Recap of what we've discovered so far...

Basic vowels form the skeletal elements of a language and have been conserved in our expressions from the time of our primate ancestors. They are identified in some alphabets as explicit elements to be modified , but in others, serve as modifiers of consonantal indicators.

Natural sounds associated with pleasure indicate the vowels used in kinship relations. Another set of vowels are reserved for the surprises in the world. An authoritative set of sounds overlap the two spheres of influence.

Counting is rudimentary, limited to one, another, and many. Yet, as modern tests have shown there is a very active number sense at play. Human number sense tests out to about four, on par with ravens. Apes may have a greater capacity than humans, although storage of the count may be locked up in measurements of fear and authority or easily lost through a lack of utility.