newwok

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

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

Etymology

new (“four”) with the plural animate ending -uwok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnew.wək/, [ˈne̞u˧˦.wəɡ]

Verb

newwok (verb stem -newi-)

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

Related terms

• newonul inan

References

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