Mokilese
lal in Mwoakilloa
Mokilese is an Austronesian language spoken in Micronesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mokilese, also known as Mwoakilloan, Mwokilese, or Mwoakilese, is a Micronesian language originally spoken on Mwoakilloa, Federated States of Micronesia. Of the 1200 Mokilese speakers, only about 500 live on Mwoakilloa.
From Wikipedia · Mokilese language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mokilese
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | woal* | |
| name | ad* | |
| eye | maj | |
| ear | si* | |
| nose | soapwoahd* | |
| tooth | Ni* | |
| tongue | lau* | |
| hand | poa* | |
| blood | insa* | |
| bone | si* | |
| skin | kil* | |
| knee | pwikki* | |
| breast | dihdi | |
| liver | oaT* | |
| water | pil* | |
| fire | oai* | |
| sun | Toau* | |
| star | uju | |
| stone | sakai* | |
| tree | suhkoa* | |
| leaf | soa* | |
| night | pwoN* | |
| dog | doakh* | |
| fish | mwumw* | |
| one | men* | |
| two | riaw* | |
| I | ngoah | |
| you | koah* | |
| we | kisai* | |
| drink | nim* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- PohnpeianAustronesian46% alike
- PingelapeseAustronesian46% alike
- PuluwateseAustronesian27% alike
- MarshalleseAustronesian23% alike
- MortlockeseAustronesian23% alike
- SonsorolAustronesian18% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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