TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Metamorphosis of Number in a Culture
(A Case Study of Ethnomathematics in Arfak)
AU - , Haryanto AU - Rahardjo, Swasono AU - , Subanji AU - Nusantara, Toto 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 22
SP  - 8293
EP  - 8296
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.8293.8296
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.8293.8296
KW  - Arfak
KW  -culture
KW  -number
KW  -metamorphosis
KW  -Ethnomathematics
KW  -base number
AB  - Arfak numerical system is uniquely categorized. It is because Arfak tribe uses base number 10 sub
base 5. This study is focused on the numerical construction and the shift analysis of its own construction. This
research used ethnography. The study was conducted in Hingk District, Arfak Regency, West Papua,
Indonesia. The subjects of the study were Arfak residents consisted of ordinary people, tribe leaders and public
figures. Based on the development of the culture, the society of Arfak has 3 types of numbers in Hatam
language. The both types are the number of base 5, 10 and base 10 sub base 5. The outsider affects the type
of number in Arfak culture. This influence caused the metamorphosis of numbers in Arfak cultures. The
metamorphosis is seen in the change of base number 5 to base 10 sub-base 5.
ER  -