neqt

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  → [a], [b]	10  →
Cardinal: pesq, neqt     Ordinal: amsqahsewey     Adverbial: neqt     Adnominal: pesq, pesqon

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nekwetwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnekʷt/, [ˈne̞kʷt˧˦]

Numeral

neqt

1. (in counting) Synonym of pesq (“one”)

Particle

neqt

1. once, one time

References

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