wonkij

wonkij

Mokilese

Mokilese numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    General: wonoaw
    Animate: wonmen
    Long objects: wonpas
    Pieces: wonkij
    Serial counting number: ohn
    General ordinal: kawonoaw
    Animate ordinal: kawonmen
    Long objects ordinal: kawonpas
    Pieces ordinal: kawonkij

Etymology

won- (“six”) +‎ -kij (piece numeral classifier)

Numeral

wonkij

  1. the numeral six, used to count pieces

Usage notes

Wonkij is a form of the numeral six used to count pieces, portions, or fragments of objects, such as slices of bread.

References

  • Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎[1], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 250
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