Mahican Noun Plurals Quiz Choose the correct plural form 1) Niimanaaw Niimanaak Niimanaaw is an animate noun so the plural suffix ak is added. Niimanaawak contracts in Mahican to niimanaak. Niimanaawak Niimanaan Niimanaawan 2) Nusk Nuskak Nuskus Nuskan Nusk is inanimate, so the correct plural suffix is -an. Nuskah 3) Wahw Wahwak Wahwus Wahwah Wahwan Wahw is inanimate, so the correct plural suffix is -an. 4) Nohum Nohumus Nohumak Nohum is animate, so the correct plural suffix is -ak. Nohuman Nohumah 5) Ahpapoon Ahpapoonus Ahpapoonan Ahpapoon is inanimate, so the correct plural suffix is -an. Ahpapoonak Ahpapoonuk 6) Pxaanum Pxaanmaak Correct answer: Pxaanum is an animate noun so the plural suffix ak is added. Pxaanum-ak contracts in Mahican to pxaanmaak, and the long vowel of the ending is explained in the website. Pxaanman Pxaanmus Pxaanmaawak 7) θiipuw θiipwak θiipwuk θiipwan θiipuw is an inanimate noun so the plural suffix an is added. θiipuw-an contracts in Mahican to θiipwan. θiipwus 8) Kooskoos Kooskoosak Kooskoos is an animate noun so the plural suffix ak is added. Kooskoosuk Kooskoosan Kooskoosus 9) Xiikan Xiikanak Xiikanuk Xiikanan Xiikan is inanimate, so the correct plural suffix is -an. Xiikanah 10) Mahkθun Mahkθunak Mahkθunuk Mahkθunah Mahkθunan Mahkθun is inanimate, so the correct plural suffix is -an. 11) Ndayoom Ndayoomus Ndayoomak Ndayoom is animate, so the correct plural suffix is -ak. Ndayooman Ndayoomah 12) Miin Miinus Miinan Miin is inanimate, so the correct plural suffix is -an. Miinak Miinuk 13) Namaaθ Namaaθak Correct answer: Namaaθ is an animate noun so the plural suffix ak is added. Namaaθan Namaaθus Namaaθah 14) Wiikwahm Wiikwahmak Wiikwahmuk Wiikwahman Wiikwahm is an inanimate noun so the plural suffix an is added. Wiikwahmus 15) Moonahkaaw Moonahkaak Moonahkaaw is an animate noun so the plural suffix ak is added. Moonahkaawak contracts in Mahican to moonahkaak. Moonahkaawak Moonahkaan Moonahkaawan Submit answers Your Score: Return to Mahican Nouns Genders and Plurals