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babies	Breast milk is good forbabies.	Emṃan dānnin ittūtñanniñniñ.	ittūt
	It's better to breast feedbabies.	Emṃanḷọk an niñniñ ninnin ilo ittūt.	ittūt
	We can boil it to becomejekajeje (a good beverage forbabies).S19	Jemaroñ kōmatte im ewaḷọk jekajeje (eṃṃanñanlimen niñniñ).	jekajeje
	She keeps delivering stillbornbabies.	Ejjibuñbuñ nājin.	jibuñ
	Marshallese women wean theirbabieswith bitter leaves.	KōreinṂajeḷrej kaliktūt kōn bōlōk meọ.	liktūt
baby	Thebabywill cry because you're bothering it.	Enaaj jañ ajiriṇekōn aṃ kaabbwilōñlōñe.	abbwilōñlōñ
	I'm pacifying thebabybefore I give it back.	Ij kaenōṃṃane waj niñniñ eṃokta	aenōṃṃan
	Pacify him.Please quiet thebaby.	Kwōn kaaenōṃṃane.	aenōṃṃan
	Quiet thebaby.	Kwōn kaenōṃṃane niñniñṇe	aenōṃṃan
	Your being noisy woke thebaby.	Ailuwannañnañūṃ ekọruj niñniñ e.	ailuwannañnañ
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babyʻs	That baby's legs are so covered with yaws it's pitiful.	Emake baj bōbakkeke neen niñniñ eṇ.	bakke
	The mother washed her baby's bottom.	Jinen niñniñ eo ej kārure niñniñ eo nejin.	eọreor
	The baby's diapers are slipping off.	Epir kaḷ eo an ajri eo.	pir
	That baby's diapers keep slipping down.	Eppirpir kaḷ eo an ajri eṇ.	pir
babysit	Could you come andbabysit tonight	Kwomaroñ ke itok kaajjiriri buñniin?	kaajiriri
back	The men who went fishing for unicornfish areback.	Ri-kaael ro rā remoottok.	ael
	When he camebackhe acted more American-ish than before.	Eḷak rọọl tok eri-aelōñin pepālleleḷọkjān eo.	aelōñin pālle
	I'm pacifying the baby before I give itback.	Ij kaenōṃṃane waj niñniñ eṃokta	aenōṃṃan
	Kindly check out the lower sides of myback.	Kwōnṃōkkaaeoik eō.	aeo
	When I gotbackup to the deck I heard the Captain planning out steering duties for the three of them for the night.P536	Ke ij tōprakḷọkioon teek iroñ an Kapen eo kōppeḷaak ikijjien awaan jebwebwe ko aerjeel Jema im Bojin.	aer
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backbone	Lie down and relax (stretch out yourbackbone).	Eḷḷọke diiṃ.	eḷḷọk
backed	The senator from Mejitbackedup the proposal of his fellow-senator from Aelok.	Senator eo jān Mājej eaar rie pepe eo an senatorṃōttanjān Aelok.	rie
backfire	What caused it tobackfire?	Ta eo ekaajālliki?	ajāllik
back-kick	It's hard toback-kickif you don't practice.	Epen jaṃlikñekwōj jab kamminene.	jaṃlik
	That guy is always always using aback-kick.	Ḷeoejjaṃliklik eṇ.	jaṃlik
backward	In the game of anidep,you need to know and be prepared to kick the ball either forward orbackwardas necessary when it's been kicked toward you.	Ilo anidep,kwōj aikuj jeḷā im pojak in jaṃliki ak jōṃṃaane bọọḷ eoñerenaaj jaṃewaj.	jaṃlik
backwards	It had to flopbackwardsand forwards.P1312	Ekar aikuj jitlik jitṃaan.	jit
	After I finished drinking my water,I fellbackwardsonto the sleeping mats.P814	Ṃōjinaō ilimi dān eo liṃō,ioḷọk likḷọkioon jaki ko.	oḷọk
bad	Don't go around withbadcompany for you'll get into trouble.	Jab aililōk ri-nana bwe kwōnaaj jorrāān.	aililōk
	The leaves near the stem make the pandanusbad.	Eainṃake bōbṇeim nana.	ainṃak
	Thebadguys plucked out the prisoners'toe nails.	Ri-nana ro raar tūṃwi akkiin neen ri-kalbuuj ro.	akkiin ne
	You havebadcredit because you don't pay on time.	Enana akkauniṃ bwe kwōj jab kajejjet aṃ kōḷḷā.	akkaun
	She was refused credit because she had abad reputation	Rejab kaakkauni bwe enana etan.	akkaun
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badly	Jack got beaten upbadlyin town last night.	Raar kōmennañe Jāākṇai tawūn boñ.	kōmennañ
	The boat pitched verybadly.	Eḷap an wa eoṃōṃōt (eṃṃōt).	ṃōṃōt
bag	The weight of the dufflebagwas a burden on him.	Eddo eo an pāāk in nuknuk eo ekaajjibanbane.	ajjibanban
	Can you carry abagof rice on your bicycle?	Kwōmaroñ ke baajkōḷe juon pāāk in raij?	baajkōḷ
	“I’m passing up some food the people on the island sent over,”the Boatswain said and passed up thebagas the canoe came up alongside the boat.P1268	“Jibwi waj dao kā adeañ jān rūtto rāānin.”Bojin eo eba im jibwe lōñ tak pāāk eo ke kōrkōr eo ekar atartar tok ippān wa eo.	dao
	Thatbagis very heavy.	Pāāk dedodo (eddodo)men eṇ.	dedo
	Sew up the mouth of thatbagfor me.	Enneoke tok mejān pāākṇe	enneok
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bags	That's enough twine for sewing thebags.	Ebweṇebwe enneokeok.	enneok
	They were carrying awaybagsof copra on their shoulders to the boat.	Raar ineneḷọk pāāk in wainiñanbooj eo.	inene
	They are carryingbagsof copra on their shoulders.	Rej inene pāāk in waini.	inene
	He got a hernia just by lifting heavybags.	Ear iñtok wōt lọjien jān an kar ekkotak pāāk eddo.	iñ-lọjien
	They dragged thebagsof copra because they were too heavy.	Raar ipep pāāk in waini ko kōn aer eddo.	ipep
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bail	When I was done,I pulled myself to where the engine was,picked up the bucket,and started tobailout the rest of the water.P605	Ejṃōjinak ibar tōbtōbṃaan ḷọkimḷakijo ippān injin eo,ijibwe tok bakōj eo im jinoānene ḷọkdān eoṇaie.	ānen
	Bailthe canoe or it will ship water.	Kwōnālimwaṇebwe enaaj douj.	ānen
	Bailfaster or the canoe will ship water.	Kwōnānen ḷọkbwe enaaj douj waṇe	ānen
	I put the can I had been using tobailwater inside the bucket and waited.P682	Ijujen karātekuwatināneneo i lowaan bakōj eo im kōttar.	ātet
	I said I would just be the cabin boy andbailat times when there was a lot of water in the boat.P30	Ñaiba inaaj buwae bajjek imānenilo iien rot eṇ eḷap dān i lowa.	buwae
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bailed	“I alreadybailedall the water out of the Likabwiro,”I said.P352	“Eṃōj aōālimiLikabwiro,”iba.	ālim
bailer	Hand me thebailerunder the seat.	Letok lemṇeiuṃwin tọọtṇe	tọọt
bailing	After it had passed,I startedbailingwater again.P612	Ejḷewōt ak ibar jinoānen	ak
	When I was donebailing,I went back up on deck.P989	Ke ekar maat aōālimi,ibar wanlōñḷọk	ālim
	Why are youbailingout the pond?	Ta wūnin aṃālurḷọk ḷwe ṇe	ālur
	“I am going to startbailingwater because there is a lot of it in the boat,”I said.P596	“Ij ja itōnānenbwe eḷap dān e i lowa,”iba.	ānen
	I didn’t say anything else,but went below again and startedbailingwater,because there was a lot of it.P987	Ikar jab bar kōnono ak ibar to laḷḷọkimālimidān eo bwe eḷapḷọk.	ānen
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bait	Yourbaithas too much sand.	Ekadik (bok)boke mọọrṇemọọrōṃ.	bokbok
	They are fishing forkaikalloasbaitfor tuna.	Rej kaikallo mọọrin kabwebwe.	ikallo
	Do you know who the men are who are looking forjaiboforbait?	Kwojeḷā keḷōtraṇ rej kōjāibotok mọọr?	jāibo
	They madejaiboforbait.	Raar kōjāibo mọọr.	jāibo
	Have you got any livebait?	Eor ke aṃ jowāmuur?	jowāmuur
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bake	Bundle andbakethe coconut apples.	Kwōn iutūri iu kaṇe.	iutūr
	Could you do me a favor andbakethese sprouted coconuts for us?	Kwōmaroñ ke iuwuṃuṃi iu kā kijerro?	iuwuṃuṃ
	When it is ripe,youbakeit and it becomesliped (baked breadfruit)orjekaka (breadfruitchips).S12	Ñeej emmed,kwōj uṃwini im ewaḷọk liped ak jekaka.	memed
	The way to makejāānkunfrom pandanus is,when it is ripe,to boil it orbakeit.S12	Wāween kōṃṃan jāānkun jān bōb eñin,ñeej owat bōb,jej aintiini ak uṃwini.	owat
baked	His talk about the ripe breadfruitbakedin coconut oil gives me an appetite (makes me want to eat).	Ekaijoḷ eō ke ej kōnono kōn pọljej eo.	ijoḷ
	They havebakedthe sprouted coconuts in their shells.	Raar iuwuṃuṃi iu ko.	iuwuṃuṃ
	The inside of this house smells ofbakedbreadfruit.There is lots of baked breadfruit in this house.	Eokkwanjinjin lowaanṃwiin	kwanjin
	The inside of this house smells ofbakedbreadfruit.There is lots of baked breadfruit in this house.	Eokkwanjinjin lowaanṃwiin	kwanjin
	It would have tasted better if you hadbakedit in coconut oil instead of plain.	Enaaj kar nenọ (ennọ) ñekwaar jab mejāliraane ak kwaar pọḷjeje.	mejāliraan
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bakes	The bread shebakessmells of too much yeast.	Eiijij an iiōk pilawā.	iij
baking	Right forbaking.	Ājin uṃuṃ.	āj
	Those breadfruit arebaking now	Mā ko kaṇ rej uṃuṃ.	uṃuṃ
bald	His hair has been shavedbald.	Eoḷūb bōran.	oḷūb
balk	Don't let yourselfbalk.	Kwōn jab kaitweḷọk eok.	itweḷọk
balking	Stopbalkingbecause you're destined to go.	Kwōn jab kaperpere eok bwe kwōj naaj etal wōt.	perper
ball	He's refereeing theball game	Ej aṃbaiktok aer iakiu.	aṃbai
	It must be a kickballmade in Aelōñḷapḷap.	Alikkar ke anidepin Aelōñḷapḷap men in.	anidep
	How about kicking the kickballthis way so I can see if it's okay.	Anidepetokṃōkbwe in lale eṃṃan ke.	anidep
	Let's play kickball.	Kōjeañ anidep.	anidep
	The kickballplayers are out there waiting for you to start the game.	Ri-anidep ro raṇ rej kōttar eok bwe ren jinoe.	anidep
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ballast	Go putballaston the boat.	Kwōn etal in bọḷōje wa eṇ.	bọḷōj
	That boat is carrying a lot ofballast.	Ejooṇe wa eṇ.	jooṇ
	We'll putballaston the boat today.	Jenaaj jooṇe wa in rainin.	jooṇ
	Where does theballastfor that boat come from?	Jooṇ in ia kaṇ an wa eṇ?	jooṇ
	Putballaston that boat before it sails.	Jooṇe wa eṇṃoktajān an jerak.	jooṇ
balloon	Will you please blow theballoon?	Kabbooleṃōkbujeeñṇe	bōbool
ballots	Have theballotsbeen counted?	Rōnañin bwini ke pọḷot ko.	pọḷot
balls	What sort of foodballsdo you have?	Bobo in taṇekijōṃ.	bobo
	Please make some riceballsfor us here.	Kwōn bobotok raij.	bobo
	You go and look for riceballsfor us.	Kwōn etal im kōbobotok kijed.	bobo
	She is making rice intoballs.	Lio ebobo raij.	bobo
	She is making riceballs.	Lio ej kōṃṃan bobo in raij.	bobo
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bamboo	Japanesebamboois strong.	Ekije bae in Jepaan.	bae
	They went looking forbamboo.	Remoot in kōbae.	bae
	Line for catchingāpil,frombamboopole on lagoon beach. (smaller tackle).	Eoun kāāpil.	eo
	Line for catching goatfish,frombamboopole on lagoon beach.	Eoun kadjo.	eo
	Line for catching grouper,frombamboopole on reef.	Eoun kaṃōṃō.	eo
banana	I bought myself an applebanana plant	Iar wiaik juon kōtka abōḷ pinana.	abōḷ
	He's using abananaleaf as raincoat.	Ej aḷkoot kōn bwilkōn pinana.	aḷkoot
	I have abananaplant variety.	Juon eṇ kōtka pinana jeina.	Jeina
	That's aJilubukwibanana plant	Juon eṇ kōtka pinana jilibukwi.	jilubukwi
	Mybananaplant bore fruit until it couldn't anymore.	Pinana eo kōtka ear kalleḷọknan ke emaat an maroñ.	le
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bananas	Naṃdik has good tasting applebananas.	Ennọ leen abōl pinanaan Naṃdik.	abōḷ
	She added applebananasto the cooking.	Lio eaar abōḷpinanaiki iiōk eo.	abōḷ
	PutAelōñkeinbananasin those large food baskets.	Aelōñkeini tok kobban kilōk kaṇe.	Aelōñ-kein
	Majuro grows moreAelōñkeinbananasthan Utrik.	EaelōñkeiniḷọkMājro jān Utrōk.	Aelōñ-kein
	TheAelōñkeinvariety from Namorik has nice,bigbananas.	Ekkillep wūdin Aelōñkeinin Naṃdik.	Aelōñ-kein
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Band	Band,orchestra.	Jarin kōjañjañ.	jar
Bandage	Bandageup your wound.	Kore kinejṇe	kwarkor
	The doctor bound my arm with abandage.	Taktō eo ear roje peiū kōn juon korak.	rojroj
bands	Make somebandsso that we can start making some torches from dry coconut fronds.	Kwōn kōṃṃan tok ida bwe jen jino bọk pāle.	ida
	He usedbandsaround his ankles and climbed that coconut tree.	Ear lekae im tallōñe ne eṇ.	kae
banging	The two of us stayed quiet awhile as Father was working;the only sound was the monkey wrenchbangingon the engine as he shifted back and forth in there.P720	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.	ikōñ
