Mokilese English

adv. later

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb jerk

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

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

one

Speaker: Macy Edgar

rainbow

noun lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

lice, body

[int͡ʃɔn papa] sentence who is your father

noun dawn

in the morning

Speaker: Danio Poll

at night

Speaker: Thakar Peter

bleed

vi to be born

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

n love

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

prefix not

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun pocket knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

not skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. not clean

Speaker: Danio Poll

toe

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun baracuda

Speaker: Danio Poll

weak

verb remain

noun father-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun boy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n bluefin tuna

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

verb to be poor

noun boar (uncastrated pig)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun year, age

send

yesterday

watch (v)

heat (v)

Speaker: Danio Poll

mucus

Speaker: Danio Poll

put

noun fingernail

noun very young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

big

verb sing

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, transitive break

adv. tomorrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cooked

Speaker: Thakar Peter

num. fifty

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. five hundred

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun green lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

sky

waist

verb touching one’s nose to a child’s forehead

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun line that is used to pull up the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

n crab

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

spear

noun magic

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n traditional circlet used as a sign of welcome; generally made of flowers and/or palm leaves

[meɾin war] noun canoe back

Speaker: Ichiro John

interro. how

Speaker: Danio Poll

pain

verb breathe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun ash(es)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb go to sleep

Speaker: Danio Poll

father

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

hungry, be

verb want

elderly

sentence I bought a hat yesterday.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃa] sentence I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun daughter

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb hide

Speaker: Danio Poll

hide

noun coconut that is already brown and ready to husk

Speaker: Danio Poll

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun pipe

verb arrive

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb lie (down)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun sprouting coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

obey

this pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb escape

noun tuna

Speaker: Danio Poll

[pʷɔkɔr] n the wooden side of the pahj

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun maternal uncle

noun brother

Speaker: Thakar Peter

pull open

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive To be in dire need of cigarettes

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

n table

Speaker: Macy Edgar

n sheet

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

strong

noun small piece of wood that is tied perpendicular to the kehu, about 1/3 from the bottom

Speaker: Danio Poll

n fashion earrings

adj. black

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun fishermen

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun meat

raise

noun young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb laugh

Speaker: Danio Poll

red

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[wʌs] noun living coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

lift open