riaw

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Mokilese

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Mokilese numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    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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ria- (two) +‎ -w (general numeral classifier); ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *rua (two), from Proto-Austronesian *duSa (two).

Numeral

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riaw

  1. the numeral two

Usage notes

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Riaw is the general form of the numeral two, used for general counting and to count the number of inanimate objects that are not considered long or composed of multiple pieces.