Pohnpeian love poem
Kilahs
Kilelemw nan kilahs
Ih nehi nempwe keio wad
Apw mahdang e sorala
Nei las ih poakpoakeuik
Translated into Pohnpeian by Jessica
Original version
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The prettier
The poem translated into the Micronesian language of the island of Ponape (Pohnpei, Ponapean), 35,000 speakers. This little paradise is that of the prettiest girls in the world, whereas to say of that one which is over prettier than all the others. Some have told me that they have burned their eyes by force of watching her on this sunny island. Will she invite me one day in her lagoon, I am also ready to burn my eyes!
Pohnpei
Translation into Pohnapeian (ponapean, pohnpei, ponape) for all young girls of Kolonia. Pohnpei is one of the four islands of Micronesia, and the Pohnapeian is its official language.
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