Mokilese English

his

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

adv. before

Speaker: Danio Poll

elder

tiger

n surgeon fish

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

n a piece of line tied to the kehu that can be pulled to reduce the size of the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb catch a fish by spear

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun big lizard; probably a type of monitor lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

ninety

[eː mɔi juːmʷen] sentence yes, I am sick

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

twelve

paternal grandmother

adjective dry

Speaker: Danio Poll

dried

Speaker: Danio Poll

one

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun east

lice, body

noun dawn

in morning

at night

Speaker: Thakar Peter

bleed

machete

Speaker: Danio Poll

not skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun finger

noun girl

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb help

Speaker: Danio Poll

[jɔː war ewar] sentence I don’t have a canoe

n rope that is tied to the canoe to hold the sail in place; there is one joahmwur on either side of the sail (front and back)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to be poor

adj. stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dance

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fourth

Speaker: Danio Poll

n coffee

Speaker: Macy Edgar

heat (v)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun cage

Speaker: Thakar Peter

put

verb to start

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 gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to build up

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun cockroach

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb grind

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun sow (female pig of reproductive age)

Speaker: Danio Poll

mad

noun piece of wood on the tip of the kehu that holds all the lines attached to the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

n bracelet

verb, transitive popular with girls

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

malaria

true

noun storm

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun canned milk (store bought)

how

adj. thick

Speaker: Danio Poll

worm

adj. brown

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

elderly

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː na kiɔn pit͡ʃu wɔlu] sentence I gave the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence I am going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ sɔl t͡ʃilmen] my three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

snore

[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

noun wave, the surf

Speaker: Danio Poll

take

pron. your

Speaker: Macy Edgar

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hive

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

verb arrive

Speaker: Thakar Peter

obey

[pit͡ʃo kaula nen wɔlo] sentence the pig ran into the forest

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sand

water

noun pond

wing

noun ground

Speaker: Danio Poll

excrement

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun foot

noun tree branch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

today

noun maternal aunt

Speaker: Thakar Peter

v to fall on one’s backside (slang)

adj. skinny

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun eldest brother

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun brother

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. long

Speaker: Thakar Peter

strong

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

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

noun fashion earrings

waterfall

hut

blue

num. eight

Speaker: Macy Edgar

west

make