Mokilese English

v To taste or smell of peppermint

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

verb walk

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun mosquito

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb wash hands

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[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

noun old person

Speaker: Macy Edgar

tiger

n lump

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

noun duck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb buy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

yes

mother-in-law

noun wind

Speaker: Danio Poll

dried

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fan

[ia omʷunu] sentence where is your mother

noun eagle

Speaker: Danio Poll

louse, head

sharp

[int͡ʃɔn papa] sentence who is your father

noun mother

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun pandanus fruit mat for sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

prefix not

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb become ill

Speaker: Danio Poll

n Idiot or fool (jack-ass)

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

n bluefin tuna

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

three

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb cry

Speaker: Danio Poll

chicken

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dance

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

buttocks

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[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

they know each other

vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed

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

[kʌm] n bear paw clam shell

noun very young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ladder

Speaker: Danio Poll

[kɔsɔ t͡ʃeltu] n the wooden back of the pahj, on the outrigger side

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb sing

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun comb

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb kill

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun show-off

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun malaria

Speaker: Thakar Peter

mad

[lɔ] n seat of a canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb smell

sniff

kiss

verb tap noses together (nose to nose)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun line that is used to pull up the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

once upon a time

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

eldest brother

eldest sister

[milik in muŋe] noun dairy milk

Speaker: Monique Poll

female

adj. fat (of a person)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun father

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

forest

Speaker: Danio Poll

[ŋɔː t͡ʃupakiɔ pit͡ʃu oldo] sentence I did not give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[nitin pɔŋ] n the section of the canoe on the other side of the outrigger; includes the poang, koasoau jaldu, pahj, etc.

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb want

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun north

noun brother in law

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun my friend

Speaker: Danio Poll

pron. your

Speaker: Macy Edgar

n goatfish

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

verb make by weaving

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun paddle

Example: Photo by Lawrence Joao Haavik, 2015

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun smaller striped

Speaker: Danio Poll

obey

young woman

this pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Danio Poll

tribe

adj. dirty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun smell

noun cave

night

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun itch

Speaker: Danio Poll

day after tomorrow

verb, intransitive To be in death agony

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

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fashion earrings

adj. narrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

nose

Speaker: Danio Poll

singer

noun gecko

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun meat

valley

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

num. eight

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

make

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun whistle/stingray spear/to start to sprout

Speaker: Danio Poll