newonul

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	40
[a], [b] ←  3	4	5  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: new     Ordinal: newewey     Adverbial: newokehs     Adnominal: newwok, newonul

Etymology

new (“four”) with the plural inanimate ending -ul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.wə.nul/, [ˈne̞˧˦.wə.nul]

Verb

newonul (verb stem newoni-)

1. (inanimate, intransitive) there are four of them

Related terms

• newwok anim

References

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