umw

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Rumaq (“house”). Cognate with Pohnpeian ihmw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈumʷ/

Noun

umw

1. house

Inflection

Forms of umw

Demonstrative formss	Singular	Plural
1st person (near speaker)	umwwe	umwkai
2nd person (near hearer)	umwwen	umwken
3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer)	umwwo	umwwok
Article forms
indefinite	umwwoaw	umwpwi
definite	umwwa	umwwa

References

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

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *Rumaq

Woleaian

Noun

umw

1. oven