newonul
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
| 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-)
- (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