is-iberian-related-to-basque)

Most likelyThe elements are numerals, as shown by their contexts next to numeral signs, in compounds and on metrological…

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