ⵅⵎⵙⴰ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Central Atlas Tamazight numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ (smmus)
    Arabic-derived cardinal: ⵅⵎⵙⴰ (xmsa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خمسة (ḵamsa), from Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa). Doublet of ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ (smmus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xmsa/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [χm̩sɑ]

Numeral

ⵅⵎⵙⴰ • (xmsa) m

  1. five

References

  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 103
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