ijpas

ijpas

Mokilese

Mokilese numbers (edit)
 ←  6 7 8  → 
    General: ijuw
    Animate: ijmen
    Long objects: ijpas
    Pieces: ijkij
    Serial counting number: eij
    General ordinal: kaijuw
    Animate ordinal: kaijmen
    Long objects ordinal: kaijpas
    Pieces ordinal: kaijkij

Etymology

ij- (“seven”) +‎ -pas (long objects numeral classifier)

Numeral

ijpas

  1. the numeral seven, used to count long objects

Usage notes

Ijpas is a form of the numeral seven used to count long objects such as canoes.

References

  • Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎[1], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 20
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