	Keepbangingon that kettle (held upside down--to make clean).	Kwōn pepenpene (eppenpene)kapin ainbatṇe	penpen
bangs	That young lady always wearsbangs.	Eokkọkwekwe bōran jiroñ eṇ.	kọkwe
banish	It will be bad fortune when theybanish us.P202	Jejerata wōt ke rōkaliaik kōj.	jerata
	It will be bad fortune when theybanishus.P202	Jejerata wōt ke rōkaliaik kōj.	kalia
bank	They are guarding thebank.	Rej bwilijmāāṇe pāāñ eo.	bwilijmāāṇ
	I deposited my money in thebank.	Iar kaddeḷọñ aōṃaakilo pāāñ.	deḷọñ
	I deposited my money (definite)in thebank.	Iar kadeḷọñṃaakko aō ilo pāāñ.	deḷọñ
	Thebankgave each of them three hundred dollars.	Pāāñ eo ear kajjilibuwiḷọk aer tala.	jilubukwi
	He is sitting on thebank.	Ej jijet ioon kappe.	kappe
banked	The planebankedwhen it turned.	Elā baḷuun eo ke ej jeer.	lā
banker	I'll take you to abanker game	Inaaj kapeeñkaik eok.	peeñka
	They are playingbanker.	Rej peeñka.	peeñka
bankrupt	That business wentbankrupt.	Ebūrook koṃbani eṇ.	būrook
	His business wentbankrupt.	Epāāñkōrabṃōnwia eo an.	pāāñkōrab
Baptism	The Sacrament ofBaptism.	Jakkūramenin Peptaij.	jakkūramen
Baptist	They beheaded John theBaptist.	Raar jebbare Jọọn Peptaij.	jebbar
baptized	That priestbaptizedthis child.	Bata eṇ ear peptaiji ajri e.	peptaij
bar	They got me distracted and then sneaked out to thebar.	Erro ar kōṃad eō innām ajjiweweḷọk ñan ṃōnkadek eo.	ajjiwewe
	The men met each other at thebar.	Ḷōṃaroraar iioon doon baar eo.	iioon
	You'll get fleeced if you go to thatbar.	Rōnāj rejaik eokṇailo kuḷab eṇ.	reja
barb	My hook has abarb already	Ejalōb kāāj e aō kadede.	jalōb
	Make abarbon your hook.	Kwōn jalōbe kāājṇe	jalōb
Barber	Barber scissors	Jijājin mwijbar.	jijāj
	Where is thebarber?	Ewi ri-ṃwijbar eo?	ṃwijbar
	He's abarber.	Rūṃwijbar kijakṇe	ri-ṃwijbar
bare	Be careful of poking yourbarehand into holes or eels will bite you.	Lale aṃ rore (errwe)bweṃajenāj kij peiṃ.	rore
barefoot	It doesn't seem to hurt your feet at all to walk aroundbarefoot.	Emake jab metak neeṃ aṃ jintōb im etetal.	jintōb
	I wentbarefootbecause my shoes disappeared.	Iar etetal im jintōb kōn an jako juuj ko aō.	jintōb
	Don't let him walkbarefootbecause he will hurt his feet.	Kwōn jab kajintōbe ilo an etetal bwe enāj metak neen.	jintōb
barely	It was rather high and we couldbarelysee its lights or hear the sound of its engine.P930	Ejadin utiej im jidik wōt ammān arromi teeñki ko ie im jidik wōt ammān roñjake ainikien.	arrom
	The two of them were laughing but I couldn’t help thinking that we had justbarelyskirted death.P1348	Erro kar tōtōñ bajjek ijo ippān doon akñaikar lukkuunḷōmṇakinaan kein an bar juon alen,kōmmān kar rọọl jān iiaḷin mej.	iaḷ
bark	“You two shouldn’t pay attention to him,because he’s allbarkand no bite.P178	“Koṃro jab elwaj ippān bwe ej rorror bajjek wōt ak ej jab kūk.	el
	Don't make that dogbark.	Jab kọrorrore kiduṇe	rorror
barked	The dogbarkedat the boy.	Kidu eo ear rorroreḷadikeo.	rorror
barkentines	Our ancestors used to call the foreignbarkentinesripitwōdwōd	Rūtto ro rōkōnṇaetanbaak ko etto ripitwōdwōd.	ripitwōdwōd
barking	We were still a little ways away,but a dog startedbarkingfrom around the road to the house.P175	Ej meḷanḷọkwōt jidik ak erorror juon kidu jān tōrerein iaḷ eoḷọk ñan ṃweo	rorror
	The dog isbarking.	Kidu eo erorḷọk.	rorror
	The dog isbarking.	Ewañ kidu eṇ.	wañ
barks	Sailors inbarksof old often had venereal diseases.	Ejjeplejlej jeḷa in baak ko etto.	jeplej
barnacles	The boat hasbarnacles underneath	Edile kapin wa eṇ.	dile
barometer	What's the reading on thebarometer?	Taṇekein katuṇeej ba?	kein katu
barracuda	The lagoon side of this island has lots ofbarracuda.	Ejujukōpe iarināniin	jujukōp
	They were fishing forbarracudalast night.	Raar kajujukōp boñ.	jujukōp
	The men who went to fish forbarracudaare returning.	Ri-kajujukōp ro raṇ remoottok.	jujukōp
	There are lots ofbarracudaon the oceanside of Aur.	Ejjurere likin Aur.	jure
	Aur has the most plentifulbarracudaon its oceanside.	Jijureretata (Ijjureretata)likin Aur.	jure
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barracudas	This island has enoughbarracudasaround it.	Ebwe anñūñiitwawa ānin	ñiitwa
barrel	What's inside thebarrel?	Jepukpuk in taṇe	jepukpuk
	What are you storing inside thebarrel?	Taṇekwōj jepukpuki?	jepukpuk
	Barrelof kerosene.	Kaajliiñ in karjin.	kaajliiñ
	Barrelof gasoline.	Kaajliiñ in kiaj.	kaajliiñ
	Fill the emptybarrelwith water.	Kwōn teiñ kaajliiñṇekōn aebōj.	kaajliiñ
barrels	Where did you get thesebarrels from	Jepukpuk in ia kaṇe?	jepukpuk
	They are looking forbarrels.	Rej kajepukpuk.	jepukpuk
barrier	The waves have washed over the stonebarrieron the ocean side;please stack the stones together again.	Eṃōj anṇotọọre eakḷe ilik;kwōn ejouji dekā kaṇe ippān doon.	eakḷe
	Thebarrierreef of this island is exceptionally high.	Emake ubatake baal inānin	ubatak
bars	Stop frequenting thebars.	Eṃōjṇeaṃ kōkeini (ekkeini) ṃōnkadek kaṇ.	kōkeini
base	Run to firstbase.	Tōtōr (Ettōr) ñanbōōj.	bōōj
	You will play secondbase.	Kwōnaaj ikkure ilo jekōn peij.	jekōn
	He's getting to firstbasewith her.	Ekankan kōj eṇ an ippān lieṇ.	kankan kōj
	You've lost your coordination because you yearn after but can't get to firstbasewith women.	Wūnin aṃ addimejmejṇekōn aṃ mejkaiie.	mejkaiie
	Father took over the tiller,and the Boatswain,using a climbing method in which only the feet and hands touch the tree,climbed up thebaseof the mast.P1191	Jema ewelọk ilo jila eo ak Bojin eḷọrronpā lōñḷọkidāpin kaju eo lōñḷọk	ḷọrronpā
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baseball	Thebaseballteams had a highly disputed game.	Eḷap an kar kumi in iakiu ko aitwerōk.	aitwerōk
	He's a good (baseball) catcher	Ejeḷā bọbo (bọọḷ).	bọbo
	That's mybaseball.	Bọọlin iakiu eo nejūṇe	bọọḷ
	“They were playingbaseballwhen I headed over here,”he said.P465	“Raar iakiu wōt ke ij itok,”eba.	iakiu
	That boy is always playingbaseball.	Eiakiuiuḷadikeṇ.	iakiu
