nisuwok

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b]   1 2 3   [a], [b]
    Cardinal: nis, tapu
    Ordinal: nisewey
    Adverbial: nisokehs
    Adnominal: nisuwok, nisonul

Etymology

nis (two) with the plural animate ending -uwok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌni.ˈsu.wək/, [ˌni.ˈzuˑ˧˦.wəɡ]

Verb

nisuwok (verb stem -nisi-)

  1. (animate, intransitive) there are two of them, they are a pair

References

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