newewey

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	40
←  3	4	5  →
Cardinal: new     Ordinal: newewey     Adverbial: newokehs     Adnominal: newwok, newonul

Etymology

new (“four”) +‎ -ewey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.we.wèj/, [ˈne̞˧˦.we̞.weɪ˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-weɪ˨˦]

Noun

newewey anim or inan

1. fourth; fourth one

Declension

Declension of newewey [animate, -ak plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	newewey	neweweyak

Declension of newewey [inanimate, -al plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	newewey	neweweyal

References

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