nawi

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːwi/

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːwi/

Numeral

nāwi

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

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈn̪a.wi/

Noun

nawi

  1. palm wine

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