Mokilese English

[aiʔ] noun mine

[aɾai] theirs

save

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

wash self

wash someone

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

mother-in-law

dried

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fan

pronoun he, she, it

Speaker: Danio Poll

cook

noon

Speaker: Macy Edgar

not skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

trap (v)

toe

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

kind

n skipjack (fish)

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

noun boy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[t͡ʃeːrmʷen o kupolai t͡ʃaŋ in sugo] sentence the boy fell down from the tree

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n bluefin tuna

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

three

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

n rope that is tied to the canoe to hold the sail in place; there is one joahmwur on either side of the sail (front and back)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun boar (uncastrated pig)

Speaker: Danio Poll

[jo:jo] n piece of wood under the kia

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun puffer fish

Example: Yellow form by Onderwijsgek, 2012, CC-BY-S 3.0, via Wikipedia

Speaker: Danio Poll

n playing card

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

verb clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun lime

Speaker: Thakar Peter

vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed

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

adj. big

Speaker: Danio Poll

n stairs

Speaker: Macy Edgar

adj. white

Speaker: Macy Edgar

tongue

ostentatious person

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cooked

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb tap noses together (nose to nose)

Speaker: Danio Poll

wash clothes

noun sap from coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have hiccups

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

heart

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

[milik in muŋe] noun dairy milk

Speaker: Monique Poll

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

how

adj. fat (of a person)

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. hungry

Speaker: Danio Poll

old (person)

green

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

when

[ŋɔː iːla ɔ̃ʔ aio] sentence I went there yesterday

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n lips

Speaker: Macy Edgar

adj. clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

fishing line

Speaker: Ichiro John

fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

broken

every

set on fire

verb be prepared

noun bag

Speaker: Thakar Peter

bamboo

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. another

Speaker: Danio Poll

this pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

hair

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb escape

noun coconut for seedling

Speaker: Danio Poll

friend

preverb will

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun tuna

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun smell

n tip of penis (slang)

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

noun basket

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun knee

noun seashell

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

two

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

sister-in-law

v to fall on one’s backside (slang)

adj. burned (food)

Speaker: Danio Poll

yellow

Speaker: Macy Edgar

neck

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

bone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun ear

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb kick

Speaker: Danio Poll

n fashion earrings

singer

summer

stop

noun remain

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

hut

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

west

lift open

noun lobster

Speaker: Danio Poll

n banana

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