Some South Cushitic numerals are borrowed from Nilotic languages, other Cushitic numerals have been borrowed from Ethiopian Semitic languages.
sˌʌm sˈaʊθ kʊʃˈɪɾɪk nˈuːmɚɹəlz ɑːɹ bˈɑːɹoʊd fɹʌm naɪlˈɑːɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ˈʌðɚ kʊʃˈɪɾɪk nˈuːmɚɹəlz hɐvbɪn bˈɑːɹoʊd fɹʌm ˌiːθɪˈoʊpiən sɛmˈɪɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.