hwíhs

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Cayuga

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *ˈhwihsk, ultimately from Proto-Iroquoian *hwihsk.

Numeral

hwíhs

  1. five

References

  • Marianne Mithun, Reginald Henry (1982) Wadęwayę́stanih - A Cayuga Teaching Grammar, 3rd edition, Woodland Cultural Centre, published 2015, page 79