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based	Your actions arebasedon child labor.	Kwaajriin uwaak aṃ jerbal.	ajriin uwaak
	Whose storm is this? (based on belief that certain people can cause storms).	Ḷañinwōn in?	ḷañ
bashful	She's alwaysbashful.	Eabbōjeje.	abje
	That young man is alwaysbashful.	Eḷap an jejookok (ejjookok)likao eṇ.	jejookok
bashfulness	Will hisbashfulnesskeep him from speaking for us?	Ejjookok keḷeeṇin kōnonoñankōjeañ?	jook
	Will hisbashfulnesskeep him from speaking for us?	Ejjookok keḷeeṇin kōnonoñankōjeañ?	ñan
basin	Catch the water in thebasin.	Kwōn pejini dānṇe	pejin
basis	Land is thebasisof all wealth.	Bwidej ej pedped eo an aolep menin jeraaṃṃan.	pedped
basket	I like the way you tuck thatbasketunder your arm.It's okay for you to carry that basket under your arm.	Eṃṃan aṃ abjājeiki iepṇeaṃ.	abjāje
	I like the way you tuck thatbasketunder your arm.It's okay for you to carry that basket under your arm.	Eṃṃan aṃ abjājeiki iepṇeaṃ.	abjāje
	Was it you that got her to tuck the bigbasketunder her arm?	Kwaar kaabjājeiki ke kōn iep kileplep eo raan eoḷọk	abjāje
	He's got such strong fingers,he lifted the big foodbasketwith his pinky.	Joñan an kajoor addiin pein,ear addi-diki kilōk eo im kotake.	addi-dik
	Their way of carrying things in abasket,today's Marshallese women,that is.	Aduwadoier,kōrāānṂajeḷin raan kein.	aduwado
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basketball	The people are milling around the place they are playingbasketball.	Eitileoñeoñḷọk armejñan ṃweeṇikkure pāājkōt bọọḷ ie.	itileoñeoñ
baskets	PutAelōñkeinbananas in those large foodbaskets.	Aelōñkeini tok kobban kilōk kaṇe.	Aelōñ-kein
	Can you find some smallbasketsfor us?	Kwōmaroñ ke kōbaninnur tok arro?	banonoor
	Those over there are the foodbaskets.	Erkākaṇ kilōkinṃōñāko.	erkākaṇ
	There are more than enoughbasketsnow for the amount of food we have.	Eḷap an iepe (iepiepe)kiiōñanjoñanṃōñā ṇekiiō.	iep
	There were lots ofbasketsat the birthday party.	Eḷap an jejepepe (ejjepepe)kemem eo.	jepe
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bass	You sing soprano and I'll singbass.	Kwōn jebrano bweñaij peij.	jebrano
bat	Who broke thatbat?	Wōnṇeearṃọrujibōttaṇe	ṃọruj
bath	Take abathto get rid of your offensive body odor.	Kwōn tutu bwe en jako aṃ ajjiḷapḷap.	ajjiḷapḷap
	The girl exposes her hair for drying after taking abath.	Lio ej kōjjarjare bōranālkinan tutu.	jarjar
	She doesn't takebathoften because of a lack of water.	Ejattutu kōn an jeḷọk dān.	jattutu
	Don't let the child take abathso seldom.	Kwōn jab kōjattutuik ajiriṇe	jattutu
	That girl is one of those who seldom takes abath.	Ledik eṇ ejṃōttanri-jattutu raṇ.	jattutu
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bathe	She refused tobathebecause it was chilly.	Lio eabwin tutu bwe epiọ.	abwin
	Soap your body when youbathe.	Kwōn joobeānbwinniṃilo aṃ tutu.	joob
	Give him some water so he canbatheright away.	Kwōnṇautōn ḷọkbwe en tutu.	ṇautōn
	More people clean their cisterns so that they are pure and don’t make them sick if theybathe,drink,or make food at these cisterns.S22	Eḷapḷọkan armej ro aer aebōj laḷ kein karreoiki bwe ren erreo im jab kōṃṃan nañinmejñanerñerej tutu,idaak,ak kōṃṃanṃōñāilo aebōj laḷ kein.	rōreo
bathed	Haven't youbathed yet	Kwōnañin tulọk ke?	tulọk
bathes	He smells because he rarelybathes.	Ebwiin būbḷapḷap (ibbūḷapḷap)kōn an mijak dān.	mijak dān
bathing	I like using a coir fibre whenbathing.	Eṃṃan tutu kōn bwijinbwije ippa.	bwijinbwije
	Bathing soap	Joobin tutu.	joob
	Before Westerners came to the Marshalls,people used to use tree catchments,cisterns,and ocean water forbathing,washing hands,and drinking.S22	Ṃoktajān an itok armej in pālleñan Ṃajeḷ,ri-Ṃajeḷ rōkein kōjerbal eṃṃak,aebōj laḷ,kab lọjetñantutu,aṃwin,im idaak.	ṃōṃak
	He's not supposed to give usbathing water	Ej jab ri-ṇautōd.	ṇautōn
	The irooj rewarded the person who carriedbathingwater for his son.	Irooj eo ear leḷọk juon wātoñanri-ṇautōnḷadikeo nejin bwe en wōṇāān.	ṇautōn
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bathroom	He took a bath in thebathroom.	Ear tutu ilo jikin tutu eṇ.	jikin tutu
baths	He does a lot of diving.He's always takingbaths.	Eḷap an tūtlọklọk (ittulọklọk) ḷeeṇ	tulọk
batter	Hisbattercame out having too much yeast.	Eiijij iiōk eo an.	iij
	Be careful not to put too much yeast in thebatter.	Kōjparok aṃ iji iiōkṇe	iij
batteries	The acid that's used inbatteriesis dangerous therefore keep it out of reach of the children.	Ekauwōtata ajetin pāātōre innem kōjparoke jān ajiri ro.	ajet
	Putbatteriesin that flashlight.	Kōpātōreik teiñkiṇe	pātōre
battery	He's putting acid in thebatteryfor that man.	Ej ajeteḷọkpāātōre eṇñan ḷeeṇ	ajet
	That oldbatterywill have to be charged all the time.	Enaaj jejaajaj (ejjaajaj)bwe eṃor.	jaaj
	Charge thebattery.	Jaaje pāātreṇe	jaaj
battle	The chief won thebattle.	Irooj eo eṃōj an bōk anjọ.	anjọ
	The people on Loeaak's canoe signaled to the rest of the fleet to get ready forbattle.	Ruwa eo waanḶoeaakrejubwijiḷọk inej eo.	jubwij
	As a result of their defeat inbattleand loss of royal status,they lost all their land.	Kōn aer kar jipọkwe,raar kaliaik er.	kalia
	It's the day for thebattle.	Ej raan in kōṃṃaejek.	kōṃṃaejek
	He's making spears forbattle.	Ej nōḷṃade ñantarinae.	nōḷ
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battles	He has a lot of land as a result of his grandfather's bravery inbattles.	Eamṇak kōn an kar peran jiṃṃaan ilo pata.	amṇak
	This drum used to be used at such times as dances,battles,and as an alarm for calling together family leaders in olden times.S11	Men in aje ekōn jerbal ilo iien rotṇean eb,tariṇae,im kwelọk an irooj eḷḷap ro im aḷap ro etto.	kōkein
	This drum used to be used at such times as dances,battles,and as an alarm for calling together family leaders in olden times.S11	Men in aje ekōn jerbal ilo iien rotṇean eb,tariṇae,im kwelọk an irooj eḷḷap ro im aḷap ro etto.	kōn
