Pohnpeian

English

Etymology

From Pohnpei +‎ -an.

Adjective

Pohnpeian (comparative more Pohnpeian, superlative most Pohnpeian)

1. in, from or otherwise relating to the island state Pohnpei, the former Ponape, in Micronesia, or its people
2. in or otherwise relating to the (Micronesian) Pohnpeian language

Synonyms

• Ponapeian (until 1984)

Translations

relating to island state

• Dutch: Pohnpeiaans (nl)

relating to language

• Dutch: Pohnpeiaans (nl)

Noun

Pohnpeian (plural Pohnpeians)

1. A member or descendant of the Micronesian people of Pohnpei

Synonyms

• Ponapeian (until 1984)

Translations

Micronesian person

• Dutch: Pohnpeiaan m

Proper noun

Pohnpeian

1. The Micronesian language of the island state of Pohnpei

Translations

Micronesian language

• Dutch: Pohnpeiaans (nl)
• Finnish: ponape (fi)
• French: pohnpei (fr)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: ponpeyî (ku) f

• Pohnpeian: mahsen en Pohnpei

See also

• Ethnologue entry for Pohnpeian, pon ⁠