pwiai

Mokilese

Etymology

Apparently from -pwi (“indefinite plural suffix”)

Demonstrative

pwiai

1. these

Usage notes

Pwiai is used when describing multiple nouns that are nearer to 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