bawled	She got tears in her eyes from beingbawled out	Ekōmmeñ jān aer kar lui.	kōmmeñ
bay	He's been magically empowered with the ability to keep sharks atbay.	Eṃōj anjin-pakoiki bwe en jab mijak.	anjin-pako
	He's an expert at keeping the sharks atbay.	Ri-anjin-pako e.	anjin-pako
bays	This atoll has lots ofbays.	Eḷamḷam aelōñ in.	ḷam
be	You bethe one to make her tuck in under her arms for us.	Kwōn rūabjājeiktokñankōjro.	abjāje
Be	Becareful they don't pour apples on your head.	Lale raabōḷe bōraṃ.	abōḷ
be	You must really beafraid of ghosts since you can't walk to that house at night.	Baj abwinmakeiṃ ke kwoban etalñan ṃweeṇin boñ.	abwinmake
	He'll bea coward because you make him fear ghosts while he's still little.	Enaaj pikōt kōn aṃ kaabwinmakeiki ilo an dik.	abwinmake
	Why doesn't he hurry up and use his middle finger so we can beon our way?	En addi-eoḷapeḷọk bwe jen etal.	addi-eoḷap
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beach	There are lots of giant clam shells on thebeachof this island.	Eḷap wōt an adede arinānin	aded
	Newly built canoes littered the lagoonbeachof the island..	Eakadiki eoon kappein arināneo	akadik
	The throng was taking an evening stroll on thebeach.	Jar ko wōj raṇ rej aḷkōnar ioon bok.	aḷkōnar
	She was sunbathing on thebeach.	Lio ej aḷkwōjeje ioon bok.	aḷkwōjeje
	Then this manbeached it on the Kwajalein lagoon beach and fixed it up,and changed it into a sailing ship.P6	Innemḷeinekarārōke ḷọkiarin Kuajleen im kaaṃtōūki im wa in ekar oktakñanjuon boojin jerakrōk.	ār
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beached	All island captains know that this month all boats should bebeachedso they can wait to see when Likabwiro appears.”P251	Aolep kapenin aelōñ kein rōjeḷā bwe allōñ in wa otemjej rejārbwe ren kōttar im lale ebuñlọk ke Likabwiro.”	ār
	Then this manbeachedit on the Kwajalein lagoon beach and fixed it up,and changed it into a sailing ship.P6	Innemḷeinekarārōke ḷọkiarin Kuajleen im kaaṃtōūki im wa in ekar oktakñanjuon boojin jerakrōk.	ār
	Then this manbeachedit on the Kwajalein lagoon beach and fixed it up,and changed it into a sailing ship.P6	Innemḷeinekarārōke ḷọkiarin Kuajleen im kaaṃtōiki im wa in ekar oktakñanjuon boojin jerakrōk.	booj
beacon	Did you see thebeacon?	Kwaar lo ke kōmram eo?	kōmram
beads	There arebeadsof perspiration on your face.	Ebūḷuuddik turun mejaṃ.	būḷuuddik
	His face was covered all over withbeadsof sweat.	Ebūḷuuddiki turun mejān.	būḷuuddik
	Beadsof sweat had gone into my eyes and they were really burning.P992	Rōḷak tọọr tokñanlowaan meja emāāṇḷamjako.	ḷam jako
beams	Have you put up thebeamson the house?	Kwōnañin turi keṃōṇe	tur
beans	Might as well continue since he's gone and spilled thebeans.	Etal kake bwe eṃōj an jerakiaarḷap.	jerakiaarḷap
bear	That coconut tree has started tobear fruit	Eṃōj an jino eọ ni eṇ.	eọ
	Has that coconut tree started tobearfruit yet?	Enañin eọ ke ni eṇ?	eọ
	He treated his breadfruit tree last week (so that it wouldbear more fruit).	Ear kōkowaik mā eo kōtkan wiik eoḷọk	kowa
	It grows on almost every island,although there is a season,between May and August,called summer,when breadfruitbearmost fruit.S28	Ej kalle ilo enañin aolep aelōñ bōtab ewōr juon iien,kōtaan eṇ ilo Mae im Wọkwōj,etan“rak,”imṃāej lukkuunḷapan kalle im kouwa.	le
	Did your breadfruit plantbearany fruit yet?	Enañin kalle ke mā eṇ kōtkaṃ?	le
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beard	That man has lots of whiskers--a bigbeard.	Ekwōdeakeḷeeṇ	kwōdeak
bearing	He plucked the fruit off his breadfruit tree (bearing fruit before maturing).	Ear kọuwaik mā eo kōtkan.	uwa
bears	That coconut treebears sporadically	Ejepāl ni eṇ.	jepāl
	She alwaysbearshealthy children.	Ekkarbōbbōb ajri raṇ nājin.	karbōb
	That coconut treebearsa lot of fruit.	Emake kimuur niṇe	kimuur
beat	Don't do that because I'mbeat.	Kwōn jabōb (jab eb) iṃōk	bwe
	Hebeat me	Ear kaluuj eō.	luuj
	The woman divorced her husband because hebeat her	Kōrā eo ear joḷọkḷeoippān kōn anḷaire	ḷaire
	You lookbeat today	Āinwōtkobaj mejjeeḷ rainin.	mejjeeḷ
	Even though theybeathim up,he kept trying.	Jekdọọnñerōṃane ak pen in deo an kakkōt.	pen in deo
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beaten	Jack gotbeatenup badly in town last night.	Raar kōmennañe Jāākṇai tawūn boñ.	kōmennañ
beating	When the drummer startedbeatingon his drum the audience was amazed.	Ri-aje eo eḷak pikūri aje eo nājin,eḷọkjān an armej ro.	aje
	Can I use your coconut huskbeating club	Imaroñ ke kōjerbal jidjid eo aṃ?	jidjid
	He caused great public embarrassment bybeatinghis wife.	Eḷap an kabwilọklọk māj kōn an ire kōrā.	kabwilọklọk māj
	What is your heartbeatingso fast about?	Taṇekwōj kūkūṃkūṃ (ikkūṃkūṃ) kake	kūkūṃkūṃ
	He certainly has the stamina to have withstood thebeatingin his recent fight.	Baj kōiiein ke ejab jorrāān jān bait eo aerro.	kōiie
beautiful	Thesealushells havebeautiful colors	Eaiboojoj unokan alu kein.	alu
	The blossoms of that bush are reallybeautiful.	Ekanooj aiboojoj bōbōl (ebbōl)in ut eṇ.	bōbōl
	Where is thatbeautifulboat from?	Booj in iaṇeke eṃṃan?	booj
	You are verybeautiful.	Kwokanooj deọ.	deọ
	What abeautiful sunset	Ejemḷam aiboojoj an tulọk aḷ.	jemḷam
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beautifully	The boat cuts through the waterbeautifully.	Waṇe ḷeeate.	at
	You sing sobeautifully.	Ejemḷamṃōṃan (eṃṃan)in aṃ al.	jemḷam
beauty	I'm hung up on that darkbeauty.	Ireel ippān jakmeej eṇ.	jakmeej
	Yourbeautymakes me feel unworthy.	Aṃ deọ ekōppat eō.	pepat
becalmed	The boat wasbecalmedin the middle of the ocean.	Eluri wa eoṇailọmeto.	lur
became	The sorcerer invoked a spirit over her and shebecame insane	Rūkkōpāl eo eallōke lio im wūdeakeak.	allōk
	Hebecamea Marshallese citizen after he married a Marshallese.	Ear erom juon ri-Ṃajeḷālkinan paleek juon ri-Ṃajeḷ.	erom
	He ran andbecameshort of breath.	Ear ettōr im jeekḷọk.	jeekḷọk
	After his mother's death hebecamevery lonely.	Eḷak mej jinen jāne elukkuun jeraṃōl.	jeraṃōl
	I looked at my friend’s face and thought back to when we firstbecamefriends.P469	Ke ij rōre lọk im lale turin mejān,ibar ememej tok iien eo jinoin aṃro kar jerā.	jerā
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because	It's restlessbecauseyou're bothering it.	Eaabbwilōñlōñ kōn aṃ kaabṇōṇōiki.	abbwilōñlōñ
	The baby will crybecauseyou're bothering it.	Enaaj jañ ajiriṇekōn aṃ kaabbwilōñlōñe.	abbwilōñlōñ
	You'll know there are boys aroundbecauseshe starts flirting.	Kwōjeḷā ke ewōrḷaddikijōkaṇe bwe ebar jino abbōjeje.	abje
	Lift your foot out (of the water)becauseit's impeding our progress.	Kotak neōṃ bwe ekaaborbor.	abor
	The little lad refused to singbecausethere were lots of girls there.	Likao jidikdik eo ear abwin al kōn an lōñ leddik ijo.	abwin
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becauseI	I am going to look for stockingsbecauseIdon't have any.	Ij ilok in kajitọkin tok bwe emaat aō jitọkin.	jitọkin
Beckon	Beckonto that canoe to come here.	Kwōn jeeaaḷe wa eṇ bwe en itok.	jeeaaḷ
beckoning	I saw a black noddy land on the northern buoy and some people on the shorebeckoningto us.P523	Juon uweo jekad ejok ioon buwaeṇeiōñ,ak jet roro armej ioon parijet rej jeeaaḷ tok.	jekad
become	Take him with you to show him how tobecomean expert fisherman.	Kwōnāñiniim kaaewanliki.	aewanlik
	That vinegar has alreadybecome acid	Eajet penkōṇe	ajet
	He'sbecomea priest.	Ebata.	bata
	He hasbecomea drunkard.	Eṃōj an erom ri-kadek.	erom
	We can boil it tobecomejekajeje (a good beverage for babies).S19	Jemaroñ kōmatte im ewaḷọk jekajeje (eṃṃanñanlimen niñniñ).	jekajeje
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becomes	First of all,after they have grated the copra and taken the coconut milk from it,they heat it under the sun and itbecomescoconut oil.S18	Ṃoktata, ālkinaer raankeik waini eṇ im bōk eaḷ eṇ jāne,rej kōjeeke im ej erom pinniep.	eaḷ
	If we boil it longer itbecomesjekṃai (coconut syrup).S19	Elañe etoḷọkwōt ad kōmatte enaaj waḷọk jekōṃai.	jekṃai
	Pound it well so itbecomes paste	Kwōn lukkuun liji bwe en mālij.	lij
	When it is ripe,you bake it and itbecomesliped (baked breadfruit)orjekaka (breadfruitchips).S12	Ñeej emmed,kwōj uṃwini im ewaḷọk liped ak jekaka.	memed
	If we boil it longer itbecomesjekṃai (coconut syrup).S19	Elañe etoḷọkwōt ad kōmatte enaaj waḷọk jekōṃai.	to
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becoming	You should wear your hair loose on your back because it isbecomingon you.	Kwōn aleak bwe ekōkōjaiji eok.	aleak
	He isbecomingmore short tempered as he grows older.	Erūttoḷọk im jidimkijḷọk.	jidimkij
	They arebecominginterested in each other.	Rōjino bōk limoun doon.	limo
bed	Put the baby down on thebed there	Kwōn kōbabuuk niñniñṇe ṇairaan peetṇe	babu
	Has a mattress been put on thebed?	Enañin būtoñe ke peet eṇ?	būtoñ
	They'll have abedcheck tonight.	Rōnaaj jāāke peet kaṇ buñniin.	jāāk
	Get out ofbed.	Kwōn jerkak.	jerkak
	It is better if you put thebedcrosswise in the room.	Eṃṃanḷọkñekwokajitpeeḷeḷe peetṇeilowan ruṃṇe	jitpeeḷeḷ
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bedding	Coconuts provide them with beverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	eṃ
	Coconuts provide them with beverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	kije-
	Coconuts provide them with beverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in oldendays.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	kinie-
	Coconuts provide them with beverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	lime-
	Coconuts provide them with beverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	wa
bedtime	However,there are some legends that remain today and we can hear them atbedtime.S13	Bōtab ewōr jet inọñ rej pād wōtñanrainin im jej maroñ wōt roñ ilo iien kiki.	inọñ
beef	When we were done eating lunch,I washed the dishes and scrubbed the bits of rice and cornedbeeffrom the deck.P384	“Ke ej dedeḷọkṃōñāinraelep,ikarreoiki keinṃōñāko im waateeke ioon wa eo jānṃōraṃrōṃinraij kab būbrarrarin kọọnpiip.	būrar
	We don't eatbeefon the outer islands of the Marshalls because there isn't any.	Jej jabṃōñākanniōkin kau iaelōñ ko ilikin iṂajeḷ kōn an jejeḷọk (ejjeḷọk).	kanniōkin kau
	That concoction is replete with cornedbeef.	Ekkọọnpiipip iiōk eṇ.	kọọnpiip
	When the rice was cooked,I got out some dishes and a can of cornedbeef,and filled up a pot of water for tea so everything would be ready when the three men came back to eat.P370	Ke ej mat raij eo ikkwaḷọk tok kōnnọ kab juon kuwatin kọọnpiip im teiñi tok juon tibatin dānnin idaak bwe ren pojakñanaerjel rọọl tok imṃōñā	kōnnọ
	As he filled his plate I opened the cornedbeefand handed it to him.P372	Ej kanne wōt kijen ak ijino kōpeḷḷọke kuwatin kọọnpiip eo im leḷọkñane.	kuwat
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beeline	The umbrellaed passengers made abeelineto the airplane.	Ri-aṃbwidilā ro raar iiookḷọk baḷuun eo.	aṃbwidilā
bee-line	She was obviously in dire need to relieve herself since she made abee-linefor the restroom.	Alikkar an batbat bwe ear kajjuñan ṃōnbwidej eo.	batbat
been	This year's dresses havebeen lengthened	Eṃōj kaaetoktok nuknuk iiō in.	aetok
	It's a huge fish that'sbeenaround since the days of the legendary Lōktañūr (who invented the sail).	Ajorṃaanin iien ko an Lōtañūr.	ajorṃaan
	The singers havebeengiven special seats.	Eṃōj kōjenolọke jikin jijet ko an ri-al ro.	al
	I havebeenon this islet one month now.	Juon de allōñūṇa ānin	allōñ
	That anvil hasbeenaround since the German times.	Aṃbōḷin iien ko jāmne menṇe	aṃbōḷ
