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sa-   verb. pref. a negative prefix meaning not, in-, or un-. pwung correct, sapwung incorrect.

sah   n. jar, crock. [Eng.]

saih   vt. to paddle toward. Weren sei ko saih ni pahinaho The racing canoes were paddled toward the barrier reef. – sei₁, vi.

sahi   n. fleet of canoes; trip by sea, ocean voyage.

saiens   n. science. [Eng.]

saiendis   n. scientist. [Eng.]

Saion   Biblical. n. Zion. [Eng.]

saik₁   vt. to collect anything from the sea; to catch as of fish. – sei-, vi.

saik₂, also saikinte, kaik, kaikinte.   neg. not yet. E saik pahn pwurodo. He won't come back yet.

saikan, also seikan.   adj. successful, in fishing or hunting.

saike, also sangke.   1. n. a game, rock-paper-scissors. 2. vi. to play this game. [Jap. janken]

saikinte, also saik₂, kaik, kaikinte.   neg. not yet.

Sailo   Biblical. n. Shiloh, an area of Israel; a messianic figure in the Old Testament. [Eng.]

saim   vt. to sharpen to a point. – seisei₁, vi.

Saimon₁   Biblical. n. Simon, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, also know as Peter.

Saimon₂   Biblical. n. Simon, the Zealot, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.

sain   1. vi. to sign. 2. n. signature, poster, sign, notice. [Eng.] – sainih, vt.

Sainai   Biblical. n. Sinai, the name of a mountainous district reached by the Hebrews the third month after the Exodus. [Eng.]

sainih   vt. to sign something. [sain <Eng.] – sain, vi.

saingo   n. the final activity in a competition. [Jap. saigo]

saip   n. sardine.

saipres, also saiprus.   Biblical. n. cypress. [Eng.]

saiprus   n. see saipres.

saipwerek   adj. untidy, slovenly. Ohlo me saipwerek. That man is untidy.

sair   vt. to come in contact with, to touch, to touch upon.

sairair   adj. ignorant.

saireiranki   vt. to be uninformed about.

saireng   n. siren, as on a police car or ambulance. [Jap.< Eng.]

Sairihni   Biblical. n. Cyrene. [Eng.]

sais   1. n. size, as of clothing. 2. vi. to be the right size. [Eng.]

saisai   archaic. n. resources.

saida   n. soft drink, soda, pop. [Jap. saidā < Eng. cider]

saiwih   adj. lean, lacking fat, not greasy.

Sau-   n. lord, ruler, a bound form of the word Sahu, as in Saudeleur.

Sahu   n. lord, ruler.

sahu nett   n. a yam cultivar.

Sahu Pohn Douwas   n. the leader of the guards that protected Nan Douwas during the reign of the Saudeleur.

Sahu Deleur, also Saudeleur.   n. title of the rulers of Pohnpei who belonged to the Dipwilap clan and who ruled the island, except for the Palikir region, for a period of approximately 500 years prior to the invasion of Isokelekel.

sauk, also rauk.   vi. to fall down, of standing objects.

sahumailap   n. a wind that descends on Meilap, in Dien, Kitti, that results in the transformation of land.

Saumw   n. highest title in the Salapwuk section of Kitti; formerly a priestly title with prestige equal to that of the title of Nahnmwarki.

Saumwenleng, also Soumwenleng.   n. the title of the high priest of Salapwuk who headed the Pwonginsapw rituals and ceremonies, credited with creating Pohnpei's title system.

Saumwin Kepinpil   n. the man who killed Wahrikidam.

saun   vt. to make a fire.

saunehng   vt. to ignite, to add wood to a fire; to speed up, to make go faster, as an engine. E saunehng ain uhmwo. He ignited the fire in the earth oven.

saunda   vt. to light₁ a fire.

saunmenimen   n. a chaotic uhmw area; an area for making an uhmw that includes individuals who do not belong, some of whom might take food not rightfully theirs.

saunda   vt. to light₁ a fire.

Saupohn Douwas   n. the head title holder and leader of Nan Douwas.

sahused   n. fish sp., a sp. of shark.

saud awak   n. a yam cultivar.

Saud Karolaina, also Karolaina Palieir.   n3s. South Carolina. [Eng.]

Saud Dakohda, also Dakohda Palieir.   n. South Dakota. [Eng.]

Saudel   n. a title, in the Nahnmwarki line.

Saudeleur, also Sahu Deleur.   n. title of the rulers of Pohnpei who belonged to the Dipwilap clan and who ruled the island, except for the Palikir region, for a period of approximately 500 years prior to the invasion of Isokelekel.

Saudemwohi   n. the last Saudeleur, known for his hostility to the people and to the spirits, ultimately deposed by Isokelekel.

saut   adj. disgusting because of filthy or unsanitary conditions. Koanoat kan me saut ansouwet pwe loangesimwisimw. The food is disgusting now because its has a swarm of flies (on it).

sautiki   vt. to disdain; to hate; to dislike.

sak₁   meing. vi. to eat. – sakan₁, vt. cf. mwenge.

sak₂   polite. vi. to evacuate one's bowels, to have a bowel movement.

sahk₁   1. meing. poss. cl. a possessive classifier for food and drink, used with Nahnken and title holders of sahk rank. 2. meing. n. (3sg. seke) food, drink. cf. kene, nime, mwenge.

sahk₂   vi. to sway, to swing. Koadoken tuhkeho sahkseli. The top of the tree is swaying back and forth.

sakau, also soakoa₂.   1. n. kava plant, Piper methysticum, a cultural keystone sp.; any intoxicating beverage. 2. vi. to consume kava, to be intoxicated, to be drunk (a shortened form of sakaula). [Pol. te kawa] cf. [meing] kaker, keinihn, luhmwuhmwla.

sakaula, also sakau.     vi. to be intoxicated, to be drunk. I sakaula aio. I got drunk yesterday.

sakau en ahmwadang, also sekewen ahmwadang.   n. the kava plant used to initiate a feast, presented to the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken upon their arrival at the feast site; another name for sakau en pahdak.

sakau en enihlap, also sekewen enihlap.   n. the largest kava plant at a feast, the last to be brought into the nahs, placed on the top of the pile of kava plants.

sakau en enihtik, also sekewen enihtik.   n. a kava plant used when requesting healing by an herbalist or a traditional masseuse or when seeking information about the components used in herbal cures; to insure success, the person requesting such information must be prepared to reciprocate with something of value, such as information or a gift.

sakau en iloakiloak, also sekewen iloakiloak.   n. a kava plant brought by someone from a different wehi₂ that is given to someone of equal rank.

sakau en inen pahnta, also sekewen inen pahnta.   n. the third of three kava plants presented by the family of a man to the family of a woman when asking for her hand in marriage, marking the end of the ritual.

sakau en oalu, also sekewen oalu.   n. a kava plant used to ask a spirit for forgiveness.

sakau en uremei, also sekewen uremei.   n. a kava plant used to dedicate a new kava stone.

sakau en kamalau, also sekewen kamalau.   n. a kava plant that has been thinned out from a planting of kava growing too closely together, presented to the Nahnmwarki.

sakau en kamallada, also sekewen kamallada.   n. kava served on the occasion of someone returning from a pleasure trip.

sakau en kapwahpwahleng, also sekewen kapwahpwahleng.   n. kava used when asking for a favor from the Soupeidi.

sakau en kapwarsou, also sekewen kapwarsou.   n. kava presented to the Nahnmwarki for breakfast.

sakau en kasohralap, also sekewen kasohralap.   n. the second kava plant employed after sakau en tomw to signify that a problem has been erased from memory.

sakau en kadawahl, also sekewen kadawahl.   rare. n. a kava plant sent to a Nahnmwarki by a counterpart in another chiefdom.

sakau en kehmwakele, also sekewen kehmwakele.   n. a kava plant used when asking to marry a daughter or female relative of a Nahnmwarki who resides with him.

sakau en kesoumwoal, also sekewen kesoumwoal.   n. a kava plant used to inform a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken that his presence is urgently required at another location, thus compelling him to comply.

sakau en keduhsou, also sekewen keduhsou.   n. kava presented to the Nahnmwarki at the end of the day, the purpose of which is to cause the sun to set.

sakau en kourdienial, also sekewen kourdienial.   n. a kava plant used to placate a Nahnmwarki who has left a feasthouse in anger.

sakau en koampwul, also sekewen koampwul.   n. kava gathered and presented to the Nahnmwarki at night, necessitating a light to find where the plant is growing.

sakau en luhwen mwet, also sekewen luhwen mwet.   n. the last kava plant harvested from one's field, presented to the Nahnmwarki to inform him that there is no more.

sakau en misik, also sekewen misik.   n. a kava plant used to apologize and to ask forgiveness from the Nahnmwarki, or to request his help.

sakau en nansapw, also sekewen nansapw.   n. lowland kava.

sakau en nanwel, also sekewen nanwel.   n. upland kava.

sakau en pahnkiol, also sekewen pahnkiol.   n. kava presented to the Nahnmwarki in the afternoon.

sakau en pahnsou, also sekewen pahnsou.   n. kava presented to the Nahnmwarki in the middle of the day.

sakau en pahdak, also sekewen pahdak.   n. the kava plant used to initiate a feast, presented to the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken upon their arrival at the feast site; another name for sakau en ahmwadang. Patohwando sakau en pahdak. Bring in the kava plant to start the feast.

sakau en pekimahk, also sekewen pekimahk.   n. a kava plant used to apologize and to ask forgiveness from someone without the Nahnmwarki or other royalty being present.

sakau en pekpwopwoud, also sekewen pekpwopwoud.   n. a kava plant used in the ceremony of asking for a woman's hand in marriage.

sakau en pwallap, also sekewen pwallap.   n. the name of the first kava plant that was used to start the tradition of splitting a kava plant into three portions, called nahnie, nahnpe, and rohsapal.

sakau en pwahda , also sekewen pwahda.   n. a kava plant used when requesting information about legends, historical events, etc.; the second of three kava plants presented by the family of a man to the family of a woman when asking for her hand in marriage.

sakau en doarapad, also sekewen doarapad.   n. a clump of kava roots from which stems (limes) are pried loose after the first four stems have been removed.

sakau en tomw, also sekewen tomw.   n. a kava plant used for conflict resolution or for asking forgiveness from the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken.

sakau en wisikpwel, also sekewen wisikpwel.   n. the first kava plant that is harvested and presented to the Nahnmwarki as tribute.

sakau kepeik   n. a kava plant, requiring just one person to carry it.

sakau lohpwu   n. a kava plant, large enough that it requires being carried on a lohpwu.

sakau pahs   n. a kava plant, large enough that it requires being carried on a pahs₁.

sakau rahmedel, also rahmedel.   n. Piper methysticum, one of the three cultivars of kava grown on Pohnpei, distinguished by having smooth, light colored stems.

sakau rahmwanger   n. Piper methysticum, one of the three cultivars of kava grown on Pohnpei, distinguished by having spotted stems.

sakau ro   n. a kava plant, requiring two persons to carry it.

sakau suwed   1. adj. bad kava. 2. n. a drunk and disorderly person.

sakaula, also sakau.   vi. to be intoxicated, to be drunk. I sakaula aio. I got drunk yesterday. cf. [meing] luhmwuhmwla, keinihn.

sakalap   1. n. the fourth feast of the main breadfruit season (rahk₁). 2. vi. to have this feast.

sakamwahu   1. n. good meal. 2. adj. good, of a meal.

sakan₁   meing. vt. to eat, to drink. cf. kang, nim.

sakan₂   n. plant sp., a medicinal plant.

sakana   n. fish sp. [Jap. sakana]

sakanakan   adj. bad.

sakando   n. second base, in baseball. [Jap. sekando < Eng.]

sakar   n. seashore, beach, land near the ocean, landing place for canoes or boats.

sakarahl   1. meing. vi. to greet the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken when passing by. 2. meing. n. act of greeting the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken when passing by.

sakarada   1. vi. to request permission to leave; to confess; to announce, to make a statement. 2. n. announcement, remarks, as in a speech. 3. humiliative. vi. to give a speech. cf. kapahrek.

sakaradahn eimwolu   n. eulogy .

sakaradahn kaping   n. a speech giving thanks.

sakaradahn kaweid   n. a speech to give or seek advice.

sakaradahn keipweni   n. a speech asking that the Nahnmwarki be blessed by the Enihlap.

sakaradahn koasoamw   n. a welcoming speech.

sakaradahn misik, also sekeren misik.   1. meing. n. a speech of apology; apology, pardon, excuse. 2. meing. vi. to pardon, to excuse.

sakaradahn pahn nta   n. a speech given to request permission to marry a woman.

sakaradahn pahnnta   n. a speech given to the head of a family to request permission to marry a high-titled woman.

sakaradahn pekmahk   n. a speech of apology.

sakaradahn peksawas   n. a speech requesting help.

sakaradahn tomw   n. a speech asking for forgiveness.

sakaradahn wahu   meing. n. respect, honor. cf. wahu.

sahkas   1. n. circus. 2. vi. to walk on a tightrope. [Eng.]

sake₁   vi. to be tilted.

sake₂   n. Japanese rice wine, sake. [Jap. sake]

sakenei   meing. n. a food dish that is a favorite of a Soupeidi.

saki   1. n. jack₂, as an automobile jack. 2. vi. to jack₂. [Jap. jakki < Eng.] – sakih, vt.

sakih   vt. see saki.

sahkih   meing. vt. to see, discern, look at, observe, examine. cf. kilang.

sakier   n. bird sp., great crested tern, Sterna bergii.

sakiri, also sekiri.   n3s. in back of or at the rear₂ of a person.

sakon, also soakon.   adj. self-centered, demanding; of a leader, cruel, despotic; of children, spoiled; of an infant, always crying. – soakone, vt.

Sakon Mwehi, also Sakonomwei.   n. the title of the third Saudeleur, known for his exceptional cruelty.

Sakonomwei   n. see Sakon Mwehi.

sakot   1. n. breadfruit disease. 2. vi. of breadfruit, to have this disease.

sakura   n. a card game. [Jap. sakura]

sakramendo   n. sacrament. [Spa. scramento]

sakrisidia   n. sacristy, a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service and where vestments and other things used in worship are kept. [Spa. sacristía]

sal₁   vi. to be mad or angry. I ekis sal pahn lahpo I'm kind of mad at that guy.

sal₂   vt. to gather rope, to haul in a line.

sal-   vi. to be positioned with the face or front toward (something or someone). salodo facing me.

sahl   n. rope, cord, line, string.

salamalam   1. adj. thoughtless, insensitive, unconcerned about imposing on others. 2. n. thoughtlessness, insensitivity.

salahng-   vi. to sway, to swing. E salahngseli pwe e sekewen wai. He's swaying around because he is drunk.

Salapat   n. one of the Isokelekel's warriors; a title; said by the Kosraeans to be an alternate name used by Isokelekel to hide his identity.

Salapwuk   1. n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti. 2. archaic. n. a ritual center for the tradtional religion of Pohnpei.

salad   n. salad. [Eng.]

salada   vi. to be exposed; of commoners, to be seated facing the main platform in a feasthouse.

Saladak   n. a section (kousapw) in U.

saladahn enihlap   n. the center post in a feasthouse located at the front edge of the main platform.

saladahnleng   n. a post located in the center of the main platform of a feasthouse, between the posts called salidi en enihlap and saladahn enihlap.

salekelek   adj. dynamic, energetic.

salelepek   adj. unreliable, inept, incompetent.

saleng   n. (3sg. salenge) ear. cf. [meing] aipenpwong, aipenso, aipwonso, karong.

saleng en eni   n. mushroom, a bioluminescent fungus, Filoboletus manipularis.

saleng en wahr   n. the angular protrusion on the top ends of the hull of a Pohnpeian canoe.

saleng en weipwul   n. leaf bracts (stipules) on Morinda citrifolia stems.

Saleng Iahaia   n. a hole on Dau where a sacred eel was once kept.

saleng mat   n. ear infection in babies, accompanied by copious amounts of a smelly, white liquid coming from the ear.

saleng medek   1. n. earache. 2. vi. to have an earache.

saleng walek   1. n. a wild taro (ohd) cultivar. 2. adj. having a distended, pierced earlobe in the style of the Chuukese.

salenge   n. his/her/its ear; the angular protrusion on either end of the hull of a Pohnpeian canoe.

salengeh   polite. vt. to hear, to listen.

salengehda   vi. to overhear people talking.

salengopon   adj. deaf. cf. [meing] koarongodoh.

saledek   1. adj. free, carefree, relieved, unrestrained, licentious. 2. n. freedom, relief.

saledekla   vi. to be free. Ohlo saledekla. The man is free.

saledi   vi. of nobles, to be seated facing the commoners.

sali   1. vi. to eat meat or fish. 2. n. the meat or fish part of a meal; any complement to the main course of a meal. – selie, vt. cf. [meing] irap.

salih   vt. to tie; to jail, to imprison. – sel₁, vi.

salihpene   vt. to tighten a knot; to affirm.

salihdi   vt. to tie up; to imprison; to detain.

sahliel   1. adj. dizzy; confusing; mentally ill or retarded. 2. n. dizziness; confusion.

saliokda   vt. to suddenly realize.

salikihr   meing. vt. to remember, to recall. cf. taman.

salihpene   vt. to tighten a knot; to affirm. cf. [meing] idilepeh.

salihdi   vt. to tie up; to imprison; to detain. – selidi, vi.

salidi en enihlap, also enihlap.   n. the center post at the back of the main platform of a feasthouse, near where the Nahnmwarki sits.

saloh   adj. nervous, troubled. – salohki, vt.

salohki   vt. to be nervous about, to be troubled by. – saloh, adj.

salomp   n. vine sp., a medicinal vine in the morning glory family, Merremia peltata.

salong   adj. hard to find.

salongala   vi. to go astray; to disappear from sight, to get lost.   adj. oblivious.

salongpene   vi. to be mixed-up.

salongpeseng   vi. to become separated in a large crowd or in the forest. Irail salongpeseng nanwel. They got separated in the forest.

saluhp, also seluhp.   n. the vine of Paraderris elliptica, used for poisoning fish and as a rope.

sall   adj. angry; fierce. Ohl sall mwo. That is an angry man. Ohlo sallada. That man is angry.

salla   vi. to accidentally expose one's genitals, of either men or women.

sallap, also sellap.   n. vine sp., Luffa cylindrica, used medicinally.

sallenohl, also sellenwol.   n. whore, prostitute.

