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ka-₁ pre. *ordinal *number prefix. ka-₂ pre. *causative prefix. kaeijεk num. tenth. -kai suf. these. kaian n. giant. Eng. kaiahn vi. raised or brought up; initiated. kaik vt. to pick (a sore). vi koakoaik.
kaikεs n. tree sp.
kail vt. to steer. vi koakoail.
kainεnε see inεn.
kainjinjuεd see injinjuεd.
kainjop n. spool for fishing line.
kainjoal n. coconut bunch stem.
kainpis n. canvas. Eng.
kaingi n. tree sp. (pemphis acidula).
kaingihng vi. fond of causing malicious damage to other's property.
kairi n. frog. Jp.
kairoak see iroak.
kairu vi. to stay temporarily.
kaisa n. company; corporation. Jp.
kaiwεl n. fish sp., kind of spinefoot.
kau vi. to run away; to flee. vt kauj.
kahu₁ n. cow. Eng.
kahu₂ n. buttocks. nc kahuin. n3sg kahuin.
kauj vt. to chase; to run after; to follow. vc ko.
kau vi. to flee. ko wuronna vi. to catch lobster. kokohj vi. to chase.
kaujuw num. seventh.
kahula vi. to swear; to give an oath; to blaspheme.
kaurε n. shell variety, cowrie. Eng.
kauruhr see uruhr.
kad vi. to shuffle cards; to cut cards. Eng.
kad vt. to cut (cards).
kadaidi see daid.
kadaiking vi. to do public work. Jp.
kadaudok n. descendant. nc kadaudokoan. n3sg kadaudokoa.
kadaur see daur₁.
kadakmaram vi. fishing method, to fish with a net inside the reef at night.
kahdanki see adanki.
kadar₁ vt. to send. vi koadoaddoar, kadarεk, .
kadarpijoang vt. to disperse; to announce; to publicize; to broadcast; to distribute.
kadar₂ vt. to lower fruit from tree to prevent bruising or cracking. vi koadoar₁, kadarεk, .
kadahr n. wheel.
kadahriεk vi. to sail across the wind.
kadeik vi. to investigate; to hold an enquiry. vi kadeiki.
kadeikda vi. to be accused.
kadεhdε see dεhdε.
kadεhdε kapw n. new testament. see dεhdε.
kadεhdε mering n. old testament. see dεhdε.
kadεk₁ vi. to be kind₁.
kadεk₂ vi. skillful. Pon.
kadεk₃ n. fish sp., kind of emperor fish.
kadεng see dεng₁.
kahdεng n. curtain. Eng.
kadεngε see dεng₁.
kadεngεhpijoang vi. tight; taut.
kadεngpijoang vi. tight; taut.
kadεpihla num. ten million. kadihdi vt. to breast feed. see dihdi.
kading vt. to disembowel. vi koadkoad₁.
kadip vi. to tell tales on; to try to discredit; to betray; to complain about. vt kadipoa.
kadipoa vt. to tell tales on; to try to discredit; to betray. vi kadip.
kadipdip n. tattletale.
kadipwloakloak vi. tickle. vt kadipwloakloaki.
kadiri see dir.
kadiro n. style of sexual intercourse.
kadiroapw vi. busy. see diroapw.
kadiroapwoa vt. to bother. see diroapw.
kadongdong vi. unlikable. Pon.
kadohr n. mosquito coil. Jp.
kadoarihla vi. finished; completed. conj. then; thereupon. see doari.
kadoarihla see doari.
kadu₁ see du.
kadu₂ vi. to forecast; to foretell.
kaduoaw num. ninth.
kaduhpwal vt. to annoint. vi. annointed. n. bridal veil.
kaddal n. rafters.
kahdlik n. catholic. Eng.
kadring n. tree sp.
kadrisingko n. mosquito coil. Jp.
kaj vi. cracked.
kajda vi. tensed up (as from guilt).
kajau₁ vi. to examine; to predict; to diagnose; to guess. n. omen; sign; riddle. kajau₂ vt. to move, to change place of residence. vi kajau₁.
kajauda vi. to be promoted. kajaula vt. to postpone.
kajaus vi. filthy.
kajauwak n. bird sp., a small grey bird with a long beak.
kajamw vi. to welcome. kajamwo vt. to welcome. vi kajamw.
