kapahw

Mokilese
Mokilese numbers (edit)
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    General: pahw
    Animate: pahmen
    Long objects: pahpas
    Pieces: pahkij
    Serial counting number: oapoang
    General ordinal: kapahw
    Animate ordinal: kapahmen
    Long objects ordinal: kapahpas
    Pieces ordinal: kapahkij

Etymology

ka- (ordinal number prefix) +‎ pahw (“four”)

Numeral

kapahw

  1. ordinal form of pahw; fourth

Usage notes

Kapahw is the general ordinal, used when counting nouns that are not animate, long, or pieces of other nouns.

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