Mokilese English

[at͡ʃike] hello/goodbye

noun mosquito

Speaker: Danio Poll

pron. ours

adj. blue

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun elected chief

what

bosom/breast

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

n lump

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

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

wash self

twelve

other person

mother-in-law

noun fan

one

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

how much

noun eel

Example: Snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa in Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States by Brocken Inaglory, 2008, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikipedia

Speaker: Danio Poll

pronoun he, she, it

Speaker: Danio Poll

[inɔn jenwʌs] n literally, ’knot at the reef’; a quick knot made before sailing a canoe

noun pocket knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. low

Speaker: Danio Poll

toe

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

verb bury

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb remain

[t͡ʃimʷ] n the rail on top of the canoe; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb lose

Speaker: Danio Poll

sun

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun cage

Speaker: Thakar Peter

we know each other

verb bite

Speaker: Thakar Peter

black ant (large, stings)

rich

verb, transitive break

gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

killed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cut

Speaker: Danio Poll

adv. tomorrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

language of Pohnpei

Speaker: Ichiro John

butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun green lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

kiss

sky

bee

Speaker: Danio Poll

yawn

adj. bright

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dead

Speaker: Danio Poll

once upon a time

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun storm

Speaker: Danio Poll

head

Speaker: Danio Poll

I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

young man

worm

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Speaker: Danio Poll

elderly

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃa] sentence I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin iːla mɔ lakap] sentence I will go there tomorrow

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː polobidi sugo ʃilɔː] sentence I cut the tree with the axe

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ sɔl t͡ʃilmen] my three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb drink

Speaker: Danio Poll

sell

adj. hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. being hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

broken

noun smaller striped

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun nest

Speaker: Danio Poll

day after tomorrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bag

Speaker: Thakar Peter

float

Speaker: Danio Poll

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

water

n floor

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[pʷakəlap] n where the main mast is placed, in the middle of the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

mud

tribe

noun foot

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

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

[pʷɔs] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

night

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun betel nut

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun full moon

shell

branch

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun tree branch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

every day

day before yesterday

seat

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun maternal uncle

adj. wide

adj. powerful

noun gecko

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

very old man

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb start boiling

Speaker: Thakar Peter

one man

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n banana

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