kajamwpwal vi. important; valuable.
kajanjan vi. afraid (of physical harm); cautious or wary; frightful. kajang n. fork (in a road or tree). vi. forked.
kajap₁ n. bird sp., frigate bird.
kajap₂ vi. to glide. n. paper airplane.
kajapahl see japahl.
kajapw- vi. positioned.
kajapwdo vi. near side; closer (to the speaker). kajapwla vi. farther (from the speaker). kajapwlakoan aio nr. day before yesterday.
kajapwil vi. to graduate; to be ordained; to get a title. kajapwlakoan aio vi. positioned.
kajar n. fishing method, to force the fish to jump back into a waiting net. see jarεk₁.
kajarwi vt. to celebrate; to bless; to consecrate. see joarwi.
kajawa vt. to break in (something new). kajεd n. food, breadfruit baked in pia₁pia.
kajelel hello. familiar. *greeting. Pon.
kajelehlia hello. respectful. *greeting (respectful). Pon.
kahjik neg. not yet.
kajiluw num. third.
kajipisla vt. to loosen (from a pack or pile).
kajo vt. to cancel.
kajongε vt. to tempt. vi kajongjong. see jong₁.
kajongjong vi. tempting. n. temptation. vt kajongε.
kajohsik see johsik.
kajoaloangε see joaloang.
kajoaloangεhla vi. unobvious. see joaloang.
kajoaloangεhla see joaloang.
kajji n. catcher. Jp. < Eng.
kajlε vt. to show.
kajpal vi. fish sp., kind of goat fish.
kajpwar n. tree sp., the nut from which often drifts to Mokil although the tree is not found there.
kajpwεdpwεd vi. to have a mouth bursting with food.
kajroa vt. to chase away. vi kajroahk.
kak₂ vi. to jump. vi. to pass by (of time); to elapse.
kakla vi. to jump over; to have elapsed (of time).
kahka vi. fishing method, to fish with a net on the reef at low tide by frightening fish into net.
kakau n. cacao. Eng.
kakahj n. small dragonfly.
kakapwihla see kapw.
kakahs n. spur (of a fowl). vi. to kick (of a fowl). vt kakahsi. nc kakahsin. n3sg kakahsin.
kakil vi. to stare or to fasten one's gaze. vt kakili.
kakihr₁ vt. to pull down an outside covering (as bark or clothing). vi kakihrεk.
kakihrla vt. to pull off.
kakihr₂ see kihr₂.
kahkoa n. bird sp., white in color.
kakoaskoasi see koaskoas₁.
kakun vt. to put out (fire); to shut off (light). see kun.
kakupihla see kup.
kakkak vi. to bounce; to jump up and down.
kakko vi. to show off. kala₁ vi. to show off; be proud of. Pon.
kala₂ n. collar. Eng.
kalai n. joint of bamboo or cane stalk.
kalang vi. to check if fruit is ripe. vt kalang.
kalahngan excl. thanks (polite). polite.
kalap adv. often.
kalahp n. turtle sp., thin shell.
Kahlap n. main island of Mokil atoll.
kalahpwuk vi. to be alone.
kalahs n. smoke. vi. smokey. Pon.
kahlεk₁ vi. to dance.
kahlεk₂ vi. fishing method, to fish with a torch for flying fish. vt kahlεki.
kalεlpoak see lεlpoak.
kalεn n. gallon. Eng.
kali n. fish sp., kind of sea bass (? sand bass).
kalimoaw num. fifth.
kaliplip vi. in exile.
kaliplipi vt. to exile or to deport.
kaloe vt. to try to catch, to hunt; to try to conquer or to defeat. vi kaloehk. see lo.
kaloehdi vt. to conquer; to defeat.
kalokloki see loklok.
kahlop n. brace (for rafters).
kaloaui see loau.
kahlua vt. to lead; to guide. vc kahluahk. see alu.
kaluhji see luhj.
kaldohnia n. banana sp., originated in New Caledonia.
kalkε adv. make sure not to. kahlmengi vt. to follow after; to take as an example.
kalno n. fish sp., kind of sea bass.
kalpohnia n. banana sp. Eng.
kalpwuhj n. prison; prisoner. Eng.
kama₁ n. Japanese cooking pot. Jp.
kama₂ n. sickle. Jp.
kama₃ pro. we two. exclusive.
kamai pro. we. exclusive.
kamaia vt. to pull taut; to jerk taut. kahmahm vi. to deny.
kamεhk see mεhk.
kamεhki vi. ashamed or embarrassed; bashful; shy.
kamεhlεl n. deciding, final. kamεhlεlε vt. to agree with; to believe. see mεhlεl.
kamεngi see mεng.
kamidumε n. hairclip (for women). Jp.
kamijik₁ n. fish sp., fresh water eel.
kamijik₂ see mijik.
kamoadoak see moadoak.
kamdupw n. feast. vi. to make a feast. vt kamdupwoa.
kamdupwoa vt. to make a feast for. vi kamdupw.
kamkam n. vine sp., fern variety.
kampa n. camphor. Eng.
kampare excl. come on! *exclamation of urging. Jp.
kampio n. nurse; relative who cares for a sick person. vi. to nurse. vt kampioi. Jp.
kampis n. compass. Eng.
kamwa pro. you two.
kamwai pro. you. plural.
kamwahu vi. to do public work without pay. Pon.
kamwakεlε vt. to clean. see mwakεlkεl.
kamwan vi. to joke. Pon.
kamwani vt. to joke with.
kamwiji see mwij.
kamwingε see mwingε.
kamwpwoa vt. to fix hook in fish's mouth by jerking up on line. vi kamwpwoahk.
-kan suf. those (near the hearer).
kanah₁ n3s. his food. possessive classifier for food. nc kεnεn.
kεnεn eni n. meat of a meatless coconut, said to have been eaten by demons. literally %demon's food|. kεnεn kahu n. kind of tall grass. kεnεn mεl n. pus.
kanah₂ adv. then; thereupon; just.
kanai vi. careful. kanau n. tree sp.
kanahka n. native. Eng. < Haw.
kanangma vi. patient; restrained, calm; hard to provoke.
kanahria n. gonorrhea. Eng.
kanekid n. treasurer. see nekid.
kanεl n. gunwhale. Eng.
kaniahpo n. papaya.
kahnihmw n. community. Pon.
kanda vi. to measure, to guage. vt kandai. Jp. ?
kahndarak n. beam running laterally under roof.
kandi n. candy. Eng.
kandoku n. foreman. Jp.
kanji n. Chinese characters. Jp.
kankamwwan excl. You're exaggerating!.
kanmwanahiro n. chicken sp.
kang₁ vt. to eat. vi kang₁.
kangla indεnkamw vi. to lose in an indεnkamw.
kang₂ n. balance scale₁, graduated in kilos. Jp.
kangohdi vi. unyielding. Pon.
kahngohdi vi. obstinate.
kanggir n. belt.
kanggir pis n. belt made from leaves.
kangkohda n. inspection tour. vi. to go on an inspection tour. Jp.
kap₂ n. buttocks; end, bottom. nc kapin. n3sg kapin. see koapin.
kahp₁ vi. to curve; to turn; to come about (of boats). Eng.
kahp₂ n. curve ball. *baseball term. Eng.
kapa n. copper. Eng.
kapaia vt. to praise; to make even. vi kapaiahk. see pai, paiai.
kahpaid n. carbide lamp. Eng.
kapallali see pallali.
kapalpal n. steps cut in a coconut tree. n. tip of penis. vulgar.
kapangεk vc. to watch. kapangda vt. to come upon. kapangla vt. to have seen.
kapang₂ n. suitcase; case; trunk.
kapang₃ vt. to turn (a boat); to steer (a boat). vi kapangεk. see pangpang.
kapangda vt. to turn to the port side. kapangdi vt. to turn to the starboard side.
kapar vi. to march. n. group; gang.
kapara vt. to cause to increase.
kapahrak vi. to give a speech. n. speech.
kaparpar vi. productive; prolific. vt kapara.
kapas vi. to add. n. addition. vt kapasa.
kapasa vt. to add. vi kapas.
kapahw num. fourth.
kapeiεk jumwwa see pei.
kapehd n. stomach; belly. nc kapehdin. n3sg kapehdin.
kapεhl vi. skilled in building or handiwork.
kapεr see pεr.
kapεrεn see pεrεn.
kapinsoa n. carpenter. Eng.
kaping vi. to greet; to salute; to praise. kapinga vt. to greet; to salute; to praise. vi kaping.
