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-mw suf. your. singular. -mwa suf. your. dual. mwah n. brother-in-law; sister-in-law. -mwai suf. your. plural. mwahiei vi. to mourn. Pon. mwaikoang n. fish sp., kind of eel (? clouded reef eel). mwail n. mile. Eng. mwadik vi. to trick, to have the knack. n. trickery. vt mwoadkoa.
kidal mwadik vi. to know all the tricks.
mwaj n. worm.
mwaj in soahn suhkoa n. kind of worm. mwaj pwilpwil n. kind of worm.
mwajahl n. intestine. nc mwajahlin. n3sg mwajahlin. also mwajngal.
mwajahn vi. to peep. vi mwajahni.
mwajang n. space between. nc mwoajoangoan₁, mwajangεn, . n3sg mwoajoangoa.
mwajangjang vi. to be spread apart.
mwajεk vi. to move hips in intercourse.
mwajmwaj vi. supple.
mwajngal n. intestine. nc mwajngalin. n3sg mwajngalin. also mwajal.
mwak n. pandanus key close to stem, usually inedible. nc mwakin. n3sg mwakin.
mwakεlkεl vi. clean, clear, bright. see kamwkεlε.
mwakohko vi. hungry.
mwahkohko n. dance name, like a hula. vi. to do the hula.
mwal vi. limp; weak (of a person).
mwahl vi. pitiful; useless; disadvantaged; low (socially).
mwalak n. fish sp., kind of needle fish (? flat-sided garfish).
mwalang n. athlete's foot. vi. to have athlete's foot.
mwalmwal vi. to agitate the tail (of a fish).
mwahmwa n. father; daddy. used as a form of address.
mwahmwain vi. mottled; spotted. see mwεi₂.
mwamwahlki vt. to insult.
mwahn n. canoe line, halliard.
mwahn kapw n. young man. see mwein₁.
mwani n. money. Eng.
Mwandohn n. island of Mokil atoll.
mwanmwan vi. to drizzle.
mwangaingai vi. rough (of a surface).
mwangaj n. coconut stage, almost brown.
mwar n. title. nc mwaroan. n3sg mwaroa.
mwarai n. fish sp., kind of sea bass.
mwarak vt. to collapse on; to crumble around; to rain heavily on. vi mwoarmwoar.
mwaroa vt. to put on (a garland). vi mwarmwar₁. also mwoaroa.
mwoaroahdi vt. to wear (a garland).
mwarmwar₁ n. upper chest; breast (particularly in reference to edible breast of birds). nc mwarmwaroan. n3sg mwarmwaroa. see nεhn mwarmwar.
mwarmwar₂ n. lei; garland; neck or head decoration. vi. to put on a garland; to wear a garland. vt mwaroa.
mwasoa vi. to nod (the head); to raise head above surface of water to breathe.
mwasmwasoa vi. to pitch (of a ship).
mwei n. period of time; era. nc mwein₁.
mwei mwεhu n. good times.
mwεi₁ vi. snapped; divorced. vt mwεid₁.
mwεipijoang vi. snapped in two. vi mwεipijoang.
mwεi₂ n. mark (on the body); freckle; birthmark.
mwεid₁ vt. to snap. vi mwεidεk₁, mwεi₁.
mwεidpijoang vt. to snap in two. vi mwεipijoang.
mwεid₂ vt. to lend; to allow; to permit. vi mwεimwεi₁.
mwεimwεi₁ vi. free, to be without charge; allowed; permitted. n. permission; consent. vt mwεid₁.
mwεimwεi₂ vi. spotted.
mwein₁ vi. male.
mwein₂ excl. maybe.
mwεinoarong vi. overripe.
mweir n. fish sp., unidentified.
mweir kasik n. fish sp., kind of mweir.
mwεhu₁ vi. good; pretty; nice.
mwεhuki vt. to love; to like; to want. mwεhupεnε vi. to get on well together.
mwεhu₂ n. fish sp., pearl perch.
mwεd₁ vi. frayed.
mwεd₂ vi. energetic; nimble; agile.
mwekidda excl. hurry up!
mwεhlεhl vi. dizzy.
mwεhlεhlla vi. unconcious.
mweling vi. spoiled (of food).
mwεlmwεl₁ n. forelock.
mwεlmwεl₂ n. fish sp., ? kind of rainbow runner.
mwεn n. fish sp., kind of soldier fish.
mwεhn pwa at all. used after certain negative markers. mwεhng n. taro.
mwεhngin Ngoasik n. taro variety, Ngatik taro.
mwεnginngin vi. to whisper.
mwerikrik n. anniversary (of someone's death).
mwerin nc. behind; after. n3sg mwerin.
mwio n. net made of leaves. vi. fishing method, to fish with a mwio by dragging the net in past the tide line and waiting for low tide.
mwioak n. bird sp., Ponape mountain starling aplonis penzelni.
kamwiji vt. to cause mar to spoil.
mwijilo n. fish sp., kind of parrot fish.
mwinjeik n. fish sp., rainbow runner.
