mahn

See also: Mahn

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *manuk (“bird”), from Proto-Austronesian *manuk (“chicken”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːn/

Noun

mahn

1. animal
2. bird

Declension

Forms of mahn

Demonstrative formss	Singular	Plural
1st person (near speaker)	mahnne	mahnkai
2nd person (near hearer)	mahnnen	mahnken
3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer)	mahnno	mahnnok
Article forms
indefinite	mahnmen	mahnpwi
definite	mahnwa	mahnwa

Derived terms

• mahn in lohjapw (“gnat”)
• mahnsang (“bird”)

References

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

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aku