Chuukese

Introduction

Chuukese is a language of Micronesia. It is spoken in Chuuk Lagoon, Caroline Islands, some on Ponape. Also in Guam, United States.

Dialects

East Lagoon, Fayichuck.

The Chuukese Verb

Verblist

achocho, aea, afanafana, aier, aiti, akkom, amam, amanau, amo, angang, anini, anisi, anneani, annut, apwonueta, arap, asösö, atai, attapa, aueta, aurek, ausening, awewe, awora, chech, chechemeni, chungani, churi, echeriw, ekieki, ekipwichi, emwen, engino, eniyéchchúúw, episipis, epiti, era, ereni, etiwa, feingaw, feino, feinong, feito, feitä, fis, fiti, fiu, fongoti, fós, föri, interfiu, iotek, itechiki, kaeo, kamwei, kamö, kapas, katon, kinikin, kofot, kokkot, komoch, koum, kuf, kuna, kuno, kutta, kömwöch, kön, köri, manau, manausefan, mano, masou, mefi, mei, metek, mi, mochen, mokut, mongo, mour, much, mut, mwaken, mwareiti, mwesi, mwet, mwus, mȯt, nemeni, neno, ngeni, nieno, niffang, nifinifin, nikitu, nimenimoch, nisou, niwin, niyééch, nnieno, noninen, nonnom, nouni, nounou, nuku, ochoch, oput, ouwa, papatais, peinit, pesei, ponuweni, poputa, poutano, puchor, pupunu, pwarata, pwich, pwichi, pwiniti, pwon, pwä, pwöruk, resin, riaffou, riki, rong, sani, sinei, sirkumsais, siwini, sona, sopweino, sossot, stuti, su, sȯtuni, takir, tatakis, tiki, tingor, tini, tongei, tongeni, tonong, tori, tuken, turufi, tutu, tuu, ufouf, umöumöch, un, uputiw, urumot, uta, war, wato, weri, weweiti, win, winiti, witi, wor, äni.

• (a)-kéttú, (é)-kéttú, (fa)-ariker, eri-ker, erikeri, kkéét -- to scratch
• (é)-mʷéchú, é-mwéchú, möch -- to hold
• (ni)-finifin, fini -- to choose
• (o)-roŋa, rongo-rong, roŋ, roŋe-(e-ya), roŋoroŋ -- to hear
• (turu-nu)-ffas, kekkey, kkeyi-si-ni, takir -- to laugh
• á, tukken -- to swim
• áá-, érá, apasa, ara -- to say
• áák, eki-(n), eki-yek, neme-ni -- to think
• áás, chang, sai -- to fly
• áche-e-(y), a-kka-ch -- to throw
• angaang, aŋaŋ -- to work
• áni, anni, eni, mʷéŋé, mʷéŋéé-(n), mwéngé -- to eat
• ánná-(ya), ánná-(yaa-ni), ánnáyá, ánne-(ya), ánne-(yaa-ni) -- to count
• chee-y, kúú-(tá) -- to hunt
• eyi-wen, tan, wúnú-, won, wonowut -- to lie down
• fátán, fátánátán, fetán, feten, nó -- to walk
• fééfé, féé-ti, rii-ti -- to tie up, fasten
• ffóón, nimwmwukonó, teriwi -- to grow
• fi, fiye-e-(y), fiyee-y, fiyefi -- to squeeze
• fóto-, ffót, f-fót -- to plant
• kama, méé-ni -- to buy
• ketchiw, kkechiw -- to cry
• kúna, weri -- to see
• kupii-y, sepe-si -- to cut, hack
• kúú-ri, kkar -- to burn
• küü, k-kúú-w, ochei -- to bite
• má, máá-, pe, pee-(nó) -- to die, be dead
• manaw, ma-naw -- to live, be alive
• mésék, mé-sék -- to fear
• méwúr, méwúrú- -- to sleep
• mmaw, m-maw -- to yawn
• móót, móót-(tiw), mómmóót, mót-(tiw) -- to sit
• mʷmʷor, mʷoro-(tiw), púngú-, turitiw -- to fall
• mʷmʷus, mwmwus -- to vomit
• mʷócho, mwócho -- to steal
• mʷoot, mʷooto-(mmaŋ), moot, mwoot -- to cook
• ngas, ŋas, ŋasaŋas -- to breathe
• nii, ninni, nnii-y -- to kill
• núúnú, núúnúú-(w), ngúti, ŋú-ti, ŋŋúúŋ -- to chew
• ó-mwóna, wop -- to hide
• ótiffa-(n), óttif, ó-ttif, memme-ttip -- to spit
• pé, péé-ni, péépé, wuki -- to blow
• pekki -- to shoot
• pékúú-w, tin, tine-ni, tinetin -- to split
• pʷer, pʷere-, too- -- to come
• pwo -- to swell
• pʷpʷoo-ni, pwpwo, wúsúús, wúsú-ús, wúsi -- to pound, beat
• pʷuu-, pwu -- to flow
• riiki, rik, sáp, sap, sor -- to turn
• sine, sineēy -- to know, be knowledgeable
• sini-ni, sin-ni, ssin, s-sin, ttu, tuutu -- to dig
• suuki, wá -- to open, uncover
• téé-(tá), tééki -- to climb
• teete, tee-te, tee-yi -- to sew
• tini, ttin -- to sniff, smell
• ttan, ttana -- to dream
• ttu, t-tuu- -- to stab, pierce
• túttú-, ttúút, t-tumw -- to suck
• wópwu-wópw, wech, wechee-(y), wechee-y -- to hit
• wú, wúú-, wúú-(tá) -- to stand
• wún, wúnúmi -- to drink