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-n₁, also en₁.   construct suffix of; This suffix is written together with the preceding word if that word is one syllable long or ends in a vowel; otherwise, it is written as the separate word en₁. olen Pohnpei man of Pohnpei.

-n₂   aff. derivational suffix, used to form adjectives from nouns, meaning "having", "full of", or "characterized by". dohl mountain, dolon mountainous; ilok wave, ilokin wavy.

Na   n. an island near the entrance to Madolenihmw harbor.

na   interj. OK., so, well₂, now.

nah   poss. cl. his, her, its; third person singular form of the dominant classifier. cf. [meing] sapwellime.

nahi₁   n. child, any person called child in the Pohnpeian kinship system.

nahi₂   n. the small stick attached to the end of a breadfruit picking pole, typically made of ketieu or guava; the stick used in a fire trough for starting a fire.

nahi en dokomei, also mehn dokomei.   n. a small stick used to poke a breadfruit to hasten its ripening.

naik   1. n. a type of net fishing, employing a net attached to a curved stick. 2. vi. to fish in this manner.

naikalap   n. net, a large naik, used when fishing from a canoe.

naikitik   n. net, a small naik. Solahr me ese wiahda naikitik. No one knows how to make a naikitik any more.

Nail   Biblical. n. Nile. Pillap Nail Nile River. [Eng.]

nailon   n. nylon. [Eng.]

nain   adj. having many offspring, fertile. Liho me nain. That woman has many offspring.

nainai   n. title of a Nahnmwarki. Nainain Nahnmwarki en Kitti Soukise. The title of the Nahnmwarki of Kitti is Soukise.

nainiki   vt. to own, to have, used with nouns occurring with the classifier nah. Liho nainiki serepein men oh pwutak riemen. That woman has one daughter and two sons.

nainikihda   vt. to raise , to rear₁, to have children. Liho nainikihda serepein silimen. The woman raised three daughters.

naip   n. knife, machete. [Eng.] cf. [meing] kehpit.

naipokos   n. pocketknife. [Eng.]

nair, also neirail.   poss. cl. their, plural. see nah.

naisi   n. name of one of the holes in the marble game anaire. [Jap. ?]

nait   poss. cl. our, exclusive. see nah.

naitikihda   vt. to raise, to rear₁, of a child. Pwopwoudo naitikihda seri tohto. That couple raised many children.

naitikihdi   vt. to give birth. Serepeino naitikihdi seri mwahn men. That girl gave birth to a boy. – neitikidi, vi.

nahu   n. human sperm.

Nahum   Biblical. n. Nahum, a book in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament). [Eng.]

naun   n. noun. [Eng.]

Nauru   n. Nauru.

nahk   n. storeroom, storage area.

nahken mwohni   n. safe, for valuables. [mwohni <Eng.]

nahken pohnsewe sek, also seking akaund.   n. checking account₂. Mie noumw nahken pohnsewe sek? Do you have a checking account? [sek <Eng. check]

nahken sent   n. savings account. Mie noumw nahken sent? Do you have a savings account? [sent <Eng. cent]

nahkpene   1. vt. to store, to accumulate. 2. vi. to be stored, to be accumulated.

Nahlaimw   n. the second ranking title in the Nahnken line, formerly the highest priestly title.

Nahlap   n. an island near the entry to Rohnkitti harbor in Kitti municipality.

Nahlapenlohd   n. a reef island off the southern coast of Madolenihmw, where forces from Kitti and Madolenihmw engaged in a major battle in 1850.

Nahleo   n. title of the wife of a Nahnawa.

nahliam   n. fish sp., barracuda.

Nahliam   n. a title that originated from the name of one of the female founding ancestors who came to Pohnpei on the sixth settlement voyage.

Nahliahnensokole   n. name of a female turtle who had two sons named Senekia and Senekie.

Nahlik   n. a title.

nahlik en souwihso   n. a yam cultivar.

nahlik en dolen katau   n. a yam cultivar.

Nahlik Lapalap   n. a title, in the Nahnmwarki line.

nahlik lapalap   n. a yam cultivar.

Nahlikensonepen, also Nahnoloiso, Nahnolosomw.   n. a major Pohnpeian deity with jurisdiction over the construction of dwellings and feasthouses.

Nahlikendenleng   n. an honorific title of the paret, (the brown noddy tern), believed to be the bearer of both good and bad news.

nahlikiei   n. a yam cultivar.

Nahlikiei   n. title of the wife of Nahlik.

nahlikiei pwetepwet   n. a yam cultivar.

nahlikiei en sokele   n. a yam cultivar.

Nahlikiei Lapalap   n. title of the wife of a Nahlik Lapalap.

nahlikiei weitahta   n. a yam cultivar.

Nahlikiroun Pohn Dake   n. title of the wife of a Kiroun Pohn Dake.

nahlingopwngopw   adj. voracious in eating.

nahlipwuloiloi   n. salt water eel with a slender body and black and white stripes, found in waters with a sandy bottom.

Nahlisahu Ririn   n. title of the wife of a Nahnsahu Ririn.

Nahlisohnsapw   n. a deity associated with fishing nets.

nahluhk   n. spider sp.

Nahluhk   n. a title.

Nahluhken Nahn Sapwe   n. the eldest son of Nahlepenien who became the second Nahnmwarki and the first Isipahu.

Nahluhken Nahr   n. the principal deity of the Dipwinpahnmei clan, possibly an alternate name of Luhk Nahnsapwe.

Nahluhken Sounpwong   n. a deity of the Kitti chiefdom, worshipped in Salapwuk.

Nahluhkenwer   n. a diety regarded as the spirit of lightning.

Nahluhkpein   n. title of the wife of Nahluhk.

nam   slang. vt. to eat, to taste, used derogatorily. – neminem, vi.

namaiki   adj. impudent, conceited. [Jap. namaiki]

namanam   n. taste.

namari   n. lead₂ (the metal). [Jap. namari]

Nahmadau   n. a title.

Nahmadaun Idehd   n. a title in the Nahnken line.

Nahmadaun Pehleng   n. the section chief of Pehleng who ruled the area as a soverign territory prior to the Kitti wars of unification.

Nahmadoun Oare   n. a title.

namenek   adj. bashful, shy.

namenekda   vi. to become bashful, to become shy.

nampil   adj. bland, tasteless, watery.

namtikih   meing. vt. to taste. Mwohnsapw saikinte namtikih koanoat suhpwo. Mwohnsapw has not yet tasted his soup. cf. neme, song.

nahmw, also nehnamw.   n. deep water area between the barrier reef and the fringing reef, lagoon.

namwanamw   archaic. n. atoll, low island. Mehn namwanamw kei men. Those people are from atolls.

Namweiias   n. a lagoon that Sapwikini encountered enroute to Pohnpei; the name of the largest of the four magical pools of water on Peikapw.

namweirak, also namweirek.   1. meing. adj. happy, contented, enjoying the good life, comfortable. 2. n. happiness, tranquility. 3. vi. to indulge in enjoyable activities. 1. Saikinte mwehi namweirak Sokehs. There has not yet been a contented period in Sokehs. 2. Wehi me sapwellimaniki Sohpeidi mwahu kin sapwillimaniki namweirak. A chiefdom that has a good traditional chief experiences tranquility.

namweirek   meing. see namweirak.

namwen eir   n. southern lagoon, refers to an atoll or lagoon to the south of Pohnpei from which one of the early expeditions to Pohnpei came; conjectured to be Tonga, Samoa, or Vanuatu.

