nihikehs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	30
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Cardinal: nihi, 'sis     Ordinal: nuhuwewey     Adverbial: nihikehs     Adnominal: nuhuwok, nohonul

Etymology

nihi (“three”) +‎ -kehs (“many times”)

Pronunciation

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

Particle

nihikehs

1. thrice, three times

References

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