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i Waan tulọk eṇ ewaḷọk i aejet. The submarine is surfacing. aejet

Ekajoor aekijekin to eṇ i Epoon. The currents around the Ebon Atoll passage are quite strong. aekijek

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

Ña ij ba kwopād i aetọ. “I thought you were on one of the small islands.” P72 aetọ

Ij jokwe i aiknein ānin I'm living on the north side of the island. aikne

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ia Kwōj abjājeikḷọk ñan ia? Where are you taking it tucked under your arm? abjāje

Kwōj abbōjeje ḷọk ñan ia? Where are you taking your flirting? abje

Abḷajtiiñin ia ṇe kōtkaṃ? Where did you get your abḷajtiiñ plant? abḷajtiiñ

“Kwōj ḷōmṇak jekar tōpar ia ke ej kun injin e admān?” Jema ekajjitōk ippān. “Where do you think we were when our engine went out?” Father asked. P790 ad

Ej addimejmejḷọk ñan ia? Where is he going with his lethargic attitude? addimej

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Iaab Iaab ej pād ilo FSM. Yap is one of the states of the FSM. Iaab

iaaddeboulul Ij ḷōmṇak eaaddeboululḷọk Jọọn jān kwe ak iaaddeboulul tata iaadeañ I think John's dizzier than you but I'm the dizziest of us four addeboulul

iaadeañ Ij ḷōmṇak eaaddeboululḷọk Jọọn jān kwe ak iaaddeboulul tata iaadeañ. I think John's dizzier than you but I'm the dizziest of us four addeboulul

Wōn eo enaaj ri-kaaij iaadeañ? Who among the four of us will be going to get ice aij

Iaajeḷkākā Iaajeḷkākā kōn aō kar emmej im eọñōd aolepān boñ. My body is still all over from staying up all night fishing. ajeḷkā

iaaṃ Kwe āt iaaṃ ilo ṃupi eo boñ? Who was with you at the movie last night? iaa-

Ej iaaṃ? What did you say? iaa-

Iaaṃ ia kaṇe rej wia kaki? The yams that are on sale are from where? iaaṃ

Joñan ṇe ekeke peiṃ im kwōmaroñ jutakḷọk iaaṃ. You have enough capital to go into business on your own. keke

“Kwe āt ṇe iaaṃ?” ḷōḷḷap eo ekajjitōk. “Who else is working with you?” the old man asked. P82 āt

iaami Wōn iaami ear kapiolōte ijeṇe? Which one of you spilled the violet paint there? piolōt

iaamieañ Ewōr ke ri-albakbōk iaamieañ? Is there a one among you four who is good at carrying things tucked under the arm? albakbōk

iaamiro Wōn ri-adibwij iaamiro? Who between the two of you is going to be the prodder? adibwij

iaammān Ejej iaammān eṇ ekar kwaḷọk jidik naan iuṃwin jet ko ke minit ālikin an waḷọk men eo. None of the four of us said anything for a little while after that. P1041 iaa-

iaaṃtok Kar kwe āt iaaṃtok? Who was escorting you when you came? iaa-

Kar kwe āt iaaṃtok? ‘Who was escorting you when you came?’ āt

iaan Juon iaan jerbal ko an baata ej ri-aje katok in missa. One of the functions of a priest is to offer the sacrifice of the Mass. aje

"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

Jet kabuñ raan kein eṃōj aer alin jare jet iaan tonin alin kauboe kaṇ. Some churches today have converted some cowboy tunes and used them as hymns. alin jar

E juon iaan ri-bajinjea ro ḷọk ñan Japan. He is one of the passengers to Japan. bajinjea

Kōrā eṇ ej make wōt bōbōk (ebbōk) iaan kōrin ānin That woman is the nosiest on this island. bōbōk

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Iaar Iaar kajjitōk bwe en aeṃaane tok wōjḷā eo ñan ña I asked him to tie the sail to the gaff for me. aeṃaan

Iaar liḷọk jāje ko aerjeañ. I gave the four of them their machetes. aerjeañ

Erro ej kaakōrtok kijed iaar. They (two) are catching mullet on the lagoon side for us akōr

Kōjparok aṃ tutu iaar bwe eaolōke kiiō. Beware of the Portuguese man-o-war in the lagoon because there are plenty of them at this time. aolōk

Ebbadetdet iaar. There are lots of badet on the lagoon side. badet

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iaarin Ebokboke iaarin Majuro The lagoon side of Majuro is sandy. bok

Ekaibwibwij iaarin āniin The lagoon side of this island is always having high tide. ibwij

Iaarro Iaarro ilo jerbal jab in. We'll be partners in this job. iaa-

Kwōn kōbbaal tok ñan kōjro bwe kwōjaad jeḷā iaarro. Go ahead and predict the weather for us since you know more about clouds than I do. kōbbaal

Kōmmālweweik tok ṃōk juon kijen bwe kwōjaad jeḷā iaarro. Could you fix him one coconut since you know this method better? kōmmālwewe

iaartok Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej kōjāibotok iaartok. The men are looking for jaibo at the lagoon side and coming this way. jāibo

iaat Komaroñ ke iaate tok jilu iaat in nuknuk? Could you make three yards of cloth? iaat

Letok ṃōk juon iaat in nuknuk. Please give me a yard of cloth. iaat

iaate Komaroñ ke iaate tok jilu iaat in nuknuk? Could you make three yards of cloth? iaat

iabaru Iar ṃōñā baru im iabaru. I ate crab and got poisoned. iabaru

Iabṇōṇōik Iabṇōṇōik an memakijkij (emmakijkij) an itok. I am disturbed at how often he comes. abṇōṇō

Iabōb Iabōb in roñ aṃ jañ. I hate to hear you cry. abōb

iaboñe Raar iaboñe baaṃle eo im aolepāer im mej. They attacked the family at night and all of them are dead. iaboñ

iAbūdka Eaadikọọtotḷọk meḷaaj eo ilo bukwōn eo iAbūdka. The field in Africa had more index fingers scattered around. addi-kọọtot

iabuñ Eban kanooj ḷap an ekkeini kōj bwe eḷap an iabuñ kōn ajri raṇ nājin. We don't see very much of him because he's so busy with his children. iabuñ

iabuñi Jab inepata kōn an iien iabuñi koṃ Don't worry about time catching up with you. iabuñ

Iabwin Iabwin lo aṃ jañ. I don't want to see you cry. abōb

Eḷap aō addiṃakoko rainin im iabwin jerbal I'm sluggish today and don't feel like working. addiṃakoko

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. P95 dedeinke

Iṃōḷañḷōñ im iabwin ṃōñā I'm nauseated and I don't feel like eating. ṃōḷañḷōñ

iabwinmake Itok kōjro karwaan bwe iabwinmake. Come let's go together because I'm afraid to go alone. karwaan

Iaddeboulul Iaddeboulul im iṃōḷañḷōñ. I'm dizzy and nauseated. addeboulul

iaddimejmej Baj ajeḷkāū ke iaddimejmej. I'm so weak that I'm lethargic. ajeḷkā

iaea Jej iaea ke Are we going to split into teams? iaa-

iaekwoj Ear iñrōktok wōt neeō jān aō kar iaekwoj wiik eo ḷọk I sprained my ankle racing last week. iñrōk

iāekwōj Wa ko rej iāekwōj ḷọk ñan āne jidikdik eṇ. The canoes are racing to that small island. iāekwōj

Iāekwōj in tipñōl eṃṃan ḷọk jān booj in ejjerakrōk. Races of outrigger sailing canoes are better than those of sailing boats. iāekwōj

Joñan an ṃōkaj jān oṃ eluuj ilo iāekwōj eo He was so slow he lost the race. ṃōkaj jān oṃ

Ekar piditte wa eo waan ilo iāekwōj eo His canoe was the last in the race piditte

iaelōñ “Jej ba kwōj pād wōt iaelōñ ṇe i reeaar.” “We thought you were still on that atoll east of here.” P230 ba

Jej jab ṃōñā kanniōkin kau iaelōñ ko ilikin iṂajeḷ kōn an jejeḷọk (ejjeḷọk). We don't eat beef on the outer islands of the Marshalls because there isn't any. kanniōkin kau

“Ekwe koṃeañ etal wōt im jerak, ak kab lale ṃōk ke koṃ naaj bar pe tok im eọtōk iaelōñ in,” Irooj eo eba. “Okay, go ahead and sail, but you are just going to drift and end up back here where you started,” the chief said. P253 pe-

iaer Elōñ iaer reitan aetokaer wōt wa eo waammān. A lot of them were almost all up and down the length of our boat. P999 aetok

Juon eo baj pako tiltil iaer ejaad alikkar an lāj jān aolep bwe ñe ej ikueaak ikōtaan pako ko jet, aolep im ewweaea ḷọk It was obvious that one of the spotted sharks was fiercer than the rest because whenever it swam back and forth between the other sharks, they would all swim away. P1003 ikueaak

Juon eo baj pako tiltil iaer ejaad alikkar an lāj jān aolep bwe ñe ej ikueaak ikōtaan pako ko jet, aolep im euweaea ḷọk It was obvious that one of the spotted sharks was fiercer than the rest because whenever it swam back and forth between the other sharks, they would all swim away. P1003 uwea

iaerro Ebar bōjrak aō roñ aerro kōnnaan iuṃwin jet minit bwe iroñ ainikien an juon iaerro iti juon mājet. After a few minutes I couldn’t hear the two of them talking anymore but I did hear the two of them light a match. P1078 iaa-

iaetọ Ej pād tok wōt iaetọ kaṇ raan jab kein. He stays mostly on the outer islets nowadays. pād

iaetōl Edike amiiañ iaetōl ippān doon. He doesn't want you to associate with one another. amiiañ

iāetōle Kwōn jab iāetōle ri-kadek raṇe. Don't accompany the drunkard. iāetōl

Ḷaddik ro rekijoñ iāetōle doon raṇe. Those are the boys who always accompany each other. iāetōl

Iaidik Iaidik ḷọk jān ṃokta I'm skinnier than before. aidik

iaieo Meḷan 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

iaikuj Men eo de eo iaikuj kar matmate turin mejān kōn tọọl eo an bwe ejiebḷọk kōn menokadu. The only thing I needed to do was wipe his face with his towel because he was sweating profusely. P1142 aikuj

Iaikuj in etal. I have to go. aikuj

Iaikuj kaddikdik bwe eḷap aō tebu. I have to reduce because I'm overweight. kaddikdik

Iaikuj mājmāj bwe imejmetak. I've got to wear sunglasses because my eyes are sore. mejmetak

Iaikuji Iaikuji juon waō. I need a boat. aikuj

Iaikuji roñoul ḷalem jāān ñan aō jabawōt. I need a quarter for my church offering. jabawōt

Iailparok Iailparok ḷọk kake eok jān e. You're more burdensome to me than he is. ailparok

iakiu Eḷap an kar kumi in iakiu ko aitwerōk. The baseball teams had a highly disputed game. aitwerōk

Ej aṃbaiktok aer iakiu. He's refereeing the ball game. aṃbai

Bọọlin iakiu eo nejū ṇe That's my baseball. bọọḷ

“Raar iakiu wōt ke ij itok,” eba. “They were playing baseball when I headed over here,” he said. P465 iakiu

Ri-jikuuḷ ro raar ḷooribebtok ñan jikin iakiu eo The students arrived in full force at the baseball field. ḷooribeb

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iakiuin Ekappaḷpaḷ iakiuin likao in Amedka. American baseball players are fantastic. iakiu

iakwaāl Ej inepatatok wōt jān aerro kar iakwaāl. He's still angry from the argument he had with his wife. inepata

iakwāāl Rar iakwāāl im jujne jibwe doon. They had an argument and then squared off and fought. jibwe doon

iakwāālāl Lieṇ im ḷeeṇ aolep iien rej iakwāālāl. The man and his wife are always arguing. iakwāāl

iaḷ Ej ajweweḷọk ilo iaḷ eo ḷọk ke rej jibwe. He was whistling down the road when he was caught. ajwewe

Iñak ñāāt wōt eo ekar lo animrokaṃro ilowaan iaḷ eo, kab etke ejeḷā ke kōṃro ej jibadek ḷọk ṃweo I don’t know when he saw a glimpse of us on the road, and why he knew we were trying to reach the house. P227 animroka-

Ebbaidikdik tọrerein iaḷ eṇ There are lots of baidik by the road. baidik

Kadujejjete bwe eaetok iaḷ in Fill it up because this is a long journey. dujejjet

Jab ebaj iaḷ ṇe Don't mess up the road. ebaje

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iaḷaṃ Ewōr ke iaḷaṃ ḷọk ñan erpoot eṇ? Do you have transportation to the airport? iaḷ

ialan Ri-Amedka raar kōṃṃan ialan jọọr ilo pata eo. The American soldiers made clear the way for escaping during World War II. iaḷan jọọr

iaḷan Eke kein ilo ānbwinnid rej iaḷan bōtōktōk ilo ānbwinnid The arteries and veins in our body are the ways blood circulates in our bodies. iaḷan bōtōktōk

Raar iaḷan juone ṃokta jān an jino jerbal. They gave him an examination before he started to work. iaḷan juon

Raar iaḷan juone eō ṃokta jān aō ilān jikuuḷ. They tested me before I went to school. iaḷan juon

Jen iaḷan juone doon. Let's play iaḷan juon. iaḷan juon

iaḷap Kab itok ñe epāāt ilo iaḷap in You should come when its low tide during this spring tide. iaḷap

“Eban bwe Likabwiro ej itok ilo idik ak ear iaḷap ilo wiik ṇe kwōj kōnono kake,” ḷōḷḷap eo ebaj kwaḷọk jeḷā eo an. “No, that’s not right, because Likabwiro comes during high tide, but the week you are talking about was high tide” — the old man was just demonstrating his knowledge. P92 Likabwiro

Iaḷapḷọk Iaḷapḷọk im immālele. I am old and absent minded. aḷapḷọk

iāliji “Kapen e ej ba kwōn uwe tok in kōttare ioon wa e,” iāliji ḷọk ñan ḷōḷḷap eo ej jutak ioon wab eo. “The Captain says you should come onboard and wait for him on the boat,” I repeated to the old man standing on the dock. P65 ālij

Iāliklik Iāliklik kōn ṃōñā kā kōnke jejjab naajdik er. I am ashamed that we're not sharing this food with them. āliklik

ialin Ejekadkad joot im ejjeḷọk ialin ko The bullets are coming in every direction and there's no escape. (song) jekadkad

Ialjetḷọk Ialjetḷọk jān e; ak kwaaljettata. I'm cross-eyed more than he is; but you're the most cross-eyed. aljet

iāllulu Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej iāllulu ippān ek kaṇ. Those boys are racing to catch the fish (on the reef). iāllulu

Iaar iāllulu im ṃōk ak iaar jab jibwe ḷadik ro iaar kōbōḷ er. I was chasing the boys but I couldn't catch up with them. iāllulu

Iaḷo Iaḷo. I'm late. aḷo

Ear pikinni kōn juon nuknuk iaḷo tiltil She wore a yellow polka dot bikini. tiltil

iaḷoiki Kwōn iaḷoiki unokan iṃōṇe. You should paint the house yellow. iaḷo

iaṃa Eṃōj aer bar iaṃaiki kōn bar juon iaṃa. They have striped with another stripe. ieṃa

iaṃaiki Eṃōj aer bar iaṃaiki kōn bar juon iaṃa. They have striped with another stripe. ieṃa

iañakḷọk Ej kab iañakḷọk an im ekōṇaan bar rọọl ñan ḷeo ippān. She's just come to her senses and she wants to return to her husband. iañak

iañaktok Ej kab iañaktok aō im ikōṇaan etal jikuuḷ. I just came to my senses and I want to go to school. iañak

iāne Epād iāne. He's ashore. iāne

iānein Erro ej kōnono wōt ak iḷak bōk bōra im rōre āne ḷọk ilo animrokan Jema iturun ṃweo iānein wab eo. Those two were still talking and as I raised my head and looked toward the island I caught a glimpse of Father on the shore side of the wharf. P84 āne

Erro ej kōnono wōt ak iḷak bōk bōra im rōre āne ḷọk ilo animrokan Jema iturun ṃweo iānein wab eo. Those two were still talking and as I raised my head and looked toward the island I caught a glimpse of Father on the shore side of the wharf. P84 bōk bar

ianeo Ejakkutkut iṃoko ianeo. The houses on the island are not close together. jọkkutkut

iāneo Kōmba emaat raij iāneo ak rejab tōmak. We said the island was out of rice but they didn't believe us. ba

Raar loe ej ajjimakeke iāneo. He was found all by himself on the island. ajjimakeke

Koṃjel āt eo koṃjel kar pād iāneo ke ej bwil? You three and who else were on the island when it burned? āt

iānin Jete aebōj-jimeeṇ iānin? How many cisterns are there on this island. aebōj-jimeeṇ

Ewōr ke aḷḷorkaṇ iānin? Is there any of the aḷḷorkaṇ pandanus variety on this island? Aḷḷorkaṇ

Armej jeedwaanin ro iānin raṇ rej kūtōltōl. The strangers on the island are now demonstrating and protesting. armej jeedwaan

Ewōr ke eṇ ejeḷā kōn menmenbwijin ri-Jeina raṇe iānin? Does anyone know about the genealogy of the Chinese on this island? menmenbwij

Iañjebwāālel Iañjebwāālel. I'm confused and don't know which way to go. añjebwāālel

Iapeltak Iapeltak kōn men kākaṇ. I am cramped by those things. apeltak

Iaproro Iaproro in kōṃṃane men eṇ. I don't think I should do that. apaproro

Iar Iar abṇōṇōḷọk im ibōj mej. I got so upset I almost died. abṇōṇō

Iar wiaik juon kōtka abōḷ pinana. I bought myself an apple banana plant. abōḷ

Iar addeboululḷọk ñan ṃōn Jeeki inne in kappok liṃō uno. I was dizzy when I went to Jeeki's house yesterday to get some medicine. addeboulul

Iar ainbat bōb. I was cooking (boiling) pandanus ainbat

Iar ainbate juon bōb. I was cooking (boiling) one pandanus fruit. ainbat

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iaraj Raar ekkat iaraj. They planted some taro. iaraj

Inaaj etal in etto iaraj. I will go and pick some taro. iaraj

Rej ekkat ilin iaraj. They are planting taro sprouts. il

Komaroñ ke jebwatore tok iaraj kā Could you make us some jebwatōr out of these taro? jebwatōr

kilōkin/kōlkan iaraj large basket of taro kilōk

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iaraje Eḷap an iaraje aelōñ eṇ. There are lots of taro on that atoll. iaraj

iarin Eṃṃan tata aba eṇ iarin Likiep Likiep has the best anchorage. aba

Innem ḷein ekar ārōke ḷọk iarin Kuajleen im kaaṃtōūki im wa in ekar oktak ñan juon boojin jerakrōk. Then this man beached it on the Kwajalein lagoon beach and fixed it up, and changed it into a sailing ship. P6 ār

Ebok ajaje iarin āneṇ The lagoon side of the islet has a lots of coarse sand. bok ajaj

Innem ḷein ekar ārōke ḷọk iarin Kuajleen im kaaṃtōiki im wa in ekar oktak ñan juon boojin jerakrōk. Then this man beached it on the Kwajalein lagoon beach and fixed it up, and changed it into a sailing ship. P6 booj

Edekāke iarin ānin The lagoon side of this island has lots of gravel. dekā

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iaroñroñ Wa eo emoot in iaroñroñ tok That ship has gone to spy. iaroñroñ

iaroñroñe Raar jilkinḷọk ña bwe in iaroñroñe ḷọk ṃōṃkūtkūt (eṃṃakūtkūt) ko an rinana ro. They sent me to spy on and report the enemy movements. iaroñroñ

iartak Iar lo an tōtōr (ettōr) niñatak iartak. I saw him running toward me northward on the beach. tok

iarwaj Iar lo an tōtōr (ettōr) tawaj iarwaj. I saw him running towards the east on the beach. ta

iāt Ta in iāt bwiin? Bwiin ta in iāt? Ta in ij āt bwiin? What's this I smell? ātāt

Ta in iāt bwiin? Bwiin ta in iāt? Ta in ij āt bwiin? What's this I smell? ātāt

iAwai Ikiden ṇa iAwai. I got bored staying in Hawaii. kidel

Ekkārere armej iAwai. The people of Hawaii are diverse. kōkārere

iawewe Kwōn raakutake ḷọk iawewe kaṇe jān lowaan upaaj ṇe Please rake out the coral lime from the fireplace. iawewe

Iba “Iba eḷap jọkpej eṇ amieañ?” irooj eo ekajjitōk. “Do you all have a lot of scrap?” the chief asked. P243 ami

“Eṃōj aō ālimi Likabwiro,” iba. “I already bailed all the water out of the Likabwiro,” I said. P352 ālim

“Ij ja itōn ānen bwe eḷap dān e i lowa,” iba. “I am going to start bailing water because there is a lot of it in the boat,” I said. P596 ānen

Iba wōt ke ejorrāān wa eo waan. I thought his car had broken down. ba

Iba kajjien ñane I introduce him ba

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Ibaab Ibaab kwōnaaj kar itok im iar kōttar. I thought you would come and I waited for you. baab

ibaaj Etal wōt bwe ibaaj. I pass (in poker). baaj

Ibaaj ...ibaaj I give up (in fighting). baaj

Ibaaj ..ibaaj. I give up (in fighting). baaj

ibaal Eọtōk kōppeḷọk ko an riJepaan ro ibaal. The Japanese fishing floats washed up on the reef. kōppeḷọk

Ṇo eubweik wa eo ṇa ibaal. The waves smashed the canoe against the reef. ubwe

Ibaate Ibaate ke mejaṃ? Did I make smoke comes into your eyes? baat

Ibae Ibae ej juon iaan āne ko ilo aelōñ in Kuajleen. Ebeye is one of the island in Kwajalein Atoll. Ibae

Ibaj Ibaj mej wōt jidik. I almost killed myself. I almost got killed. baj

Ḷōṃa e, ibaj meḷọkḷọk wōt jidik juon men jej aikuj kōṃṃane,” Kapen eo eba. “Hey guys, I almost forgot one thing we still need to do,” the Captain said. P392 baj

Ibaj jeeaaḷ ḷọk ñan er. I waved back at them. P524 jeeaaḷ

Ej ṃōj aō 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. P1280 kije-

Jema ejijet ḷọk ilo kōjām eo im ña ibaj jijet ḷọk iturin. Father sat down at the door and I sat down next to him. P242 kōjām

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Ibajjek Ibajjek ḷōmṇak ijo innem ijujen wōt im mejki. And as I thought about it, I started to get tired. P553 bajjek

Iballe Iballe kōn nuknuk. I have lots of clothes. balle

Iban Iban meḷọkḷọk abjājein lio. I can't forget the way she tucked things under her arm. abjāje

Aia, iban etal Nuts! I'm not going. aia

Aiaea iban kōṇaan! Nuts! I won't like it! aiaea

Baj aitokūṃ ke iban lo ioon bōraṃ. Your height is such that I can't see the top of your head. aitok

Iban ellolo jikka kiiō bwe eḷap an akā ñan kombani. I can't get any cigarettes because the companies can't get any. akā

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Ibane Ibane kōn jerbal eṇ an. I'm envious of her job. ban

ibar Ej ḷe wōt ak ibar jino ānen After it had passed, I started bailing water again. P612 ak

Ke ekar maat aō ālimi, ibar wanlōñ ḷọk When I was done bailing, I went back up on deck. P989 ālim

Ej ṃōjin ak ibar tōbtōb ṃaan ḷọk im ḷak ijo ippān injin eo, ijibwe tok bakōj eo im jino ānene ḷọk dān eo ṇa ie. When I was done, I pulled myself to where the engine was, picked up the bucket, and started to bail out the rest of the water. P605 ānen

Ikar jab bar kōnono ak ibar to laḷ ḷọk im ālimi dān eo bwe eḷapḷọk. I didn’t say anything else, but went below again and started bailing water, because there was a lot of it. P987 ānen

Ke ej dedeḷọk aṃro jarin kiki, ibar babu ḷọk As soon as we were done saying our prayers, I lay back down. P818 babu

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Ibarāinwōt Ibarāinwōt jeḷā ke kwokōṇaan itok. I also know that you want to come. barāinwōt

Ibatur Ibatur. I crave fish batur

ibbaṃ Ijjamin bar iwōj ibbaṃ waj I will never go with you again. jāmin

ibbat Kwōn iwōj bwe ij ibbat wōj You go on and I'll come later. bōbat

ibbate Baj akḷañūṃ ke iḷak tōparḷọk ijo ibbate eok You're so preemptive when I got there you were already there. akḷañ

Ijeḷā ke ibbate. I know I was too late for it. bōbat

Ibbōroro Ibbōroro in kwaḷọk aō ḷemṇak I am indecisive about saying what I'm thinking about. bōbōroro

ibbūkbūk Kōḷap dānnin bwe en jab būbūkbūk (ibbūkbūk). Make sure there's enough water so it doesn't come out half-done. būbūkbūk

ibbuku Ḷeo ear laṃōj im ba, "Jen ibbuku bwe jekajjinōk. He shouted and said, "Let's take a break; we're breathless." ibbuku

Koṃwij ibbuku ḷọk ñan ñāāt How long are you going to take that break? ibbuku

Jen ibbuku bwe jaañūr. Let's take a smoke break. ibbuku

Jemaroñ ke ibbuku jidik bwe jeṃōk? Could we take a short break since we're tired? ibbuku

Ibbukuin Ibbukuin ri-aelōñ kein; eṃṃan an aetok jetñaakin. The islanders' style of taking a break; it's nice and long in duration. ibbuku

ibbūḷapḷap Enaaj būbḷapḷap (ibbūḷapḷap) kọọj ṇe ippaṃ. You'll make the blanket all smelly. būbḷapḷap

Ebwiin būbḷapḷap (ibbūḷapḷap) kōn an mijak dān. He smells because he rarely bathes. mijak dān

ibbūṇoṇo Ebwiin ibbūṇoṇo. It smells of unwashed sexual organs. būṇo

ibbūriri Kwōn kōmat ḷọk bwe ibbūriri. Hurry up with the cooking because I'm starved. būbriri

Ibbūriri ḷọk wōt. I am hungrier now. būbriri

Ibbūriri ḷọk wōt kōn aō lali ṃōñā kaṇe. Looking at your food makes me want to taste it. būbriri

ibbūrookok Kwōj aikuj jeḷā bajete oṇāāṃ bwe kwōn jab būbūrookok (ibbūrookok). You have to know how to spend your money so you aren't constantly broke. bajet

Enaaj jemḷọk ñāāt aṃ ibbūrookok? When will you get over the habit of always being broke? būrook

ibbūrōrō Ej kōṇak juon nuknuk būbrōrō (ibbūrōrō) mejān She is wearing a reddish dress. būrōrō

Ej kōṇak juon nuknuk memoujuj (emmoujuj) im būbrōrō (ibbūrōrō) mejān. She is wearing a whitish and reddish dress. mouj

ibbūrọrọ Lale bwe en jab ibbūrọrọ piik ṇe Be careful that pork doesn't get a tainted flavor. būbrọrọ

ibbūtbūt Ia in ej būbūtbūt (ibbūtbūt) tok jāne? Where are all those drops coming from? būbūtbūt

ibbūtoto Ebwiin ibbūtoto peiṃ Your hands smell of soaked coconut husks. būto

ibbūtūkḷọk Eḷak būbtūkḷọk (ibbūtūkḷọk) kinej eo eko. She took off when blood gushed from the wound. būbtūktūk

ibbūtūktūk Ia in ej būbtūktūk (ibbūtūktūk) tok Where is that spray coming from? būttūk

ibbwidetdet Ebwiin būbwidetdet (ibbwidetdet) nuknuk kaṇ. The clothes have the smell of sunshine. būbwidetdet

ibbwijetjet Eḷap an būbjetjet (ibbwijetjet) kōn an pāāt. The smell of the sea is all over the place because the low tide. būbjetjet

Ibbwilwōnwōn Būbwilwōnwōn (Ibbwilwōnwōn) tata laddik eṇ kōn an lap an kar ṃōñā wōn. That boy has the strongest smell of turtle because he ate too much turtle. būbwilwōnwōn

ibbwilwōnwōniṃ Kwōn jọ jān būbwilwōnwōniṃ (ibbwilwōnwōniṃ). Wash the turtle smell off of yourself. būbwilwōnwōn

ibbwiroro Ebwiin būbwiroro (ibbwiroro) peiṃ Your hands smell of bwiro būbwiroro

ibeb Ilo an ibeb ḷọk kōn menokadu im ijibwe tok juon ṃōttan peba im deele. I saw that he was dripping with sweat so I got a piece of paper and used it to fan him. P1097 deelel

Ia ṇe ej ibeb tok Where's that water coming from? ibeb

Ṃōttan wōt jidik ebar ibeb tok A series of waves will be coming soon. ibeb

Raar ibeb em wiin ilo teeñ eo āliktata They turned on the pressure and came back to win in the last quarter. ibeb

ibebḷọk Ebooḷ em ibebḷọk. It filled up and overflowed. ibeb

Raar ibebḷọk ñan ṃōn kiiñ eo. They stormed the palace. ibeb

Ibōbtowa Ibōbtowa kiiō Oh, now I see. bōbtowa

ibōj Iar abṇōṇōḷọk im ibōj mej I got so upset I almost died. abṇōṇō

Ibōk 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. P272 jiḷait

Ṃōjin 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. P757 lowa

“Ibōk bōra im ḷak rōre lọk, ilo juon ḷōḷḷap ioon wab eo. I looked up, and when I looked over I saw an old man on the dock. P58 ḷak

Ibōk mejin I have a cold. mejin

Iboor Iboor im ijjab kōṇaan pijja. I throw wildly and I don't want to be a pitcher. boor

ibuḷon Iar lo animrokaṃ ibuḷon jarlepju eo inne. I had a glance of you in the crowd yesterday. animroka-

ibuḷōn Emọọn ibuḷōn bok It has sunk into the sand. mọọn

Ibuñjenōṃ Ibuñjenōṃ jutak im kọkorkor lōñ ḷọk In fear I hastfully jumped up and ran topside. P1082 kọkorkor

Ibūroṃōj Ibūroṃōj kōn an jaje ḷōmṇak I'm so sorry for his inability to reason. jaje ḷōmṇak

Ibūroṃōj kake ke ij lo an rereenak. I pitied him when I saw him laugh like that. rereenak

ibūruō Etarukelel ije ibūruō. "There is anxiety in my heart." tarukelel

ibuuḷ Ṃōjin aō bōk jāān eo, ibuuḷ āne ḷọk ñan ṃōn wia pilawā eo. After taking the money, I hurried to the store that sold bread. P261 buuḷ

Ibwiin Ibwiin baat kōn aō kar pād turin kijeek eṇ. I have the smell of smoke because I have stayed near the fire. baat

ibwij Ej jañin kanooj ibwij im ej maroñ wōt akake jokwā eṇ. The water is not very high and he's still able to tow the driftwood with his feet touching the bottom. akake

Ear kanooj ibwij im ear jabjab neō jān laḷ. It was an extremely high tide and my feet couldn't reach the bottom. jabjab

Ejino ibwij tok im wa eo ejino pelōñ tak im jepaan wōt ioon ọb eo. The tide was starting to come in and the boat was starting to float upwards to the same level as the dock. P312 jepaa-

Eḷak ibwij ejjelọk wa eo. When the tide came in, the boat floated loose. ejjelọk

Eban kakkōt ibwij. The tide will not be very high. kakkōt

ibwijleplep Nowa wōt im bwij eo an raar mour ilo ibwijleplep eo ilo Baibōḷ. Only Noah and his family survived the great flood in the Bible. ibwijleplep

ibwijtok Eban jab jeraaṃṃan ad eọñōd ilo aejekin ibwijtok. We're bound to be lucky when we fish with a surrounding net on a dark night with the tide coming in. aejek

Ibwijwoḷā Ibwijwoḷā ḷọk I'm getting old. bwijwoḷā

Ibwil Ibwil im orjib. I burned and peeled. orjib

ibwiljin Ḷadik eo eṇ ibwiljin armej raṇ wōj. The boy is in the midst of all those people. bwilji-

Iḷak toore meja ibwiljin jāllepju eo ikar lo animrokan ejja ḷōḷḷap eo wōt kab irooj eo ekar kọọle kōmmān When I scanned my eyes through the crowd of people, I caught a glimpse of the same old man and the chief who had put a curse on us. P1341 jarlepju

Ibwilōñ Ibwilōñ an bōbooror (ebbooror) pijja eo. I'm surprised at how often the pitcher threw wildly. boor

ibwiltoonon Ij jab iwōj in jar bwe ibwiltoonon. I'm not going to church with you because I'm dirty. bwiltoonon

ida Kwōn kōṃṃan tok ida bwe jen jino bọk pāle. Make some bands so that we can start making some torches from dry coconut fronds. ida

idaak Iar idaak akō iar jab kadek. I drank but did not get drunk. akō

Wōn ej ba eaḷakiie dānnin idaak? Who said it was easy to find drinking water? aḷakiie

Kwōj idaak ke ban? Would you like some punch? ban

Etke kwōj jab idaak batin in metak kā ñe emetak bōraṃ? Why don't you take these aspirin pills if you have a headache? batin

Idaak jān bọjet ṇe Drink out of the faucet. bọjet

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idaaptōk Ettōr im idaaptōk neen As he ran, his legs got tangled idaaptōk

idajoñjoñe Kwōn ṃōk idajoñjoñe tok ñan kōjro. How about trying it out for us. idajoñjoñ

Ta ṇe kwaar idajoñjoñe? What did you try out? idajoñjoñ

Idajoñjoñin Idajoñjoñin ri-kapeel Investigation of an expert. idajoñjoñ

idāpdep Ikar ṃōkaj im kōtḷọk bakōj eo ak idāpdep. I let go of the bucket as quickly as I could and held on. P651 dāpdep

Idāpij Idāpij banōḷ eo im Jema elutōk tok men eo kobban ñan lowaan tāāñ eo an injin eo. I held the funnel and Father poured the contents into the tank of the engine. P590 dāpdep

Idāpij banōḷ eo im Jema elutōk tok men eo kobban ñan lowaan tāāñ eo an injin eo. I held the funnel and Father poured the contents into the tank of the engine. P590 P590 lilutōk

idāpin Jema ewelọk ilo jila eo ak Bojin eḷọrronpā lōñ ḷọk idāpin kaju eo lōñ ḷọk Father took over the tiller, and the Boatswain, using a climbing method in which only the feet and hands touch the tree, climbed up the base of the mast. P1191 ḷọrronpā

iddik Ilo Ṃajeḷ, kōn an iddik āne ko ie im jabwe jikin men in mour, ejjeḷọk men in mour eḷḷap. In the Marshalls, because the islets are so tiny and there isn’t space for animals, there are no large animals. S23 jabwe

iddipiñpiñ Kwōn jab didipiñpiñ (iddipiñpiñ) bwe jouwaroñ. Quit pounding cause you're getting on my nerves. didipiñpiñ

iddiwōjwōj Eṃōj ṇe aṃ didwōjwōj (iddiwōjwōj). You stop going out so frequently. diwōj

Ideḷọñ Ideḷọñ ḷọk lowa im tile ḷaṇtōn eo ie. I went inside the cabin and lit the lantern. P533 deḷọñ

iden Eṃṃan edin (iden) nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Your dress is of good fabric. ed

Iden jaki eṇ eṃṃan bwe emeoeo. The fabric of that mat is good because it is soft. ed

Iden jaki eṇ kōṃṃan jān maañ rar. The weaving strips of the mat are made from pandanus leaves dried by fire. iden

Eṃṃan iden nuknuk ṇe That cloth has good fibers. iden

iden-onieik Anij enaaj iden-onieik eok kōn nana kaṇe aṃ. God will punish your evil deeds. iden-oṇe

idenwoṇe Lale kwaar idenwoṇe. Don't seek revenge. iden-oṇe

idepdep Eḷap an idepdep niin wāto ṇe The trees on that tract are crowded. idepdep

Eḷap an idepdep iṃōn jokwe ko ilo Ebeye. The living quarters on Ebeye are too crowded. idepdep

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. P998 aojọjọ

idid Eḷap an idid aolōkin likin ānin The Portuguese men-o'-war on the ocean side of this islet really sting. idid

idik Kōttar an idik im itok kōjro eọñwōd. Wait for the neap tide and we will go fishing. idik

Jema ebar idik pein irooj eo im iọkiọkwe ḷọk ḷōḷḷap eo kab armej ro jet ijo. Father shook the Chief’s hand and said goodbye to the Old Man and a few other people who where there. P474 idik

Erro ḷōḷḷap eo idik pein doon. The two of them shook hands. P70 idik

Ejaje idik pein armej. He never shakes hands. idik

“Eban bwe Likabwiro ej itok ilo idik ak ear iaḷap ilo wiik ṇe kwōj kōnono kake,” ḷōḷḷap eo ebaj kwaḷọk jeḷā eo an. “No, that’s not right, because Likabwiro comes during high tide, but the week you are talking about was high tide” — the old man was just demonstrating his knowledge. P92 Likabwiro

idikdiki Ta unin aṃ idikdiki ut ṇe Why did you keep on shaking that flower tree? idik

Idikdiki raan wūt ṇe bwe en wōtlọk wūt. Shake the flower tree a lot so the flowers will come down. idik

Idike Idike kanniōkin kau ñe ej amej. I don't like rare steaks. amej

Idike lieṇ bwe ri-bakke eo ilo kar Mājro eṇ. I abhor her because she was the one with the yaws in Majuro sometime back. bakke

Idike ṃweiukun ṃweeṇ I don't like the goods at that store. dike

Idike eok I hate you. dike

Idike armej rot eṇ eeded. I despise a person who is nosey. eded

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idiki Jab idiki ut ṇe Stop shaking the tree. idik

idin Rej kōṃṃan idin ḷōḷō jān maañ. Weaving strands are made of pandanus leaves. id

idiñ Ejjeḷọk wōt idiñ in aṃ uwe. That was an abrupt decision for you to travel. idiñ

Idipen Idipen jān kwe. I am stronger than you. dipen

idipin Rej aḷeek ṃọle ṇa idipin ṇa eṇ bwe en eṃṃan jabuki. They surrounding the school of rabbitfish beside the stony shoal so they could easily scoop it up with a net. aḷe

Jāje eo eṇ idipin ni eṇ. The machete is at the bottom of that coconut tree. dāpi-

“Etal im bōktok tāāñin kiaj eo idipin kiju eṇ,” Jema ekar laṃōj ḷọk ñan Bojin eo. “Go get the gas can over there next to the mast,” Father yelled to the Boatswain. P569 tāāñ

Idoori Idoori pilawā ko iturierro innem kwaḷọk tok juon tūre, juon bakbōk im jake ḷọk men ko im Bojin eo ebōk bakbōk eo im jiḷaiti juon iaan ḷoob ko im kōmjel idaak im ṃōñā I put down the bread next to them and then found a tray, a small knife, and handed them over, and the Boatswain took the knife and sliced one of the loaves and we all ate and drank. P269 dedoor

idpeenen Ij idpeenen im emḷọk kōn kiddik ko arro. I toss and turn reminiscing about those little things we used to do. kiddik

ie Ia ṇe kwaar kael ie? Where did you catch the unicorn fish? ael

Eaeṃṃan ḷọk ije ij eọñwōd ie jān ijeṇe. The current here where I'm fishing is better than where you are. aeṃṃan

Ej etal in kaaj ijeṇ rej ṃanṃan piik ie. He's going to get some liver where they're butchering the pigs. aj

In kar jeḷā ia in ej ajejin Jowa ḷọk ie ḷọk I wish I knew where he's gone with his reclaimed gifts. ajejin Jowa

Ajokḷāin juon āne ekkā wōt an ejjeḷọk armej ej jokwe ie. There is usually no one living on either end of an island. ajokḷā

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Ieañden Ieañden bwe iar jab ṃabuñ I am starving since I didn't eat breakfast. eañden

Ieded Ieded im ṃōk ak iaar jab loe. I have searched everywhere, but haven't been able to find it. eded

iekūt Ḷakeke to, rooj iekūt, waan Elmọñdik. Lakeke in the west, they (the sailors) stand by, vehicle of the storm called Elmọñdik. (a chant.) Ḷakelōñ

ieṃa Jilu an ḷeeṇ ieṃa. He's got three stripes. ieṃa

Iememej Iememej raan ko. I remember the days. ememej

Ien Ien ko ṃokta The former times. ṃokta

Ien rujruj Time for reefing the sails. rujruj

Ri-juraake eo ear jab jādetok ñan ien ekajet eo. The witness did not show up for the trial. juraake

ieṇ Tu-jab ieṇ. Right over there. That side. jab

Ta eṇ rej kōṃṃane tu-jab ieṇ. What they are doing on the other side jab

Ettokkwikwiḷọk oror e jān oror ieṇ. This pen's got more chicks in it than that one. tokkwi

iene Iar etal iene ke ej pāāt ñan āneṇ I walked to that small islet during low tide. etal iene

Kōjenibwilej ḷōkōmmōñ iene. Lit. The food a chief decides not to share with a lineage head signifies a shedding of tears. kōjenibwilej

ieñe Ḷaddik eo kwōj pukote e ieñe ije The boy you were looking for is here by me. ieñe

Ieñṇe Ieñṇe, wāween de ṇe kōmṃane. That's the way to do it. ieñṇe

Ieo Ieo ij lo an ñabñabḷọk ijieṇḷọk. I saw him there eating as if he's dying of hunger and going thataway. ñabñab

iep Eṃṃan aṃ abjājeiki iep ṇe aṃ. I like the way you tuck that basket under your arm. It's okay for you to carry that basket under your arm. abjāje

Kwaar kaabjājeiki ke kōn iep kileplep eo raan eo ḷọk Was it you that got her to tuck the big basket under her arm? abjāje

Joñan an mera iep eo, lio ear albakbōke. The basket was light enough for her to carry under her arm. albakbōk

Kōm ar apep im booḷ iep eo We caught sardines using the apep method and filled the basket. apep

Koṃro ilọk im kabokkwelep tarin juon iep tok iaar. You two go and bring a basket of coarse sand at the beach. bokkwelep

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Iepaake Iepaake ḷọk wōt mweeṇ jān kwe. I am closer to the house than you are. epaak

iepe Eḷap an iepe (iepiepe) kiiō ñan joñan ṃōñā ṇe kiiō. There are more than enough baskets now for the amount of food we have. iep

iepiepe Eḷap an iepe (iepiepe) kiiō ñan joñan ṃōñā ṇe kiiō. There are more than enough baskets now for the amount of food we have. iep

Ierkākā Bao ko kākā. Ierkākā. Those are the chickens. There they are. errārā

Ierrārā Bao ko kākā. Ierrārā. Those are the chickens. There they are. errārā

iia Juon uweo iia irilik There is a rainbow to the west. iia

iiaake Kanooj iiaake ek ṇe bwe edidi. Be careful in taking the meat off that fish for it has lots of bones. iiaak

iiaaki Kōrā ro raar iiaaki ek ko ñan aer kōṃṃan juub. The women removed the bones from the fish so they could make soup. iiaak