Namwen Kau   n. a pool in Nan Madol in which patients treated for sorcery (kau₃) bathed after healing.

namwen kasohr, also nemwen kasohr.   meing. n. forgiveness, pardon, compassion, mercy. Sohpeidi men kin sapwellimaniki nemwen kasohr. A chief normally has compassion. cf. mahk₂.

nampwel   n. sea grass bed.

nan   prep. in, within the location of, in either space or time. Kilelo mi nan kapango. The picture is in that suitcase.

nahn₁   1. n. buddy, honey, pal, used in addressing one's spouse, peers, or children of the same sex. 2. interj. an attention getting exclamation, Hey!

nahn₂   n. pus.

nahn₃   interj. Behold! Nahn! Iei Ih sapwillimen Koht. Behold! He is the son of God.

nahn₄   sent. adv. actually. Se sohte pwek ohlo ni kamadipw, ahpw nahn e sohpeidi. We didn't call out his title at the feast, but he actually has a chiefly title. Nahn kowe me wia. Actually you are the one who did it.

nahn₅   1. n. body. 2. archaic. n. spirit.

nan aumweredi   1. n. thrush, a disease, especially of children, characterized by whitish spots and ulcers on the membranes of the mouth and throat that can prevent a baby from being able to eat and drink, caused by a parasitic fungus, Candida albicans. 2. vi. to have this disease.

nan edienlim   n. the area in a canoe where the bailer sits.

nan imwalap   n. the domestic environment. Nan imwalap kin kasalehda mwahuen lien nan imwalap. The domestic environment indicates the quality of a housewife.

nan imwalap mwahu   n. good housewife.

nan imwalap suwed   n. poor housewife. Liho nan imwalap suwed. The woman is a poor housewife.

Nahn Isohpahu   n. a diety in traditional Pohnpeian religion.

nan kahlahl   n. Pohnpei, the vicinity of Pohnpei.

nan kapehd ohpampap, also ohpampap.   Biblical. adv. humble, unassuming, meek, down to earth.

nan kapehd mwakelekel   adj. pure in heart.

Nan Kawad   n. a valley in the interior of Nett, the site of a prehistoric settlement where Inahs was worshipped.

nan kepinpil, also kepinpil.   n. estuary, mouth of a river. Irail seikan ni arail laid nan kepinpilo. They caught a lot of fish when they went fishing at the estuary.

Nahn Kirou   n. a title.

Nahn Kirou Ririn   n. a title.

Nahn Kiroun Pohn Dake   n. a title, in the Nahnmwarki line.

Nan Koapwoaramen   n. a section (kousapw) in U; Olosihpa and Olosohpa said a prayer here when deciding to build Nan Madol on the reef of Sounahleng.

nan loakoalok   n. the areas inside the front and back of a canoe.

Nan Madap   n. a section (kousapw), claimed by both Kitti and Sokehs.

Nan Madol, also Nanmadol.   n. a group of ninety-two man-made islets off the coast of Madolenihmw that once served as a political and religious center during the reign of the Saudeleur.

Nan Mwoluhsei   n. a seawall at Nan Madol adjacent to the entrance to Kahnihmweiso.

Nan Parahs, also Nemwen Parahs.   n. a legendary place, thought to be to the south of Pohnpei, from which the breadfruit season originated.

Nahn Pohnpei   n. a title, in the Nahnken line.

nan suwan   n. clam shell used to grate coconut; scraper; a scoop made from pelikenna.

Nan Dauwas, also Nan Douwas.   n. name of the major structure in Nan Madol where the Saudeleurs resided.

Nan Douwas   n. see Nan Dauwas.

nan tehlik   n. forest, jungle.

Nan Wouniap   n. a section (kousapw) in U.

nahna   n. mountain, mount.

Nahna Saion   Biblical. n. Mount Zion.

Nahna Sainai   Biblical. n. Mount Sinai, the mountain where the Ten Commandments were given to Moses. [Sainai <Eng.]

Nahnalaud   n. name of the second highest mountain on Pohnpei, with an elevation of 2,532 feet (772 meters); shares boundaries with Madolenihmw, Nett, and Kitti; some believe it to be the highest mountain.

Nahnalek   n. an abbreviated form of the titles Nahnalek Kitti, Nahnalek Nett, and Nahnalek Sokehs; Nahnalek is used in these wehi₂ rather than Likend in deference to Inahs and Limwohdeleng.

Nahnalek Kitti   1. n. title of the wife of Soukisehnleng, the Nahnmwarki of Kitti. 2. vi. to hold this title.

Nahnalek Nett   1. n. title of the wife of Pwoud Lepen Nett, the Nahnmwarki of Nett. 2. vi. to hold this title.

Nahnalek Sokehs   1. n. title of the wife of Nahnpwutak Pikeniap, the Nahnmwarki of Sokehs. 2. vi. to hold this title.

Nahnahn Olip   Biblical. n. Mount Olive. [Olip <Eng.]

Nahnapak   n. a Pohnpeian deity.

Nahnapas   n. a title, in the Nahnken line, formerly of the second highest priest.

Nahnapasepei   n. title of the wife of a Nahnapas.

nahnapwoud   adj. affectionate. Liho me nahnahpwoud. That woman is affectionate. – nahnapwoudki, vt.

nahnapwoudki   vt. to treasure, to cherish, to treat with affection.

Nahnado   n. title of the wife of a Noahs.

Nahnawa   n. a title, in the Nahnmwarki line.

Nahnawa Iso   n. a title.

Nahnawahn Mwarki   n. the ancestral spirit of the Nahnmwarki of Sokehs.

Nahnesen   n. Isokelekel's chief lieutenant, during a battle, said to have halted a retreat by thrusting a spear through his foot into the ground; an honorary title.

nanedi   n3s. chest, bosom.

Nahniau   n. a title.

naniak   n. mangrove swamp.

nanial   prep. n. on the road.

nahnie   n. name of a portion of a kava plant. When a large kava plant is split up so that it can be carried to a kamadipw, it is divided into three parts with the branches still intact. The first to be severed is called nahnie, the second nahnpe, and the third rohsapal.

Nahniek   n. a clan.

naniepw   n. a cultivar of rahmwanger (kava).

nahnioaralap   1. meing. n. the act of scolding or deprecating. 2. meing. adj. deprecatory. 1. Mie kahrepe mwahu en sapwellim nahnioaralap. There is a good reason for his scolding. 2. Mwohnsapw me nahnioaralap. Mwohnsapw is deprecatory. – nahnioarelepe, vt. cf. lipwoar, lupwoar.

nahnioarelepe   meing. vt. to scold, to deprecate. Mwohnsapw nahnioarelepe Oaron Pwutak. Mwohnsapw scolded Oaron Pwutak. – nahnioaralap, adj. cf. lipwoare, lupwoare.

