amsqahsewey

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: pesq, neqt     Ordinal: amsqahsewey     Adverbial: neqt     Adnominal: pesq, pesqon

Etymology

amsqahs (“first”) +‎ -ewey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌams.ˈkʷah.se.wèj/, [ˌams.ˈkʷaː˧˦.se̞.weɪ˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-eɪ˨˦]

Noun

amsqahsewey anim or inan

1. first, foremost; first one
2. (baseball, animate) first batter
3. (baseball, inanimate) first base

Declension

Declension of amsqahsewey [animate, -ak plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	amsqahsewey	amsqahseweyak

Declension of amsqahsewey [inanimate, -al plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	amsqahsewey	amsqahseweyal
locative	amsqahseweyak	—

References

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