Mokilese English

v To taste or smell of peppermint

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

adv. before

Speaker: Danio Poll

people

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun big lizard; probably a type of monitor lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

yes

dried

Speaker: Danio Poll

one

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb press

[int͡ʃɔn papa] sentence who is your father

verb leave

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fan

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

n Idiot or fool (jack-ass)

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

sneeze

sentence don’t run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

v/n sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun other type of baracuda

Speaker: Danio Poll

n playing card

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

watch (v)

adj. skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

new

heat (v)

Speaker: Danio Poll

put

tree bark

Speaker: Danio Poll

n spine foot (fish)

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

noun gun

Speaker: Danio Poll

tired

adj. big

Speaker: Danio Poll

root

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hell

Speaker: Monique Poll

bow

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun trumpet

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive white

Speaker: Danio Poll

Mokilese

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun green lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[lɔ:n jɔ:mʷur] n where the line holding down the sail is tied; near the end of the canoe but before the repiakiak

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun fly (n)

Speaker: Danio Poll

red ant

n bracelet

noun ocean area very far from reef

bird

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. hard

Speaker: Danio Poll

here

Speaker: Danio Poll

eldest brother

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb go to sleep

Speaker: Danio Poll

raw

noun leech; literally ’sticky worm’

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. brown

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. pretty

Speaker: Danio Poll

fat (size)

Speaker: Danio Poll

traditional chief

[ŋɔː ʃipiɾin iːla mɔ] sentence I am not going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin kiɔŋ pit͡ʃo wɔlo] sentence I will give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun crossbar that holds the two masts together

Speaker: Danio Poll

broken

verb, intransitive burn

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun female (gender)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun dead body

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb fry

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. another

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun river

Speaker: Danio Poll

[piʃ men o] that pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[pit͡ʃo ʃen nen wɔlo] sentence the pig ran out from the forest

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

adjective / noun black pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

saliva

Speaker: Danio Poll

tie

n floor

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun bat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

hot

burned

sticky

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb awake

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[pʷɔkɔr] n the wooden side of the pahj

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun cave

branch

Speaker: Danio Poll

n top mast of a sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun day

sister

n sheet

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

adj. powerful

adj. small

Speaker: Danio Poll

snow

Speaker: Danio Poll

ankle

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

hut

actually get sea sick

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun heavy breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

eighty

eight

Speaker: Stuart Mongs