nîso

See also: niso, nīso, and Niso

Plains Cree
Plains Cree cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : nîso
    Fractional : âpihtaw

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nyi·šwi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [niːˈsʊ]
  • Hyphenation: nî‧so

Numeral

nîso (Syllabics ᓃᓱ)

  1. two

Derived terms

References
  • H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 439
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 174
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