Mokilese English

beard

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun mosquito

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun people of Mwoakilloa

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

other

paternal grandfather

dry

pronoun he, she, it

Speaker: Danio Poll

[inɔn jenwʌs] n literally, ’knot at the reef’; a quick knot made before sailing a canoe

[inɔn mʷɔkilɔ] n Mokilese knot

vi to be born

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

n scaleless fish

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

machete

Speaker: Danio Poll

knife to take out meat of coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun table knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

little finger

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb help

Speaker: Danio Poll

[t͡ʃimʷ] n the rail on top of the canoe; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

sentence don’t tell me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

lightning

Speaker: Danio Poll

n steel drum

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

verb to frighten

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

twist open

they know each other

[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

rat

undress

noun body fat, grease

Speaker: Thakar Peter

black ant (large, stings)

root

Speaker: Danio Poll

salivate

tusk

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

think

noun a line held by a person in the back of the canoe that helps to control the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

back

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

n unidentified fish species

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

noun sand crab

Speaker: Danio Poll

n bracelet

[mɔn] your

sentence I have a canoe

[milik in muŋe] noun dairy milk

Speaker: Monique Poll

noun canned milk (store bought)

raw

noun intestines

old (person)

noun fish

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have

Speaker: Danio Poll

ocean

forest

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence I am going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

hungry; literally, ’I want to eat’

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb catch a fish by line

Speaker: Danio Poll

fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun my friend

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun spider

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut crab

Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun eyebrow

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun puddle

verb dry

Speaker: Danio Poll

[pit͡ʃo kaula nen wɔlo] sentence the pig ran into the forest

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun ground

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun eye, possibly "part of face"

Speaker: Macy Edgar

thief

noun mud

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

burned

adj. dirty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun seashell

Speaker: Danio Poll

shell

adv. today

Speaker: Danio Poll

v to be broken or deflowered

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

two

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun maternal aunt

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun eldest sister

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun stone, rock

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb begin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n party (celebration)

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

n sheet

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun piece of wood on the side of a sailing canoe that holds the sail lines

Speaker: Danio Poll

n fashion earrings

ankle

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun fishermen

Speaker: Danio Poll

raise

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

elderly man

Speaker: Danio Poll

very old man

Speaker: Danio Poll

eight

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

[wʌs] noun living coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

make

[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

[wʌs] noun living coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb dog bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n banana

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