Mokilese English

noun centipede

Example: Photo by David Harrison, 2015

Speaker: Danio Poll

[aɾai] theirs

noun people of Marshall Islands

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj lumpy

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

verb catch a fish by spear

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. ten

Speaker: Macy Edgar

num. fifteen

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun maternal grandfather

rainbow

noun lice (human lice)

Speaker: Danio Poll

in the evening

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun priest

trap (v)

little finger

verb dig

Speaker: Danio Poll

n Idiot or fool (jack-ass)

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

[t͡ʃeːrmʷen o kupolai t͡ʃaŋ in sugo] sentence the boy fell down from the tree

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence don’t run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[t͡ʃɔn t͡ʃilu] n a type of knot

[jo:jo] n piece of wood under the kia

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

try

verb dance

Speaker: Danio Poll

n sweetheart

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

feed

noun belly

Speaker: Thakar Peter

throw

[ke:rup] n a wooden ridge below the canoe that protects the bottom from coral and keeps the canoe steady in the water

Speaker: Ichiro John

first

Speaker: Danio Poll

we know each other

they know each other

skin

verb give

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun body fat, grease

Speaker: Thakar Peter

black ant (large, stings)

big

noun bow

Speaker: Thakar Peter

salivate

verb to build up

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fist

noun language

Speaker: Danio Poll

widow

butterfly

Speaker: Danio Poll

yawn

once upon a time

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun breastmilk

male

how

grass

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

father

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun money

fat (size)

Speaker: Danio Poll

elderly

traditional chief

have

noun ocean

ocean

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː iːla ɔ̃ʔ aio] sentence I went there yesterday

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

snore

noun coconut tree

left

fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun my friend

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. hidden

Speaker: Danio Poll

pull in

noun dream

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

verb make by weaving

Speaker: Thakar Peter

num. four

Speaker: Macy Edgar

nest

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb dry

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. flat

Speaker: Danio Poll

bamboo

Speaker: Danio Poll

youngest brother

noun family

Speaker: Danio Poll

coconut milk (handmade)

Speaker: Danio Poll

urine

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb escape

n plate

Speaker: Macy Edgar

hot

noun cave

n tip of penis (slang)

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

noun basket

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun seashell

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun front mast

Speaker: Ichiro John

brother in law

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun neck

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun start

Speaker: Danio Poll

hear

ankle

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun (fire)wood

Speaker: Danio Poll

valley

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun heavy breadfruit tree

Speaker: Ichiro John

n window

Speaker: Macy Edgar

last week

Speaker: Danio Poll