wi·yu

Makah

Makah cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : wi·yu

Etymology

The number for three is quite different in Makah compared to the other South Wakashan languages with examples being the Nookta/Nuu-chah-nulth qačc̓a/qacc̓a and the Ditidaht qakac̓.

Numeral

wi·yu

1. three

Derived terms

• wi·yucx̌i (“have three wives”)
• wi·yuc̓iq (“three long objects”)
• wi·yu·q (“sixty”)
• wi·yu·s (“three residents”)
• wi·yučeyaɫ (“three days, Wednesday”)

 

References

• Matthew Davidson, Studies in Southern Wakashan (Nootkan) Grammar (2002)