ma conjunction. and. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See: mei; nga; ngara; mo. For further information: see No. 569 of Quackenbush Word List.M - m
ma conjunction. and. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See: mei; nga; ngara; mo. For further information: see No. 569 of Quackenbush Word List.
ma verb. to be ashamed. Ema ba etei fah yar fiteh. He is ashamed because he did not do his work. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. 06/Mar/2015.
maabunur noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
maaho hungry. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See: hachuh; suung. For further information: see No. 97 of Quackenbush Word List.
maar Variant spelling mar; mwar. noun. man; male. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012; variants: David Sapio 2001. See: moar; mar. For further information: see No. 241 of Quackenbush Word List.
maat noun. eye. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. See: metai. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 39 of Quackenbush Word List.
mabuwat noun. translated as an ancient Tobian spirit. Note: In 2014, Domiciano Andrew described Mabuwat as very powerful and occasionally helpful. Category: Chiefly Business. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
machahuchoh soft. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. For further information: see No. 129 of Quackenbush Word List.
machanihang name: old Tobian proper name.
machanihung name: old Tobian proper name.
machasawe respected older woman that we've been talking about. Borrowed from: Palauan. Source: Paulina Theodore 2014. Note: Spellings given for many words borrowed from Palauan include the ch which indicates a glottal stop, which is ordinarily not pronounced when the word is spoken in Tobian.
macheche out of balance. Source: Justin Andrew 2015.
machetipei name: old Tobian proper name.
machi noun. sarong (Carolinian lava lava). Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.See: machih. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). 10/Jan/2017.
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Tobi Island Collection, Tübingen University, Sammlung des Instituts für Ethnologie der Universität Tübingen. All images and information reproduced here with kind permission of the ethnographic collection, Tübingen University. Photographs by Barbara W. Black, May 2007.
machih Variant spelling machiye. noun. women's skirt made with hibiscus fibers. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2006. Source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Variant: Justin Andrew 2010. Note: Justin Andrew spells this machiye; the ye is almost silent. This word may refer to the woven cloth and not the garment. See: machi.
machiyeru noun. basket. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
machutamor name: old Tobian proper name.
maeyahi verb. to see. Source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Note: Maeyahi does not mean "to see it" but rather, "to see." For further information: see No. 69 of Quackenbush Word List.
mag noun. belone (large); needlefish. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. See: hofireiha (mahi); maharimataw (mahi); mahi; mahi toh; mahirobut (mahi).Category: Sea Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
mag. [Source: Christian Grill (Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32015793].
magakes noun. disease. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
magmag noun. fish: genus of flying fish; Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. exocoetus. Category: Sea Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
mahabih Variant spelling mahabunor. noun. deep-water red snapper. Source: David Sapio.etelis carbunculus. Category: Sea Creatures.
mahabih [Photo: J.E. Randall, Fishbase].
mahabu noun. pink opakapaka (crimson jobfish). Source: Peter W. Black 1968; David Sapio. Pristipomoides filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1830). Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
mahabuneng noun. coconut tree: stem from which coconuts hang. Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Plants & Trees.
mahahapo noun. fish. Audio: Justin Andrew. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
maham Variant spelling meraun; melam. noun. moon; month. Maebe hochouchou yauhar nga etachuh ba sibe hekene maham. When there are clouds, we cannot see the moon. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; source: Augustin Krämer, Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Variants: Elisabeth Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Nature, Calendar. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. For further information: see No. 378 of Quackenbush Word List.
maharacho noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
maharimataw (mahi) noun. fish: keel-jawed needlefish. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: Johannes notes this is a probable identification. Also, mahi: maharimataw (R. Johannes) and mahi toh (Peter W. Black) are probably the same fish; see Tobian Fish List: F0035. Belonidae: Thalassosteus appendiculatus (Klunzinger). See: hofireiha (mahi); mag; mahi; mahi toh; mahirobut (mahi). Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). 13/Dec/2014.
mahat bitter. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009.
mahauhau thirsty. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009.
mahe noun. head garland. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013.
maheeh relative.
mahi noun. needlefish; necklace. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: Mahi means necklace—needlefish are often strung like beads when caught instead of being piled in a basket like other fish See: hofireiha (mahi); maharimataw (mahi); mag; mahi toh; mahirobut (mahi). Belonidae. Category: Sea Creatures.
mahi toh noun. keel-jawed needlefish. Note: Johannes notes this is a probable identification. Also, mahi: maharimataw (R. Johannes) and mahi toh (Peter W. Black) are probably the same fish; see Tobian Fish List: F0035. Belonidae: Thalassosteus appendiculatus (Klunzinger). See: hofireiha (mahi); maharimataw (mahi); mahi; mag; mahirobut (mahi). Category: Sea Creatures.
mahipihip (bub) noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures.
mahirobut (mahi) noun. needlefish. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: Mahirobut refers to any species found on the reef in shallow water and comes from words meaning necklace and outside. Mahirobut is the most important species caught outside the reef using the famous breadfruit kite and spider web lure. See: hofireiha (mahi); maharimataw (mahi); mahi; mahi toh; mag. Belonidae. Category: Sea Creatures.
