oaj

Mokilese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔc/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *qatop (“thatch, roof”), from Proto-Austronesian *qatep (“roof, thatch”)

Noun

oaj

1. thatch

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *qatay (“liver”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay (“liver”)

Noun

oaj

1. liver

Inflection

Possessive forms of oaj (tightly inalienable)

singular possessor	first person		oajoaioa
	second person		oajoamwen
	third person		oajoa
dual possessors	first person inclusive		oajoasa
	first person exclusive		oajoama
	second person		oajoamwa
	third person		oajoara
plural possessors	first person inclusive		oajoasai
	first person exclusive		oajoamai
	second person		oajoamwai
	third person		oajoarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		oajoahs
	first person exclusive		oajoami
	second person		oajoamwi
	third person		oajoahr
construct form			oajoan

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qatep
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qaCay