Mokilese English

trail

adv. later

Speaker: Danio Poll

tiger

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

adj. bald

Speaker: Macy Edgar

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

other person

noun ghost

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fan

one

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

where

interro. how much

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun eel

Example: Snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa in Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States by Brocken Inaglory, 2008, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikipedia

Speaker: Danio Poll

louse

Speaker: Danio Poll

louse, head

canoe connecting fibers

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. low

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. unskillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

salt

noun father-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

child

noun axe

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb cry

Speaker: Danio Poll

try

noun paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb dance

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun back part of sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun lime

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb exchange, to

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

[kʌm] n bear paw clam shell

big

killed, be

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cut

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun elderly woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun hole (in ground)

Speaker: Danio Poll

sky

here

Speaker: Danio Poll

it’s cloudy (the sky is bad)

adj. clean

Speaker: Danio Poll

smooth

noun breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

worm

noun intestines

noun coconut (past stage of drinking)

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

ripe coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. pretty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun rough sea (moving sea)

Speaker: Danio Poll

green

adj. short

Speaker: Danio Poll

[ŋɔː t͡ʃupakiɔ pit͡ʃu oldo] sentence I did not give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n lips

Speaker: Macy Edgar

snore

noun wooden structures that remove water from paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun daughter

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun my friend

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. being hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

take

mouth

Speaker: Danio Poll

puddle

Speaker: Danio Poll

son-in-law

noun hive

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun nest

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dry

Speaker: Danio Poll

hat

bamboo

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb float

Speaker: Danio Poll

wild boar

noun ground/soil

Speaker: Danio Poll

arm

hand

say

noun tuna

Speaker: Danio Poll

[pʷit͡ʃ] n a wooden pole that sits above and paralell to the outrigger, on top of the kia; keeps the outrigger flexible

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun excrement

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. dirty

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun day

day before yesterday

day after tomorrow

pull open

adj. tall

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crab

Speaker: Danio Poll

fly (v)

verb begin

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n sheet

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

shoulder blade

Speaker: Danio Poll

ankle

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun gecko

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

house

[upʷen wen ] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb to exchange

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun banana

Speaker: Danio Poll

one man

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun whistle/stingray spear/to start to sprout

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun lobster

Speaker: Danio Poll