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Most Common Pohnpeian Words
Mwoakilese / Pohnpeian
Essential Pohnpeian vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| aramas | person | a-RA-mas |
| liho | woman | LI-ho |
| seri | child | SE-ri |
| ihmw | house | IHMW |
| dehp | water | DEHP |
| mwenge | food | MWEN-ge |
| Pohnpei | Pohnpei island | POHN-pei |
| loal | ocean / sea | LO-al |
| awak | sky | a-WAK |
| ehu | sun | E-hu |
| kepiw | night | KE-piw |
| rahnwet | today / this day | rahn-WET |
| ngihl | fish | NGIHL |
| pohn | land / top | POHN |
| nano | heart / mind | NA-no |
| pahpa | father | PAH-pa |
| nohno | mother | NOH-no |
| mwahu | goodness | MWA-hu |
| sapwellime | my / mine (possession) | sap-wel-LI-me |
| wahu | respect / honor | WA-hu |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| kohdo | to come | KOH-do |
| kohla | to go | KOH-la |
| mwenge | to eat | MWEN-ge |
| ineng | to drink | i-NENG |
| mweimwei | to sleep | mwei-MWEI |
| kilang | to see / look | ki-LANG |
| rongorong | to hear | ron-go-RONG |
| keiekei | to speak / say | kei-e-KEI |
| kumwail | to know (you all) | kum-WAIL |
| sohte | to not want | SOH-te |
| kak | to be able | KAK |
| pahn | will / going to | PAHN |
| dolong | to enter | DO-long |
| dihdi | to sit / stay | DIH-di |
| pwoud | to stand | PWOUD |
| wia | to do / make | WI-a |
| mwahuki | to help / fix | mwa-HU-ki |
| poaroke | to thank | po-a-RO-ke |
| songosong | to walk | son-go-SONG |
| mahsen | to speak (formal) | MAH-sen |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| lapah | big / large | LA-pah |
| tikitik | small / little | ti-ki-TIK |
| mwahu | good / well | MWA-hu |
| suwed | bad / wrong | su-WED |
| kipe | new | KI-pe |
| mwohd | old | MWOHD |
| kehpwa | white | KEH-pwa |
| toantoal | black / dark | to-an-TO-al |
| oanihk | long | o-a-NIHK |
| pweipwei | short | pwei-PWEI |
| kehl | heavy | KEHL |
| mahs | light / thin | MAHS |
| pwungen | true / correct | PWUN-gen |
| koaros | all / every | ko-a-ROS |
| mwakelekel | fast | mwa-ke-LE-kel |
| solahr | strong / good looking | so-LAHR |
| mwomwohnehr | patient / gentle | mwom-woh-NEHR |
| pwung | right / fitting | PWUNG |
| koahl | hot | KOAHL |
| nining | cold | NI-ning |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| wet | here / this | WET |
| oh | and / so | OH |
| ahpw | but / however | AHPW |
| mie | yes / is/am/are | MI-e |
| sohte | no / not | SOH-te |
| pil | also / too | PIL |
| pwehki | because | PWEH-ki |
| ma | if | MA |
| rehn | from / at (person) | REHN |
| pohn | on / at (place) | POHN |
| wahu | respectfully | WA-hu |
| wasa | where / place | WA-sa |
| rahnwet | today | rahn-WET |
| nehu | yesterday | NE-hu |
| mahko | tomorrow | MAH-ko |
| ngih | now / right now | NGIH |
| mwuri | after / later | MWU-ri |
| mwohn | before / first | MWOHN |
| duwehte | like / similar to | du-WEH-te |
| koaros | altogether / all | ko-a-ROS |