nuhuwewey

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	30
←  2	3	4  →
Cardinal: nihi, 'sis     Ordinal: nuhuwewey     Adverbial: nihikehs     Adnominal: nuhuwok, nohonul

Alternative forms

• nuwwewey

Etymology

nihi (“three”) +‎ -ewey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnu.ˈhu.we.wèj/, [ˌnu.ˈhu˧˦.we̞.weɪ˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-weɪ˨˦]

Noun

nuhuwewey anim or inan

1. third; third one
2. (baseball, inanimate) third base

Declension

Declension of nuhuwewey [animate, -ak plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	nuhuwewey	nuhuweweyak

Declension of nuhuwewey [inanimate, -al plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	nuhuwewey	nuhuweweyal
locative	nuhuweweyak	—

References

• Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
• LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing