Ponapean Language Course Book- Vocab Flashcards
-Da
Upwards (Used with verbs)
-di
Downwards
-do
Here, towards the speaker
-e
This (pwihke This pig) (Turns (vi) into (vt), tungoale)
-Ehr
(Perfect tense (Completed action))
-En
By you or near you (Pwihken, that pig by you)
-ie
Me
-iei
Outwards
-Irail
them (plural)
-iuk -uhk
You( Your age or younger, obj. penoun)
ketin
(always followed by a verb)
-ki
For (With verbs it permits expression of an instrument)
-Kitail
us (Plural)
-la
There, away from you and me
-n
Of
-o
That, away from you and me (pwihko, that pig)
-o
That away from you and me
-ong -ehng -ieng -ki
For
-pene
Together, toward each other
-te
still, just, okay (Rahn kaunopte dat to remind still)
-wei
There, towards you
Ah, Nah
Him, her, its (3rd person sing., poss. classif)
Ahi
My (common)
Ahneki
TO have, to own
Ahpw
But
Aht
Our (Not incl. one you address)
Ak-
demonstrating
Ale
To take, to get (Vt.)
Alu
to walk
Amwail
Your (plural)
taman
to recall, to remember
Anahne
To need, to require
Apw
And then; really
Arail, ahr
Their (Plural)
Atail
Our (Plural)
Audepe
Content, subject matter
Da
What
Dahkot
What is
Dahme
What (Interrog)
Dahme karehda
Why (Interrog, lit. what causes)
Dahme ke
why (Interrog)
Dahr
Quick in motion (Adj.)
De
Or
Diar
To find
Dil
To go through, pass into, penetrate (vi. neut)
Doare
To save from harm (vt.)
Dou
To climb
Duwe
Condition, nature, manner
Duwen
-n=…Of
E
He, she, it (Subject pronoun)
Eh
(An interjection signifying comprehension)
Ei
My (In Bible)
Pein
On one’s own; self (Adj.)
En
Of, in relation to
Eng-
to reach for
Eri
Well, then, thus
Pohnese
To acknowledge, to show consideration
I
I
Ia duwen
How (Lit. what nature of)
Iahd
When(interr.)
Iang
To go with, join, participate, attend
Iet, ie
Here, by em (Sing.)
Ih
He, she, it (Indepent pronoun)
Ihr
They (Plural); You (Honorific)
Ihs
Who (Interrog)
Irail, re
They (Plural)
Ire
Condition, state (Of a person or thing)
Iren
Condition of, state of
Iroir
To look (afar)
Iuk, uhk
You( Your age or younger, obj. penoun)
Ka-
To make;to cause (somethng)
ka-
cause to be
Kadehde
To witness, testify, perceive with certainty
kadek
kind, generou
Kahrehda
To cause, to be the reason for
Kahrepe
Cause, reason, purpose
Kahwehwe
To explain, to translate
Kaiahn
To train, to drill, to exercise (vi)
Kaiden
Not (Negates equational sentences)
Kak
Can
Kakehle
To strengthen (Vt.)
Kamadipw
To feast
Kamawiala
To solve
Kamehlele
To verify, to believe to be true
Kamwakel
To clean
Kamwakid
To move, to shake
kan
(Also akan, demonstrative modifier, those, by you)
Kapahrek
To give a speech or sermon (Vi.)
Kapasa
To fasten, to affix
Kapwaiada
To fulfil
Kasale-
To show, to make known
Kasik
to expect, to await
Kaun
To lead, to direct, to rule (Vi.)
Kaunop-
To perpare, to warn, to remind
Kawala
To make new again (Vi)
Kawehla
to break, to ruin, destroy
Kaweid
To lead, guide;to set an example for;to advise;to explain
ke
You (Subj, pronoun, sing.)
keieng ekis
Later on (parting saying)
Keirida
To grow up, to progress (Vi.)
Keren
Near, close (adj.)
Kesihnen
To stand
Ket-
(A verbal root of mation, honorific)
Kih-
To give
Kiht
We (exclusive, indp. pronoun)
Kilang
TO see, discern, oberve
Kin
aspect marker, a thing done habitually
Kisehn
Part of
Kita
We (dual, Subj. pronoun, indp. pronoun)
Kitail
We, us (plural)
ko
(Also oko, demonstrative modifier, those, away from you and me)
Koasoai
To tell, discuss
Koasoane
To organize, arrange
Koh-
To come or go
Kohp
To prophesy
Kohsang
Came from
Kol
To hold
Koluhla
To repent
Kommoal
To rest
Komw
You (Hon., subj pronoun)
Komw
You (Hon.,Subj. prnoun
Komwi
You (Hon, Indep pronoun)
Kowe, also Koh
You (Indep. pronoun)
Kumwa
you (Dual) -kumwa
Kumwail
You (plural) -Kumwail
Kumwisekala
To fall
Kupwur
will, intention, desire
Kupwurki
To agree, to like (Hon. vt.)
Kupwurohki
To care about (Hon., vt.)
lel
to reach, to arrive at
lelohng
arrive
leme
to believe or suspect
li-
given to
Likuwur
to call
lohdi
To be conquered, captured, overcome
lohk
To spread news around
loi-
To arrive at the location, to appear on scene
lok
to suffer
Luke
To invite
Ma
If
Madamadau
To think, to consider
Mahsanih
To say, to see
Maiauda
To be relieved, freed
Masak
To be afraid of, to fear
Me
One (Pronoun, (this, the) one)
Medewe
To think, to consider
Meh
Thing
Meh
Thing
Mehkot
Something, anything
Mehn
Thing of, one of (Mehn Wei)
Mehnia
Which
Men
To want
Met
This one;here;now
mi
to be exist ( a locative verb)
Mie
To exist (An existential verb)
Mwadong
to plat, to take recreation
Mwakid
To move
Mweimwei
To allow, to permit
Mweseisei
To make noise, to disturb
Mwesel
To leave, to depart
Nan
In
Nda
To say
Nei Malek
My chicken, book, child
ngehi
I (Indep. Pronoun)
Ni werei
My (object, for larger object)
Ni weromw
Your (Object)
Ni, nin
At, to, when (?)
Nim
to drink
Nomwa
Your (Dual)
Noumw
Your (Sing.)
Noumw Malek
Your chicken
Noumwail
Your (Plural)
Nsenohki
To take care of; to be concerned about; to take an interest in
Oh
and
Omw, ahmw
Your (sing.)
Ong
To
Onop
To study, to prepare
Pahn
Will
Pakadeik
To be questioned
Pelian
To compete for
Pid
To pertain to , to concern
Pil
Also
Pokon
To be assembled together
Pwe
Because, since, but, so that
Pwehn
Because of, or, too also
Pweida
To be successful
Pwek
To lift, to adopt
pwekida
Why (Always a one word sentence)
pwur
TO return
Pwurehng
TO repeat, to do again
Pwehki
Because, on account of
rapahki
to search for
Re
You (Hon., subj pronoun)
Rehmw
You (Single only ina question)
Rehmwa
You (Dual only in a question)
Rehmwi
You (Plural only in a question)
Rehmwi
With you
Rehn
With
rit-
To open or close
riting
To open or close
rong
to hear, to listen
sa-
not to be
samwalahr
to depart
Sang
From
sansal
- clear, evident obvious
- portriat;poster
sapwellime
His, her, its (Hon.,poss. class)
Se
We (exclusive, subj, pronoun)
sehre
To bring along
sehse
To not know
sewese
To help assist (Vt.) Sawas (n.)
Soahng
What kind (adj.)
song
to try
sou-
not, the opposite of
soun-
an expert at, practitioner of
tapiada, tapihda
To begin, to start
Tehk
To notice
Teikan
Other
Tep
To start, to begin
Tohrohr
To be special, independent
tungoal
to consume, to eat
uhdi
to stop ( of moving, working object)
Wehk
To confess, to reveal, to disclose
Wehwe
To be understood
Wehwehki
To know of (Something)
Wet
This one
wia
To do
Wiahda
to make, to become, to turn into
Wiahla
To make, to become, to turn into
Wiawi
To happen, to occur
Wikpeseng
To be different
Wiliakapwala
To be repentant
Wini
To make medicine
