Mokilese English

[aiʔ] noun mine

verb need

Speaker: Macy Edgar

adv. now

Speaker: Macy Edgar

adv. before

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

sentence What did you buy?

Speaker: Macy Edgar

paternal grandfather

lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

sharp

sad

noun dawn

knife to take out meat of coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. low

Speaker: Danio Poll

toe

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb bury

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n bluefin tuna

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

[t͡ʃimʷen re:l] n the rail on top of the canoe and near the front end; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

no

num. fourth

Speaker: Danio Poll

see

verb freed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

new

second

[keinin eɾe] n wooden poles the run perpendicular to the apid and kia, on the connection between the canoe and the outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

we know each other

rat

skin

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to build up

Speaker: Danio Poll

sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. fearless

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb lie (tell untruth)

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. five

Speaker: Macy Edgar

spear

malaria

adj. bright

Speaker: Danio Poll

true

verb to kiss

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fear

Speaker: Danio Poll

frighten

noun canned milk (store bought)

head

Speaker: Danio Poll

sweet

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun money

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

ocean

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

forest

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun crossbar that holds the two masts together

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun wave, the surf

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

take

noun coconut crab

Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun eyebrow

Speaker: Macy Edgar

wife

noun frog

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

obey

noun coconut (good for drinking)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun green coconut

noun family

Speaker: Danio Poll

three pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[piʃ men o] that pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

this pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun pond

dirty

n plate

Speaker: Macy Edgar

wing

verb swim

Speaker: Danio Poll

thigh

recognize

[pʷit͡ʃ] n a wooden pole that sits above and paralell to the outrigger, on top of the kia; keeps the outrigger flexible

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb awake

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun cave

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bowl

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun betel nut

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

shell

noun front mast

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun maternal aunt

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun brother

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n table

Speaker: Macy Edgar

copulate (have sex with)

adj. little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun remain

noun young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun canoe front

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb build

Speaker: Thakar Peter

next week

Speaker: Danio Poll

feather

noun banana

Speaker: Danio Poll

tr v. to eat raw fish without a condiment

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

noun whistle/stingray spear/to start to sprout

Speaker: Danio Poll

six

Speaker: Stuart Mongs