newokehs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	40
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Cardinal: new     Ordinal: newewey     Adverbial: newokehs     Adnominal: newwok, newonul

Etymology

new (“four”) +‎ -kehs (“many times”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.wə.kèhs/, [ˈne̞˧˦.wə.ɡæːs˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-æːs˨˦]

Particle

newokehs

1. four times

References

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