kapir vi. to spin; to turn; to twist; to wind (as with a key). vt kapiri.
kapis₁ vi. to ripen (of fruit).
kapis₂ vi. to criticize. vt kapisi.
kapisla vt. to let go; to set free.
kapohpo vi. to mix one's drinks, to change from one alcoholic beverage to another. Pon.
kapukpuk n. food.
kapdak vi. to throw (in wrestling). vt kapdaki.
kapjar n. food, a baked breadfruit half.
kapjε n. fish sp., diamond-scaled mullet.
kapkap vi. to pray.
kappa n. mothball; rubber protective covering. Jp.
kahproa vt. to swing. see aproa.
kakapwihla vt. to repair; to renew. kapwki vt. to get a good first impression of.
kapwa adv. instead, anyway, finally; in the end.
kapwaia vt. to obey; to accept (an invitation).
kapwaiahda vt. to obey; to accept.
kapwan n. fish sp., kind of parrot fish.
kapwas vi. to decorate; to dress up. n. finery. vt kapwasa.
kapwasa vt. to decorate. vi kapwas.
kapweipwei see pweipwei.
kapwehsε adv. just. also kapwehsεn.
kapwidpwid n. canoe part, fin-like projection on bow of a canoe to keep waves from splashing in. see pwidpwid.
kapwij vi. fishing method, to fish with a lure.
kapwiki see pwik.
kapwikpwik n. firecracker.
kapwil vi. fishing method, to fish with a machete, usually by torchlight. vt kapwili.
kahpwil vi. pitiable.
kapwoi n. vine sp.
kahpwohi n. cowboy. Eng.
kapwung see pwung₁.
kapwuri- see pwur₃.
kapwurihdo vi. to turn; to do again.
kapwurihla vi. to turn; to do again.
kapwkapwε vi. useless (of things).
kapwki see kapw.
kahpwla vt. to carry on the hip. vi kahpwlahk.
kapwrapwoar vi. to be a tease. vt kapwroa.
kapwrεhrε vi. to open eyes wide.
kapwroa vt. to tease. vi kapwrapwoar.
kar vt. to grab hair (especially in fighting). vi karrεk.
karaun vi. to accuse. vt karauni.
karaun mwahl vi. to accuse falsely. vt karaun mwahli.
karahdin vi. fragrant.
karaja vt. to explain; to illustrate; to set an example. vi karajraj. see raj.
karajapoa n. its explanation; its example; its illustration. nc karajapoan. karajraj vi. to explain; to illustrate; to set an example. vt karaja.
karak vi. to crawl.
karang vt. to dry leaves. vi koaroangroang. vc koaroang.
karara₁ see rar₁.
karara₂ n. tree sp., myristica hyporgyraea, with black bark and aerial roots and not found on Mokil.
karawa vt. to hurry. vi karawaro. vc karawahk. see rawaro.
karawaro vi. to hurry; be in a hurry. vi karawa.
kahrε vt. to cause.
kahrεhda vt. to have caused. kahrεpoa n. reason; purpose; cause. nc kahrεpoan.
karej n. rank, file. vi. to march in ranks or files.
karεr n. citrus fruit; tree sp., any citrus tree.
kariaw num. second.
karik vi. food poisoning from fish.
karindong n. kind of cookie. Jp.
karipwid vi. to scratch. vt karipwidoa.
karipwidoa vt. to scratch. vi karipwid.
karir see rir₁.
kahroa vt. to lead or to drive (animals); to direct.
kardoap n. species of parasitic plant, aspledium nidus.
karkar₁ n. sickness, fever accompanied by coughing.
karkar₂ vi. warm; warmed up (as for a fight); anxious.
karko n. parasite that infects skin, said to breed in unwashed blankets. vi. to have karko.
karpau n. carabao. Eng.
karpin vi. to mend; to patch₁. vt karpina.
karpina vt. to mend; to patch₁. vi karpin.
karroa vt. throw. vi karroahk.
kas₁ n. cat. Eng.
kas₂ vi. to choke.
kahs₁ n. steel drum.
kahs₂ n. playing card. Eng.
kahs₃ n. sweetheart. slang.
kas mwεhng see kaskas₁.
kasaman see saman.
kasangai see sangaj.
kasahpwoaroa vt. to roll (something). see sapwor.
kasar n. tree sp., not found on Mokil.
