Mokilese English

noun egg

noun chicken egg

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

what

n light

Speaker: Macy Edgar

n a piece of line tied to the kehu that can be pulled to reduce the size of the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

adj. bald

Speaker: Macy Edgar

pay

verb buy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

nineteen

air

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. hundred

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fan

one

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

rainbow

flea

sharp

machete

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun small knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

thumb

verb answer

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb become ill

Speaker: Danio Poll

n bluefin tuna

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

[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

adj. stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

v/n sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

send

adj. possible

pronoun you (plural remote)

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

noun fence

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fingernail

undress

n spine foot (fish)

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

root

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun heron

Speaker: Danio Poll

tusk

verb make something die

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. white

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun goose

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fist

[liː o uli lamoi poɾin t͡ʃeto] sentence the woman went with me to the beach

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun ocean area outside and approximate to the barrier reef

kiss

noun hip

honey

once upon a time

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

how

interro. how

Speaker: Danio Poll

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun head

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

father

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

leech

adj. hungry

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. short

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. sunny

Speaker: Danio Poll

sentence I bought a hat yesterday.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

left

clean

sell

there

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun spider

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. all

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb be prepared

num. forty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hive

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun nest

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut already good for drinking, but meat inside thin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[piʃ men o] that pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

this pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n floor

Speaker: Macy Edgar

hot

noun itch

Speaker: Danio Poll

n Kind of jellyfish

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

noun tree branch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb find

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun leaf

Speaker: Danio Poll

first

noun start

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut sprouted a little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. black

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun (fire)wood

Speaker: Danio Poll

tree

noun meat

noun meat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb laugh

Speaker: Danio Poll

[wa:n pʷit͡ʃ] n two wooden poles that sit vertically on top of the outrigger and connect to the kia

Speaker: Ichiro John

wet

neck

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun lobster

Speaker: Danio Poll

n banana

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