nuhuwok

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

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

Alternative forms

• nuhuwiwok, nuwwiwok

Etymology

nihi (“three”) with the plural animate ending -uwok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnu.ˈhu.wək/, [ˌnu.ˈhuˑ˧˦.wəɡ]

Verb

nuhuwok (verb stem -nuwi-)

1. (animate, intransitive) there are three of them, they are a group of three

Related terms

• nohonul inan

References

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