Mokilese English

noun chicken egg

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[aɾai] theirs

n light

Speaker: Macy Edgar

drum

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

air

Speaker: Danio Poll

interro. how much

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb come

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

sharp

who

n scaleless fish

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

noun pocket knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

toe

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

little finger

n Idiot or fool (jack-ass)

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

[t͡ʃoːlo] verb to catch a tuna

Speaker: Ichiro John

never

try

noun belly

Speaker: Thakar Peter

twist open

[ki:l] n small wooden ridge underneath either side of a canoe, as well as underneath an outrigger, to protect the bottom

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun mosquito larva

[kit͡ʃou] verb (singular, imperative) run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

undress

[kʌm] n bear paw clam shell

n spine foot (fish)

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

noun ant

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

big

noun heel

[kɔsɔ] n a trapezoidal piece of wood on the side of the canoe farther from the outrigger that connects the canoe and the poang

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun fist

verb talk

tongue

very old woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fifty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fly (n)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fly

waist

yawn

verb be blind

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb dead

Speaker: Danio Poll

sentence I have a canoe

male

female

adj. thin

Speaker: Danio Poll

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun grandfather (general)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

leech

noun intestines

chest

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

have

sentence I bought her a dress.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[ŋɔː ʃipiɾin iːla mɔ lakap] sentence I will not go there tomorrow

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃɔpa iːla mɔ ai:o] sentence I did not go there yesterday

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa piɾin kiɔŋ pit͡ʃo pɔː] sentence I will not give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː polobidi sugo ʃilɔː] sentence I cut the tree with the axe

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː pulila liau pɔː rit͡ʃeta] sentence I went with the woman to the beach

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun north

have children

verb give birth

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb born

Speaker: Thakar Peter

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

pron. your

Speaker: Macy Edgar

pull in

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

every

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun puddle

num. forty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut (good for drinking)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

water

tribe

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

sweat

shell

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb find

Speaker: Danio Poll

sister

twenty

noun maternal uncle

adj. thin

adj. tall

Speaker: Danio Poll

n table

Speaker: Macy Edgar

skull

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fishermen

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun meat

noun remain

noun house

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

sentence I have 2 canoes

[wʌs waːsa] noun red coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

make

this place

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun dog bark

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dog bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter