nisokehs

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: nis, tapu     Ordinal: nisewey     Adverbial: nisokehs     Adnominal: nisuwok, nisonul

Etymology

nis (“two”) +‎ -kehs (“many times”)

Pronunciation

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

Particle

nisokehs

1. twice, two times

References

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