pahpas

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

pah- (“four”) +‎ -pas (long objects numeral classifier)

Numeral

pahpas

  1. the numeral four, used to count long objects

Usage notes

Pahpas is a form of the numeral four used to count long objects such as canoes.

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