Mokilese English

spit (v)

[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

what

noun bosom/breast

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

twelve

noun fan

where

sea snake

noun lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

louse, head

slow

army knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have diarrhea

Speaker: Danio Poll

salt

verb remain

noun boy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun axe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

three

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

three

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[t͡ʃimʷen re:l] n the rail on top of the canoe and near the front end; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

no

sentence don’t tell me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

n playing card

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

thank you

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

verb clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

pronoun you (plural remote)

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

feed

second

mouse

verb fall

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun very young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

n stairs

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun hell

Speaker: Monique Poll

verb, transitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

killed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. white

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun lagoon

Speaker: Danio Poll

tongue

noun female (person), woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fifty

Speaker: Danio Poll

widow

[lɔ] n seat of a canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

n unidentified fish species

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

waist

yawn

adj. hard

Speaker: Danio Poll

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun monkey

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb want

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fish

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. sunny

Speaker: Danio Poll

ocean

when

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa piɾin kiɔŋ pit͡ʃo pɔː] sentence I will not give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n teeth

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun north

son

verb born

Speaker: Thakar Peter

mother

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

n goatfish

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

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut crab

Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org

Speaker: Danio Poll

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

puddle

Speaker: Danio Poll

husband

num. four

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun hive

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

verb fry

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bag

Speaker: Thakar Peter

armpit

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[piʃ men o] that pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun Pohnpei

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun foot

[pʷɔs] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun small hole (in wall, paper, etc.)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb find

Speaker: Danio Poll

every day

adv. today

Speaker: Danio Poll

brother in law

verb close

Speaker: Thakar Peter

flower

Speaker: Danio Poll

bone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun rib

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb kick

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun piece of wood on the side of a sailing canoe that holds the sail lines

Speaker: Danio Poll

n fashion earrings

star

noun house

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb play

noun fruit

tr v. to eat raw fish without a condiment

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

noun whistle/stingray spear/to start to sprout

Speaker: Danio Poll