Mokilese English

noun egg

elder

don’t run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun fast

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb enter

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb come inside

Speaker: Danio Poll

then

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

maternal grandmother

mother-in-law

sharp

noun fan

Speaker: Danio Poll

big knife

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun finger

return

noun baby, child

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[t͡ʃimʷ] n the rail on top of the canoe; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

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

Speaker: Ichiro John

verb have cold

Speaker: Danio Poll

chicken

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb finish

Speaker: Danio Poll

thank you

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

second

throw

noun brown lizard

Speaker: Thakar Peter

[kit͡ʃou] verb (singular, imperative) run

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

toenail

Speaker: Danio Poll

fall

noun gun

Speaker: Danio Poll

ant

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb to start

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb sing

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun gold

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb, intransitive white

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun crocodile

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb talk

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun lagoon

Speaker: Danio Poll

very old woman

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb jump

Speaker: Danio Poll

n spear for fishing

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

verb have hiccups

Speaker: Danio Poll

here

Speaker: Danio Poll

male

adj. thin

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun ash(es)

Speaker: Thakar Peter

raw

brain

Speaker: Danio Poll

father

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

young man

worm

leech

noun leech; literally ’sticky worm’

Speaker: Danio Poll

forest

Speaker: Danio Poll

[ŋɔː ʃipiɾin iːla mɔ] sentence I am not going there today

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

[ŋɔː pulila liau pɔː rit͡ʃeta] sentence I went with the woman to the beach

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

noun coconut tree

noun wave, the surf

Speaker: Danio Poll

have children

adj. clean

Speaker: Thakar Peter

born, be

interro. how many

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb hide

Speaker: Danio Poll

pron. your

Speaker: Macy Edgar

adj. all

Speaker: Thakar Peter

every

verb be prepared

eyebrow

Speaker: Danio Poll

puddle

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun daughter-in-law

Speaker: Danio Poll

num. four

Speaker: Macy Edgar

hat

Speaker: Macy Edgar

verb float

Speaker: Danio Poll

these three pigs

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Kalio Lebehn

urinate (piss)

hair

Speaker: Danio Poll

thigh

noun ground

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun boat

Speaker: Stuart Mongs

noun fishing pole

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

n batfish

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

every day

day after tomorrow

adv. today

Speaker: Danio Poll

adj. dark

Speaker: Danio Poll

neck

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

south

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun bone

Speaker: Thakar Peter

adj. little

Speaker: Thakar Peter

tear

noun star

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun hearth, cooking pit/fire

Speaker: Danio Poll

verb play

sailing canoe

Speaker: Ichiro John

fruit

Speaker: Danio Poll

noun man

Speaker: Thakar Peter

noun dog bark

Speaker: Danio Poll

rain

Speaker: Danio Poll

rain

Speaker: Sanchez Johnson

n banana

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