Mokilese English

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

[armaʒ dapɔ pono pinit͡ʃi] sentence how many people are going on the ship

elder

noun elected chief

noun fast

Speaker: Danio Poll

n light

Speaker: Macy Edgar

adj lumpy

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

many people

ninety

num. fourteen

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. eleven

Speaker: Danio Poll

paternal grandmother

one

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun east

who

noun dawn

in the morning

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun mother

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb bleed

Speaker: Thakar Peter

blood

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

vi to force

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

not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb become ill

Speaker: Danio Poll

v/n sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun belly

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n middle mast

Speaker: Ichiro John

vi to alow a tentacle to be bitten off in order to escape the sea eel (of an octopus)

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

vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed

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

put

[kɔː joːmʷeːu] sentence are you sick?

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

ant

Speaker: Danio Poll

root

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hell

Speaker: Monique Poll

noun gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun barrow, hog (castrated pig)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun a line held by a person in the back of the canoe that helps to control the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun elderly woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. pregnant

num. five

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

n unidentified fish species

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

noun ocean area very far from reef

n spear for fishing

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

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

interro. how

Speaker: Danio Poll

old

verb breathe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun nausea; start to get sea sick, but cannot vomit

Speaker: Danio Poll

raw

noun intestines

adj. hungry

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. pretty

Speaker: Danio Poll

old (person)

green

Speaker: Danio Poll

[ŋɔː iːla ɔ̃ʔ aio] sentence I went there yesterday

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ ] my pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː pulila liː o poɾi t͡ʃeto] sentence I went with the woman to the beach

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun coconut tree

verb drink

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun wooden structures that remove water from paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb want

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb give birth

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun grandmother (general)

Speaker: Danio Poll

hide

verb dream of (something)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun arrow

Speaker: Thakar Peter

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

four

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

nest

Speaker: Danio Poll

day after tomorrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

youngest brother

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

urine

Speaker: Danio Poll

sand

verb defecate (shit)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fishing pole

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

verb awake

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun bowl

Speaker: Danio Poll

young

shell

noun day

day before yesterday

twenty

n party (celebration)

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

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

snow

Speaker: Danio Poll

ear

Speaker: Danio Poll

raise

noun house

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

[upʷen wen ] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

village

wet

noun dog bark

Speaker: Danio Poll