nisewey
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
| 20 | ||
| ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: nis, tapu Ordinal: nisewey Adverbial: nisokehs Adnominal: nisuwok, nisonul | ||
Etymology
nis (“two”) + -ewey
Pronunciation
Noun
nisewey anim or inan
- second (2nd); second one
- (baseball, inanimate) second base
Declension
| Declension of nisewey [animate, -ak plural] | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| unmarked / proximate | nisewey | niseweyak |
| Declension of nisewey [inanimate, -al plural] | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| unmarked | nisewey | niseweyal |
| locative | niseweyak | — |
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing