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OO ṃool ke?” Bojin eo eba ilo an jab tōmak.Oh, really?” the Boatswain said in disbelief. P628tōmak
 O, a baj mālkwōj wōt men kein,” Bojin eo eba.Oh, those things are really strong,” the Boatswain said. P1050mālkwōj
 O, a ta kākaṇe!” Bojin eo eraññōḷọk im jitōñ ḷọk ioon lọjet.Hey, what are those!” the Boatswain was almost overcome with excitement as he pointed at the ocean. P996raññōḷọk
 Kōṃṃakūtkūt ke dikdik ko, ilikin Nakwōpe eṃṃan o.The small porpoises are in motion, off Nakwōpe everything's fine for the o birds (to feed). (words from a chant about the sign.)Nakwōpe
 Kōn an to an kar pād wōt im babu i lowa, aolepān turin mejān im o.His face was pale from lying down for so long. P1224im
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Āinwōtkar ba ke kōṃro ḷe nejū naaj iukkure waj ñan ṃween iṃōṃ jọteen in ḷọk,” iroñ an Jema ba.Like I said, my son and I are going to drop by your house this evening,” I heard Father say. P117kukure
 Āinwōt ilojeḷā emootḷọk raan ko an.To me it seems like that time is already past. P90jeḷā
 Bōlen ṃōttan wōt joñoul im men aḷaḷ innem enaaj bwe jikinjerbal.”Maybe about ten more boards and there will be enough room for me to work.” P706im men
 Ebaj to ak ijeḷā ke ebōd ḷōmṇak eobwe Jema ediwōj tok im ḷak baj lo an āindeeo eba, Eiiaḷañe.”It had been a while, but I knew my thinking was wrong because when Father came out to where I was and saw the same thing, he said, The moon is coming up.” P222diwōj
 Ebweetal in lale tok ñan kōjro, Jema” iba im buuḷ laḷ ḷọk"I can go for us and see how he’s doing, Father," I said and rushed down. P1140ñan
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baoEtke bao eo ej ekkāke ak eboñ?” ibar kajjitōk.Why was the bird flying around at night?” I asked. P1064kōkāke
 Ma, etke jej jab baj ellolo bao ak jokwā?” ekkajitōk Bojin eo.So then, why don’t we see any birds or driftwood?” the Boatswain asked. P926kajjitōk
 Ājinḷọk ṃōñā bao e jān bao uweo.This chicken is fitter to eat than that one over there.āj
 Ājinḷọk ṃōñā bao e jān bao uweo.This chicken is fitter to eat than that one over there.āj
 Ajri raṇ rej keid bao.The children are having a cock-fight.keid
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ejjebaōLeddik wōt rej ejjebaō ṂajeḷOnly girls play ejjebaō in the Marshalls.ejjebaō
 Raar ejjebaō ḷọk em boñ.They played ejjebaō till nightfall.ejjebaō
kōbaoRemoot in kōbao.They went looking for birds.bao
ḶōbaoJen tan katokkwi ippān Ḷōbao.Let's go get chicks from Mr. Chicken.tokkwi
daoItōm dao,” Bojin eo ekkūr tok.Come have some breakfast,” the Boatswain called over to me. P959dao
 Jibwi waj dao adeañ jān rūtto ānin.” Bojin eo eba im jibwe lōñ tak pāāk eo ke kōrkōr eo ekar atartar tok ippān wa eo.I’m passing up some food the people on the island sent over,” the Boatswain said and passed up the bag as the canoe came up alongside the boat. P1268jibwe
 Jibwi waj dao adeañ jān rūtto ānin.” Bojin eo eba im jibwe lōñ tak pāāk eo ke kōrkōr eo ekar atartar tok ippān wa eo.I’m passing up some food the people on the island sent over,” the Boatswain said and passed up the bag as the canoe came up alongside the boat. P1268dao
 Ej ṃōj ajej ḷọk kijeerro Bojin eo ak ibaj jijet laḷ ḷọk im dao.As soon as I was done dividing out food for him and the Boatswain I sat down and started eating. P1280kije-
 Ejej en ekar bar kōnono ak kōmmān jijet laḷ ḷọk im dao.No one said anything else; we all just sat there and ate. P966dao
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DaōDaō bōb ṇeThat's my pandanus there by you.daa-
 Kwōn ḷot(e) tok juon daō bōbPull me off a key of pandanus.ḷotḷot
jedaoAjiri jedao.He is just a kid.jedao
 Kwōn jab kanooj inepata ippān bwe jedao bajjekDon't worry too much over him because he's just an unlucky kid.jedao
eaoJoñan an jejetōbtōb (ejjetōbtōb), eao.He is so spiritual, he has a halo on his head.ao
JekakaōJekakaō.I made the jekakajekaka
likaoAekōrāin likao in raan kein ej jab einwōt likao in raan ko jeṃaanḷọk.The way young men today fasten the canoe sails to the booms is not the same as the style of fastening done by young men of yesterday.aekōrā
 Aekōrāin likao in raan kein ej jab einwōt likao in raan ko jeṃaanḷọk.The way young men today fasten the canoe sails to the booms is not the same as the style of fastening done by young men of yesterday.aekōrā
 An bōd eo ak ear ṇa-ruon likao eo jatin.It was his fault but he blamed his brother.ṇa-ruon
 Armej kijoñjoñ likao eo nejin Jọọn.John's young son was powerful.kijoñ
 Eaitok jeor kaṇ an likao eṇThat young man's sideburns are long.jeor
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ankilaōEj jab ankilaō.It's not in my will.ankilaa-
IḷḷaoIḷḷao kōn ṃōñā ṇeThat's a disgusting food.ḷōḷao
rūḷḷaoElōñ rūḷḷao bwe eḷap ṇoThere are a lot of seasick people because it's rough.ḷōḷao
ḷōlaoṂōjin an dedeḷọk jerbal eo itallōñ ḷọk i lowaan kōjām eo im ḷak ijo nabōj, ibōk menwa bwe āinwōt iwātin kar bar ḷōlao kōn nemān kiaj im wōil eo i lowa.When we were all finished I climbed through the doorway to the outside and took a big breath because I was really starting to get seasick from the smell of gas and oil inside. P757lowa
ḷōḷaoIlukkuun kar bwilōñ bwe bōjen alen kar jejerakrōk ippān Jema ak ij jañin kar wōjak men in ḷōḷao.I was really surprised because I had sailed with Father many times but had never felt seasick. P653ḷōḷao
ṃaōItok ṃaō.Come in front of me.ṃaa-
lijeṃaoIkar lo juon bao kilmeej im mejān ej errobōlbōl āinwōt lijeṃao.I saw a black bird and its eyes were shimmering like those of a short-eared owl. P1040lijeṃao
eṃṃaoEṃṃan bwe eṃṃao.She's good and talkative.ṃōṃawi
jiṃṃaōEṃōj an ḷōḷḷap eo jiṃṃaō kaamṇak kōn ijo jikin.My grandfather gave me his land.amṇak
kōṃṃaoKōṃro ar kōṃṃao.We had a conversation.kōṃṃao
 Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej kōṃṃao bajjikThose fellows are chatting.ṃōṃawi
ḷọkjenaōEar ḷọkjenaō ke ij roñ ke emej.I was shocked when I heard that he died.ḷọkjenaa-
kuṇaōIar likūt juon kuṇaō taḷaI contributed a dollar as my share.lilik
paoEṃṃan pao tok in āneoThe islet looks good from here (on a boat).pao
EpaoEpao tokin kain eṇ eaejemjem.His appearance was like those people who when they talk, everyone listens and believes what they say. P60aejemjem
EtaoE eo ear lo kijeek, im inọñ ko rej ba bwe unin an ri-Amedka mālōtlōt, Etao ear ko jān Ṃajeḷ im bōkḷọk an mālōtlōt ñan Amedka.He is the one who discovered fire, and the legends say that the reason Americans are smart is that Etao left the Marshalls and took his knowledge to America. [S13]lelo
 E eo ear lo kijeek, im inọñ ko rej ba bwe unin an ri-Amedka mālōtlōt, Etao ear ko jān Ṃajeḷ im bōkḷọk an mālōtlōt ñan Amedka.He is the one who discovered fire, and the legends say that the reason Americans are smart is that Etao left the Marshalls and took his knowledge to America. [S13]mālōtlōt
 Ear anen etao inneHe had an epileptic seizure yesterday.anen etao
 Ej et anen etao eo aṃ?Are you cured of your epilepsy?anen etao
 Eḷap aṃ etao.You are sly.Etao
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ḶeEtaoBuñbuñtata ilo inọñ in Ṃajeḷ ḶeEtao.Most famous in Marshallese legends is Etao. [S13]buñbuñ
 Buñbuñtata ilo inọñ in Ṃajeḷ ḶeEtao.Most famous in Marshallese legends is Etao. [S13]Etao
 Ḷeetao ear aelellaḷe Jemāluut.Etao stole Jemaluut's wife.aelellaḷ
ri-etaoKwe kwōj juon ri-etao.You are a sly person.Etao
ḶetaoAjokḷāin iien ko an Ḷetao.It's a heap of stones from the time of the famous legendary trickster Ḷetaoajokḷā
waōĀinjuonḷọk wa e waō jān wa ṇe waaṃ.My boat is a bit different than yours.āinjuon
 Ear bat kōrkōr eo waō jinoun ak eḷak wōtlọk juon ḷadikin eoon ere eliboorore wa ko jet im ḷeAt first my canoe was behind but a gusty wind fell, I chased and passed the others.ḷadikin eoon ere
 Ear boojetok wa eo waō.He assembled my boat for me.bobo
 Ear jata kake wa eo waō.He borrowed my boat.jata
 Ejettalḷọk wa eṇ waō jān ṃoktaMy canoe is more water-tight than before.jettal
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BoBo ledik raṇ.Those girls are twins.bo
 Ear kōkọbōke bo ro.He made the twins wrestle.kọbōk
 Juon eo kōrā eor nājin bo.The lady has twins.bo
 Lale koḷaanwōtwōt ilo bo kaṇ buon.Be careful you don't get hit by the stones he's throwing.ḷaanwōtwōt
kōjelbabōIrooj eo ekalimjek Jema im ba, Koṃwin jab kōjelbabō bwe allōñ eo an Likabwiro in.The chief stared at Father and said, You guys shouldn’t be careless, because this is the month of the Likabwiro storms. P249kōjelbabō
 Kwōn jab kōjelbabō im kadek bwe emọ aṃ kadek.Don't disobey and get drunk, because it's forbidden for you to get drunk.kōjelbabō
lōbbọJaake waj lōbbọ e im lōbboiki ororin bao ṇe bwe bao kaṇe ren jab tutu.Hand over the cover to put over the chicken coop to keep the chickens from getting wet.lōbbọ
RūbbōRūbbō eo eṇ.He is the expert in the bōbō (ebbō) fishing method.bōbō
jeboErro kukure (ikkure) im jebo.They played to a draw.jebo
 Keem eo inne jebo.Yesterday's game was a tie.jebo
EjeboEjebo kar ekkāleel eo inne.The election yesterday was a tie.jebo
jāiboEwi ri-jāibo eo ejeḷā iiōk jāibo?Where is the woman who knows how to make jāibojāibo
 Iijoḷ jāibo.I want to eat jāibojāibo
 Jāibo in ia in kijerro?Where did you get this jāibo we're eating from?jāibo
 Kwaar kōṃṃan ke jāibo inneDid you make jāibo yesterday?jāibo
ri-jāiboEwi ri-jāibo eo ejeḷā iiōk jāibo?Where is the woman who knows how to make jāibojāibo
kōjāiboKwōn ilọk im kōjāibo tok kijerro.Go and get some jāibo for us.jāibo
 Raar kōjāibo mọọrThey made jaibo for bait.jāibo
ruk-boKwōmake ñak ruk-bo.You're sure clumsy at gathering throwing-stones.ruk-bo
Ri-anjin-wōlboRi-anjin-wōlbo eo ear kilaba.The black magician to make people win contests committed suicide.anjin-wōlbo
jaṃboAk kiiō ij ja jaṃbo tok ñan waan kapin aelōñin e.But for now I’ll wander over to the boat at the end of the island. P119jaṃbo
 Kōjro jaṃbo niñawajLet's take a stroll to the north end of the island.niña
RejaṃboRejaṃbo toḷọk ñan ḶoraThey are hiking westward to Laura.jaṃbo
ri-jaṃboḶalem en ri-pālele raar jaṃbotok jān Amedka im juon iaan ri-jaṃbo rein enañinmej.Five couples came from America for a vacation and one of them is now sick.jaṃbo
jaṃṃboEṃṃan wōt amimān jaṃṃbo bajjekHow nice that the four of you can just take it easy and cruise around.amimān
BoboBobo in ta ṇe kijōṃ.What sort of food balls do you have?bobo
 Ejaje bobo injinHe doesn't know how to put an engine together.bobo
 Kwōjeḷā ke bobo injin ḷọkCan you assemble an outboard engine?bobo
 Lio ej kōṃṃan bobo in raij.She is making rice balls.bobo
bọboAk jeḷak toor mejād im waate tok turin lañ, ej jañin kar ḷōmṇak in wōt, meñe eṃōj ammān kōppojak kein ammān naaj kar bọbo dānnin wōt.But when we looked all around and observed the sky, there was no sign of rain, though even so we got containers ready so we could catch rain water, just in case. P1016bọbo
 Buñūn bọbo men in bwe ei ninijek (innijek).This should be an ideal night for catching flying fish because it's pitch black.innijek
 Buñūn bọbo men in bwe einnijek.This should be an ideal night for catching flying fish because it's pitch black.innijek
 Ejeḷā bọbo (bọọḷ).He's a good (baseball) catcherbọbo
 Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej bọbo.The fellows are fishing for flying fish.bọbo
EbboboEbbobo nejin kōrā eṇ.That lady always has twins.bo
eboboLio ebobo raijShe is making rice into balls.bobo
EjjāiboboEjjāibobo arin Arṇo.There are lots of jāibo along the lagoon shores of Arno.jāibo
 Ejjāibobo nuknuk kaṇe aṃ.Your clothes have scraps of dumplings on them.jāibo
liboboEwi libobo eo an kōṃa ṇeWhat happened to that cauldron's lid?libobo
Ri-boboRi-bobo injin eo ṇeHe is the engine assembler.bobo
 Ri-bobo raij ro raṇ.They are the rice ball makers.bobo
kọwōlboboWūno in kọwōlbobo.Love potion.wōlbo
EjjaṃboboEjjaṃbobo jar eṇ.That couple is always vacationing.jaṃbo
kōboboEnañin kōbobo ke wōjḷā eṇ?Hasn't the sail been fastened yet?kōbobo
jejatboboEbwiin jejatbobo (ejjatbobo) nuknuk kōn aer jab lukkuun ṃōrāThe clothes have the smell because they didn't dry properly.jatbo
ejjatboboEbwiin jejatbobo (ejjatbobo) nuknuk kōn aer jab lukkuun ṃōrāThe clothes have the smell because they didn't dry properly.jatbo
kōboJined ilo kōbo, jemād im jemān ro jet.Our mothers forever; our fathers and the fathers of others. (A proverb extolling the matrilineal relation)kōbo
elōbọKoban loe bwe elōbọ.You won't find him because he's sick.lōbọ
jatboEbwiin jatbo nuknuk kōn aer jab lukkuun ṃōrāThese clothes have the damp smell because they didn't dry properly.jatbo
aubōEṃṃan bōkā in ñan aubō.The tide is just right for spear fishing on the reef.aubō
MIECOEḷap an MIECO QUEEN buñto-buñtak ilo iien an ḷap ṇoThe MIECO Queen really rolls when there are big waves.buñto-buñtak
 Ilo Ṃajeḷ kiiō, ewōr jilu waan rawūn: Militobi, MIECO Queen, im Rālik-Ratak.In the Marshalls now [as of 1965] there are three field-trip ships: the Militobi, the MIECO Queen, and the Rālik-Ratak. [S17]waan rawūn
wūdādoEṃōkaj wūdādo eṇ waan.His toy hydroplane is very fast.wūdādo
 Ke iar dik, ikōn wūdādo aolep Jādede.When I was young I used to sail toy hydroplanes every Saturday.wūdādo
ri-audwadoWōn eo enaaj ad ri-audwado?Who will be carrying it in a basket for us?aduwado
pāddoEj pāddo wōtIt rains off and on.pād o
 Ikar aikuj dāpij tibat eo bwe en jab okjak im pāddo kenọkwōle ḷọk kijeek eo bwe ej itok wōt in mej kōn an ṃōḷauwi kane ko.I had to hold onto the teapot, so it wouldn't topple over, and occasionally stir the fire, which tended to die because the firewood was damp. P885kenọkwōl
eddoĀinwōt ejatdik an eddo jeṃṃaan.”The old man is surprisingly heavy.” P1052jeṃṃaan
 Bwe en jab eddo ia ke rōurōte,” euwaak.So that he not lie heavily there where they possessed him,” he replied. P1054urōt
 Eddo tok kōtḷọk.”If it’s hard to pull in, let it out a little.” P1305dedo
 Ear iñtok wōt lọjien jān an kar ekkotak paāk eddo.He got a hernia just by lifting heavy bags.iñ lọjien
 Eddo eo an pāāk in nuknuk eo ekaajjibanbane.The weight of the duffle bag was a burden on him.ajjibanban
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dedoEḷwōjat im dedo (eddo).It's waterlogged and extra heavy.ḷwōjat
 Ikar jino eñjake an dedo tok meja kōn mejki.My eyes were starting to get heavy because I was so sleepy. P225eñjake
 Ikōjekdọọn an dedo im kate kotak bakōj eo im lutōke ṇa ijo ekar ba.I tried to ignore how heavy the bucket was as I lifted it up and emptied it where he had told me to. P649jekdọọn
 Ikōjekdọọn an dedo im kate kotak bakōj eo im lutōke ṇa ijo ekar ba.I tried to ignore how heavy the bucket was as I lifted it up and emptied it where he had told me to. P649dedo
 Wōn ṇe ej bōk dedo (eddo) in jerbal ṇeWho is taking the responsibility for that job?bōk dedo
pedoEṃṃan wōt babu pedo ippaI like to sleep on my stomach.pedo
 Ettōr em pedo.He ran and fell on his face.pedo
 Itūrrọọlin util de eo, eñeo ejab pedo ak ejutak wōt im pojak.His was the circling movement of an agile person such that he didn't fall but stood poised and ready.itūrrọọl
buñ-pedoRūttariṇae eo ej buñ-pedo im apād.The soldier is lying in ambush.buñ-pedo
ri-NaodoEkkillep ajajin ri-Naodo.Nauruans have fat calves.ajaj
eddodoEiñ lọjien kōn an kate kotak men dedodo (eddodo) eoHe strained his abdominal muscles trying to lift the heavy weight.iñ lọjien
 Eḷap dedodo (eddodo) raininI feel sluggish today.dedo
 Naan eo ekōṃṃan an dedodo (eddodo).The news made him feel melancholy.dedo
 Pāāk dedodo (eddodo) men eṇ.That bag is very heavy.dedo
dedodoEiñ lọjien kōn an kate kotak men dedodo (eddodo) eoHe strained his abdominal muscles trying to lift the heavy weight.iñ lọjien
 Eḷap aninikien ñōñōrñōrin (eññōrñōrin) diin ḷeo ke ej kotak pāākin wainin dedodo eo bwe en baun.The groaning sound of the man's bones was quite audible as he was lifting the heavy sack of dried copra to be weighed.ñōñōrñōr
 Eḷap dedodo (eddodo) raininI feel sluggish today.dedo
 Jema ekar kate wōt ak elukkuun alikkar an dedodo im addiṃakoko.Father was doing his best to persevere but it was obvious that he was growing hopeless and uneasy. P1027addiṃakoko
 Jema ekar kate wōt ak elukkuun alikkar an dedodo im addiṃakoko.Father was doing his best to persevere but it was obvious that he was growing hopeless and uneasy. P1027dedo
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eppedodoḶeo iba eppedodo ṇeThis is the man that always falls on his face.pedo
pidodoEkwe,” ekar pidodo an Bojin eo ba bwe bar e ri-jar.Okay.” It was easy for the Boatswain to agree to this because he was also a person of prayer. P1077jar
 Ej jab pidodo kaijikmeto ñe ej nana lañ.Determining where you are in inclement weather is not easy.kaijikmeto
 Ejo kōn bwidej pidodo.It's muddy with soft soil.jo
 Jen almaroñe jerbal in im enaaj pidodo an tōprak.Let's pitch in together and the job will be done.almaroñ
 Jen ilān akajoki ak kaṇ bwe en kab pidodo ad jejọñ (ejjọñ).Let's go locate the frigate birds' roost so we can easily catch them tonight.akajok
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epidodoAjjuurūṃ epidodo.The huts you put up are flimsy.ajjuur
 Bōlen rej lale epidodo ke bwe ren kab naaj kar ebaje.Maybe they wanted to see if it was soft enough so they could tear it apart. P1002ebeb
 Epidodo naaj anbwijmaroñe.It'll be easy for me to use my right hand.anbwijmaroñ
 Epidodo teej eo.The test was easy.pidodo
EkkōdọdoEkkōdọdo kapinlañThere are clouds on the horizon.kapin lañ
 Ekkōdọdo raininToday is cloudy.kōdọ
 Jeban lo Jāpe bwe ekkōdọdo.We can't see the constellation Jāpe because of the heavy overcast.Jāpe
EjjipdodoEjjipdodo neōMy legs have gone limp.jijipdodo
kōdọAk kōdọ rej mejeḷḷọk wōt.And the clouds are getting thicker. P752kōdọ
 Ak men eo elo de eo kōdọ ko i turin lañ.But the only thing he could see was clouds in the sky. P865de
 Epeḷaak kōdọ eoThe cloud passed by.peḷaak
 Epeḷḷọk kōdọ eoThe cloud is blown away.peḷḷọk
 Kōdọ eo ekaelor ṃōkoThe cloud cast a shadow over the homes.aelor
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NawōdoEar bajaḷọk ñan Nawōdo.He went to Nauru as purser.baja
lijjipdoJoñan an lijjipdo jidik wōt iuuni ak eokjak.He's so weak in the legs that even a little push would make him fall down.lijjipdo
eo"Jenaaj aikuj kōpelaḷ ḷọk ṃōñā kein kijed kōn aebōj ṃōḷo bwe enana lañ ñan kōmat," Bojin eo eba."We'll just have to wash our food down with fresh water since the weather is not good for cooking," the Boatswain said. P804pepepe
 “Etke ej lelāle wa in ak ej jab lutōk ḷọk, eḷaññe kiaj men eo kobban?” ikajjitōk ippa make.If that’s gas inside the can, why isn’t gasoline spilling out with the boat rolling back and forth like this?” I asked myself. P591kajjitōk
 Aaet ij ememej wōt ekkatak ko an irooj eo kōjro kar bōk arro jeḷā ippān,” Jema eba ñan ḷōḷḷap eo.Yes, I still remember what our chief taught us when we studied with him,” Father said to the old man. P123katak
 Aaet ij ememej wōt ekkatak ko an irooj eo kōjro kar bōk arro jeḷā ippān,” Jema eba ñan ḷōḷḷap eo.Yes, I still remember what our chief taught us when we studied with him,” Father said to the old man. P123katak
 Āinwōt ej jab jokwōd an waḷọk bwijerro ñan kōjeañ,” Bojin eo eba.It seems like we've had our fair share of misfortunes,” the Boatswain said. P1174jokwōd
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"Jede ak " ej juon iaan jabōn kōnnaan ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ."Look up to the frigate bird" is a Marshallese proverb. (It means to follow and respect the traditional chief.)ak
 Āinwōt juon ñe kwōlutōk ḷọk ṇa ioon teek bwe enaaj tọọr ḷọk ñan lọjet,” Kapen eo ejiroñ tok eō.Just empty it on the deck and it will run out into the ocean,” the Captain yelled over to me. P648lilutōk
 Ekar ippilpil jān injin ṇe ke ear jọ im tọọr waj ñan dān ṇe i lowa,” Jema ekōmḷeḷeik eō.It spilled from the engine when it was running and then flowed into and combined with the bilge water.” Father explained. P718kōmmeḷeḷe
 Ekar ippilpil jān injin ṇe ke ear jọ im tọọr waj ñan dān ṇe i lowa,” Jema ekōmḷeḷeik eō.It spilled from the engine when it was running and then flowed into and combined with the bilge water.” Father explained. P718pil
 Ekwe ṇo kein rej jiroñbwe Kuajleen ṇe i rilik, ṃōttan jidik jeḷe,” Jema ekar ba.Well the waves are telling me Kwajalein is to the west and we are going to pass it very soon,” Father said. P899ḷe
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eọEar ijjino eọ ilo Aelōñḷapḷap.Tattooing began on Aelōñḷapḷap.eọ
 Eban jejeor (ejjeor) eọ ṇeThat tattoo is indelible.ban jejeor
 Eṃōj an jino eọ ni eṇ.That coconut tree has started to bear fruit.eọ
 Enañin eọ ke ni eṇ?Has that coconut tree started to bear fruit yet?eọ
 Rej ṃaṃōje eọ eṇ an ḷeeṇThey're using black carbon on his tattoos.ṃaṃōj
Ri-kaaeoRi-kaaeo.He treats people who have pains in the kidney area.aeo
deoEban ein dein ḷọk wōt arro aibabbab in deo.We can't go on clinging to each other forever.bab
 Ejjeḷọk kōkeroro ak men eo kwōj roñ deo ainikien aerjel ḷwiiti kabwin kọpe ko kab ekkopkopin dān eo ilowa ke ej eṃṃōḷeiñiñ wa eo.There was no talking or noise except for their slurping from their coffee cups and the sloshing of the water inside as the boat rocked. P276ṃōṃḷeiñiñ
 Ekkōnono in deo aolepān boñōn eo kōn an metak neen.He kept talking all that night because of the pain in his leg.kōnono
 Im ḷāṃorōn in deo, eṃṃan ḷọk ñe inaaj mej ie.And my heritage forever, it is best that I die there. [S2] [lines from a song]ḷāṃoran
 Iṃōk in ba en jab jañ ak pen in deo an jañ.She kept crying despite my plea for her to stop.pen in deo
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deọAṃ deọ ekōppat .Your beauty makes me feel unworthy.pepat
 Enaaj kar lukkuun deọ eḷañe ear jab tāṃoṇ lọñiin.She would have been very beautiful if she didn't have a harelip.tāṃoṇ
 Kokanooj deọ.You are very beautiful.deọ
EkōmjedeọEkōmjedeọ jet ṃweiukun Jepaan.Some goods from Japan look good but are flimsy.kōmjedeọ
indeoAerṃwein jowi in ad ej ñan indeo kōn aer jeḷā aerṃweiki doon.The relationship within our clan will last forever because it's alive and well.aerṃwe
 Ānbwinnid enaaj mej ak ad enaaj mour indeo.Our body will die but the soul will live forever.ad
 Ānbwinnid enaaj mej im jako ak an kein ad renaaj mour wōt ñan indeo.Our bodies will die and disappear but our souls will live on forever.an
 Enaaj mej ānbwinniṃ ak aṃ enaaj pād ñan indeo.Your body will die but you soul will live forever.aṃ
ĀindeoĀindeo an wa eo kar epaak tok wōt im kōm kar ḷōmṇak enaaj kar wātokin de eo ak ebuñjen im ḷak kun teeñki ko ie, ejej men eṇ kōmjel loe.In this way the boat got closer and we thought it would just keep coming, but all of a sudden the lights on it went out, and we couldn’t see anything. P1153buñjen
 Ekar āindeo an dikḷọk im kun injin eo.It just kept slowing down until it finally stopped. P617kukun
 Erjel kar ajeji jerbal ko rōḷḷap ikōtaerjel im āindeo bwe juon enaaj Kapen, juon Injinia, im eo juon Bojin.They distributed the big jobs among themselves, so that one of them would be Captain, one Engineer, and one Boatswain. P29kōtaa-
 Kar āindeo ḷọk im ḷak kein keemān ḷōut, elukkuun wūdañōlñōl wa eo im ban bar kanne ḷọk wōt.It went on like this for four loads until the boat was so packed that nothing else would fit inside. P360emān
eindeoTa eo ekaamentaklaḷe bwe en kab eindeo?What caused his unfortunate situation?amentaklaḷ
indeeoEjjeḷọk eṇ enaaj mour ñan indeeo.No one will live forever.indeeo
 Indeeo im indeeo.Forever and ever.indeeo
 Indeeo im indeeo.Forever and ever.indeeo
āindeeoEbaj to ak ijeḷā ke ebōd ḷōmṇak eo bwe Jema ediwōj tok im ḷak baj lo an āindeeo eba, Eiiaḷañe.”It had been a while, but I knew my thinking was wrong because when Father came out to where I was and saw the same thing, he said, The moon is coming up.” P222diwōj
 Eiio de wiikin ammān āindeeo.We spent the whole week in that situation. P1187iio
 Ej ja āindeeo an kar ḷap raij im pilawā eo kijemmān ak rōban jerbal kōn wōt an kar jabwe dānnin idaak ñan kōmat.So even though we had a lot of rice and flour, we didn’t use any because we didn’t have enough fresh water to cook with. P1017jabwe
 Ekar āindeeo an nanaḷọk lañ ñan ke enañin kij jiljino awa jọteen eo.It stayed that way and even got worse until about 6 o’clock that evening. P785nana
 Ekar jab to ammān āindeeo innem emaat aḷaḷ ko rōkar aikuj wanlōñ ḷọk im pād i lọjet.It wasn’t long before we had passed up all the boards that needed to go in the water. P712āinde-
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Jān-indeeo-ñan-indeeoAnij Jān-indeeo-ñan-indeeo.God Eternal.jānindeeo-ñanindeeo
neeōEar iñrōktok wōt neeō jān kar iaekwoj wiik eo ḷọkI sprained my ankle racing last week.iñrōk
IeoIeo ij lo an ñabñabḷọk ijieṇḷọk.I saw him there eating as if he's dying of hunger and going thataway.ñabñab
iaieoMeḷan ko ie, im iiaḷ ko ie, im iaieo ko ie,The surroundings there, the paths there, and the comings and goings there, [S2] [lines from a song]iiāio
iiaieoEar juon iien iiaieo eṃṃan im kaṃōṇōṇō.It was a good and enjoyable get-together.iiāio
 Jen iiaieo ḷọk ñan ṃweeṇ iṃō.Let's get together and head on to my house.iiāio
 Raar iiaieo ippān doon ālikin aer jako jān doon iuṃwin elōñ iiō.They had a reunion after many years of absence from one another.iiāio
KọọjeōKọọjeō meṇ ṇeThat's my blanket.kọje-
akeọEkar ḷap akeọ in eo ḷọk jān eo kiiō.The last breadfruit harvest was greater than this one.akeọ
LeoLeo eṇ ej juk (jukoke) uṃ eṇ.That fellow is uncovering the oven.jukok
ḷeoEjjeḷọk pilawā āinwōt pilawāin ṃwiin, rej make wōt ennọ,” ḷeo ilo jikin wia eo ekar ba ñan juon iaan ruwia ro.There’s no better bread than the bread they sell here; it’s really delicious,” the man at the store said to one of the customers. P262nenọ
 Ewi ḷeo juon?” ekajjitōk tok.Where’s our other guy?” he asked us. P416ḷeo
 Ij wōnāne ḷọk kiin ak ñe kwōlo ḷeo juon kab jiroñ ḷọkI’m going to the island now, but when you see him, please tell him. P109jiroñ
 Ioḷe, ej ja wōt eo iaar ba ñan kwe,” ḷeo juon eba.Hey, man, it’s like I told you,” the other man said. P158ḷe
 Jeeepeniiileeepen,” ḷeo ekate ba innem kad kiin eṃ kōn taij ko.Seeeveneeeleeveeen,” the man said with all his might, and then threw the dice against the wall of the house. P156kakkōt
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oḷeọEḷap an oḷeọ jikin kweilọk eṇ.That city is beautiful.oḷeọ
meọKōrein Ṃajeḷ rej kaliktūt kōn bōlōk meọ.Marshallese women wean their babies with bitter leaves.liktūt
neōIj ja itōn kwaḷ neō ṃokta bwe ettoon, ” ḷōḷḷap eo euwaak.For now I will just wash my legs, because they are dirty,” the old man answered. P66itōn
 Addi lepin neō.My big toe.addi-lep
 Eakāḷọk peū jān neō.My arm is affected by palsy more than my leg.akā
 Eālokjak neō.I turned my ankle.ālokjak
 Ear kanooj ibwij im ear jabjab neō jān laḷ.It was an extremely high tide and my feet couldn't reach the bottom.jabjab
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ṇeōEirḷọk ṇeō.My leg is sprained.ir
āneoEwi āneo, kwōj lo ke?Where’s the island; do you see it? P560āne
 Eaeliki ḷọk wa eo ñan likin āneo.The boat got drifted out with the current to the ocean side of the island.aelik
 Eajeḷḷā ḷọk āneo kōn ri-mej ṃōjin an eerbooj in Amedka boktañe.The corpses were scattered all over the place after the U.S. Air Force bombed it.ajeḷḷā
 Eakadiki eoon kappein arin āneo.Newly built canoes littered the lagoon beach of the island..akadik
 Ear kōk laḷ em jeepepḷọk āneo.There was an earthquake and the island disappeared.jeepepḷọk
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ianeoEjakkutkut iṃoko ianeo.The houses on the island are not close together.jọkkutkut
iāneoRaar loe ej ajjimakeke iāneo.He was found all by himself on the island.ajjimakeke
ri-āneoEjjeikik ri-āneo ke ejeḷo.The island populace were agitated by the sighting of a sail.jejeikik
 Emej irooj eo an ri-āneo innem wāween in ekaajineañroik er.Their traditional chief's death frightened the people of the island.ajineañro
 Raar ṇakọjen ri-āneo ālkin taibuun eo.The islanders were provided with blankets after the typhoon.ṇakọje-
 Ri-āneo raar dienbwijro ke raar roñ ke enaaj buñlọk Likabwiro.The islanders ate their last meal together when they heard that typhoon Likabwiro would ravage their island.dienbwijro
 Ri-āneo rar ejjeurur ke ej mej irooj eo.The people of the islet were stirred up when the chief died.jejeurur
eñeoEaab, eñeo,” Kapen eo eakweḷap.No, this is what’s going on,” the Captain insisted. P93eñeo
 Lale ṃōk ke eñeo ej kab wōnāne ḷọk, ettōḷọk pukpukōt eok.”Please look and see if that is him that just went back to the island; he has been looking for you for a long time.” P51pepok
 Bōlen kar eñeo ilo wiik eo ḷọk ak ejab kanooj kar kajoor.”Maybe it was last week, but it wasn’t really strong.” P91wiik
 Ej ṃōjin ak ekajjitōk ippān kar tāāñin kiaaj eo eñeo i turin kiju eo ke.Then he asked the Boatswain if the gas container was the one next to the mast. P408tāāñ
 Eñeo eaar abōblepwaj wōt ijeṇeṇe waj.I saw him looking uninterested and heading that away.abōblep
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EṇeoEṇeo iar lo an allo waj ijjieṇ waj.I last saw him looking for something in that direction.allo
kineōErkā jaki ko kineōThese are the mats that belong to me.erkā
 Juon e kineō jañiñiI have a sleeping mat.jañiñi
eoeoKwōn eoeo ḷọk ñan unneen.You should rub him toward his feet.eoeo
 Leḷḷap eo eṃṃan eoeo.The old woman is good at rubbing back and forth.eoeo
eọeoḶeo ear eọeo waHe was lashing canoes.eọeo
EḷḷaeoeoEḷḷaeoeo ḷọk jān wa ṇe waaṃ.It's faster than yours.ḷōḷaeoeo
 Kōmmān kar idaak ioon wa eo im lale an eḷḷaeoeo ḷọk ijo ḷọkWe all just sat and drank our coffee on the boat and admired how it sped along there. P887ḷōḷaeoeo
 Tipñōl eo ij baj ba eḷḷaeoeo inI would call that a fast sailing canoe.ḷōḷaeoeo
EttaeoeoEttaeoeo ḷeeṇHe is covered with pimples.taeo
deọeoJuon eṇ jiroñ deọeo ej kab itok.A beautiful girl just arrived.jiroñ
ri-eoeoLeḷḷap eo ej juon ri-eoeo.The old woman is the one who rubs people when they are in pain.eoeo
Ri-eọeoRi-eọeo wa eo eṇ.He is the one who is expert in lashing canoes.eọeo
emeoeoEṃṃan wōt būtoñtoñ ippa bwe emeoeo.I like to sleep on a mattress because it's smooth.būtoñtoñ
 Iden jaki eṇ eṃṃan bwe emeoeo.The fabric of that mat is good because it is soft.ed
kaammeọeoRaar peọọt peba eo an kōn an kaammeọeo.They tore up his paper because he was cheating.kaammeọeo
ri-kaammeọeoE ej juon ri-kaammeọeo.He is a cheater.kaammeọeo
peoeoḶōṃaro rej peoeo nuknukThe fellows tore clothes.peoeo
kaiōeōIar kaiōeō ṇai Amedka.I spent years in America.iiō
lioeoEṃṃan ad kar lioeo ṇa ilo juon wōt jikuuḷ.It's good that we all got together in one school.lioeo
pipiọeoEḷap pipiọeo (ippiọeo).I chill easily.piọ
jappiọeoEḷap an jappiọeo, bwe jekdoon ñe ewōt ak ejjab piọ.He doesn't chill easily, even when it rains.jāppiọeo
kappiọeoEḷap an kappiọeo kōto in.This wind makes one chilly.piọ
ippiọeoEḷap pipiọeo (ippiọeo).I chill easily.piọ
bwioeoIrooj bwioeo eo ṇe tok.The noble king is on his way.bwio
ṂoeoṂoeo ejedmatmate kōto eo.The bouse is exposed to the wind.jejedmatmat
rōreoEḷap an rōreo (erreo) meḷan in.This area is clean.rōreo
 Eṃṃak im aebōj laḷ ko etto raar jab kanooj in rōreo (erreo).Tree catchments and olden-time cisterns were not really clean. [S22]rōreo
 Ikar kwaḷe im ḷak rōreo, itaake ioon upaajin kōmat eo, innem ibar ankaane ḷọk kijeek eo bwe en mat ṃōkaj kōkan eo.I rinsed it clean, put it on the stove, and fed the fire so it would cook quickly. P369tōtaak
 Kwōn kuḷatḷate bwe en rōreo (erreo).Scrub it with a coconut shell so it will really come clean.kuḷatḷat
tōreoEnaaj iọkwe eok ṃae tōreo kobūrookShe'll love you till you're broke.tōre
 Iṃōk in dāpiji ak tōreo ekōpkōpThe more I held him the more he struggled.kōpkōp
erreoEḷap an rōreo (erreo) meḷan in.This area is clean.rōreo
 Eḷap ḷọk an armej ro aer aebōj laḷ kein karreoiki bwe ren erreo im jab kōṃṃan nañinmej ñan er ñe rej tutu, idaak, ak kōṃṃan ṃōñā ilo aebōj laḷ kein.More people clean their cisterns so that they are pure and don’t make them sick if they bathe, drink, or make food at these cisterns. [S22]rōreo
 Eṃṃak im aebōj laḷ ko etto raar jab kanooj in rōreo (erreo).Tree catchments and olden-time cisterns were not really clean. [S22]rōreo
 Erreo ke kapin ainbat ṇeIs the bottom of that kettle clean?kapi-
 Erreo meramin allōñ buñūnin.It's a clear moonlight night tonight.meramin allōñ
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tōrreoIḷak ba en jab jañ, tōrreo ej kab buuḷ im jañ.When I asked her not to cry, she cried all the more.tōrreo
 Ñe koba en jab idaak, tōrreo ej kab idaak.If you tell him not to drink, he'll drink all the more.tōrreo
ĀteoĀteo bwebweNow that's what I call stupid.āteo
 Āteo rinanaNow that's a rascal for you. (What he's done is his expected behavior.)āteo
 Āteo rūbbōkWhat a blabber-mouth.bōbōk
 Kwōj kab āteo jorrāānNow you've really had it. (You were already in trouble but now….)āteo
 Kwōj kab āteo tūṃṃwijkōk jān būruō.Now you're really completely cut off from my heart.tūṃṃwijkōk
BweọBweọ ko kaṇ rej jojo i ar.Those coconut husks are soaking along the lagoon beach.jojo
 Kwōn joon bweọ kaṇeSoak those coconut husks.jojo
 Ḷadik raṇ rej kōṃṃan wa bweọ.The boys are making coconut boats.wa bweọ
 Ñe ṇo ko rej ḷukut wa eo āinwōt juon bweọ ioon lọjet.The waves were rolling the boat around like a coconut husk on the water. P776ḷukut
 Ri-jojo bweọ eo eṇ.He is the one who is soaking the coconut husks.jojo
ṃweoEṃṃan bwe enaaj merame nemiro ḷọk ijene ḷọk,” ḷōḷḷap eo ekar kōnono tok jān lowaan ṃweo.It’s good because it will light your way,” the old man said from inside the house. P223ne
 Jete awa ilo awa ṇe nejiṃ?” Jema ekajjitōk im kalimjek ḷọk juon awa ej tōtoto ikiin ṃweo.What time is it on your clock?” Father asked and stared at a clock hanging the wall of the house. P211toto
 Jete awa ilo awa ṇe nejiṃ?” Jema ekajjitōk im kalimjek ḷọk juon awa ej tōtoto ikiin ṃweo.What time is it on your clock?” Father asked and stared at a clock hanging the wall of the house. P211nāji-
 Bao eo ear kōttātetok ioon ṃweo tokThe bird flew low over the house.kōttāte
 Bojin eo ej jebwebwe ak Jema im Kapen eo erro ej pād ioon ṃweo im kōbaatat.The Boatswain was steering and Father and the Captain were smoking on top of the cabin. P982ṃweo
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iṃweoIj deḷọñ ḷọk iṃweo ke rej kōjbouk nabōj tak ri-nana eo.I was entering the house as the bad guy came careening out the door.kōjbouk
 Ri-jokiiñ eo ear jokiiñi aolepen ruuṃ ko iṃweo.The housekeeper has cleaned every room in the house.jokiiñ
ri-ṃweoIọkwe,” euwaak ri-ṃweo.Hello,” answered all the people in the house. P181ṃweo
ErṃweōErṃweō ḷeeṇHe's my relative.erṃwe
uweoĀinwōt meram men uweo.”There’s some kind of light over there in the distance.” P1103uweo
 Etke koṃeañ jab kōttar wiik uweo tok juon im jerak ke āinwōt epaak tok iien Likabwiro?” ḷōḷḷap eo ekar kajjitōk.Why don’t you guys wait for a while to sail, because it’s almost time for Likabwiro?” the old man asked. P87uweo
 Ājinḷọk ṃōñā bao e jān bao uweo.This chicken is fitter to eat than that one over there.āj
 Baḷuun eo uweo laḷḷọkThere's that plane going downward.laḷḷọk
 Dedeinke wiik uweo tok juon naaj iien an niñniñ eo nejū kemem im iabwin jako jāne.And because the week after next will be my son’s first birthday and I really don’t want to miss it. P95dedeinke
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ṂōjabuweoṂōjabuweo.That house right over there.ṃōjab-
āneuweoEjjeḷḷo ḷọk āneuweo jān āniinThere are more grasshopper on that island than this island.jeḷo
 Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej ekkoonaktok jān āneuweo.The men are fishing by the ekkonak method in this direction from that islet way over there.ekkoonak
ijuweoEñeo iaar lo an innitōt ḷōk ijuweo ḷọkI saw it speeding away in that direction.innitōt
 Iar lo an kaallitotoik ḷọk ijuweo ḷọkI saw him dangle it in that direction.allitoto
 Ijuweo leelleWay over there.leelle
 Itūrrọọletok ṃweeṇ ijuweo ñan kōjro im lale wōn raṇ ie.Go survey the house over yonder for us and find out who's in it.itūrrọọl
ijjuweoEaewaareḷọk ijin jān ijjuweo.The current flowing into the lagoon is stronger here than over there.aear
 Ek rot eṇ ej aujọjọ ijjuweo?What kind of fish is that stirring up the water over there?aujọjọ
 Ek rot eṇ ej jejelōblōb (ejjelōblōb) ijjuweo?What kind of fish is that splashing way over there?jejelōblōb
 Jej reilọk wōt im lo ḷōṃaraṇ rej eọñwōd ijjuweo.We can still see the men fishing over there.ijjuweo
 Ta eṇ ej kōṃṃan liṃaajṇoṇo ijjuweo?What is causing those big waves way over there?liṃaajṇoṇo
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ānuweoKwōn bōbōḷọk (ebbōḷọk) ñan likin ānuweo.You should go fishing using the bōbō (ebbō) method toward the ocean side of that island.bōbō
āneouweoKoṃro en jino kaiṃiṃ ḷọk ñan likin āneouweo.You two start to fish for iṃiṃ toward that islet.iṃiṃ
ḷouweoKwōn kōṃanṃan aṃ kadkad bwe iar pet ippaṃ ḷouweo,” juon iaan rūtaij ro ejiroñ ḷọkYou should throw better, because I bet on you, man,” one of the players told him. P157ḷouweo
EñouweoEñouweo iuṃwin eṇ.He's over there under that breadfruit tree.eñoweo
 Eñouweo, ḷeo eto ad pukote.There he is, the guy we've been looking for for so long.eñoweo
IoIo epok ṃōṇe ippān ri-kadek raṇe,” iroñ an Jema ba.Uh-oh, that building is all messed up from those drunk guys,” I heard Father say. P165ṃōṇe
 Io ewōtIt is raining now (period of expecting rain implied).io
 Io kwōnaaj et?Now what are you going to do?io
 Io ña, iḷak baj jeparujruj im rōre lọk ilo tōlien pako rej idepdep ippān doon im aojọjọ ipeḷaakin ijo wa eo ej pepepe ie.I got really excited, too, when I looked out and saw a huge group of sharks swimming in a frenzy around the area where our boat was floating. P998aojọjọ
Kwōn jab uñūribwe kwōnaaj kabūtouk .Don't touch me or you'll make me smell all of būtobūto
 Kwōn jab uñūribwe kwōnaaj kabūtouk .Don't touch me or you'll make me smell all of būtobūto
iiāioBaaṃle eo raar iiāio ippān doon ilo juon kemeem.The family got together in a birthday celebration.iiāio
 Eṃṃan adwōj iiāio.It's good for all of us to get together.iiāio
eiōEjatokwōj injin eiō.This engine does not start easily.jatokwōj
ḶeiōḶeiō, ilukkuun jaje ke koṃwij jerak ak iḷak erre tok im lo an lōñ armej i turin wa in ibaj itok in lale ta,” eba.Man, I didn’t even know you were leaving until I looked over and saw all these people next to the boat, and I thought I should come see what’s going on,” he said. P463ḷeiō
 Kwōn jab men rot ṇe ḷeiō.Don't do that, pal.ḷeiō
iioLetok juon bao iio.Give me a whole chicken.iio
iiōAolep eklejia ko an Jarin Radik Doon ilo Ṃajōḷ rej kwelọk aolep ḷọkin juon iiō ilo Mājro.All congregations of the United Church of Christ meet in Mājro every two years.eklejia
 Bao eo kwōj pukot iiō.The chicken you're looking for is right here.iiō
 Bojin eo edikḷọk wōt jidik jān Jema eo me eor jilñuul jiṃa an iiō.The Boatswain was a little younger than Father, who was thirty-some years old. P38dik
 Eaetōktōke ḷọk iiō in jān iiō eo ḷọkThis year's crop of arrowroot stalks is more abundant than last year's.aetōktōk
 Eaetōktōke ḷọk iiō in jān iiō eo ḷọkThis year's crop of arrowroot stalks is more abundant than last year's.aetōktōk
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Ri-maakaiioRi-maakaiio eo ear addiiki ḷōṃaro im kotak er.The giant grabbed the men and lifted them up with his fingers.addi
EiioEiio de wiikin ammān āindeeoWe spent the whole week in that situation. P1187iio
 Iaar jab kiki juon boñ eiio.I didn't sleep the whole night.iio
 Ñe ej bwebwenato eiio raanWhen he is talking, there goes the day. P40iio
ijjiiōItok ijjiiō im jijet ie.Come here and sit down.ijjiiō
 Komaroñ jijet ijjiiō ak ijjieṇ, ijo wōt kwokōṇaan.You can sit here or there, wherever you prefer.ijjiiō
kiioḶōṃaro raar eoñwōd, erraṇ rej kadek kiio.The men who went fishing are now there drinking liquor.erraṇ
kiiōBojin eṇ ej ajjimakeke ilo jebwe eṇ kiiō innem ij etal kōṃro ḷōmṇake ia in jej etal ie ḷọk kiiō ke eutaṃwe Kapen e.The Boatswain is all alone at the wheel now and I am going up so we can think about which way we’re going now that the Captain is incapacitated. P1067utaṃwe
 Bojin eṇ ej ajjimakeke ilo jebwe eṇ kiiō innem ij etal kōṃro ḷōmṇake ia in jej etal ie ḷọk kiiō ke eutaṃwe Kapen e.The Boatswain is all alone at the wheel now and I am going up so we can think about which way we’re going now that the Captain is incapacitated. P1067utaṃwe
 Bojin eṇ ej ajjimakeke ilo jebwe eṇ kiiō innem ij etal kōṃro ḷōmṇake ia in jej etal ie ḷọk kiiō ke eutaṃwe Kapen e.The Boatswain is all alone at the wheel now and I am going up so we can think about which way we’re going now that the Captain is incapacitated. P1067ajjimakeke
 Bojin eṇ ej ajjimakeke ilo jebwe eṇ kiiō innem ij etal kōṃro ḷōmṇake ia in jej etal ie ḷọk kiiō ke eutaṃwe Kapen e.The Boatswain is all alone at the wheel now and I am going up so we can think about which way we’re going now that the Captain is incapacitated. P1067ajjimakeke
 Ebwe ṇe bwe emeḷak ije kiiō,” Jema eba im jino jaḷjaḷ baib.That’ll do, because there’s enough space down here now,” Father said as he started to take apart the pipes. P713meḷak
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kalikiioEar kalikiio juon pāākin im wiaiki.He bought a whole bag of breadfruit.likiio
LiiōLiiō kwōn kōtlọk .Let me go, girl.liiō
 Liiō kwōn lale aṃ jijet bwe ewaḷọk lotōñaṃ.Lady, watch the way you're sitting because your exposing yourself.lọtōñā
 Nuknuk ṇe ṇe ekōkōjaij(i) eok liiō.That dress merely makes you look pretty. You're only pretty because of that dress.kōjaij
jiōEkar lukkuun arrukwikwi tok jiō kōn an wa eo āindeeo ioon ṇo ko.I started to feel very squeamish as the boat continued like that over the waves. P521arrukwikwi
 Emetak jiō.My stomach hurts.je
ijjiōLale ṃōk ijjiō eṃṃan ke ñan ad katōk juon ie?Look at this place here—is it a good place to plant a breadfruit tree?ijjiiō
lọjiōEakeke lọjiō kōn an ḷap kar ṃōñāI have an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach from overeating.akeke
 Ṃōñā pilawā in jibboñ ekaakekeik lọjiō.Eating bread in the morning gives me that uncomfortable feeling of a stomach overstuffed with food.akeke
 Naan eo ekāiruji lọjiō.The news thrilled me.iruj lọjie-
 Nenaan (Ennaan) eo ekāiruji lọjiō.The news thrilled me.iruj lọjie-
kioÑa ijibwi kio.I am a grandparent now.jibwi
KiōKiō epojak ñan ṃōñā jabdewōt iien.Now it is ready to eat at any time. [S12]iien
lioEar baijini ñan lio ippaHe tried to turn my wife against me (by telling her bad things about me).baijin
 Ear bọkwōj lio im bab.He embraced and clung to her.bab
 Ear kine lio jeranHe composed a song about his girlfriend.kōkōn
 Ear waduuk lio.He seduced the woman.wadu
 Ejirilọk lio im jedelañ.She slipped and fell on her back.jedelañ
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LiōLiō eo an kein kajoñoul jiljilimjuon, ear jino jikuuḷ ilo kaḷōj.She started to attend college when she was seventeen. She began college when she was seventeen.joñoul jiljilmjuon
EboḷioEboḷio ḷadik eo.The boy has polioboḷio
polioNañinmej ko rōḷḷap rej aolep itok jān aelōñ in pālle, ainwōt polio kab tiipi.Major diseases such as polio and tuberculosis have all come from foreign countries. [S7]nañinmej
piọBwōlen kōto ṃoḷo ṇe ioon lọmeto ej kōṃṃan bwe piọ in eppānene en jab ekkañin wōt piọ in ioon lọmeto.Perhaps the cold sea breeze is the reason land-based chill is not as biting as the ocean one.eppānene
 Bwōlen kōto ṃoḷo ṇe ioon lọmeto ej kōṃṃan bwe piọ in eppānene en jab ekkañin wōt piọ in ioon lọmeto.Perhaps the cold sea breeze is the reason land-based chill is not as biting as the ocean one.eppānene
 Eḷap an jappiọeo, bwe jekdoon ñe ewōt ak ejjab piọ.He doesn't chill easily, even when it rains.jāppiọeo
 Eḷap ebeb kōn piọ.I'm so chilly I'm shivering.ebeb
 Eḷap ōḷōḷ kōn piọ.I'm so cold my teeth are chattering.ōḷōḷ
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epioEjiburi niñniñ eo bwe epio.She is cuddling the baby because she is cold.jiburi
epiọKanuknuki bwe epiọ.Clothe him because he's cold.nuknuk
 Kōjorṃōtaik ajri ṇe bwe epiọ.Make the child wear underpants because he's cold.jorṃōta
 Kwōn atbọkwōj niñniñ e bwe epiọ.Cuddle this baby because it's chilly.atbọkwōj
 Kwōn bọkwōj niñniñ ṇe bwe epiọ.Hug that baby because he's cold.bọkwōj
ipiọÑa ij bokpā bwe ipiọ.I am folding my arms because I'm chilly.bokpā
rōpiọḶōṃaro raṇ rej rañrañ bwe rōpiọ.The men are warming themselves by the fire because they are chilly.rañrañ
kwōpiọItok im pād jablurū eḷaññe kwōpiọ.Come and stay beside me so I can shelter you from wind if you are cold.jablur
retioBar juon men, retio eṃōj an kapidodoḷọk ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ, ej kijjien al ko aer.Another way in which radio has made life easier for Marshallese concerns their songs. [S26]pidodo
 Bar juon men, retio eṃōj an kapidodoḷọk ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ, ej kijjien al ko aer.Another way in which radio has made life easier for Marshallese concerns their songs. [S26]kijjie-
 Eajeededḷọk kōjjeḷā kiiō ke ewōr retio ej jerbal.Announcements are more widespread now with the broadcast station functioning.ajeeded
 Eḷañe enaaj wōr retio in kōnono ilo aōlep aelōñ, enaaj kanooj in jipañ aolep aelōn ko ilikin.If there were radio communication on all islands, it would really help all the outer islands. [S25]retio
 Eḷañe ewōr retio in kōnono ilo aolep aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ, ri-nañinmej rōban aikuj in mej kōñ an ejjeḷọk taktō ak wūno, im barāinwōt jipañ bōbrae jān an waḷọk ñūtaIf there were radio communication on all islands in the Marshalls, sick people would not die for want of doctors or medicine, and it would also help prevent the occurrence of famine. [S25]bōbrae
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ṃwioJab kapijjuleik ṃwio ṇe bwe enaaj jejeḷọk kobban.Better not string that scarer unevenly or it won't catch any fish.kapijjule
ikōn-ālkinṃwioJab inepata kake bwe ikōn-ālkinṃwio.Don't worry about him because he's not with it.ikōn-ālkinṃwio
 Kwōj jab aikuj kobaiki bwe ikōn-ālkinṃwio.You don't have to put it with the rest because you caught it outside the scarer.ikōn-ālkinṃwio
joAllōñin kabwiro ko kein im jelukkuun kijooror in ṃōñā bwiro im jālele jo.These are the months to make bwiro, and I am really craving preserved breadfruit and goatfish. P333bwiro
 Ejjerajkoko jo ear kwaḷkoḷ ie.There was bleach all over the place where she washed clothes.jerajko
 Elōñ kwoṇan likao eo jo.The young man caught lots of goatfish.jo
 Epen an jo añkō eo an wa eo jān wōd eo.The boat's anchor could not be loosened from the reef.jo
 Jen jerak ke ej ja jo men in.Let's sail while there is a calm spell.jo
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jọEbwe ṇe an injin ṇe kōmmāāṇāṇ,” Jema eba ḷọkin jet minitin an injin eo jọ.The engine is warm enough now,” Father said after the engine had been running for a few minutes. P335māāṇāṇ
 Ekar ippilpil jān injin ṇe ke ear jọ im tọọr waj ñan dān ṇe i lowa,” Jema ekōmḷeḷeik .It spilled from the engine when it was running and then flowed into and combined with the bilge water.” Father explained. P718kōmmeḷeḷe
 Ekar ippilpil jān injin ṇe ke ear jọ im tọọr waj ñan dān ṇe i lowa,” Jema ekōmḷeḷeik .It spilled from the engine when it was running and then flowed into and combined with the bilge water.” Father explained. P718pil
 Ak ña ito laḷ ḷọk im aluje injin eo im bwilōñ kōn an kar maroñ jọ.I went down to look at the engine and was surprised that it could actually start. P341bwilōñ
 Deel jarom eo ear jọ aolepān boñon eo.The electric fan was on all night.jọ
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pajoJenaaj ruj in jibbōñ tata im pajo.We'll get up early and squash hermit crabs for bait.pajo
 Kwōn jinṃaiki ḷọk pajo ṇe bwe jen eọñōd.Hurry up and mash that chum so we can start fishing.jinṃa
juwajoEar kajuwajo im elōñ koṇan juwajo.He was fishing for juwajo and he caught lots.juwajo
 Eḷḷap juwajo in likin likin Wōjjā.The red snapper from the ocean side of Wotje are big.juwajo
kajuwajoEar kajuwajo im elōñ koṇan juwajo.He was fishing for juwajo and he caught lots.juwajo
kadjoBwā in kadjo.Fishing pole for kadjokadjo
 Eoun kadjo.Line for catching goatfish, from bamboo pole on lagoon beach.eo
 Ewōr ke aṃ mọọr in kadjo.Do you have bait for kadjokadjo
 Kwomọọre ke kōn mọọrin kadjo?Do you have enough bait for kadjokadjo
 Ḷōṃaro raar kadjo.The men fished for jojo
EkadjoEkadjo ḷōḷḷap eo.The old man is fishing for goat fish.kadjo
Ri-kadjoRi-kadjo eo eṇ.He is expert in the kadjo fishing method.kadjo
EjoEjo kōn bwidej pidodo.It's muddy with soft soil.jo
 Ejo wa eo.The boat floated loose.jo
 Kapen eo ejo rōkeañ ḷọk jila eo im wa eo, ke ekar baj kipeddikdik niñeañ ḷọk, ejaaḷ im kabbwe bōran im jitōñ kapilōñ.The Captain cast the tiller to the south and the boat, which was advancing slowly but steadily to the north, turned downwind P908jaaḷ
EjọEjọ injin e,” Bojin eo eba tok ñan ñaThe engine is running,” the Boatswain said to me. P323jọ
 Ejọ kōn jab āindein etto.It wasn’t like that in the old days. P396jọ
 Āinwōt ñe iñak ke ejọ injin eo an wa eo, ilo an kōnono tok.The way he talked to me was like he didn’t know I knew the engine had started. P322jọ
 Ejọ ek eo buḷōn bok.The fish is slipping into the sand.jọ
 Ejọ kijeek eo.The fire has started.jọ
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kadejoKāājin kabwebwe, kāājin ḷatippān, kāājin kadejo, kāājin kaṃōṃō, kāājin kōbwābwe, kāājin ilarak, etc.Names of hooks for specific fish or types of fishing.kāāj
ÑiejoÑiejo eo nājin ṇeThat's his favorite daughter.ñiejo
jejoEtabūṇṇoik(i) tūrak eo im jejo (ejjo) tūrak eo im jejo (ejjo)Salt spray caused the truck to rust.tabūṇṇo
EmmejoEmmejo ṃōkaṇThose houses are far apart.memejo
rejọKōnke wōjḷā ko etto rejọ kōn kōṃṃan jān maañin bōb, rūtto ro rōkōn aikuj āj atro kein lōbboiki bwe ren jab tutu im ṃọḷeḷeBecause the sails of old were made from woven pandanus leaves, our ancestors necessarily had to weave atro for covering their canoe sails to prevent them from getting soaked.lōbbọ