Sallong   n. the name of a piece of land on Temwen Island; the site of the first Protestant mission station in Madolenihmw.

salmarasau   n. one who is knowledgeable about fertile, uncultivated valleys (nankepin nanwel).

salmasero   adj. able to bear₂ a heavy burden or load. Pwutako me salmasero. The young man is able to bear a heavy load.

salmwon   n. salmon. [Eng.]

salpangapang   vi. to be seated sideways on the main platform in a feasthouse.

sahm₁   n. (3sg. seme) father; any person one's father would call brother.

sahm₂   n. jam, jelly. [Eng.]

sahm kahlap   n. (3sg. seme kahlap) grandfather, spouse's grandfather, father's mother's brother.

samanih   vt. to be expert at, to be knowledgeable about. – semen, adj.

samat , also sammat.   interj. Honest to God!

samaterek   adj. not supple, not limber, not easily persuaded; not lucky.

Sameria   Biblical. n. Samaria. [Eng.]

samin   adj. messy, unsanitary, filthy, unclean.

saminla   vi. to become messy, unsanitary, filthy.

saminimin   adj. uncooperative.

saminla   vi. to become messy, unsanitary, filthy.

Samuel   Biblical. n. Samuel, two books in the Kadehde Mering (Old Testament), 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel. [Eng.]

samurai   n. Japanese warrior. [Jap. samurai]

samusi   n. rice paddle. [Jap. shamoji]

samma   n. fish sp., mackerel pike. [Jap. sanma]

sammat, also samat.   interj. Honest to God!

sammen   vi. to carve a cooked pig from an uhmw during a kamadipw. Ohlo pahn sammen. That man will carve it (the pig).

sammenip   n. fish sp., snowy grouper, a variety of Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus.

sampah   n. world, earth, planet.

sampakihda   n. plant sp., Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac; called pikake in Hawaiian. [Tag. sampaguita]

sampang   n. fishing boat, sampan. [Jap. sanpan < Chi.]

sampei   n. any volcanic island off the coast of a main island, especially the offshore islands found on or within the Pohnpei lagoon.

sampion   1. n. champion. 2. vi. to be a champion. [Jap. chanpyon < Eng.]

samwa₁   num. plus some. Mie nei tala siluh samwa. I have three dollars and some cents. I pwainiki tala rieisek samwa. I bought it for twenty some dollars.

samwa₂   archaic. n. a term of affection used by parents with a child.

samwa-   vi. move toward or away. Ohlo samwodohr. The man is heading this way.

samwalahr   vi. to be about to depart or leave. I pahn samwalahr. I am about to depart. (a common leave-taking expression).

samwalahro   vi. last, with reference to time. Doadoahko imwsekala nan sounpwong samwalahro. The work ended last month.

samwadohr   vi. to be about to arrive, to be on the way.

samwei   n. fish sp., emperor fish.

samwei pohn rar   n. fish sp., emperor fish, possibly yellow stripe emperor, Lethrinus ramak.

samwei pwet   n. fish sp., emperor fish, possibly Lethrinus harak.

Samworou, also Soumwaroh.   n. a high priest in traditional Pohnpeian religion.

Samworou Lapalap   n. a high priest during the reign of the Saudeleur, responsible for the ritual prayers said on Idehd.

Samworou Leiap   n. a lesser high priest during the reign of the Saudeleur, responsible for the ritual prayers said on Idehd.

samwurai   n. samurai. [Jap. samurai]

sampwer   n. the defense of a relative, regardless of whether he or she is right or wrong.

sampwere   vt. to defend a relative, regardless of whether he or she is right or wrong.

sampwil   n. grated green banana with coconut oil.

sampwo   1. n. mumps. 2. vi. to have the mumps.

sampwuloi   n. fragment; section.

sahn   vt. to be unaccustomed to, to be unfamiliar with.

sanapapes   interj. sonofabitch (a milder expletive in Pohnpeian than in English). [Eng.]

sanek₁   n. coil of sennit.

sanek₂   n. nineteenth night of the month in the traditional calendar, the third night after the full moon in the lunar cycle. Sanek iei pwohng keisek duwau en nan ehu sounpwong. Sanek is the nineteenth night of the month.

sanek en komwana   n. twenty-second night of the month in the traditional calendar, the sixth night after the full moon in the lunar cycle; the second day of the holy week in the traditional Pohnpeian religion. Sanek en komwana pil iei pwohng kerieisek-riau en nan ehu sounpwong. Sanek en komwana is the twenty-second night of the month. Sanek en komwana iei keriau en rahn en wihk sarawi. Sanek en komwana is the name of the second day of the holy week.

sanek en komweni   n. twenty-first night of the month in the traditional calendar, the fifth night after the full moon in the lunar cycle; the first day of the holy week in the traditional Pohnpeian religion. Sanek en komweni iei kerieisek ehu en pwohng nan ehu sounpwong. Sanek en komweni is the twenty-first night of the month. Sanek en komweni iei eden keiieu en rahn en wihk sarawi. Sanek en komweni is the name of the first day of the holy week.

saneke₁   vt. to coil (sennit). Sanekehda pwehlo! Coil up the sennit!

saneke₂   meing. vt. to see, discern, look at, observe, examine. cf. kilang.

sankilahs   n. sunglasses. [Eng.]

sansal   1. adj. clear, evident, obvious, noticeable. 2. n. (3sg. sensele) portrait; appearance; poster; statue.

sansalada   vi. to become clear; to be exposed or disclosed. Atail luwet sansaladahr. Our weakness has been exposed.

sansal en eni   Biblical. n. idol.

Sansal Kansensuwed Likemisik   Biblical. n. The Awful Horror, a pagan statue that was brought into the Temple by the enemies of the Jews.

sansal takai   n. Catholic statuary.

sansalamwahu   1. n. good appearance or image. 2. vi. to appear to be good.

sansalada   vi. to become clear; to be exposed or disclosed. Atail luwet sansaladahr. Our weakness has been exposed.

sansar₁   vi. to be sliced, to be peeled. – sere₁, vt.

sansarada   vi. to be uprooted; to be peeled off; to be wearing off, of a feeling or effect. Sakau pwoat sansarada aio. A kava plant was uprooted yesterday.

sansar₂   vi. to duck₁, to dodge. – sarek₁, vt.

sansarada   vi. to be uprooted; to be peeled off; to be wearing off, of a feeling or effect. Sakau pwoat sansarada aio. A kava plant was uprooted yesterday. – sarek₃, vt.

sansaren kaiwile   n. a method of fighting employed by Isokelekel's warrior which entails retreating from the enemy, stopping to kill several, and the retreating again.

sansing   vi. to strike-out, in baseball. [Jap. sanshin]

sandangdopi   1. n. a game, hop-skip-jump. 2. vi. to play this game. [Jap. sandantobi]

sandepehpa   n. sandpaper. [Eng.]

Sandiklohs   n. Santa Claus. [Eng.]

sandisihmwo   n. benediction, blessing. [Spa. Sandisimo : the Holy Sacrament]

sandolihna, also kilimenip en kehp mwuterek.   n. a yam cultivar.

Santi sukuhl   1. n. Sunday school, used in the Protestant church. 2. vi. to attend Sunday school. [Eng.]

santuari   n. sanctuary. santuari en mwohmw fish sanctuary. [Eng.]

sanwit   n. sandwich. [Eng.]

