karahpas

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Mokilese

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Mokilese numbers (edit)
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    General: riaw
    Animate: roahmen
    Long objects: rahpas
    Pieces: riahkij
    Serial counting number: ari
    General ordinal: kariaw
    Animate ordinal: karoahmen
    Long objects ordinal: karahpas
    Pieces ordinal: kariakij

Etymology

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ka- (ordinal number prefix) +‎ rahpas (two)

Numeral

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karahpas

  1. ordinal form of rahpas; second

Usage notes

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Karahpas is the long objects ordinal, used when counting long objects such as canoes.