Kapingamarangi English

noun    sand

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

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

Semantic domains:

• natural world

n.    coral formation

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Matt Kieffer October 4, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Semantic domains:

• ocean/sea

n.    ghost crab

Scientific name: Ocypodinae sp.

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by beautifulcataya May 1, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    pond

Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer October 6, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Semantic domains:

• natural world

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   knife

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by Travis S. December 2, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0

n.    skink lizard

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Kevin Matteson March 16, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   butterfly

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

Example: Photo by gailhampshire November 14, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

   swimming

n.    coconut crab

Scientific name: Birgus latro

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by Drew Avery February 18, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

noun    duck

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

Example: Photo by Sid Mosdell November 7, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

n.    coconut, ripe

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• coconuts

n.    pumice stone

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Pumice Stone. Ambuj Saxena. Flickr. via Flickr

Semantic domains:

• natural world

   yellow black tip reef shark

Scientific name: Carcharhinus melanopterus

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by craigjhowe / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Semantic domains:

• animals

n.    white tern

Scientific name: Sterna sumatrana sumatrana

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by 澎湖小雲雀 June 22, 2013 via Flickr License: BY-NC-SA

Semantic domains:

• birds

   turtle

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by marlinleeling / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Semantic domains:

• animals

n.    branching coral that itches

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    bird

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

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

Semantic domains:

• birds

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    starfish

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

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

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    hospital

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Official US Navy Page July 7, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• locations

   white tip shark

Scientific name: Triaenodon obesus

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by eschlogl / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Semantic domains:

• animals

n.    bait on fishing hook

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

vt.    paddle

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Travis S. December 2, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0

n.    spider conch

Scientific name: Lambis

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    emerald tree skink; Japanese/Pacific monitor

Scientific name: Lamprolepis smaragdina; Varanus indicus

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

n.    sea cucumber

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 6, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    metal pot

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Semantic domains:

• tools

n.    sea bass

Scientific name: Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Malcomle Brown February 14, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    ant

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

v.    cut rope

n.    school of tuna

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: School of Tuna. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters. Flickr. via Flickr

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    statue

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Naval Surface Warriors June 15, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Semantic domains:

• material world

n.    a lure for trawling

Semantic domains:

• tools

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    mangrove

Semantic domains:

• plants

n.    jack fish

Scientific name: Caranx hippos

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Kevin Bryant December 29, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    dragonfly

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Klaus Stiefel January 5, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

n.    coconut husk

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Semantic domains:

• coconuts

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

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   channel that connects lagoon to ocean (Kapingamarangi has one of these)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• seascape

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited, reserved for use by fishermen only)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    sprout of coconut

Semantic domains:

• coconuts

n.    green sea turtle

Scientific name: Chelonia mydas

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by prilfish July 20, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

n.    pandanus fruit

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• plants

   place name on Kapinga inner reef

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    lime

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• food

n.    gecko

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   place name on Kapinga outer reef

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    Pacific lorikeet

Scientific name: Trichoglossus rubiginosus

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• birds

n.    ivory nut

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• plants

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

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    branching coral

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

   Kapingamarangi

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    rope

Semantic domains:

• material world

n.    firewood

Semantic domains:

• fire

n.    knife handle

Semantic domains:

• tools

n.    berry

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• plants

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    name of a constellation: Milky Way

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by andyspictures September 13, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• natural world

n.    green sea turtle

Scientific name: Chelonia mydas

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by prilfish July 20, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

noun    flower

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

n.    sky

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by tata_aka_T November 30, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• natural world

n.    red snapper

Scientific name: Lutjanus vaigiensis

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

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

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

   a lagoon, the lagoon of Kapingamarangi

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    flower of the Clerodendrum inerme

Scientific name: Clerodendrum inerme

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

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

Semantic domains:

• plants

n.    turtle shell

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

n.    grasshopper

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

n.    red warrior ant

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

n.    woven hat for fishermen (lit. hat-weave)

Semantic domains:

• material world

noun    unripe coconut

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• coconuts

   channel that connects lagoon to ocean (Kapingamarangi has one of these)

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    firewood

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• fire

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   hibiscus

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Example: Photo by danaleeling / iNaturalist, CC0: via inaturalist.org

Semantic domains:

• botany

n.    hen

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Klaus Stiefel January 5, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC 2.0

Semantic domains:

• birds

n.    elaborate trap used for eel trapping, double doors and long enterance funnel

Semantic domains:

• tools

   name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    foam

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

   These pigs

n.    ripe pandanus fruit

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Pomelo (Citrus maxima) fruit from Kerala. Public Domain Photos Blog: Krishna. Flickr. via Flickr

Semantic domains:

• food

   an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

Source: Buck 1950, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    floor (house)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Semantic domains:

• material world

n.    shell without hermit crab

Semantic domains:

• fish and marine life

n.    coconut husk

Semantic domains:

• coconuts

n.    a lure made from an american screwdriver used for trawling

Semantic domains:

• tools

n.    mouse; lizard

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Anna Lee May 6, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

n.    food

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Tara Stum December 22, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0

Semantic domains:

• food

n.    skink species

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• insects/reptiles

   place name on Kapinga inner reef

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich

Semantic domains:

• place names

n.    reef (in lagoon)

Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,

Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer October 4, 2009 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Semantic domains:

• ocean/sea

noun    boar

Speaker: Hawortson Heinrich

Example: Photo by: Jörg Hempel July 16, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

   rope

   spider

Speaker: Howartson Heinrich