Kapingamarangi English

n. foam

earing

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. white and purple flower plant

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

adj. windy

n. father

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. floor (house)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

defecate (shit)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

save

n. prepared food; raw soft breadfruit mixed with water

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. rabbitfish species

Scientific name: Siganus sp.,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. tooth brush

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

trumpet shell

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vi. sorcerize

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

ai. broad space

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. pull; drag

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. teacher

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vi. to misunderstand, not able to understand

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

adj. unsuccessful

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

adj. stuffed full

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

adj. forgetful, absent-minded

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. wind around

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. moorish idol

Scientific name: Zanclus cornutus

n. mother

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. boxing or fighting

vt. kindle (fire)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. to kindle (a fire or lantern)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. ladder

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

to laugh at

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

thin cloth

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

wash hair

type of turtle

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

fish innards

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

white sand

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

disk-like sand particle

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

sand

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

place having many depressions (e.g., corrugated surface)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. broad, open place

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. grass

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

v. be somewhat fast

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. throwing net

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

adj. filthy, disgusted (with smelly objects like feces)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

adj. multi-colored

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

think

to cool off by a breeze

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. level (e.g. ground)

vt. distort

vt. use sparingly

make the veins of the neck stick out (as when angry)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

vt. rock back and forth

vt. make up (after fighting)

to accumulate school of fish by feeding them, to attract by baiting

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

to Mash

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

help

vt. feast, party

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

fish:white marlin

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

carving/scraping noise

canoe part: float connectives

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. shooting star

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. evening

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. tongue

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

bark (dog)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. tree

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

roasted

n. flame

n. board

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

v. speak

v. talk

Run

drunk, be

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

vt. sizzle

fast

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

v. shake

v. To meander or to look around

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. embers

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

going any direction

n. convict tang

Scientific name: Acanthurus triostegus

worm

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. bird

Example: Photo by tropical.pete September 28, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

phrase a triple hook

n flute, whistle

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

eat

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

have breakfast

vi. urinate

n. rectum

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. old or worn out sarong, rag

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

n. longnosed emperor

Scientific name: Lethrinus olivaceus

noise of multiple claps

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

n. a three pronged fishing spear

n. guardian

n. black-banded snapper

Scientific name: Lutjanus semicinctus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. hungry whine

Skirt

v. to hit

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

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. post supporting a house

n. mollusk sp.

Scientific name: Nerita picea,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

floating