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daddy
father; daddy. mwahmwa
father; daddy. pahpa
dais
altar (in a church); dais. mwoal₁
damage
to break, to do damage. koauwεhla
Damn!
%*Damn!. wid
damsel fish
fish sp., damsel fish. mwumw lioas
dance
dance. dainj
dance name, a war dance. wεn
dance name, an ancient war chant and accompanying dance. jipwki paranno
dance name, jitterbug. jurpak
dance name, like a hula. mwahkohko
dance name, recently introduced from Fiji and often called Mokilese dalala. dalala
dance name, stick dance. manpir
name of a dance. darda
to dance. dainj
to dance. kahlεk₁
dandruff
dandruff. wεhn moang
dangerous
dangerous. kapεr
daring
bold; daring. pohpohlap
dark
dark (in colour). pwεn₁
darkness
darkness. ros
dawn
at dawn. injohrεhn
dawn. johrεhn
day
day. rεhn
day after tomorrow. pali
day before yesterday. kajapwlakoan aio
days hence. -pwong
deacon
assistant deacon. jεuwεjεpεn johnkouwa
deacon; person in charge. johnkouwa
dead
dried up; dead (of leaves); brown (of dried vegetation). mεng
to die or be dead (of animates). mehdi
to die or be dead (of plants). mεhda
deaf
deaf. pongpong
deal
to shuffle (cards); to deal (cards). dihl
debt
to be in debt. pwai pwanid
deceive
to feel deceived by; deluded by; to be let down by. jipwe
December
December. dihjεmpε
decide
deciding, final. kamεhlεl
decision
feeling; wish; intention; decision; plan. kupwur₁
deck
deck (of a ship). dεhk₁
decompose
rotten or decomposed. mwoajoahngis
decorate
to decorate. kapwasa
to decorate a hook to attract fish. pidwin
to decorate; to dress up. kapwas
decoration
lei; garland; neck or head decoration. mwarmwar₂
deep
deep. loal
deer
deer. diha
defeat
to conquer; to defeat. kaloehdi
to try to catch, to hunt; to try to conquer or to defeat. kaloe
defecate
constantly defecating. pakadahn
to defecate. marahra₂
to defecate. poak
to defecate on. pakad
defend
defend yourself!; on guard!. jarεk₂
to help, to come to one's aid or to take someone's part; to protect; to defend. doar₃
to try to help, to come to one's aid or to take someone's part; to try to protect; to try to defend. doaroa₂
defender
defender (in court). pεhngngohsi
defender; trial lawyer. johndoar
deflect
to deflect (a blow or weapon). langaj
deflower
broken; deflowered. rεp
to deflower. koauwε
to try to break; to deflower. reping
delay
late; delayed. kos₁
delegate
to will₁; to delegate. koamwurmwur
delicate
delicate. ru
delicious
delicious; good-tasting. mum
delight
happy, delighted. malau
delighted
delighted. pohl
deliver
to deliver (a child). kanoaisik
delude
to feel deceived by; deluded by; to be let down by. jipwe
demijohn
demijohn; large bottle. dihmjoahn
demon
demon, ghost. eni
demon, said to be the ghost of a woman who dies in childbirth. mejinkahr
ferocious demon. lioas₁
name of female demon. sukunjeli
demonstration
demonstration of. ak-
demote
to flunk; to be demoted. rahkudai
dentist
dentist. johnwεi ngi
deny
to deny. kahmahm
dependable
dependable or reliable (of people); to excell. lεlpoak
deport
to exile or to deport. kaliplipi
depression
depression. pad₂
full of depressions. padpadan
rutted; full of depressions. padpad
descendant
descendant. kadaudok
descent
blood, descent. pok₁
desert
desert. japw soahn
deserted island. doakoahn mahn
deserts
to get one's just deserts. lejla
design
picture; drawing; chart; design. mahlεn
tempory boat frame; design; style. mwoahdεl
desirous
desirous. inoang₂
destitute
destitute. lohpa
determine
to determine the number of waves in a set to find the proper time to cross a reef. koajokjok
detest
to detest; to hate. kijrad
develop
developed; grown. koakoairda
developing; growing. koakoair
deviate
to deviate; to dissent; to disagree. aksuahu
devil
satan; devil. jεhsεn
dew
dew. uhnpwong
dew. pwoaik
diagnose
to examine; to predict; to diagnose; to guess. kajau₁
diamond
diamond. daimεn
diaper
diaper. daipεr
diarrhea
to have diarrhea. jasoangsoang
to have diarrhea from eating certain fish, especially jehkanpik. deik₂
dictionary
dictionary. dikjeneri
die
to die. mε-
to die or be dead (of animates). mehdi
to die or be dead (of plants). mεhda
to pass away, to die. dauluhlla
different
different from. wikjang
different; distinct; odd; independent. sohrohr
to change or to alter; to be different (from before). wik
difficult
difficult (of a task); hard to get along with (of a person). adwoak
difficult; hard. apwal
diffuse
to spread; to diffuse (of smells). ingihng₂
dig
to dig. deidei₁
to dig. joajjoar
to dig. deik₁
to dig. jaripw
to dig a ditch. dei warwar
to get a solid footing; to dig oneself in. johr
diligent
concerned; to care about; diligent. injino
diligent; hard working. nansi
dilute
thin; watery; diluted. jau
dip
to submerge; to dip (as with ink). kadu
direct
to lead or to drive (animals); to direct. kahroa
direction
lagoon side direction. mijoahr
to turn; to change direction. lok₁
dirt
ground; soil; dirt. pwirej
dirty
dirty. pwirejrej
dirty or unclean (of people). doadi
disadvantaged
disadvantaged. maj mwahl
pitiful; useless; disadvantaged; low (socially). mwahl
disagree
to deviate; to dissent; to disagree. aksuahu
disappointed
to be disappointed in; to mark for reciprocal bad treatment. kilεlε
disarrange
to mess up; to disarrange. pukopuk
to mess up; to disarrange. pukod
disciple
disciple. woaroak
discover
to make up; to discover; to invent. kinεhda
discredit
to tell tales on; to try to discredit; to betray. kadipoa
to tell tales on; to try to discredit; to betray; to complain about. kadip
disdain
to disdain; to disregard; to look down on. akmwahli
disease
sickness; disease. johmwεhu
disembowel
to disembowel. koadkoad₁
to disembowel. kading
disfigured
disfigured; twisted; weathered. aip
disgust
disgusted; irritated. pwunod
dish
to work at serving; to dish out (food); to scrape with hands. roak₁
dishonest
to lie₁; dishonest. likamw
dislike
to dislike. dongdongki
dislocated
dislocated. raun₁
dislodged
to become dislodged. lawarla
to become dislodged. lεkεula
dismantle
to dismantle (an earth oven). oarroar
to dismantle (an earth oven). oari
dispel
to dispel one's anxieties. maiou
dispensary
hospital; dispensary. imwεn wini
disperse
to disperse; to announce; to publicize; to broadcast; to distribute. kadarpijoang
dispersed
around; dispersed. -jili
disposition
his disposition. inmonin
disqualified
out of bounds; disqualified. omiddo
disregard
to disdain; to disregard; to look down on. akmwahli
disrespectful
disrespectful. japeik
disrupt
to disturb; to disrupt; to malign or speak ill of. koauwε
disruptive
disruptive; disturbing. lidεrwaj
dissent
to deviate; to dissent; to disagree. aksuahu
distant
distant; almost out of sight. ngεnngεn
distended
distended (of stomach). pwohngεk
distinct
different; distinct; odd; independent. sohrohr
distracted
inattentive; distracted; one of whom things go in one ear and out the other. jarongrong
distribute
to disperse; to announce; to publicize; to broadcast; to distribute. kadarpijoang
to distribute (as a dole). aikiu
to distribute; to give out. kihεk
distribution
dole; distribution. aikiu
district
district of Mokil, north side. poaidi
district of Mokil, south side. pahdak
disturb
disruptive; disturbing. lidεrwaj
to disturb; to disrupt; to malign or speak ill of. koauwε
to interrupt; to disturb. lidεr
to interrupt; to disturb. lidεrε
to touch; to disturb, to get on someone's nerves. jair
ditch
ditch; groove. warwar
to dig a ditch. dei warwar
dive
to bob up; to dive up and down. worwor
to dive for. duhki
