ʻekahi
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Hawaiian
[edit]| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → | |
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| Base form: kahi Cardinal: hoʻokahi, ʻekahi Ordinal: mua Distributive: pākahi | ||||
Etymology
[edit]From ʻe- (“prefix for creating cardinal numbers”) + kahi (“one”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]ʻekahi
- one
- ʻekahi, ʻelua, ʻekolu ― one, two, three
Usage notes
[edit]ʻEkahi should be used primarily while counting; if one is talking about a single object, hoʻokahi should be used instead.