mahoho swaying (like a loose tooth). Source: Justin Andrew 2015.
mahuhamar both (people and animals). Source: David Sapio 2001.
mai Variant spelling maai. noun. breadfruit. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2013; Elisabeth Krämer 1908-1910; variant: David Sapio 2001. Source: Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005).See: bukeriäu; uäl. Artocarpus spp.. Category: Plants & Trees, Food, Health & Body Parts. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. For further information: see No. 451 of Quackenbush Word List.
mai [Photo: Barbara W. Black 2015]. Breadfruit picker, 27 cm. [Sketch: E. Krämer].
mai ru hur hog beyond the reef. Category: Nature. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
main noun. Polynesian oven. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
maingachahu name: old Tobian proper name.
maisehen uarasu day after tomorrow. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. See: warasu. Category: Calendar. For further information: see No. 268 of Quackenbush Word List.
mak noun. money. Borrowed from: German: mark. Source: Peter W. Black, 2013. Category: Borrowed Words.
maka Variant spelling meka. these. Source: Paulina Theodore 2015, Charley Patris 2014; variant: Felicia Andrew 2015. See: meka.
maka e tahun ni hichi rangi ina tati ma faruh surroundings; environment: the things that surround us (air, water, land). Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict (Peter W. Black). Category: Nature.
maker noun. female leaf headdress. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
makisteret noun. magistrate. Borrowed from: English: magistrate. Source: Justin H. Andrew 2016. Category: Borrowed Words.
makurong outward direction. Audio: Sebastian Marino 2004; source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Note: This audio clip includes words for north, south, east, west. See: birong makurong; makuwou; buhou makuwou. Category: Location.
makuti noun. place name: Echang, Koror. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014. Category: Location.
makuwou outward direction. Audio: Sebastian Marino 2004; source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Note: This audio clip includes words for north, south, east, west. Category: Location. See: buhou makuwou; birong makurong; makurong.
mam Variant spelling manih. noun. Napoleon wrasse. Source: Peter W. Black; source of variant and identification is David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. Category: Sea Creatures. chelinus undulatus. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
mamaka hei taber noun. disciple. Source: J. Ellis 2013.
mamar verb. to float. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 451 of Quackenbush Word List.
mamasuhuchoh Variant spelling mamasuhuchu. lazy; want to sleep; lethargy; malaise. Audio and source: Justin Andrew, 2006. Variant: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006. See: chouahau. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
mamatah afraid. Source: David Sapio 2001.
mamuchih noun. fish. Audio: Justin Andrew. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
man waru hoch noun. fish; Day Fishing Method 15. Audio: Justin Andrew. Category: Sea Creatures, Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
manaiheng noun. romoparuh's helper for women in childbirth. Source: Sisma Andrew 2014.
manayehang name: old Tobian proper name.
manchaiheng name: old Tobian proper name.
mang noun. pandanus: smaller itchy fruits and leaves. Source: Sisma Andrew 2014. See: vats; vach; pohuu. Category: Plants & Trees, Food.
mangah Variant spelling mangahu. noun. flying fish. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii; audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2014. Variant: David Sapio. Note: Augustin Krämer of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910, recorded tor and gataf as words for flying fish. Mangah means food and refers to any flying fish more than about 6 inches long. There are two mangah: one the flying fish and one not. Exoetidae. See: pouchor mangah; hon; pauchacha; paumeheng; pouchor.Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also No. 481 of Quackenbush Word List. See also Tobian Fish List: F0027.
mangah. Photo: Barbara W. Black 2015.
mangah Variant spelling mangahu. noun. fish: not a flying fish; jobfish. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2014. Variant: David Sapio. Note: See mangah: flying fish Category: Sea Creatures. Aprion virescens.04/Jan/2017. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
Mangah. [Photo: Fishbase, G.R. Allen].
mangau Variant spelling mungau; mangan. to eat; non-meat/fish food. Source for 2nd variant: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See: moungau; hochoch. Category: Food. For further information: Dialogue About Two Words for Eating: mangau and hochoch. Isauro Andrew and Peter Black, Koror, Palau, 2006. For further information: see No. 80 of Quackenbush Word List.
mangauwe the food we know. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. Note: we is one of three noun endings. For more Information, see Vocabulary: Noun Endings
mangka noun. mango. Borrowed from: English: mango. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. Category: Plants & Trees, Borrowed Words. For further information: see No. 458 of Quackenbush Word List.
mangou noun. dish. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See: tagak. 09/Dec/2016.
manguch weak. Audio: Isauro Andrew; source: Justin Andrew 2006, Isauro Andrew. See: manguchtuh. For further information: see No. 127 of Quackenbush Word List.
manguchtuh Variant spelling emanguchota. noun. sick: getting better. Justin spells this word manguchtuh because its meaning comes from manguch, weak, and tuh (an intensity descriptor), getting weaker; so manguchtuh means you are getting better because the intensity/weakness is decreasing. See: emanguchota; manguch. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
manguts tired. Source: David Sapio 2001.
manhapeats people of stuff; wealthy people. Source: Robert Patris 2014.
manhayaihang name: old Tobian proper name.
mani man of . . . Source: David Sapio 2001.
mani fahou compassion. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Conflict.
mani retet noun. fisherman; man of the ocean. Source: David Sapio 2001.
manimeiyough noun. name: the last navigator. Note: literally, man of the south See: paruh. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
maningis noun. white person. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. 09/Dec/2016.
maniren Variant spelling rain. noun. cloud. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47. See: hotso; hochou; maniren; gutsou. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
manivetiri noun. grasshopper. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Land Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
manuur noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
manwarhichi noun. a boy who was rescued by a bird. For further information: see Manwarhichi and the Whale in Fishing Lore of Tobi. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
maou noun. red parrotfish; blue-chin parrotfish. Source: David Sapio.Scarus xanthopleura Bleeker, 1853. Category: Sea Creatures.
maou [Photo: J.E. Randall, Fishbase].
mapoigera notogo verb. to wrap taro. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Plants & Trees.
mar Variant spelling marira. noun. animal. Marukarae hahachaichichingar suhurae. The animals are running toward the hill. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Land Creatures. For further information: see No. 406 of Quackenbush Word List. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
mar Variant spelling maar; moar; mare. noun. man; male. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012; Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See: moar; maar. For further information: see No. 241 of Quackenbush Word List.
mar noun. eleventh lunar month. Audio and source: Justin H. Andrew 2004. Category: Calendar.
marabetsi hot stuff. Borrowed from: English: hot stuff. Source: Justin Andrew 2013. Note: Justin adds: this is more a Tobian translation of hot stuff than a direct borrowing, Category: Borrowed Words.
marah Variant spelling faruh. noun. long-tail red snapper (onaga). Source: David Sapio. Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862. Category: Sea Creatures.
marahar noun. Malakal. Justin Andrew 2017.
marahu verb. to fear. Source: Isauro Andrew. For further information: see No. 175 of Quackenbush Word List.
marawe that one (the one we've been talking about). Rosa Andrew 2015. See: mwarawe; maruwe.
marbeiye noun. fish: to be identified. Source: Peter W. Black 1968. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also No. 481 of Quackenbush Word List. See also Tobian Fish List: F00xx.
Category: Sea Creatures.
mari pasuohung noun. halfbeak: black-tipped garfish. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: Johannes gives the family name in Tobian as fra. Hemirhamphidae: Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani).See: fra. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also Tobian Fish List: F0033..
mari pasuohung.
marier drunk. Source: Domiciano Andrew 2014.
mariheng name: old Tobian proper name.
marikarae alii [Palauan]; hello. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Note: How to say alii (the Palauan word) in Tobian. See: menae.
marikir noun. taro waterbug. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Land Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
maritaumasoh name: old Tobian proper name.
martahum noun. fish: to be identified. Source: Peter W. Black 1968. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also Tobian Fish List: F00xx. Category: Sea Creatures.
martaifur noun. name: spirit of Pula Ana. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
martamuch Variant spelling martamiich; mortamuch. noun. squirrelfish. Audio and source: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: Johannes has this as martamiich; Marcus as mortamuch; and Black as martamuch. It seems likely it is the same fish (Holocentridae: Myripristis sp.). Holocentridae: Myripristis sp.. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also Tobian Fish List: F0045.
maru noun. bird. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Birds. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
maruhaharoho forgiveness; to forgive. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Note: Isauro said the final o is almost silent. Category: Conflict.
maruharuh peace; love (literally, loose-fitting not tight, as with clothes, living space, relationships); free, happy. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Conflict.
maruhehi verb. to forget. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. For further information: see No. 170 of Quackenbush Word List.
maruhoruh noun. peace. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Note: Isauro said the final h is very deep. Category: Conflict.
marumeug noun. vine: large flowering vine; merrimia. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005 (Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal). merremia peltata (convolvulaceae). Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.
marumor noun. typhoon; hurricane; storm. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: bagasarien. Category: Nature.
marura ye that animal or bird. Rosa Andrew 2015. See: mwarawe; marawe; maruwe.
maruseti noun. expert (master) fisherman. Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
marutacham (mor) noun. squirrelfish. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Holocentridae: Myripristis sp.. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also Tobian Fish List: F0044.
maruwe that person (the one we've been talking about). Rosa Andrew 2015. See: mwarawe; marawe.
maryeyer Variant spelling mar. noun. bird (flying animal). Maryerer hemangau bihir Birds eat seeds. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: David Sapio 2001. Category: Birds. For further information: see No. 407 of Quackenbush Word List.
masa verb. to agree. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 1999. See: masamas. Category: Conflict.
masamas noun. plan. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. See: masa.
masarie verb. to like. Emasari ba ebe hokom. He likes to play. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: homasari.
masarug noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location. 09/Dec/2016.
mase noun. death. Source: J. Ellis 2013. See: etamin; puhuroh.
masichih noun. fourth lunar month. Audio and source: Justin Andrew 2004. Category: Calendar. 25/Jul/2016.
masirap noun. fifth lunar month. Audio and source: Justin Andrew 2004. Category: Calendar.
masirap Variant spelling masirab. year, age. Mesin emes fauo masirap we eroh. Their mother died four years ago. Masirapei ra. My age (in years). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; audio, source and variant: Nemecio Andrew 2012; David Sapio 2001. Note: masirab means year or age depending on context. Note: Nemecio does not know the older word for age, jaato. See: seu masirap; kuou masirap; jaato. Category: Calendar. For further information: see No. 272 of Quackenbush Word List.
masoasoar thick (object). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. For further information: see No. 94 of Quackenbush Word List.
masough noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
masowah noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
masuh noun. grey-brownish parrotfish. Source: Justin Andrew 2015; David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. Note: Note that David Sapio identified this fish as a Pacific longnose parrotfish: hipposcarus longicepss Category: Sea Creatures.
masuh Variant spelling masek. verb. to sleep. Efisiri wor nga etei masuh. He lay down but he is not sleeping. I didn't sleep. I have [more] already slept. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, Sisma Andrew 2014; Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. For further information: see No. 163 of Quackenbush Word List.
masuhang noun. blue-barred parrotfish. Source: David Sapio. Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775. Category: Sea Creatures.
masuhang [Photo: J.E. Randall, Fishbase].
masumach noun. small oven stone. Source for oven: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
masusuhr edges: thick, raised. Source: Justin Andrew 2006. See: matamat masusuhr.
mat full (as in full stomach). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009.
mat Variant spelling maat. noun. eye. Hemurat meteh. They were rubbing their eyes. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 39 of Quackenbush Word List.
mata ri ngarungor noun. chest. Audio: Justin Andrew. See: fahafah. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
mata ri yau lips. See: tiriyaw. Category: Health & Body Parts.
matah verb. to fear. Ematahu sewa ma tamar. He is very afraid of his father. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
matahaha rough. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. For further information: see No. 141 of Quackenbush Word List. 16/Dec/2014.
matahaiheng name: old Tobian proper name.
matahi verb. to be sick. Source: J. Ellis 2013. See: hameteh; chameteri.
mataho west. Note: This audio clip includes words for north, south, east, west. Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004. Category: Location. See: irotowo.
matair noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
mataitsa noun. small red fish. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Sea Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
matakafan noun. outrigger half moon. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.
matamat noun. ringworm; skin rash. Audio and source: Justin Andrew 2005. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
matamat masusuhr noun. dermatitis; psoriasis; rash; eczema. Audio and source: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin Andrew points out that masusuhr means thick raised edges; he suggests that matamat means ringworm. See: masusuhr. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
matamat merifirif noun. skin disorder, possibly vitiligo (Justin points out merifirif means thin raised edges). Audio: Justin Andrew 2006. See: merifirif. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006). For further information: see No. 96 of Quackenbush Word List.
matane sirei noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matar shark: requiem: black-tip shark. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii.Squaliformes: carcharhinidae: carcharhinus melanopterus. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also Tobian Fish List: F0003.
matar.
matar imei my home. Source: David Sapio 2001.
matari baraki noun. beach: upper beach. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
matari betsur noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the west and north of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matari fenieran Variant spelling matari feniaro. noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location. 09/Dec/2016.
matari feri bugos noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matari feri burau noun. place name: old Tobian place name. Note: Hambruch also recorded these names here: beioog, legutauuamets, aperifer Source: One of eleven inhabited settlements on Tobi Island recorded by Paul Hambruch of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matari feri gevitsi noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matari feri tsamag noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location. 09/Dec/2016.
matari ferigasafa Variant spelling matari feri bugos. noun. place name: old Tobian place name. Source: One of eleven inhabited settlements on Tobi Island recorded by Paul Hambruch of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matari fitogan noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location. 09/Dec/2016.
matari gevitsi noun. place name: old Tobian place name. Source: One of eleven inhabited settlements on Tobi Island recorded by Paul Hambruch of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matari kesa Variant spelling mesarug. noun. place name: old Tobian place name. Source: One of eleven inhabited settlements on Tobi Island recorded by Paul Hambruch of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matari maripar noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matari songorogo noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the west and north of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
matarianotsetsik noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
matariap noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
mataringoruhnga noun. rib. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 48 of Quackenbush Word List.
matariwa noun. boil; cyst. Audio: Justin Andrew. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
matariyo noun. fiber leader (fishing gear). Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
matataega noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
matatsimitz noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
matatut noun. female nipple. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
matau Variant spelling matawa. noun. ocean. Audio: Nemecio Andrew 2012; audio and variant: Isauro Andrew 2004. See: siyeri matau; matawa; tati; metau.Category: Nature. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). For further information: see No. 295 of Quackenbush Word List.
