Mokilese English

noun seahorse

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun elected chief

noun bosom/breast

Speaker: Thakar Peter

drum

starved

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fifteen

Speaker: Danio Poll

twelve

noun maternal grandfather

dry

where

seventy

[ilaɾe] to troll

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

little finger

verb remain

adj. clumsy

Speaker: Danio Poll

[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

vi To spread legs (vulgar)

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

sentence don’t run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

cry

buttocks

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun lime

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb have fever, feeling hot

Speaker: Danio Poll

[ke:rup] n a wooden ridge below the canoe that protects the bottom from coral and keeps the canoe steady in the water

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb know

Speaker: Danio Poll

we know each other

noun brown lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

put

[ki:l] n small wooden ridge underneath either side of a canoe, as well as underneath an outrigger, to protect the bottom

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun very young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb bite

Speaker: Thakar Peter

roof

noun hell

Speaker: Monique Poll

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun goose

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cooked

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun elderly woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. pregnant

verb be pregnant

back

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

num. five

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun malaria

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[lɔ] n seat of a canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

kiss

sky

noun ocean area very far from reef

adj. fearful

Speaker: Danio Poll

honey

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. thick

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun father

Speaker: Danio Poll

hungry, be

noun garden

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. short

Speaker: Danio Poll

silent

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː pulila liː o poɾi t͡ʃeto] sentence I went with the woman to the beach

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː pulila liau pɔː rit͡ʃeta] sentence I went with the woman to the beach

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n teeth

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

verb want

Speaker: Danio Poll

son

fishing line

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb catch a fish by line

Speaker: Danio Poll

receive

take

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun spider

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun spouse of

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun daughter-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun nest of honeybees (lit. ’nest of sugarfly’)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb fry

Speaker: Danio Poll

youngest brother

[piʃ men o] that pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

wild boar

verb choose

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb steal

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bridge

Speaker: Danio Poll

v To have one’s first sexual experience (slang)

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

[pʷɔs] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

hole

sweat

noun seashell

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun tree branch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. tall

Speaker: Danio Poll

flower

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb hear

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun neck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun rib

Speaker: Danio Poll

story

adj. little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun small piece of wood that is tied perpendicular to the kehu, about 1/3 from the bottom

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun meat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun star

Speaker: Danio Poll

valley

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

eight

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

sailing canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

[wʌs waːsa] noun red coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

last week

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun rain that hurts, hail

Speaker: Danio Poll