nisewey

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: nis, tapu     Ordinal: nisewey     Adverbial: nisokehs     Adnominal: nisuwok, nisonul

Etymology

nis (“two”) +‎ -ewey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.se.wèj/, [ˈni˧˦.ze̞.weɪ˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-weɪ˨˦]

Noun

nisewey anim or inan

1. second (2nd); second one
2. (baseball, inanimate) second base

Declension

Declension of nisewey [animate, -ak plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	nisewey	niseweyak

Declension of nisewey [inanimate, -al plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	nisewey	niseweyal
locative	niseweyak	—

References

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