Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers (edit)
50
[a], [b] ←  4 5 6  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: nan
    Ordinal: nanewey
    Adverbial: nanokehs
    Adnominal: nanuwok, nanonul

Etymology

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nan (five) with the plural animate ending -uwok.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌna.ˈnu.wək/, [ˌna.ˈnuˑ˧˦.wəɡ]

Verb

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nanuwok (verb stem -nani-)

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

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