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West Makian
Etymology
From awoi- + -nye. Compare also minye (“one”) and calannye (“one thousand”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
awoinye (animate diawoinye)
- ten
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