to dive for jε with a nεhk.. du jε
to dive; to pitch (of a ship). du
to drown; to dive away. duhla
divide
to work at dividing. nεhk₁
divided into teams. loaploap
limited; restricted; divided, partitioned. irair
to divide. nεhkpijoang
to divide; to be divided. nεhnε
to limit; to put a limit on; to divide, to partition. iroa₂
diving
diving goggles or mask. maj in kioar
division
division. iroa₁
land division. koujapw
divorce
snapped; divorced. mwεi₁
to throw away; to divorce. kejpwi
dizzy
dizzy. mwεhlεhl
to spin; dizzy. pwuropwur
do
to do. wia
to make; to do; to build; to happen. wiawi
dock
wharf; dock. woahp
doctor
doctor. doahksoa
dog
dog. doahk
dog paddle
to tread water; to do the dog paddle. poapin kijesik
dole
dole; distribution. aikiu
doll
doll. soahl
dollar
dollar. doahloa
dolphin
fish sp., dolphin. kohko₁
whale; porpoise; dolphin; any sea mammal. roaj
donation
to give a donation of food, the type and amount being left to the donator. mwokohlahu
to give away a valuable; to give a donation of food, the choice and amount of which is decided by a committee. japwεnpoa
to sacrifice by fire; to give a donation to the church. mεiroang
donut
donut. dohnad
door
door; window. wanihmw
double
double. doapil
douche
to wash a woman's pubic area; to douche. mwohmwo
down
down. -di
low; down. ijoan
downwind
downwind. koapin εng
leeward; with the wind₁; downwind. pεhnang
drag
to drag. nihd
to pull along the ground; to drag a heavy or awkward object. warahk
dragonfly
large dragonfly. kusoahp
small dragonfly. kakahj
draw
to draw (of pictures, designs, etc.). mahlεn
to draw water. εddεd
to draw water. idip
to draw water (from well). id pil
to line, to draw lines. al
to pull out or up; to vote; to draw lots. wεiwεi
to pull out or up; to vote; to draw lots. wij
draw back
to draw back (in fear or pain). nur
drawing
picture; drawing; chart; design. mahlεn
dream
dream. oarmoan
to dream. oarmoan
dress
to decorate; to dress up. kapwas
to dress. likkoaula
dried
dried up; dead (of leaves); brown (of dried vegetation). mεng
dried up; second-hand. mεngmεng
spoiled, dried out (of breadfruit). lijop
spoiled, dried out (of pandanus). lεhmoang₂
drift
drifting. arahr
to drift around. arjili
to drift with the current. ahd₁
to drift with the tide. ar
to float or to drift; to shift (of sand). pεi₃
driftwood
driftwood. koahpεhpε
kind of driftwood, cedar. aik
drill
small drill rubbed between palms. kiri₂
drink
to drink. nim
drip
to drip. dun₁
drive
to lead or to drive (animals); to direct. kahroa
drizzle
to drizzle. mwanmwan
drop
to drop. kakupihla
to drop. peiddi
drown
to drown. pwuhrla
to drown; to dive away. duhla
drum
drum. diroam
drum. diroamkang
steel drum. kahs₁
to pat; to drum. pikpik
to pat; to drum. pikir
drumstick
calf muscle; drumstick (of a chicken). woadin ε
dry
dry. εnggεng
dry (as the taste of an unripe banana); to hurt, to smart (of eyes, from staying up late). korod
dry (as the taste of certain kinds of fish). kopor
to dry fish. poangoal mwumw
to dry leaves. koaroang
to dry leaves. karang
to dry oneself with a towel. limw₂
to dry up (of the reef). madda
to dry, to spread out or hang to dry. poangoal
to dry, to spread out or hang to dry. pangal
to mop; to dry; to wipe. daulimw
unkempt, dry (of hair). markoang
duck
duck. doaki
dull
dull (of a cutting edge). pwud
stupid or dull. loamwpwon
stupid or dull. poaklong
dumb
dumbfounded; struck dumb. pal
dumbfounded
dumbfounded; struck dumb. pal
dummy
dummy in the form of a woman, used as a 'booby-prize' at indεnkamw. nεhkoang
dune
pile (as of sand); dune. uluhl
duration
duration. woaroai
durian
tree sp., durian. duhrion
dust
dust. pwirejpar
dusty
dusty. pwirejpar
dwarf
dwarf. joklei
dynamite
dynamite. appa
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