nihikehs
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
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Cardinal: nihi, 'sis Ordinal: nuhuwewey Adverbial: nihikehs Adnominal: nuhuwok, nohonul |
Etymology
nihi (“three”) + -kehs (“many times”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.hi.kèhs/, [ˈni˧˦.hi.ɡæːs˨]
- (Before a pause) IPA(key): [-æːs˨˦]
Particle
nihikehs
- thrice, three times
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing