Mokilese English

verb nurse

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun gray-haired person

Speaker: Danio Poll

what

n surgeon fish

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

n lump

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

verb enter

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb catch a fish by spear

Speaker: Danio Poll

one

Speaker: Macy Edgar

where

[ia omʷunu] sentence where is your mother

noun eagle

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb come

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

louse

Speaker: Danio Poll

flea

blood

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

trap (v)

toe

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun finger

return

verb remain

noun small baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[t͡ʃeːrmʷen o doːda in sugo] sentence the boy climbed up the tree

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb to be poor

adj. stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun grave

Speaker: Danio Poll

try

day before yesterday

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun eat

num. fourth

Speaker: Danio Poll

twist open

verb freed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

heat (v)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb exchange, to

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

n middle mast

Speaker: Ichiro John

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun body fat, grease

Speaker: Thakar Peter

pronoun you (singular)

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

noun sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to build up

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

noun female (person), woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

[liː o nikit͡ʃan pumpo wɔlo] sentence the woman took the fish from the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb, transitive popular with girls

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

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

this

verb chew

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. clean

Speaker: Danio Poll

female

how

adj. fat (of a person)

Speaker: Danio Poll

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun grandfather (general)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. good

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb want

sit down

sentence I bought a hat yesterday.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun coconut tree

clean

born, be

verb, intransitive burn

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun piece of sail where the two rajak meet

Speaker: Danio Poll

hammock

verb float

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun coconut (good for drinking)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

free

[pit͡ʃumene kolik] this big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb choose

Speaker: Thakar Peter

dirty

hand

defecate (shit)

verb swim

Speaker: Danio Poll

friend

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Danio Poll

mud

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

day after tomorrow

v to try to break or deflower

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

sister

two

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun start

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive To be in dire need of cigarettes

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

skull

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun leaf

adj. black

Speaker: Macy Edgar

nose

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun (fire)wood

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun fruit

make

[wɔlo me kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man gave the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

neck

Speaker: Danio Poll

tr v. to eat raw fish without a condiment

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

noun isolated parts of the reef

Speaker: Danio Poll

n banana

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