See also: ñawi and NaWi

Coatepec Nahuatl edit

Numeral edit

nawi

  1. four

Eastern Bontoc edit

Noun edit

nawi

  1. eagle

Ometepec Nahuatl edit

Adjective edit

nawi

  1. four.

Orizaba Nahuatl edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nawi

  1. four

Pipil edit

Pipil cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : nāwi
    Adverbial : nāwpa
    Fractional : nāwtakutun

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nahuan *naawi, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *na-wakay. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare Classical Nahuatl nāhui (four). Cognate with Yaqui naiki (four), Hopi naalöyö' (four), and Central Tarahumara nawosa (four).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

nāwi

  1. four
    Shimukwepa tik nawi tunal
    Come back in four days

West Makian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nawi

  1. palm wine

References edit

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics