Mokilese

Introduction

Mokilese is a language of Micronesia. It is spoken in Mokil (Mwoakiloa) atoll, east of Carolines; Pohnpei island. Also in United States.

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 79% with Pingelapese (See: Pingelapese), 75% with Pohnapeian (See: Pohnpeian).

The Mokilese Verb

Verblist

akjuei, aklaplap, akmai, aksihkei, aksiksik, aksohrohr, alahl, alij, aliji, aljan, alu, aluhdo, aluhjili, aluhla, apwal, audo, awal, awalek, dakno, dehde, deidei, deng, diar, diarek, dihdi, dikolkol, dipkelkel, doadoahk, doakoa, doapwoa, doari, doaudoau, dok, doki, du, indoa, inen, inim, insing, insinge, iroa, jahk, jalad, jaladek, jamum, japahl, japwoli, jasihkei, jikjik, jilejil, jiloa, joai, joaijoai, joakoahlok, joamwoahmwoa, joang, johla, kadehde, kadenge, kadihdi, kadipedip, kadipoa, kadoadoahk, kadu, kahlua, kainene, kajapahli, kak, kakloaki, kalohkla, kamehki, kamijik, kamijiki, kamwakelkele, kamwinge, kang, kapaia, kapwuriamwei, karoj, karong, karosi, kauruhr, keikei, kemwehui, kidim, kidimek, kidkid, kilelehk, kiroa, koahlok, koalik, koalohlo, koauwehla, kopwung, kouda, kuruj, kurujek, laplap, lijoangjoang, likakkak, likammas, likeikei, lisipwasipw, loakjid, loakjidi, lohkla, lolda, lujuk, moalkoahla, molukluk, mum, mwakelkel, mwehu, mwehuki, mweiwei, mwindi, mwinge, mwingmwinge, mwoahmwoa, mwoakid, nihd, nihdek, nikid, nikidek, nim, noaisik, noaisiki, noas, nohno, oak, oaki, oapi, oħla, pa, padahk, padahki, pakad, palang, peid, peidek, peren, pidek, pideki, pihj, pihn, pijpij, pikapik, piki, pinahiek, piroaki, piroakroak, poadok, poadpoadok, poahl, poak, pukul, pwa, pwihlpwil, pwilpwil, pwoarpwoaroan, pwokpwokan, pwung, pwur, pwuriamwei, roairoai, roj, rong, sakaikai, sihkei, sihksik, sikesik, sikoa, siksik, sipw, sipwang, soahsoa, sohrohr, udukan, uhda, ukud, ukudek, umwwuj, umwwujoa, uruhr, wa, wahdo, wahla, wahssa, wia, widek, wideki, wihn, wihwia, wilik, wilikek, winan.

• (je)-ejɔ -- to know, be knowledgeable
• andip -- to spit
• dɔ, dɔdɔ -- to sew
• dɔkɔ, dok -- to stab, pierce
• diidi -- to suck
• dow -- to climb
• iro-ŋ -- to see
• jaŋi-d, jɔŋ -- to cry
• juk, juki -- to pound, beat
• kari-(pʷɔd), kari-(pʷɔdɔ) -- to scratch
• kasɔ, kaskas -- to throw
• kɔ, kɛykɛy -- to bite
• maama -- to yawn
• mɔyr -- to sleep
• mɛɛ- -- to die, be dead
• mi-jik -- to fear
• mowr -- to live, be alive
• mʷin-(di) -- to sit
• mʷiŋe -- to eat
• ni-m -- to drink
• ŋi-d, ŋidŋid -- to chew
• ŋij -- to laugh
• pɔdok -- to plant
• pil, pilpil -- to choose
• pʷa, pwee-ŋ -- to say
• pʷal, pʷala-ŋ -- to split
• roŋ -- to hear
• u, uu-(da) -- to stand
• uk -- to blow
• wade-k -- to count