kaduoaw

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Mokilese

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Mokilese numbers (edit)
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    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

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

Numeral

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kaduoaw

  1. ordinal form of duoaw; nine

Usage notes

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