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
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

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