awoinye

West Makian
West Makian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : awoinye

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.wo.i.ˈɲe/

Numeral

awoinye (animate diawoinye)

  1. ten

Alternative forms
  • awoiwinye, awonye, awinye, ainye, aunge

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