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kʷɨm num. ten dix (5 groups, 11 languages) C syn: hɨkan, kɨrɨw.
This is one of several roots for 'ten', and is the most likely to have been the Proto-Central Chadic root. The Nyimatli, Sukur and Hdi forms are possibly not cognate. In the Higi group there is sporadic metathesis in all languages except Kirya.
1Proto-Tera *kʷɨm ten dix 1.1) Nyimatli (Harley) gʷaᵑg ten (10) 1.2) Gaʼanda (Gwaji) kum ten
2Proto-Sukur *waŋ ten dix 2.1) Sukur (David) waŋ ten
3Proto-Margi *kʷɨma ten dix 3.1) Bura (Blench) kuma Ten 3.2) Margi South (Harley) kumou ten
4Proto-Lamang *ɣʷaŋ ten dix 4.1) Hdi (Bramlett) ɣʷaŋ ten dix
5Proto-Higi *gʷɨm ten dix 5.1) Kamwe-Nkafa (Harley) mùᵑgə́ Ten 5.2) Kamwe-Futu (Harley) muᵑgə ten 5.3) Kirya (Blench) gùm ten 5.4) Psikye (Angelo) məŋ ten 5.4.1) Psikye (Angelo) məŋə́ ten 5.5) Bana (Lienhard) mə́ŋ dix
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kʷɨma n. face visage (5 groups, 8 languages) B
This root is not widely attested. Where it does occur, the labialisation of *kʷ has often been sporadically lost.
1Proto-Bata *kʷɨnwɨ face visage 1.1) Gude (Hoskinson) kúnwá -ə face ? (upper dialect)
2Proto-Sukur *kɨma face visage 2.1) Sukur (David) kəma face
3Proto-Margi *kʷɨma face visage 3.1) Bura (Blench) kuma Face
4Proto-Lamang *kɨma face visage 4.1) Lamang (Wolff) kə́má face, front 4.2) Hdi (Bramlett) kəma face la figure
5Proto-Higi *kɨma face visage 5.1) Kamwe-Nkafa (Harley) kəma face 5.2) Kamwe-Futu (Harley) kəma face 5.3) Psikye (Angelo) kəma face
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