Mokilese English

sentence why are you here

noun gray-haired person

Speaker: Danio Poll

ninety

other person

air

Speaker: Danio Poll

where

[int͡ʃɔn papa] sentence who is your father

in morning

noun mother

Speaker: Danio Poll

canoe connecting fibers

Speaker: Ichiro John

at night

Speaker: Thakar Peter

vi to be born

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

kind

not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. unskillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun machete

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb remain

v to have a drooping foreskin (vulgar insult)

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

gonorrhea

n bluefin tuna

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

cry

n sweetheart

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

adj. alone

Speaker: Thakar Peter

thank you

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

n middle mast

Speaker: Ichiro John

[kia] n the two wooden poles in the middle of the connection between the canoe and the outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

we know each other

mouse

[kʌm] n bear paw clam shell

verb give

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb bite

Speaker: Thakar Peter

red ant

rich

noun heron

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. fearless

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

noun lagoon

Speaker: Danio Poll

very old woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. fifty

Speaker: Danio Poll

n unidentified fish species

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

noun ocean area very far from reef

yawn

verb, transitive popular with girls

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

verb have hiccups

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. bright

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun storm

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to kiss

Speaker: Danio Poll

frighten

eye

Speaker: Danio Poll

[milik in muŋe] noun dairy milk

Speaker: Monique Poll

right (side)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun intestines

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb have

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. sunny

Speaker: Danio Poll

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

forest

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin kiɔŋ pit͡ʃo wɔlo] sentence I will give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

there

verb catch a fish by line

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun brother in law

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

broken

set on fire

noun paddle

Example: Photo by Lawrence Joao Haavik, 2015

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun female (gender)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun nest of honeybees (lit. ’nest of sugarfly’)

Speaker: Danio Poll

hat

Speaker: Macy Edgar

youngest brother

noun coconut (good for drinking)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

this pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

river

wing

[pɔŋ] n wooden platform on the top of the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

n floor

Speaker: Macy Edgar

sentence tell me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun bowl

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun basket

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

n top mast of a sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

v to try to break or deflower

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

v to fall on one’s backside (slang)

noun beginning

Speaker: Danio Poll

copulate (have sex with)

n fashion earrings

noun nose

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

singer

summer

noun unwanted coconuts

Speaker: Thakar Peter

breadfruit tree fruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

understand

[wɔlo piɾin kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man will give the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

tr v. to eat raw fish without a condiment

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

verb dog bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter