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tɨɣis num. eight eight (4 groups, 11 languages) B
It is unlikely that Proto-Central Chadic had a root for 'eight', This is the most widely attested root, and it is only present in four groups. These groups are not genetically related at a close level, so the root may be a comparatively recent coinage that has spread.

1Proto-Bata *tɨɣis eight huit 1.1) Gude (Hoskinson) tə̀ɣə́sə eight 1.2) Jimi (Djibi) təɣis Huit 1.2.1) Jimi (Djibi) təɣis 8

2Proto-Sukur *tɨkɨz eight huit 2.1) Sukur (David) təkəz eight

3Proto-Mandara *tɨɣis eight huit 3.1) Matal (Branger) mtəgis, mtəgiʃ eight huit 3.2) Mandara (Fluckiger) tíse huit 3.3) Glavda (Nghagyiva) tx̩̀sa eight (8)

4Proto-Higi *tɨɣɨsɨ eight huit 4.1) Kamwe-Nkafa (Harley) tə̀kə̀sé Eight 4.2) Kamwe-Futu (Harley) dəɣoso eight 4.3) Kirya (Blench) tə́ɣə̀s eight 4.4) Psikye (Angelo) dəgəsə́ eight 4.5) Bana (Lienhard) d(ə)ɣə̀sə̀ huit
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