nawi

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See also: ñawi and NaWi

Coatepec Nahuatl

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Numeral

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nawi

  1. four

Eastern Bontoc

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Noun

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nawi

  1. eagle

Ometepec Nahuatl

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Adjective

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nawi

  1. four.

Orizaba Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nawi

  1. four

Pipil

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Pipil cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : nāwi
    Adverbial : nāwpa
    Fractional : nāwtakutun

Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *naawi, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *na-wakay. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare Classical Nahuatl nāhui (four). Cognate with Yaqui naiki (four), Hopi naalöyö' (four), and Central Tarahumara nawosa (four).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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nāwi

  1. four
    Shimukwepa tik nawi tunal
    Come back in four days

West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nawi

  1. palm wine

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics