kamahcin
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
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Cardinal: kamahcin Ordinal: kamahcin kehsewey Adverbial: kamahcin kehs Adnominal: kamahcin kehsuwok, kamahcin kehsonul |
Etymology
editCompare okamiw (“on the other side”) and 'cihcin (“thumb”); "six" can be represented with five fingers on one hand and a thumb on the other.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editkamahcin
References
edit- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing