-rai

Japanese

Romanization

-rai

1. Rōmaji transcription of らい

Mokilese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-rai/

Suffix

-rai

1. suffix indicating a third person plural possessor

   ‎jamah (“one's father”) + ‎-rai → ‎jamamwa (“their (plural) father”)

See also

Mokilese possessive suffixes

singular possessor	first person		-i, -ioa
	second person		-mw, -mwen
	third person		-a, -n, -∅
dual possessors	first person inclusive		-sa
	first person exclusive		-ma
	second person		-mwa
	third person		-ra
plural possessors	first person inclusive		-sai
	first person exclusive		-mai
	second person		-mwai
	third person		-rai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		-hs
	first person exclusive		-mi
	second person		-mwi
	third person		-hr
construct form			-n