nyei

Achang

Achang numbers (edit)
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: nyei

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /nʲɛi˧/
  • (Lianghe) [mɛ³¹]
  • (Longchuan) [mi³¹]
  • (Luxi) [mɯ³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [mi⁵⁵]

Numeral

nyei

  1. four

Hatam

Noun

nyei

  1. water

References

  • G. P. Reesink, Languages of the Eastern Bird's Head (2002), page 5: 'water': Meyah mei, Hatam nyei
  • G. P. Reesink, A Grammar of Hatam: Bird's Head Peninsula, Irian Jaya (1999), page 187
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