-nye
West Makian
Etymology
May derive from an earlier *-inye.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ɲe/
Suffix
-nye
- attaches to numeral roots to form base powers of ten
- calan (“thousand”) + -nye → calannye (“one thousand”)
- awoi- (“ten”) + -nye → awoinye (“ten”, literally “one ten”)