nawi

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See also: ñawi and NaWi

Coatepec Nahuatl

Numeral

nawi

  1. four

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

nawi

  1. eagle

Ometepec Nahuatl

Adjective

nawi

  1. four.

Orizaba Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

nawi

  1. four

Pipil

Pipil cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : nāwi
    Adverbial : nāwpa
    Fractional : nāwtakutun

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *naawi, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *na-wakay. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare Classical Nahuatl nāhui (“four”). Cognate with Yaqui naiki (“four”), Hopi naalöyö' (“four”), and Central Tarahumara nawosa (“four”).

Pronunciation

Numeral

nāwi

  1. four
    Shimukwepa tik nawi tunal
    Come back in four days

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

nawi

  1. palm wine

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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