waluw

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Mokilese

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Mokilese numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    General: waluw
    Animate: walmen
    Long objects: walpas
    Pieces: walkij
    Serial counting number: awal
    General ordinal: kawaluw
    Animate ordinal: kawalmen
    Long objects ordinal: kawalpas
    Pieces ordinal: kawalkij

Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *walu (eight) + -w (general number classifier)

Numeral

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waluw

  1. the numeral eight

Usage notes

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Waluw is the general form of the numeral eight, used for general counting and to count the number of inanimate objects.

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