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Chuukese

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Chuukese
non
prep
A preposition used to indicate being inside something.

“Non imw.”

In the house.

Also means
  1. in

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
-nong
suffix
A suffix added to verbs to indicate movement or direction into an enclosed space or area.

“A feilnong lon imw.”

He ran inside the house.

Also means
  1. in, inside; used to modify verb direction
  2. in

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
nonnom
verb
To remain in a specific place or condition. It is a common way to say someone is currently located somewhere.

“I nonnom won ei fanu.”

I am staying on this island.

Also means
  1. to stay

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
nonowo
noun
A feeling of unhappiness or anger because someone has something you want.

“Nonowo epwe angei ngeni kich mettóch esapw amwonnö.”

Jealousy will take us to things that are not good.

Also means
  1. jealousy

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
noninen
verb
To feel or express deep sadness or regret, often due to a loss.

“Sia noninen ren ewe chok mei máló.”

We are mourning for the person who died.

Also means
  1. to mourn
  2. to be sad
  3. to be regretful

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
tonong
verb
To go or come into a place or a room.

“Ka tongeni tonong lon imw.”

You may enter the house.

Also means
  1. to enter

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
feinong
verb
This verb describes the action of entering a space or building. It is used when someone moves from the outside to the inside.

“Ai mwan emwen feinong lon imw.”

My friend went inside the house.

Also means
  1. to go inside

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
faawMeans non
noun
A hard solid non-metallic mineral matter. It can be found on the ground or in the water.

“Ika ka kuna faaw, kopwe angei.”

If you see a stone, pick it up.

Also means
  1. stone

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
nȯAppears in an example
noun
A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

“Ewe nȯ epwe pwecho non ewe mataw.”

The wave will break in the open sea.

Also means
  1. wave
  2. billow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
fiuAppears in an example
verb
To take part in a violent struggle or battle against someone.

“Ira repwe fiu non ewe ruum.”

They will fight in the room.

Also means
  1. to fight

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
füüAppears in an example
noun
A bright light seen in the night sky.

“Ewe füü a tinier non lang.”

The star is shining in the sky.

Also means
  1. star

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
muuAppears in an example
noun
A territory or state governed by a king or queen.

“I mwoniiy itan aramas kana non ewe muu.”

I know the names of those people in the kingdom.

Also means
  1. kingdom

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
petAppears in an example
noun
A piece of furniture that a person sleeps on. It can also refer to a portable sleeping mat or cot.

“Upwe erenuk, kopwe uta, kopwe eki om na pet o feinno non imwom!”

I tell you, stand, grab your bed and go to your house!

Also means
  1. bed

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
si-Appears in an example
prefix
A grammatical prefix used to indicate 'we' (including the person you are talking to) when combined with time-related words.

“Sikapacheta non ewe rani.”

We were together during that day.

Also means
  1. First-person plural inclusive subject marker for tense modifying adverbs.

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
u̇rAppears in an example
noun
A tall vertical structure used as a support for a building or as a monument.

“Ewe mi pworacho upwe föri pwe epwe ussun efoch u̇r non an ai we God we imwenipin, iwe esap chuwen touu seni.”

The one who overcomes I will make him like a pillar in the temple of my God, so he can't leave.

Also means
  1. pillar

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
wa-Appears in an example
prefix
A prefix used to indicate placing or setting something in a specific location.

“Wano ewe puk non ewe teipolo.”

Put the book on the table.

Also means
  1. to put
  2. to place

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
echöAppears in an example
num
A counter used specifically for flat objects like paper or leaves.

“Ewe chon nang a eisini ei met ua kuna. Ua ponuweni, "Echö taropwe mi numunumuno mi akkȧs non asepwan, ukukun inik feet taman o engon-me-nimu feet chönapan."”

The angel asked me what I saw. I answered, "A rolled up paper flying in the air, 30 feet long and 15 feet wide."

