Mokilese
Facts
- Language: Mokilese
- Alternate names: Mokil, Mwoakilese, Mwoakiloa
- Language code: mkj
- Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Micronesian, Nuclear Micronesian, Central Micronesian, Western Micronesian, Chuukic-Ponapeic, Ponapeic
- Number of speakers: 1050
- Vulnerability: Threatened [Read more...]
- Script:
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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
adanki, adma, admai, aiduhn, akan, akjuei, aklaplap, akmai, aksihkei, aksiksik, aksohrohr, al, alahl, alij, aliji, aljan, alu, aluhdo, aluhjili, aluhla, anki, apwal, audo, awal, awalek, dakno, dehde, dehn, dehndehn, deidei, deng, diar, diarek, didi, dihdi, dihdiar, dikolkol, dipedip, dipkelkel, diroapw, doadoahk, doakoa, doapwdoapwoa, doapwoa, doapwoahla, doari, doarila, doaudoau, doaudoaudoau, dok, doki, doldol, doli, dolihda, du, duhdu, dupukda, enggeng, imwanki, imwpwilapwil, indoa, inen, inim, injinjued, inoang, inoau, insing, insinge, iroa, irong, jahk, jalad, jaladek, jalelpoak, jamanki, jamum, jangid, japahl, japwen, japwoli, jar, jara, jarda, jarek, jarekda, jasihkei, jasoangsoang, jawa, je, jei, jeijeijei, jeioahl, jeioahli, jikak, jikjik, jilejil, jiloa, joai, joaijoai, joakoahlok, joamwoahmwoa, joang, joh, johiahia, johla, johnoai, johsik, jok, kadehde, kadenge, kadihdi, kadipedip, kadipoa, kadiroapwoa, kadoadoahki, kadoarila, kadu, kahdanki, kahlua, kaimwwuji, kainene, kajapahli, kajawla, kajoange, kajohsik, kak, kakloaki, kakoauli, kalelpoak, kalokloki, kamehk, kamehki, kamehlele, kamengi, kamijik, kamijiki, kamwakelkele, kamwinge, kananki, kang, kangkangkang, kangla, kanoaisik, kanoaisiki, kapaia, kaperen, kapijpiji, kapw, kapwasa, kapweipwei, kapwiki, kapwuriamwei, karaja, karara, karosi, karroa, karroahk, kasangaj, kasik, kauruhr, kawikla, kawoahwoa, keikei, kemwehui, kidim, kidimek, kidkid, kijkijou, kijou, kijrad, kijradki, kilelehk, kiroa, kiroahla, koadoahkoa, koahk, koahkoahkoaul, koahlok, koahok, koakoahk, koalik, koalohkla, koalohlo, koap, koapwoarpwoar, koarjoa, koaronge, koaul, koaunopda, koauwehla, kopwung, korohro, kouda, krihn, kuj, kuruj, kurujek, lal, laplap, lelpoak, leme, lemlem, lijaian, lijoangjoang, likakkak, likammas, likeikei, lioas, lisipwasipw, loakjid, loakjidi, loakjidihda, lohkla, lok, loklok, lolda, lujuk, masak, mehk, mehlel, mehme, mehn, meng, mijik, mine, moalkoahla, molukluk, mum, mwahmwain, mwakelkel, mwakohko, mwalang, mwarmwar, mwasoa, mwed, mwehlehl, mwehlehlla, mwehu, mwehuki, mwehumwehu, mwei, mweid, mweidek, mwein, mweiwei, mwindi, mwinge, mwingmwinge, mwoahmwoa, mwoakid, mwosmwos, ngud, nihd, nihdek, nikid, nikidek, nim, nimanki, nimnim, noaisik, noaisiki, noas, nohno, oak, oaki, oapi, ok, onggong, onopda, oħla, pa, padahk, padahki, pai, painki, pakad, palang, pei, peid, peidek, peren, pidek, pideki, pihj, pihn, pihni, pihnihda, pijpij, pikapik, piki, pinahiek, piroaki, piroakroak, poadok, poadokda, poadpoadok, poahl, poak, poalpoal, pukul, pwa, pwahda, pwahpwahpwa, pwal, pwalang, pweipwei, pwen, pwespwes, pwideng, pwihlpwil, pwik, pwili, pwilpwil, pwirejrej, pwoail, pwoaili, pwoapw, pwoapwoaud, pwoarpwoaroan, pwokpwokan, pwor, pwudo, pwudpwudo, pwuhj, pwuhr, pwuhrla, pwuji, pwujiek, pwukoarkoar, pwul, pwung, pwur, pwuriamwei, pwuropwur, rapahk, rapahki, rapahkihda, raprapahki, rapwij, rapwijek, rar, rik, rikrik, ringoaingoai, roairoai, roj, rong, sakaikai, sangaj, sihkei, sihksik, sikesik, sikoa, siksik, sipw, sipwang, soahn, soahsoa, soal, soang, sohrohr, udukan, uhda, uk, ukeng, ukud, ukudek, umwpwul, umwwuj, umwwujoa, uruhr, wa, wadek, wadwadek, wahdo, wahla, wahssa, wailes, waranki, wehng, weinap, weiroak, wia, widek, wideki, wihn, wihwia, wilik, wilikek, winan, woahwoa, woahwoahki, wud, wujohr, wujohroa, wur.
- (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