Mokilese English

v To taste or smell of peppermint

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

trail

what

tiger

verb enter

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

n parrotfish

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

wash self

air

Speaker: Danio Poll

connector of canoe to outrigger

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun flea

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun fan

Speaker: Danio Poll

sharpen

noun baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun small baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun Bowie knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

push

n rope that is tied to the canoe to hold the sail in place; there is one joahmwur on either side of the sail (front and back)

Speaker: Danio Poll

v/n sail

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

ill, become

noun moon, month

verb finish

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to frighten

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. skillful

Speaker: Danio Poll

second

mucus

Speaker: Danio Poll

we know each other

verb run

Speaker: Danio Poll

root

Speaker: Danio Poll

bow

fishinghook

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb, transitive break

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun cough

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive white

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb cut

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. beautiful

Speaker: Thakar Peter

widow

noun green lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[lɔ] n seat of a canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

noun piece of wood on the tip of the kehu that holds all the lines attached to the sail

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun honey bee

Speaker: Thakar Peter

thirsty, be

[mid͡ʒen war] noun canoe front

Speaker: Ichiro John

eye

Speaker: Danio Poll

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

female

right (side)

Speaker: Danio Poll

I did not see the pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

verb want

adj. better

Speaker: Thakar Peter

vomit (v)

Speaker: Danio Poll

traditional chief

have

adj. bad

Speaker: Thakar Peter

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

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔi pit͡ʃ ] my pig

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː piɾin kiɔŋ pit͡ʃo wɔlo] sentence I will give the pig to the man

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

n teeth

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

noun coconut in its last stage of development (meat is hard, husk is brown, coconut fallen from tree)

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb be prepared

noun smaller striped

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun nest

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

hat

Speaker: Macy Edgar

young woman

coconut milk (handmade)

Speaker: Danio Poll

tie

verb defecate (shit)

Speaker: Danio Poll

wing

friend

why

thief

noun mud

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

noun smell

young

verb find

Speaker: Danio Poll

day after tomorrow

two

Speaker: Macy Edgar

noun maternal aunt

Speaker: Thakar Peter

sister-in-law

v to fall on one’s backside (slang)

brother

adj. long

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb hear

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive To be in dire need of cigarettes

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

south

Speaker: Danio Poll

bone

Speaker: Monique Panaligan

thorn

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun gecko

Speaker: Danio Poll

[wʌs waːsa] noun red coral

Speaker: Ichiro John

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

wet, become

verb build

Speaker: Thakar Peter

this place

Speaker: Danio Poll

feather

noun banana

Speaker: Danio Poll

rain

Speaker: Danio Poll

hail

noun lobster

Speaker: Danio Poll