Woleaian

Introduction

Woleaian is a language of Micronesia. It is spoken in Woleai (Wottegai), Falalus, Seliap (Sulywap), Falalop (Falalap), Tegailap (Tagalap), Paliau, Mariang, Eauripik, Faraulep, Elato, Lamotrek, and Ifaluk islands; east Caroline Islands. The first 5 listed are inhabited. 22 islands total, Yap State.

Dialects

Lamotrek, Woleaian. 84% intelligibility of Satawalese (See: Satawalese), 81% of Ulithian (See: Ulithian?), 50% of Sonsorol (See: Sonsorol), very low of Puluwatese (See: Puluwatese) and Chuukese (See: Chuukese). Lexical similarity: 88% with Satawalese (See: Satawalese) and Carolinian (See: Carolinian), 82% with Puluwatese (See: Puluwatese), 80% with Ulithian (See: Ulithian?), 78% with Mortlockese (See: Mortlockese), 75% with Chuukese (See: Chuukese).

The Woleaian Verb

Verblist

• cago

• (ga)-met, (ga)-mett, buga-a, ga-metaa, mette -- to cook
• (ge)-fase, ffasa, ffase, mmalɪ -- to laugh
• (ge)-mʷashú-(ú), (ge)-mʷashú-(ú-we), ge-mwmwashiu-a -- to hold
• bboo, bboo-li-(i), pwpwoo, súgú-ú, siugiu-siugɪʊ -- to pound, beat
• boo, booboo -- to swell
• buu-, too- -- to come
• chi, fagola-(a), fagole, fasa, tumwula -- to grow
• fato, fato-gi-(i), fato-giɪ, fato-go, ffato -- to plant
• fééféé, féé-ti-(i), geogeo -- to tie up, fasten
• fetale, lago -- to walk
• ffili, fili-(i), filiɪ -- to choose
• fisng-egɪ, gúú -- to burn
• fiya-(a), fiya-a, fiyefiye -- to squeeze
• gaaɪʊ, serú, serɪʊ -- to say
• gangiɪ, gaŋi-(i), mʷoŋoo, mwongoo -- to eat
• gashe-e-(ye), te-ttara -- to throw
• gelɪ, keli, keli-ŋi-(i) -- to dig
• geri-gerɪ, gerigeri, kkéétú -- to scratch
• gile, giula-a -- to know, be knowledgeable
• gopii-ya, tafatafe, tepa-giɪ -- to cut, hack
• gúúgúú, geigei, giu-giu, giu-wa, kúkkú -- to bite
• heļ, seetɪ -- to flow
• k-ka-meo -- to buy
• kutʊ, ma-ttipi, ma-ttipi-(ye) -- to spit
• lii-(ye), lii-li, lii-ya, ninnii-(ye), nnii -- to kill
• lúúlúú, lúúlúú-(we), ngiu-, ŋú-ti-i -- to chew
• maiurɪʊ, melawa, me-lawe -- to live, be alive
• mangi-a, maŋi-i-(ye), maŋimeŋi, yagi-(le), yagi-yagi, yagiyegi -- to think
• mase, masɛ -- to die, be dead
• masúrú, masiurɪʊ, mʷmʷe -- to sleep
• matto -- to sit
• me-tagú-(ú), metagʊ -- to fear
• móó-(li-gatelú), moa-li-gatelɪʊ -- to yawn
• mwalo, yope, yopɛ -- to hide
• mʷashogo, mwashogo, pira-a, pirafa, pirafe -- to steal
• mʷmʷute, mwmwuta -- to vomit
• mʷoro, mʷoromʷoro, p-piungɪʊ -- to fall
• ngiuri-a -- to sniff, smell
• ng-ngasa, ŋaseŋase -- to breathe
• paapaa, paa-paa, watewate, wate-watɛ, weta-gi-(i) -- to count
• pagiu-a, tile-ngiɪ, tile-ŋi-(i) -- to split
• pakkɪ -- to shoot
• péépéé, uguu-a, uguugu -- to blow
• rongo-rongo, roŋoroŋ -- to hear
• sape, sossor -- to turn
• shagee-ya -- to hunt
• soro- -- to suck
• súú, siu- -- to stand
• suugiɪ, waa-(ruu), waawaa -- to open, uncover
• tangɪ, taŋi, taŋiteŋi -- to cry
• téé, téé-(tage), téégiɪ -- to climb
• teetee, teeteɛ, tee-ye, ti-gi-(i) -- to sew
• togatoge, tou-toʊ, toutou -- to stab, pierce
• ttala, ttale -- to dream
• tugu, wau-ti-a, wishii-ya -- to hit
• úlú, úlú-ma-(le), úlú-mi-(i), iulɪʊ, iuliumiɪ -- to drink
• weri, weriɪ, weriweri -- to see
• wolo, wolo- -- to lie down
• yafa, yafe -- to swim
• yalɪ, yali -- to fly
• yengaanga -- to work