-sang   verb. suff. from, in opposition to; sang occurs as a separate word before locative or temporal phrases. I aluhlahsang ohlo. I walked away from that man. Tohnkousapwet ngedersang mahso. The membership of this section is far larger than it was before.

sahng   archaic. n. a cry or sound produced by an animal.

sangat   1. adj. lonesome, lonely. 2. n. homesickness, lonesomeness, loneliness. cf. [meing] manioaroahr.

sangin   adj. having a large impact, forceful; full of enthusiasm.

sangid   vt. to cry for, to weep for, to moan for. – seng, vi. cf. [meing] udamwere.

Sahngoro, also Soahngoro.   1. n. title of the Nahnmwarki of U; a Pohnpeian deity and ancestral deity of the Dipwinwaii clan; often equated to Nahnisopahu. 2. vi. to hold this title.

sangk   vi. to come or go early in the morning; to commute.

sengken menseng   n. early morning arrival or departure.

sangkamwahu   n. a breadfruit cultivar (meinsahrek type).

sangke, also saike.   1. n. a game, rock-paper-scissors. 2. vi. to play this game. [Jap. janken]

sangkemen   vi. to eat breakfast before sunrise, forbidden before fishing.

sangken ah   m the meeting of people in peace and harmony.

sangken wakapw   n. the meeting of people in times of conflict.

sangkenei   adj. very early in the morning. Re me sangkenei. They were very early (in the morning).

sap   vi. to cut into pieces. – sepe₂, vt.

sapa₁   adj. inappropriate, bizarre, incongruous, not fitting. E sapa wahnpoaron men en sakaula. It is inappropriate for a minister to be intoxicated.

sapa₂   n. bird sp., a kind of pigeon,.

sapai   adj. unfortunate, unlucky, poor.

sapair   Biblical. n. sapphire. [Eng.]

sapairair   meing. adj. unfair, partial, inequitable.

sapak   vt. to harvest, of bananas. – sapasap₁, vi.

sapakaris   adj. unpopular; unattractive. cf. [meing] rekeseipwel.

sapal   vi. to walk on the land or on the reef, implying to a destination a considerable distance away, to hike. cf. [meing] uresed.

sapahl   1. vi. to repeat an activity; to do again. 2. meing. vi. to return. – sapahlih, vt. cf. pwur.

sapahlih   meing. vt. to return to. – sapahl, vi. cf. pwure₂.

sapahlsed   n. food that is leftover after returning from fishing; young men are prohibited from eating it, lest it bring bad luck to the fishermen.

sapan   1. adj. generous. 2. n. generosity. cf. [meing] kalanglik, pohndewehlap, kupwursapan, sapekenko.

Sapahn   n. Japan. [Eng.]

sapahrek   adj. unequal, uneven, not flush.

sapasap₁   vi. to be harvested, of bananas; to be cut or sliced up. – sapak, vt.

sapasap₂   n. plant spp., Cyperus javanicus or Hypolytrum dissitiflorum.

Sapad   Biblical. n. Sabbath. [Eng.]

sape   vt. to carry in one or both hands.

sapehda   vt. to lift up with one or both hands.

sapei   1. n. woman's sitting dance. 2. vi. to perform this dance.

sapeik₁   adj. disobedient.

sapeik₂   adj. to be unable to hold one's breath for a long time under water.

sapekeikei   vi. to sit while propping up one's chin up.

sapekenko   1. meing. adj. generous, merciful. 2. meing. n. kindness, generosity, mercy, grace (the grace of God). cf. sapan.

sapeleng   n. grass sp., sword grass, Miscanthus floridulus, a reed-like grass that is used in the game peisihr.

sapeng   vt. to respond to, to answer. cf. [meing] inginlangih, inginlenge.

saped   n. twins of different sexes. Liseian en saped iei mpwer, ahpw emen pwutak ah emen serepein. A saped pregnancy results in twins, but one is a boy and the other is a girl.

saped sakau   vi. to extend one's arms to God and pray.

sapehda   vt. to lift up with one or both hands. cf. [meing] saplangih.

sapede   n3s. the area of a palm where the fronds begin to emerge from the trunk.

sahpis   1. n. service, as in a restaurant. 2. vi. to serve. [Jap. sābisu < Eng. service]

sapuht   vi. to collect bananas. I pahn sapuht. I will do some banana collecting. sapak

saplangih   meing. vt. to lift up with one or both hands. cf. sapehda.

sapw₁   vi. of kava, to reach the stage where, depending on the municipality, the fourth or fifth cup is served; of Pohnpeian medicine, to reach the fourth, eighth, twelfth, etc. day of taking it.

sapw₂   num. hundred million.

sahpw   n. (3sg. sapwe) land, farmstead, homestead; large land mass, continent.

sahpw sarawi   n. sacred land; a phrase often used by Pohnpeians to describe their island. Pohnpei sahpw sarawi. Pohnpei is a sacred land.

sapwakapw   n. newly cultivated land; newly acquired homestead land.

sapwake   n. turtle sp., hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.

sapwala   vi. to be ended, to be completed. E pahn sapwala kawaluhen rahn. It will be ended on the eighth day. – kasapwahla, vt.

sapwalap   n. main island, as opposed to offshore islands.

Sapwalap   n. a large region in central Madolenihmw.

sapwalih, also sepwele.   archaic. vt. to see.

sapwar   n. an unfavorable prediction; a spell to bring about a negative outcome.

sapwasapw   vi. to own land; to homestead; to cultivate land. – sapweniki, vt.

sapwasapw en pohnpei   n. land entrusted to the head of the clan, to be made available for the use of clan members. (Such lands no longer exist because they have been deeded to individuals.).

sapwad   vt. to untie, to untangle, to unravel. – sapwedek, vi.

sapwad mwoh   n. twenty-fourth night of the month in the traditional calendar, the first night following the last quarter of the lunar cycle.

sapwad mwuhr   n. twenty-third night of the month in the traditional calendar, approximately the night of the last quarter of the lunar cycle. Sapwad mwuhr iei pwohng kerieisek siluh nan ehu sounpwong. Sapwad mwuhr is the twenty-third night of the month.

Sapwatakai, also Sapwtakai.   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti; the stone city built by Lempwei Sapal, also known as Lempwei Sok, after he fled from Nan Madol; Sapwatakai was the seat of the once independent chiedom of Kepihleng.

Sapwawas   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

sapwe₁   poss. cl. a possessive classifier used for land. cf. [meing] nillime, ninlime.

sapwe₂   n3s. a generic name for the last cup of kava, marking the end of the initial phase of a kava ritual.

sapwel   1. n. shovel. 2. vi. to shovel. [Eng.] – sapwele, vt.

sapwel louder   n. shovel loader (heavy equipment). [Eng.]

sapwele   vt. to shovel. [sapwel <Eng.] – sapwel, vi.

sapwellim   meing. poss. cl. a possessive classifier used in honorific speech in place of the common language classifiers ah₂ and nah.

sapwellimahr   poss. cl. his, your, yours; used only with a Nahnmwarki. Sapwellimahr aramas koaros. All the people are your subjects.

sapwellime   poss. cl. his, your, yours; used with a Nahnken and other high title holders.

sapwellimankihda   meing. vt. to take, to accept; to raise , to rear₁, to have children. Mwohnsapw sapwellimankihda seri silimen. Mwohnsapw had three children. cf. alehda, nainikihda.

sapwellimahr   meing. poss. cl. his, your, yours; used only with a Nahnmwarki. Sapwellimahr aramas koaros. All the people are your subjects. cf. ah₂, nah.

sapwellime   meing. poss. cl. his, your, yours; used with a Nahnken and other high title holders. cf. ah₂, nah.

sapwen alemengi   n. a land of borrowing; a phrase used by Pohnpeians to describe their tradition of selective borrowing from other lands and other people.

Sapwen Eir   n. the ancestral homeland of the Pohnpeians from which the first voyage to Pohnpei emanated.

Sapwen Inou   Biblical. n. the Promised Land.

sapwen ohpis   n. public land. [ohpis <Eng. office]

sapwen keiru   Biblical. n. this world, a temporary place, as opposed to heaven or hell,. Sapwen keiru sampah wet. This world is a temporary dwelling place.

sapwen kohwa   n. land occupied by a tenant (as opposed to an owner); land occupied by a homesteader for which legal title has not yet been granted; a tract of land that is entrusted to someone.

sapwehn koanoat   meing. n. in U and Sokehs, the fourth cup of kava during a kava ritual, marking the end of the initial phase of the kava ritual, served to the Nahnmwarki; called sapwehiak in Madolenihmw; in Kitti and Nett this term is used for the fifth cup kava where it is served to the Nahnmwarki in Kitti and to Nahnalek (spouse of the Nahnmwarki) in Nett. see epeng en koanoat, kapahrak.

sapwen luh   meing. n. a land of leftovers, said of Pohnpei, where leftover food is commonly eaten. Pohnpei sapwen luh. Pohnpei is a land of leftovers.

sapwen neipi   n. land, the title to which was issued during the administrative period of the American navy. [Eng. neipi]

sapwehn sakau   n. the fourth cup of kava in Madolenihmw, U, and Sokehs and the fifth cup of kava in Kitti and Nett, when consumed informally in the absence of a Soupeidi.

sapwen sapahn   n. land, the title to which was issued during the administrative period of Japan.

sapwen sehmen   n. land, the title to which was issued during the administrative period of Germany.

sapwen soupwur   n. heaven or hell, the land from which there is no return.

sapwen sohso   n. inherited land.

sapweniki   vt. to own, of land. – sapwasapw, vi.

sapwendip   humiliative. n. homicide.

sapwendipala   humiliative. vi. to commit homicide. – sapwendipkihla, vt.

sapwendipkihla   humiliative. vt. to kill someone. – sapwendipala, vi.

Sapwehrek   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

sapwedek   vi. to be untied; to be untangled, to be unravelled. – sapwad, vt.

Sapwetan   n. a title.

Sapwikini, also Sepwikini.   n. the leader and organizer of the maiden voyage that led to the discovery of Pohnpei; he later initiated the construction of settlements on Pohnpei.

sapwile   n. high island, as opposed to an atoll.

Sapwitik   n. a small island off the coast of Lenger.

Sapwohn   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

sapworang   n. a large sea creature (identity unknown).

sapwung   1. adj. mistake, incorrect, wrong, erroneous. 2. n. mistake, error. cf. [meing] sapwungiso.

sapwungiso   1. meing. n. a sacred mistake or error, referring to the intentional ignoring by a chief of a transgression by a member of the royalty. 2. inter Please excuse my mistake. cf. sapwung.

Sapwuhtik   n. an islet in Nan Madol where there is a burial vault for priests.

sapwkepeu   n. cold place.

sapwmadekeng   n. dry land.

sapwdeke   n. atoll, any small island.

Sapwtakai, also Sapwatakai.   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti; the stone city built by Lempwei Sapal, also known as Lempwei Sok, after his flight from Nan Madol; Sapwtakai was the seat of the once independent chiefdom of Kepihleng.

sapwtehn   Biblical. n. desert, wilderness, empty land. cf. [meing] sedarensapw.

sapwtehreng   n. a banana cultivar.

sar₁   vi. to peel, of the skin after being sunburned; to fade, as of a color; to bleach out; to let up.

sarasang   vi. to fade away, as of a color or a mental or physical condition. Ahi men meiro sarasang. My sleepiness faded away.

sar₂   vi. to be unearthed, of a plant such as kava. – sarek₃, vt.

sar₃   vi. to disperse, of a crowd.

sahr₁   n. mangrove crab hole.

sahr₂   archaic. n. knife.

Sara, also Sarai.   Biblical. n. Sarah, the wife of Abraham, first called Sarai, but renamed Sarah by God.

sara₁, also sarapeseng.   vi. to open one's mouth.

sarapeseng   vi. to open one's mouth. Ke kak sarapeseng? Can you open your mouth?

sara₂   n. fish sp., squirrelfish.

sara sike weitahta   n. fish sp., squirrelfish.

sara weitahta   n. fish sp., squirrelfish.

Sarai, also Sara.   Biblical. n. Sarai, the wife of Abraham, later named Sarah by God.

sarau   n. fish sp., blackfin barracuda, Sphyraena genie.

sarakawe   vi. to lose faith or trust in someone, to experience regret. I sarakawehla ohlo. I lost faith in that man.

saramar   vi. to open a preserved breadfruit pit for the purpose of removing the contents.

sarang   n. (3sg. sarenge) clump of roots of kava, or of the wild yam kehpineir, or of sugarcane.

sarap   interj. shut up. [Eng.]

Sarapahu   n. one of the two brothers who employed magic to help shape the physical features of Pohnpei; the other is Mwohnmwur.

sarapeseng   vi. to open one's mouth. Ke kak sarapeseng? Can you open your mouth? – kasarapeseng, vt. cf. [meing] dauwaspeseng.

sarar   n. insinuation.

sarahra   adj. disfavored; forsaken; unsympathetic; ignorant.

sarasang   vi. to fade away, as of a color or a mental or physical condition. Ahi men meiro sarasang. My sleepiness faded away.

saraser   adj. rough, not smooth. Pohn dinapwen me saraser. The surface of that board is rough.

sarasi   n. bleach. [Jap. sarashi]

sarasko   n. bleach, especially powdered bleach. [Jap. sarashiko]

sarada₁   vi. to raise one's head.

sarada₂   vi. to cease, resulting in a return to normalcy.

sarawi₁   1. adj. sacred, holy. 2. n. religious service; magic; taboo. 3. vi. to attend church, to conduct a religious service, to worship. 1. Pohnpei sahpw sarawi. Pohnpei is a sacred land. 3. Peneineio sarawi rahnwet. The family went to church today.

sarawi₂, also iohsep.   n. gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides.

Sarawi Laud   n. main service in a Christian church.

Sarawi Lapalap, also Pwohng Lapalap.   n. the great ritual performed at Nan Madol in which the stomach of a sea turtle was fed to an eel known as Nahnsamwohl, the embodiment of Nahnisohnsapw, presided over by a priest holding the title of Nahlaimw.

Sarawihn Esil   n. a mid-week church service, in the Protestant church.

Sarawihn Iasada   n. Easter.

Sarawihn Iukenpwont, also Sarawihn Kahula.   n. a church service for members of the Iukenpwont. [iukenpwont <Ger. jugend bund]

Sarawihn Kahula, also Sarawihn Iukenpwont.   n. a church service for members of the Iukenpwont.

Sarawihn Padahk   n. a church service performed by a deacon, rather than a priest.

Sarawihn Tomw   n. a church service modeled after the traditional Pohnpeian practice of tohmw, in which members of a community come together to seek reconciliation and forgiveness from others, conducted at Christmas and Easter.

Sarawihn Waii   n. service in English, in the Catholic church.

sarawihpe   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

Sareid en Sahpw   n. title of the fourth Saudeleur, known for his great spritual power.

sarek₁   vt. to duck₁, to dodge. – sansar₂, vi.

sarek₂   vt. to relieve another of his burden.

sarek₃   vt. to unearth, of a plant such as kava. – sar₂, vi.

sarekarek   adj. easily sunburned. Mehn waii me sarekarek sang mehn Pohnpei. White foreigners are more easily sunburned than Pohnpeians.

sarekek   adj. peeling, as of the skin or paint; of plywood, coming to be separated.

sarekeleng   meing. vi. to trim, of one's fingernails or toenails. cf. sarkik.

sarep, also sarip.   vt. to root₁, while looking for something; to search for something by unearthing it, to scratch, as of a chicken. – senser₁, vi.

sarepidi, also saripidi.     vt. to bury; to cover with soil or earth.

sarepen kapas   n. an exchange of fish and land products in which there are more fish than products of the land, thus bringing embarrassment to those who brought the land products.

sarepidi, also saripidi.   vt. to bury; to cover with soil or earth. – seridi, vi.

saretep   vi. to be uprooted. Niho saretepida. The coconut palm was uprooted.

sarip, also sarep.   vt. to root₁, while looking for something; to search for something by unearthing it, to scratch, as of a chicken. – senser₁, vi.

saripidi, also sarepidi.   vt. to bury; to cover with soil or earth. – seridi, vi.

saroh   1. adj. embarrassed, ashamed, disgraced, humiliated. 2. n. embarrasment, shame, disgrace, humiliation. cf. [meing] liroar.

sarohdi   vi. to become embarrassed, to become ashamed, to become disgraced, to become humiliated.

sarongorong   1. adj. pigheaded, refusing to accept advice or follow instructions, stubborn. 2. n. pigheadedness, stubborness.

sarohdi   vi. to become embarrassed, to become ashamed, to become disgraced, to become humiliated. cf. [meing] liroaridi.

saruwaru, also sarwaru.   1. adj. eccentric, erratic. 2. vi. to be wandering around aimlessly. 1. Ohlo mwomen saruwaru. That man looks eccentric. cf. [meing] ketselewi.

sarkik   vi. to trim, of one's fingernails or toenails. cf. [meing] sarekeleng, sarpweipwei.

sarmada   1. n. underwear. 2. vi. to wear underwear. [Jap. sarumata]

sarpahnsakau   vi. to thin a thicket of kava by removing the smaller plants which are then customarily taken to the section chief.

sarpweipwei   meing. vi. to trim, of one's toenails or fingernails. cf. sarkik.

sarduhwa   n. turtle sp., leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea.

sarwaru, also saruwaru.   1. adj. eccentric, erratic. 2. vi. to be wandering around aimlessly.

sarwel   n. a treatment given to people made ill by a sounwinahni .

sarwelinsapw   n. magic to revitalize land that has become exhausted.

sas₁   vi. to stagger.

sas₂   adj. confused, said of one who misidentifies his possessions.

sas₃   Biblical. n. sash. [Eng.]

sasairiki   vt. to be unaware of; to be uninformed about.

sasimi   1. n. a dish of raw fish or raw meat of any kind. 2. vi. to eat raw fish or raw meat of any kind. [Jap. sashimi]

sasper   Biblical. n. jasper (the stone). [Eng.]

sadak   n. tree sp., Elaeocarpus carolinensis, used for making canoe hulls, highly valued for its lumber.

sadelaid   n. satellite. [Eng.]

sadik   adj. bitter, as characteristic of menioak, mwekimwek, or kehmpalahi; This term is commonly used in U; in other municipalities, kampe is more common.

sahdo   n. third base, in baseball. [Jap. sādo < Eng. third]

Sadusi   Biblical. n. Sadducee. [Eng.]