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beer	Where are you lugging that case ofbeer to	Kwōj ajjibanbaneḷọk keejin piaṇe ñania?	ajjibanban
	Bring anotherbeer.	Bar juon tok pia.	bar juon
	Beer drinker	Ri-idaak pia.	idaak
	Warmbeeralways fizzes.	Pia māāṇāṇ ejjibjib.	jib
	He got drunk from thebeer.	Ekadeke pia eo.	kadek
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befell	Its recent dry-docking made the boat seaworthy enough to have survived the storm thatbefell it	Tọọk jidik eo jeṃaanḷọk jidik an wa eṇ ekakōiieiki im unin an jab kar jorrāān eo ilo lañ eo ear būñūti.	kōiie
before	She's more refusing thanbefore.	Eabōblepḷọk jānṃokta	abōblep
	He dug her a ground wellbeforehe went away.	Ear kaaebōj-laḷeṃoktajān an etal.	aebōj-laḷ
	It's more tasteless thanbefore.	Eaebōjbōjḷọkjānṃokta	aebōjbōj
	It's even more tasteless thanbefore.	Eaebōjbōjeḷọkjānṃokta	aebōjbōj
	Control your lustbeforeit ruins you.	Kwōjab aelellaḷ bwe kwōnāj jorrāān.	aelellaḷ
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beforehand	I'm warning youbeforehandthat she is an old lady with a sharp tongue.	Ij kajineete eok ke eañjarjar an lōḷḷap eṇ kōnnaan.	añjarjar
befriended	Hebefriendedthe family.	Ear jeṃjerāik baaṃle eo.	jeṃjerā
	Hebefriendedhim because he took care of him.	Ear jerāiki kōn an kar kejparoke.	jerā
beg	Gobeghim to give it to you.	Etal im akweḷapñanebwe en lewaj.	akweḷap
	BegGod to help you.	Koṃwin tūbḷotake Anij bwe en jipañ koṃ.	tūbḷotak
	Jabōn kōnnaan (proverb):You eat to your fill on the ocean side(insecret);your eyeballs are about to pop out.When you're in need youbegfor help!"In other words,no man is an island.We should always all look out for one another.	Kwoṃōñā itujablik kaṇ;kwōdodoor timmej.Ḷakban kūr eo in!	timmej
began	Theybeganto get enthused when they heard his voice.	Rej kab tan ellowetak ke rej roñ ainikien.	ellowetak
	Tattooingbeganon Aelōñḷapḷap.	Ear ijjino eọ ilo Aelōñḷapḷap.	eọ
	Theybeganto approach the lagoon shore of the islet.	Raar jino jitaak tokṃaan āneo	jitaak
	She started to attend college when she was seventeen.Shebegancollege when she was seventeen.	Liō eo an kein kajoñoul jiljilimjuon,ear jino jikuuḷ ilo kaḷōj.	joñoul jiljilmjuon
	After a moment Ibeganto realize what was happening and my head started to clear up.P586	Ej baj meḷanḷọkak ej kab jino an eñaktok aō im ejino peḷḷọk kōmālij e aō.	peḷḷọk
begged	The hungry trampbeggedfor food from the rich person.	Armej jeedwaan eo eaar uññare ri-ṃweie eo kōnke ekwōle.	armej jeedwaan
	Ibeggedhim until I got tired but he never let us borrow his canoe.	Iar oware im kajjinōk ak ear jab kōtḷọk tok wa eo waan.	owar
begger	I never saw a greaterbeggerfor food than he is.	Ij jain kar lelolo (ellolo)kōkkauuāinwōte.	kōkkau
begging	Stopbeggingme for it because I had nothing to do with it.	Jab akweḷaptokñan ñabwe ejjeḷọk aō ilo menṇe	akweḷap
	“I’m really tired ofbeggingthat we go back,but here we are just staying and getting more gout,”the old woman said.P197	“Ilukkuunṃōkin añōtñōt bwe kōṃro en rọọl ak eñin kōṃro kab pād de ijin im kūrroḷọk wōt,”leḷḷap eo eba.	kūrro
	I'mbeggingyou please not to fire John.	Ij owarñaneok bwe kwōn jouj in jab baere Jọọn.	owar
begin	These are the surveyors and they're ready tobegin.	Ri-allọk ro rein repojak in jinoe.	allọk
	It’s almost time for the Likabwiro storms tobegin.P121	Likabwiro epaak iien an buñ lọk.	buñ
	The church service program is about tobegin.	Epaak an jijino (ijjino)būrokūraṃ jar eo.	jijino
	Beginfrom today.	Kwōn jinoe jān rainin.	jijino
	They played well but didn'tbeginto win.	Earṃōṃan (eṃṃan)aer kukure (ikkure)ak rōjab podem wiin.	podem
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beginning	It'll freeze soon for it'sbeginningto get cool.	Epaak an kwōj bwe ejjino aeṃōḷoḷo.	aeṃōḷoḷo
	The speech he made was slurred frombeginningto end.	Eaplolo an jipij.	aplo
	Her breasts arebeginningto grow.	Ebwā ittin.	bwā
	They suspected him from thebeginning.	Raar eṇake wōt jān jinoin.	eṇak
	Some of those seeds arebeginningto sprout.	Ine ko kaṇ ejjādede mejāer.	jāde
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beginnining	The major powers of the world were quite interested in this because they believed it to be a sign of thebeginniningof Micronesian independence and of their taking responsibility for their own affairs.S16	Aolep laḷ ko rōḷḷap raar kanooj in itok limoier kōn men in bwe raar tōmak bwe men in juon kōkaḷḷe in anṂaikronijiajino wōnṃaanḷọkñanan make jutak im bōk eddoin jerbal ko an make.	kakōḷḷe
begins	Let's go back before the stormbegins.	Jen rọọlṃoktajān an buñ kōto.	buñ
	Schoolbeginstomorrow morning.	Jikuuḷ enāj ijjino jibboñōn ilju.	jibboñōn ilju
begot	Abrahambegot Isaac	Epereaaṃ ear keotake Aijek.	keotak
begun	They havebegunthejurōkfishing.	Eṃōj aer jino jurōk.	jurōk
	They've alreadybegunbuilding the house.	Eṃōj an jino jutakṃweo	jutak
	They haven't evenbegunto eat.	Rōpodemṃōñā	podem
	Have the seedlingsbegunto sprout?	Rōnañin tōbolāār ke ine kaṇe?	tōboḷāār
behalf	I spoke on yourbehalfwhile you were gone.	Ilo iien eo kwaar jako,iar bōk jikūṃ im kōnono ilo etaṃ.	jako
	The head of the extended Marshallese family let his younger brother speak on hisbehalf.	Aḷap eo ear kajipiijiḷeojatin.	jipiij
	Please go and help them repair the roof in mybehalfbecause I'm not feeling well.	Kwōj ja etal in atiltaktokñankōjro bwe iutaṃwe.	atiltak
behave	Because I showed him how a person shouldbehavetoward relatives,he finally learned.	Kōn aō kaaerṃweiki ejujen wōt im jeḷā.	aerṃwe
	(Behave, children),or he'll pinch and hurt you.	Lale bwe apapin ekōmmetak.	apap
	Don'tbehavethat way.	Kwōn jab wōjak kainṃanitrotṇe	wōjak
behaved	He is wellbehaved.	Eṃṃanṃwilin	ṃwil
behavior	Now that's a rascal for you. (What he's done is his expectedbehavior.)	Āteori-nana.	āteo
	You won't get anywhere with your unscrupulousbehavior.	Koban teru kōn aṃ jāṃōd.	jāṃōd
