nisuwok

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	20
[a], [b] ←  1	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: nis, tapu     Ordinal: nisewey     Adverbial: nisokehs     Adnominal: nisuwok, nisonul

Etymology

nis (“two”) with the plural animate ending -uwok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌni.ˈsu.wək/, [ˌni.ˈzuˑ˧˦.wəɡ]

Verb

nisuwok (verb stem -nisi-)

1. (animate, intransitive) there are two of them, they are a pair

Related terms

• (inanimate): nisonul

References

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