Mokilese Talking Dictionary

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dahr

noun fast

Speaker: Danio Poll

domw

adj. bald

Speaker: Macy Edgar

dopwurpwur

n parrotfish

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

id

noun eel

Example: Snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa in Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States by Brocken Inaglory, 2008, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikipedia

Speaker: Danio Poll

injauwaj

noon

Speaker: Macy Edgar

jimw

jimw

[t͡ʃimʷ] n the rail on top of the canoe; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

kel

noun cage

Speaker: Thakar Peter

kidal

verb know

Speaker: Danio Poll

kijesik winan

rat

koandoau

noun ladder

Speaker: Danio Poll

koapoanaw

noun chin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

koaul

verb sing

Speaker: Danio Poll

koauwehla, sipwang

verb, transitive break

kulul

noun cockroach

Speaker: Thakar Peter

kuruj

verb grind

Speaker: Danio Poll

lalal

verb talk

Speaker: Danio Poll

li koalik

noun elderly woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

lidop

noun sow (female pig of reproductive age)

Speaker: Danio Poll

likin wos

noun ocean area outside and approximate to the barrier reef

mihn joaijoai

sharpening tool

milik in nen dihn

noun canned milk (store bought)

moadaok

pain

moadoandoal

smooth

moai pa

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

mum

sweet

mwajngal

noun intestines

mwakoko

hungry

mweuhki

verb want

mwoaswel

noun garden

Speaker: Danio Poll

noajnoaj

adj. clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noasikdi, koapoaiddi

born, be

o

fishing line

Speaker: Ichiro John

pada

verb make by weaving

Speaker: Thakar Peter

pangpangla

verb lie (down)

Speaker: Danio Poll

pekendihdi jeripein

youngest sister

pij soal jiluhmenne nai

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

pwil

sticky

Speaker: Danio Poll

pwudong

noun itch

Speaker: Danio Poll

rahn suhkoa

noun tree branch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

rein mwahmwa li

paternal aunt

ringoaingoai

adj. skinny

Speaker: Danio Poll

rohs

noun flower

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

sang

verb fly

Speaker: Danio Poll

sang

verb fly (v)

Speaker: Danio Poll

sas

verb, intransitive To be in dire need of cigarettes

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

sihnaproa

shoulder blade

Speaker: Danio Poll

umw

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

warin

noun canoe front

Speaker: Ichiro John

wehn suhkoan mwinge

noun fruit

wihk wayu

last week

Speaker: Danio Poll

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All content copyright © Mokilese community. (2013)
Dictionary produced by Danio Poll, Jason Lebehn, Monique Panaligan, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2013).
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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how to cite: Anderson, Gregory D.S., Danio Poll, Jason Lebehn, Monique Panaligan and K. David Harrison. 2014. Mokilese Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/mokilese

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