Mokilese English

his

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

adv. later

Speaker: Danio Poll

adv. before

Speaker: Danio Poll

which

n large lizard introduced by the Japanese to Mokil Atoll; may possibly be a Mangrove Monitor (Varanus indicus)

[eː mɔi juːmʷen] sentence yes, I am sick

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

nineteen

[inɔn mʷɔkilɔ] n Mokilese knot

verb bleed

Speaker: Thakar Peter

vi to be born

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

n love

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

noun table knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

not skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun priest

toe

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. unskillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

n skipjack (fish)

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

[t͡ʃeːrmʷen o doːda in sugo] sentence the boy climbed up the tree

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[t͡ʃimʷ] n the rail on top of the canoe; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

n rope that is tied to the canoe to hold the sail in place; there is one joahmwur on either side of the sail (front and back)

Speaker: Danio Poll

sun

sick

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

pronoun you (plural remote)

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

noun eat

noun belly

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n coffee

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun cage

Speaker: Thakar Peter

put

noun very young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ladder

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hell

Speaker: Monique Poll

noun sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

tusk

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

very old woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

widow

noun butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

wash clothes

verb be blind

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun magic

Speaker: Thakar Peter

eye

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. fat (of a person)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb breathe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

hungry

noun money

adj. good

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun garden

Speaker: Danio Poll

traditional chief

when

tooth

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

sentence I bought a hat.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

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

hungry; literally, ’I want to eat’

Speaker: Danio Poll

son

clean

receive

verb, intransitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun spouse of

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun daughter-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. four

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun piece of sail where the two rajak meet

Speaker: Danio Poll

obey

noun river

Speaker: Danio Poll

sand

noun ground/soil

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb escape

noun ground

Speaker: Danio Poll

virgin

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Danio Poll

burned

noun itch

Speaker: Danio Poll

day after tomorrow

today

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun maternal aunt

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. thin

noun eldest sister

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb fly (v)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive To be in death agony

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

verb, intransitive to have a party

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

n table

Speaker: Macy Edgar

adj. little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

tear

house

vomit

[upʷen wen ] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

eighty

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

one man

Speaker: Danio Poll

rain

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson