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