mwinlahwin vi. slimy; sticky. n. mucus or mucous covering on fish or in plants. nc mwinlauinin.
mwinlahwin in adroau n. egg white.
kamwingε vt. to feed. vc kamwingεhk. mwingεhn jauwaj n. lunch. mwingεhn joausik n. supper. mwingεhn minjoang n. breakfast. mwingεhn pwong n. midnight snack.
mwis vi. soft (as dough); softened (through pounding).
mwiskεl n. pandanus flower.
mwoi vi. to ride very low in the water, to be about to sink.
mwoidi vi. to sink (of a boat or canoe).
mwooa n. in front of it. nc mwohn.
mwohd vi. fishing method, to fish with a line for reef fish at night. vt mwohdi.
mwojou n. fish sp., unidentified.
mwokohlahu vi. to give a donation of food, the type and amount being left to the donator.
mwokmwok vi. to swill out one's mouth; to rinse the mouth.
mwolou vi. cold (of things).
mwoluj n. coal; tar; charcoal.
mwomw n. behavior; appearance. nc mwomwεn. n3sg mwomwε.
mwomwεhda vi. to pretend. mwomwεhng vi. to estimate; to pretend. mwomwjang vi. to copy (a person's action); to act like.
mwomwεn vi. to seem, to have the appearance of. see mwomw.
mwomwεn li vi. effeminate.
mwohmwo vi. to wash a woman's pubic area; to douche.
mwomwohd vi. to stay; to remain.
mwomwohd mwahl vi. to be idle.
mwomwodjo n. congregation; religious organization.
mwohn nc. in front of. see mwooa.
mwohpεl n. bristle toothed surgeon fish.
mwopw vi. to run out of air (in diving); to gasp for breath.
mwos vi. filled (of the line on which caught fish are strung). mwosou vi. to stick out, to hang down or hang out (because of size).
mwoskalai vi. short. slang.
mwosmwos vi. short.
mwosmwos pwurroa vi. short-tempered. mwosmwosdi vi. to be too short. mwosmwosla vi. to become short.
mwoahdεl n. tempory boat frame; design; style. Eng.
mwoadoal n. fish sp., kind of goat fish.
mwoadoangdoang vi. glowing in deep water at night.
mwoadkoa vt. to trick. vi mwadik.
mwoajoau n. hereditary wart, mole or other abnormality said to be the result of a spell put on an ancestor.
mwoajoauiεk vi. to have a mwoajoaumwoajoau.
mwoajoahngis n. rotten or decomposed.
mwoajnoa vi. sickly or thin (of an infant), said to be caused by lack of attention from a wild mother.
mwoakid vi. to move. n. movement; motivation.
mwoakidkid vi. rough (of ocean).
Mwoakilloa n. Mokil.
mwoakojkoj vi. wavy (of hair).
mwoakmwoak n. arrow plant.
mwoakmwoakid vi. moveable.
mwoal₁ n. altar (in a church); dais.
mwoal₂ n. sea cucumber variety, purple in color.
mwoaloang n. house part, a storage area in the roof.
mwoaloangloang vi. seasick.
mwoar vi. loose, to be falling apart.
mwoahr₁ n. colour. nc mwoahroan. n3sg mwoahroa.
mwoahroan pohn jip n. mottled. mwoahroan pwirej n. brown. mwoahroan soahn suhkoa n. green.
mwoahr₂ n. the amount of time one takes. mwoaroa see mwaroa.
mwoaroakroak vi. to fit loosely; wrinkled (from age); crumbly. see mwarik.
mwoaroapw n. tree sp., Tahitian chestnut.
mwoarjuεd vi. to do pranks.
mwoarki n. Kusaien style poi made from ripe breadfruit.
mwoarmwoar vi. to crumble. n. crumbs. vt mwarak.
mwoarmwoarin no n. breaking of waves, white water.
mwoas n. thread.
mwoasik vi. to menstruate.
mwoasda vi. to menstruate for the first time.
mwoasor vi. parlayzed. n. paralysis.
mwoasoau vi. bent over at the top, to slouch.
mwoasoal n. muscle. vi. muscular. nc mwoasoalin. n3sg mwoasoalin. Eng.
mwoaswεl n. vegetable garden.
mwujin n. mutual fund. vi. to pool (of money). Jp.
mwul₁ n. food, ground banana rolled in leaves and boiled.
mwul₂ vi. soaked; greasy (from hair cream).
mwumw n. fish.
mwumw jarawi n. fish sp., any of a number of small reef fish (? angel-fish). mwumw jεd n. food, dried salt fish. mwumw kadεk n. fish sp. unidentified. mwumw kasik n. fish sp., poisonous. mwumw kohl n. fish sp., goldfish. mwumw lioas n. fish sp., damsel fish. mwumw moai n. fish sp., kind of parrot fish. mwumw pwok n. run of fish. mwumw siasi n. fish sp., ? pig pipe fish.
mwumwlεp vi. to make predictions about a fishing trip, supposedly bringing bad luck.
mwunoahnoa vi. rippling.
mwuhr n. afterwards; later. see mwerin.
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