Mokilese English

his

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

verb wash hands

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

sentence What did you buy?

Speaker: Macy Edgar

sentence What did you get?

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

adj lumpy

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

many people

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

noun ghost

Speaker: Danio Poll

one

Speaker: Macy Edgar

interro. how much

Speaker: Danio Poll

seventy

flea

n scaleless fish

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

noun small knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

thumb

little finger

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb bury

Speaker: Thakar Peter

weak

salt

n chair

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun axe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

vi To spread legs (vulgar)

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

noun bowstring

Speaker: Thakar Peter

cheek

Speaker: Danio Poll

never

thank you

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

feed

noun lime

Speaker: Thakar Peter

second

verb run

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fingernail

[kʌm] n bear paw clam shell

fall

ant

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun cloud

verb make something die

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cut

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crocodile

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fist

word

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb lie (tell untruth)

Speaker: Danio Poll

sky

bee

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ocean area very far from reef

blind

sentence I have a canoe

noun canned milk (store bought)

noun nausea; start to get sea sick, but cannot vomit

Speaker: Danio Poll

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

young man

adj. brown

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun pennant bannerfish

Example: Pennant Bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus) by Cliff, 2008, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː na kiɔn pit͡ʃu wɔlu] sentence I gave the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ ] my pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

snore

noun crossbar that holds the two masts together

Speaker: Danio Poll

left

receive

pull in

num. four

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun hive

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

bamboo

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

obey

adj. another

Speaker: Danio Poll

three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

dirty

[pɔŋ] n wooden platform on the top of the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

[pʷai] n a piece wood that holds down the kia

Speaker: Ichiro John

thief

noun bat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

hot

verb awake

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

paternal uncle

two

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

adj. skinny

Speaker: Danio Poll

neck

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

strong

noun fashion earrings

adj. black

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun nose

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun (fire)wood

Speaker: Danio Poll

raise

seven

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun blow

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb play

actually get sea sick

Speaker: Danio Poll

elderly man

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb start boiling

Speaker: Thakar Peter

breadfruit tree fruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun fruit

turtle

last week

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

neck

Speaker: Danio Poll