ankwa

Blin

Other scripts
Latin ankwa
Ge'ez ኣንኳ (ʾankʷa)

Etymology

From Proto-Agaw *ʔankʷa, metathesized from Proto-Cushitic *kʷan (“five”). Cognate with Xamtanga ኣኳ (akwa), Qimant ኣንኳ (ankwa), Awngi ኣንኳ (ankwa), Somali shan.

Blin cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : ankwa
    Ordinal : ankwer

Numeral

ankwa

  1. five

References

  • Reinisch, Leo. (1883). "Die Blin-Sprache". (In German). Band II. Wörterbuch der Bilin-Sprache. Vienna: Alfred Hölder, page 37
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