Satokawai   n. the name of the man who committed a legendary transgression that prompted the Saudeleur to issue an ultimatum that required Lepen Moar to secure the feather of Derepeiso.

sawa₁   n. taro sp., variously called dryland taro, true taro, sweet taro, or common taro, Colocasia esculenta, the generic term for any of a number of cultivars of this species.

sawa₂   vi. to be broken, of anything containing liquid, granular objects, or gas; to open, of a boil or abscess; to break, of waves; to rapidly change for the worse, of the weather or emotions.

sawa weitahta   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

sawaidenleng   meing. n. herbal medicine, medicine; any potion or article intended to have a medical or magical function. cf. wini.

sawahn awai   n. taro sp., from Hawai'i, variously called Hawaiian taro, Honolulu taro, American taro, New World taro, sweet taro, and cocoyam, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, classified by Pohnpeians as a type of sawa₁, native to South America and believed to have been brought to Pohnpei during the Japanese administration.

sawahn india   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar, said to be from India.

sawahn kusai   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar, said to be from Kosrae.

sawahn mwahng   n. a dryland taro (sawa₁) cultivar.

sawang   n. soup bowl. [Jap. chawan]

Sahwarlap   n. a waterfall in Kitti. Sahwarlap kohsang ni eden aramas. Sahwarlap was named after a person.

Sahwartik   n. a waterfall in Kitti.

sawas   1. vi. to help, to assist, to aid. 2. n. help, assistance, aid. – sewese, vt.

sawaskihda   vt. to provide.

sawaspene   vi. to cooperate.

sawasepe   n3s. help, assistance, aid, care (for him, her, or it).

sawaskihda   Biblical. vt. to provide.

sawaspene   vi. to cooperate.

sawehwe   vi. to be difficult to understand, to be unclear or indistinct; to be ignorant.

sawi₁   poss. cl. a possessive classifier for clan members.

sawi₂   n. fish sp., grouper, Plectropomus leopardus, Plectropomus melanoleucus, or Plectropomus truncates.

sawi pwiliet   n. fish sp., whitemargin lyretail grouper, Variola albimarginata.

se₁   subj. pron. we, exclusive.

se₂, also kadekedek.   vi. to shout in a prolonged, falsetto voice, when carrying kava, to challenge another to a fight, or to call out to another who is out of sight. cf. [meing] kowet.

seh₁   n. sandy place inside the barrier reef.

seh₂, also kadekedek.   n. a prolonged shout in a falsetto voice. cf. [meing] kowet.

sei₁   vi. to paddle. – saih, vt. cf. [meing] oaresed.

sei₂   n. fish sp., porcupine fish.

sei₃   n. soursop, Annona muricata.

sei-   vi. to collect anything from the sea; to catch as of fish. – saik₁, vt.

seikihs   vi. to fish for octopus.

seilipwei   vi. to gather lipwei, a species of clam.

seiloangon   vi. to gather loangon, a species of sea cucumber.

seimenihke   vi. to gather any non-swimming marine organism, i.e. shells, starfish, sea cucumbers, etc.

seipahsu   vi. to gather pahsu₁, a species of clam.

seiwerer   vi. to gather werer, a sp. of sea cucumber.

seikan, also saikan.   adj. successful, in fishing or hunting. Laid seikan arailo. Their fishing trip was a successful one. Re seikan. They were successful.

seike   1. poss. cl. a possessive classifier for a catch, as of fish. 2. n. the prey or victim of an animal.

seikihs   vi. to fish for octopus.

Seikop   Biblical. n. Jacob. [Eng.]

seilipwei   vi. to gather lipwei, a species of clam.

seiloak   1. vi. to go on a trip, to travel. 2. n. trip, journey, travel. seiloakih cf. kapwaireleng.

seiloakih   vt. to go on a trip to, to travel to. – seiloak, vi. cf. [meing] kapwairelenge.

seiloakoaloak   vi. to troll for fish while paddling. [Mok. jeilokolok : to fish by trailing a hook]

seiloangon   vi. to gather loangon, a species of sea cucumber.

seimad   vi. to cut hair very short.

seimek   adj. fast₁, in walking.

seimenihke   vi. to gather any non-swimming marine organism, i.e. shells, starfish, sea cucumbers, etc.

Seims₁   Biblical. n. James, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, the brother of John and the son of Zebedee, also known as James the Greater.

Seims₂   Biblical. n. James the son of Alphaeus, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, also known as James the Lesser.

Seims₃   Biblical. n. James, a book in the Kadehde Kapw (New Testament).

seimwoak   1. meing. vi. to sleep. 2. meing. n. sleep. cf. meir.

sein, also sihn₃.   n. chain. [Eng.]

Seina, also Seini.   n. China. [Eng.]

Seini   n. see Seina.

Seinwar   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti and Nett.

seip, also sehp₁.   n. food cabinet, safe. [Eng.]

Seipahn   n. Saipan.

seipar   1. meing. vi. to sneeze. 2. meing. n. sneeze. cf. asi₁.

seipahsu   vi. to gather pahsu₁, a species of clam.

seipeng   vi. neut. to cover picked, green bananas to hurry their ripening.

seiping akaund   n. savings account. [Eng.]

seipwok   1. n. breadfruit or grated banana cooked with coconut milk. 2. vi. to cook breadfruit or grated banana with coconut milk.

seir, also pwuhr.   n. tree spp., a generic name for Fagraea berteroana and Cananga odorata.

seiranki   vi. to not know.

seirek   1. meing. vi. to laugh. 2. meing. n. laugh, laughter. – seirengki, vt. cf. kouruhr.

seiren   1. adj. hesitant, reluctant. 2. vi., vt. to do something hesitantly or reluctantly. 1. E seiren ahpw wie doadoahk. He was hesitant while working. 2. E seirenieng doadoahk rahnwet.. He worked reluctantly today.

seirengki   meing. vt. to laugh at, to consider something to be laughable. Iso seirengki mwomwen ohlo. Iso laughed at the appearance of that man. – seirek, vi. cf. kouruhrki.

seirin pohnpei, also pwurin pohnpei.   n. tree sp., Fagraea berteroana, valued for its fragrant flowers.

seirin waii, also pwurin waii.   n. tree sp., ylang ylang, Cananga odorata, having fragrant flowers.

seisei₁   vi. to be sharpened to a point. – saim, vt.

seisei₂   1. vi. to be given a haircut. 2. n. haircut. – sehk₁, vt. cf. [meing] kotokot, tahta.

seidi   meing. vi. to stay overnight, to go to bed, to bed down, to go to sleep. Mwohnsapw seidier. Mwohnsapw went to sleep. cf. pweidi.

seiwei   vi. to paddle a canoe forward.

seiwerer   vi. to gather werer, a sp. of sea cucumber.

seu, also sou₉.   n. hump, pile.

seu-, also sou-₂, soh-.   verb. pref. a negative prefix meaning not in the sense of 'the opposite of'.

sehu, also inentep.   n. sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum.

sehu kala, also kalahltoal.   n. a sugar cane cultivar.

sehu kala toal   n. a sugar cane cultivar.

sehu permwohsa   n. a sugar cane cultivar. [permwohsa <Eng. Formosa?]

seualahl   n. a sugar cane cultivar.

seuahlek   n. a sugar cane cultivar, resembling the reed species called ahlek.

seuitar, also sohitar.   1. n. deficiency, insufficiency. 2. adj. deficient, insufficient. 2. Komw kupwure aht tungoal kanengen uhmw seuitar. Bear with us for our deficent food contribution.

seukautih, also soukautih.   adj. unconcerned, carefree; folly, foolish.

seulepeu, also soulopou.   adj. bold, dauntless. Ke nohn seulepeu. You are too bold.

seulikih, also sohlikih.   vt. to distrust. I seulikih pwutako. I do not trust the boy.

seulikilik, also soulikilik.   1. adj. untrustworthy; unreliable. 2. n. untrustworthiness; unreliablility.

seulipilipil   adj. not choosy, undemanding.

seun nukini, also seutoal.   n. a sugar cane cultivar. [nukini <Eng. New Guinea]

seun nta, also seuweita.   n. a sugar cane cultivar, used to ask a girl's parents for permission to marry.

seun palau   n. a sugar cane cultivar, from Palau.

seun permwohsa   n. a sugar cane cultivar, from Taiwan (Formosa).

seun wai   n. a sugar cane cultivar.

seunamenek   n. shame.

seuneir   n. a sugar cane cultivar.

seuper, also souper.   adj. fearless.

seupwet   n. a sugar cane cultivar, commonly used to invite the Sohpeidi to a feast or a social function.

seupwoson, also sohpwoson.   adj. skeptical, unbelieving.

