oawo
Mokilese
editEtymology
editBy surface analysis, -oaw (general object classifier) + -o (3rd person singular demonstrative suffix)
Demonstrative
editoawo
- that (general object far from the listener and speaker)
Usage notes
editOawo is used only when talking about nouns in the general objects class. It refers to nouns that are distant from both the speaker and the listener.
See also
editMokilese demonstratives
References
edit- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 1977