oawen

Mokilese

Etymology

By surface analysis, -oaw (general object classifier) +‎ -en (2nd person singular demonstrative suffix)

Demonstrative

oawen

1. that (general object near the listener)

Usage notes

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

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