Mokilese English

noun chicken egg

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb walk

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun elected chief

sentence What did you get?

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun big lizard; probably a type of monitor lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun enemy

Speaker: Danio Poll

cook

blood

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

n scaleless fish

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

knife to take out meat of coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun knife used for opening coconuts

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun finger

weak

n chair

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun father-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

sneeze

noun Bowie knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

three

Speaker: Macy Edgar

cheek

Speaker: Danio Poll

[jɔrɔkli] n on the side of a sailing canoe to hold the sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

[t͡ʃoːlo] verb to catch a tuna

Speaker: Ichiro John

send

verb finish

Speaker: Danio Poll

feed

[kapʷʉdpʷʉd] n a ridge sticking out from the sides of a canoe that protects the inside of it from high waves

Speaker: Ichiro John

[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

verb know

Speaker: Danio Poll

we know each other

noun brown lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

toenail

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bow

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

tusk

gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun sow (female pig of reproductive age)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb be pregnant

noun hole (in ground)

Speaker: Danio Poll

sniff

[lɔ:n jɔ:mʷur] n where the line holding down the sail is tied; near the end of the canoe but before the repiakiak

Speaker: Ichiro John

honey

thirsty, be

noun monkey

verb to have children

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. ugly

Speaker: Danio Poll

sentence I bought a hat.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[ŋɔː t͡ʃɔpa iːla mɔ ai:o] sentence I did not go there yesterday

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

n lips

Speaker: Macy Edgar

mother

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

that

hidden

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb be prepared

noun paddle

Example: Photo by Lawrence Joao Haavik, 2015

Speaker: Ichiro John

[pa:t͡ʃ] n a sitting place on the edge of the canoe, on top of the connection between the canoe and the outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

num. four

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun pipe

noun nest

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

obey

youngest sister

free

noun pond

tie

freed, be

noun forearm

noun coconut for seedling

Speaker: Danio Poll

[pɔŋ] n wooden platform on the top of the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

thigh

preverb will

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun tuna

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

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

[pʷɔs] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun small hole (in wall, paper, etc.)

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. overcooked, dry, tasteless

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun knee

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

every day

day after tomorrow

n a piece of wood across the top edge of the canoe that holds the sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

sister

noun maternal uncle

verb, intransitive to have a party

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

skull

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. powerful

raise

noun remain

house

twin

actually get sea sick

Speaker: Danio Poll

n foundation of house

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun fruit

understand

turtle

verb build

Speaker: Thakar Peter

lift open

noun man

Speaker: Thakar Peter

rain

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson