pahkij

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”) +‎ -kij (piece numeral classifier)

Numeral

pahkij

  1. the numeral four, used to count pieces

Usage notes

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

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