nawi

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See also: ñawi and NaWi

Coatepec Nahuatl[edit]

Numeral[edit]

nawi

  1. four

Eastern Bontoc[edit]

Noun[edit]

nawi

  1. eagle

Ometepec Nahuatl[edit]

Adjective[edit]

nawi

  1. four.

Orizaba Nahuatl[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nawi

  1. four

Pipil[edit]

Pipil cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : nāwi
    Adverbial : nāwpa
    Fractional : nāwtakutun

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *naawi, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *na-wakay. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare Classical Nahuatl nāhui (four). Cognate with Yaqui naiki (four), Hopi naalöyö' (four), and Central Tarahumara nawosa (four).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

nāwi

  1. four
    Shimukwepa tik nawi tunal
    Come back in four days

West Makian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nawi

  1. palm wine

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics