niyânan

Plains Cree
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    Cardinal : niyânan

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nya·θanwi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnɪ.jɑːˌnʌn]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧yâ‧nan

Numeral

niyânan (Syllabics ᓂᔮᓇᐣ)

  1. five

References
  • H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 436
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 174
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