jemen jamah

Mokilese

Etymology

jemen (“father of”) + jamah (“one's father”)

Noun

jemen jamah

1. paternal grandfather

Usage notes

Like many kinship terms in Mokilese, jemen jamah has no non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its paternal grandfather) is therefore treated as the lemma.

Possessive forms

Possessive forms of jemen jamah (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)

singular possessor	first person		jemen joamoai
	second person		jemen joamoamw
	third person		jemen jamah
dual possessors	first person inclusive		jemen jamasa
	first person exclusive		jemen jamama
	second person		jemen jamamwa
	third person		jemen jamara
plural possessors	first person inclusive		jemen jamasai
	first person exclusive		jemen jamamai
	second person		jemen jamamwai
	third person		jemen jamarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		jemen jamahs
	first person exclusive		jemen jememi
	second person		jemen jememwi
	third person		jemen jamahr
construct form			jemen jemen

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977