Mokilese English

noun egg

trail

verb need

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj lumpy

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

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb exit

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun duck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb jerk

then

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

wash self

wash hair

twelve

noun high

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun east

noun lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

louse, head

[inɔn mʷɔkilɔ] n Mokilese knot

verb bleed

Speaker: Thakar Peter

blood

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

n scaleless fish

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

noun knife used for opening coconuts

Speaker: Danio Poll

thumb

n skipjack (fish)

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

child

three

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

[t͡ʃimʷ] n the rail on top of the canoe; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

adj. impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb finish

Speaker: Danio Poll

n sweetheart

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

third

throw

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

n papaya

toenail

Speaker: Danio Poll

bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter

comb (v)

noun ant

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. huge

Speaker: Danio Poll

tusk

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive white

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun goose

Speaker: Danio Poll

adv. tomorrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

word

[liː o nikit͡ʃan pumpo wɔlo] sentence the woman took the fish from the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

num. five

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb smell

yawn

warm

Speaker: Danio Poll

once upon a time

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb chew

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[men] classifier for people

noun storm

Speaker: Danio Poll

eye

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. thin

Speaker: Danio Poll

grass

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun head

noun grandfather (general)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

ocean

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun north

verb hide

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun spider

Speaker: Danio Poll

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun spouse of

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun dead body

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bag

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb fight

Speaker: Danio Poll

obey

noun family

Speaker: Danio Poll

[pit͡ʃo kaula nen wɔlo] sentence the pig ran into the forest

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

adjective / noun black pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

water

hair

Speaker: Danio Poll

freed, be

arm

noun coconut for seedling

Speaker: Danio Poll

recognize

bat

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[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

noun excrement

Speaker: Danio Poll

n batfish

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

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

adv. today

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb begin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb, intransitive To be in dire need of cigarettes

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

south

Speaker: Danio Poll

bone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun bone

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. black

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun meat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb vomit

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun isolated parts of the reef

Speaker: Danio Poll