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armaj doapoa pohn o piniji?
diliej
n a piece of line tied to the kehu that can be pulled to reduce the size of the sail
bookmarkdoaroahla, kapisla
save
bookmarkeijek duoau
nineteen
bookmarkeijek riau
twelve
bookmarkia uoa
how much
bookmarkidang
verb press
bookmarkinim
cook
bookmarkinoan
[inɔn jenwʌs] n literally, ’knot at the reef’; a quick knot made before sailing a canoe
bookmarkjahr kohlk
big knife
bookmarkjaihsnaip
army knife
bookmarkjamro
priest
bookmarkjej
v to have a drooping foreskin (vulgar insult)
bookmarkjerimwein o doauda in suhkoa
jileu
n bluefin tuna
bookmarkkaengeng, pangal
verb dry
bookmarkkahs
n steel drum
bookmarkkehrup
kidal pene ara
they know each other
bookmarkkidepw
vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed
bookmarkkiljoula
undress
bookmarkkoakilej keikei
black ant (large, stings)
bookmarkkol
verb hold
bookmarklijaianda
verb be pregnant
bookmarkmajahs
n crab
bookmarkmajmaj
verb, transitive popular with girls
bookmarkngoah pirin kioang pijo woal o
noaski
sell
bookmarko
there
bookmarkoaring
pahiao woal
husband
bookmarkpohp
noun clown triggerfish
Example: Balistoides conspicillum, Balistidae, Clown Triggerfish; Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany. by H. Zell, 2009, CC-BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarkpwihn
tribe
bookmarkpwoarla
v To have one’s first sexual experience (slang)
bookmarkpwul
young
bookmarksang, jok
fly (v)
bookmarksikei
adj. powerful
bookmarkumwoaj
hut
bookmarkwus
n banana
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Harrison, K. David; Anderson, Gregory D.S.; Poll, Danio; Lebehn, Jason; Panaligan, Monique; Esposito, Lewis; Babinski, Sarah. 2014-2015.
Mokilese-English Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages and Swarthmore College.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/mokilese
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