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ma'am
sir; ma'am. maing
machete
machete. japjap
machine
machine. minjihn
machine gun. kikanju
mackerel
fish sp., mackerel. poadihdi
magazine
book; magazine; any bound printed matter. puk
magic
able to do magic tricks; to feign godliness. akmanman
black magic; charm; potion; spell. winehni
magic, spiritual power. manman
spiritually powerful; able to do magic without artifice. manman
to change by magic. japoangla
magnet
magnet. irohjin mεhl
make
to build; to make. wiahda
to make up. kinε
to make up (stories). poahjda
to make up; to discover; to invent. kinεhda
to make; to do; to build; to happen. wiawi
to promise; to make an agreement. inoau₂
male
male. mwein₁
malevolent
unkind; malevolent. joampoak
malicious
fond of causing malicious damage to other's property. kaingihng
malign
to disturb; to disrupt; to malign or speak ill of. koauwε
mallet
mallet. malεd
mammal
whale; porpoise; dolphin; any sea mammal. roaj
man
man. woal₁
young man. mwahn kapw
mandolin
mandolin. mandolihn
mango
kind of mango tree. dohsmango
mango. koahngid
mangrove
tree sp., mangrove. ak
tree sp., mangrove variety. koasoa
tree sp., mangrove variety. pwulok
manner
how?; in what manner?. imdoahr
how?; in what manner?. mindoahr
many
are there really so many!. ohla japw_
how much?, how many?. doapoa₁
how much?; how many?. oadpoa
many of; most of. dirin
many; much. dir
map
map. moap₂
marble
game, variety of marbles. anairε
marble. ramwinε
March
March₁. mahj
march
to march. kapar
to march in ranks or files. karej
mark
grade, marks (in school). dεng₃
letter (of the alphabet); mark; tatoo. insing
mark (on the body); freckle; birthmark. mwεi₂
to be disappointed in; to mark for reciprocal bad treatment. kilεlε
to mark. mahk₁
to write; to mark; to tatoo. insingε
marker
channel marker. mahk₁
marker. mihn insing
marlin
fish sp., marlin. lajkahn
marry
married couple. pwoapwoaud
to be married. pwoapwoaud
to get married; to graft. koapwoapwoaud
to marry. painki
mask
catcher's mask. majku
diving goggles or mask. maj in kioar
goggles; diving mask. maj₂
mass
mass. mihsa
massage
to massage. doadoahk₂
to massage. doahkoa
mast
mast. kehu
masturbate
masturbate. jukjukmai
mat
edge of a mat. jik₂
his mat. kiah
his mat. kioa
mat. rohp
mat (for sitting). menginewij
mat (for sleeping). upuhp
mat of coconut leaves. deina
mat of coconut leaves. seina
match
box or book of matches. majεs
match (to start fire). angεn majεs
mate
to mate (of turtles). wεinap
materialize
to appear; to materialize. pwok-
matter
%It doesn't *matter; *Never mind. joakroahn
no matter, never mind. mihn₁
May
May. mεhi
maybe
maybe. mwein₂
perhaps; maybe. dapwa
me
me. ngoahi
meadow
grassy field; meadow. mohj
mean
to be mean. mihn₂
means
with; by means of; because of. -ki
measles
measles. dehrihdo
to have measles. dehrihdo
measure
large round metal container with handles; a unit of liquid measure. kuhla
to measure. jong₁
to measure hand-over-hand. sipoa₂
to measure the hull of canoe to make sure both sides are even. ngarngar
to measure with outstretched arms. ngap₂
to measure with outstretched arms. ngapoa
to measure, to guage. kanda
meat
his meat course. joalloa
meat course. jallali
to meat out a clam. kahwahu
to meat out a coconut. dakdak
to meat out a coconut. dakaj
medal
medal (for military service). midεl
religious medal. mahdalia
medicine
medicine. wini
medicine for treating headache or earache, made from the leaves and berries of the wεhnpwul tree.. winihn maj
medicine for treating mental disorders, made from wεhnpwul buds, limwin ni, and coconut oil. winihn kijongran
meet
met; reached. su
athletic meet. indohkai
to meet. suhoang
meeting
meeting. mihding
melt
to be melted. pildi
to melt. pεipijoang
member
belonging to; member of. sohn₁
member of it. sooa
member of the Christian Endeavour. pwihn mεhlεl
memorize
to memorize. wadliki
memory
inheritance; souvenir; keepsake; memory. johjo
mend
to mend; to patch₁. karpin
to mend; to patch₁. karpina
to repair; to mend. winaun₂
to repair; to mend. wina₂
menstruate
to menstruate. jurong
to menstruate. mwoasik
to menstruate for the first time. mwoasda
meow
to meow. miahu
mermaid
mermaid. sisrihna
mess
to mess up; to disarrange. pukopuk
to mess up; to disarrange. pukod
messerschidia
tree sp., messerschidia. sisin
metal
metal. pahrang
metal rod. dekking
middle
centre; middle. woaroang
inside or middle, heart or core. moar
interval; in the middle; among, between. nεhn pwung
midget
midget. jimwpwohji
midnight
midnight. lopokoan pwong
midnight snack. mwingεhn pwong
midrib
coconut leaf midrib. nok
midrib of a coconut frond. pahloa
mildew
mildew. inihεp
mile
mile. mwail
milk
milk. mεlik
milky
milky way. alεn wudrεk
million
one hundred million. japw₁
