Kapingamarangi English

adj. brilliant (used only with the color red)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. white biblical dove

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

adj. windy

many waves

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vi. octopus

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

rough play, rough-and-tumble

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

basket

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. rabbitfish species

Scientific name: Siganus sp.,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. rabbitfish

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith November 29, 2006 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Scientific name: Siganus puellus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. embrace

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Goodbye

ai. broad space

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. pull; drag

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

adj. unsuccessful

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

adj. to grow poorly, unable to grow

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

trawling

n. scissors

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Peck

vt. to kindle (a fire or lantern)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. house post

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

poorly balanced

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

to appear unhealthy from overwork

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. coconut husk

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. octopus ink

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. sand spit

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

cloudy

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

vi. bathe

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

v. wash self

tentacles of an octopus

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

type of turtle

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

noun sand

Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer October 6, 2006 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. hives

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

phrase we eat together for dinner

level ground

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. playground

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

bunch of drinking coconuts

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. mud

n. throwing net

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

to feel about in the dark, to grope

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

set on fire

vt. to measure out, allot

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. drive a school of fish

vi. be similar

vt. sink or submerge (purposefully)

greedy

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. to squint

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. to purposely sink or submerge (and leave submerged for some time)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. try to make (something) stand up

vt. make up (after fighting)

vt. screaming periodically

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. to dry out under sunshine (by hanging)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. allow to ripen

to Mash

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

help

n. manta ray

Scientific name: Manta alfredi,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Wag (a tail)

v. surf

n. bath house

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

adj. skinny

phrase good evening

vi. look around

choose

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

near

Bark

n. hair not on the head

n. armpit hair

beard

lie (down)

Stick used for pushing the boat out

vi. heat up

n. flame

n. board

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vi. run

vi. shake one’s head

adj. early (for an appt)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

have fever

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

n. dolphin

Example: Photo by manoellemos February 9, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. starfish

Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 24, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Scientific name: Asteroidea sp.,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. open area around the house

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

phrase a double hook

n. frying pan

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

fan

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. toy

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. eyeball

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. tin roof

v. mutter

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. maternal grandmother

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. gust of wind

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

breadfruit pancake, grilled on a fire

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n a fruit salad made of breadfruit and soursop, mixed with sugar or coconut juice, eaten raw not cooked

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. gold-lined sea bream

Scientific name: Gnathodentex aurolineatus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

v. to pound

n. chest

n. blue boxfish

Scientific name: Ostracion meleagris

n. three pointed fishing spear

n. teenage girl

n. guardian

Box

an islet of Kapinga Atoll (one of only two that is inhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

youngest sister

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich