nihi

Choctaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *nixiłiCi.

Noun

nihi

1. seed

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.hi/

Noun

nihi

1. Lānaʻi form of lihi (“edge”)

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	30
[a], [b] ←  2	3	4  →
Cardinal: nihi, 'sis     Ordinal: nuhuwewey     Adverbial: nihikehs     Adnominal: nuhuwok, nohonul

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *neʔθwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.hi/, [ˈni˧˦.hi]

Numeral

nihi (initial root 's-)

1. three (in counting)

References

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