nanewey

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: nan     Ordinal: nanewey     Adverbial: nanokehs     Adnominal: nanuwok, nanonul

Etymology

nan (“five”) +‎ -ewey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ne.wèj/, [ˈna˧˦.ne̞.weɪ˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-weɪ˨˦]

Noun

nanewey anim or inan

1. fifth; fifth one

Declension

Declension of nanewey [animate, -ak plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	nanewey	naneweyak

Declension of nanewey [inanimate, -al plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	nanewey	naneweyal

References

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