Mokilese English

noun egg

[aiʔ] noun mine

[aɾai] theirs

which

n light

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

drum

then

save

[eː mɔi juːmʷen] sentence yes, I am sick

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sharp

verb, transitive burn

Speaker: Thakar Peter

cook

noun infertile female pig

Speaker: Danio Poll

n love

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

noun pandanus fruit mat for sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

slow

noun knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

Swiss army knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

knife to take out meat of coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

trap (v)

kind

adj. unskillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb answer

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun father-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun small baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun boy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

ship

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

[jɔː war ewar] sentence I don’t have a canoe

verb dance

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. possible

adj. skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

n coffee

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb freed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have fever, feeling hot

Speaker: Danio Poll

thousand

bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun very young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

red ant

verb to start

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

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

num. five

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

n spear for fishing

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

honey

[mɔn] your

verb to kiss

Speaker: Danio Poll

old

noun breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun nausea; start to get sea sick, but cannot vomit

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. thick

Speaker: Danio Poll

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun money

adj. short

Speaker: Danio Poll

have

noun ocean

sentence I bought a hat.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃɔpa iːla mɔ ai:o] sentence I did not go there yesterday

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː pulila liː o poɾi t͡ʃeto] sentence I went with the woman to the beach

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[nitin pɔŋ] n the section of the canoe on the other side of the outrigger; includes the poang, koasoau jaldu, pahj, etc.

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb drink

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun wooden structures that remove water from paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

mother

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun grandmother (general)

Speaker: Danio Poll

fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. being hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb prepare

noun hive

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

day after tomorrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun coconut (good for drinking)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun bridge

Speaker: Danio Poll

defecate (shit)

thigh

adj. burned (self, feeling)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

say

adj. crazy

Speaker: Danio Poll

burned

verb have itch

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

every day

n a piece of wood across the top edge of the canoe that holds the sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

first

verb, intransitive To be in dire need of cigarettes

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

n party (celebration)

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

adj. small

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

ankle

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun remain

star

hut

verb vomit

Speaker: Danio Poll

n window

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun canoe front

Speaker: Ichiro John

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

turtle

feather

one man

Speaker: Danio Poll

rain

Speaker: Danio Poll