Ponapean

noun

Pona·​pe·​an

ˌpōnəˈpāən,

ˌpän-

plural -s

1

: pohnpeian

2

: the Austronesian language spoken on Ponape

Word History

Etymology

from Ponape, one of the Caroline islands + English -an

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