Mokilese English

noun chicken egg

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun seahorse

Speaker: Danio Poll

trail

sentence why are you here

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun people of Mwoakilloa

Speaker: Ichiro John

people

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun elected chief

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun dog

Speaker: Danio Poll

then

where

lice, body

verb leave

Speaker: Danio Poll

[inɔn pʷit͡ʃ] n a type of knot

return

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb remain

three

Speaker: Macy Edgar

vi To spread legs (vulgar)

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

lightning

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dance

Speaker: Danio Poll

pronoun you (plural remote)

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

num. fourth

Speaker: Danio Poll

buttocks

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun brown lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

put

[ki:l] n small wooden ridge underneath either side of a canoe, as well as underneath an outrigger, to protect the bottom

Speaker: Ichiro John

roof

red ant

adj. big

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, transitive break

noun female (person), woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

[lɔ] n seat of a canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

bee

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hip

adj. happy

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

grass

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb breathe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun monkey

hungry

noun money

adj. brown

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. good

Speaker: Danio Poll

old (person)

noun fish

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ocean

noun fishnet

Speaker: Danio Poll

[ŋɔː ʃipiɾin iːla mɔ] sentence I am not going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ ] my pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun daughter

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb prepare

noun eyebrow

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun piece of sail where the two rajak meet

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb fight

Speaker: Danio Poll

youngest sister

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[piʃ men o] that pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun pond

verb choose

Speaker: Thakar Peter

saliva

Speaker: Danio Poll

tie

recognize

noun eye, possibly "part of face"

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun fishing pole

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

sticky

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun betel nut

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

n hair swirl, said to be mark of a naughty child

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

every day

paternal aunt

two

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

sister-in-law

v to fall on one’s backside (slang)

noun eldest brother

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun brother

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crab

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb hear

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

fly (v)

bone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun ear

Speaker: Macy Edgar

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun coconut sprouted a little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

ankle

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

farmer

tree

noun meat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

hut

valley

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

n foundation of house

Speaker: Macy Edgar

sentence I have 2 canoes

noun canoe front

Speaker: Ichiro John

village

verb to exchange

Speaker: Danio Poll