Kapingamarangi English

n. foam

earing

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

father-in-law

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

paternal grandfather

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

to pluck, earthworms, to shake water off

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

n. pot

v. dribble

fish species

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

n. prepared food; raw soft breadfruit mixed with water

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 12

n. scallop

n. tooth brush

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

tooth brush

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 17

ai. broad space

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 20

n. red snapper (Lutjanus vaigiensis)

Example: Photo by Florida Fish and Wildlife Center April 3, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

n. lower ridge pole; the very top

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

cough

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

adj. young

n. box

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 28

vi. to worry about

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 29

adj. stuffed full

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 29

adj. to grow poorly, unable to grow

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 29

adj. forgetful, absent-minded

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 30

bosom/breast

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

phrase What’s your name?

barb of a stingray used to pierce ears

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 34

n. boxing or fighting

n. sister

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

vt. kindle (fire)

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

to appear unhealthy from overwork

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 39

laugh

n. whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. spadefish and batfish species (Chaetodipterus sp.)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. soft meat of green coconut

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

vi. bathe

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

noun sand

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

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. soil

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

soil

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 49

n. grass

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. cloud

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

reef flat

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 53

n. midnight snapper (Macolor macularis), black and white snapper (Macolor niger)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

school of red snapper

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 55

to feel about in the dark, to grope

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 58

n. limestrone strae below soil

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

snore

loincloth; makeshift, to do or tie temporarily

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 59

vt. cause to sink, accidentally or temporarily

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 59

vt. to measure out, allot

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 60

boundary of taro plot

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 69

vt. amaze

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

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 71

vt. keep conversing

vt. try to formulate

vt. to try to formulate (e.g., an idea or plan)

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 74

vt. make up (after fighting)

ai. withered

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 79

vt. tidy, to keep clean

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 80

vi. be quiet

at. to tangle up

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 81

vt. to stagger under a weight or when very sleepy

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 83

vt. to sear (e.g., meat)

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 84

v. be fast

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

at. to put coconut cream into (e.g., food)

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 85

vt. lengthen

Wag (a tail)

n. shooting star

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

phrase good evening

n. flower of the Clerodendrum inerme

Example: Photo by Lauren Gutierrez February 4, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

Bark

n. hair not on the head

Obliterate

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

bark (dog)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. rib

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

lie (down)

boiled

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

plywood

escape

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

drunk, be

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. a lure for trawling

vt. sizzle

n. perfume

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

tallest

n. six-blotch hind (Cephalopholis sexmaculata)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. starfish

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

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

n. convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus)

fan

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

eat

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n. eyeball

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

n. longnosed emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus)

To chew or masticate

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

v. mutter

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

vomit

low tide

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 41

n. kawakawa tuna or mackerel tuna (Euthynnus affinis)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Skirt

noise of knocking

n. place name: heavily populated central islet

Speaker: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, p. 43

n. long line for bottom fishing

Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.

noun bark

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

shouting