 Ñe rūtto ro rejọ kōn kōṇaan jerakrōk rej jab kajjitōk ippān bar juon.Back then if people wanted to go sailing they didn’t have to ask anyone. P397jọ
 Rej ba ri-aelōñ kein rejọ kōn katok ñan anij raṇ.They say the people of these islands used to offer sacrifice to idols.anij raṇ
ṂwejoṂwejo ej juwaini jemej eṇ an.Ṃwejo is sewing lace on her slip.juwain
LiṃwejoKwaar lo ke an Liṃwejo keeaar iṃwiin?Did you notice Limwejo walking to the lagoon side here?keeaar
ijoIa in kōjro pād ie kiin Jema?” ikar kajjitōk ke kōṃro ej etal ijo ḷọkWhere are we now, Father?” I asked as we kept going. P172kōṃro
 Ijo wōt kwoba,” euwaak.Whatever you say,” he replied. P1112ijo
 Ioḷe Bojin e, pojak waj im kab jibwe tok nien dān ṇe,” Kapen eo ekar kōnono ḷọk jān ijo ej jijet im ṃōñā ie.Mr. Boatswain, go over and be ready to pass up the water container,” the Captain called over from where he was sitting and eating. P1287ḷe
 Kōjmān naaj tōpar ñāāt ijo,” ikajjitōk ippān Jema.When will we get there?” I asked Father. P1323tōpar
 Kōṃakūt ṃōk nien dān ṇe bwe en pād kaṃbōj e ijeṇe,” Kapen eo eba im jitōñ ḷọk ijo.Move that container of water so I can put the compass there,” the Captain said pointing. P513ṃōṃakūt
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ijọIkar kājekḷọkjeṇ jidik im ḷōmṇaki tok tipñōl ko ijọ kōn uwe ie i Likiep.I was quiet and thinking about the canoes I used to ride on Likiep. P855jọ
kaaijoKwōn kaaijo tok arro.Go look for some kaijo plants for us.aijo
Ri-kaaijoRi-kaaijo eo ṇe tok.The person charged with looking for aijo plants is coming.aijo
ṇaijoAlikkarūṃ ṇaijo ke ij reiwaj wōt im jeḷā ke kwe eo.You looked so obvious that I didn't have any problem noticing you standing there.alikkar
kijōAk ibaj bōk juon kijō wūd im jino meme dikdik.Then I took one for myself and started nibbling at it. P812meme
 Ejjoiuiu jaajmi eo kijō.My sashimi had shoyu all over it.joiu
 Eṃōj ṇe aṃ baṃe bwe enāj maat jikka kijō.You'd better stop bumming my cigarettes before I run out.baṃ
 Ibōk kabwin ti eo liṃō im juon kijō jiḷaitin pilawā im ṃōṃakūt bwe en or jikin an Kapen eo jijet ijo.I took my cup of tea and a slice of bread and moved over to make space for the Captain to sit. P272jiḷait
 Inaaj jāleek ek e kijō ippān raij.I will eat the fish with rice.jāleek
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atanijoKoṃwin itok jen atanijo im bwillọke wa e.Come let's work together and launch this boat.atanijo
EjājjōEjājjō ḷeeṇHe isn't easily nauseated.jājjō
kajjoAolep bwilijmāāṇ rej kajjo aḷaḷin deñdeñ.Each policeman had a night stick.aḷaḷ in deñdeñ
 Aolep kajjoEach person take a breadfruit.kajjo
 Ewōr kein kajjo.I have something to take off rust.kajjo
 Rar kajjo tok jaki ñan keemem eo.They each brought a mat to the birthday party.jaki
ri-kajjoTony ej juon iaan ri-kajjo ro an wa eṇ.Tony is one of the men who are taking the rust off the ship.kajjo
RōkajjoRōkajjo ḷọk wōt .Each of them has a breadfruit.kajjo
EjjoEjjo ḷọk wōt tiṃa eṇ jān ṃoktaThe ship is rustier than before.kajjo
 Ejjo.It is rusty!ḷōjo
 Etabūṇṇoik(i) tūrak eo im jejo (ejjo) tūrak eo im jejo (ejjo)Salt spray caused the truck to rust.tabūṇṇo
ejjōEjekkar ñan kain eṇ ejjō.It's not for the squeamish.jejō
jejjoAn jejjo wōt jaṃkat.Not very many people can side-kick.jeṃkat
 An jejjo wōt ṃaanpāThe arts of self-defense are known by but a few.ṃaanpā
 Ejjeḷọk aij-bọọk ilo enañin aolep eṃ i Ṃajeḷ, bōtab eḷak wōr ilo jet wōt eṃ ko Kuajleen im Mājro kab jejjo ilo aelōñ ko ilikin.There are no refrigerators in most Marshallese homes, except for some on Kwajalein and Majuro, and a few on outer islands. [S27]bọọk aij
 Ejjeḷọk aij-bọọk ilo enañin aolep eṃ i Ṃajeḷ, bōtab eḷak wōr ilo jet wōt eṃ ko Kuajleen im Mājro kab jejjo ilo aelōñ ko ilikin.There are no refrigerators in most Marshallese homes, except for some on Kwajalein and Majuro, and a few on outer islands. [S27]aelōñ
 Ejjeḷọk aij-bọọk ilo enañin aolep eṃ i Ṃajeḷ, bōtab eḷak wōr ilo jet wōt eṃ ko Kuajleen im Mājro kab jejjo ilo aelōñ ko ilikin.There are no refrigerators in most Marshallese homes, except for some on Kwajalein and Majuro, and a few on the outer islands. [S27]ilikin
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AnjejjoAnjejjo wōt kapen.Few people know navigation.anjejjo
kōjjọEwi kein kōjjọ eo an injin in?Where's the ignition switch for this engine?kein kōjjọ
 Jidik wōt an tōñōle batinin kōjjọ eo ak erọọl injin eo im jọ.He just had to lightly press the ignition button and it turned over and started up right away. P447batin
ṃōjjoAjri raṇ rej ṃōjjo.The children are playing hide-and-seek.ṃōjjo
 Ear ṃōjjo em kakūrañ .He hid and startled me.kūrañ
 Ear ṃōjjo jān .He hid from me.ṃōjjo
peljoAililōkin ḷaro eban peljo.The association of the broken-hearted is easy to detect.aililōk
 Ajwewein Joun ñe ej jerbal eban peljo.Jones's whistling while working is one of a kind.ajwewe
 Eban peljo bwe ealikkar awetak eṇ an.You can't miss him because of his outstanding part.awetak
 Eban peljo kaabjājeūMy method of tucking things under the arm is obvious.abjāje
 Ri-kaaitoktok nuknuk rōban peljo.One can easily pick out from a crowd those who wear long dresses.aitok
epeljoEḷak to an pād Awai, epeljo ippān ri-Boodke raṇ.After living a while in Hawaii he could pass for a Portuguese.peljo
 Epeljo ek ko koṇa ippān ko koṇan.My catch got mixed in with his.peljo
jiṃjọEḷap wōt eṇ jiṃjọ.That's really a huge jiṃjo'jiṃjọ
kajōṃjọRej kajōṃjọ kein ta?What are they hunting for jōṃjo' for?jiṃjọ
anjọIrooj eo eṃōj an bōk anjọ.The chief won the battle.anjọ
 Kōm ar anjọ ioerWe conquered them.anjọ
kijoñjōAded kijoñjō men eo.That was a great giant clam shell.aded
joonjoEto an joonjo ilo aelōñ in.He has been magistrate of this atoll for a long time.joonjo
 Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. [S24]lik
 Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. [S24]joonjo
 Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. [S24]eoḷōpa-
bōjọĀliktata rupe im likit ṇa ilowaan bōjọ.Finally, break it up and put it in a finely woven basket. [S20]ruprup
 Āliktata rupe im likit ṇa ilowaan bōjọ.Finally, break it up and put it in a finely woven basket. [S20]bōjọ
 Eborbore lowaan bōjọ e .There's sand inside my pants pocket.bor
 Ta kaṇe rej kokorkor (ekkorkor) ilo bōjọ ṇe am?What is that jingling in your pocket?kokorkor
 Unin ba men in kōnke ikar lo an rwe bōjọ eo an im kwaḷọk jikka eo kijen im juon mājet.I only knew this because I saw him stick his hand in his pocket and take out a cigarette and a match. P768rore
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jojoBweọ ko kaṇ rej jojo i ar.Those coconut husks are soaking along the lagoon beach.jojo
 Eḷḷap jojo in Mājro jān Arṇo.Flying fish of Majuro are bigger than those of Arno.jojo
 Elōñ nejin lọlọ eo jojo.The hen has lots of chicks.jojo
 Eluwajetḷọk kiiō kōnke eto an jojo iarIt's old and corroded because it's been in the sea for so long.luwajet
 Ennọ koububin jojo.Lightly broiled flying fish are delicious.koubub
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jọjoKwōn kōjerbal booḷ ṇe im jọjo kakeUse the bowl to pour water with.jọjo
 Ta ṇe kwōj jọjo kakeWhat are you using to throw water with.jọjo
kajojoḶadik eo ej kajojo.The boy is looking for chicks.jojo
 Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej kajojo.The men are fishing for flying fishjojo
kājōjōKwōn kōḷaak kājōjō ṇe ewōtlọk.Install that louver which fell off.kājōjō
mājojoÑe ededeḷọk kōjmān ektak im ilju jota mājojo jejeblaakWhen it’s ready, we’ll load up, and tomorrow evening we’ll go for sure. P279mājojo
ṃajōjōEar kanooj ṃajōjō ke raar patōk ṇai laḷ.He was really stunned when they threw him on the ground.ṃajōjō
jejọjọEḷap an jejọjọ (ejjọjọ) likao eo ilo jipij eo an.The young man was very bold in his speech.jejọjọ
Ri-jojoRi-jojo bweọ eo eṇ.He is the one who is soaking the coconut husks.jojo
EjājjōjōEjājjōjō ḷeeṇHe's never nauseated by anything.jājjō
kajjojoAolep ej kajjojo ḷọk wōt .Everybody has a breadfruit.kajjo
 Bwilijmāāṇ ro rej kajjojo wajThe police take turns standing guard.waj
 Jen kajjojo alLet's each of us take turns singing.kajjojo
 Kōjero kajjojo tūraipLet's take turns driving.kajjojo
 Mājro ej ijo jeban kien eo an Ṃajeḷ im elōñ armej jān kajjojo aelōñ ko ilikin rej jokwe ie.Majuro is the seat [lit. the head] of the Marshalls government, and many people from each of the outer islands live there. [S1]jeban
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kajjōjōEkadik kajjōjō an iiōk.He nauseates people with his doings (his mixtures are nauseating).jejō
 Eḷap an kajjōjō oror in piik eṇ.The pig fence is ugly.kajjōjō
EkajjōjōEkajjōjō jerbal kaṇ an.His behavior is revolting.kajjōjō
KokajjōjōKokajjōjō.You're revolting.kajjōjō
KwokajjōjōKwokajjōjō.You are nauseating.jejō
EjjọjọEjjọjọ injin eṇ.That engine is easy to start.jọ
 Ejjọjọ kain ek rot ṇeThat kind of fish always slips into the sand.jọ
 Eḷap an jejọjọ (ejjọjọ) likao eo ilo jipij eo an.The young man was very bold in his speech.jejọjọ
jejjojoEor jejjojo ri-Ṃajeḷ Awai.There are Marshallese scattered throughout Hawaii.jejjo
aojọjọBaruun ṃọle eo eṇ ej aojọjọ itōrerein wōd eṇ.The school of rabbit fish is in a frenzy at the reef's edge.aojọjọ
 Io ña, iḷak baj jeparujruj im rōre lọk ilo tōlien pako rej idepdep ippān doon im aojọjọ ipeḷaakin ijo wa eo ej pepepe ie.I got really excited, too, when I looked out and saw a huge group of sharks swimming in a frenzy around the area where our boat was floating. P998aojọjọ
 Tōū eo uweo ej aojọjọ niñaḷọk imejān ātātThe mackerel is over there swimming northward in a frenzy.aojọjọ
kōbbōjọjoEj kōbbōjọjo jikkaHe carries cigarettes in his pockets.bōjọ
reeojojoElōñ koṇan ḷōṃaro reeojojo iaarThe men caught lots of fish at the lagoon using the eojojo method.eojojo
ri-eojojoAlfred ej juon iaan ri-eojojo ro jota.Alfred is one of the the men who went fishing with the eojojo method last night.eojojo
aujọjọEk rot eṇ ej aujọjọ ijjuweoWhat kind of fish is that stirring up the water over there?aujọjọ
EbbaūjōjōEbbaūjōjō wōt ṇe eṃṃaan.That man is always laughing.baūjō
kōjọKōṃro naaj Bojin pukōt waj eok dedeḷọkin aṃro kōjọ im likbade injin e.”The Boatswain and I will come and find you when we have finished starting and testing the engine.” P281kōṃro
 Jema eto laḷ ḷọk im kōjọ injin eo ke ṃōttan kar joñoul ḷalem minit ñan jiljino awa.Father went down into the engine room and started the engine since it was twenty-five minutes before 6 o’clock. P446ṃōtta-
 Kōjọ injin ṇeCrank up the engine.jọ
 Kwōn it mājet ṇe im kōjọ kijeek ṇeYou should strike a match and light the fire.it
 Ḷōṃaro raar it bwe ejjeḷọk mājet ñan aer kōjọ juon kijeek.The men made fire by rubbing sticks together, since they didn't have matches to start the fire.it
EḷōjoEḷōjo bọtinHis nose is bleeding.ḷōjo
ṃojoErup ṃojo eo an.His appendix is ruptured.ṃojo
ṇojọEḷap an ṇojọ wa eṇ.That boat makes a lot of bow spray.ṇojọ
ūjōEar ūjō tok ñan .She grinned at me.ūjō
 Eṃōj ṇe aṃ ūjō.Stop grinning.ūjō
 Taṇe kwōj ūjō kakeWhat are you grinning about?ūjō
baūjōEbar baūjō kōn an tab.He's giddy again from drinking.baūjō
EbaūjōEbaūjō wōt ṇe kōrā.I've never seen a woman who is always laughing like her.baūjō
joujoKwōn jijet tok joujo.Sit down right here.joujo
 Uraak tok joujo iturūMove here close to me.uraak
jebkwanwūjọJibwe tok ṃōk jebkwanwūjọ eo ilo pāāntōre ṇeCould you hand me the coconut oil from the pantry?jebkwanwūjọ
ko"Jede ak eō" ej juon iaan jabōn kōnnaan ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ."Look up to the frigate bird" is a Marshallese proverb. (It means to follow and respect the traditional chief.)ak
 Aaet ij ememej wōt ekkatak ko an irooj eo kōjro kar bōk arro jeḷā ippān,” Jema eba ñan ḷōḷḷap eo.Yes, I still remember what our chief taught us when we studied with him,” Father said to the old man. P123katak
 Āinwōt ilo jeḷā emootḷọk raan ko an.To me it seems like that time is already past. P90jeḷā
 Ak erki tāāñin peinael ko?Jema ebar kajjitōk.Where are the containers of paint thinner?" Father asked. P410peinael
 Awaan waj ko adjeel kein,” ekar ba.Here are the watch hours for the three of us,” he said. P537awa
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kọEar kōmmour kọ boñ.She gave birth to a fetus last night.kọ
AkōAkō kweHow about you?akō
 Akō?But what?akō
 Iar idaak akō iar jab kadek.I drank but did not get drunk.akō
 Iññā akō wōn enaaj kōnono ñan kōj?Yes, but who'll speak out for us?akō
kaakoEj akajoke an kaako eṇ edde bwe en kab jibwe ñe eboñḷọk.He's observing where the rooster is sleeping so he can catch it when it gets darker.akajok
jakoBar ṇatọọne tak jidik bwe en jako baḷok kaṇe i turin kaab eṇ” Bojin eo ekar ba ke ear jejed jān turin rikin eo i reeaar.Sheet the sails in a bit to get rid of the folds next to the gaff,” the Boatswain said as he scanned the horizon standing by the rigging on the starboard side. P854bōbaḷokḷok
 Bwe enaaj ewi wāween an waḷọk aḷ ke ebọṇ ḷam jako lañ,” Bojin eo eba.How is the sun supposed to come out in this terrible weather," the Boatswain said. P661 when the sun is totally obstructed by storm clouds and is invisibleboṇ
 Ijeḷā ke enaaj jako an ḷōḷḷap ṇe kūrro ñe kōṃro pād i aeto.I know the old man’s gout would disappear if we were living on the small islands. P198kūrro
 Mool ke ej jañin jako jeḷā ko aṃ,” Jema enebare.It’s true you haven’t lost your expertise,” Father praised him. P209nebar
 Rej waḷọk lōñ tak in wūnaak im bar jako.They come up to look for fish and then go back down. P1007wūnaak
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EjakoEjako Bojin ije.The Boatswain isn’t here. P645ije
 Ejako emeḷak,” Jema eba.It’s not that cluttered now,” Father said. P705meḷak
 Jej ba ej pojak in jipañ ak eñin ejako.”We thought it was coming over to help and then it just disappeared.” P1157ba
 Nejū e, ñe ej eṃṃan wōt jabdewōt i jeṇe, ekwe wanlọñ tak ḷọk bwe wa eo e ejako eatartar ippād,” Jema ekkūr tok.Son, come up if everything is okay down there, because the boat is about to come alongside us now,” Father said. P1144ippa-
 Rej ba kwōn ṃōkaj bwe ejako ekun injin e bwe emaat kaan.”They said hurry up because the fuel is almost empty and the engine is going to shut off.” P575kaan
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rejakoRi-ainbat piik ro rejako.Those responsible for boiling the pork are not here.ainbat
ijakoKwōnāj lale ṃōṇe ṃōrro ñe ijako.You'll manage our house when I'm gone.lale
EabḷajtiiñḷamjakoEabḷajtiiñḷamjako likin ṃweo iṃōn.The ocean side of his land had a lot of abḷajtiñ plants.abḷajtiiñ
KwōjakoKwōjako jān an bok keem eo.You missed the part when the contest reached a climax.bok
kakoEar jerkak ṃokta jān an ikkūr kako.He got up before the rooster crowed.jerkak
 Ear kako piik ko.He freed the pigs.ko
 Ear kako ri-keemem ro, koḷmān Kaaḷ.He chased away the guests -- you know Carl.koḷmān
 Ej (ik)kūr kako eṇThat rooster is crowing.kūkūr
 Emañ kako eo em jab bar ire.The rooster got negatively conditioned and refused to fight.mañ
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jiipkakoEj jiipkako ilo wa eṇ.He's the supercargo on the ship.jiipkako
 Ejako jiipkako eo .I lost my wallet.jiipkako
 Juon eo eliktake jiipkako eo an.Someone snatched his wallet.liktak
pakoAje ej kōṃṃan jān kilin pako.The aje is made from shark skin. [S11]pako
 Eaṃaṃ pako.Something's attracting the sharks.aṃaṃ
 Ej kadkad kōn ñiin pako.He lets blood with shark teeth.kadkad
 Eto wōt im to an pako ko itūrrọọle im allọke wa eo.For a long time the sharks kept going around and around cautiously surveying the boat. P1009itūrrọọl
 Eto wōt im to an pako ko itūrrọọle im allọke wa eo.For a long time the sharks kept going around and around cautiously surveying the boat. P1009allọk
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Ri-anjin-pakoRi-anjin-pako eHe's an expert at keeping the sharks at bay.anjin-pako
ekoBao eo eko ñan bukun wōjke ko.The chicken ran to the forest.bukun
 Eko juon ri-kalbuuj.A prisoner has flown the coop.ko
 Eko tok kilū kōn aṃ jaje ṃanitYour actions give me goose pimples.ko tok kili-
 Eko tok kilū kōn mānōt kaṇe aṃ.I'm embarrassed for your behavior.ko tok kili-
 Eko tok kilū ñe ij ellolo aḷkita.Seeing an alligator gives me the creeps.aḷkita
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MiekoEḷap an lelāle (ellāle) Mieko KwiinThe MIECO QUEEN always rolls.lelāle
 Eor nien ittūt in wia Mieko.There are bras for sale at MIECO.nine
 Wōpet ej waj Mieko.Obet is a watchman at MIECO.waj
ijekoEṃōj etale ijeko ear etal ie ḷọkThe places where he went have been investigated.ijeko
alekọEj kajjioñ alekọ ke ej ja wōr jidik meram.He's trying to locate the birds' roost while there's still some light left.alekọ
ri-alekọEwi ri-alekọ eoWhere's the bird roost watcher/locator?alekọ
EjerajkoEjerajko aebōj eṇ.That cistern has been bleached (to sanitize it).jerajko
Ri-jerajkoRi-jerajko ro eṃōj aer jerajkoik aebōj eṇ.Those who are responsible for putting bleach in the cistern have already done so.jerajko
mejkoJọọn eñak ta eo en ba kōn an mejko kake Jemej ke ear buñ.John didn't know what to say, being so embarrassed for James when he (James) fell down.mejko
ImejkoImejko kōn kijek ṇe aṃ.Your fire is blinding me.mejko
jokkoJab eḷḷọk ñan jokko ṇe bwe ejjaad bwebwe.Don't let the tramp bother you as he is a bit crazy.jokko
EaiṇokkoEaiṇokko kōnke nejin ri-pālle.He's light skinned because his father is a white American.aiṇokko
 Eaiṇokko ḷọk jān ledik eṇ jein.He's more light complexioned than his older sister.aiṇokko
ṃukkoDodoor laḷḷọk ṃukko ṇeLet the cargo net down carefully.dedoor
 Paḷōji ṃweiuk kaṇe bwe ren ṃukko.Put the merchandise on the pallet so we may winch them up.paḷōt
AñkōAñkō eo eṇ rej tōbwe.They are weighing anchor now.tōbtōb
 Ekilōk ke añkō ṇeIs the anchor fastened?kilōk
 Eṃōj aer tōbtōb añkō.They have weighed anchor.tōbtōb
 Epen an jo añkō eo an wa eo jān wōd eo.The boat's anchor could not be loosened from the reef.jo
 Kajjioñ in kakijeke añkō ṇeTry to make that anchor fast.kijek
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jiṃañkoJuon eṇ ñiū jiṃañko.I have a jiṃañkojiṃañko
penkōEajet penkō ṇeThat vinegar has already become acid.ajet
 Eajete penkō ṇeThat vinegar is acidic.ajet
 Ñe eto ḷọk wōt an pād jimañūñ eo enaaj erom penkō.If it stands longer as jimañūñ, it will become vinegar. [S19]jimañūñ
 Ñe eto ḷọk wōt an pād jimañūñ eo enaaj erom penkō.If it stands longer as jimañūñ, it will become vinegar. [S19]penkō
jokoEṃōj kanne joko eo kōn raij.The warehouse has been filled with rice.joko
 Joko eṇ ej joko in raij wōt.That warehouse is for rice only.joko
 Joko eṇ ej joko in raij wōt.That warehouse is for rice only.joko
ijokoEkar unoke im kōkāāle ijoko ekar wōr kurar bajjek ie ke ri-pālle ro rōkōn leāne lemeto jeḷaan tima ko waer eake.He painted it and fixed the places where there were scratches from when they used to use the boat to set sailors ashore. P13leāne-lemeto
 Ijoko raar kakkuri ilo pata eo rej pād wōt jenkwāer.The traces of what they destroyed during the war were still there.ijeko
 Kwōj ememej ke ijoko jaar pād ie Amedka?Do you remember the places we visited in America?ijoko
 Kwōn kōpeḷaak jar kaṇe wōj ṇa ijoko jikiierHave all those groups assemble at their respective places.peḷaak
 Pikinni im Ānewetak rej ijoko Amedka ear teej baaṃ ie.Bikini and Einiwetok are where America tested bombs. [S1]teej
kokoEpen kōmour koko.This skin disease (koko) is hard to cure.koko
 Jero nini koko.Let's share this coconut.koko
 Kwōj idaak ke koko?Would you like to drink chocolate?koko
 Wa koko ijekokoThose are the ships over there.ijekoko
jejakokoIa ṇe kwaar jejakoko (ejjakoko) ieWhere have you been that I haven't seen you for so long?jako
 Kwōn jab jejakoko (ejjakoko) jen aṃ jerbal.Don't be absent from your job so often.jako
ejjakokoIa ṇe kwaar jejakoko (ejjakoko) ieWhere have you been that I haven't seen you for so long?jako
 Kwōn jab jejakoko (ejjakoko) jen aṃ jerbal.Don't be absent from your job so often.jako
kōjjakokoLale kwaar kōjjakoko bwe jenaaj aikuji eok.Don't disappear because we might need you.jako
ṃakokoKwōn jab albakbōkin ṃakoko.Don't show your unwillingness to carry things tucked under the arm by doing it sloppily.albakbōk
 Kwōn jab kaabōbbōb bwe unin an naaj ṃakoko ṇeYou shouldn't persist cause it's turning her off.abōbbōb
 Kwōn jab ṃakoko in jikuuḷ.Don't refuse to go to school.ṃakoko
EṃakokoEṃakoko in kọọjoj.He doesn't want to use a blanket.kọọjoj
jeṃakokoEj ettōr im or jerata jet iien eḷaññe je lo ke jebōd ak jeṃakoko in pokake im kajiṃwe kōj make.”Misfortune strikes sometimes when we see that we have made a mistake but don’t want to correct what we have done.” P1211bōd
addiṃakokoEḷap addiṃakoko rainin im iabwin jerbal.I'm sluggish today and don't feel like working.addiṃakoko
 Jema ekar kate wōt ak elukkuun alikkar an dedodo im addiṃakoko.Father was doing his best to persevere but it was obvious that he was growing hopeless and uneasy. P1027addiṃakoko
 Jema ekar kate wōt ak elukkuun alikkar an dedodo im addiṃakoko.Father was doing his best to persevere but it was obvious that he was growing hopeless and uneasy. P1027dedo
kwoṃakokoEtke kwoṃakoko in kaaluje ippam"?Why don't you want to take her with you to the movies?alwōj
pepakokoEkkar ñan bwebwenato, elukkuun pepakoko lowaan to in.As the story goes, this pass is teeming with sharks. P1321pako
eppakokoJema e, etke eppakoko ijin?” ikar kate im kajjitōk.Father, why are there so many sharks out there?” I braced myself and asked. P1005pako
ijekokoWa koko ijekoko.Those are the ships over there.ijekoko
EttaikōkōEttaikōkō buḷōn mar in Abdika.There are tigers all over the African jungles.taikō
ninikokoItok kōjeañ ninikoko.Come let's eat and drink.ninikoko
EjjerajkokoEjjerajkoko jo ear kwaḷkoḷ ie.There was bleach all over the place where she washed clothes.jerajko
EmmaḷkokoEmmaḷkoko kooḷan bōran ri-Jaina.Lots of Chinese have straight hair.maḷko
EjjepkọkọEjjepkọkọ lowaan ṃwiinThere are lots of floor mats in this house. This house smells of floor mats.jepkọ
EkkarkokoEkkarkoko ānbwinninHe has lots of fungi under his skin.karko
ErkokoErkoko, bao ko kwōj pukoti.Right over there are those chickens you're looking for.erkoko
attūkokoKwōn jab attūkoko bwe enaaj metak lọjieṃ.Don't eat scraps or you will get a stomach ache.attūkoko
ṃōkoEjenolọk jān ṃōko jetIt was isolated from the rest of the houses.jenolọk
 Kōdọ eo ekaelor ṃōko.The cloud cast a shadow over the homes.aelor
 Raar ekkeitaake kōtaan ṃōko.They connected the houses.ekkeitaak
iṃokoEjakkutkut iṃoko ianeoThe houses on the island are not close together.jọkkutkut
 Ejakkutkutḷọk iṃoko ilo ān eo juon.The houses on the other island are farther apartjọkkutkut
EkajjookoEkajjooko ñe ej kadek.He has shameful behavior whenever he gets drunk.kajjookok
rōkoRi-kaaerār ro rōko.The ruddy turnstone trappers escaped.aerār
ErkoErko bok ko aṃ ko.Here are your books.erko
 Erko nuknuk aṃ kwōj pukoti.Here are your clothes you've been looking for.erko
 Wa ko erko ilo aba eo rej añkō.The boats were there at the anchorage/harbor.erko
IrkoIrko bok ko aṃ ko.Here are your books.irko
loĀinwōt joñan in adeañ meto tak jān āne jen kar lo wōt meramin Kwajleen.It seems like when we were sailing east we could still see the lights on Kwajalein. P548meram
 Ebaj to ak ijeḷā ke ebōd ḷōmṇak eo bwe Jema ediwōj tok im ḷak baj lo an āindeeo eba, Eiiaḷañe.”It had been a while, but I knew my thinking was wrong because when Father came out to where I was and saw the same thing, he said, The moon is coming up.” P222diwōj
 Ej ettōr im or jerata jet iien eḷaññe je lo ke jebōd ak jeṃakoko in pokake im kajiṃwe kōj make.”Misfortune strikes sometimes when we see that we have made a mistake but don’t want to correct what we have done.” P1211bōd
 Ewi āneo, kwōj lo ke?Where’s the island; do you see it? P560āne
 Iien eo jeañ kar lo baḷuun in kōjeañ pād de i rilikin Kuwajleen,” eba.When we saw that plane we were just to the west of Kwajalein,” he said. P1203jeañ
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ḷoBaḷuun eṇ eḷap an ḷo ej.The plane is too high.ej
 Ḷo eo ekotak Likabwiro im bar lelaḷ ḷọkA wave lifted up the Likabwiro and then let it down again. P520le-
aḷoIwōj bwe ij baj aḷo waj wōt.Go ahead because I'm coming later.aḷo
 Kajjioñ kate eok bwe en jako aṃ aḷo.Try hard not to be coming in late.aḷo
iaḷoEar pikinni kōn juon nuknuk iaḷo tiltilShe wore a yellow polka dot bikini.tiltil
 Iaḷo.I'm late.aḷo
EiiaḷoEiiaḷo ḷọk ṃweeṇ jān ṃōe iṃō.That house is more yellowish than my house.iaḷo
Ri-aḷoRi-aḷo rej naaj jerata wōt.Those who're late will always miss out.aḷo
kooḷaḷoJab kātōk eok bwe kooḷaḷo.Don't assert yourself for you are a weakling.kātōk
kọuḷaḷoJab bōktok kọuḷaḷo bwe enāj kōkọuḷaḷoḷo (ekkọuḷaḷoḷo) ṃwiinDon't bring spiders to this house or it will be crawling with them.kauḷaḷo
ṃaḷoAkadik eo waan Ānti eṇ ej ejjerakrōk ilo ṃaḷo.Andy's new outrigger canoe is sailing in the lagoon.akadik
 Eakajini ṃaḷo ṇeThe whole lagoon is teeming with akajin fish.akajin
loṃaḷoEbarāinwōt tipen kōiie i loṃaḷo meñe ej jañin kar tar meto kaṇ rōḷḷap.It seemed seaworthy in the lagoon, but it had not yet traveled on the high sea. P15kōiie
pāloEḷap an lio pālo kōn ajri ro nājin.She is worn out from taking care of her children.pālo
eloḶōḷḷap eo ṇe meto tak,” Jema elo miroin im ba.The Old Man is coming our way,” Father said as soon as he caught a glimpse him. P425miro
 Ḷōṃa e, jemān jaajmi,” Kapen eo ekar ba ke elo an dedeḷọk an Bojin eo jiḷait.Hey guys, let’s eat sashimi,” the Captain said when he saw the Boatswain was done slicing it up. P1329jiḷait
 Ak men eo elo de eo kōdọ ko i turin lañ.But the only thing he could see was clouds in the sky. P865de
 Elo animroka im ko.He caught sight of me and took off.animroka-
 Elo bwe rōkajooke.He was disenchanted when they rejected him.lo
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jeloIj ḷōmṇak ilju jibboñtata jelo ān eo.I think we’ll spot the island early tomorrow morning. P843lelo
jeḷoÑe ej or jeḷo, aolep rej kōkkeilọk.When a boat is sighted the islanders all shout.kōkkeilọk
kajeḷoRej kajeḷo.They are looking for grasshoppers.jeḷo
ejeḷoEjjeikik ri-āneo ke ejeḷo.The island populace were agitated by the sighting of a sail.jejeikik
 Jen wōnarḷọk bwe ejeḷo.Let's go to the beach because there's a ship coming in.jeḷo
 Rej laṃōj im ba ejeḷo.They are shouting and saying 'sail ho'.jeḷo
leloJabdewōt iien kwōj lelo (ello) kōjwad, kwōn jeḷā bwe eor ek ippāer.Anytime you see a flock of birds on the ocean, you must know that there are fish with it.kōjwad
 Kwōnañin lelo (ello) ke aṃ peen?Haven't you found yourself a pen yet?lelo
meḷọEṃṃan ad meḷọ ṇa inin.We have a good existence on this islet.meḷọ
memeḷoEḷap an memeḷo (emmeḷo) kōtaan ni .These coconut trees are widely spaced.memeḷo
emmeḷoEḷap an memeḷo (emmeḷo) kōtaan ni .These coconut trees are widely spaced.memeḷo
 Emmeḷo niin wāto in.The coconut trees on this tract are far apart.memeḷo
peḷoKwōn pukot juon peḷo ṇe aṃ.Pick on your peer.peḷo
ReloRelo ijo ej kūttiliek ie jān wōt aloklokin.He was discovered because he exposed himself.aloklok
iloĀinwōt ilo jeḷā emootḷọk raan ko an.To me it seems like that time is already past. P90jeḷā
 Āinwōt irrā ilo ḷōmṇak e an Injinia,” Bojin eo eba ḷọk ñan Kapen eo.I agree with the Engineer,” the Boatswain said to the Captain. P895rōrā
 Āinwōt kwōjeḷā kuṇaaṃ ḷe nejū!” ettōñ dikdik tok ilo an ba.Seems like you really know your duties, Son!” he said as he smiled. P294kuṇaa-
 Āinwōt meto jab in ebaj aeto,” Jema ekar ba ejja ilo minit eo wōt ekar waḷọk men in.This part of the ocean feels a bit spooky,” Father said at the same time the incident occurred. P1036aeto
 Āte tok ṃōk jet bukwōn ilo pileij ṇe, ḷadik eṇ.”Boy, put some pieces on that plate over there.” P1330ātet
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jiloKwōnañin jeṃōnnaik ke jilo ṇeHave you clubbed the white tuna fish?jeṃōnna
kajiloRej kajilo.They are fishing for jilojilo
Ri-kajiloRi-kajilo.Men who are fishing for jilojilo
piloḶōṃare kōn ad bwijwōḷāḷọk jejino pilo,” eba.Fellas, because we are getting older we are starting to lose our vision,” the Captain said. P1245bwijwoḷā
 Ej tōtaorak (ettaorak) wōt meja jān ke iar pilo.It has felt gritty under my eyelids since I got the eye disease.tōtaorak
 Jab kalimjek aḷ bwe kwonaaj pilo.Don't stare at the sun because it will blind you.aḷ
epiloḶeo epilo ej jatoḷ kōn aḷaḷ eo ilo an etetal.The blind man is using the stick find his way as he walks.jatoḷ
IpiloIpilo.I am blind.pilo
alloEar baj allo wōt jān ke ear ḷotakHe's a born stutterer.allo
 En baj to wōt aṃ allo?Why is it taking you so long to do your searching?allo
 Eṇeo iar lo an allo waj ijjieṇ waj.I last saw him looking for something in that direction.allo
ealloIj jab kannooj meḷeḷe an kōnnaan bwe eallo.I can't quite understand what he says because he stammers.allo
 Joñan an wiwijet eallo an kōnnaan.He was so agitated he was tongue-tied.allo
ri-alloEj jab ri-allo men eṇ.He's not a good searcher.allo
ejalloḶeo ejallo eṇThat man can't see well.jāllo
Ri-jālloRi-jāllo eo eṇ kwaar kōjerbale bwe en pukot tok bọọḷ eo.You sent the man who can't see well to find the ball.jāllo
kaikalloRej kaikallo mọọrin kabwebwe.They are fishing for kaikallo as bait for tuna.ikallo
elloJabdewōt iien kwōj lelo (ello) kōjwad, kwōn jeḷā bwe eor ek ippāer.Anytime you see a flock of birds on the ocean, you must know that there are fish with it.kōjwad
 Kwōnañin lelo (ello) ke aṃ peen?Haven't you found yourself a pen yet?lelo
EjjeḷḷoEjjeḷḷo ḷọk āneuweo jān āniinThere are more grasshopper on that island than this island.jeḷo
kwōlloKwōn ṃōk bar tallōñ im lale kwōllo ke āne i ṃaan,” ekar ba.Climb up and see if you spot land up ahead,” he said. P915tallōñ
 Kwōllo ke jikka?Did you get any cigarettes?lelo
kaṃḷoÑe rej kaṃḷo ñan eok kwōj aikuj kabbōjrak.When you are being honored at a feast, you should give away little presents to show your appreciation.kabbōjrak
EtiemloEtiemlo wōt lieṇ.She is the talk of the town.tiemlo
joḷọTa unin aṃ joḷọ mar ṇe im kōjermatmat ṃōṇe ñan kōto in?Why did you clean up the bushes and expose the house to the wind?jejedmatmat
loloAolep iien kwōj eaklepi lolo kaṇe im ṃool ke kwe kwōj juon ri-eaklep.You always rob the hens of their eggs and it's true that you are an egg robber.eaklep
 Kanooj waji lolo kaṇe rej lik bwe emoottok ri-eaklep eo.Watch out now because the robber has arrived.eaklep
lọlọElōñ nejin lọlọ eo jojo.The hen has lots of chicks.jojo
 Etōbōb lọlọ eṇ kijen.He has a nice and fat chicken.tōbōb
 Jendik wōt lọlọ kaṇe nejiṃ.Your hens are all young chickens.jendik
 Kako eṇ ej kāineik lọlọ eṇThe rooster is covering the hen.ine
ḷōḷōKwōn ḷōḷō albok bwe ren ḷak bōbōl (ebbōl) ekoṇ mejān ut ṇe utūṃ.Make a garland with buds so when they bloom they'll fit closer together.albok
 Liṃaro raṇ rej ḷōḷō.Those women are making leis.ḷōḷō
 Rej kōṃṃan idin ḷōḷō jān maañ.Weaving strands are made of pandanus leaves.id
EiaḷoḷoEiaḷoḷo mejān nuknuk eo an.Her dress is yellowish.iaḷo
kalōlōKwōn kalōlō.Stand on your head.lōlō
ekkọuḷaḷoḷoJab bōktok kọuḷaḷo bwe enāj kōkọuḷaḷoḷo (ekkọuḷaḷoḷo) ṃwiinDon't bring spiders to this house or it will be crawling with them.kauḷaḷo
kōkọuḷaḷoḷoJab bōktok kọuḷaḷo bwe enāj kōkọuḷaḷoḷo (ekkọuḷaḷoḷo) ṃwiinDon't bring spiders to this house or it will be crawling with them.kauḷaḷo
ElōlōElōlō neen ilo dila eo.He stepped on a nail.lōlō
kajjeḷoḷoJeañ lọk in kajjeḷoḷo.Let's go see if there's a boat coming. We're going to see if there's a boat coming.jeḷo
 Rej ilọk ñan lik in kajjeḷoḷo.They are going to the ocean side to look for coming ships.jeḷo
EjjeḷoḷoEjjeḷoḷo āninThere are lots of grasshoppers on this island.jeḷo
 Ejjeḷoḷo MājroThere are always boats arriving in Majuro.jeḷo
leloloIj jain kar lelolo (ellolo) kōkkauu āinwōt e.I never saw a greater begger for food than he is.kōkkau
 Ij jañin kar lelolo (ellolo) boñ āinwōt in an diboñ.I've never seen such a dark night as this.diboñ
 Ij jañin kar lelolo pako dettaer de eo ilo mour e .I had never seen that many sharks in my whole life. P1004detta-
 Ij jañin kar lelolo wōt joñan an mejel im lōñ āinwōt wōt jab ko ilo iien eo.I had never seen a rain as heavy as that. P766wōt
 Ij kab baj kar lelolo an injin jọ im elukkuun kar ḷọkjān .I had never seen an engine running and I just looked at it in amazement. P342ḷọkjenaa-
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bukwelōlōKwōn bukwelōlō em jar.Kneel and pray.bukwelōlō
 Rej bukwelōlō im jar.They are kneeling and praying.bukwelōlō
pijḷōḷōKwōj jab ṃōk in pijḷōḷō keAren't you tired of squatting?pijḷeḷe
alloloEj juon armej eo ej jab allolo.He's a person who doesn't circulate.allolo
 Ejeja aṃ allolo.You rarely go around.allolo
ri-alloloJab eḷḷọk ñane bwe ri-allolo.Don't mind him because he's a roamer.allolo
elloloEnaaj to timmejid ak jeban ellolo āne,” Bojin eo ekar ba ke ej ṃōj an to jān kaju eo.We can look until our eyeballs fall off before we see land,” the Boatswain said when he got down from the mast.” P919timmej
 Jeban ellolo kain ṇe i ṃaan,” Kapen eo eakweḷap im ālijinmenWe won’t see those kinds of things up ahead,” he continued to insist. P928ālijinmen
 Ma, etke jej jab baj ellolo bao ak jokwā?” ekkajitōk Bojin eo.So then, why don’t we see any birds or driftwood?” the Boatswain asked. P926kajjitōk
 Ñe jebar kijenmej jidik, jemaroñ ellolo āne ilju jota.If we keep going like this for a while, we might see the island by tomorrow evening. P892kijenmej
 Aṃoot rot in ke ij kab ellolo?What type of tag game is this, that I haven't seen anything like it.aṃoot
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EkkōḷoḷoEkkōḷoḷo.She's mad.kōḷo
 Koṃwin pinniki kumi eṇ ad bwe ren kōkōḷoḷo (ekkōḷoḷo) im wiin.You must cheer our team so they can be enthused toward winning.pinnik
kōkōḷoḷoKoṃwin pinniki kumi eṇ ad bwe ren kōkōḷoḷo (ekkōḷoḷo) im wiin.You must cheer our team so they can be enthused toward winning.pinnik
EkkaṃōḷoḷoEkkaṃōḷoḷo ri-ṂajeḷMarshallese are always having parties.kaṃōḷo
aeṃōḷoḷoEḷap an aeṃōḷoḷo mejatoto in jota.The air is very cool in the evening.aeṃōḷoḷo
 Epaak an kwōj bwe ejjino aeṃōḷoḷo.It'll freeze soon for it's beginning to get cool.aeṃōḷoḷo
EaeṃōḷoḷoEaeṃōḷoḷo tata iuṃwin Alele.The coolest spot is under the Alele Museum.aeṃōḷoḷo
 Eaeṃōḷoḷo tok jān rear.The cool air is coming from the east.aeṃōḷoḷo
eṃṃōḷoḷoEṃṃan an ṃōṃōḷoḷo (eṃṃōḷoḷo) iarin āninIt's nice that the whole lagoon side of this islet is cool.ṃōḷo
KwaeṃṃōḷoḷoKwaeṃṃōḷoḷo ḷọk ṇa ijin jān ñe kwōnaaj etal eañ ṃweeṇYou're cooler here than if you went into the house.aeṃōḷoḷo
ṃōṃōḷoḷoEṃṃan an ṃōṃōḷoḷo (eṃṃōḷoḷo) iarin āninIt's nice that the whole lagoon side of this islet is cool.ṃōḷo
EaploloEaplolo an jipij.The speech he made was slurred from beginning to end.aplo
 Eaplolo jipij eo an.The speech he composed was such that it was slurred no matter who read it.aplo
EkkaploloEkkaplolo niñniñ eṇ.That baby is always slobbering.kaplo
ṃoḷoBwōlen kōto ṃoḷo ṇe ioon lọmeto ej kōṃṃan bwe piọ in eppānene en jab ekkañin wōt piọ in ioon lọmeto.Perhaps the cold sea breeze is the reason land-based chill is not as biting as the ocean one.eppānene
ṃōḷo"Jenaaj aikuj kōpelaḷ ḷọk ṃōñā kein kijed kōn aebōj ṃōḷo bwe enana lañ ñan kōmat," Bojin eo eba."We'll just have to wash our food down with fresh water since the weather is not good for cooking," the Boatswain said. P804pepepe
 Ej jab daan ṃōḷo.It's not very cold.daan
 Ṃōḷo in ekāebebe .This cool weather makes me shiver.ebeb
kaṃōḷoEtan men jab in: kaṃōḷo.The name of this sort of festivity: Kaṃōḷomaking cool’. [S4]kaṃōḷo
 Koṃwin kōppojak bwe ejako iien kaṃōḷo.Get ready because it's almost time for the party.kaṃōḷo
 Rej kaṃōḷo wōt ñan ruwamāejet kab irooj, ñe ej wōr keemem, kab ñe ewōr ri-lotok.Only newcomers and chiefs are honored in this way, or if there is a first birthday, or if there are visitors. [S4]lo-
EṃṃōḷōEṃṃōḷō armejin aelōñ eo ke rej roñ ke enāj itok.The people of the atoll got excited when they heard he was coming.eṃṃōḷō
 Ta eṇ ri-mweeṇ rej eṃṃōḷō kakeWhat are the people in that household so excited about?eṃṃōḷō
rōloKiiō rōlo mirokan wa in im rej iruj tok in aluje.Now they have spotted the boat and are coming to take a look at it. P1008miro
kwōloIj wōnāne ḷọk kiin ak ñe kwōlo ḷeo juon kab jiroñ ḷọkI’m going to the island now, but when you see him, please tell him. P109jiroñ
 Kajjioñ ṃōk wanlōñ ḷe, Bojin, im lale ta kwōlo i ṃaan,” Jema ekar ba ñaneTry climbing up on top of the mast, Mr. Boatswain, and if you can see anything up ahead,” Father told him. P1190kajjioñ
 Etalpeete ṃōk lik ṇe im lale kwōlo ke ṃọle eo.How about taking a walk over the ocean side reef and see if you locate the school of ṃọleetalpeet
 Kwōlo ke (i)kōk eo?Did you find the crack?kōk
atloEḷap an kajoor atlo in ḷeeṇHe can enchant people with his words.atlo
moĀnin ej ṃōttan mo ko an irooj raṇ ilo aelōñ in.This islet is one of those restricted to the Irooj clan only.mo
 Kwōn kejjerwawaik kinej ṇe peiṃ bwe en mo ??kajYou should expose the wound on your hand so it can heal faster.jejedwawa
ṃōJoñan an kar ḷokwanwaik tok aeḷōñ kein ke ear pād ijekaṇ eḷak rọọltok elukkuun ṃō.He was homesick for the Marshalls while he was abroad that when he returned he was really skinny.ḷokwanwa
mamoKwōmaroñ ke kāājrabōle tok juon mọọrū mamo?Could you hook me a sardine for bait?kāājrabōl
iNaṃoEjeparujruj armej ñe ej iien jibadede iNaṃo.People on Namu get excited when they prepare to catch flying fish there.jibadede
ri-NaṃoAnidepin ri-Naṃo ekōppaḷpaḷThe kickball techniques of the men from Naṃo is spectacular.anidep
EmoEmo bakke eo neō.The sore on my leg is healed.mo
EmōEmō jiiñlij e .My T-shirt is stretchy.
EmọEmọ an jabdewōt armej deḷọñ.It is forbidden for any person to enter.mọ
 Emọ an jabdewōt armej etal ñan Kuwajleen.No one is permitted to go to Kwajalein.mọ
 Emọ etetal ilo jikin babu.Walking on a sleeping place is forbidden.jiki-
 Emọ kanejneje bwe ṃaanjeIt is forbidden to swear at him because he is a first-born.ṃaanje
 Emọ kōbaatat (i) ṃwiinNo smoking (in this building).baatat
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JemọBōdin wūnen Jemọ meninThis is turtle shell from Jemọbōd
 Eaiki tata likin Jemọ.The ocean side of Jemọ island is littered the most with driftwood.aik
 Ekkarōkrōk arin Jemọ.Jemo's shores are always full of turtle nests.karōk
 Eḷae ḷọk ioon aejetin liklaḷin ānin jān Jemọ.The surface of the ocean on the leeside of this island's is smoother than that of Jemo Island.aejet
 Jemọ, Pikaar, Tōke, im Ādkup rej jet iaan ḷārooj ko ilo aelōñin ṂajeḷJemo, Bikar, Taka, and Erikub are some of the islands in the Marshalls reserved for chiefs strictly for food-gathering purposes.ḷārooj
memōEnana memō (emmō) ilo wūntōōn ṃōn armej.It's not good to look into people's windows.
iṃōEiiaḷo ḷọk ṃweeṇ jān ṃōe iṃō.That house is more yellowish than my house.iaḷo
 Eor juon iṃō eṃI have a house.or
 Inaaj akadik ṃwe iṃō juon raan.One day I'll build a new house out of my current one.akadik
 Inaaj pirōke ṃweeṇ iṃō.I'll build my house using cement blocks.pirōk
 Jen iiaieo ḷọk ñan ṃweeṇ iṃō.Let's get together and head on to my house.iiāio
LimoLimo eo raan kein ṇeThat's the current fad.limo
limōEor liṃō (limō) koḷaI have some coke.lime-
liṃōEaebōjbōj ḷọk kọpe e liṃō jān kọpe ṇe liṃōṃ.My coffee isn't as sweet as yours.aebōjbōj
 Eḷap an kar liṃō ke ej roñ ke emej jemān.He wept loudly when he heard his father had died.liṃō
 Eṃōj ke aṃ jukwaik kọpe e liṃō?Did you put sugar in my coffee?jukwa
 Eor liṃō (limō) koḷaI have some coke.lime-
 Iar addeboululḷọk ñan ṃōn Jeeki inne in kappok liṃō unoI was dizzy when I went to Jeeki's house yesterday to get some medicine.addeboulul
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itok-limoAolep raar kwaḷọk aer itok-limo in jipañ ri-nañinmej ro.Everybody shows their enthusiasm to help the sick people.itok-limo
ri-itok-limoAolep ri-itok-limo ro ilo jipañ ri-nañinmej raar bwikilọk jipañ ko aer ñan aujpitōḷ.All of those who were showing interest in offering help for the sick took their contribution to hospital.itok-limo
kāitoktok-limoEḷap an kāitoktok-limo an jipij.He makes interesting speeches.itok-limo
emmōBōtab ṃōṃkaj jān kar deḷọñ ḷọk i lowa, ikar emmō laḷ ḷọk im lale ej et.However, I stuck my head in before I went in to see how he was. P1217deḷọñ
 Enana memō (emmō) ilo wūntōōn ṃōn armej.It's not good to look into people's windows.
 Ijino tak tōn kar wiwijet ak men eo iḷak emmō ilo kōjām eo ilo Jema im ḷōṃaro ruo ijo ioon teek.I almost started to panic but when I stuck my head out the door I saw Father and the other two men on the deck. P956wiwijet
 Iḷak emmō ilo kōjjoal jidik eo, ilo ke ewōt mejeljel im kōto eo elukkuun kajoor.I stuck my head out the small passage way and saw it was raining cats and dogs and extremely windy. P566mijel
 Jema emmō i lowaan wa eo jidik innem wanlōñ ḷọk ippān irooj eo ioon wab eo.Father stuck his head out of the boat to look and then stepped up to the pier with the Chief. P457
kōmọJoñan an kajjiṃwe ear kōmọ an lio nājin alwōj pija.He was so strict he forbade his daughter to see movies.kajjiṃwe
ṃōṃōJatiin rej jitnen ṃōṃō ilowaan kāān.Sardines are packed head to tail in cans.jitnen ṃōṃō
 Joñan an to aṃ pād ānin, kiiō kwe ṃōṃō in jin.You've been here so long, now you know the place inside out.ṃōṃō in
 Kwōn jab inepata bwe kōjro ṃōṃō in jekein.Don't be afraid; I know this place like the back of my hand.ṃōṃō in
kaṃōṃōEoun kaṃōṃō.Line for catching grouper, from bamboo pole on reef.eo
 Kāājin kabwebwe, kāājin ḷatippān, kāājin kadejo, kāājin kaṃōṃō, kāājin kōbwābwe, kāājin ilarak, etc.Names of hooks for specific fish or types of fishing.kāāj
EkkaṃoṃoEkkaṃoṃo lieṇShe gets jealous easily.kaṃo
allimōmōEj ja allimōmō wōt ak rōbuuk bōran.As he was peeking they shot his head.allimōmō
 Kwōn jab allimōmō ilo wūntō ṇeDon't look into that window.allimōmō
ri-allimōmōRejibwe ri-allimōmō eoThe peeping tom was apprehended.allimōmō
EkammomoEkammomo wūno ṇeThat medicine is very powerful.mo
erūṃōṃōKwōn aṃwin lọñiiṃ bwe erūṃōṃō.Wash your mouth because it has something dried on it.rūṃōṃō
 Kwōn etal ormej bwe erūṃōṃō mejaṃGo wash your face because you have some dried matter around your eyes.rūṃōṃō
ṇoBwe eṃṃan rot ke kōto in ej ḷapḷọk ak wa in eitan okjak ippān ṇo kein,” Bojin eo eukōt ḷọkHow can it be fine if the wind is getting stronger and the boat is going to capsize from the waves,” the Bosun shot back. P702okjak
 Bwe eṃṃan rot ke kōto in ej ḷapḷọk ak wa in eitan okjak ippān ṇo kein,” Bojin eo eukōt ḷọkHow can it be fine if the wind is getting stronger and the boat is going to capsize from the waves,” the Bosun shot back. P702ukok
 Ekwe ṇo kein rej jiroñ bwe Kuajleen ṇe i rilik, ṃōttan jidik jeḷe,” Jema ekar ba.Well the waves are telling me Kwajalein is to the west and we are going to pass it very soon,” Father said. P899ḷe
 Eḷapḷọk jidik kōto im ṇo ak jab inepata im lōḷñọñ bwe ej eṃṃan wōt jabdewōt,” Jema ejiroñ tok .The wind and waves are getting stronger but don’t worry or be scared because everything is okay,” Father yelled over to me. P594lōḷñọñ
 Eṃṃan wōt an jejḷọk ṇo,Kapen eo eba.It’s not that wavy, which is good,” the Captain said. P526ejjeḷọk
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jebranoKwōn jebrano bwe ña ij peij.You sing soprano and I'll sing bass.jebrano
kōjenọḶōṃaro raṇ rej kōjenọ.The men are hunting for jenọjenọ
 Rikōjenọ ro raṇ eṃōj aer kōjenọ.The people who were hunting for jenọ have completed the task.jenọ
RikōjenọRikōjenọ ro raṇ eṃōj aer kōjenọ.The people who were hunting for jenọ have completed the task.jenọ
nenọEnaaj kar nenọ (ennọ) ñe kwaar jab mejāliraane ak kwaar pọḷjeje.It would have tasted better if you had baked it in coconut oil instead of plain.mejāliraan
 Ij kōbbaturtur im ḷak ṃōñā enaaj lukkuun nenọ (ennọ).I'm refraining from eating (fish) for awhile so that when I do it will be so much more delicious.batur
 Jekarouki raij ṇe bwe en nenọ (ennọ).Put sap in the rice to make it delicious.jekaro
 Jenaaj jaṃōṇe raij e bwe en nenọ (ennọ).We'll mix salmon with the rice to make it tasty.jaṃōṇ
 Kwōn kakkinonoik juub ṇe kōn anien bwe en nenọ (ennọ).Add some onion to the soup to make it tasty.kino
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ubweṇoJoñan an ḷap ṇo ejar ubweṇo eoThe wave-guard couldn't withstand the big waves.ubweṇo
inoJuon e ino.Here is my lashing cord.ino
jinoBojin, kwe jān rualitōk ñan joñoul, meḷeḷein bwe kwōnaaj jino jān kiin.Mr. Boatswain, you will steer from 8 o’clock until 10, which means you are going to start now. P538meḷeḷe
 Bōlen eṃṃan ñe kōjjel jino ākto aḷaḷ kiin ṇa i lọjet im pojak ñan ñe eraan im merame mejān Injinia ñan an ṃadṃōde injin ṇe,” Kapen eo eba.Maybe we should start unloading some of this lumber into the water so that we’ll be ready when there’s enough light for the Engineer to see and start fixing the engine,” the Captain said. P668ṃadṃōd
 Ebwe ṇe bwe emeḷak ije kiiō,” Jema eba im jino jaḷjaḷ baib.That’ll do, because there’s enough space down here now,” Father said as he started to take apart the pipes. P713meḷak
 Ekwe bar jino jebjeb tok bwe kōjjel bar kọkkọṇkọṇ,” Kapen eo ekar ba ālikin an ḷōmṇak bajjek.Okay, start passing boards so we can put them away,” the Captain said after thinking about it. P741bajjek
 Ekwe bar jino jebjeb waj,” Jema ekkōnono lōñ ḷọkOkay, here comes another one,” Father said. P710jebjeb
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jinōJowi e ej Ripit kōnke jinō ej Ripit.I'm of the Ripit clan because that's my mother's clan.jowi
 Jowi eo an jinō Erroja, im kōn menin jowi eo ej bar Erroja.My mother's clan is Erroja, for this reason my clan is also an Erroja.Erroja
 Kōrā eo jinō im edik jān jema.My aunty is younger than my father. My aunty is my father's younger sister.jine-
JiṇoEar or jinen Jiṇo Wait lōrrọ.Snow White had a fairy godmother.lōrrọ
 Eḷapḷọk jiṇo ilo jitet ko tuiōñ ilo Amedka ilo iiō in jān iiō eo ḷọkThere was more snow in the northern U.S. states this year than last.jiṇo
 Kwōnañin bōk ke nañinmej in jiṇo?Have you ever gotten the jiṇo sickness?jiṇo
EjinoEjino tak ak eban lukkuun alikkar bwe ej jañin apdik an boṇ lañ,” Bojin eo eṃōkaj im uwaak.A little bit, but it won’t be very clear because the clouds are in the way and moving slowly,” the Boatswain quickly answered. P700apdik
 Ḷōṃa e, ejino ekkōtoto tok, Bojin eo eba.Guys, it’s starting to get windy,” the Boatswain said. P547kōto
 Nejū e, kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷap ṇo,” Jema ejiroñ tok .Son, hang on; the waves are getting bigger,” Father yelled to me. P498jirok
 Nejū e, kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷap ṇo,” Jema ejiroñ tok .Son, hang on; the waves are getting bigger,” Father yelled to me. P498kōkōt
 Ak ij aikuj uwe ilo tūreep in bwe in kōjparok ḷọk ḷe nejū bwe ejako ejino jikuuḷBut I need to go on this trip so that I can make sure my son gets there in time to start school. P129kōjparok
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jejinoḶōṃare kōn ad bwijwōḷāḷọk jejino pilo,” eba.Fellas, because we are getting older we are starting to lose our vision,” the Captain said. P1245bwijwoḷā
rejinoAk aolep rōkar lo im eñjaake bwe ṇo ko rejino ḷōḷap ḷọkBut we could all feel that the waves were starting to get bigger. P527ḷap
 Rejino jibwe ṃweoThey are starting to construct the building.jebjeb
ijinoEj kanne wōt kijen ak ijino kōpeḷḷọke kuwatin kọọnpiip eo im leḷọk ñan e.As he filled his plate I opened the corned beef and handed it to him. P372kuwat
 Ijino tak tōn kar wiwijet ak men eo iḷak emmō ilo kōjām eo ilo Jema im ḷōṃaro ruo ijo ioon teek.I almost started to panic but when I stuck my head out the door I saw Father and the other two men on the deck. P956wiwijet
jijinoEpaak an jijino (ijjino) būrokūraṃ jar eo.The church service program is about to begin.jijino
ejjinoEpaak an kwōj bwe ejjino aeṃōḷoḷoIt'll freeze soon for it's beginning to get cool.aeṃōḷoḷo
ijjinoEar ijjino eọ ilo Aelōñḷapḷap.Tattooing began on Aelōñḷapḷap.eọ
 Ejerakiaarḷap im jaikuj kadedeikḷọk jerbal in eṃōj an ijjino.We are halfway done and we need to complete the project we've started.jerakiaarḷap
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