one million. rar₂
ten million. dεp
millipede
caterpiller; millipede. limwoskaras
mimic
to mimic; to imitate. japjang
minister
minister. wahnpoaroan
wife of the minister. koadpoaroan
minute
minute. minis
mirror
glass; mirror; glasses; drinking glass. kilahs₂
miscarry
to miscarry. jihpwong
misplace
lost; misplaced. joaloangla
to lose; to misplace. kajoaloangε
miss
to miss, to make an error. janjing
missionary
missionary. mijneri
mist
mist. soahkoi
miter
shell variety, kind of miter. paskul
shell variety, kind of miter. pwunin nεhn pik
mix
to mix. jawa₂
to mix. doal
to mix. jawajo
to mix. doaloa
to mix one's drinks, to change from one alcoholic beverage to another. kapohpo
moan
to whisper; to moan; to hum. ngud
moist
moist (of meat); fat (from fish). iwi
moisture
sweat; moisture. pwudo
Mokil
island of Mokil atoll. Uhrεk
island of Mokil atoll. Mwandohn
main island of Mokil atoll. Kahlap
Mokil. Mwoakilloa
part of Mokil lagoon. Lam Koalik
part of Mokil lagoon. Lam Siksik
reef in Mokil lagoon. Dεhnpal
reef in Mokil lagoon. Wos Poangoak
reef in Mokil lagoon. Wosin Soap
molar
molar. ngihlap
molasses
molasses. malahsohs
molasses sugar. jikaroapwroapw
mommy
mother; mommy. nohno₁
monday
monday. nioahd
money
money. mwani
money used in German times. mahk₃
monkey
monkey. moangki
month
last month of pregnancy. johnpwong in wijik kapehd
moon; month. johnpwong
moody
to fit poorly; unruly, moody, restless (of people). jakon
moon
moon. maram
moon rise. kajlangin maram
moon; month. johnpwong
phase of the moon, full moon. ahsik
phase of the moon, full moon. pwuhl mwuhn
phase of the moon, half moon. sioahpwong
phase of the moon, last quarter. lεldi
phase of the moon, new moon. meik
ring around the moon. imwεn johnpwong
to have become new moon. meikdo
moorish
fish sp., moorish idol. namwpwo
mop
mop. moap₁
to mop. moap₁
to mop; to dry; to wipe. daulimw
more
more than anything. -jangda
too much/many; more. dirla
morning
in the morning. inminjoang
morning. minjoang
morning star, Venus. mahlahl
mosquito
mosquito. amwjε
mosquito coil. kadohr
mosquito coil. kadrisingko
mosquito net. sei
moss
seaweed; sponge; moss. limw₁
most
many of; most of. dirin
mothball
mothball; rubber protective covering. kappa
mother
his mother. inah
mother; mommy. nohno₁
to be in a mother-daughter relationship. inain
motivation
movement; motivation. mwoakid
motorcycle
motorcycle. odopai
mottled
mottled. mwoahroan pohn jip
mottled; spotted. mwahmwain
mould
mould used to prevent the slipping of a coral stone floor. wasaus₁
moult
to peel (of skin); to moult. dal₂
mound
mound in which taro is planted. maka
mountain
mountain; hill. dol
mourn
last day of the forty day mourning period. rεhn pahjεk
to mourn. mwahiei
to sleep in a house of mourning during the forty day mourning period, usually involving only immediate family but often including the children of the community. jojo rohp
mouse
small animal; lizard; mouse. kijesik
moustache
beard; moustache. alij₁
mouth
mouth. au₁
roof of the mouth. pεhn ngoasngoas
to have a big mouth. nimεn lallal
to have a mouth bursting with food. kajpwεdpwεd
to have mouth full. kohpwon
mouth organ
mouth organ. moahdoahrkin
move
move!. ruppang
to move. minεhda
to move. mwoakid
to move. kaso₂
to move (a door). rising
to move (with stick or foot); to flick away (with stick or foot); to pick out pits with a stick; to gather (of clams). dipoal
to move around; to surround. pidεk
to move hips in intercourse. mwajεk
to move or to budge (something). koamwoak
to move or to budge (something). koamwoakid
to move something. woaroa
to move something up; to put up (as money). kihda
to move, to be in motion. so
to move, to change place of residence. kajau₂
to slide (as along a bench), to 'move over'. sohrεk
moveable
moveable. mwoakmwoakid
movement
movement; motivation. mwoakid
movie
movie. kasdo
movie. kilεl mwoakid
much
how much?, how many?. doapoa₁
how much?; how many?. oadpoa
many; much. dir
too; too much. nohn
mucus
mucus or mucous covering on fish or in plants. mwinlahwin
muddy
muddy. kirrεd
mud-hopper
fish sp., mud-hopper. lisamwkudu
mug
mug; cup. mwoak
mulch
leaves of the mεhs tree used as mulch for the taro patch. mεhs
to mulch. mo₂
mulch.
grass; mulch.. mo₂
mullet
fish sp., diamond-scaled mullet. kapjε
fish sp., kind of mullet. ikarε
fish sp., mullet. a₂
fish sp., shark mullet. a pako
mumps
to have mumps. pwoapw
muscle
calf muscle; drumstick (of a chicken). woadin ε
muscle. mwoasoal
muscular
muscular. oarmwoaroan
muscular. mwoasoal
muscular (of calves). wadpinpin
mushroom
mushroom. siεn eni
music
musical instrument. koajoang
to play music. koajoang
mute
mute. loahsoang
mutual
mutual fund. mwujin
my
my. -i₂
my. -ioa
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