ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Central Atlas Tamazight numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ (smmus)     Arabic-derived cardinal: ⵅⵎⵙⴰ (xmsa)

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *sămmus, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Tuareg sămmos and Proto-Semitic *ḫamš-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smmus/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [sm̩ːu̞s]

Numeral

ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ • (smmus) m

1. five

References

• Bellahsene, Linda, Hameg, Nadia (2009) “Central Atlas Tamazight numeral system”, in Université Paris 4, CNRS, editor, Numeral Systems of the World's Languages‎^[1], Paris, France