awoinye

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West Makian[edit]

West Makian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : awoinye

Etymology[edit]

From awoi- +‎ -nye. Compare also minye (one) and calannye (one thousand).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

awoinye (animate diawoinye)

  1. ten

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Dick Teljeur (1982) Short Wordlists from South Halmahera, Kayoa, Makian, Ternate, Tidore, and Bacan[1], Pacific linguistics
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[2], Pacific linguistics
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[3], Pacific linguistics