-insk

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Suffix

-insk

forms multiples of ten with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
'Qotinsk ― Ten

Nisinsk ― Twenty

Usage notes

-insk is suffixed to the initial roots of the numbers 1 to 5.

Derived terms

See also

(for the numbers 6-9): kehsinsk

References

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing

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