Mokilese English

v To taste or smell of peppermint

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

noun string inside the seam of one side of a sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

[armaʒ dapɔ pono pinit͡ʃi] sentence how many people are going on the ship

elder

verb catch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj lumpy

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

noun duck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

num. nine

Speaker: Macy Edgar

dried

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ghost

Speaker: Danio Poll

connector of canoe to outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun fan

noun enemy

Speaker: Danio Poll

blood

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

prefix not

Speaker: Danio Poll

big knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

sharpen

trap (v)

little finger

noun baracuda

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

[t͡ʃeːrmʷen o mɔi nen amako] sentence the boy is sleeping in the hammock

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

push

verb lose

Speaker: Danio Poll

[jo:jo] n piece of wood under the kia

Speaker: Ichiro John

shaman

n playing card

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

n sweetheart

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

thank you

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

verb freed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

throw

verb know

Speaker: Danio Poll

mouse

verb run

Speaker: Danio Poll

[kʌm] n bear paw clam shell

noun body fat, grease

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun broom

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb to start

Speaker: Danio Poll

fishinghook

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb hold

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun cockroach

Speaker: Thakar Peter

tongue

widow

honey

n traditional circlet used as a sign of welcome; generally made of flowers and/or palm leaves

noun storm

Speaker: Danio Poll

[meɾin war] noun canoe back

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun breastmilk

female

grass

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. better

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb have breakfast

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ocean

sentence When did you buy a hat?

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː ʃipiɾin iːla mɔ] sentence I am not going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː na kiɔn pit͡ʃu wɔlu] sentence I gave the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

snore

noun grandmother (general)

Speaker: Danio Poll

fishing line

Speaker: Ichiro John

broken

verb, intransitive burn

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun dead body

Speaker: Danio Poll

hat

these three pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[pit͡ʃo ʃen nen wɔlo] sentence the pig ran out from the forest

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

free

urinate (piss)

water

verb steal

Speaker: Danio Poll

tie

arm

verb swim

Speaker: Danio Poll

will be

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

mud

n batfish

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

n hair swirl, said to be mark of a naughty child

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

paternal aunt

noun flower

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun ear

Speaker: Macy Edgar

strong

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun leaf

nose

Speaker: Danio Poll

farmer

summer

seven

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun blow

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun unwanted coconuts

Speaker: Thakar Peter

num. eight

Speaker: Macy Edgar

n foundation of house

Speaker: Macy Edgar

breadfruit tree fruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb build

Speaker: Thakar Peter

lift open

noun forest

Speaker: Danio Poll