Sunset, Tobi Island [Photo: Peter W. Black 1972].
matauchi noun. ghost girl. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Category: Chiefly Business.
matawa ocean. See: matau; siyeri matau; tati. Category: Nature.
matawe noun. the eye we know. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
matecha Variant spelling matechea. noun. fish. Category: Fishing, Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
matete noun. machete. Borrowed from: English: machete. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. For further information: see No. 212 of Quackenbush Word List.
matirai noun. humphead parrotfish. Source: David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. See: hamasuhur. bolbometopon muricatum. Category: Sea Creatures.
matoho west. Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004. Note: this audio clip includes north, south, east, and west. Category: Location.
matong Variant spelling matom. noun. fish: no fish. Source: Domiciano Andrew 2014.
matses noun. matches. Borrowed from: English: matches. Source: David Sapio 2001.
matsi Variant spelling madzi. noun. loincloth. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
matsi: men's loin cloths.
matsi noun. mat: weaving mat. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See: tsob. 09/Dec/2016.
matsirip Variant spelling matsiripi. noun. influenza; flu. Audio and variant: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin suggests matsiripi means a cold. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
matu name: old Tobian proper name.
mau noun. red parrotfish. Source: Justin Andrew 2015. Category: Sea Creatures.
mauer noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
maughar songs: traditional chant-like songs. Source: Charley Patris 2014. See: tsingenir.
mauhari verb. to sing. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2010. See: chinger; tsingen. For further information: see No. 158 of Quackenbush Word List.
mauheren name: old Tobian proper name.
maur Variant spelling mauru. noun, verb. war. Moarakarae habarabira maur. The men are going off to war. mauru Audio, source and variant: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009; source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. For further information: see No. 182 of Quackenbush Word List. 10/Feb/2015.
mauuehe name: old Tobian proper name.
maya mayeri fiteri to monitor a project (to watch and then to take action). Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict (Peter W. Black).
mayangang Variant spelling maiagang; maiayang; meyengi. noun. kin term: opposite sex sibling or maternal cousin. Source: Peter W. Black and Isauro Andrew 2006, 2014. Audio: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2014; Nemecio Andrew 2012; Sisma Andrew 2014. Siheken mayangar feifinae. We saw that woman's brother. Ihekene mayangar sirei. I saw my mother's brother. Category: Kin Terms. For further information: see No. 253 of Quackenbush Word List. 12/Nov/2014.
mayangar sirei Variant spelling pisisirei. kin term: my mother's brother. Variant source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Kin Terms. 18/Dec/2014.
mayangar temai Variant spelling meiangei tamei. kin term: my father's sister. Variant source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Kin Terms.
mayehi verb. to watch over. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict.
mayehi faruh verb. to monitor or observe a place. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Nature.
mayehi ih verb. to monitor or observe fish. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Fishing.
mayehi yahamat verb. to monitor people by, for example, the chief and Romohparuh. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict.
me noun. taro stem. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Plants & Trees.
medzoch noun. enclosed taro field. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
megem waning moon. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Nature.
megemag noun. neck ring. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
meh Variant spelling mweh. noun. lei. hamwehem weh lei put on the person. mweh emweh lei on my neck. Audio, variant and source: Rosa Andrew 2014. See: hamwehem weh; mweh emweh.
meheihou noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
meheihou Variant spelling meheretso. noun. sailfish. Source: Peter W. Black 1968; variant and identification David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. Category: Sea Creatures. istiophorus platypterus. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
meheng mixed together. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: meheng is used in reference to two fish species with spotted pectoral fins that are recognized as different but are difficult to distinguish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft).
mehera Variant spelling meihara. now. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013; variant: David Sapio 2001. See: meihara. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
mehitariga meta injury: ordinary injury or cut. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
mei conjunction. and. See: ma; nga; ngara; mo.
meiats Variant spelling mayats. noun. mottled spinefoot rabbitfish. Source: David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. Note: David Sapio also identified this fish as a forktail rabbitfish; siganus argentus Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782). Category: Sea Creatures.
meiats ribong Variant spelling mayatsribongu. noun. golden-lined spinefoot rabbitfish. Source: David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. Note: Note that David Sapio also identified this fish as a scribbled rabbitfish; siganus spinus siganus lineatus. Category: Sea Creatures.
meihara See: mehera.
meiho noun. island; language [an old word]. Source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See: faruh.
meimei verb. to read; to look at. Source: David Sapio 2001.
meiseiso Variant spelling moaiseiso. black. Note: almost silent final o. Boan suhurae emoaiseiso. The ground on those hills over there is black. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009. See: hotohoch. Category: Colors. For further information: see No. 135 of Quackenbush Word List.
meiufen Variant spelling meiuch. noun. attic slats. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
mek noun. tattoo. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2014. See: wahang; varibori; seperiyau. For further information: see No. 404 of Quackenbush Word List.
meka See: maka.
