walpas

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Mokilese[edit]

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[edit]

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

Numeral[edit]

walpas

  1. the numeral eight, used to count long objects

Usage notes[edit]

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