Mokilese English

tiger

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

noun leg

adjective dry

Speaker: Danio Poll

connector of canoe to outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

who

canoe connecting fibers

Speaker: Ichiro John

vi to force

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

noun pandanus fruit mat for sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun table knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb drunk, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun priest

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

child

noun small baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

thirty

verb lose

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun boar (uncastrated pig)

Speaker: Danio Poll

ill, become

never

noun year, age

chicken

Speaker: Danio Poll

send

verb clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

feed

see

new

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fence

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb know

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun mosquito larva

bow

noun broom

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb, transitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

tusk

verb make something die

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb hold

noun crocodile

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

num. five

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

[lɔ] n seat of a canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

wash clothes

verb jump

Speaker: Danio Poll

thirsty, be

verb to kiss

Speaker: Danio Poll

frighten

adj. clean

Speaker: Danio Poll

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun head

adj. pretty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun male

Speaker: Danio Poll

fat (size)

Speaker: Danio Poll

have

when

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence I am going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun daughter

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb give birth

Speaker: Danio Poll

born, be

fishing line

Speaker: Ichiro John

hidden

adj. being hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

receive

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

set on fire

noun smaller striped

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun pipe

verb lie (down)

Speaker: Danio Poll

this pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

urine

Speaker: Danio Poll

hand

defecate (shit)

friend

adj. burned (self, feeling)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

say

noun tuna

Speaker: Danio Poll

heat (v)

[pʷit͡ʃ] n a wooden pole that sits above and paralell to the outrigger, on top of the kia; keeps the outrigger flexible

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun full moon

two

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

v to fall on one’s backside (slang)

noun crab

Speaker: Danio Poll

fly (v)

noun start

Speaker: Danio Poll

hear

strong

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. narrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun star

Speaker: Danio Poll

[upʷen wen ] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

red

Speaker: Macy Edgar

breadfruit tree fruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

understand

lift open

neck

Speaker: Danio Poll

rain

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson