Mokilese English

noun egg

[aiʔ] noun mine

[at͡ʃike] hello/goodbye

verb need

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun anchor

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun old person

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

n parrotfish

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

noun leg

twelve

mother-in-law

canoe connecting fibers

Speaker: Ichiro John

slow

noun knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. low

Speaker: Danio Poll

kind

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

n chair

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[t͡ʃimʷen re:l] n the rail on top of the canoe and near the front end; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

ship

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

ill, become

noun puffer fish

Example: Yellow form by Onderwijsgek, 2012, CC-BY-S 3.0, via Wikipedia

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

feed

second

we know each other

put

rat

bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb fall

Speaker: Danio Poll

comb (v)

adj. huge

Speaker: Danio Poll

root

Speaker: Danio Poll

rich

verb, intransitive white

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. fearless

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

noun lagoon

Speaker: Danio Poll

tongue

noun barrow, hog (castrated pig)

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. pregnant

verb tap noses together (nose to nose)

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. deep

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hip

n spear for fishing

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

noun sap from coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

heart

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[mɔn] your

frighten

adj. clean

Speaker: Danio Poll

grass

Speaker: Danio Poll

old

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

raw

father

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. good

Speaker: Danio Poll

afternoon

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ sɔl t͡ʃilmen] my three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

adj. hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

v sexually experienced

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

adj. all

Speaker: Thakar Peter

son-in-law

nest

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun answer

Speaker: Thakar Peter

hat

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb fight

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

young woman

adj. another

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun green coconut

coconut milk (handmade)

Speaker: Danio Poll

these three pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[piʃ men o] that pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

river

noun clown triggerfish

Example: Balistoides conspicillum, Balistidae, Clown Triggerfish; Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany. by H. Zell, 2009, CC-BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Speaker: Danio Poll

virgin

bat

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun mud

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

night

Speaker: Danio Poll

n tip of penis (slang)

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

branch

Speaker: Danio Poll

today

two

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun stone, rock

Speaker: Danio Poll

south

Speaker: Danio Poll

story

adj. small

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

n fashion earrings

adj. narrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun meat

noun house

Speaker: Danio Poll

eight

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun banana

Speaker: Danio Poll

[wɔlo juːpa piɾin kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man will not give the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun isolated parts of the reef

Speaker: Danio Poll