kaduoaw

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Mokilese[edit]

Mokilese numbers (edit)
 ←  8 9
    General: duoaw
    Animate: dohmen
    Long objects: dohpas
    Pieces: dohkij
    Serial counting number: adu
    General ordinal: kaduoaw
    Animate ordinal: kadohmen
    Long objects ordinal: kadohpas
    Pieces ordinal: kadohkij

Etymology[edit]

ka- (ordinal number prefix) +‎ duoaw (nine)

Numeral[edit]

kaduoaw

  1. ordinal form of duoaw; nine

Usage notes[edit]

Kaduoaw is the general ordinal, used when counting nouns that are not animate, long, or pieces of other nouns.