Mokilese English

v To taste or smell of peppermint

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

sentence why are you here

noun anchor

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun people of Mwoakilloa

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun old person

Speaker: Macy Edgar

pron. ours

which

bosom/breast

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

n lump

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

verb catch a fish by spear

Speaker: Danio Poll

save

n parrotfish

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

ninety

twelve

one

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun enemy

Speaker: Danio Poll

in the evening

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

in the morning

Speaker: Danio Poll

in morning

at night

Speaker: Thakar Peter

prefix not

Speaker: Danio Poll

slow

adj. low

Speaker: Danio Poll

n Idiot or fool (jack-ass)

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

verb remain

be quiet

bowstring

verb dry

verb to frighten

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun belly

Speaker: Thakar Peter

second

noun mosquito larva

[kɔː joːmʷeːu] sentence are you sick?

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun ant

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun heron

Speaker: Danio Poll

[kɔsɔ t͡ʃeltu] n the wooden back of the pahj, on the outrigger side

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb, transitive break

noun cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

num. fifty

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. five hundred

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun honey bee

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun sand crab

Speaker: Danio Poll

n bracelet

spear

here

Speaker: Danio Poll

death

noun storm

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to kiss

Speaker: Danio Poll

[milik in muŋe] noun dairy milk

Speaker: Monique Poll

noun breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

sweet

father

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have breakfast

Speaker: Danio Poll

fish

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fishnet

Speaker: Danio Poll

tooth

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[ŋɔː t͡ʃupakiɔ pit͡ʃu oldo] sentence I did not give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[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

n teeth

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

take

verb dream of (something)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun puddle

noun pipe

adj. flat

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bag

Speaker: Thakar Peter

urine

Speaker: Danio Poll

water

dirty

noun bridge

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut for seedling

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun lung

Speaker: Danio Poll

ground

recognize

noun Pohnpei

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun mud

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

heat (v)

tribe

noun cave

verb have itch

Speaker: Danio Poll

n batfish

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

adj. thin

noun eldest brother

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun beginning

Speaker: Danio Poll

south

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive to have a party

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

noun ear

Speaker: Macy Edgar

story

noun gecko

singer

noun fishermen

Speaker: Danio Poll

raise

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

vomit

sentence I have 2 canoes

verb build

Speaker: Thakar Peter