Iiabaru Iiabaru. I got sick from eating crab. iabaru

iiadatōltōl Ta ṇe ej kōṃṃan bwe niñniñ ṇe en iiadatōltōl ḷọk wot? What makes the baby keep on slobbering? iādatōltōl

iiāetōl Ḷaddik ro raṇ rej iiāetōl ḷọk ñan jikin piknik eṇ. The boys are going together to the picnic place. iāetōl

iiaieo 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

Jen iiaieo ḷọk ñan ṃweeṇ iṃō. Let's get together and head on to my house. iiāio

Ear juon iien iiaieo eṃṃan im kaṃōṇōṇō. It was a good and enjoyable get-together. iiāio

iiāio Eṃṃan adwōj iiāio. It's good for all of us to get together. iiāio

Baaṃle eo raar iiāio ippān doon ilo juon kemeem. The family got together in a birthday celebration. iiāio

iiaḷ Ealijerḷok an rūttariṇae ro etal ilowaan iiaḷ eo ḷọk The soldiers walked proudly down the road. alijerḷọk

Im ḷak eoḷapān ḷọk boñon eo, erro bar jerak e wūjḷā eo im kōmmān jino bar bweradik ḷọk ilo iiaḷ eo ammān tak ḷọk And in the middle of the night, the two of them put up the sail again and we started going on our way to the east. P1180 bweradik

Kwōn eltok ñan ña bwe in kwaḷọk waj iiaḷ eo Listen to me to show you the way. el

Ejjeḷọk men eo baḷuun eo ekar wōjake ak ekar kelọk wōt ilo iiaḷ eo an to ḷọk The plane didn’t do anything and instead just kept flying its course. P945 iaḷ

Meḷan 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

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iiaḷañeiki Enaaj iiaḷañeiki kōj ṃokta jān ad tōprak ḷọk We won't make it there before moonrise. iiaḷañe

iiaḷin Erro kar tōtōñ bajjek ijo ippān doon ak ña ikar lukkuun ḷōmṇaki naan kein an bar juon alen, kōmmān kar rọọl jān iiaḷin mej The two of them were laughing but I couldn’t help thinking that we had just barely skirted death. P1348 iaḷ

Iie Iie in kōtak. Needle for tying on thatch. iie

Iie in ia ṇe aṃ? Where did you get your needle from? iie

Iie in aj. Needle for sewing thatch. iie

Lale iie ekij eok. Watch out for centipedes that they don't bite you. iie

iien Ebooḷ ṇakṇōkin ri-abba raar itok ilo iien Jepaan ko. There were lots of experts in dynamiting during Japanese times. abba

“Kwōn kab kūr eō ñe iien arro etal.” “You can call me when it’s time for us to go.” P151 ad

“Ej ae niñaḷọk kiiō kōnke ekkā wōt an kūtak bwe ej iien rak wōt. “The current is running northwards now, because there is normally wind from the southwest since it’s summer. P186 ae

Kwōleḷọk ke aerro iien kōnono Did you give both of them a chance to talk? aerro

Eḷaññe enaaj aerwōj iien jerbal renaaj kate er joñan wōt aer maroñ. When it's their turn to work, they'll do their best. aerwōj

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iieṇ Taunin an aijkudiimi ḷọk keek iiō jān keek iieṇ? Why does this piece of cake have more ice cream on top of it than that one over there? aij kudiiṃ

Ṃweo iieṇ ej pād iturin wōjke kileplep eṇ.. That's the house there near the big tree. iieṇ

Eṃōj ṇe aṃ kūtimtimi ajri ṇe aolep iieṇ. Why don't you stop wrapping that baby up all the time.? kūtimtim

iieṇtok Ḷeo iieṇtok. That's the man there coming toward us. iieṇ

iiep Ṃōjin, jej kōjeeki, im ñe rōṃōrā, kọkoṇi ṇai lowaan iiep, bọọk, ak tiin, ṃae iien jeaikuji ñan ṃōñā Then we put them to dry in the sun, and when they are dry, fit them into a basket, box, or can until we need them for food. S27 koṇ

Ṃōjin, jej kōjeeki, im ñe rōṃōrā, kọkoṇi ṇai lowaan iiep, bọọk, ak tiin, ṃae iien jeaikuji ñan ṃōñā Then we put them to dry in the sun, and when they are dry, fit them into a basket, box, or can until we need them for food. S27 kōjeje

iiet Ṃokta ear kanooj pen an juon al buñbuñ kōn an iiet armej eṇ ej roñ. Before, it was difficult for a song to be well known, because there were few people who heard it. S26 buñbuñ

Kar iiet tata koṇan Tony iaan ḷōṃaro raar eọñwōd. Tony caught the fewest fish among the men who went fishing. iiet

Eḷap an iiet aō nuknuk. I have only a few clothes. iiet

Ejowālel Alfred im aolep iien ej iiet koṇan ñe ej turọñ. Alfred is not a good marksman at spearfishing and his catch is never large when he goes spearfishing. jowālel

Ear kanooj iiet aebōj laḷ etto im jabdewōt armej rej kōjerbale im kattooni. There were very few cisterns in olden times, and everyone used them and contaminated them. S22 tōtoon

iij Kōmij kōṃṃan dānnin kadek jān iij. We make liquor from yeast. iij

Iij in ia ṇe ke āinwōt ekajoor. Where is this yeast from as it's quite strong. iij

Ear ṃōṃōkaje (eṃṃōkaje) iij eo He got there in time for some yeast (drink). ṃōṃōkaj

Jekaro ej bar bōk jikin iij ilo iiōk pilawā. Jekaro also takes the place of yeast in making bread. S19 pilawā

Iijoḷ Iijoḷ jāibo I want to eat jāibo jāibo

Iilbōk Iilbōk kōn ainikien bu eo. The sound of the gun scared me. ilbōk

Iilbōk im kanōk neō ak iruṃwij. I was startled and tried to move my leg out of the way but it was too late. P344 kankan

Iilbōk im ruj ke ikar kajkaj ioon jaki ko im ke ij roñ ainikien an ḷōṃaro lelaṃōjmōj. I was startled awake when the sleeping mats started to shake and I heard the guys yelling. P565 laṃōj

Iilbōk kōn okkoḷọk in kōjām eo. I jumped when the door slammed. okkoḷọk

Iim Iim tata wa eo waan Alfred. Alfred's car was the fastest. iiṃ

iiṃ Eḷap an iiṃ wa eo. That canoe is very swift. iiṃ

Itipiji im jālirara kōn an iiṃ an itok. I tripped him and sent him flying because of his tremendous speed. jālirara

Kōn an kanooj iiṃ wa eo, ri-kattōr eo ear kajjioñ kabōjrake ak iiṃ eo an ekōjbouki ḷọk ooṃ itaak im jepdak ikiin ṃweo im mej ri-kattōr eo. Due to its excessive speed, the driver tried in vain to stop the vehicle but it smashed against the house killing the driver. kōjbouk

Kōn an kanooj iiṃ wa eo, ri-kattōr eo ear kajjioñ kabōjrake ak iiṃ eo an ekōjbouki ḷọk ooṃ itaak im jepdak ikiin ṃweo im mej ri-kattōr eo. Due to its excessive speed, the driver tried in vain to stop the vehicle but it smashed against the house killing the driver. kōjbouk

Iinepata Iinepata kōn ainikien dān eo innem ijujen jibwe tok bakōj eo kab kuwat eo im jino aō kar ānen I was worried about the sound of the water so I used a can to bail it into a bucket. P348 inepata

iio Letok juon bao iio. Give me a whole chicken. iio

iiō Eṃōj kaaetoktok nuknuk iiō in This year's dresses have been lengthened. aetok

Eaetōktōke ḷọk iiō in jān iiō eo ḷọk This year's crop of arrowroot stalks is more abundant than last year's. aetōktōk

Eaetōktōke ḷọk iiō in jān iiō eo ḷọk This year's crop of arrowroot stalks is more abundant than last year's. aetōktōk

Eaiji tata kar iiō eo 1810 It was known that 1810 was the year with the most ice. aij

Eaiji ḷọk ioon dān iiō in jān iiō eo ḷọk There's more ice on the water this year than last year. aij

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iiō—ij Ilo iien in eor jiljilimjuon ak rualitōk aō iiō—ij jab kanooj ememej. At this time I was seven or eight years old—I don’t exactly remember which. P2 ememej

iiōk Lio eaar abōḷpinanaiki iiōk eo She added apple bananas to the cooking. abōḷ

Eaebōjbōje iiōk eṇ an. Her cooking is flat. aebōjbōj

Eaniene iiōk ṇe That recipe uses lots of onions. anien

Eanieneḷọk iiōk in This recipe has lots more onions. anien

Ebōjbōj iiōk ṇe aṃ. That mixture is thick. bōjbōj

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iiọk Ri-aikiu eo ennọ tata an iiọk ṇe He makes the tastiest aikiu food. aikiu

iiōke Ñe ej iiōke aḷaḷ in kapoor eṇ im lewaj, kwōmeḷọkḷọk nukuṃ. After he prepares the meaty part of the giant clam and lets you eat it, it is so delicious it's out of this world. aḷaḷ

iiōki Raar iiōki pilawa ko. They make bread from the flour. iiōk

Iiọkwe Iiọkwe bwe in kar ṃupiiki koṃro. I wish I had a movie camera so I could take a picture of you two. ṃupi

Ej jab tōllọkū ba iiọkwe eok It's not for me to say I love you. tōllọk

Iiọkwe ajri ṇe ke ewūdkabbe. I feel sorry for that child who's going to grow up to be a moron. wūdkabbe

iiom Ālikin aṃro jar, iḷak itōn kar kajjioñ kiil meja in mājur elukkuun pen kōn wōt aō kar ḷōmṇake an baḷuun eo itok iiom tok im etal wōt ak ejab lo kōm. After we were finished praying I was going to try to close my eyes and get some sleep but it was really hard because I kept thinking about how that plane had flown right over us but just kept going and didn’t see us. P952 baḷuun

iion Jero naaj bar iion doon juon raan. We will meet each other someday. iioon

Kōmmān lukkuun iion tōreen kajumej. Now we were all really keeping watch. P696 jumej

iione “Innem ñe jeañ kabbwe, jeañ ban loe ak jenaaj iione ae niñaḷọk ṇe im enaaj kinōōr kōj bwe jen ḷe jān Ruōt. “And if we turn, we won’t see it and we’ll run into the northward current which will carry us past Ruōt. P900 kinōōr

Juon eo ajineañroin jekaṇ raar iione. They met up with a coward from somewhere. ajineañro

iiookḷọk Ri-aṃbwidilā ro raar iiookḷọk baḷuun eo. The umbrellaed passengers made a beeline to the airplane. aṃbwidilā

iioon Ḷōṃaro raar iioon doon baar eo. The men met each other at the bar. iioon

Iar iioon jera inne. I ran into my friend yesterday. iioon

Ebar iioon irooj eo im erro kar kōnono. He went over to the Chief and the two of them started talking. P1346 iioon

“Imoot, jenaaj iioon doon iturin opiij eṇ. “I’m going; we’ll see each other by the office.” P292 moot

Kōm ḷak tōprakḷọk, kōm iioon aer ṃaṃa As we arrived at the place, we were in time to witness the celebration of the breadfruit season. ṃaṃa

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iioone Enana wōt in wāween jeañ iioone.” What an ugly situation we’re in.” P774 iioon

Iar iioone ṃokta jān an etal. I met him before he went. ṃokta

Enana wōt in wāween jeañ iioone.” What an ugly situation we’re in.” P774 jeañ

Iiōōt Iiōōt eo kwaar ḷotak ie? What year were you born? ḷotak

iiōūṃ Jete iiōūṃ ṇai ānin How many years have you been on this island? iiō

iitōn Baj aborū ke iitōn ban wōnṃaanḷọk. I'm so impeded I can't move forward. abor

Ilo iien aṃ jiktok, iitōn bwebwe When you come into my mind, I nearly go crazy. jiktok

Iiūñ “Iiūñ, ikar būki tok inne,” Kapen eo euwaak. “Yes, I brought them over yesterday,” the Captain answered. P286 bōk

“Iiūñ,“ iba ñan e. “Ok,” I said to him. P153 iiūñ

Ij Ij abbawaj ak kwōn abbaḷọk. I'm dynamiting in your direction while you're dynamiting in that direction. abba

Ij jañin ellolo abōḷ kilmeej. I have not seen a black apple. abōḷ

Ij kune im kōjro wōnāne ḷọk kōjjel Kapen eo jino ektaki tok jọkpej ko adjel. I’m turning it off and the two of us will go ashore and together with the Captain we’ll start loading our scrap. P337 ad

Ij ḷōmṇak eaaddeboululḷọk Jọọn jān kwe ak iaaddeboulul tata iaadeañ I think John's dizzier than you but I'm the dizziest of us four addeboulul

Ij kaadenpewaj ak kwōj kaadenpetok. I fish for adenpe sharks in your direction while you fish for the same toward me. adenpe

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Ijā Ijā, emake baj ṃōṃan (eṃṃan) an lur. Goodness, it's so nice and calm. ijā

Ijāāk Ijāāk. I'm stuffed. jejāāk

Ijaaṃ Ijaaṃ bar metak bar? Why did I get a headache again? jaaṃ

Ijab Ijab lo amimān tōkeaktok. I didn't notice the four of you arriving. amimān

Animrokan Jọọn wōt eo ak ijab bar loe. I had only a glimpse of John before I lost sight of him for good. animroka-

Ke ij to laḷ ḷọk ijab mejek baibin būṃbūṃ eo an injin eo ak ijuri im bwil neō. When I got down there I didn’t notice the muffler and I rubbed against it and burned my leg. P343 baib

“Ijab eọñōd bwe iar bar eñjake an metak tok kūrro e aō. “I didn’t go fishing because I felt my gout coming on. P190 eñjake

Ijab ṃakūtkūt ak ipād wōt ijo im kōttar. I didn’t move; I just stayed where I was and waited. P85 ijo

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ijabōṃ Ak jet ko men ijabōṃ kar kakkōt mejeki. But there were a few things I didn’t even notice. P995 kakkōt

Ak jet ko men ijabōṃ kar kakkōt mejeki. But there were a few things I didn’t even notice. P995 mejek

Ijabōṃ etal I didn't even begin to go. podem

ijabōn Kakkejele ṇa ijabōn kiju ṇe Tie it on to the top of the mast. kōkejel

Ijaje Ijaje ta eo eaar kaaerin bōtōktōke. I don't know what turned it into the blood pressure feeling. aerin bōtōktōk

Ijaje ṃōñā kōn aji. I don't know how to use chopsticks. aji

Ijaje akweḷap I'm not the insistent type. akweḷap

Ijaje ta eṇ ej allọke. I can't tell what he's scrutinizing. allọk

Ijaje alwōj tiipi. I don't watch tv. alwōj

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Ijājiṃaat Ijājiṃaat jān kwe. I'm not as smart as you are. jājiṃaat

Ijājiniet Ijājiniet in itoitak eoon āniin I don't know my way around this island. jājiniet

ijakile Baj aiṇokkouṃ ke ijakile eok You're so light skinned that I didn't recognize you. aiṇokko

Ijakile kōn an bōbōj (ebbōj). He was so thin I didn't recognize him. bōbōj

Ijakile eok kin mwijbar ṇe aṃ. I don't recognize you with that haircut. jakile

ijako Kwōnāj lale ṃōṇe ṃōrro ñe ijako. You'll manage our house when I'm gone. lale

Ijāmin Ijāmin ilọk ñan Jālwōj. I will never go to Jaluit. jāmin

Ijāmin iwōj bwe eor aō utaṃwe. I haven't come to see you yet because I've been busy (or sick). utaṃwe

Ijaṃjaṃe Ijaṃjaṃe ek eo. I want more of that fish. jaṃjaṃ

Ijaṃjaṃe kukure (ikkure) eo I want to watch the game some more. jaṃjaṃ

Ijdiiel Jabōtin Ijdiiel ro raar lo iju eo. The shepherds from Israel saw the star. jabōt

ije Eaeṃṃan ḷọk ije ij eọñwōd ie jān ijeṇe. The current here where I'm fishing is better than where you are. aeṃṃan

Wōn eo ebōk aḷaḷ eo aō jān ije jikin Who took my stick from its place? aḷaḷ

Kwōn baake tok kaar ṇe waaṃ ije. Park your car here. baak

Jab kōjjarbūtbūti tok dān ñan ije. Don't sprinkle the water this way. būbūtbūt

Kwōn boke tok ije. Bring sand and put it here. bok

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Ijeban Ijeban wōt kōn kwe. I am prosperous because of you. jeban

ijekā Ḷaddik ro rā ijekā. The boys are here somewhere. ijekā

Ij roñ ke bao ko kā ijekā. I heard that the chickens are here somewhere. ijekā

“Ij roñ ijekā ke kwōj ḷōmṇak in jerak ḷọkin wiik in ñan Likiep. I hear around here that you are thinking of sailing to Likiep next week. P76 ijekā

ijekaṇ Joñan an kar ḷokwanwaik tok aeḷōñ kein ke ear pād ijekaṇ eḷak rọọltok elukkuun ṃō He was so homesick for the Marshalls while he was abroad that when he returned he was really skinny. ḷokwanwa

ijekein Kar ijekein ko kōm ar pād ie ilo pata eo. These were the places we stayed during the war. ijekein

“Kar bōlen ṃōttan kōjwad im ekar jebwābwe tok ijekein tok,” euwaak. “Maybe it strayed from its flock and ended up here,” he replied. P1066 jebwābwe

“Kar bōlen ṃōttan kōjwad im ekar jebwābwe tok ijekein tok,” euwaak. “Maybe it strayed from its flock and ended up here,” he replied. P1066 kōjwad

ijeko Eṃōj etale ijeko ear etal ie ḷọk The places where he went have been investigated. ijeko

ijekoko Wa koko ijekoko. Those are the ships over there. ijekoko

ijeḷā Aet, ijeḷā ke kwōj aō bọọj im kwomaroñ kōtōprak aikuj e aō. Yes, I know that you are my boss and you can handle my request. aaet

Ak ijeḷā ke ej jab bar an Injinia ṇe.” And it’s not the Engineer’s, either.” P642 bar

Ijeḷā ke ibbate. I know I was too late for it. bōbat

Kiiō ijeḷā ke kwōj būḷabe eō. Now I know that you're bluffing. būḷab

“Koṃṃool,” iba ñan e im bwijọkorkor meto ḷọk ñan wa eo bwe ijeḷā ke Jema im Bojin eo erro ej kar kōttar wōt. “Thank you,” I said to him and hurried back to the boat, because I knew Father and the Boatswain were still waiting. P267 bwijọkorkor

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ijellọkin Men eo ejjeḷọk de eo waan ektaki ḷọk men kein ñan Likiep, ijellọkin wōt tiṃa in raun eo, ak kōnke kōmmān aikuj naaj kar kōttar tok bar jilu allōñ. The only thing they lacked was a vehicle to haul these things to Likiep, except for the fieldtrip ship, but we would have had to wait for that for three months. P19 de

Epojak aolep men ijellọkin wōt ektak aḷaḷ kab tiin im deenjuuk injin e an wa in. Everything is ready except for loading the lumber and metal, and warming up the engine in the boat. P80 deenju

Kwōj juraake ke tōmak ṇe aṃ kōn jerbal eṃṃan ijellọkin kōnono wōt? Do you witness or stand for your faith by good works besides just talk? juraake

Ebar ejjeḷọk ri-ṇajitbōd ijellọkin Anij No one else can give us the spirit to live if it's not God. ṇajitbōn

ijellọkū En ejjeḷọk bar anij raṇ ippaṃ ijellọkū. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. S5 Anij

En ejjeḷọk bar anij raṇ ippaṃ ijellọkū. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. S5 ijellọkwi-

ijellọkun Ebarāinwōt kōṇaan itok ijellọkun an kōṇaan ṃōñā Besides wanting to eat, he also wants to come. barāinwōt

Kab itok aolep raan ijellọkun wōt Jabōt. Come every day except Sunday. ijellọkwi-

ijeḷmān Ejino jok tok marok eo im ikkōl in wōnāne ḷọk bwe kōṃro maroñ ḷe ijeḷmān doon It was starting to get dark and I was concerned about going back to the island because the two of us might get separated. P54 kōkōl

Ejino jok tok marok eo im ikkōl in wōnāne ḷọk bwe kōṃro maroñ ḷe ijeḷmān doon It was starting to get dark and I was concerned about going back to the island because the two of us might get separated. P54 ḷe ijeḷmān doon

Ijelōt Ijelōt bato eo raan tebōḷ eo em wōtlọk. I bumped the bottle and it fell off the top of the table. jelōt

Ijeme Ijeme im ṃōk ak ejaje ekkañ. I'm tired from sharpening it but it won't take an edge. jem

Ijemetak Ijemetak. I have a stomach ache. jemetak

ijeṇ Ej etal in kaaj ijeṇ rej ṃanṃan piik ie. He's going to get some liver where they're butchering the pigs. aj

Rej ane ijeṇ ṃokta jān aer eọñōd. They're throwing chum there before they fish. ane

Edāpdipe ijeṇ raar jookā ni ie. There are lots of stumps where they cut the coconut trees. dāpdep

Kwōn eọkur dekā im kadḷọk piik kaṇ jān ijeṇ. Scoop up some gravel and throw it at the pigs to scare them away from there. eọkur

Eñeṇ ijeṇ. It's right there. i

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ijene “Eṃṃan 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. P223 ne

“Nejū, mọọn ṃaan waj ṃōk i lowa im jibwe tok tiinin petkōj eo ijene iuṃwin kōbba ṇe,” Jema eba. “Son, go up to the front and get the tin of biscuits from under the cover,” Father said. P806 tiin

ijeṇe Eñeo ear abwinmakewaj ijeṇe waj Afraid of ghosts as he was, I saw him going in your direction abwinmake

Āindein admān naaj jeje tak waj ijeṇe tak waj ñan Likiep. That way we’ll sail into the wind toward Likiep. P842 ad

Ḷeo ear addi-lep waj ijeṇe towaj There he was giving the finger as he was heading that way. addi-eoḷap

Eaeṃṃan ḷọk ije ij eọñwōd ie jān ijeṇe. The current here where I'm fishing is better than where you are. aeṃṃan

Eaetowaj ñan ijeṇe. The current is flowing west toward there where you are aeto

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ijeṇeṇe Eñeo ear abṇōṇōwaj ijeṇeṇe waj I saw him upset and going in that direction. abṇōṇō

Eñeo ear abōblepwaj wōt ijeṇeṇe waj I saw him looking uninterested and heading that away. abōblep

Eñeo eaar addikdik waj im wāwewaj ijeṇeṇe waj He was squinting and heading in that direction there. addikdik

Eñeo ear adpā towaj ijeṇeṇe waj I saw him stagger in that direction toward the west. adpā

Eñeo ear baj aeñwāñwā wōt waj ijeṇeṇe waj The last I saw him he was being his noisy self going your way. aeñwāñwā

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Ijerọḷok Ijerọḷok jāne I am a better marksman than he is. jerọ

iji Kōjparok aṃ iji iiōk ṇe Be careful not to put too much yeast in the batter. iij

ijiban Kwōjja wia kijerro bwe ijiban. You buy our food cause I'm a little short of money. jiban

ijibwe Ej ṃōjin ak ibar tōbtōb ṃaan ḷọk im ḷak ijo ippān injin eo, ijibwe tok bakōj eo im jino ānene ḷọk dān eo ṇa ie. When I was done, I pulled myself to where the engine was, picked up the bucket, and started to bail out the rest of the water. P605 ānen

Ilo an ibeb ḷọk kōn menokadu im ijibwe tok juon ṃōttan peba im deele. I saw that he was dripping with sweat so I got a piece of paper and used it to fan him. P1097 deelel

Ijibwe pein Jema im kōṃro etal. I took Father’s hand and the two of us left. P224 jibwe

ijibwi Ña ijibwi kio I am a grandparent now. jibwi

Ijiemetak Ijiemetak. I've got a stomach ache. jiemetak

ijieṇ Eaelọk ḷọk ijieṇ ḷọk It's more obscured in that direction. aelọk

Iaar lo an ṃōkōr ḷọk ijieṇ ḷọk I saw him moving along in that direction. ṃōkōr

ijieṇḷọk Eaepokpokḷọk ijieṇḷọk. It's more complicated in that direction. aepokpok

Ieo ij lo an ñabñabḷọk ijieṇḷọk. I saw him there eating as if he's dying of hunger and going thataway. ñabñab

ijin Eaewaare ijin. Currents flowing into the lagoon are always present at this particular. aear

Eaewaareḷọk ijin jān ijjuweo. The current flowing into the lagoon is stronger here than over there. aear

Eaelor ḷọk ijin. This spot is shadier. aelor

Aeṃōḷoḷoū ṇa ijin ekōṃṃan aō abwin etal. The coolness I get at this spot makes me want to stay. aeṃōḷoḷo

Kwaeṃṃōḷoḷo ḷọk ṇa ijin jān ñe kwōnaaj etal eañ ṃweeṇ You're cooler here than if you went into the house. aeṃōḷoḷo

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ijino Ej 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. P372 kuwat

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. P956 wiwijet

Ijipikpik Ijipikpik jān jikuuḷ. I dropped out of school. jipikpik

ijiroñ “Ej rọọl tok wōt ak ijiroñ ḷọk bwe jen baj lale ta eo eba annen jab in,” eba. “Once he's back, I’ll tell him and we’ll see what he has to say about it this time around,” he replied. P414 annen

“Jema, koṃro door kab kaṇe ñiimiro bwe inaaj karreoiki,” ijiroñ ḷọk erro Bojin eo. “Father, you two leave your cups because I’m going to wash them,” I called to him and the Boatswain. P293 ñii-

“Rōkar ba in wātin lale kworuj ke bwe in kōjjeḷāik eok ke eor āne i ṃaan,” ijiroñ ḷọk e. “They told me to come down and see if you are awake so I can tell you there is land up ahead,” I told him. P1221 ruj

“Rōkar ba in wātin lale kworuj ke bwe in kōjjeḷāik eok ke eor āne i ṃaan,” ijiroñ ḷọk e. “They told me to come down and see if you are awake so I can tell you there is land up ahead,” I told him. P1221 P1221 wātin

ijja Baj lewaj jebwe e bwe ijja kakkije You take the wheel so I can take a rest. jebwe

ijjab Ij roñ wōt an alñūrñūr ak ijjab roñ naan ko ej ba. I heard him mumbling but I didn't hear what he said. alñūrñūr

Iboor im ijjab kōṇaan pijja. I throw wildly and I don't want to be a pitcher. boor

Ikkein kōbaatat ak kiin ijjab. I used to smoke, but I don't anymore. kōkein

Eḷap an taṃtaṃ im ijjab lo ṃaan There is a lot of glare and I can't see ahead. taṃtaṃ

Ijjain Ijjain jino jerbal. I haven't started to work yet. jain

Ijjamin Ijjamin bar iwōj ibbaṃ waj. I will never go with you again. jāmin

ijjibjibwe Kwōn jab jijibjibwe (ijjibjibwe) ajri ṇe Don't fondle that baby all the time. jebjeb

Ear jijibjibwe (ijjibjibwe) niñniñ eo. S/he was always holding the baby. S/he kept on holding the baby. jibwe

Kwōn jab jijibjibwe (ijjibjibwe) ajiri ṇe Don't keep holding the baby. jijibjibwe

ijjibur Eṃṃan jijibur (ijjibur) ñe kwōj piọ. It's good to cuddle when you're cold. jijibur

ijjidede Wūnin an wiin kōn an jijidede (ijjidede) em ṃōṃan (eṃṃan)(pein). S/he won because s/he was lucky and had a good hand. jide

ijjidpānpān Kwōnañin jijidpānpān (ijjidpānpān) ke aolep raan kwōj jidpān? You seem to be sawing all the time! jidpān

ijjieṇ Eṇeo iar lo an allo waj ijjieṇ waj I last saw him looking for something in that direction. allo

Kwōn aljektok waini im ejouj tok ṇa ijjieṇ. Gather copra nuts and pile them up over there. ejouj

Jenaaj wōnṃaanḷọk jidik im kakkije ijjieṇ. We will go a little bit further and then rest there. ijjiieṇ

Komaroñ jijet ijjiiō ak ijjieṇ, ijo wōt kwokōṇaan. You can sit here or there, wherever you prefer. ijjiiō

Ewōiḷ ḷọk ijin jān ijjieṇ. There's more oil here that over there. wōil

ijjiiō Komaroñ jijet ijjiiō ak ijjieṇ, ijo wōt kwokōṇaan. You can sit here or there, wherever you prefer. ijjiiō

Itok ijjiiō im jijet ie. Come here and sit down. ijjiiō

ijjiipip Eḷap an jijiipip (ijjiipip) Mājro ilo pata eo. There were lots of jeeps on Majuro during the war. jiip

ijjijetjet Kwōn jab jijijetjet (ijjijetjet) bwe eboñ. Don't just sit there because it's night already. jijet

ijjijiij Kōjparok aṃ mwijit jiij ṇe bwe en jab jijijiij (ijjijiij) raan tebōḷ ṇe Be careful as you cut the cheese so that the crumbs won't be all over the table. jiij

ijjijukjuk Ri-Aelok rōkadik jijijukjuk (ijjijukjuk). Ailuk people are always pounding breadfruit. jukjuk

ijjikkaka Ebwiin jijikkaka (ijjikkaka) lowaan ruuṃ in. The odor of cigarettes is all over this room. jikka

ijjiliblib Ajiri ro rar tutu im ijjiliblib ilo dān eo. The children took a bath and splashed in the water. jejelōblōb

ijjillọklọk Eṃōj ṇe aṃ jijillọklọk (ijjillọklọk). Stop hanging your head all the time. jillọk

ijjilōktok Kab jijilōktok (ijjilōktok) aō juuj. Send me some shoes. jijilōk

ijjino Ear 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

Jikuuḷ enāj ijjino jibboñōn ilju. School begins tomorrow morning. jibboñōn ilju

Epaak an jijino (ijjino) būrokūraṃ jar eo. The church service program is about to begin. jijino

ijjiō Lale ṃōk ijjiō eṃṃan ke ñan ad katōk juon mā ie? Look at this place here—is it a good place to plant a breadfruit tree? ijjiiō

ijjiped Kein jijiped (ijjiped) peba Paper weight. jijiped

ijjipiijij Emake jijipiijij (ijjipiijij) aḷap eṇ. That old man is always preaching. jipiij

ijjir Ejikeet kōn an ijjir iaḷ eo. He slipped because of the slippery road. jikeet

ijjitōñ Irooj eo ej kiiō ijjitōñ rikwelọk The chief is now appointing delegates for the meeting jitōñ

ijjitōñtōñe Ta ṇe kwōj jijitōñtōñe (ijjitōñtōñe) ḷọk What is that you keep pointing at? jitōñ

ijjiwapenpen Ebwiin jijiwapenpen (ijjiwapenpen) lowaan ruuṃ eṇ. The smell of cockroaches is all over the room. juwapin

ijjuju Eḷap an jijuju (ijjuju) ḷadik eṇ. That boy is always walking on his hands. ju

ijjukwakwa Kwōmake jijkwakwa (ijjukwakwa). You use sugar too often. jukwa

ijjuoñoñtok Ebwiin ijjuoñoñtok jablikin āniin There is a rotten smell coming from the oceanside. juoñ

Ijjureretata Jijureretata (Ijjureretata) likin Aur. Aur has the most plentiful barracuda on its oceanside. jure

ijjurpe Rūtto ro raṇ rej jijurpe (ijjurpe) ioon bok iaar. Those old folks are holding hands while walking on the beach. jijurpe

Ekkā an rippālele in pālle ijjurpe ñe rej etetal. American married couples frequently walk hand in hand. jijurpe

ijjurpeḷọk Itok kōjro ijjurpeḷọk eọọj ḷọk Come, let's walk hand in hand toward the ocean. jijurpe

ijjutaktak Eṃōj ṇe aṃ jijtaktak (ijjutaktak). Don't continue to stand so long. jutak

ijjuwapenpen Ḷṃaro raṇ rej kajuwapene lowaan ruuṃ eṇ bwe eḷap an jijuwapenpen (ijjuwapenpen). The men are trying to get rid of the cockroaches infesting the room. juwapin

ijjuweo Eaewaareḷọk 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

Jej reilọk wōt im lo ḷōṃaraṇ rej eọñwōd ijjuweo. We can still see the men fishing over there. ijjuweo

Ek rot eṇ ej jejelōblōb (ejjelōblōb) ijjuweo? What kind of fish is that splashing way over there? jejelōblōb

Ta eṇ ej kōṃṃan liṃaajṇoṇo ijjuweo? What is causing those big waves way over there? liṃaajṇoṇo

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ijjuweoḷọk Ekōplọkḷọk ijjuweoḷọk. He took off in that direction. kōplọk

ijo Likao jidikdik eo ear abwin al kōn an lōñ leddik ijo. The little lad refused to sing because there were lots of girls there. abwin

Baj aelọkūṃ ke iñak ke kwōpād ijo. You were so well hidden I didn't notice you were there. aelọk

Ejino aeñwāñwā ijo kōn armej. It was starting to get noisy from all the people. P149 aeñwāñwā

Eaerin bōtōktōk tok ijo tok ipeū. I feel the blood pressure moving up in this area of my arm. aerin bōtōktōk

Ak ña ikar pād wōt ijo i turin im pojak wōt ñan aō jebjeb ḷọk kein jerbal ko eaikuji ñan jaḷjaḷ. I stayed next to him in case he needed me to pass him his tools. P715 aikuj

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ijọ Ikar 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. P855 jọ

Ijọ kōn tutu ilo naṃ eṇ ikōtaan Jenkā im Ḷōtoonke tōre ko kōmjel jinō im jema kar jokwe im kowainini ilo Jālukra. I used to swim in the salt-water pool that lies between Jenkā and Ḷōtoonke when I went with my parents to make copra at Jālukra wāto (on Emejwa Islet on Likiep). naṃ

Ijōjōḷe Ijōjōḷe kōkan (ekkan) rot ṇe I can't eat that kind of food. jejō

ijōkākā Bao ko kein ij roñjaki ainikier ijōkākā. I've heard the sound of the chickens somewhere around here. ijekākā

ijōkaṇ Remootḷọk ñan ijōkaṇ. They went out somewhere. ijekaṇ

Jej roñ ke ewōr taibuun ijōkaṇ. We heard that there is a typhoon somewhere out there. ijekākaṇ

ijōkaṇe Kwōjeḷā ke ewōr ḷaddik ijōkaṇe bwe ebar jino abbōjeje. You'll know there are boys around because she starts flirting. abje

Ḷadik ro remootwaj ijōkaṇe. The boys have gone somewhere over your way. ijekaṇe

Jej roñ ke ewōr taibuun ijōkaṇe. We heard that there is a typhoon somewhere over your way. ijekākaṇe

Ijoke Ijoke, eajejtata Mede. However, Mary is the most generous. ajej

Eakajiniḷok arin Piñlep jān arin Bōtto, ijoke eakajintata likin Mejatto. The lagoon side of Piñlep Island has more akajin fish than the lagoon side of Bōtto Island, however, most of the akajin fish can be found on the ocean side of Mejatto Island. akajin

Komaroñ uwe im kakkije ippa Hawaii, ijoke kwōj aikuj make kōḷḷā wōṇaāṃ. You can come with me and have a vacation in Hawaii, but you have to pay your own way. ijoke

Ej kab kar jino meraḷọk ālikin jiljino awa ijoke ekar jañin ṃōṃan ñan lewūjḷā. The storm started to subside after about 6 o’clock but not enough for us to be able to put up the sail. P786 mera

Kọñkōrej in ej jab lukkuun ḷap an maroñ ijoke eḷap an jipañ ri-jikuuḷ ro im ro routaṃwe ñan kōkōṃanṃanḷọk wāween mour an ri-Ṃajeḷ. The legislature as of 1965 does not have great powers, so it works to help students and the infirmed in order to improve the life of the Marshallese people. S15 utaṃwe

Ijoko 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 jikiier Have 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

Ekar 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. P13 leāne-lemeto

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ijoḷ Jelukkuun ijoḷ ṃōñāin aelōñ kein. I really like local food. P191 ijoḷ

Eḷap aō ijoḷ aijkūriim I really want to eat ice cream. ijoḷ

Ijook Ijook in kajjitōk ṃōñā I am ashamed to ask for food. jejookok

Ijook kōn waj e aō bwe ḷam waan bajjek. I'm ashamed of my watch, for it is of poor quality. ḷam waan

Ijoon Ak Ijoon ekwe eajineañro tata. Meanwhile Ijoon is the most chicken-hearted. ajineañro

ijorrāān Naaj ta wūnoka ke ijorrāān. What's the remedy for relieving me of this heartache. wūno

iju Kwōnañin door ke allōñ iju eo aṃ? Have you made your monthly contribution (to the church) yet allōñ iju

Iju Raan Morning Star. iju

Iju in reaar. The star in the east. iju

Etak Iju Raan eo. The Morning Star has just risen. Iju Raan

An ejjeḷọk iju eṇ ej waḷọk ilañ ekainnijekḷọk buñinin jān boñ. Because there are no stars visible in the sky makes tonight more pitch black than last night. innijek

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ijuboñ-ijuraane Raar ijuboñ-ijuraane wa eo ñan ṃōjin They kept at it night and day until they finished the canoe. ijuboñ-ijuraan

ijuboñ-ijuraani Ebar bōjrak ammān kar kōnono ak kōmmān ijuboñ-ijuraani aḷaḷ ko ñan maatier. We stopped talking and kept at it until there weren’t any boards left. P755 ijuboñ-ijuraan

Ebar bōjrak ammān kar kōnono ak kōmmān ijuboñ-ijuraani aḷaḷ ko ñan maatier. We stopped talking and kept at it until there weren’t any boards left. P755 maat

Ijujen Ijujen kar āte kuwatin ānen eo i lowaan bakōj eo im kōttar. I put the can I had been using to bail water inside the bucket and waited. P682 ātet

Ibajjek ḷōmṇak ijo innem ijujen wōt im mejki. And as I thought about it, I started to get tired. P553 bajjek

Ijujen bōk bōra im ḷak rōre lọk, ilo irooj eo. I turned my head and saw it was the Chief who had spoken. P451 bōk bar

Ijujen baj rōre lọk ñan Kapen eo in lale ta eo eba. I looked at the Captain to see what he would say. P896 in

Iinepata kōn ainikien dān eo innem ijujen jibwe tok bakōj eo kab kuwat eo im jino aō kar ānen I was worried about the sound of the water so I used a can to bail it into a bucket. P348 inepata

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ijujui Ej ijujui jọteen in. There are lots of stars tonight. iju

ijuri Ke ij to laḷ ḷọk ijab mejek baibin būṃbūṃ eo an injin eo ak ijuri im bwil neō. When I got down there I didn’t notice the muffler and I rubbed against it and burned my leg. P343 baib

ijuuk Kwaar allōñ ijuuk ke ṃweeṇ iṃōṃ? Did you make the contribution for your land? allōñ iju

ijuun Alkarkar ke ijuun eañ erabōlḷọk. "It's quite clear that the north star shines brightly" —words from a popular contemporary song. alkarkar

ijuweo Iar lo an kaallitotoik ḷọk ijuweo ḷọk I saw him dangle it in that direction. allitoto

Ijuweo leelle Way over there. leelle

Eñeo iar lo an innitōt ḷōk ijuweo ḷọk I saw it speeding away in that direction. innitōt

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

ikaarar Elōñ ek ikaarar. There are many poisonous fish. ek

Eḷap an ikaarar ikōn ānin The fish around this islet are very poisonous. ikaarar

Ejjab ikaarar ikōn āniin The fish of this islet are not poisonous. ikaarar

ikaarare Eḷap an ikaarare ḷọk iken āniin The fish around this islet are a lot more poisonous than before. ikaarar

ikaidik Raar ekkoonaki ia ikaidik kein Where did they catch these rainbow runners? ekkoonak

Ikaiur Ikaiur im lemlem im wanlōñ ḷọk I quickly rolled up my sleeping mats and went up. P957 lemlem

Ikaiur im tōbal lik ḷọk ioon aḷaḷ ko ḷọk jān lowaan ṃweo i ṃaan im mọọn ḷọk ilo tāṃoṇ jidik eo ñan ṃōn injin eo. I quickly crawled back across the lumber, through the forward part of the cabin, and into the narrow gap to the engine room. P580 tāṃoṇ

ikājekḷọkjen Ña ikājekḷọkjen. I remained silent and pensive. P784 kejakḷọkjeṇ

ikajjinōk Eṃōj ṇe aṃ allitoto ilikū bwe ikajjinōk. Stop dangling on my back because I'm tired. allitoto

ikajjitōk “Jema e, eṃṃan ke ñe itōn aluje aer taij?” ikajjitōk. “Father, can I go watch them play dice?” I asked. P150 aluje

“Iba waan tiṃoṇ men eo?” ikajjitōk ak ejej eṇ euwaak. “Is it a ghost ship?” I asked, but no one answered. P1158 ba

“Ak baj kwe Jema, ta ṇe kwōj lale ekkar kiin?” ikajjitōk. “What about you, Father, what do you think we should do now?” I asked. P827 baj

“Bojin e, ewi meram eo?” ikajjitōk. “Mr. Boatswain, where’s the light?” I asked. P1117 ewi

“Ak jọkpej kein?” ikajjitōk. “What about all the scrap?” I asked. P1334 jọkpej

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ikālọk Ke ej lā wa eo ikālọk im jirok ippān Jema. When the boat rolled again, I flew over and hung onto Father. P690 jirok

Ke ej lā wa eo ikālọk im jirok ippān Jema. When the boat rolled again, I flew over and hung onto Father. P690 kālọk

Ikanooj Ikanooj kijerjer in etal ilo iaḷ in aō ḷọk ñan Israel. I am really anxious to go on this journey to Israel. iaḷ

ikar Ak ña ikar pād wōt ijo i turin im pojak wōt ñan aō jebjeb ḷọk kein jerbal ko eaikuji ñan jaḷjaḷ. I stayed next to him in case he needed me to pass him his tools. P715 aikuj

Erro kaalikkar ke erro jeḷā wōn eo ikar kōnono eake. They showed that they knew who I was talking about. P301 alikkar

Ṃōṃkaj jān aō kar etal jān ijo, ikar bar alluwaḷọke ḷọk iuṃwin rā ko bwe in lale ej et dān eo i lowa. Before I went up I looked under the boards inside to see how the bilge water was. P1115 alluwaḷọk

Ikar arruñijñij wōt im ij jañin lukkuun meḷeḷe ewi eañ im rak. I was still sleepy and didn’t know right from left. P585 aruñijñij

Ikar arruñijñij wōt ke ij wanlōñ ḷọk in etteiñ aō ormej i lọjet. I was still sleepy when I went up to get water from the ocean to wash my face. P821 aruñijñij

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ikarreoiki “Ke ej dedeḷọk ṃōñāin raelep, ikarreoiki kein ṃōñā ko im waateeke ioon wa eo jān ṃōraṃrōṃin raij kab būbrarrarin kọọnpiip. When we were done eating lunch, I washed the dishes and scrubbed the bits of rice and corned beef from the deck. P384 būrar

Kōmmān ṃabuñ im ḷak dedeḷọk, erjel kōḷaak wūjḷā eo im men ko jet kōbwebwein, ak ña ikarreoiki kōnnọ ko im kọkọṇi. When we finished eating breakfast the three of them attached sail and arranged the other necessary sailing gear while I washed the dishes and put them away. P836 kōbwebwei-

ikbwij Eowi ikbwij in Aur. The ikbwij of Aur is delicious. ibkij

ikdeelel Ta ṇe ekōmṃan bwe kwōn ikdeelel in ilān jikuuḷ? What makes you want to go to school? ikdeelel

Kwōjiktōm ikdeelel ilo būruō. You have finally come and created desire in my heart. (from a love song). ikdeelel

Ij kab ikdeelel in jikuuḷ. I have just decided that I want to go to school. ikdeelel

Iken Iken Mājro reouwi. Majuro's fish are tasty. ek

Ta ṇe ej kaikaarare iken āniin What makes the fish around this islet poisonous? ikaarar

Eḷap an ikaarare ḷọk iken āniin The fish around this islet are a lot more poisonous than before. ikaarar

ikena Kwōnāj bwil ikena kōn aṃ kōtrai. You'll burn in hell for being profane. kōtrāe

Ikeṇaak Ikeṇaak ṇa ilowaan jōōt e. I feel hemmed in in this shirt. keṇaak

Ikeṇaak. I'm stuck. keṇaak

Ikiddik Ikiddik kaṇ an lieṇ rōkọkkure aō ḷōmṇak Her sexy ways are driving me crazy. ikiddik

Ikidel Ikidel ṇa ānin I'm stir-crazy of staying on this island. kidel

Ikiden Ikiden ṇa iAwai. I got bored staying in Hawaii. kidel

ikien Jab ikien bwe kwōnaaj kabokbok mejāer. Don't horse around or you'll get sand in their eyes. bokbok

Ekanooj kiliddāp an ikien. His pestering really gets under my skin. ikien

ikiene Erro ej ikiene doon bajjek. They (two) are just pestering each other. ikien

ikiin Ear kajutak aḷaḷ ko ikiin ṃweo He stood the boards up against the house. kii-

“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. P211 nāji-

“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. P211 toto

Kōn an kanooj iiṃ wa eo, ri-kattōr eo ear kajjioñ kabōjrake ak iiṃ eo an ekōjbouki ḷọk ooṃ itaak im jepdak ikiin ṃweo im mej ri-kattōr eo. Due to its excessive speed, the driver tried in vain to stop the vehicle but it smashed against the house killing the driver. kōjbouk

ikijjeen Kwōn reilọk ikijjeen ḷọk wōt ni eṇ im kwōnaaj lo wa eṇ. Look over there in the direction of that coconut tree and you will see the ship. kijjie-

ikijjien Ke ij tōprak ḷọk ioon teek iroñ an Kapen eo kōppeḷaak ikijjien awaan jebwebwe ko aerjeel Jema im Bojin. When I got back up to the deck I heard the Captain planning out steering duties for the three of them for the night. P536 aer

Ke ij tōprak ḷọk ioon teek iroñ an Kapen eo kōppeḷaak ikijjien awaan jebwebwe ko aerjeel Jema im Bojin. When I got back up to the deck I heard the Captain planning out steering duties for the three of them for the night. P536 kijjie-

Ke ij tōprak ḷọk ioon teek iroñ an Kapen eo kōppeḷaak ikijjien awaan jebwebwe ko aerjeel Jema im Bojin. When I got back up to the deck I heard the Captain laying out steering duties for the three of them for the night. P536 peḷaak

ikikūr Kwōmake kijoñ ikikūr lowaan ṃōṇe Your always rearranging the room. ikūr

ikilid Eor rọñ-jiddik ikilid. We have pores in our skin. rọñ

ikinọwea Epād ikinọwea. He is in my way. kinọwea-

ikiruṃwij Raar kupiiki kōn an ikiruṃwij. He was disqualified on account of his tardiness. kupi

iki-ruṃwij Eṃōj ṇe aṃ iki-ruṃwij. I want you to stop being tardy. iki-ruṃwij

ikjet Raar kōb im po ikjet. They dug till they reached rock-bottom. ikjet

ikjini Komaroñ ke ikjini tok ek kijō? Could you have my fish cooked on stone? ikjin

ikkajitōk “Erri kijak ro jet?” ikkajitōk. “Where are the other guys?” I asked. P464 P464 erri

“Kwōj ita?” ikkajitōk ippān “What’s up?” I asked him. P308 et

“Kwōj ita?” ikkajitōk ippān “What’s up?” I asked him. P308 ita

“Kwōjeḷā ke ta unin?” ikkajitōk ippān “Do you know why?” I asked him. P295 kajjitōk

“Etan wa in ḷe, Jema?" ikkajitōk ippān “What’s the name of this boat, Father?” I asked him. P328 kajjitōk

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Ikkein Ikkein kōbaatat ak kiin ijjab. I used to smoke, but I don't anymore. kōkein

ikkidikdik Ejjeḷọk joñan kūkdikdik (ikkidikdik) in raan ko arro. One cannot enumerate the little things we did in days gone by. kiddik

ikkijeje Eḷap aō kūkijeje (ikkijeje) ḷọk raan kein. I get tired quickly these days. kūkijeje

ikkijkij Kwōn jab kūkijkij (ikkijkij) pinjeḷ ṇe Don't chew on your pencil. kūk

ikkinaakak Kwōn jab kūkinaakak (ikkinaakak). Don't be a snitch. Don't be a telltale. kinaak

ikkinejnej Eḷap an kūknejnej (ikkinejnej) ānbwinnin His body has many wounds. kinejnej

ikkōl Ejino jok tok marok eo im ikkōl in wōnāne ḷọk bwe kōṃro maroñ ḷe ijeḷmān doon. It was starting to get dark and I was concerned about going back to the island because the two of us might get separated. P54 kōkōl

Ejino jok tok marok eo im ikkōl in wōnāne ḷọk bwe kōṃro maroñ ḷe ijeḷmān doon. It was starting to get dark and I was concerned about going back to the island because the two of us might get separated. P54 ḷe ijeḷmān doon

Ikkōljake Ikkōljake ñe e eo ear kọọt. I suspect that he might be the one that stole. kōkōljake

ikkubōl Rej kukbōl (ikkubōl) teekkiiñ They're bending the decking material. kukbōl

ikkukuul Kwōn jab kukukuul (ikkukuul) bao ṇe Don't keep squeezing that bird. kukuul

ikkūṃkūṃ Ta ṇe kwōj kūkūṃkūṃ (ikkūṃkūṃ) kake What is your heart beating so fast about? kūkūṃkūṃ

Ikkuṃliklik Kukuṃliklik (Ikkuṃliklik) eo uweoḷọk. There goes the hunchback. kukuṃliklik

ikkun Waan kukun (ikkun) eo The fire truck. kukun

ikkūr Ear jerkak ṃokta jān an ikkūr kako He got up before the rooster crowed. jerkak

Rej kūkūr (ikkūr) rūttariṇae They're calling for soldiers. kūkūr

Ej (ik)kūr kako eṇ. That rooster is crowing. kūkūr

“Kōmi ṃōṃool,” ikar ikkūr ḷọk ñan rūtto ro im ḷadik eo. “Thank you,” I yelled over to the adults and the young boy. P1281 kōmi

“Kōmij pojak in jerak kiin ilo jiljino awa,” ikkūr lọk ñane “We are ready to sail at six o’clock,” I called to him. P461 ñan

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ikkurbalōklōk Eḷap an kukurbalōklōk (ikkurbalōklōk) raan jaki eṇ. The surface of that mat is rough all over. kurbalōklōk

ikkure Ajri ro raṇ rej ikkure im allitoto ilo kimejān ni eṇ. The children and playing and dangling on the leaves of the coconut tree. allitoto

Kwōn jab kukure (ikkure) ippān ḷeeṇ bwe eanniabeab. Don't play with him because he's unstable. anniabeab

Kwōn ekpaik ajiri raṇe bwe ren ilān ikkure. Change the children's clothes so they can go out and play. ekpā

Jej kukure (ikkure) im ṃōṇōṇō bwe ej kab ewan rainin. Today is the time for those who like to participate in special events (U.N. Day, for example). ewan

Eitileoñeoñḷọk armej ñan ṃweeṇ ikkure pāājkōt bọọḷ ie. The people are milling around the place they are playing basketball. itileoñeoñ

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ikkurere Ear kanooj ikkurere ak kiiō ej juon iaan ri-jọkkurere raṇ. He used to be very athletic but now he is one of those who seldom plays. jọkkurere

ikkutiltil Raar kakutiltili āneo im raan kein ekanooj kuktiltil (ikkutiltil). They put lizards on the island and nowadays it's crawling with lizards. kutiltil

ikkutkut Eeor tata nuknuk eṇ an lieṇ kōn an ikkutkut an kōṇake. Her dress has faded the most because she wore it so often. eor

Bōlen unin an ikkutkut aō kūrro in kōn ṃōñāin pālle kein kijed raan kein im rōjekkar ñan ānbwinnid.” Maybe the reason my gout is always acting up is from all the foreign food these days, it’s not suitable for our bodies.” P192 kut

ikkutkuti Jab kukutkuti (ikkutkuti) ḷọk kuḷab eṇ. Stop frequenting the pub. kut

ikkuul Eñak kukuul (ikkuul). It can't grasp things with its hands. kukuul

Koṃro ej kukuul (ikkuul) ḷọk ñan ñāāt How long are you two going to embrace? kukuul

ikkwaḷọk Ke ej mat raij eo ikkwaḷọk tok kōnnọ kab juon kuwatin kọọnpiip im teiñi tok juon tibatin dānnin idaak bwe ren pojak ñan aerjel rọọl tok im ṃōñā When the rice was cooked, I got out some dishes and a can of corned beef, and filled up a pot of water for tea so everything would be ready when the three men came back to eat. P370 kōnnọ

ikkwetōr Ṃajeḷ epād iturun ikkwetōr. The Marshalls are situated near the equator. ikkwetōr

ikkwidik Bokwan ia ṇe ke eṃṃan ikkwidik? Where did the fine sand come from? bokwan

ikoeaak Kōm ar ikoeaak bajjek imeḷan āneo We just sort of roamed around the island. ikueaak

Eṃōj ṇe aṃ ikoeaak bwe kwōj rippālele kiiō. Stop running around for you're now a married man. ikueaak

ikōja Kwōn deñtak waj ikōja ak ña iretam. You strike needlefish on the leeside while I do so on the outrigger side. deñtak

Ikōjekdọọn Ikōjekdọọn an dedo im kate eō 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. P649 dedo

Ikōjekdọọn an dedo im kate eō 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. P649 jekdọọn

Ḷōḷḷap eṇ e, kwōjeḷā ke etan wa in?” ikōjekdọọn aō mijak im kajjitōk ippān. “Do you know the name of this boat, Old Man?” I asked him, swallowing my fear. P434 jekdọọn

ikōk Kwōlo ke (i)kōk eo? Did you find the crack? kōk

Ikōḷmānḷọkjeṇ Ikōḷmānḷọkjeṇ bajjek iuṃwin jet minit im ḷak rōre lọk ñan ioon wab eo, ilo juon ṃōtta ḷaddik I thought for a few minutes and then looked up and saw one of my friends on the pier. P460 kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ

ikoñ Kōṃro kar bar ikoñ iuṃwin jidik iien bwe epoub Jema im ainikien wōt kein jaḷjaḷ ko ke rej tōtōñtōñ ippān injin eo ke ej niñeañ rōkeañ ijo. The two of us stayed quiet awhile as Father was working; the only sound was the monkey wrench banging on the engine as he shifted back and forth in there. P720 ikōñ

ikōn Ajilowōdin ikōn arin Epoon meḷeḷein bwe emejlep. When a school of bonitos enter the lagoon in Ebon and can't find it way out it means the entire school is in the basket. ajilowōd

Eowi ikōn diil Fish caught using the diil method of fishing are tasty. diil

Eḷap an ikaarar ikōn ānin The fish around this islet are very poisonous. ikaarar

Eikaarare ikōn ānin The fish around this islet poison people. ikaarar

Ejjab ikaarar ikōn āniin The fish of this islet are not poisonous. ikaarar

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ikōñ Kwōn ikōñ wōt im jab keroro. Be quiet and don't make any noise. ikōñ

Aolep im kar bar ikōñ im jab kōkeroro. Everyone was silent again and no one spoke. P694 ikōñ

Ak kōmro kar ikōñ jān doon im jab kōkeroro. But the two of us just remained silent and didn’t talk. P1255 ikōñ

Aolep im kar bar ikōñ im jab kōkeroro. Everyone was silent again and no one spoke. P694 im

Jen ikōñ bwe jej tōḷọk ñak ta eañ im rak. Let's keep quiet because we're equally confused. tōḷọk

Ikoṇaan Ikoṇaan aerār waj ippaṃ. I want to touch shoulders with you. aerār

Ikōṇaan Ikōṇaan ap jab ṇe wōjaṃ. I like your method. ap

Bar jidik wōt ikōṇaan ba I want to say a little more. bar jidik

Ikōṇaan idaak wūno bwe emtak bōra. I want some medicine because I have a headache. bwe

Ej kab iañaktok aō im ikōṇaan etal jikuuḷ. I just came to my senses and I want to go to school. iañak

Ikōṇaan kakkije jān aō rijeje. I wish to resign as scribe. kakkije

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Ikōṇak Ikōṇak eok I love you. kōkōṇak

ikōnālkinṃwio Jab inepata kake bwe ikōnālkinṃwio. Don’t worry about him because he’s not with it. kake

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

Jab inepata kake bwe ikōn-ālkinṃwio. Don't worry about him because he's not with it. ikōn-ālkinṃwio

ikor Ikar ḷōmṇak in akwāāle ḷeo ekar kōṃṃan kōjak kōn etan wa eo ak ikor ñe ekar ṃan ña I thought about arguing with the guy who had made fun of the name of the boat, but I was afraid he might hit me. P319 kor

ikōtaan Raar kaalimōmōūki ikōtaan oror ko. They allowed him to peek through the fence. allimōmō

Juon eo baj pako tiltil iaer ejaad alikkar an lāj jān aolep bwe ñe ej ikueaak ikōtaan pako ko jet, aolep im ewweaea ḷọk It was obvious that one of the spotted sharks was fiercer than the rest because whenever it swam back and forth between the other sharks, they would all swim away. P1003 ikueaak

“Ta ḷōṃa, ṃool ke ripālle raṇe reitōm peek ad jerakrōk ikōtaan aelōñ kein ad?” Bojin eo eba ilo an ainikien ḷōkatip “What, is it true that the Americans have come in and taken control of us sailing around our own islands?” the Boatswain said in an angry voice. P395 itōm

Enaaj or juon koṇ kāāl ikōtaan Amedka im aelōñ kein. There will be a new agreement made between the U.S. and these islands. koṇ

“Kōpooj tok aolep ṃweiemi ñan wa in bwe jiljino awa jejeblaak,” Kapen eo ekkōnono tok ikōtaan meme “Bring all your things to the boat because we are going to set sail at 6 o’clock,” the Captain said to me between bites. P379 kōtaa-

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ikōtaarro Jān wōt aṃ nana, etūṃ kwōd eo ikōtaarro. Simply because you're a harlot, our relationship is dissolved. tūṃ kwōd

Jān wōt aṃ nana, etūṃ kwōd eo ikōtaarro. Simply because you’re a harlot, our relationship is dissolved. jān

ikōtaerjel 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. P29 kōtaa-

ikueaak Juon eo baj pako tiltil iaer ejaad alikkar an lāj jān aolep bwe ñe ej ikueaak ikōtaan pako ko jet, aolep im ewweaea ḷọk It was obvious that one of the spotted sharks was fiercer than the rest because whenever it swam back and forth between the other sharks, they would all swim away. P1003 ikueaak

Juon eo baj pako tiltil iaer ejaad alikkar an lāj jān aolep bwe ñe ej ikueaak ikōtaan pako ko jet, aolep im euweaea ḷọk It was obvious that one of the spotted sharks was fiercer than the rest because whenever it swam back and forth between the other sharks, they would all swim away. P1003 uwea

Ikueaakin Ikueaakin ta kaṇe ami? Why are you people riding (walking) back and forth? ikueaak

ikūr Lale kwaar ikūr wāween an baaṃle ṇe mour ippān doon. Don't try to change the lifestyle of the family. ikūr

Eṃōj aō ikūr karōkin lowaan ṃwe I rearranged the room. ikūr

ikūri Lale kwaar ikūri karōk in lowaan ṃweeṇ Don't change the arrangement inside the house. ikūr

Eṃōj ikūri bwebwenato eo. The story has been distorted. ikūr

ikutkut Ekanooj in lōñ wāween kōmat im kōpooj ek ñan ṃōñā im jekdọọn ewi ikutkut in aer ṃōñā ak rōban in ṃōk kake. There are many ways to cook and prepare fish for eating, and even though it is constantly in the diet, people don’t get tired of it. S23 jekdọọn

ikwaḷọk Ṃōjin aō tile kijeek eo, ikwaḷọk tok jidik raij bōkan wōt ammān ṃōñā After I started the fire I got out some rice, just enough for us to eat. P368 bōka-

Ṃōjin aō tile kijeek eo, ikwaḷọk tok jidik raij bōkan wōt ammān ṃōñā After I started the fire I got out some rice, just enough for us to eat. P368 waḷọk

ikwōd Rej ikwōd ek They are eating raw fish. ukood

iḷak Einwōt iḷak lale kwōj ajjimālele. You sound as if you're not sure of what you're saying. ajjimālele

Iḷak itōn kajjioñ epen aō ajjuknene. When I try to, it's hard to stand on the tip of my toes. ajjuknene

Baj akḷañūṃ ke iḷak tōparḷọk ijo ibbate eok? You're so preemptive when I got there you were already there. akḷañ

Iḷak etal in eọñōd ettoot ke ear akḷañe ek eo. When I reached the spot to fish, he had already started fishing hours before. akḷañ

Iḷak reilọk ej aleje bu eo in itōn buuki ri-kọọt eo. As I was looking he was aiming to shoot the thief. alej

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ilaḷ Allōñ ta in ilaḷ? What's next month? allōñ in laḷ

Kwōnaaj pād ia allōñ in ilaḷ? Where will you be next month? allōñ in laḷ

Eibeeb bọjet eo ṇa ilaḷ. The water faucet is flowing on the ground. ibeb

Wōn ṇe ear kaibeeb bọọjet ṇe ṇai ilaḷ? Who turned on the faucet and made it flow on the ground? ibeb

Bọọḷin anidep eo ejaja im to an jok ilaḷ. The ball made specifically for anidep remains in the air for a long time. jaja

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Ilām Ilām eọroñ ta eo raar kūr eok kake. Go find out what they were calling you about. eọroñ

Koṃro ilām kaile tok. You two go and bring some wire string for stringing fish. ile

Eḷap an inepata ḷōḷḷap eo kōn ḷadik eo nejin ejjañin roltok jān ke ear ilām eoñwōd The old man is worried about his son who has never come back from fishing. inepata

Ilām ṃōñā Go and eat. itōm

ilaṃōj “Jibwe tok tāāñin kiaj ṇe ijeṇe,” ilaṃōj ḷọk ñan e. “Bring that gas can there," I called to him. P574 jibwe

Ilaṃōj im ekōplọk. I yelled and he lit out. kōplọk

ilañ Anij Jemādwōj ilañ. God our Father in heaven. Anij

An ejjeḷọk iju eṇ ej waḷọk ilañ ekainnijekḷọk buñinin jān boñ. Because there are no stars visible in the sky makes tonight more pitch black than last night. innijek

Kwōnaaj bōk aṃ jinōkjeej ilañ. You will get your reward in heaven. jinōkjeej

Enaaj or aṃ kūrawūn ilañ. You'll wear a crown in heaven. kūrawūn

Kwōnaaj mej ilañ. You're on the road to perdition. lañ

ilān Kōjro ilān abōtọun Let's go ride the see-saw. abōṇtọun

Koṃwin ilān kaaelmeej tok kijed bwe jebatur. You fellows go bring us some surgeonfish to eat to quench our craving to eat fish. aelmeej

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

Ij ilān alluketok I'm on my way to snare it. allok

Kōjjel ilān kaalutok kein ad kōṃṃan ṃarṃar Let's (us three) go look for alu shells to make head leis. alu

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ilar Eḷap an ilar unokan ṃweeṇ The house's paint is certainly bright and fancy. ilar

Eḷap an ilar jōōt eṇ an. His shirt is certainly fancy. ilar

ilarak Atadin ilarak. Trolling wire leader. atad

Eoun ilarak. Trolling line. eo

Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej ilarak lik Those fellows are trolling along the ocean side. ilarak

Kāājin kabwebwe, kāājin ḷatippān, kāājin kadejo, kāājin kaṃōṃō, kāājin kōbwābwe, kāājin ilarak, etc. Names of hooks for specific fish or types of fishing. kāāj

ilartok Eḷap an ilartok unokan mweeṇ. The color of the house's paint is distinctly bright. ilar

ilbōk Ej alebabu ak juon raan enaaj ḷak ilbōk retal jāne. If he continues with his laid back attitude he'll one day be left behind. alebabu

Jenaaj bar pād jidik im ḷak ilbōk jaatartar ippān.” Before we know it we’ll be along side of it.” P1137 atartar

Eḷap aō ilbōk kōn bokkoḷọk in bu eo. The sound of the gun startled me. bokkoḷọk

Ejoorkatkat ijo im kōmmān ḷak ilbōk edebokḷọk men eo im kelọk kōjjoram eo. He stood ready in place and we were all surprised when the flare gun exploded and the flare shot up into the sky. P939 debokḷọk

Aolep ro ioon wab eo im ilbōk kōn wāween eo. Everyone on the dock was surprised by it. P316 im

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ilbōkbōk Ri-Iaab relukkuun ilbōkbōk. The Yapese are often startled. ilbōk

ile Kwōn ilele tok jān jabōn ile ṇe bwe ij ilele waj jān ije? Can you string the fish from the other end while I string from this end? ile

Juon e aō ile mālwe I have fish string made of coconut rib. ile

Eor ke aṃ ile? Do you have a string (for stringing fish)? ile

ileek Kwōn ileek ek kaṇe. You string those fish. ilel

Kwōn ileek ek kaṇe. String those fish. ilele

ilein Juon e ilein ek Here is a string of fish. ile

ileki Kwōmaroñ ke ileki ek kaṇe. Could stringing the fish. ile

ilele Kwōn ilele tok jān jabōn ile ṇe bwe ij ilele waj jān ije? Can you string the fish from the other end while I string from this end? ile

Kwōn ilele tok jān jabōn ile ṇe bwe ij ilele waj jān ije? Can you string the fish from the other end while I string from this end? ile

Rej ilele ek They are stringing fish. ilele

ileḷọk Ej booḷ wōt ak ileḷọk ñan Bojin eo kōnke epād ilo kōjām eo ej rōre laḷ tak. When the bucket was full I handed it up to the Boatswain who was standing at the door looking down at us. P624 le-

ilen Kwōn ilen kōbab tok. Go catch some bab bab

Epāte an ilen kọọt He was caught stealing. pāte

Jeañ ilen kaattilekek Let's go play hide and seek. tilekek

Ilennab Ilennab kōn kieb ko iar būki. I got the hives from those spider lilies I carried. lennab

ili Wōn ṇe ear ili lọjilñūṃ Who made a hole in your earlobe? il

iliik Rej iliik bwe epaak an boñ. They are walking fast because it's almost dark. iliik

Ia ṇe kwōj iliik ḷọk ñane Where are you walking to swinging your arms? iliik

ilik Erraṇ rej kaadenpe ilik. They're fishing for adenpe sharks on the ocean side. adenpe

Eṃōj an ṇo tọọre eakḷe ilik; kwōn ejouji dekā kaṇe ippān doon. The waves have washed over the stone barrier on the ocean side; please stack the stones together again. eakḷe

Wa eo eṇ ej iptu ilik. The ship is heaving to on the ocean side. iptu

Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej turọñ ilo jalōb eṇ ilik. Those men are spear fishing in the reef pools on the ocean side. jalōb

Rej kajidduul ilik. They're hunting for top shells on the ocean side. jidduul

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ilikin 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

Raenōṃṃanḷọk ilo aelōñ ko ilikin. They're more peaceful on the outer islands. aenōṃṃan

Kwaar lo ke aḷak eo ilikin baal boñ? Did you notice the phosphorescence on the ocean side of the outer reef last night? aḷak

Eaḷakiie ke ek mouj ilikin ānin Is the white parrotfish plentiful on the ocean side of the island? aḷakiie

Ek jọọḷ kab ek ṃōṇakṇak ekkā wōt aer kōṃṃan ilo aelōñ ko ilikin me reike ak ejjeḷọk armej in amāni. Salt fish and dried fish are rarely made on outer islands that have lots of fish and no one to consume them. S27 amān

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Ilikjab Ilikjab jān laḷ. I can't reach the ground. likjab

ilikū Eṃōj ṇe aṃ allitoto ilikū bwe ikajjinōk. Stop dangling on my back because I'm tired. allitoto

ilil Edikḷọk ilil raan kein. People don't pierce ears as much nowadays. il

Ej pojān [pojak in] ilil likin kōn an kar aḷ kōjeje. Her back will be covered with blisters from exposure to sun. il

ililju Inaaj iwōj ililju. I'll come there the first thing in the morning. ililju

ilim Iar ilim juon bato im jorrāān, dedeinke eṃōj aō ilim de juon keej. I drank one bottle and passed out, because I had already drunk a case. dedeinke

Iar ilim juon bato im jorrāān, dedeinke eṃōj aō ilim de juon keej. I drank one bottle and passed out, because I had already drunk a case. dedeinke

Jab ilim jekaro ṇe Don't drink the coconut sap. ilim

Ilimi Ilimi im kōmaate. Drink it all up. idaak

Bōlen wōjke eo kwaar ilimi ekamelkwarkware būruoṃ. Maybe the whiskey you drank got your throat clogged up. melkwarkwar

Ṃōjin aō ilimi dān eo liṃō, ioḷọk lik ḷọk ioon jaki ko. After I finished drinking my water, I fell backwards onto the sleeping mats. P814 oḷọk

Eba wōt dānnin idaak im ḷak ilimi eṃṃōj He thought it was drinking water and when he drank it he threw up. ba wōt

ilin Rej ekkat ilin iaraj They are planting taro sprouts. il

ilju “Ioḷe ilju kōjjel Bojin kanne wa in kōn jọkpej ko adjel,” Kapen eo eba. “Alright, tomorrow together with the Boatswain we will fill this boat with our scrap,” the Captain said. ad

Renaaj kaaij tok ilju. They will get us some Aij pandanus tomorrow. Aij

Inaaj aljike waini kā ñan ṃōn waini eṇ ilju. I'll transport the copra to the shed tomorrow. aljek

Aolep ri-aḷjer rej taktō ilju. All those afflicted with ulcers see the doctor tomorrow. aḷjer

Iien añak ilju. The period of añak starts tomorrow. añak

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Iḷḷao Iḷḷao kōn ṃōñā ṇe That's a disgusting food. ḷōḷao

illiitit Kokadik liliitit (illiitit). You're always jerking the line (even though there's no fish on it). liit

iḷḷijḷij Kōttar an ḷūḷijḷij (iḷḷijḷij) im dimtake. Wait till he nibbles on the bait and then jerk the line. ḷūḷijḷij

illik Ear lilik (illik) joortoklik ñan ajri ro nājin. He left securities for his children. joortoklik

Kwaar lilik (illik) ke kuṇaaṃ ñan bade eṇ? Did you contribute to the party? lilik

illikakōjkōj Eṃōj ṇe aṃ lilikakōjkōj (illikakōjkōj) bwe eban or men etōprak. Quit your wistful yearning if you want to accomplish anything. likakōj

illọk Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 bwije-

Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 jepjep

Kwōn jidik illọk jidik ilo aṃ jerbale ṃōṇe Work on your house little by little. jidik illọk jidik

Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 jidik illọk jidik

Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 kietak

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Illokjakjak Illokjakjak kōn ajri rā nājū. I am continually tied down by these children of mine. lokjak

Illu Illu kōn an kar addi-eoḷape eō. I was mad because he gave me the finger. addi-eoḷap

Eaeñwāñwā tata ñe ej illu. He's noisiest when angry. aeñwāñwā

Etke kwōj kaaetok aṃ illu? Why do you dwell on your anger? aetok

Ñe kwōj kaairuwaroiki enaaj illu ippaṃ If you confuse him he'll be upset with you. airuwaro

Lilu (illu) eo an ekaakōjdate ippān armej ro. His anger made the people hate him. akkōjdat

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ilmeej Juon e ilmeej ālkū I have a mole on my back. il meej

ilo Eaar ruṃḷọk juon tiiṃa in Jepaan eo ilo aba eṇ Likiep. A Japanese ship sank in the harbor at Likiep. aba

Ebooḷ ṇakṇōkin ri-abba raar itok ilo iien Jepaan ko. There were lots of experts in dynamiting during Japanese times. abba

Enaaj pikōt kōn aṃ kaabwinmakeiki ilo an dik. He'll be a coward because you make him fear ghosts while he's still little. abwinmake

Eaadikọọtotḷọk meḷaaj eo ilo bukwōn eo iAbūdka. The field in Africa had more index fingers scattered around. addi-kọọtot

Ear tōteiñ (etteiñ) aebōj eṇ aṃro ilo wōt ko. Our cistern caught some of the rain squalls. aebōj

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