memer verb. to laugh. Ihongohong ba houmemer. I can hear you [plural] laughing. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009; audio: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 70 of Quackenbush Word List.
men chimer coco noun. chicken's comb. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2014. Note: English can also be used for this. Category: Land Creatures.
men chimer coco [Photo: Barbara W. Black 2014].
mena that. Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Location.
menae that (farther from the speaker). Source: David Sapio 2001. See: mena. Category: Location.
menae alii [Palauan]; hello. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Note: How to say alii (the Palauan word) in Tobian. See: marikarae. 18/Dec/2014.
menae that [thing not place]. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Category: Location.
menerihots noun. bird: greater crested tern. Source: Dominic Emilio, Francis Victor 2000. Thalasseus bergii. Category: Birds.
menerihots.
menetak noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the south east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
mengimeng verb. to hope. Imengi nga hobar bito. I hope you will come back again. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 168 of Quackenbush Word List.
mengimeng verb. to think. Etei titiro ba emengimeng. He is not saying anything, he is thinking. Meta ho mengi? What are you thinking? Meta yam mengimengi? What are your thoughts? Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009; source: David Sapio 2001. For further information: see No. 70 of Quackenbush Word List.
menima noun. driftwood. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. 09/Dec/2016.
mepa noun. whole taro plant. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Plants & Trees.
mere this [thing not place]. Yai mere, yam irae. This is mine, that is yours. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Category: Location. See: ier. 18/Dec/2014.
meremer cleaning. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014.
meri feivir Variant spelling maru faifil. noun. hen. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Land Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment
merican noun. America. Borrowed from: English: America. Source: Marcus Hangaripaii 2013. Category: Borrowed Words. See: ifiri marawe yotori marek.
merifirif thin, raised edges; thin [object]. Source: Justin Andrew 2006; audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See: matamat merifirif. For further information: see No. 96 of Quackenbush Word List.
merifuts dangerous. Suhowo and merifuts both mean dangerous, according to Johannes. See: bauh merifuts; suhowu; ehamatahutoh ra tamau. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
merimar Variant spelling maru mar. noun. rooster. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Variant: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910.Category: Land Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
merimar [Photo: Barbara W. Black 2013].
merir noun. morning. See: emohoni nifahaf; emahoni touhat; emoh nimariei; emahoni merir; nifahafi.
merir romohoh noun. basket. Source: Sisma Andrew 2013.
Sisma Andrew demonstrating merir romohoh. [Photos: Barbara W. Black 2013].
meruayaheng name: old Tobian proper name.
mes verb. to die; to lose. Ebemes koko ba etei mangau The chicken will die if it does not eat. He has died. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009, 2010. See: puhurohot. For further information: see No. 146 of Quackenbush Word List.
meseoro noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.
mesireh kin term: their mother. Category: Kin Terms.
meta Variant spelling mata. what. Meta mere? What is it? Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004; Isauro Andrew 2006; Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 563 of Quackenbush Word List.
meta a hou kupeti search friends of tobi island website. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.
meta fauhur how (in what way). Meta fauhur yam was ufom? How do you wash your clothes? Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
meta itom what is your name. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. 09/Dec/2016.
meta mei faifu what's new. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.
meta taem time: what time. Borrowed from: English: time. Source: David Sapio 2001. See: fitou kurok. Category: Calendar, Borrowed Words.
metaa hofafaua what are you doing. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.
metahefeng Variant spelling metehefeng. noun. canoe part: brace to keep outrigger from swaying. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004; Justin Andrew 2005.Category: Canoes. For further information: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004).
metahefeng [Photo: Peter W. Black 2004].
metaher fiteh Variant spelling metahen fiteh. noun. Monday. Audio and source: Justin Andrew 2004. Category: Calendar. For further information: see No. 513 of Quackenbush Word List.
metahori faruh the front of the island or village. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004.Category: Location.
Tobi Island: beach and houses [Photo: Peter W. Black 1972].
metai noun. eye. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See: maat. Category: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
metamam kin term: your father. Source: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin said this comes from mena tamam. Category: Kin Terms.
metamowari maham noun. January. Audio and source: Justin H. Andrew 2004. Category: Calendar.
metari faruh noun. name: place name on Tobi Island. Note: an area of Tobi just inside the beach; literally, eye of the island Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004; Peter W. Black 2015. Category: Location.
metaripi noun. beach: lower beach. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
metaripitsu noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.
metau noun. open sea. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47. See: matau. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
meteh noun. delivery (specific to women giving birth). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. See: hafasafas. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 149 of Quackenbush Word List.
metehefeng See: metahefeng. Category: Canoes.
metemei kin term: my father. Source: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin said this comes from mere temei. Category: Kin Terms.
meterimauryeng noun. name: place name on Tobi Island. Category: Location. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
metesie noun. canoe part: curved side. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004; Justin Andrew 2005.Category: Canoes. For further information: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004). 18/Dec/2014.
metesie [Photo: Peter W. Black 2004].
metsekekmo noun. bird: white seabird with long wings. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Birds. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
metsok taro patch earth. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Plants & Trees. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
meuar noun. playpen. Source and sketch: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, p.99.
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meuisi noun. friend. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
meun a bakure verb. to prepare a taro leaf. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Plants & Trees.
meyengi See: mayangang. Category: Kin Terms.
miis smooth (wood). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. For further information: see No. 140 of Quackenbush Word List.
mir verb. to stay; to live (reside); to exist. Emir He/she stays. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009; Sisma Andrew 2014. For further information: see Nos. 148, 152 of Quackenbush Word List.
miri Variant spelling kohorian. noun. bird: land bird. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Note: After stating this is the general term for a land bird, Krämer goes on to say that it occasionally appears for two months and is 5-8 cm tall with dark feathers and light breast. Category: Birds. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
misa noun. mass. Borrowed from: Spanish: misa. Audio and source: Paulina Theodore 2004. Category: Borrowed Words.
mision noun. Catholic mission. Borrowed from: Spanish: mision. Audio and source: Paulina Theodore 2004. Category: Borrowed Words.
mo conjunction. and; with. Source: J. Ellis 2013. See: ma; mei; nga; ngara.
moa noun. cerbera (poisonous). Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910.cerbera. Category: Plants & Trees. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
moa. [Source: Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887].
moaiseiso See: meiseiso; hotohoch. Category: Colors.
moar Variant spelling mar; maar. noun. man. Samar moar ebahuh nga samar e chinger. One man danced and the other sang. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: maar; mar.
moariso noun. ash. Echuheribech moarisoye The ashes are still hot. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: farang; uaran.
moch short. Esibihata seyau teberiha ra emoch He picked up a short stick. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009. For further information: see No. 113 of Quackenbush Word List.
mochoh noun. land or ground (but excludes taro patches). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Note: Land with trees on it is faruh. See: faruh; bour; igaut. Category: Nature, Location.
mochoho bad, wicked. Emochoho moanae That man is bad. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
mochou noun. soil. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. Category: Nature. For further information: see No. 337 of Quackenbush Word List.
moen sour. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. For further information: see No. 107 of Quackenbush Word List.
moh noun. sore throat; thrush: oral; tree species. Source: Peter W. Black 1968, Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006. Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also Fourteen Medicinal Recipes from Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See also Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
mohia noun. turquoise-capped parrotfish. Source: David Sapio.scarus dimidiatus. Category: Sea Creatures.
mohia [Photo: J.E. Randall, Fishbase].
mohirichohu name: old Tobian proper name.
moho fauhur good behavior. Source: David Sapio 2001.
moho ri yoroh kind (good behavior). Source: David Sapio 2001.
mohonugur name: old Tobian proper name.
mohonuhur name: old Tobian proper name.
mohor murky; that which enhances or reveals the beauty of something; good. Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004; David Sapio 2001. 19/Dec/2014.
mohoraichor name: old Tobian proper name.
mohoremoh name: old Tobian proper name.
mohoricho name: old Tobian proper name.
mohorifirehare name: old Tobian proper name.
mohotiheng name: old Tobian proper name.
mohotou verb. to fall. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. Note: mohotou and mohotuh have almost the same meaning. See: mohotuh; puhutuh; pung. For further information: see No. 231 of Quackenbush Word List.
mohotuh verb. to fall. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. Note: mohotou and mohotuh have almost the same meaning. See: mohotou; pung; puhutuh. For further information: see No. 232 of Quackenbush Word List.
mohouheng name: old Tobian proper name.
mohoutiheng name: old Tobian proper name.
mohuhar Variant spelling mohohar. noun. songs: men's songs. Source: Domiciano Andrew 2014. See: hasir.
mohumoh noun. batflower; Polynesian arrowroot. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2004; Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005).tacca leontopetaloids (L.) kuntze (taccaceae). Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.
mohumoh [Photo: National Tropical Botanical Garden].
moiara noun. trash heap. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
moiere faivil many women. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
moiere mar many men. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
mokurong toward the interior. Rua eso mokurong ma yam ruh. The coconut tree nearer the interior (than we are as we speak) is your tree. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: mokuwou. Category: Location.
mokuwou toward the outside. Imara esu mokuwou ma imei That house nearer (than we are as we speak) the beach is my house. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: mokurong. Category: Location. 19/Dec/2014.
molok noun. taro. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. See: wot. Category: Plants & Trees. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
mong Variant spelling mongai. noun. forehead. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew; variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 37 of Quackenbush Word List. 06/Mar/2015.
moos Variant spelling mohs. noun. red snapper. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013; variant: David Sapio. Category: Sea Creatures. lutjanus bohar. For further information: see No. 488 of Quackenbush Word List.
mor noun. squirrelfish. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: Johannes notes that mor (loosely translated) means in mourning—referring to mor's habit of hiding during the day.Holocentridae:. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes) (Draft). For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). Tobian Fish List: F0036
mor.
mor emoh fauhur solution (literally, the problem has become good). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. See: yewo fauhur. Category: Conflict.
mor tamuch noun. bigscale soldierfish. Source: David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. See: moruh. Category: Sea Creatures.
moremoh name: old Tobian proper name.
mori Variant spelling emori. already. Source: David Sapio 2001; Peter W. Black 2014.
moribon Variant spelling turon. noun. sunset. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Elisabeth Krämer. Category: Calendar, Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
moribong titir dispute: the end of the dispute (literally, the talking is over). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Conflict.
morikar Variant spelling iagagatek. noun. sunrise. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Elisabeth Krämer. Category: Calendar, Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
morirap noun. large sheet. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.
morirap noun. small sheet. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.
moritsi noun. small sheet. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.
moror noun. perspiration; sweat. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009; Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 84 of Quackenbush Word List.
moru noun. fish. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Note: A string of moru from the first use of a canoe goes to the chief to bring good luck to the canoe Category: Chiefly Business, Sea Creatures. See: moruh.
moru waa us cooked (already done). Source: Paulina Theodore 2015. See: kuawa; kawawa; habech charubech.
morug noun. elephant ear; alocasia; taro. Source: Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005).alocasia spp. (araceae). Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.
morug [Photo: http://mgonline.com/media/Images/a/alocasia03.jpg].
moruh noun. bigscale soldierfish. Source: David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. See: mor tamuch; moru. Category: Sea Creatures.
morupan ipiiar noun. porch: round piece. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. 09/Dec/2016.
moruua noun. coconut: cooked nut. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Plants & Trees, Food.
mos noun. fish. Audio: Justin Andrew. Note: Augustin Krämer of the Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910, recorded mos as a large red fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
mos noun. waist. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
mosoromah name: old Tobian proper name.
mosuwe ancient; old Tobi. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See: ifiri. For further information: see No. 125 of Quackenbush Word List.
mot verb. to sit down. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Mototuh itonae. Sit down over there. Emot wori boar. He is sitting on the ground. Emotothah. He's just sitting. Imotothah. He's just sitting. For further information: see No. 160 of Quackenbush Word List.
motor hungry for meat. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Emotor moanae. The man is hungry for meat.
mots Variant spelling motsoh. cruel. Source: David Sapio 2001.
mots tipar temper: short temper. Source: David Sapio 2001.
mou full. emou ruh it's full. Source: David Sapio 2001.
mouhech Variant spelling seinesau. noun. bird: sooty tern. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: Dominic Emilio, Francis Victor 2000.Sterna furcata. Category: Birds.
mouhech [Photo: Barbara Black]. mouhech [Photo: Robert Shallenberger].
mouhouh noun. body hair; cat's fur. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2014. See: ogori faripei. Category: Health & Body Parts, Land Creatures. For further information: see No. 18 of Quackenbush Word List.
moumo Variant spelling moumu; moumou. noun. custom already approved (in contrast to yauyo); traditional ways of doing things and rules of behavior. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict (Peter W. Black). Note: something that belongs to the past but must still be practiced See: yauyo; moumour. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
moumour noun. custom. Source: Isauro Andrew. See: moumo.
moumour faruheri hatohobei customs of old Tobi. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.
moungau verb. to eat vegetables and processed fruit. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Eteitipar ba ebe moungau reis. He refused to eat rice. See: mangau; hochoch. Category: Food. 20/Jul/2016.
mouye food: piles or bunches. Source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Food.
mow mow. Source: Sebastian Marino 2015.Category: Plants & Trees.
mow [Photo: Sebastian Marino 2015].
mowar Variant spelling moar; tsimar a baug. noun. canoe part: bow. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004; source: Justin Andrew 2005; variants: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. For further information: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004).
moyo Variant spelling moio; meyo. noun. cat. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Variant: Justin H. Andrew 2016. Moyorae eriri hachechih. The cat killed the rat. I am afraid of the cat's claws.See: boos. Category: Land Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
Carcia's moyo [Photo: Barbara W. Black 2014].
moyowe noun. the cat we know. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Note: we is one of three noun endings. For more information, see: Vocabulary: Noun Endings.
muheriharau name: old Tobian proper name.
muihir Variant spelling mugir. noun. canoe: stern. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004; source: Justin Andrew 2005; variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. For further information: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004).
mungo pes noun. Night Fishing Method 10. Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
muromur verb. to rub. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Emurat hubar. He is rubbing his leg.
murum noun. cooking house. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See: imericook. 09/Dec/2016.
muruot noun. fireplace. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.
mut Variant spelling muut. verb. to vomit; stomach pain. Emutahirara uruteri han. He was vomiting everything he had eaten. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 74 of Quackenbush Word List. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
muteh verb. to hiccup. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: see No. 76 of Quackenbush Word List.
mwarawe that guy (the one we've been talking about). Rosa Andrew 2015. See: maruwe; marawe.
mwasari verb. to want. Source: Peter W, Black 2009. See: tiperi.
mweh emweh noun. lei on my neck. Audio and source: Rosa Andrew 2014. See: meh.