walpas

Mokilese
Mokilese numbers (edit)
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    General: waluw
    Animate: walmen
    Long objects: walpas
    Pieces: walkij
    Serial counting number: awal
    General ordinal: kawaluw
    Animate ordinal: kawalmen
    Long objects ordinal: kawalpas
    Pieces ordinal: kawalkij

Etymology

wal- (“eight”) +‎ -pas (long objects numeral classifier)

Numeral

walpas

  1. the numeral eight, used to count long objects

Usage notes

Jilpas is a form of the numeral eight used to count long objects such as canoes.

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