FromProto-Bantu*-pɪ́à.
-hyaka (declinable)
| Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1/2 | muhyaka | bahyaka | omuhyaka | abahyaka |
| 3/4 | muhyaka | mihyaka | omuhyaka | emihyaka |
| 5/6 | lihyaka | mahyaka | erihyaka | amahyaka |
| 7/8 | kihyaka | bihyaka | ekihyaka | ebihyaka |
| 9/10 | mpyaka | mpyaka | empyaka | empyaka |
| 11/10 | ruhyaka | oruhyaka | ||
| 12/14 | kahyaka | buhyaka | akahyaka | obuhyaka |
| 13 | — | tuhyaka | — | otuhyaka |
| 14/6 | buhyaka | mahyaka | obuhyaka | amahyaka |
| 15/6 | kuhyaka | okuhyaka | ||
| 16 | hahyaka | — | ahahyaka | — |