-pwi
Mokilese
Suffix
-pwi
See also
| Demonstratives | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Proximal (near speaker) | -e | -kai |
| Medial (near hearer) | -en, -n | -kan |
| Distal (near neither speaker nor hearer) | -o, -u | -ok |
| Articles | ||
| indefinite | -w, -men, -pas, -kij | -pwi |
| definite | -wa | -wa |
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary[1], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 208
Unami
Etymology
Suffix
-pwi (verb-forming suffix, VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- To eat.
Conjugation
| -pwi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | n- -pwi |
| 2nd person singular | k- -pwi |
| 3rd person singular | -pu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | n- -pwihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | k- -pwihëna |
| 2nd person plural | k- -pwihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | -puwàk |
Derived terms
Unami terms suffixed with -pwi