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1. Bithynian Language

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   Although the language ceased being a vernacular tongue by the 6th century CE, its influence persisted within specialized bureaucratic domains. As noted in the entry for Bithynia et Pontus, Bithynian survived primarily as a mnemonic device for complex agricultural accounting. This survival is attributed to the extreme specificity of its [counting systems…