Mokilese English

[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

verb nurse

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun gray-haired person

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb catch a fish by hand

Speaker: Danio Poll

tiger

verb catch a fish by spear

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun leg

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

paternal grandfather

noon

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb bleed

Speaker: Thakar Peter

vi to be born

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

big knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun knife used for opening coconuts

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun priest

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun girl

Speaker: Danio Poll

ship

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

[t͡ʃɔn t͡ʃilu] n a type of knot

[jo:jo] n piece of wood under the kia

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun year, age

twist open

throw

verb know

Speaker: Danio Poll

we 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

noun very young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

roof

noun gun

Speaker: Danio Poll

chin

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun broom

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. white

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb talk

think

very old woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb be pregnant

back

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

num. five

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun honey bee

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun hip

yawn

noun line that is used to pull up the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. happy

verb have hiccups

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. bright

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fear

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun breastmilk

noun breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun monkey

sweet

leech

old (person)

noun rough sea (moving sea)

Speaker: Danio Poll

have

verb to have children

Speaker: Danio Poll

tooth

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[ŋɔː ʃipiɾin iːla mɔ] sentence I am not going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa piɾin kiɔŋ pit͡ʃo pɔː] sentence I will not give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ sɔl] my black pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin kiɔŋ pit͡ʃo wɔlo] sentence I will give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː pulila liau pɔː rit͡ʃeta] sentence I went with the woman to the beach

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

hungry; literally, ’I want to eat’

Speaker: Danio Poll

mother

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

verb catch a fish by line

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun brother in law

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun nest

Speaker: Danio Poll

hammock

river

noun ground/soil

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb escape

verb swim

Speaker: Danio Poll

ground

noun boat

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

v To have one’s first sexual experience (slang)

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

young

paternal uncle

seat

Speaker: Ichiro John

yellow

Speaker: Macy Edgar

adj. wide

noun stone, rock

Speaker: Danio Poll

first

hear

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun rib

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. powerful

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fashion earrings

farmer

noun gecko

Speaker: Danio Poll

stop

seven

Speaker: Macy Edgar

house

noun canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun dog bark

Speaker: Danio Poll