Mokilese English

noun name

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun anchor

Speaker: Ichiro John

adv. now

Speaker: Macy Edgar

people

Speaker: Ichiro John

pron. ours

tiger

which

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

starve

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. nine

Speaker: Macy Edgar

num. eleven

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun mangrove crab

Example: Mangrove Boardwalk, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, South Queensland, AUSTRALIA by Bernard Dupont, 2000, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Speaker: Danio Poll

paternal grandmother

dry

rainbow

verb press

ripe

noun mother

Speaker: Danio Poll

n scaleless fish

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

big knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun priest

v to have a drooping foreskin (vulgar insult)

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

gonorrhea

noun father-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

three

Speaker: Macy Edgar

bowstring

[t͡ʃɔn t͡ʃilu] n a type of knot

[jɔrɔkli] n on the side of a sailing canoe to hold the sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. free

Speaker: Danio Poll

ill, become

chicken

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fourth

Speaker: Danio Poll

second

verb have fever, feeling hot

Speaker: Danio Poll

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun cage

Speaker: Thakar Peter

we know each other

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun heel

noun elbow

noun cloud

[kɔsɔ t͡ʃeltu] n the wooden back of the pahj, on the outrigger side

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

kiss

verb tap noses together (nose to nose)

Speaker: Danio Poll

sky

noun honey bee

Speaker: Thakar Peter

scared

verb be blind

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun sap from coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

heart

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[meɾin war] noun canoe back

Speaker: Ichiro John

old

smooth

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

father

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun intestines

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. brown

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb want

fat (size)

Speaker: Danio Poll

forest

Speaker: Danio Poll

sentence I bought a hat.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

sentence I am going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun wave, the surf

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun brother in law

Speaker: Thakar Peter

son-in-law

num. forty

Speaker: Danio Poll

youngest brother

youngest sister

noun river

Speaker: Danio Poll

free

sand

saliva

Speaker: Danio Poll

river

verb escape

freed, be

noun boat

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

[pʷakəlap] n where the main mast is placed, in the middle of the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

thief

sticky

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun foot

noun bowl

Speaker: Danio Poll

branch

Speaker: Danio Poll

n bottom mast of a sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

sister

verb, intransitive to have a party

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

strong

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun piece of wood on the side of a sailing canoe that holds the sail lines

Speaker: Danio Poll

waterfall

noun nose

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun blow

Speaker: Thakar Peter

twin

verb laugh

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun heavy breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

last week

Speaker: Danio Poll