Nahnimwilap   n. the deity of songs (koul).

nanimwintik, also nanimwitik.   n. frenulum labiorum (part of female genitalia).

nanimwitik   n. see nanimwintik.

Nahnimwitik   archaic. n. the guardian spirit of the drum (aip) used for making formal announcements.

naningintik   n. the name of a drum.

Nanipil   n. a section (kousapw) in Nett; the name of a river in Nett.

Nahnipwil   n. an island off the coast of Madolenihmw.

nanihr   n. border, boundary, frontier; limit; perineum (the area between the anus and the scrotum or vulva).

nahnihrpene   n. an area of land near a boundary.

nanisol   n. season of scarcity, when breadfruit are not bearing and yams are eaten, July-April.

Nahnisohleng   n. a deity worshipped in Salapwuk and Wone, invoked to prevent or diminish bad weather.

Nahnisohnsapw   n. the principal deity of the Saudeleur; literally, the honored spirit of the land, embodied in an eel known as Nahnsamwohl.

Nahnisopahu   n. the ancestral deity of the Dipwinwaii and Sounkawad clans, sometimes equated with Sahngoro and Isopahu, worshipped in Palikir.

nahnisohra   meing. n. perspiration, sweat. Ihieng, pwe I en limwihsang nahnisohra pohn pelikilap. Pardon me, so that I may wipe the sweat off your back. cf. pwudau, pwudo.

Nahnihd   n. a title.

Nahnihd Lapalap   n. a title, in the Nahnmwarki line.

Nahnihdipei   n. title of the wife of Nahnihd.

Nahnidipei Lapalap   n. title of the wife of a Nahnihd Lapalap.

Nahnoloiso, also Nahlikensonepen.   n. see Nahnolosomw.

Nahnolosomw, also Nahnoloiso, Nahlikensonepen.   n. a major Pohnpeian deity with jurisdiction over the construction of dwellings and feasthouses. Soupal akan kin koudokieng Nahnolomw pwehn sewese arail doadoahk en kouihmw. The expert house builders worshipped Nahnolosom so that he can help them in their construction activities.

Nahnollap   n. a major Pohnpeian deity who governs the sea. Mehn Pohnpei kin pwungih Nahnollap, pwehki ih me manaman nan doadoahk en paliesed. Pohnpeians used to worship Nahnollap, for he holds the power over sea activities.

nanukouleng   meing. n. (3sg. nanukoulenge) forearm. cf. uhnpeh.

nahnuku, also nahnku.   meing. n. a food basket made from a palm frond. cf. kiam.

Nahnullap   n. the highest Pohnpeian deity that dwells in the sea; invoked in magic chants associated with net making.

Nahnusuhnsapw   n. turtle worship, representing the merger of Pwonginsapw and Mwohnsamwohl during the reign of the Saudeleurs, associated with Olosohpa and Olosihpa, practiced at Nan Madol.

nankapehd   n. guts, in the sense of fortitude or the seat of the emotions.

nankapehdmedek   n. stomach ache.

nankapi   n3s. bottom, lower part, referring to the inside of an object.

Nahnkar   n. title of the wife of a Mwarekehtik.

Nahnkei   1. n. a title. 2. archaic. n. the title of the priest responsible for killing the turtle sacrificed to Nahnisohnsapw. 3. vi. to hold this title.

nahnkeileng   meing. n. a pair of logs used as the main supports for the firewood structure of an uhmw. I pahn onopodo nahnkeileng en umwun koanoato. I will prepare the support logs for the uhmw. cf. mpehn.

Nahnken   n. title of the highest chief in one of the two title lines; counselor; hereditary head of the primary ruling clan in the dual system of titles in each of the five districts of Pohnpei.

Nahnkeniei   n. title of the wife of a Nahnken.

nankep   n. inlet.

Nankep   n. an area of land in Palikir.

nankepin nanwel   n. a fertile, uncultivated valley that extends to an inlet or bay of the ocean.

Nankepin Sapwehrek   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

Nankepira   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

nanker pwetepwet   slang. adj. coward.

Nahnkedin Idehd   n. title of the wife of a Nahmadaun Idehd.

Nahnkedinien   n. title of the wife of Nahlepenien.

Nankieilmwahu   n. a large, deified llizard, possibly a crocodile; a huge ceremonial house in the center of Pahn Kedira in Nan Madol.

nankilmwahu   adj. complacent.

nankisiniei   n. Hell, Hades.

nankoakonmedek   1. n. arthritis, rheumatism, gout. 2. vi. to have arthritis, rheumatism, or gout.

Nankoapwoaremen   n. a section (kousapw) in U.

nankoarioapwoat   meing. n. (3sg. nankoarioapwoatahr, nankoarioapwoate) nostril. cf. nantimwe, pwoaren timwe.

Nahnku   n. a title, in the Nahnken line.

nahnku, also nahnuku.   meing. n. a food basket made from a palm frond. Patowando nahnku pwe koanoat ka en kohieng loale. Bring the food basket so that the food can be placed in it. cf. kiam.

Nahnkulai, also Nahnkulaimw.   n. title of the wife of a Nahlaimw (a shortened form of Nahnkulaimw).

Nahnkulaimw, also Nahnkulai.   n. title of the wife of a Nahlaimw.

Nahnkuhpei   n. title of the wife of a Nahnku.

nanlengile   1. meing. adj. incestuous. 2. meing. n. incest. 1. Mwohnsapw me nanlengile. Mwohnsapw is incestuous. 2. Sohte aramas kin koasoaia sapwellim nanlengile. No commoners can talk about Mwohnsapw's incest. cf. kilekilengsuwed.

nanlehpwel, also lehpwel.   n. freshwater wetlands where taro can be grown.

nanlikoul   meing. n3s. elbow.

Nanlop   archaic. n. the place of the traditional seat of authority of Sokehs.

nanlukepe   n3s. waist, in the middle.

nanmall   n. low-lying grasslands, often covered with ferns and scattered shrubs and trees. see mall.

Nanmand   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

nanmas weitahta   adj. bloodshot, of the eyes.

nanmasarang, also loalmasarang, loalmasarar, masarar, masarang.   adj. indecisive when confronted with a number of appealing choices.

nanmaski   vt. to find attractive.

nanmassohtih   adj. tender, affectionate, of a glance.

nanmad   n. shallow water areas of the lagoon.

nanmadau   n. open ocean, the ocean beyond the reef.

Nahnmadau en Idehd, also Nanmadawendehd.   n. an important priest that served as the caretaker on the islet of Idehd during the reign of the Saudeleur.

Nanmadawendehd   n. see Nahnmadau en Idehd.

Nanmadol, also Nan Madol.   n. a group of ninety-two man-made islets off the coast of Madolenihmw that once served as a political and religious center during the reign of the Saudeleur.

nanmadola-   prep. n. area between. nanmadolara area between them.

Nanmeir   n. the name of several interior valleys on Pohnpei.

nanmesenedi   n3s. chest, breast.

nanmesenli   adj. infatuated with women.

nanmesenwol   adj. infatuated with men.

nahnmwal   n. a breadfruit cultivar (meinsahrek type).

Nahnmwarki   n. rank of the highest chief in one of the two title lines; king, hereditary head of the primary ruling clan in the dual system of titles in each of the five wehi₂ of Pohnpei.