Seus   Biblical. n. Zeus, in ancient Greek religion, the chief diety of the pantheon, identical with the Roman god Jupiter. [Eng.]

seuseu   n. (3sg. seusewi) smaller auxiliary tubers of a yam plant.

seutoal, also seun nukini.   n. a sugar cane cultivar.

seuweita, also seun nta.   n. a sugar cane cultivar, used to ask a girl's parents for permission to marry.

sek₁   vi. to ring₂, to collide. – seker, vt.

sek₂   n. check, as a bank check. [Eng.]

sehk₁   vt. to cut, to give a haircut. – seisei₂, vi.

sehk₂   vi. to lay out a net.

sehk₃   n. jack₃, in cards. [Eng.]

sekeh, also sekehn.   adv. not easily.

sekekeir   adj. slow growing, slow in advancing in a hierarchy, as through the traditional title system.

sekehkehwei   vi. to paddle a canoe forward, vigorously.

sekehkun   adj. nearly inextinguishable. Einiak me sekehkun. A fire of mangrove wood is nearly inextinguishable.

sekehlok   adj. not easily hurt, not quick to give up. Aramaso me sekehlop. That person is not easily hurt.

seken₁   n. mangrove sp.

seken₂   n. second₂, as a unit of time; second₁ in a sequence. [Eng.]

sekehn, also sekeh.   adv. not easily. Mahr sekehn ohla. Preserved breadfruit doesn't easily spoil.

seken menseng   1. meing. n. breakfast (used with title holders of sahk₁ rank). 2. meing. vi. to eat breakfast. cf. mwengehn menseng.

seken soutik   1. meing. n. dinner, supper (the evening meal, used with title holders of sahk₁ rank). 2. meing. vi. to eat dinner, to eat supper. cf. mwengehn soutik.

seken souwas   1. meing. n. lunch (used with title holders of sahk₁ rank). 2. meing. vi. to eat lunch. cf. mwengehn souwas.

sekeniken   1. adj. least favorite. 2. Biblical. n. sinner. cf. [meing] rekeseipwel.

sekenikenen soupeidi   idiom said of an undeserving holder of a high title, obtained by blood rather than by achievement.

sekenmei, also kamadipw en sekenmei, kamadipw en nohpwei.   1. meing. n. a feast of reciprocation for the first feast of the breadfruit season, given by the soupeidi. 2. meing. vi. to have this feast. 1. Sekenmei kin wiawi ni ansoun kehmei. The reciprocal feast is held during the first feast of the breadfruit season.

sekenpwoud   meing. vi. to ask for forgiveness in the absence of a mediator.

seker   1. vt. to strike or hit something that makes noise; to ring₂, as a bell. 2. idiom I men seker. Literally, 'I want to ring like a bell', an expression used to excuse oneself before passing gas. – sek₁, vi.

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

Sekere   n. a section (kousapw) in Sokehs.

sekere₁   humiliative. vi. to present oneself before the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken to make a statement or to give a presentation.

sekere₂   adv. maybe, perhaps. I pahn sekere laid lakapw. I might go fishing tomorrow.

sekerehki   humiliative. vt. to inform. Wasahi sekerehkiher Mwohnsapw. Wasahi already informed his highness.

Sekeren   n. a section (kousapw) in Nett.

sekeren misik, also sakaradahn misik.   1. meing. n. a speech of apology; apology, pardon, excuse. 2. meing. vi. to pardon, to excuse.

sekeren waii   n. foreign shore (cf. sakar), presumably the shore of Sapwen Eir.

Sekerenna   n. a shore area where ceremonial turtles were washed and smeared with breadfruit sap; one was selected and transported to Idehd, where it was killed and its stomach removed to serve as an offering to Nahnsamwohl.

sekesek   n. plant sp., Allophylus timoriensis.

sekesekere   vt. to be most likely to be.

seked   1. n. checkers, chess; a chess or checkerboard. 2. vi. to play checkers or chess. [Eng.]

sekehtok, also sekehtuk.   adj. unceasing, everlasting; infinite. Pungin iloken ni pahina sekehtok. The breaking of the surfs is unceasing.

sekehtuk   adj. see sekehtok.

sekewe   vt. to offer kava to someone.

sekewen ahmwadang, also sakau en ahmwadang.   meing. n. the kava plant used to initiate a feast, presented to the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken upon their arrival at the feast site; another name for sekewen pahdak. Patohwando sekewen ahmwadang. Bring the kava for initiating the feast activity.

sekewen enihlap, also sakau en enihlap.   n. the largest kava plant at a feast, the last to be brought into the nahs, placed on the top of the pile of kava plants.

sekewen enihtik, also sakau en enihtik.   n. a kava plant used when requesting healing by an herbalist or a traditional masseuse or when seeking information about the components used in herbal cures; to insure success, the person requesting such information must be prepared to reciprocate with something of value, such as information or a gift.

sekewen iloakiloak, also sakau en iloakiloak.   n. a kava plant brought by someone from a different wehi₂ that is given to someone of equal rank.

sekewen inen pahnta, also sakau en inen pahnta.   n. the third of three kava plants presented by the family of a man to the family of a woman when asking for her hand in marriage, marking the end of the ritual.

sekewen oalu, also sakau en oalu.   n. a kava plan used to ask a spirit for forgiveness.

sekewen uremei, also sakau en uremei.   meing. n. a kava plant used to dedicate a new kava stone.

sekewen kamalau, also sakau en kamalau.   n. a kava plant that has been thinned out from a planting of kava growing too closely together, presented to the Nahnmwarki.

sekewen kamallada, also sakau en kamallada.   n. kava served on the occasion of someone returning from a pleasure trip.

sekewen kapwahpwahleng, also sakau en kapwahpwahleng.   n. kava used when asking for a favor from the Soupeidi.

sekewen kapwarsou, also sakau en kapwarsou.   1. meing. n. kava presented to the Nahnmwarki for breakfast. 2. vi. to prepare kava for the Nahnmwarki at the time of breakfast. 1. I pahn onopada atail sekewen kapwarsou. I will have our kava plant ready for breakfast. 2. Kitail pahn sekewen kapwarsou nimensehngie. We will perform our breakfast kava ritual early in the morning.

sekewen kasohralap, also sakau en kasohralap.   n. the second kava plant employed after sakau en tomw to signify that a problem has been erased from memory.

sekewen kadawahl, also sakau en kadawahl.   meing. n. a kava plant sent to a Nahnmwarki by a counterpart in another chiefdom.

sekewen kehmwakele, also sakau en kehmwakele.   n. a kava plant used when asking to marry a daughter or female relative of a Nahnmwarki who resides with him.

sekewen kesoumwoal, also sakau en kesoumwoal.   meing. n. a kava plant used to inform a Nahnmwarki or Nahnken that his presence is urgently required at another location, thus compelling him to comply.

sekewen keduhsou, also sakau en keduhsou.   n. kava presented to the Nahnmwarki at the end of the day, the purpose of which is to cause the sun to set.

sekewen kourdienial, also sakau en kourdienial.   n. a kava plant used to placate a Nahnmwarki who has left a feasthouse in anger.

sekewen koampwul, also sakau en koampwul.   n. kava gathered and presented to the Nahnmwarki at night, necessitating a light to find where the plant is growing.

sekewen luhwen mwet, also sakau en luhwen mwet.   n. the last kava plant harvested from one's field, presented to the Nahnmwarki to inform him that there is no more.

sekewen misik, also sakau en misik.   n. a kava plant used to apologize and to ask forgiveness from the Nahnmwarki, or to request his help.

sekewen nansapw, also sakau en nansapw.   n. lowland kava.

sekewen nanwel, also sakau en nanwel.   n. upland kava.

sekewen pahnkiol, also sakau en pahnkiol.   n. kava presented to the Nahnmwarki in the afternoon.

sekewen pahnsou, also sakau en pahnsou.   n. kava presented to the Nahnmwarki in the middle of the day.

