Mokilese English

[aiʔ] noun mine

don’t run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

n lump

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

adj lumpy

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

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

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

num. fifteen

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fan

interro. how much

Speaker: Danio Poll

seventy

at night

Speaker: Thakar Peter

slow

noun pocket knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

toe

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

n skipjack (fish)

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

noun small baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

push

be quiet

bowstring

[t͡ʃɔn t͡ʃilu] n a type of knot

verb have cold

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun other type of baracuda

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

send

yesterday

thank you

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun lime

Speaker: Thakar Peter

mucus

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun chin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

fishinghook

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb, transitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. white

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun green lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun fly

scared

verb dead

Speaker: Danio Poll

it’s cloudy (the sky is bad)

pain

verb breathe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb have breakfast

Speaker: Danio Poll

afternoon

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

verb to have children

Speaker: Danio Poll

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence I bought her a dress.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[ŋɔː iːla ɔ̃ʔ aio] sentence I went there yesterday

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin iːla mɔ lakap] sentence I will go there tomorrow

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun wooden structures that remove water from paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

have children

verb hide

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun spouse of

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. flat

Speaker: Danio Poll

armpit

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun coconut already good for drinking, but meat inside thin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

coconut milk (handmade)

Speaker: Danio Poll

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

urine

Speaker: Danio Poll

wild boar

urinate (piss)

water

defecate (shit)

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. crazy

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun excrement

Speaker: Danio Poll

[pʷɔs] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

hole

noun small hole (in wall, paper, etc.)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun basket

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun knee

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

v to be broken or deflowered

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

two

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun maternal uncle

adj. burned (food)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun stone, rock

Speaker: Danio Poll

n table

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun ear

Speaker: Macy Edgar

hear

copulate (have sex with)

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

adj. little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb kick

Speaker: Danio Poll

waterfall

noun fishermen

Speaker: Danio Poll

farmer

noun gecko

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun star

Speaker: Danio Poll

actually get sea sick

Speaker: Danio Poll

[upʷen wen ] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

[wa:n pʷit͡ʃ] n two wooden poles that sit vertically on top of the outrigger and connect to the kia

Speaker: Ichiro John

[wʌs] noun living coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

turtle

noun banana

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun dog bark

Speaker: Danio Poll