Mokilese English

spit (v)

pron. ours

noun elected chief

tiger

[derəwak] n the place on the canoe where ropes are tied

Speaker: Ichiro John

bosom/breast

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

verb catch a fish by spear

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

wash hair

num. eleven

Speaker: Danio Poll

paternal grandmother

noun maternal grandfather

maternal grandmother

noun wind

Speaker: Danio Poll

seventy

[int͡ʃɔn papa] sentence who is your father

sad

verb bleed

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

army knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun small baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb help

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun year, age

noun paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

n sweetheart

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

day before yesterday

Speaker: Danio Poll

find

throw

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb know

Speaker: Danio Poll

[kɔː joːmʷeːu] sentence are you sick?

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

comb (v)

killed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. white

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun cockroach

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb lie (tell untruth)

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fifty

Speaker: Danio Poll

widow

n unidentified fish species

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

noun ocean area very far from reef

warm

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. fearful

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

n death

heart

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[mɔn] your

noun ash(es)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

raw

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. good

Speaker: Danio Poll

sit down

traditional chief

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃa] sentence I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃu] sentence I don’t see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ ] my pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

born, be

verb catch a fish by line

Speaker: Danio Poll

pron. your

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun spider

Speaker: Danio Poll

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun dead body

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[piʃ men o] that pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

water

tie

verb defecate (shit)

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

virgin

thief

tribe

adj. dirty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun foot

noun basket

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun seashell

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun front mast

Speaker: Ichiro John

paternal aunt

sister

adj. thin

noun eldest sister

Speaker: Danio Poll

flower

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. wide

verb, intransitive to have a party

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

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

summer

raise

verb laugh

Speaker: Danio Poll

eighty

noun canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

make

wet

[wɔlu t͡ʃuːpa kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man did not give the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[wɔlo piɾin kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man will give the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

tr v. to eat raw fish without a condiment

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

six

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

verb dog bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter