kalimmen

Mokilese

Mokilese numbers (edit)
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    General: limoaw
    Animate: limmen
    Long objects: limpas
    Pieces: limkij
    Serial counting number: alim
    General ordinal: kalimoaw
    Animate ordinal: kalimmen
    Long objects ordinal: kalimpas
    Pieces ordinal: kalimkij

Etymology

ka- (ordinal number prefix) +‎ limmen (“five”)

Numeral

kalimmen

  1. ordinal form of jilmen; fifth

Usage notes

Kalimmen is the animate ordinal, used when counting animate nouns such as people and animals.

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