Mokilese English

noun anchor

Speaker: Ichiro John

[apid] n three wooden poles on either side of and parallel to the two kia that make up the connection between the canoe and the outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

shoulder

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

pron. ours

adj. blue

Speaker: Thakar Peter

what

bosom/breast

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

verb catch a fish by spear

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fourteen

Speaker: Danio Poll

other

one

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun high

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb go

Speaker: Danio Poll

at night

Speaker: Thakar Peter

bleed

vi to force

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

noun knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun pocket knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

Swiss army knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

big knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. low

Speaker: Danio Poll

not skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

v to have a drooping foreskin (vulgar insult)

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

sneeze

noun baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun Bowie knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

three

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

push

ship

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

no

be quiet

verb lose

Speaker: Danio Poll

[t͡ʃoːlo] verb to catch a tuna

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb finish

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun back part of sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. alone

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun smoke

find

noun belly

Speaker: Thakar Peter

they know each other

noun mosquito larva

toenail

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fingernail

[kɔː joːmʷeːu] sentence are you sick?

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb sing

Speaker: Danio Poll

pronoun you (singular)

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

noun sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

tusk

gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun comb

Speaker: Thakar Peter

killed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. fearless

Speaker: Danio Poll

language of Pohnpei

Speaker: Ichiro John

think

[liː o nikit͡ʃan pumpo wɔlo] sentence the woman took the fish from the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun ocean area very far from reef

n traditional circlet used as a sign of welcome; generally made of flowers and/or palm leaves

noun breastmilk

female

pain

noun intestines

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun garden

Speaker: Danio Poll

afternoon

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun fish

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb want

Speaker: Danio Poll

drunk, get

verb catch a fish by line

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb hide

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. all

Speaker: Thakar Peter

four

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun bag

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun river

Speaker: Danio Poll

coconut milk (handmade)

Speaker: Danio Poll

three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

tie

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

n book

Speaker: Macy Edgar

why

noun fishing pole

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

night

Speaker: Danio Poll

n batfish

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

flower

Speaker: Danio Poll

fly (v)

noun coconut sprouted a little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. narrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

thorn

Speaker: Danio Poll

nose

Speaker: Danio Poll

actually get sea sick

Speaker: Danio Poll

red

Speaker: Macy Edgar

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun banana

Speaker: Danio Poll

[wɔlu t͡ʃuːpa kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man did not give the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun isolated parts of the reef

Speaker: Danio Poll