Also means
  1. one (flat, paper-like objects)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
koukAppears in an example
noun
A tool used for chopping wood, consisting of a metal head attached to a handle.

“Iwe nupwen an emon neir a pökuetiw efoch ira, muttir chok noun we kouk a turunong non ewe konik. A ereni Elisha, "Masta, met ei upwe ne föri, nge esap nei ewe kouk?"”

When one among them was cutting down a tree, quickly his axe head fell in the water. He told Elisha, "Master, what should I do, it isn't my axe?"

Also means
  1. axe, axe head

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
mwetAppears in an example
verb
The action of pushing oneself off the ground or a surface into the air.

“E mwet nón non ewe kkan.”

He jumped into the water.

Also means
  1. to jump

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
pokoAppears in an example
noun
A large predatory sea fish with a cartilaginous skeleton and a prominent dorsal fin.

“Poko mi watte non le moan.”

There is a big shark in the ocean.

Also means
  1. shark

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
toriAppears in an example
prep
Used to show the time or point when an action or event ends.

“Ngaang upwe nom non ewe ei tori epwe atun.”

I will stay here until it is time.

Also means
  1. until

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
feitoAppears in an example
verb
The act of moving towards the place where the speaker is located.

“Kose mochen feito non imwei?”

Would you like to come to my house?

Also means
  1. to come (here)
  2. to come

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
kepweAppears in an example
pron
A word used to mean 'you will' or 'you shall'. It is a variation of the word kopwe.

“Kepwe etto non ei foun maram.”

You will come this month.

Also means
  1. alternative form of kopwe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
mwichAppears in an example
noun
A formal or social gathering of people. It refers to an assembly for discussion or group activity.

“Kich sipwe mwich non raanin fannuepwi.”

We will have a meeting on Saturday.

Also means
  1. meeting

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
chungaAppears in an example
noun
An image or picture created using paint.

“Atun an ewe Samon a tonong non ei neni mi pwa non eu chunga seni Carl Bloch a iteni Kraist mi Apochokunata ekkewe mi Semwen non ewe Nenien Konik itan Bethesda. Bloch a chungani Jises a ekieta kinikinin mangaken eu imwan mangaku me a pwari emon "mwan mi semwen" a nom non (John 5:7) mi kokkon unukun ewe nenien konik, nge mi chok witiwit.”

The time the Lord enters in this place appears in a painting from Carl Bloch called Christ Healing the Sick in the Pool named Bethesda. Bloch painted Jesus lifting a portion of a cloth of a cloth house and he shows himself to a "sick man" in John 5:7 who is lying next to a pool, just waiting.

Also means
  1. painting

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
nikkenAppears in an example
noun
A small insect that bites humans and animals.

“A chomong nikken non ewe imw.”

There are many mosquitoes in the house.

Also means
  1. mosquito

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
firoskiAppears in an example
noun
A piece of cloth used for wrapping items or a bag made from such material.

“Nupwen ra nennengonuk, kopwe pwangenau ew pwang won tittin imwom we, iwe kopwe wau om we firoski me non. Me mwer meinisin kopwe ekieta om we firoski won afarom o feinno nukun non ewe kiroch.”

When they look towards you, you will dig out a hole on the fence of your home, then bring out your bag from inside. Before all of them you will put your bag up on your shoulder and leave outside in the dark.

Also means
  1. wrapping cloth
  2. a bag made from wrapping cloth

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
namanamAppears in an example
noun
A particular system of faith and worship, or a set of beliefs.

“A pwal wor chommong sokkopaten namanam non ewe fonu.”

There are also many different types of religions in that land.

Also means
  1. religion
  2. philosophy

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
rawarawAppears in an example
noun
Small red spots that appear on the skin, typically on the face.

“A wor rawaraw non mesan.”

There is a pimple on his face.

Also means
  1. acne, pimple

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Chuukese
epinukunukAppears in an example
noun
A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

“Iei ai epinukunuk non manau.”

This is my hope in life.

Also means
  1. hope

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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