Nahnmwarki kan   Biblical. n. Kings, two books in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament), 1 Nanmwarki kan and 2 Nanmwarki kan, (reflecting an old spelling of Nahnmwarki).

nahnmwarkihla   vi. to become a Nahnmwarki. Ohlo nahnmwarkihla. That man became a Nahnmwarki.

nanmweitik   meing. n. (3sg. nanmweitikihr) vagina. cf. pihpi.

nanmweli   n. stony areas that are dangerous to cross due to their instability.

nanmwoal₁   meing. vi. to rest (on or in something serving as a mwoahl₁). Mwohnsapw pahn nanmwoal nan moatoar. Mwohnsapw will rest on his mat.

nanmwoaldi   vi. to lie₂ down to rest (on or in something serving as a mwoahl₁).

nanmwoal₂   1. meing. vi. to fart. 2. meing. n3s. fart. 1. Mwohnsapw nanmwoal. Mwohnsapw farted. cf. sing, sihng.

nanmwoale   vt. see nanmwoal₁.

nanmwoalehdi   meing. vi. to lie₂ down to rest on or in something serving as a mwoahl₁. Mwohnsapw nanmwoalehdier. Mwohnsapw has already lain down to rest on it. – nanmwoaldi, vi.

nanmwoaldi   meing. vi. to lie₂ down to rest (on or in something serving as a mwoahl₁). – nanmwoalehdi, vt.

nannamw   n. deep water area in the lagoon. see nahmw.

nannahna   n. forest of dwarf trees located at the top of a mountain. see nahna.

Nahnnep   n. title of the wife of a Wasahi.

Nahnningi   n. an island off the coast of Madolenihmw, also called Joy Island.

nanpahina   n. barrier reef. see pahina.

Nanpahlap   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw, formerly called Lohsapw; also a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

Nanpahniop   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

nanpahpei   n. the ground area in a feasthouse, adjacent to the nanras area.

nanpar   n. tradewind season.

nanparahiso   meing. n. (3sg. nanparahiso) vagina. cf. pihpi.

nanparas   n. pit, formerly the pit in the middle of the main platform of a feasthouse where a fire was kept burning from which the first of the uhmws was lit.

Nahnparadak, also Nahparadak.   n. one of Isokelekel's lieutenants; an honorary title; said by the Kosraeans to be an alternate name used by Isokelekel to hide his identity.

nanpeh   n3s. palm, the inner part of the hand. cf. [meing] tehlapalap.

nahnpe   n. the name of a portion of a kava plant. When a large kava plant is split up so that it can be carried to a kamadipw, it is divided into three parts with the branches still intact. The first to be severed is called nahnie, the second nahnpe, and the third rohsapal.

Nahnpei   n. a title, in the Nahnmwarki line.

Nahnpei en Metipw   n. a title in Mesenieng; one of the brothers who was punished by the Spanish in lieu of the Wasahi of Sokehs and Lepen Nett following the hostilities of July, 1887.

Nahnpei Ririn   n. a title.

Nanpil   n. a river in Nett.

nanpidir   n. an impenetrable forest, consisting of secondary vegetation.

Nahnpohnleng   n. a Pohnpeian deity.

nahnpwei   n. name of the first of the four giant taro (sepwikin) leaves used to cover the ground surrounding the kava stone (pelenwahu) from which the Nahnken is served.

nahnpweileng   n. name of the third of the four giant taro (sepwikin) leaves used to cover the ground surrounding the kava stone (pelenwahu) from which the Nahnken is served.

Nahnpweipei   n. title of the wife of a Nahnpei.

nahnpweidak   n. name of the second of the four giant taro (sepwikin) leaves used to cover the ground surrounding the kava stone (pelenwahu) from which the Nahnken is served.

nanpwel   n. ground, in the ground.

nanpwoaki   n. non-cultivated swamp area, difficult to move through, overgrown with pwoaki, a sp. of pandanus (Thoracostachyum pandanophyllum).

nanpwung   prep. n. in a location between, in the middle. nanpwungara location between them.

Nahnpwutak   1. n. title of a Wasahi. 2. vi. to hold this title. 3. n. a Pohnpeian deity that dwells in the heavens.

Nahnpwutak Pikeniap, also Soumakahn Pikeniap.   1. n. title of the Nahnmwarki of Sokehs, formerly the title of the Wasahi. 2. vi. to hold this title.

nanras, also nansaun.   n. the ground area nearest to the main entrance of a feasthouse, where the rahs is located.

nanrek, also rahk₁, rekenleng.   n. the main breadfruit season, a season of plenty, approximately May-September. cf. [meing] pwukemenleng.

Nanriohk   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

Nahnsahu Ririn   n. the third ranking title in the Nahnken line.

Nahnsaumw en Ririn   n. a title.

Nahnsaumw en Wehi   n. a title.

nansaun, also nanras.   n. the ground area nearest to the main entrance of a feasthouse, where the rahs is located.

Nansalohi   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw and U.

Nahnsamwohl   n. the sacred eel that lived in a well on Idehd that embodied Nahnisohnsapw.

Nahnsapei   n. the female guardian spirit of the Ipwal section of Sokehs.

nansapw   n. cultivated, settled, or arable land; the place where people reside and cultivate crops.

nahnsapwe   n. thunder, (from Nahnsapwe).

Nahnsapwe, also Luhk Nahnsapwe.   n. a high ranking Pohnpeian deity; the principal deity of the Dipwinpahnmei clan and the father of Isokelekel; said to have been created by Daukatau.

Nahnsarailail   1. n. a diety said to be the helper of Nahnsapwe. 2. archaic. n. the noise produced by thunder.

Nahnsahwensed   n. a Pohnpeian diety that dwells in the mangrove forests; believed to be the primary cause of soumwahu en naniak.

Nahnsehleng   n. a major Pohnpeian deity regarded as the island's spirit of the arts and the general well-being of the people.

nansehpwel   n. a crude feasthouse that has no platforms.

nansed   n. lagoon, ocean, sea.

Nahnsou   n. a title.

Nahnsoused   n. a title.

Nahnsouwei   n. a title.

Nansokasok   n. a section (kousapw) in Nett.

Nansokole   n. a section of Nett along the Nanpil river that was once a soverign territory.

Nahnsowi   n. the patron spirit of the sowi, the Triton shell trumpet.

Nansowihso   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

Nahnsoahm   n. the priest responsible for gutting the turtle to be sacrificed to Nahnsamwohl.

nandang   n. (3sg. nandenge) groin.

nandahng   n. (3sg. nandenge) tibia, the inner of the two bones of the leg, extending from knee to ankle.

Nantamwaroi   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

nantat   n. the floor area.

Nahnte   n. title of the wife of a Dauk.

nantehlap   1. meing. n. love, affection, romance, devotion. 2. meing. adj. loving, romantic, generous, affectionate, devoted. 3. meing. vi. to be in love, to be romantic. 1. Sapwellim nantehlap sansalada nan poahngok. His affection became clear in his statement. 2. Mwohnsapw me ketin nantehlap. Mwohnsapw is affectionate.

nanti   adj. said of one who tries hard.

nantik   vi. to chip the inside of a canoe, listening to the sound of the chipping, to insure that the sides are of equal thickness.

nantimwe, also pwoaren timwe.   n3s. nostril. cf. [meing] nankoarioapwoat.

