naadiŋ kinéesyaahn

Wailaki

Wailaki numbers (edit)
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2
    Cardinal: naadin łbaŋ ʼíntʼee, naadiŋ kinéesyaahn

Etymology

naadiŋ, equivalent to nákaʼ (“two”) +‎ -din ~ diŋ (multiplicative suffix) (compare Navajo naadiin (“twenty”)), + kinéesyaahn, composed of an initial element perhaps related to kiŋ (“stick, base”) and a second element meaning 'it has grown.' Regardless of its meaning, the first element is probably related to Hupa dikin (“one hundred”).

Numeral

naadiŋ kinéesyaahn

  1. twenty

References

  • Begay, Kayla Rae (2017), Wailaki Grammar, University of California, Berkeley, pages 86-87
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