EnglishThe Mokilese Talking Dictionary currently has 1070 entries, with 727 audio files and 62 images.
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ringoaingoai
adj. skinny
kodlaij
noun sword
minipnip
adj. thin
kadek
adj. not stingy
sapda
verb begin
not stingy
soapwoahd
noun nose
verb cut
kapi
n coffee
leech
jandin e
toe
will be
me
here
noun breastmilk
noahd
noun north
ngohi pij soal jilmen
[ ŋɔi pit͡ʃ sɔl t͡ʃilmen ]
my three black pigs
pad
eyebrow
pahu
num. four
leu
verb cooked
oabihda
verb catch a fish by line
rioai jermwein/woal
noun brother
ngoas
n lips
nimen munge
hungry; literally, ’I want to eat’
tear
li moado
very old woman
ia domwen
[ ia domʷen ]
sentence what is your name
repiakiak
n a piece of wood across the top edge of the canoe that holds the sail
mwumw
noun fish
husband
roangla
adj. burned (food)
poad
noun coconut for seedling
never
eighty
noun maternal grandfather
broken
pij soal jilmenne
these three black pigs
kia
[ kia ]
n the two wooden poles in the middle of the connection between the canoe and the outrigger
limepwiki
num. five hundred
inoai
noun mother
poap
verb swim
malau
adj. happy
opup
noun coconut crab
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singer
mwakohko
adj. hungry
what
ngoah pirin inla moa lakapw
[ ŋɔː piɾin iːla mɔ lakap ]
sentence I will go there tomorrow
verb, transitive burn
woal o johpwa kihdoam ngoahi pij o
[ wɔlu t͡ʃuːpa kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo ]
sentence the man did not give the pig to me
chokcho
don’t run
nohno koalik
noun grandmother (general)
sinek
noun snake
where
si
noun ear
koapinpoa
noun elbow
peia
noun bear
injausik
in the evening
Soa
noun leaf
rohs
flower
thirsty, be
up
noun young coconut
kadoarihla
verb finish
inoau
canoe connecting fibers
pwehk
noun bat
poran maj
noun eye, possibly "part of face"
dam
[ dam ]
n outrigger
mwingehn minjoang
verb have breakfast
wos
[ wʌs ]
noun living coral
n Idiot or fool (jack-ass)
return
idoak
verb ask
sweet
oai
fire
hail
pajda
verb arrive
joarom
lightning
obey
angkoa
noun anchor
vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed
lipehn soahni
noun green lizard
eldest brother
koasoa
[ kɔsɔ ]
n a trapezoidal piece of wood on the side of the canoe farther from the outrigger that connects the canoe and the poang
kilin suhkoa
tree bark
sapin woaroa
neck
v to be broken or deflowered
boiled
jarip
verb dig
koasapijada
verb to start
jiloa
noun axe
ih
pronoun he, she, it
jihsnaip
noun Bowie knife
find
milik in munge
[ milik in muŋe ]
noun dairy milk
johlo
[ t͡ʃoːlo ]
verb to catch a tuna
ngoah pij
[ ŋɔi pit͡ʃ ]
my pig
wash hair
pwij
[ pʷit͡ʃ ]
n a wooden pole that sits above and paralell to the outrigger, on top of the kia; keeps the outrigger flexible
arai
[ aɾai ]
theirs
they know each other
noasik
verb give birth
mijoa
eye
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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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