мар̌

Nivkh

Regional variants of мар̌

Sakhalin dialects
East Sakhalin	мар̌
North Sakhalin	мор̌
South Sakhalin	мар̌
Amur dialects
Lower Amur	мор
Proto-forms
Proto-Nivkh	*mo-r

Etymology

From Proto-Nivkh *me-, *mi- (“two”), with the numeral classifier for animals *-r.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar̥/

Numeral

мар̌ (mař)

1. (East Sakhalin, South Sakhalin, cardinal numbers) two (for counting animals)

Related terms

• менӈ (menŋ)
• меӄр̌ (meqř)