oawe
Mokilese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, -oaw (general object classifier) + -e (1st person singular demonstrative suffix)
Demonstrative
[edit]oawe
- this (general object near the speaker)
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Plautdietsch
[edit]Verb
[edit]oawe
- to inherit
Related terms
[edit]- Oaw f
Saterland Frisian
[edit]Preposition
[edit]oawe
- Alternative form of ou