Nahntu   n. a title.

Nahntuhpei   n. title of the wife of a Nahntu.

Nahntuwenen   n. a Pohnpeian deity regarded as the spirit of the weather.

nanwaiio   n. the lands beyond the horizon of Pohnpei.

nanwahu   n. valley, typically one that is difficult to reach in the nanwel.

Nanwei   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw; the name given to the place where a Nahnmwarki resides; the former name of central Kitti.

Nanweiias   n. a stone in the shape of a turtle located at the base of a wall on the islet of Peikapw, representing the turtle sacrificed to Nahnsamwohl.

nanwel   n. primary forest, jungle, area overgrown with trees; uncultivated land; said to be the dwelling place of spirits (eni).

nanwerenge   prep. n. middle, center, or midst of (him, her, or it).

nanwehwe   n3s. slit, crack, small opening, empty space, outer space, air space.

Nahpali   n. an island off the coast of Temwen in Madolenihmw, also called Fantasy Island.

Nahparadak, also Nahnparadak.   n. one of Isokelekel's lieutenants; an honorary title; said by the Kosraeans to be an alternate name used by Isokelekel to hide his identity.

napkin   n. napkin. [Eng.]

nappa   n. Chinese cabbage, Brassica chinensis. [Jap. nappa]

nahr   archaic. n. a partially exposed reef.

Nahr en Nahnsapwe   n. a legendary reef or sandbar.

nahrei, also nahri.   n. reef, with many large stones and coral heads protruding above the surface of the water.

nahreider   n. narrator. [Eng. narrator]

nahri, also nahrei.   n. reef, with many large stones or coral heads protruding above the surface of the water.

Narukap   n. an islet in Nan Madol.

nard   Biblical. n. nard, an oil derived from Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant. [Eng.]

nahs   n. feasthouse, community meeting house; a place for worship.

Nasared   n. see Nasaret.

Nasaret, also Nasared.   Biblical. n. Nazareth. [Eng.]

nasepwel   n. an informally built feasthouse.

nasupi, also ekpland, pringihnas, wahntuhke toantoal.   n. eggplant, Solanum melongena. [Jap. nasubi]

natih   vt. to attempt to gain favor, to bribe.

natihada   vt. to buy.

Nahtik   n. an island of the coast of Kitti; also a reef islet near Enipein.

ne   vi. to be divided, to be distributed. – nehk, vt.

neh   n3s. leg, foot; hind leg, of any four legged animal. cf. [meing] aluhluwe, aluweluwe.

nei₁   poss. cl. my. see nah.

nei₂   adj. neat, clean.

nei₃   1. meing. adj. good. 2. meing. n. (3sg. nei) goodness. 1. Tehnpas me nei. His house is good. cf. mwahu.

neiepwel   n. child of the wife of a soupeidi, not biologically the man's child, but raised by him. cf. tiekepe.

neili   adj. having more female than male offspring.

neiloal   1. n. pregnancy. 2. vi. to conceive.

neimwel   1. meing. adj. greedy, acquisitive. 2. n. greed. 1. Kahlap tohto me neimwel nan mwehiet. Many of the currrent chiefs are greedy. 2. Neimwel pahn kawehla tiahk. Greed will corrupt the traditional system. – neimwele, vt. cf. noahrok.

neimwele   meing. vt. to covet, to be greedy for. Mwohnsapw neimwele serepein. Mwohnsapw covets young girls. – neimwel, adj. cf. noahroke.

Nein Aramas   Biblical. n. Son of Man.

nein mwenge   adj. gluttonous.

nein pasdohra   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

nein pwadil   n. a yam cultivar.

nein pwohpw   n. a giant swamp taro (mwahng₂) cultivar.

nein sahle   n. a yam cultivar.

nein soukihn, also soukihn.   n. a yam cultivar.

neinei   vi. to have a child. Liho neinei serepein. The woman has a daughter.

neineili, also neineilih.   n. female offspring.

neineilih   n. see neineili.

neineinioas   meing. n. the offspring of a chiefly clan. cf. seri soupeidi.

neineiwol   n. male offspring.

neipi   vi. to go without underwear. [Eng. navy]

neira   poss. cl. their, dual. see nah.

neirail, also nair.   poss. cl. their, plural. see nah.

neidam   vi. to sail with the outrigger lifted from the water.

neita   poss. cl. our, dual. see nah.

neitail   poss. cl. our, plural. see nah.

neitik   vi. to give birth; to be a parent; to possess, to draw interest, of money.

neitikidi   vi. to be born.

neitik en Madolenihmw   n. a phrase referring to a number of incestuous acts upon which the polity of the chiefdom of Madolenihmw was founded.

neitikidi   vi. to be born. – naitikihdi, vt.

nehu₁   n. fish sp., a kind of stonefish; scorpion fish.

nehu₂   archaic. n. orgasm.

nek₁   vi. to be finished; to be depleted or out of; to climax or ejaculate. E nek ramen nan sdohwa. The store is out of ramen.

nekiero   adv. last, with reference to time or an event. Kosonned en pahren doadoahk en mwohni en sounparet kamanamanla nan pahr nekiero. The current fiscal year appropriation was passed last year.

nekla   vt. to be completed, of a task; to be exhausted, of supplies.

neksang   vt. to graduate from, to finish anything.

nek₂   conj. adv. could, alternatively. Ke nek iang laid pwe re pahn anahne aramas. You could join the fishing expedition because they will need people. Ke nek kohdo lakapw. You could alternatively come tomorrow.

nehk   vt. to divide, to distribute. – ne, vi.

nekiero   adv. last, with reference to time or an event. Kosonned en pahren doadoahk en mwohni en sounparet kamanamanla nan pahr nekiero. The current fiscal year appropriation was passed last year.

nekinek   1. vi. to be stored, to be put away, to be deposited, as in a bank account. 2. n. something put away in storage; bank account. 1. Ah kepwe ko nekinek nan sohkohu. His things are stored in that warehouse. 2. Mie ah nekinek nan ihmwet. He has something stored in this house. – nekid, vt.

nekinekidi   vi. to be buried.

nekid   vt. to store, to keep; to make a deposit in a bank account. Iawasa kita pahn nekid ata kepwe ka? Where will we store our stuff?

nekidala   vt. to save, keep, store, put away.

nekidedi   vt. to bury, to put in a safe place.

nekla   vt. to be completed, of a task; to be exhausted, of supplies.

neksang   vt. to graduate from, to finish anything.

nektait   n. necktie, tie. [Eng.]

Nehmaia   Biblical. n. Nehemiah, a book in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament). [Eng.]

neme   1. n3s. taste, flavor. 2. vt. to taste. cf. [meing] namtikih, memtikih, memlangih.

nemilo   vi. to French kiss; literally to eat the tongue.

neminem   1. slang. vi. to eat. 2. n. food. – nam, vt.

nempe   n. numeral, number. [Eng.]

