Mokilese English

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

people

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun duck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

wash someone

num. nine

Speaker: Macy Edgar

nineteen

other person

noun wind

Speaker: Danio Poll

adjective dry

Speaker: Danio Poll

pronoun he, she, it

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb come

Speaker: Thakar Peter

louse, head

in morning

noun mother

Speaker: Danio Poll

canoe connecting fibers

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun pandanus fruit mat for sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

diarrhea

Speaker: Danio Poll

n Idiot or fool (jack-ass)

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

noun Bowie knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun axe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

push

sun

impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have cold

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun year, age

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

day before yesterday

Speaker: Danio Poll

pronoun you (two)

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

vi to alow a tentacle to be bitten off in order to escape the sea eel (of an octopus)

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

noun fence

Speaker: Danio Poll

[kia] n the two wooden poles in the middle of the connection between the canoe and the outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun very young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb bite

Speaker: Thakar Peter

black ant (large, stings)

big

n stairs

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun heel

noun bow

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb to start

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun cloud

verb, transitive break

noun sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ocean area outside and approximate to the barrier reef

kiss

n unidentified fish species

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

noun sand crab

Speaker: Danio Poll

n traditional circlet used as a sign of welcome; generally made of flowers and/or palm leaves

female

grass

Speaker: Danio Poll

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. hungry

Speaker: Danio Poll

ripe coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb want

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

when

tooth

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃa] sentence I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃupakiɔ pit͡ʃu oldo] sentence I did not give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ ] my pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun daughter

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb give birth

Speaker: Danio Poll

n goatfish

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

nest

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. flat

Speaker: Danio Poll

bamboo

Speaker: Danio Poll

these three pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

hand

why

bat

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[pʷit͡ʃ] n a wooden pole that sits above and paralell to the outrigger, on top of the kia; keeps the outrigger flexible

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

sweat

day before yesterday

day after tomorrow

noun maternal uncle

brother

flower

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun leaf

Speaker: Danio Poll

vi To spread legs (vulgar)

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

verb begin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb, intransitive To be in dire need of cigarettes

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

verb, intransitive to have a party

Speaker: Harrison, Seldon P. and Salich Albert. 1977

noun bone

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun small piece of wood that is tied perpendicular to the kehu, about 1/3 from the bottom

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. narrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun gecko

noun meat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

red

Speaker: Macy Edgar

elderly man

Speaker: Danio Poll

n window

Speaker: Macy Edgar

sentence I have 2 canoes

next week

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to exchange

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun man

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[wɔlu t͡ʃuːpa kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man did not give the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[wɔlo me kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man gave the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb dog bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter

rain

Speaker: Danio Poll