Mokilese English

noun name

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun anchor

Speaker: Ichiro John

adv. now

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb catch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[derəwak] n the place on the canoe where ropes are tied

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun bosom/breast

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n lump

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

verb come inside

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb exit

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

mountain

Speaker: Danio Poll

wash hair

wash someone

num. nine

Speaker: Macy Edgar

nineteen

num. fourteen

Speaker: Danio Poll

paternal grandfather

paternal grandmother

[ia omʷunu] sentence where is your mother

pronoun he, she, it

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun flea

Speaker: Danio Poll

noon

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb leave

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun infertile female pig

Speaker: Danio Poll

both

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun small knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

sharpen

verb answer

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun father-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

[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

no

verb to be poor

[t͡ʃɔn t͡ʃilu] n a type of knot

ill, become

verb have cold

Speaker: Danio Poll

try

verb dry

adj. alone

Speaker: Thakar Peter

pronoun you (two)

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

rat

[kit͡ʃou] verb (singular, imperative) run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

fall

verb kill

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. fearless

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun language

Speaker: Danio Poll

ostentatious person

Speaker: Danio Poll

very old woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hole (in ground)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun honey bee

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun storm

Speaker: Danio Poll

sharpening tool

adj. clean

Speaker: Danio Poll

female

noun grandfather (general)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

young man

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. sunny

Speaker: Danio Poll

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃa] sentence I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː na kiɔn pit͡ʃu wɔlu] sentence I gave the pig to the man

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

verb to deliver children/to raise children

Speaker: Danio Poll

fishing line

Speaker: Ichiro John

hide

receive

take

noun coconut in its last stage of development (meat is hard, husk is brown, coconut fallen from tree)

Speaker: Danio Poll

son-in-law

armpit

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

float

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun river

Speaker: Danio Poll

[pit͡ʃo ʃen nen wɔlo] sentence the pig ran out from the forest

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb steal

Speaker: Danio Poll

arm

defecate (shit)

recognize

say

noun tuna

Speaker: Danio Poll

hot

[pʷɔkɔr] n the wooden side of the pahj

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun betel nut

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun basket

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

sister

noun brother

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

copulate (have sex with)

skull

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. powerful

adj. small

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun small piece of wood that is tied perpendicular to the kehu, about 1/3 from the bottom

Speaker: Danio Poll

star

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

red

Speaker: Macy Edgar

turtle

wet, become

verb to exchange

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun man

Speaker: Thakar Peter