mahn
Appearance
See also: Mahn
Mokilese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *manuk (“bird”), from Proto-Austronesian *manuk (“chicken”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mahn
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
demonstrative forms | ||
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 |
Derived terms
[edit]- mahn in lohjapw (“gnat”)
- mahnsang (“bird”)
References
[edit]- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 1977