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-em

suffix

LanguageChuukese

Meaning
  1. our (exclusive)
  2. A suffix added to nouns to indicate that something belongs to us, excluding the person being spoken to.
Examples

Imw-em.

Our house (excluding you).

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a possessive suffix used when referring to a group that does not include the listener.

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-em in other languages

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