Mokilese English

beard

Speaker: Danio Poll

[apid] n three wooden poles on either side of and parallel to the two kia that make up the connection between the canoe and the outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

elder

n large lizard introduced by the Japanese to Mokil Atoll; may possibly be a Mangrove Monitor (Varanus indicus)

[eː mɔi juːmʷen] sentence yes, I am sick

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

other

paternal grandfather

dried

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fan

one

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

[ilaɾe] to troll

Speaker: Ichiro John

ripe

louse, head

slow

big knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb drunk, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. not clean

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun priest

sentence don’t tell me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

adj. stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

[jɔrɔkli] n on the side of a sailing canoe to hold the sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun grave

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun boar (uncastrated pig)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have cold

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun puffer fish

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Speaker: Danio Poll

verb fly down

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb finish

Speaker: Danio Poll

pronoun you (plural remote)

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

noun lime

Speaker: Thakar Peter

second

throw

verb exchange, to

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

n papaya

rat

noun body fat, grease

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n stairs

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb sing

Speaker: Danio Poll

gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb kill

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun show-off

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun a line held by a person in the back of the canoe that helps to control the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

back

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

sniff

adj. fearful

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb be blind

Speaker: Thakar Peter

honey

female

interro. how

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

fish

Speaker: Danio Poll

have

verb to have children

Speaker: Danio Poll

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence I bought her a dress.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

sentence I bought a hat.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː na kiɔn pit͡ʃu wɔlu] sentence I gave the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin iːla mɔ lakap] sentence I will go there tomorrow

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin kiɔŋ pit͡ʃo wɔlo] sentence I will give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

have children

that

verb, intransitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. all

Speaker: Thakar Peter

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun daughter-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

bamboo

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut already good for drinking, but meat inside thin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

hair

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun boat

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

preverb will

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. crazy

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun mud

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

mud

burned

noun cave

noun seashell

Speaker: Danio Poll

seat

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun eldest sister

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun flower

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun leaf

Speaker: Danio Poll

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

adj. little

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. black

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun nose

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun gecko

tree

house

twin

noun young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

pull

verb start boiling

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[wʌs] noun living coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

[wʌs waːsa] noun red coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

village

lift open

one man

Speaker: Danio Poll

[wʌs] noun living coral

Speaker: Ichiro John