kasahwεnε vt. to care about, pay attention to or be attentive to. kasi n. boat pole. vi. to pole a boat in shallow water.
kasik vi. sour.
kasihkεi see sihkεi.
kahsiksik vi. to slow; take it easy! see siksik.
kaso₁ n. canoe part, vertical wall board on the poang side of a canoe hull.
kaso₂ see so.
kasohrohr see sohrohr.
kasoa vt. to throw. vi kaskas₁.
kasdidi n. custody. Eng.
kasdo n. movie. Jp.
kaskas₁ vi. to throw. vt kasoa.
kas mwεhng vi. to build up maka around a particularly fast growing taro plant. vt kaso₁. kaskas mwahljili vi. to fool with; thoughtless.
kaskas₂ vi. fishing method, to cast with a net. vt kasoa. vc kas₁.
kas oarong vi. fishing method, to cast for oarong. kas soap vi. fishing method, to cast for soap.
kaspoa vi. useful.
kawa₁ n. leather shoe. Jp.
kawa₂ n. olden times.
kawainεnε vt. to aim at; to head straight for; in line with. see wailεl.
kahwahu vt. to meat out a clam.
kawaluw num. eighth.
kawonow num. sixth.
kawoahwoa see woahwoa₁.
kε₁ conj. or.
kε₂ adv. verb marker in %why@-questions, contrary to expectation marker.
keiow num. first; best. superlative marker.
keik n. cake. Eng.
keikei n. slope.
kεikεi vi. to bite. vt koa₁.
kεimwoas vi. to allow a tentacle to be bitten off in order to escape the sea eel (of an octopus).
kεininεrε n. canoe part, individual cross-pieces of outrigger platform.
keinj n. ulcers. vi. to have ulcers.
kεhu n. fish sp., kind of sea perch.
kehu n. mast.
kεda n. Japanese clogs. Jp.
kεhdam archaic word in chant.
kεdlεk vi. perverted. Ping.
kejeil vi. fishing method, spear fishing at low tide. vt kejeili.
kejpwi vt. to throw away; to divorce.
kεl n. wall; fence; enclosure.
kεlkεl n. headband made from leaves.
kεhm vi. to get between eleven and twenty-two points in Casino. Eng. game
kemwehui vt. to improve. see mwεhu₁. also kamwεhui.
kεn adv. then; thereupon; just.
kεnnoar adv. suddenly.
kεnεn n3s. food of. see kanah₁.
kεnji pakdang n. atomic bomb. Jp.
kεnkεn vi. well-liked; respected.
kεnsa vi. to examine; to inspect. vt kεnsai. Jp.
kεp n. cap. Eng.
kεpεlpεl n. canoe part, grooved end of rajakmwein used to hold sail in place.
kεpdεn n. captain. Eng.
kepweilik n. fish sp., kind of mweir (inedible).
kehpwini n. fish sp., kind of skipjack (? turrum fish).
kεr vi. to ascend; to walk up.
kεhrε vt. to bow to, to pay homage to. vi kεhrεhk.
kεrεp vi. to be a peeping Tom. n. peeping Tom. vt kεrεpi.
kehripw n. keel of a canoe.
kεrkεr n. slope. vi. sloping; tilted; leaning; not growing or built straight.
kes excl. it serves you right! also angkes, keswei.
kεhs n. box. Eng. case
kehsiksik n. beam to which roof thatch is tied.
kεsso n. last heat of a race. Jp.
keswei excl. it serves you right! also kes.
ki n. key. Eng.
kihpεnε₂ to lock up.
-ki suf. with; by means of; because of.
ki- to give.
kihεk vi. to distribute; to give out. kioang vt. to give to. kihda vt. to move something up; to put up (as money). kihdi vt. to put down; to save; to leave behind. kihdoa vt. to give. kihjang vt. to take. kihpεnε₁ vt. to gather together; to put together; to be attracted. kihpijoang vt. separate.
kih n. name of the letter k.
kia₁ n. canoe part, struts on the outrigger.
kia₂ vi. to not want; to not like.
kiah n. his mat. *possessive classifier for mats. nc kiεn. see kioa.
kiam n. temporary basket woven from a coconut frond, after which midrib is split for carrying.
kiaramεru n. caramel. Jp.
kias n. gasoline. Eng.
kieil n. lizard.
kieil in pεhn soahn ni n. lizard sp., olive green in color and about six inches long. kieil in pεhn wasaus n. lizard sp., dark green in color and six to eight inches long.
kiεl vt. to bend around a frame, in boat making. vi kiεlεk.
kiεpw n. spider lily.
kiεpwin wai n. type of spider lily with bell-shaped flowers.
kioa n. his mat. nc kiεn. see kiah.
kioak n. fish sp., kind of spinefoot.
kioang see ki-.
kioar vi. fishing method, to fish with a long spear in deep water. vt kioari.
kioawoak n. cross-bred animal or plant.
kiuhri n. cucumber. Jp.
kid₁ num. thousand.
kid₂ n. garbage; waste. nc kidin₁, kidεn, . n3sg kidin₁, kidoa, .
kidεn palpal n. shavings. kidεn soa n. saw-dust.
kida n. guitar. Eng.
kidahk n. tree sp. (allophylus timorensis).
kidal vt. to know.
kidalda vt. to find out. kidalla vt. to learn, to get to know.
kidεpw vi. to put a spell on a tree to prevent others from gathering the fruit, usually also involves a physical marking; be cursed.
kidim vt. to wrap. vi kidkid.
kihdo₁ n. kind of bush, Cassia alata, not found on Mokil.
kihdo₂ n. sickness, ringworm. vi. to have ringworm.
kidkid vi. to wrap. vt kidim.
-kij suf. one bit of. *partitive *counting classifier, used for bits or pieces.
kij₂ n. share of food.
kihj n. octopus.
kijakij n. gift. vi. to give a gift. vt kijakiji₁, kijkijoa.
kijεkol vi. grudging or sharing grudgingly.
kijεhn n. his relative. nc kijεhn.
kijesik n. small animal; lizard; mouse.
kijesik in jεd n. fish sp., scaleless. kijesik winan n. rat.
kijinlikkoau n. letter.
kijou vi. to run; to travel (in a vehicle); to swim (of fish).
kijongran n. charm to frighten demons.
kijoa vt. to give someone his share. see kij₁.
kijkij n. fraction.
kijkijoa vt. to give a gift. vi kijakij.
kijngai vi. silly. Jp.
kijrad vi. to detest; to hate. n. enemy.
kik₁ vi. to kick. vt kikim, kiki, . Eng.
kikparaus vi. to kick (in a fight). vt kikparausi.
kik₂ n. portion of nail that can be trimmed. nc kikin. n3sg kikin.
kikin ε n. toenail. nc kikin εhn. n3sg kikin εhn. kikin poa n. fingernail. nc kikin poahn. n3sg kikin poah.
kikanju n. machine gun. Jp.
kikim vt. to kick. vi kik₁.
kikkik vi. to stutter.
kil n. any covering that is part of an object; skin; bark; peel (of fruit). nc kilin. n3sg kilin.
kilin moang n. scalp. kilin pwupw vi. to be thick-skinned.
kihl n. keel. Eng.
kilahs₁ n. class. Eng.
kilahs₂ n. glass; mirror; glasses; drinking glass. Eng.
kilεl n. picture; camera. vi. to photograph. vt kilele.
kilεl mwoakid n. movie.
kilεlε vt. to photograph; to picture. vt. to be disappointed in; to mark for reciprocal bad treatment. vi kilεl.
kilεlεhdi vt. to take a picture of. vt. to be disappointed in; to mark for reciprocal bad treatment.
kilihnj vi. to clinch (a nail or bolt). vt kilihnji. Eng.
kiloak n. clock; time (on the clock).
kiloap vi. to club. vt kiloapi.
kiljoau vi. naked.
kilkil vi. patchy (of the skin of a corpse or of certain fish and dogs).
kim n. clam sp., one that drifts freely on the bottom.
kimi pro. we. exclusive remote.
kihmohmohng vi. to sob.
kihmohno n. kimono. Jp.
kimji n. kim chee, Korean style pickled cabbage. Jp.
kimwi pro. you. plural remote.
kimwkimw vi. to feel one's heart pounding from fright.
kin adv. usually. marker of habitual action.
kinε vt. to make up. vc kin.
kinεhda vt. to make up; to discover; to invent.
kini vt. to pinch (with the nails); to cut grass; to clear land; to pick (flowers); to pluck (flowers); to weed. vi kinkin.
