limkij

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

lim- (“three”) +‎ -kij (piece numeral classifier)

Numeral

limkij

  1. the numeral five, used to count pieces

Usage notes

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

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