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ngohi pij soal jilmen— my three black pigs
soapwoahd— nose
poar— lung
japapehl— unskillful
korohro— white
joah— no
o— that
pwoaren paip— cave
woasoa— to eat raw fish without a condiment
joamwoahmwoa— to be poor
pei— float
likinjarkin— back
noasik— give birth
paj— hive
nim— wooden structures that remove water from paddling canoe
merin war— canoe back
kel— fence
japjap— machete
Mwahmwa, pahpa— father
ohla— broken
ingkarak in mahn— flea
rieijek— twenty
woal— man
pailer— smaller striped
ngoah johpwa pirin kioang pij o poah— I will not give the pig to the man
joahmwur— 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)
koapoanaw— chin
pohs— boat
joh dupikoa— free
okoda— burn
ngoah pulila li o pori jeto— I went with the woman to the beach
jahrin taktak— knife used for opening coconuts
nimen— want
eu— one
pwihn— tribe
sumer— summer
malahria— malaria
wijah kije— this place
mwani— money
milik in munge— dairy milk
sinak— snake
koandau— stairs
kahlek— dance
ia uoa— how much
walihjek— eighty
jasoangsoang— diarrhea
nainki/anki— have
rokumw— crab
kenenmel— mucus
luwo— bracelet
sehpil— table
umwujoahdi— vomit
rahn suhkoa— tree branch
moarla— go to sleep
limeijek— fifty
jupwranahi— paddling canoe
kikin e— toenail
noasikdi— born
pwok— hole
likamw— lie (tell untruth)
mehdi— death
mwoaroan soah— green
ihloa— high
warahki— pull
pad— eyebrow
soahsiksik— narrow
mindoar/amdoar— how
ninpal— crossbar that holds the two masts together
prien— friend
duhdu— wash self
pijengjeng— urine
kol— hold
mwakohko— hungry, be
pwada— why
kihnno— mosquito larva
koakilej keikei— black ant (large, stings)
kohd— tusk
insa— bleed
engngeng— dry
mijik— fear
limoau— five
armaj doapoa pohn o piniji?— how many people are going on the ship
Ingkarakin— lice (human lice)
kieil— brown lizard
leklek— barrow, hog (castrated pig)
johmwehuda— ill, become
nihn— teeth
jakapehl— not skillful
amwje— mosquito
Mo— grass
soanihr— waterfall
roairoai— tall
pwu— betel nut
ngoah inla o aio— I went there yesterday
pilenau— saliva
anahne— need
pirij— bridge
sipwel— small piece of wood that is tied perpendicular to the kehu, about 1/3 from the bottom
pei— fight
saud— party, celebration
joah loakloakoa— be quiet
pahiao woal— husband
uruhr— laugh
apwkanne— later
joah pemoahi— don't tell me
eijek limau— fifteen
oarop— arrow
soasoak— gecko
joamwoas— stingy
poaroane— thigh
pwai— a piece wood that holds down the kia
jiluh— three
mwajngal— intestines
jimw— the rail on top of the canoe; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe
moadoandoal— smooth
koapis in indian— bow
rien nohno woal— maternal uncle
jarau— baracuda
nan jed— ocean
wanihm— window
joal in koapis in indian— bowstring
jounpar— year, age
kapahu— fourth
inoan mwoakilloa— Mokilese knot
jeia— chair
wud— rain
nohno koalik— grandmother (general)
saud— to have a party
adirou— egg
li— female (person), woman
pwo— fishing pole
kuruj— grind
koajik— gun
mindoar, amdoar— how
pal— piece of sail where the two rajak meet
likin wos— ocean area outside and approximate to the barrier reef
pangpangla— lie (down)
oarmoane— dream of (something)
amak— hammock
rimaddi— to fall on one's backside (slang)
ai— mine
lam— lagoon
lau— tongue
nimen munge— hungry; literally, 'I want to eat'
nim— drink
uduk— meat
eng— wind
load— smell
paoipaoi— hat
joaroakli— on the side of a sailing canoe to hold the sail
Soa— leaf
ngoah jehpirin inla moa lakapw— I will not go there tomorrow
oakihla— hidden, be
kajak pein— back part of sail
kapangda— find
umwuj— actually get sea sick
sapin— beginning
oaloa— take
jaripdi— bury
kojuk— kill
koauwehla— break
Mwahmwa/joamoai— father
riaoai jeripein— sister
en mwahmwa mwahmwa— paternal grandfather
eni— ghost
pij— pig
nambwo— pennant bannerfish
koawoa— you (singular)
soahr— tear
koasoau jaldu— the wooden back of the pahj, on the outrigger side
maram— bright
kijesik— mouse
loangin juke— bee
jamro— priest
lidop— sow (female pig of reproductive age)
lal— word
inmijoang pwong— dawn
pwidengla— burned
pwije— excrement
Nen Woalo— forest
pw— fishing pole
oai— fire
koso— cut
rien pahioa jermwein— brother in law
jok— fly down
ih— he, she, it
armaj moado— old person
lipahruru— butterfly
pekendihdi jerimwein— youngest brother
o— fishing line
uju— star
Mwangaj— coconut (past stage of drinking)
ros— dark
Iaia— rainbow
dol— mountain
moaun— right (side)
daiou— which
erep— fan
keniapu— papaya
pali— day after tomorrow

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