Mokilese English

[aiʔ] noun mine

adv. before

Speaker: Danio Poll

people

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun old person

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun gray-haired person

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb catch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

save

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

num. hundred

Speaker: Danio Poll

one

Speaker: Macy Edgar

sea snake

noun high

Speaker: Danio Poll

[ilaɾe] to troll

Speaker: Ichiro John

sharp

[inɔn mʷɔkilɔ] n Mokilese knot

noun infertile female pig

Speaker: Danio Poll

n love

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

prefix not

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun small knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun priest

trap (v)

noun machete

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun small baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

n steel drum

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

n sweetheart

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

yesterday

feed

adj. skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

n coffee

Speaker: Macy Edgar

new

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed

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

noun a piece of line tied to the kehu that can be pulled to reduce the size of the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hell

Speaker: Monique Poll

noun elbow

killed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

Speaker: Danio Poll

think

verb cooked

Speaker: Thakar Peter

very old woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

back

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

sniff

verb touching one’s nose to a child’s forehead

Speaker: Danio Poll

yawn

adj. fearful

Speaker: Danio Poll

eldest brother

left (side)

Speaker: Danio Poll

[mɔn] your

[meɾin war] noun canoe back

Speaker: Ichiro John

old

smooth

noun breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

raw

sweet

fat (size)

Speaker: Danio Poll

green

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence When did you buy a hat?

Speaker: Macy Edgar

sentence I bought her a dress.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[ŋɔː ʃipiɾin iːla mɔ lakap] sentence I will not go there tomorrow

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb want

Speaker: Danio Poll

hidden

adj. being hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

pron. your

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun coconut that is already brown and ready to husk

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun female (gender)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb arrive

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun dead body

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb lie (down)

Speaker: Danio Poll

hammock

youngest brother

this pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[pit͡ʃo kaula nen wɔlo] sentence the pig ran into the forest

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

tie

hand

noun lung

Speaker: Danio Poll

friend

heat (v)

burned

hole

verb have itch

Speaker: Danio Poll

v to be broken or deflowered

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

v to try to break or deflower

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

noun maternal uncle

brother in law

verb, intransitive To be in death agony

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

copulate (have sex with)

adj. little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

tear

noun young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

very old man

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. eight

Speaker: Macy Edgar

lift open

one man

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun lobster

Speaker: Danio Poll