Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìkʊ́mì

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Noun

cardinal number
10	Previous:	*-táànò
10	Next:	n/a

*ìkʊ́mì class 5 (plural *màkʊ́mì class 6) [1]

ten

Descendants

Kikuyu-Kamba:
- Kamba: ikumi
Luba-Kasai: dikumi
Luganda: kkumi
Mbunda: likumi
Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Swahili: kumi
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: khumi
Rwanda-Rundi: icumi
Shona: gumi
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Xhosa: shumi
  - Zulu: ishumi
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: lesome
  - Sotho: leshome
  - Tswana: lesomê
- Tswa-Ronga:
  - Tsonga: khume

References

Entry 2027 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 2027 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3