kapahmen

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Mokilese

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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

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ka- (ordinal number prefix) +‎ pahmen (four)

Numeral

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kapahmen

  1. ordinal form of pahmen; fourth

Usage notes

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Kapahmen is the animate ordinal, used when counting animate nouns such as people and animals.