nanuwok

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	50
[a], [b] ←  4	5	6  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: nan     Ordinal: nanewey     Adverbial: nanokehs     Adnominal: nanuwok, nanonul

Etymology

nan (“five”) with the plural animate ending -uwok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌna.ˈnu.wək/, [ˌna.ˈnuˑ˧˦.wəɡ]

Verb

nanuwok (verb stem -nani-)

1. (animate, intransitive) there are five of them, they are a group of five

Related terms

• nanonul inan

References

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