Mokilese English

sentence why are you here

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

don’t run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

drum

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

adj. bald

Speaker: Macy Edgar

ninety

wash someone

verb buy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun east

verb come

Speaker: Thakar Peter

lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

cook

in morning

at night

Speaker: Thakar Peter

blood

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun pandanus fruit mat for sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun table knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb drunk, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

gonorrhea

child

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun grave

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun year, age

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

thank you

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

pronoun you (plural remote)

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

new

throw

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fingernail

undress

noun body fat, grease

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun hell

Speaker: Monique Poll

bow

chin

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun language

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun show-off

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun a line held by a person in the back of the canoe that helps to control the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

back

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

adj. beautiful

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun green lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb smell

red ant

yawn

adj. frightened

Speaker: Danio Poll

eldest brother

heart

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

sharpening tool

noun breastmilk

adj. clean

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. brown

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. better

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin iːla mɔ lakap] sentence I will go there tomorrow

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n lips

Speaker: Macy Edgar

snore

noun coconut tree

son

verb, intransitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

broken

noun spouse of

Speaker: Danio Poll

four

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun dead body

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bear

Speaker: Thakar Peter

urine

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun boat

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun fishing pole

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun tuna

Speaker: Danio Poll

sentence tell me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun foot

v To have one’s first sexual experience (slang)

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

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

n bottom mast of a sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

v to be broken or deflowered

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

two

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun eldest brother

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun brother

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb fly (v)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun neck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

strong

tear

noun meat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

seven

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

house

blue

red

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun heavy breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

elderly man

Speaker: Danio Poll

eighty

coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

turtle

make

verb build

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun banana

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun man

Speaker: Thakar Peter

tr v. to eat raw fish without a condiment

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

[wʌs] noun living coral

Speaker: Ichiro John