nisonul

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 inanimate ending -ul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.sə.nul/, [ˈni˧˦.zə.nul]

Verb

nisonul (verb stem nisoni-)

1. (inanimate, intransitive) there are two of them

Related terms

• nisuwok anim

References

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