Nempe kan   Biblical. n. Numbers, a book in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament). [nempe <Eng.]

nempihpi   vi. to engage in cunnilingus.

nemwe   meing. vt. to swallow. Mwohnsapw pahn song nemwe weren winio. Mwohnsapw will try to swallow the pill. cf. kadal₁, kadalle.

nemwen kasohr, also namwen kasohr.   meing. n. forgiveness, pardon, compassion, mercy. Sohpeidi men kin sapwellimaniki nemwen kasohr. A chief normally has compassion. cf. mahk₂.

Nemwen Parahs, also Nan Parahs.   n. a legendary place, thought to be to the south of Pohnpei, from which the breadfruit season originated.

nempwise   slang. adj. henpecked.

nen   num. ten thousand.

nehn troahli   n. the two wheels and the axle of a Japanese narrow-gauge train₂. [troahli <Jap. tororī < Eng. trolley]

nehnamw, also nahmw.   n. deep place within the barrier reef, lagoon.

nehne   1. vi. to do division. 2. n. division, in arithmetic; distribution.

nehnepeseng   vi. to be distributed. Mwenge kan pahn nehnepeseng. The food will be distributed.

nenek   1. vi. to commit adultery, to fornicate. 2. n. adultery, fornication. – nenekih, vt.

neneke, also nenekih.   vt. to commit adultery, to fornicate.

nenekih   vt. see neneke.

nenekuhnkehlail   n. rape.

nenekuhnkehlailih   vt. to rape.

nehnepeseng   vi. to be distributed. Mwenge kan pahn nehnepeseng. The food will be distributed.

nenne   vi. to sleep, of children.

nennen   adj. quiet, silent.

nennen en sarau kommwad   proverb The quiet of the barracuda is fierce. Ohlo nennen en sarau kommwad. That man is as quiet and fierce as a barracuda.

nennenla   vi. to be quiet.

nenderek, also tehnlik, tehnlik matamat.   1. n. fern sp., bird's nest fern, Asplenium nidus, used for decorating yams and kava; decoration, ornamental design or pattern. 2. vi. to be decorated (with anything).

nengi, also ningi.   n. green onion, Allium fistulosum. [Jap. negi]

Nepahda   n. Nevada. [Eng.]

Nepukadnesar   Biblical. n. Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.

Nepraska   n. Nebraska. [Eng.]

ner   adj. sensitive, susceptible to stimuli.

neris   n. nurse. [Eng.]

nehsapw   1. vi. to divide land. 2. n. division of land.

nesen pilawa   Biblical. n. an ephah of flour (approximately twenty-one liters), three measures of flour, a batch of dough. [pilawa <Eng.]

ned   vt. to sniff; to smell. cf. [meing] ingir.

nedada   vt. to suddenly smell.

nehd, also nihd.   vt. to slide into or out of. – nihdek, vi.

nedada   vt. to suddenly smell.

net   1. vi. to sell, to trade, to shop. 2. n. sale.

Net   n. see Nett.

netin neminem   n. a apple polisher, one who flatters someone in a position of power.

nehtok   n. a amputee, one or both legs missing.

Nett, also Net.   n. name of a municipality in Pohnpei; officially spelled Nett in accord with an archaic spelling system in which the letter t was used to represent the phoneme now spelled d and the letters tt were used to represent the phoneme now spelled t.

ni, also nin.   prep. at the location of, in either space or time, to. E kohla ni sidohwaho. He went to the store.

nih₁   n. name of the letter n, the twelfth letter of the Pohnpeian alphabet, used to represent the phoneme /n/, a dental nasal.

nih₂   n. coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, used for skirts, posts, oil, rope, spears, thatch, and for many other purposes.

ni imwin kawa   Biblical. n. the end of time, end times.

nih mwotomwot   n. a coconut palm cultivar, a dwarf cultivar.

nih pwetepwet   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing medium-sized pink nuts, characterized by its light green fronds.

ni rir   adv. secretly, privately. E utungada arail mwekido ni rir. He supported their action secretly.

ni tepin kawa   Biblical. n. the beginning of time.

ni wahu   adv. respectfully.

niaul, also aul.   n. slope.

Niahlek   n. the name of the piece of land within Mesenieng where the Spanish built their colony.

Nialem   n. Friday.

Niare   n. Tuesday.

Niepeng   n. Thursday.

nierehr   n. steep area, cliff.

Niesil   n. Wednesday.

Niehd   n. Monday.

niondo   n. bayonet. [Jap. nihontō : Japanese sword]

nioaroahr   n. the shore area between the nansapw and the naniak.

Nikaunop   n. Saturday.

nihkarat   n. either of the two coconut palm cultivars called nihkarattoal or nihkaratweita.

nihkarattoal   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing large numbers of round, dark green nuts.

nihkaratweita   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing round, reddish-orange nuts.

nihke   1. meing. n. yaws, a tropical disease that first affects the skin and later the bones. 2. meing. vi. to be infected with yaws; to ulcerate. cf. kens.

nikenpiri , also kehnpwil.   n. tree sp., Garcinia ponapensis; medicine made from this tree is used to stop menstrual bleeding and dysentery; also good for firewood.

nihkengk   n. a coconut palm cultivar.

nihkerehs   n. cigar. [Eng. Negrohead, formerly the name of a brand of tobacco]

nihkes   meing. n. (archaic) peace, tranquility; joy. cf. popohl.

nihkesemwei, also mwein nihkes, mweimwahu.   archaic. n. a time of peace and tranquility.

-niki   aff. derivational suffix, used to form transitive verbs from nouns which may then be directly possessed, meaning 'to own' or 'to have'. sahpw land, sapweniki to own (of land).

nihkiro   n. Negro, Black. [Eng.]

Nikodihmus   Biblical. n. Nicodemus. [Eng.]

nikparehre   n. a woman who sits by the deceased during a wake and wails with the mourners.

nihl   n. nail, spike. [Eng.]

nillangih, also ninlangih, langih.   vt. to look upward toward something. cf. kilangada.

nillime, also ninlime.   meing. n. (3sg. nillimahr, ninlimahr) hand; land belonging to the Nahnmwarki; a possessive classifier employed in honorific speech in place of the common language classifier sapwe. Se mwatih nillimahro aio. We cleared your land yesterday. cf. peh, sapwe.

nim   vi., vt. to drink. cf. [meing] urak₃, koautoke, koanoat, koanoate, sak₁, sakan₁, sohk₁, dakadak, dakeh, .

nimada   vi., vt. to drink accidentally.

nime   poss. cl. a possessive classifier for drinks. Kihdo mahs nimei uhpwo. Please give me my drinking coconut. cf. [meing] koanoat, sahk₁.

nimenseng, also menseng.   n. morning, early morning hours. cf. [meing] kapwarsou.

nimpar   1. meing. vi. to whistle. 2. meing. n. (3sg. nimpar) whistle. 1. Mwohnsapw ketdi oh nimpar pohn tehnwar nindoken at serekieila ni pahinaho. Mwohnsapw sat and whistled on our canoe as we sailed out to the barrier reef. 2. Ke iang rong sapwellim nimpar. Did you also hear his whistle. – nimpere, vt. cf. kuwai.

nimpere   meing. vt. to whistle at someone. Ihs me Mwonsapw nimpere. Who did Mwohnsapw whistle at? – nimpar, vi. cf. kuwaie, kuwaih.

