-insk

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Suffix

-insk

1. forms multiples of ten with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

   'Qotinsk ― Ten

   Nisinsk ― Twenty

Usage notes

-insk is suffixed to the initial roots of the numbers 1 to 5.

Derived terms

• 'qotinsk
• 'sinsk
• kehsinsk
• naninsk
• newinsk
• nisinsk

See also

• (for the numbers 6-9): kehsinsk

References

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