dohkij

Mokilese
Mokilese numbers (edit)
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    General: duoaw
    Animate: dohmen
    Long objects: dohpas
    Pieces: dohkij
    Serial counting number: adu
    General ordinal: kaduoaw
    Animate ordinal: kadohmen
    Long objects ordinal: kadohpas
    Pieces ordinal: kadohkij

Etymology

doh- (“nine”) +‎ -kij (piece numeral classifier)

Numeral

dohkij

  1. the numeral nine, used to count pieces

Usage notes

Dohkij is a form of the numeral nine used to count pieces, portions, or fragments of objects, such as slices of bread.

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