kehsewey
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Etymology
kehs (“so many times”) + -ewey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeh.se.wèj/, [ˈɡæː˧˦.se̞.weɪ˨]
- (Before a pause) IPA(key): [-weɪ˨˦]
Particle
kehsewey
- forms ordinal numerals with numbers greater than five
- Kamahcin kehsewey ― Sixth
See also
- kehs
- kehsinsk
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing