EnglishThe Mokilese Talking Dictionary currently has 1070 entries, with 727 audio files and 62 images.
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never
thirsty, be
who
ingkarak
noun flea
spear
merin war
[ meɾin war ]
noun canoe back
amai
[ amai ]
yours (plural)
ih
pronoun he, she, it
jiluh
three
push
pajda
verb arrive
fall
big knife
true
paj
nest
then
shis
n sheet
noun breastmilk
koandoau
noun ladder
doahk
noun dog
red ant
lioang mas
noun malaria
ah
his
woalo
noun forest
hail
tear
koaroa
noun heron
li moado
very old woman
jounpar
noun year, age
ringoaingoai
adj. skinny
ihs
noun east
pweipwei
noun tuna
louse, head
kilin suhkoa
tree bark
ngoah pulila li o pori jeto
[ ŋɔː pulila liː o poɾi t͡ʃeto ]
sentence I went with the woman to the beach
kojuk
verb kill
pij jilmenne
these three pigs
koalo
root
lipahruru
noun butterfly
vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed
upwen win
[ upʷen wen ]
n
not skillful
lopkoa
waist
ngoah johpwa inla moa aio
[ ŋɔː t͡ʃɔpa iːla mɔ ai:o ]
sentence I did not go there yesterday
kornihda
noun trumpet
eldest sister
li
noun a line held by a person in the back of the canoe that helps to control the sail
Mwangaj
noun coconut (past stage of drinking)
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 2015
wonou
six
jakaula
verb drunk, be
moaun
right (side)
apid
[ 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
pei
verb float
eu
one
okoda
verb, intransitive burn
siyasi
n fashion earrings
think
death
dol
mountain
farmer
opup
noun coconut crab
Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org
pwok
noun small hole (in wall, paper, etc.)
oai mwah
noun brother in law
sharpen
pwenhg ngoah
sentence tell me
mouse
pronoun you (plural remote)
smooth
roangla
adj. burned (food)
duhpekla
starved
actually get sea sick
verb cut
n crab
ngoah pirin inla moa
sentence I am going there today
pongpong
adj. deaf
verb hold
ngoah inla o aio
[ ŋɔː iːla ɔ̃ʔ aio ]
sentence I went there yesterday
li o pulila ngoahi porin jeto
[ liː o uli lamoi poɾin t͡ʃeto ]
sentence the woman went with me to the beach
bow
hidden
pijengjeng
urine
pij soal jiluhmenne
these three black pigs
lalal
verb talk
ros
adj. dark
inim
verb, transitive burn
koau
fishinghook
koapwoannok
noun broom
oaring
noun coconut that is already brown and ready to husk
n unidentified fish species
defecate (shit)
ujuh
seven
pij soal jilmenne nai
these three black pigs of mine
paijek
num. forty
tribe
pehrok
noun frog
young man
marmar
n traditional circlet used as a sign of welcome; generally made of flowers and/or palm leaves
waringara
sailing canoe
n banana
wihk lakapw
next week
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).
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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
There are currently 1070 entries, 727 audio files, and 62 images.
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.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
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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