nuhuwok

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers (edit)
30
[a], [b]   2 3 4   [a], [b]
    Cardinal: nihi, 'sis
    Ordinal: nuhuwewey
    Adverbial: nihikehs
    Adnominal: nuhuwok, nohonul

Alternative forms

  • nuhuwiwok, nuwwiwok

Etymology

nihi (three) with the plural animate ending -uwok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnu.ˈhu.wək/, [ˌnu.ˈhuˑ˧˦.wəɡ]

Verb

nuhuwok (verb stem -nuwi-)

  1. (animate, intransitive) there are three of them, they are a group of three

References

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