Mokilese English

v To taste or smell of peppermint

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

sentence why are you here

noun mosquito

Speaker: Danio Poll

[apid] n three wooden poles on either side of and parallel to the two kia that make up the connection between the canoe and the outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

adv. later

Speaker: Danio Poll

[armaʒ dapɔ pono pinit͡ʃi] sentence how many people are going on the ship

elder

adj. blue

Speaker: Thakar Peter

bosom/breast

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun duck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

wash hair

noun mangrove crab

Example: Mangrove Boardwalk, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, South Queensland, AUSTRALIA by Bernard Dupont, 2000, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Speaker: Danio Poll

dried

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb ask

Speaker: Thakar Peter

sad

noun pandanus fruit mat for sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb exchange, to

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

v to have a drooping foreskin (vulgar insult)

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

n skipjack (fish)

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

noun baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[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

[t͡ʃɔn t͡ʃilu] n a type of knot

sick

[t͡ʃukren maʊ] n type of knot that looks like the mouth of a parrot fish

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dance

Speaker: Danio Poll

n steel drum

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

yesterday

num. fourth

Speaker: Danio Poll

watch (v)

noun belly

Speaker: Thakar Peter

twist open

noun lime

Speaker: Thakar Peter

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n spine foot (fish)

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

comb (v)

[kɔsɔ] n a trapezoidal piece of wood on the side of the canoe farther from the outrigger that connects the canoe and the poang

Speaker: Ichiro John

tusk

noun comb

Speaker: Thakar Peter

killed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun show-off

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. pregnant

num. five hundred

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

once upon a time

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun canned milk (store bought)

adj. thin

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb go to sleep

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun grandfather (general)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. brown

Speaker: Thakar Peter

chest

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

verb have breakfast

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fish

Speaker: Danio Poll

sentence I bought a hat yesterday.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[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

noun coconut tree

left

adj. clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb give birth

Speaker: Danio Poll

hidden, be

husband

noun piece of sail where the two rajak meet

Speaker: Danio Poll

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

wild boar

verb choose

Speaker: Thakar Peter

recognize

hot

heat (v)

verb find

Speaker: Danio Poll

day before yesterday

seat

Speaker: Ichiro John

sister

noun flower

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

verb fly

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun neck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

bone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun bone

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun ear

Speaker: Macy Edgar

hear

adj. powerful

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. black

Speaker: Macy Edgar

singer

tree

noun meat

noun unwanted coconuts

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb start boiling

Speaker: Thakar Peter

breadfruit tree fruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

sixty

noun forest

Speaker: Danio Poll

six

Speaker: Stuart Mongs