riaw
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Mokilese
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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
[edit]ria- (“two”) + -w (general numeral classifier); ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *rua (“two”), from Proto-Austronesian *duSa (“two”).
Numeral
[edit]riaw
- the numeral two
Usage notes
[edit]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.