nimpil   vi. to drink water (to quench one's thirst). Kumwail nimpilier? Have you drunk water yet? cf. [meing] urakpil.

nin, also ni.   prep. at the location of, in either space or time, to.

nihn₁   n. tree sp., strangler fig, Ficus tinctoria, used in making cloth; a belt worn by women made of the bark of the nihn tree.

nihn₂   meing. adj. sweet. Koanoat diho me nihn. That tea is sweet. cf. mem.

nihn₃   meing. n. head garland for the Nahnmwarki, traditionally made of loom-woven banana fiber or tapa. Nihn wet me pahn wia wairenleng en Isipahu, This head garland will serve as the crown for his ascent to the title of Isipahu. cf. mwaramwar, elin kapwat.

nihn aprika, also apwuraiasi.   n. African oil palm, Elaesis guineensis, introduced by the Japanese for its oil.

ninih   meing. vt. to wear a head garland, of the Nahnmwarki. Mwohnsapw ninih elinpwur ieu ni kamadipwo. Mwohnsapw wore a garland of pwuhr at the feast. cf. mware₂.

Ninikapw, also Isohpahu.   n. the name a traditional spirit, known for having travelled to Sapwuahfik.

nihnihrek   meing. n. eyelash. cf. ririnmas.

ninlangih, also langih₁, nillangih.   meing. vt. to look up toward something. Mwohnsapw ninlangih pareto. Mwohnsapw looked up at the tern. cf. kilangada.

ninleng   n. rank of Sohpeidi from title two to four in both the Oloiso and Serihso lines.

ninlengda   vi. to stand up. Mwohnsapw kin ninlengda oh poahngok nan kamadipw. Mwohnsapw customarily stands up and speaks during a feast.

ninlime, also nillime.   meing. n. (3sg. ninlimahr, nillimahr) hand; land belonging to the Nahnmwarki; a possessive classifier employed in honorific speech in place of the common language classifier sapwe. cf. peh, sapwe.

ninlimehda   meing. vt. to hold; to accept. Mwohnsapw ninlimehda arail tohmwo. Mwohnsapw accepted their atonement.

ninrahn   n. daytime.

ninsei   n. the rank order of the section chiefs and the two lines of chiefs except Wasahi and Noahs in the Nahnmwarki line, and Nahlaimw and Nahnapas in the Nahnken line.

ninsehlap   1. meing. n. love, affection, romance, devotion. 2. meing. adj. loving, romantic, generous, affectionate, devoted. 3. meing. vi. to be in love, to be romantic. 1. Sapwellimahr ninsehlap ong aramas akan me sansal. Your love for the people is obvious.

ninsihpene   n. evening, at twilight.

ninsoutik, also soutik.   n. sunset, evening.

ninsouwas, also souwas.   n. noon.

ninsohrahn, also sohrahn.   n. dawn, early morning, the time interval beween pwahpwa rahn and nimenseng.

nindin, also und.   n. fuzz on the stalk of sugar cane; a down-like covering or material.

nindinkil, also undinkil.   1. n. (3sg. nindinkili) goosebumps. 2. vi. to have goosebumps.

nindoken, also nindokon.   adv. while, at the time of. Nindoken sahpwo ah lapalapake, sohla me kak kohla mwo. While the land was flooding, no one was able to go there. nindoken ehu ansou once upon a time.

nindokon   adv. see nindoken.

ninduwen, also niduwen.   sent. adv. according to.

nintapi   n. in the beginning. Nintapi re pwungki, ah met re sapwungki. In the beginning they agreed with it; however, now they don't agree with it.

nintehleng   1. meing. n. love, affection, romance, devotion. 2. meing. adj. loving, romantic, generous, affectionate, devoted. 3. meing. vi. to be in love, to be romantic. 1. Sapwallim nintehleng ong Likend me lap. His affection for Likend is intense. 2. Mwohnsapw me nintehleng. Mwohnsapw is affectionate. – nintehlenge, vt.

nintehlenge   meing. vt. to love, to cherish, to have an emotional attachment to, to sympathize with. Mwohnsapw nintehlenge Likend. Mwohnsapw loves Likend. – nintehleng, vi. cf. poakepoake.

Nintu   n. the area of Mesenieng where a sacred stone shrine was located; these stones were used by the Spanish to build a wall around their colony, now known as the Spanish Wall.

ningi, also nengi.   n. green onion, Allium fistulosum. [Jap. negi]

ningkapwan, also ngkapwan.   n. a while ago.

nipahrehre   n. a woman who remains by the body of a deceased person and waits for other mourners to arrive to intiate the wailing and mourning.

nihpwong   n. night time.

nihrem   n. a coconut palm cultivar.

nireng   vi. to hit two marbles with a single shot. [Jap. niren]

nihrir   n. either of two coconut palm cultivars called nihrirtoal or nihrirweita.

nihrirtoal   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing large bunches of medium-sized dark green nuts.

nihrirweita   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing large bunches of medium-sized reddish-orange nuts.

nihd, also nehd.   vt. to slide into or out of. – nihdek, vi.

nihdakih   vt. to slide something. – nihdek, vi.

nihdek   vi. to be slid into or out of. – nihd, nehd, nihdakih, vt.

niduwen, also ninduwen.   sent. adv. according to.

nihdwar   vi. to launch a canoe.

nihdwel, also wel₁.   vi. to molt a shell.

nihtahta   n. fish sp.

nihtik   n. either of the two coconut palm cultivars called nihtiktoal or nihtikweita.

nihtiktoal   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing small dark green nuts.

nihtikweita   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing small reddish-orange nuts.

nihtoal   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing large, dark green nuts.

Nihwe   n. the name of the leader of the Sokehs rebels who rebelled against the Germans in 1910.

nihweita   n. a coconut palm cultivar, bearing large, reddish-orange nuts.

noh   archaic. n. wave, surf.

noumw   poss. cl. your, singular. see nah. cf. [meing] sapwellim, sapwellimahr.

noumwa   poss. cl. your, dual. see nah.

noumwail   poss. cl. your, plural. see nah.

nok   adj. smoothed; creased, as of trousers.

nohk   n. main rib of the stem of a palm frond; any hard straw-like object.

nohken, also nohn.   adv. too, excessively.

noken rausis   n. crease in a pant leg.

noken wahr   n. the bow and stern vertical ends of a canoe, called the stem in English.

nokonok   n. vine sp.

nokonokon   adj. matted, of hair or feathers.

nokodei   slang. adj. extremely skinny. Lahpo me nokodei. That guy is extremely skinny.

nohlik   n. tsunami, tidal wave. Nohlik me lel Sapahn nan 2011 kemehla kidalapen aramas. The tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 killed many people.

Nohlik Lapalap   Biblical. n. the great flood. Noha wiahda warihmwo mwohn Nohlik Lapalapo. Noah built the ark before the great flood.

nompe   adj. alcoholic, always drunk. [Jap. nonbē]

nohn, also nohken.   adv. too, excessively. Ke dehr nohn doadoahk laud. Don't work too hard.

nohno   n. mother, mom; any person one's mother or father would call sister. cf. [meing] limareureu.

nohno kahlap   n. grandmother, sometimes one's spouse's grandmother.

nonno   1. vi. to snore. 2. n. the act of snoring. cf. [meing] ipihpensowi.

