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dikol
n lump
bookmarkdiliej
n a piece of line tied to the kehu that can be pulled to reduce the size of the sail
bookmarkdokange
n large lizard introduced by the Japanese to Mokil Atoll; may possibly be a Mangrove Monitor (Varanus indicus)
bookmarkeijek riau
twelve
bookmarken mwahmwa nohno
paternal grandmother
bookmarkingkong
sharp
bookmarkinje
who
bookmarkjamwrou
noun priest
bookmarkjapan, kadek
not stingy
bookmarkjimwin rehl
joi
kapirda
twist open
bookmarkkidal emen emen
we know each other
bookmarkkidepw
vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed
bookmarkkojukdi
killed, be
bookmarkloadmaj
kiss
bookmarkmaraula
thirsty, be
bookmarkmoadaok
pain
bookmarkmour, joah leu
raw
bookmarkngoah johpwa inla moa aio
ngoah johpwa pirin kioang pij o poah
o
there
bookmarkoakihla
hidden, be
bookmarkoapwoarla
v sexually experienced
bookmarkopup
noun coconut crab
Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org
bookmarkpahiao woal
husband
bookmarkpekendihdi jerimwein
youngest brother
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pohp
noun clown triggerfish
Example: Balistoides conspicillum, Balistidae, Clown Triggerfish; Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany. by H. Zell, 2009, CC-BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarkpwoarla
v To have one’s first sexual experience (slang)
bookmarkrehno mworin lakap
day after tomorrow
bookmarksikesik, inoang
story
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wei
turtle
bookmarkwoal o johpwa pirin kihdoam ngoahi pij o
wus
n banana
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Harrison, K. David; Anderson, Gregory D.S.; Poll, Danio; Lebehn, Jason; Panaligan, Monique; Esposito, Lewis; Babinski, Sarah. 2014-2015.
Mokilese-English Talking Dictionary.
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