nîso

See also: niso, nīso, and Niso

Plains Cree

**Plains Cree cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : nîso

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nyi·šwi. Cognates include Menominee ni·s and Ojibwe niizh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niːˈso/
Hyphenation: nî‧so

Numeral

nîso (Syllabics ᓃᓱ)

two

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

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