Mokilese English

noun gray-haired person

Speaker: Danio Poll

pron. ours

which

[derəwak] n the place on the canoe where ropes are tied

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun bosom/breast

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

then

verb buy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb press

seventy

cook

noun dawn

blood

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

both

Speaker: Thakar Peter

thumb

not skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun finger

return

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun baracuda

Speaker: Danio Poll

gonorrhea

noun father-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

thirty

push

sentence don’t tell me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sun

noun paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

hello

thank you

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

toenail

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Danio Poll

[kʌm] n bear paw clam shell

ant

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun elbow

pronoun you (singular)

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

verb make something die

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

num. five hundred

Speaker: Danio Poll

mad

noun green lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[lɔ] n seat of a canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun fly (n)

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun sap from coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

death

heavy breadfruit

Speaker: Ichiro John

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

worm

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

sit down

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

silent

sentence I bought her a dress.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[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

noun crossbar that holds the two masts together

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb give birth

Speaker: Danio Poll

fishing line

Speaker: Ichiro John

that

verb catch a fish by line

Speaker: Danio Poll

hidden

set on fire

wife

four

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun pipe

armpit

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

youngest sister

noun family

Speaker: Danio Poll

three pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

adjective / noun big pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

saliva

Speaker: Danio Poll

n plate

Speaker: Macy Edgar

why

verb awake

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

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

noun betel nut

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

n batfish

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

verb give greetings

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb shout

Speaker: Danio Poll

v to be broken or deflowered

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

noun maternal uncle

verb, intransitive to have a party

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

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

thorn

Speaker: Danio Poll

singer

summer

stop

noun remain

red

Speaker: Macy Edgar

elderly man

Speaker: Danio Poll

n window

Speaker: Macy Edgar

pull

verb start boiling

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb build

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun man

Speaker: Thakar Peter

neck

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun isolated parts of the reef

Speaker: Danio Poll