Mokilese English

trail

noun people of Mwoakilloa

Speaker: Ichiro John

people

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun fast

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb come inside

Speaker: Danio Poll

many people

noun big lizard; probably a type of monitor lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

n large lizard introduced by the Japanese to Mokil Atoll; may possibly be a Mangrove Monitor (Varanus indicus)

num. eleven

Speaker: Danio Poll

maternal grandmother

adjective dry

Speaker: Danio Poll

where

[ia omʷunu] sentence where is your mother

noun flea

Speaker: Danio Poll

cook

noun infertile female pig

Speaker: Danio Poll

Swiss army knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

thumb

noun priest

toe

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

not stingy

Speaker: Danio Poll

sneeze

n bluefin tuna

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

ship

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

sentence don’t run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[t͡ʃɔn t͡ʃilu] n a type of knot

lightning

Speaker: Danio Poll

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. impossible

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun puffer fish

Example: Yellow form by Onderwijsgek, 2012, CC-BY-S 3.0, via Wikipedia

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun year, age

noun paddling canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

n sweetheart

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

noun smoke

adj. skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb know

Speaker: Danio Poll

toenail

Speaker: Danio Poll

bark

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[kʌm] n bear paw clam shell

rich

verb make something die

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cut

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb grind

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cooked

Speaker: Thakar Peter

num. fifty

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. five

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun honey bee

Speaker: Thakar Peter

red ant

scared

verb be blind

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. bright

Speaker: Danio Poll

sentence I have a canoe

eye

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. thin

Speaker: Danio Poll

I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

worm

noun crow

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ocean

adj. ugly

Speaker: Danio Poll

[nen liː o pit͡ʃo] the woman’s pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

sentence I bought her a dress.

Speaker: Macy Edgar

[ŋɔː t͡ʃuːpa kapan pit͡ʃa] sentence I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː na kiɔn pit͡ʃu wɔlu] sentence I gave the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun daughter

Speaker: Danio Poll

fishing line

Speaker: Ichiro John

that

receive

verb dream of (something)

Speaker: Danio Poll

broken

noun paddle

Example: Photo by Lawrence Joao Haavik, 2015

Speaker: Ichiro John

four

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

son-in-law

noun nest

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun river

Speaker: Danio Poll

these three pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun coconut for seedling

Speaker: Danio Poll

[pʷakəlap] n where the main mast is placed, in the middle of the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

bat

Speaker: Danio Poll

burned

[pʷɔs] n

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun bowl

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun knee

n a piece of wood across the top edge of the canoe that holds the sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

yellow

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun start

Speaker: Danio Poll

south

Speaker: Danio Poll

n sheet

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

hear

noun rib

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun snake

Speaker: Danio Poll

n fashion earrings

nose

Speaker: Danio Poll

raise

actually get sea sick

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun young coconut

Speaker: Danio Poll

elderly man

Speaker: Danio Poll

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

last week

Speaker: Danio Poll