Mokilese English

noun egg

noun anchor

Speaker: Ichiro John

[apid] n three wooden poles on either side of and parallel to the two kia that make up the connection between the canoe and the outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

pron. ours

n surgeon fish

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

noun dog

Speaker: Danio Poll

save

pay

yes

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

mother-in-law

verb press

noun east

noun enemy

Speaker: Danio Poll

lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

in the evening

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

sad

priest

toe

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb bury

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun boy

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[t͡ʃeːrmʷen o doːda in sugo] sentence the boy climbed up the tree

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

no

adj. stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

[t͡ʃukren maʊ] n type of knot that looks like the mouth of a parrot fish

throw

they know each other

vi to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical, be cursed

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

rat

verb comb

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. huge

Speaker: Danio Poll

n stairs

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun ladder

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bow

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb sing

Speaker: Danio Poll

pronoun you (singular)

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

noun sword

Speaker: Danio Poll

adv. tomorrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

word

verb lie (tell untruth)

Speaker: Danio Poll

back

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun green lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun hole (in ground)

Speaker: Danio Poll

[lɔ] n seat of a canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

kiss

right (side)

Speaker: Danio Poll

worm

hungry, be

noun male

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb want

old (person)

afternoon

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃu] sentence I don’t see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence I am going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː polobidi sugo ʃilɔː] sentence I cut the tree with the axe

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

clean

verb give birth

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun grandmother (general)

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. being hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun eyebrow

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun paddle

Example: Photo by Lawrence Joao Haavik, 2015

Speaker: Ichiro John

num. forty

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb fry

Speaker: Danio Poll

free

freed, be

noun clown triggerfish

Example: Balistoides conspicillum, Balistidae, Clown Triggerfish; Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany. by H. Zell, 2009, CC-BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Speaker: Danio Poll

virgin

will be

noun tuna

Speaker: Danio Poll

mud

verb awake

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[pʷɔkɔr] n the wooden side of the pahj

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb have itch

Speaker: Danio Poll

n Kind of jellyfish

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

noun basket

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun tree branch

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun day

two

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun maternal uncle

v to fall on one’s backside (slang)

adj. skinny

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb close

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun coconut sprouted a little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

waterfall

noun gecko

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun meat

Speaker: Thakar Peter

twin

elderly man

Speaker: Danio Poll

n foundation of house

Speaker: Macy Edgar

wet, become

next week

Speaker: Danio Poll

last week

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to exchange

Speaker: Danio Poll

[wɔlo juːpa piɾin kitom mɔi pit͡ʃo] sentence the man will not give the pig to me

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun dog bark

Speaker: Danio Poll