ʻekahi

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Description: There are two different ways to represent numbers ma ka ‘olelo Hawai‘i (in the Hawaiian language):<br /><br />1. as a specific number, such as a page number, chapter number, car number (in a race), <br /> or <br />2. as an amount<br /><br />The number one is ‘ekahi ('I am reading chapter ‘ekahi of this book'), while stating one as an amount is ho‘okahi ('This book has only ho‘okahi chapter!'). Numbers two through nine are the same whether t ...
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Author: Kawaimalino
Created: 2009-01-10