oawe

Mokilese

Etymology

By surface analysis, -oaw (general object classifier) +‎ -e (1st person singular demonstrative suffix)

Demonstrative

oawe

1. this (general object near the speaker)

Usage notes

Oawe is used only when talking about nouns in the general objects class. It refers to nouns that are nearer to the speaker than to the listener.

See also

Mokilese demonstratives

Demonstrative formss	General	Animate	Long	Piece	Plural
1st person (near speaker)	oawe	mene	pase	kije	pwiai, pwiak
2nd person (near hearer)	oawen	menen	pasen	kijen	pwian
3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer)	oawo	meno	paso	kijo	pwiok

References

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

Plautdietsch

Verb

oawe

1. to inherit

Related terms

• Oaw f

Saterland Frisian

Preposition

oawe

1. Alternative form of ou