Carolinian

Introduction

Carolinian is a language of Northern Mariana Islands. It is spoken in Saipan and Agrihan islands. Also in United States.

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 95% with Carolinian and Satawalese (See: Satawalese), 88% with Woleaian (See: Woleaian) and Puluwatese (See: Puluwatese), 81% with Mortlockese (See: Mortlockese), 78% with Chuukese (See: Chuukese), and 74% with Ulithian (See: Ulithian?).

The Carolinian Verb

Verblist

• bwarúgh
• meleitei

• (a)-ma-lawa, (a)-ma-nawa, máári-, malaw, ma-law, ma-naw -- to live, be alive
• (a)-móó-(l), móó-(l-atél), m-mó -- to yawn
• (a)-mʷoŋoo-(w), (a)-mʷoŋo-o-(y), ángi, aŋi, mʷoŋo, mwongo -- to eat
• (a)-mʷoot, mʷoota-, mwoot -- to cook
• (fara)-fetál, fáárágh, fatal, ló -- to walk
• (gúna)-mʷmʷey, (ghúla)-mʷmʷey, mayúr -- to sleep
• áá-ngeli, ira -- to say
• áf, áfe- -- to swim
• ághiyágh, ághi-yágh, mángi-máng, máŋimáŋ -- to think
• ákkesh, aʀe-(y), akkásh, akkaʀ, akkesh, a-schee-y, ashe-(y), ashee-(y), a-tara -- to throw
• ál, yál, yáliyál -- to fly
• a-méé-w -- to buy
• a-memee-y, lúúlú, lúúlúú-(w), ngúti, ŋúúŋ -- to chew
• a-mwaschú-w -- to hold
• a-mwoura, túút -- to suck
• bʷo, bʷoo, bʷoobʷo, bwo -- to swell
• bʷu, bwuu-bwu -- to flow
• faffas, gekkey, ghekkáy, ghek-káy -- to laugh
• fas, ffóól, ffóólá-á-li, ffóóla-a-(y), pwpwóó-pwpwó, ter -- to grow
• féé-tag, féé-tagh, ghéé-ghé -- to tie up, fasten
• fei-ngi, fei-ŋi -- to squeeze
• ffil, fili -- to choose
• fóót, fóto-ghi, fato-gi, ffót, f-fót -- to plant
• ghaluu-ti, lou-ti, tughu-u-(w), wischi-ngeli -- to hit
• gheli-ŋi, kkel, k-kel, kkeli-ŋi -- to dig
• gheregher, gheri, gherigher, kkéét -- to scratch
• ghopii-y, sepe-ghi -- to cut, hack
• ghule, ghule-e-(y), ghulee-y, gule, gule-e-(y) -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ghúú-ghú, ghúú-w, ghey, kkú -- to bite
• gú, ghú, pwpul -- to burn
• hap, sápe-, ssor -- to turn
• heŋ, sáng, sáŋ, sáŋisáŋ -- to cry
• lii-y, lli, nni -- to kill
• má, máá, máá- -- to die, be dead
• ma-hag, masagh, ma-sagh, me-hag, me-ságh, me-sagh -- to fear
• móót, móót-(tiw), móóte-(tiw) -- to sit
• mʷmʷuh, mʷmʷus, mmwus -- to vomit
• mʷóʀo, mʷósho, mwóscho, púraf, piraf -- to steal
• mʷoromʷor, púngú- -- to fall
• ngan-ngas, ŋahaŋah, ŋasaŋas, ŋŋah, ŋŋas -- to breathe
• ngúúrú -- to sniff, smell
• nngaang, tarabwaagho -- to work
• on, wol, wolo- -- to lie down
• óp, ap, op -- to hide
• óttuf, ó-ttuf -- to spit
• paa-pa -- to count
• paghúw, tile-ngi, tili-ŋi -- to split
• pakk -- to shoot
• rongo-rong, roŋ, roŋoroŋ -- to hear
• schee-y -- to hunt
• suughi, wáá-hi, wáá-si -- to open, uncover
• téé-(tá), tééghi, téé-ghi, téé-gi -- to climb
• teete, tee-te, tee-yi -- to sew
• too- -- to come
• ttal, ttan -- to dream
• ttow, t-tow -- to stab, pierce
• úghú, úghúúgh, úghú-w, pʷpʷoo-li, pwpwo -- to pound, beat
• ughu-u-(w), ughuu-w -- to blow
• úl, úlú-ma-, úlúmi, úlú-mi, ún, únú-mi -- to drink
• uri, weri -- to see
• úú-, úú-(tá) -- to stand