kino n. fern variety.
kinkin vi. to pinch (with the nails); to cut grass; to clear land; to pick (flowers); to pluck (flowers); to weed. vt kini. vc kin.
kin poahlong vi. to cut grass; to clear land. kin soapw vi. to trim vines from a tree.
kinwεd n. bird sp., not found on Mokil.
kihng₁ n. rooster.
kihng₂ n. king. Eng.
kihng₃ n. token, made from mijεn komwoang and used in the lεs game.
kingko n. cash box or safe. Jp.
kipar n. pandanus tree.
kipar in Jeliwij n. pandanus variety originating on Jaluit. kipar in Pid n. pandanus variety originating in the Gilbert Islands.
kipwεl vt. to bend something with a movement of the wrist; to twist off, to break with a snap. vi kipwεlεk.
kir vi. hoarse.
kihr₁ n. fish sp., kind of soldier fish.
kihr₂ vi. to sink of one's own weight.
kakihr₂ vi. fishing method, to sink a line to the bottom to catch small bottom fish.
kirajiweid vi. to graduate. Eng.
kirahka n. cracker. Eng.
kirakir vi. to peel. vt kiroa.
kirahpapwuhn n. gramaphore. Eng.
kireisik n. fish sp., a young widir under 2" in length.
kiri₁ n. kind of flowering bush.
kiri₂ n. small drill rubbed between palms. Jp.
kirij vi. to slide.
kirihj n. grease; fat (for cooking). vi. greasy.
kirijmεj n. Christmas. Eng.
kiripw n. coconut stage, young coconut up to one inch in diameter. vi. unmarried, single.
kirir n. bird sp., small mottled green bird with a high warbling song.
kiro n. fish sp., large sea bass.
kiroa vt. to peel. vi kirakir.
kiroahd vt. to scrape with a hard object like knife or fingernail; to make leaf flexible for weaving. vi kiroahdεk.
kiroapw n. baseball glove. Jp. < Eng.
kiroar vi. to belch.
kirkahk vi. to shinny. vt kirkahki.
kirkir n. stem. nc kirkirin. n3sg kirkirin.
kirkirij vi. slippery.
kirrεd vi. muddy.
kirrej n. fish sp., kind of sea bass.
kis vi. to kiss. Eng.
kihs pro. we. inclusive remote.
kisa pro. we two. inclusive.
kisai pro. we. plural inclusive.
ko wuronna see kauj.
koiaji n. fertilizer. Jp.
koikoi n. bird sp.
kooa see kohn.
kou₁ vt. to build (of houses); to erect; to raise to an erect position. vi kokou.
kouda vt. to stand (something); to turn up; 'bottoms up!'.
kou₂ vi. to go first (in a game).
koudi vt. to turn upside down. see u₁.
kouj int. who?, who are you? used only in reference to a second person. Who are you? Who's there?
koujapw n. land division.
koula vt. to turn to the side. see u₁.
koupwuhpw vi. rare; to cook rare. vt koupwuhpwi.
kouwa n. responsibility. vi. responsible.
kod₁ vi. to bump. kodda vi. to be aground.
kod₂ vi. thick (of liquids).
kod₃ n. husking stick. see kodom.
kod₄ vi. to haunt. vi. to come around looking for food (said of chickens, flies, or uninvited guests). kod₅ n. horn (on an animal). nc kodin. n3sg kodin.
kodε n. trowel. Jp.
kodom vt. to husk with a husking stick. vi kodkod.
Kodon n. name of a mythological horned giant.
kodur vt. to brush against; to touch lightly; to bump. vi kod₁.
kodkod vi. to husk with a husking stick. vt kodom.
kodlaij n. cutlass. Eng.
koj vi. hunched up; hunchbacked.
kojonnεd n. law.
kojuj vi. to go in groups of-. kojuk vt. to try to kill. n. gun.
kojukdi vt. to kill.
kojuki vt. to shoot at.
kohkahu vi. to grasp one's opponent firmly effectively stopping action (in wrestling).
kohkang vi. to trade with a passing Japanese fishing boat. Jp.
kohko₂ n. sickness, flaky skin often covering large sections of the body. vi. to have kohko₁.
kohko₃ n. cocoa. Eng.
kokohj vi. to catch up; to chase. vt kauj.
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