Nopempe   n. November. [Eng.]

nohpwei   1. n. the formalities and activities associated with making feasts of tribute and offerings of kava to the Soupeidi. 2. vi. to engage in these formalities and activities.

nohpwein audsapahl, also pweten sakau.   1. n. the formalities and activities associated with beginning anew the preparation of kava for the Soupeidi. 2. vi. to engage in these formalities and activities.

nohpwein kehp   1. n. a series of yam tributes involving offerings to the Nahnmwarki and to the Soumas en Kousapw during yam season (rekenpwel). 2. vi. to make a yam tribute. 1. Nohpwein kehp kin wiawi rekenpwel. Yam tributes take place during the yam season.

nohpwein lopwon en sakau   n. a kava ritual prompted by the arrival of a Nahnmwarki or Soumas en Kousapw after a nohpwein sakau has begun, involving a series of three paired cups of kava, ending with a single final cup. see pwelin lopwon, pelien lopwon, pwelin kahp, pelien kahp, pwelin luh, pelien luh, luhwehla.

nohpwein mahi   1. n. a series of breadfruit tributes involving offerings to the Nahnmwarki and to the Soumas en Kousapw during the main breadfruit season (rahk₁). 2. vi. to make a breadfruit tribute.

nohpwein sakau   1. n. the formalities and activities associated with serving kava to the Soupeidi. 2. vi. to engage in these formalities and activities.

nohpwein wengluh   1. n. the formalities and activities associated with the final servings of kava to the Soupeidi. 2. vi. to engage in these formalities and activities.

nopwunopw, also sinopwunopw.   adj. fat, healthy looking, of infants or young domestic animals.

nohd, also noht.   n. musical note. [Eng.]

Nohd Karolaina, also Karolaina Paliepeng.   n. North Carolina. [Eng.]

Nohd Dakohda, also Dakohda Paliepeng.   n. North Dakota. [Eng.]

noht, also nohd.   n. musical note. [Eng.]

Noha   Biblical. n. Noah.

noahrok   1. adj. greedy, acquisitive. 2. n. greed. – noahroke, vt. cf. [meing] neimwel.

noahroke   vt. to covet, to be greedy for. – noahrok, adj. cf. [meing] neimwele, eimwele.

Noahs   n. a title, in the Nahnmwarki line.

Nuh Amsir   n. New Hampshire. [Eng.]

Nuh Ioahk   n. New York. [Eng.]

nuh kaledohnia   n. a yam cultivar, from New Caledonia. [Eng.]

Nuh Kaledohnia   n. New Caledonia. [Eng.]

Nuh Mekisko, also Nuh Meksiko.   n. New Mexico. [Eng.]

Nuh Meksiko, also Nuh Mekisko.   n. New Mexico. [Eng.]

nuh pertin   n. a yam cultivar. [Eng. New Britain]

Nuh Sersi   n. New Jersey. [Eng.]

Nukuwer   n. Nukuoro, a Polynesian-outlier atoll located within Pohnpei State.

nur   1. vi. to contract, to throb; to flinch, to jerk away; to twitch. 2. adj. said of something that will shrink, as cloth.

nuhs   n. news. [Eng.]

nuhspehpa   n. newspaper. [Jap. nyūsupēpā < Eng.]

nuhd   n. squid, Sepidenthis lessoni.

nna   interj. Proceed immediately! Go ahead! Nna pidolong! Go ahead and enter.

nsar   vi. to be trapped with a leg noose. – nsare, nsere, vt.

nsare, also nsere.   vt. to trap with a leg noose. – nsar, vi.

nsen   n. (3sg. nsene) will₁, feelings, wish, intention, decision, desire, heart.

nsehn   vt. to snare with a slip noose; to follow fish with a lighted torch.

nsenamwahu   1. adj. happy, contented, enjoying the good life, comfortable. 2. n. happiness, tranquility. 3. vi. to indulge in enjoyable activities.

nseniki   adv. willingly, voluntarily; intentionally.

nsenoh   adj. concerned, caring, interested. – nsenohki, vt.

nsenohki   vt. to be concerned about; to care for, to be interested in. Ke dehr nsenohki. Don't be concerned about it. – nsenoh, adj. cf. [meing] kupwurohki.

nsensuwed   1. adj. sad, sorry, distressed. 2. n. sadness, sorrow, distress. cf. [meing] selikihr.

nsere, also nsare.   vt. to trap with a leg noose. – nsar, vi.

nsoange   vt. to probe the earth to find yams.

nda   vt. to say, to mention, to state. cf. [meing] poahngokih, mahsanih, idawarih.

ndahieng, also ndahng. vt. to inform, to tell someone.

ndahng, also ndahieng.     vt. to inform, to tell someone.

ndand   adj. famous, celebrated, renown.

ndahng, also ndahieng.   vt. to inform, to tell someone.

ndape   n. in a traditional Pohnpeian house, a beam that runs the length of the house, resting on and attached to the ends of the lohlo; there are two of these, one on each side of the roof.

ndape pahn mwaramwar   n. in a traditional Pohnpeian house, an underpurlin that runs the length of the house resting on and attached to the ends of the lohlohtik; there are two of these, one on each side of the roof.

ndapw   n. hibiscus bark used as a trellis for a yam vine.

ndahda   vi. to admit, to confess; to reveal.

nderak   1. meing. vi. to have a nightmare; to mutter indistinctly during sleep; to be delirious. 2. meing. n. nightmare; muttering; delirium. 1. Mwohnsapw nderak pwohng. Mwohnsapw was muttering in his sleep last night. 2. Nderak sohte kalapw wiawi, Muttering does not happen often. cf. lieurehre, liourehre.

ndil   1. vi. to torch fish. 2. n. a torch made of dried coconut palm fronds; a source of light; torch fishing.

ndoh   n. a disgrace.

ndohla   vi. to be disgraceful.

nta   n. (3sg. ntah) blood. cf. [meing] inenmwell.

ntahkereker, also mwesen ntahkereker.   1. n. dysentery, with blood in the stool; excessive bleeding associated with childbirth. 2. vi. to have dysentery; to experience excessive bleeding in association with childbirth.

ntalaud, also soumwahu en ntalaud.   1. n. high blood pressure, with symptoms sometimes including dizziness and nausea. 2. vi. to have high blood pressure.

ntahn mwell, also pohn ntahn mwell.   1. n. purple, violet (the colors). 2. adj. purple, violet.

ntahpwilipwil   1. n. a condition that involves bleeding from the vagina, often an early symptom of cancer of the uterus. 2. vi. to have this disease.

nting   1. vi. to write; to tattoo. 2. archaic. n. tattoo. – ntingih, vt.

nting en peneinei   n. census.

nting pinipin   1. vi. to write in cursive. 2. n. cursive writing.

nting sarawi   archaic. n. a sacred tattoo placed just above the knee on females.

ntingih   vt. to write; to tattoo. – nting, vi.

ntingihdi   vt. to write something down, as in a notebook.

ntingkatu   n. circle.

ntingmwot   n. shorthand.