Mokilese English

adj lumpy

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

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

adj. bald

Speaker: Macy Edgar

wash self

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

other person

dried

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ghost

Speaker: Danio Poll

connector of canoe to outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

one

Speaker: Macy Edgar

both

Speaker: Thakar Peter

army knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

sharpen

not skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

trap (v)

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence don’t tell me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun farmer

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb finish

Speaker: Danio Poll

n playing card

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

verb to frighten

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fourth

Speaker: Danio Poll

n papaya

noun gun

Speaker: Danio Poll

word

verb talk

noun barrow, hog (castrated pig)

Speaker: Danio Poll

very old woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb be pregnant

butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

wash clothes

bird

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. hard

Speaker: Danio Poll

[milik in muŋe] noun dairy milk

Speaker: Monique Poll

noun canned milk (store bought)

grass

Speaker: Danio Poll

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. thick

Speaker: Danio Poll

hungry, be

adj. pretty

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb want

sit down

fat (size)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun charcoal/embers

Speaker: Danio Poll

afternoon

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun fish

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun pennant bannerfish

Example: Pennant Bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus) by Cliff, 2008, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fishnet

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃupakiɔ pit͡ʃu oldo] sentence I did not give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃu] sentence I don’t see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ sɔl] my black pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun crossbar that holds the two masts together

Speaker: Danio Poll

boiled

verb give birth

Speaker: Danio Poll

sell

there

noun brother in law

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb, intransitive burn

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb be prepared

puddle

Speaker: Danio Poll

son-in-law

hat

hat

Speaker: Macy Edgar

bamboo

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

obey

noun green coconut

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

water

noun ground/soil

Speaker: Danio Poll

n plate

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun boat

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

friend

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun mud

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

adj. dirty

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun betel nut

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

n Kind of jellyfish

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

n tip of penis (slang)

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

two

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

adj. skinny

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crab

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive To be in dire need of cigarettes

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

noun bone

Speaker: Thakar Peter

backbone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun fashion earrings

tear

noun remain

actually get sea sick

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun heavy breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

sentence I have 2 canoes

verb start boiling

Speaker: Thakar Peter

sailing canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

village

six

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

rain

Speaker: Danio Poll