sekewen pahdak, also sakau en pahdak.   n. the kava plant used to initiate a feast, presented to the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken upon their arrival at the feast site; another name for sekewen ahmwadang.

sekewen pekimahk, also sakau en pekimahk.   n. a kava plant used to apologize and to ask forgiveness from someone without the Nahnmwarki or other royalty being present.

sekewen pekpwopwoud, also sakau en pekpwopwoud.   n. a kava plant used in the ceremony of asking for a woman's hand in marriage.

sekewen pwallap, also sakau en pwallap.   n. the name of the first kava plant that was used to start the tradition of splitting a kava plant into three portions, called nahnie, nahnpe, and rohsapal.

sekewen pwahda, also sakau en pwahda.   meing. n. a kava plant used when requesting information about legends, historical events, etc.; the second of three kava plants presented by the family of a man to the family of a woman when asking for her hand in marriage.

sekewen doarapad, also sakau en doarapad.   n. a clump of kava roots from which stems (limes) are pried loose after the first four stems have been removed.

sekewen tomw, also sakau en tomw.   n. a kava plant used for conflict resolution or for asking forgiveness from the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken.

sekewen wisikpwel, also sakau en wisikpwel.   n. the first kava plant that is harvested and presented to the Nahnmwarki as tribute.

sekewenleng   n. plant sp., Peperomia pellucida, used to treat type 2 diabetes.

sekewenwel   1. n. the act of informally consuming kava without the Soupeidi's knowledge of it. 2. vi. to consume kava under these conditions.

seking akaund, also nahken pohnsewe sek.   n. checking account₂. [Eng.]

sekir   meing. n. (3sg. sakiri) back.

sekirawih   vt. to waste resources. E sekirawih kanarail salihn nan wihket. He wasted their protein resources for the week. – sekireu, adj.

sekirawihdi   vt. to deplete, to exhaust.

sekireu   adj. wasteful in the use of resources. Pwutako me sekireu. That boy is wasteful. – sekirawih, vt.

sekiri, also sakiri.   n3s. in back of or at the rear₂ of a person.

sekid   1. n. jacket. 2. vi. to wear a jacket. [Eng.] – sekidih, vt.

sekid en kapwat, also sekid welpeseng. n. suit coat. vi. to wear a suit coat.

sekid en keteu n. raincoat. vi. to wear a raincoat.

sekid en pap n. life jacket. vi. to wear life jacket.

sekid welpeseng, also sekid en kapwat.     n. suit coat.   vi. to wear a suit coat.

sekihda   n. form, for pouring concrete. [Jap. seki ita]

sekidih   vt. to wear a jacket. E sekidih ah sekid kapwo. He's wearing his new jacket. [sekid <Eng.] – sekid, vi.

sekpene   1. vi. to collide, of two objects; to come into conflict. 2. n. conflict, confrontation. 1. Ira sekpene pwe emente kose me ih me pwung. They came into conflict because each assumed he was right.

sekpwuk   n. checkbook. [Eng.]

sekteri   n. secretary. [Eng.]

sel₁   vi. to be tied. – salih, vt.

selidi   vi. to be jailed, to be imprisoned; to be shutdown as a consequence of being in violation of the law; to be tied up.

sel₂   num. cl. used in counting rope or sennit. kisin pwehl pahsel four balls of sennit.

sel-   vi. to be exiled.

sella   vi. to be exiled, to be sent away to prison. Mehn Sokehs ko sella Palau nan mwein Sehmeno. The people of Sokehs were exiled to Palau during the German colonial period.

sehl   n. cell (the biological unit). [Eng.]

sehla   n. sailor, seaman. [Eng.]

sele   n. chili pepper, Capsicum frutescens; bell pepper, Capsicum annuum; and Peperomia ponapensis. [Eng. chili]

selel   slang. interj. a shortened form of kaselel.

selen kaikes   n. plant sp., Dalbergia candenatensis.

-seli   verb. suff. here and there, without definite direction; about. tang run, tangseli run here and there; mwemweit visit, mwemweitseli visit here and there.

seliapihda   meing. vt. to tie to a beam. – seliepda, vi.

selie   vt. to eat meat or fish along with some carbohydrate source; to eat a consumable that goes well with another consumable. Sukehn loangalap ioun selie pankeik. Honey goes well with pancakes. – sali, vi. cf. [meing] irepe₂.

seliepda   meing. vi. to be tied to a beam. Pekinleng kin seliepda ni kehnlangiso. The pekinleng is tied to the kehnlangiso. – seliapihda, vt.

selioll   n. the vine of the ioll plant, Merremia peltata.

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

selime   n. a person whose spouse dies and who then marries another who also dies.

selimwur   adj. of a man, restricted by his wife from spending time with his friends.

selin isek   n. string or rope for a water container (isek), used to carry the container or to tie it to a canoe. cf. [meing] ohn pweirek.

selin kohpw   n. (3sg. selin kopwe) ligament, tendon.

selin mour   n. (3sg. selin mouri) major blood vessel.

selin nta   n. (3sg. selin ntah) blood vessel.

selin peleng   n. a line used to hang things, such as clothing, fish, etc.

selin peleng likou   n. clothesline.

selin pehm   n. nerve.

selin pwuhs   n. umbilical cord.

selin sohng   n. plumb line.

selin suht   n. shoestring. [suht <Eng. shoe]

selin weke   n. a rope or vine that is used to drag something.

selipat   n. wound, scar.

selipe   n3s. cord used for tying.

selihr   meing. n3s. navel, belly button. cf. pwuhs₁.

selidi   vi. to be jailed, to be imprisoned; to be shutdown as a consequence of being in violation of the law; to be tied up. – salihdi, vt.

selit   n. anxiety, distress, worry; restlessness.

selitilit   adj. restless while trying to go to sleep.

selomp   n. the vine of the omp plant, Ipomoea littoralis.

Selod   Biblical. n. Zealot, a member of a first century movement among Judean Jews who sought to overthrow the Roman government. [Eng.]

seluhp, also saluhp.   n. the vine of Paraderris elliptica, used for poisoning fish and as a rope.

sella   vi. to be exiled, to be sent away to prison. Mehn Sokehs ko sella Palau nan mwein Sehmeno. The people of Sokehs were exiled to Palau during the German colonial period.

sellap, also sallap.   n. vine sp., Luffa cylindrica, used medicinally.

sellenwol, also sallenohl.   n. whore, prostitute.

selmete   n. cable; chains, such as prison chains. [mete <Eng. metal]

selmwur   n. rope or vine tied to the back of a log that is being dragged to guide it or to control its speed while descending a hill.

selpat   n. noticeable scar.

selpatala   vi. to become a noticeable, of a scar.

sehlpwohn   n. cell phone. [Eng.]

semanokonok   adj. absent-minded, forgetful.

semen   1. adj. expert, wise, knowledgeable. 2. n. an expert; wisdom, knowledge. 1. Ohlo inenen semen nan tiahk en sahpw. That man is an expert in Pohnpeian culture. 2. E pahn kapwil ah semen ong nah seri kan. He will impart his wisdom to his children. – samanih, vt. cf. [meing] erepit.

Sehmen   1. n. Germany. 2. adj. German. [Eng.]

Semen Pwei Lapalap   n. a brother of Semen Pwei Tikitik.

Semen Pwei Tikitik   n. a young man who fled Pohnpei because of the greed and oppression of the Saudeleur; upon returning, he killed the reigning Saudeleur.

semeneri   n. seminary. [Eng.]

semenloak   n. the fourth side post from the entrance to a feasthouse, on the right, opposite the semendakehnloak.

semendakehnloak   n. the fourth side post from the entrance to a feasthouse, on the left, opposite the semenloak.

semester   n. semester. [Eng.]

semihs, also simihs.   1. n. slip, chemise. 2. vi. to wear a slip or chemise. [Eng.]

sempoak   adj. unloving, heartless, unfriendly, unforgiving.

semwak, also semwek.   1. adj. of breadfruit, rotten or overripe. 2. n. a breadfruit disease.

Semwei   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

semwek, also semwak.   1. adj. of breadfruit, rotten or overripe. 2. n. a breadfruit disease.

semwekla   vi. to become rotten or overripe, said of breadfruit.

semwehmwe   adj. poor.

semwene   adv. hardly. Ohlo song semwene. The man hardly tried it.

semwepaur   adj. extremely poor, poverty-stricken, having nothing.

sehmwida   n. tree sp., pride of Barbados, Caesalpinia pulcherrima.

semwit   n. ember. Pwutako mwasikalahsang ni lepin semwit en uhmwo. The boy got burned by an ember from the earth oven.

semwut   n. log.

sempwe   vi. to turn or point into the wind when sailing, to turn or point a canoe toward the outrigger side when sailing (the outrigger is always kept on the windward side of the canoe).