	He has shamefulbehaviorwhenever he gets drunk.	Ekajjookoñeej kadek.	kajjookok
	Hisbehavioris revolting.	Ekajjōjō jerbal kaṇ an.	kajjōjō
	Hisbehavioris more revolting than before.	Ekajjōjōḷọk an jerbal jānṃokta	kajjōjō
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beheaded	Hebeheaded John	Ejebbare bōran Jọọn.	jebbar
	TheybeheadedJohn the Baptist.	Raar jebbare Jọọn Peptaij.	jebbar
behind	If he continues with his laid back attitude he'll one day be leftbehind.	Ej alebabu ak juon raan enaajḷakilbōk retal jāne.	alebabu
	Where are you walking with your handsbehindyour back.	Kwōj enliklikḷọk ñania.	enliklik
	Where are you walking with your handsbehindyour back?	Kwōj enliklikḷọk ñania?	enliklik
	That man is always walking with his hands claspedbehind him	Ḷeoekijoñ enliklik eṇ.	enliklik
	One always clasps his handsbehind him	Ri-enliklik.	enliklik
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Behold	Beholdthe Redeemer is born.	Lo eḷotak Rilọmọọr.	lo
being	When he returned afterbeingabsent for some time,he seemed more American.	Epād imḷakjāde tok,eri-aelōñin pālle.	aelōñin pālle
	He's drenched frombeingcaught in the rain.	Aeṇakin ke ear wūte.	aeṇak
	The last I saw him he wasbeinghis noisy self going your way.	Eñeo ear baj aeñwāñwā wōt waj ijeṇeṇe waj.	aeñwāñwā
	She'll know,beingsomeone who influences others to live as relatives toward one another.	Enaaj jeḷā bwe e ri-kaaerṃwe.	aerṃwe
	Hisbeingtroublesome delayed us.	Ailparokin ekōṃṃan ad ruṃwij.	ailparok
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beings	You're an employer of humanbeings;therefore you must know how to treat your employees as such.	Kwe rūkōjerbal armej innem kwōj aikuj jeḷā kuṇaaṃñanrijerbal ro aṃ.	ri-kōjerbal armej
belief	Whose storm is this? (based onbelief that certain people can cause storms).	Ḷañinwōn in?	ḷañ
believe	Ibelievein heaven.	Ij tōmak bwe ewōr aelōñin-lañ.	aelōñin-lañ
	Do youbelievethat people have souls?	Kwōj tōmak ke ewōr anin armej?	an
	We said the island was out of rice but they didn'tbelieve us	Kōmba emaat raij iāneo ak rejab tōmak.	ba
	I said to myself,“I don’tbelievethere’s daylight already.”P221	Iba ippa make,“Ebanñeeraan.”	ban
	I can'tbelieveit's you!	Ebanñekweṇe!	eban
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believed	The major powers of the world were quite interested in this because theybelievedit to be a sign of the beginnining of Micronesian independence and of their taking responsibility for their own affairs.S16	Aolep laḷ ko rōḷḷap raar kanooj in itok limoier kōn men in bwe raar tōmak bwe men in juon kōkaḷḷe in anṂaikronijiajino wōnṃaanḷọkñanan make jutak im bōk eddoin jerbal ko an make.	kakōḷḷe
believes	His appearance was like those people who when they talk,everyone listens andbelieveswhat they say.P60	Epao tokin kain eṇ eaejemjem.	aejemjem
believing	“Well I didn’t look very carefully at the ocean at that time,but I have a hard timebelievingwe are that far away from Likiep,”the Captain said.P796	“Ekwe ikar jab baj kakkōt mejōk ioon lọjet ilo awaṇekwōj ba,akāinwōtepen aō tōmak ke joñan de in admān tōtoḷọk jān Likiep,”Kapen eo eba.	tōtoḷọk
bell	It's time for thebellto be rung.	Ejejjet awa in an jañ peeḷṇe	jejjet
	Ring thebell;it's exactly ten o'clock.	Kōjañ peeḷṇebwe ejejjet joñoul awa.	jejjet
belligerence	He'll get into trouble because of his obviousbelligerence.	Enaaj jorrāān kōn an kōkootantōn (ekkootantōn).	wōtan
belligerent	Don't bebelligerentor you'll get into trouble.	Kwōn jab wōtan bwe kwōnaaj jorrāān.	wōtan
belong	These zorisbelongto that lady.	An kōrā eṇ jodi kein.	aa-
	He's the head of the lineage Ibelong to	Aḷap eo aō eṇ.	aḷap
	Do not go ashore on islands that do notbelongto you.	Bwinimjaad popoṃanit.	bwinimjaad
	These are the mats thatbelongto me.	Erkā jaki ko kineō kā.	erkā
	Which boat does that tillerbelong to	Jilain booj taṇe	jila
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belonged	The Boatswain came after I was done pulling in the anchor and put it away where itbelongedso it wouldn’t get in the way.P480	Ej kab baj wātokālikBojin eo ke ej dedeḷọk aō tōbtōb im kọkoṇe jān ijo bwe en jab kaapañ jerbal.	apañ
	The Boatswain came after I was done pulling in the anchor and put it away where itbelongedso it wouldn’t get in the way.P480	Ej kab baj wātokālikBojin eo ke ej dedeḷọk aō tōbtōb im kọkoṇe jān ijo bwe en jab kaapañ jerbal.	ālik
belonging	It looks like an index fingerbelongingto a Marshallese.	Einwōt baj tipen addikọọtotin ri-Ṃajeḷ.	addi-kọọtot
	Before,this boat was a cargo ship,belongingto the American Navy sailors.P3	Wa inṃōṃkajkar boojin eakto ektak jeḷaan tiṃa ko waan Navy eo an America.	booj
belongings	Where are you packing yourbelongingsto go to?	Iaṇekwōj kaṃṃweiukiukñane	ṃweiuk
belongs	Our landbelongsto us until death.	Bwidej ko ad rej addemlōkmej.	addemlōkmej
	Where is the mat thatbelongsin this room?	Ewi jaki eo eran lowaanṃwiin	erer
	That governorbelongsto that engine.	Kabnain injin eṇ menṇe	kabna
	That chickbelongsto the first brood.	Jojoṇeejṃōttanro eo jinoin.	ro
below	I didn’t say anything else,but wentbelowagain and started bailing water,because there was a lot of it.P987	Ikar jab bar kōnono ak ibar to laḷḷọkimālimidān eo bwe eḷapḷọk.	ānen
	The Captain was all by himself downbelowbecause the three of us were sitting and marveling over the size and brightness of the boat.P1152	Kapen eo emake wōt i lowa bwe kōmjel kar jijet im bwilōñ ijo i lōñ kōn an kilep im meram wa eo.	bwilōñ
	“How about if we take Captain downbelowso he can lie down,”Father said to the Boatswain.P1046	“Kōjroāktuwelaḷ tak Kapenṇe ñanlowa bwe en babu,”Jema ekkōnonoḷọk ñanBojin eo.	eakto
	The three of us stayed there for a little while longer and then the Captain started shouting downbelow.P1159	Kōmjel bar pād jidik ijo im ej meḷanḷọkak Kapen eo ekkeilọk i lowa.	kōkeilọk
	I had just lain down on the mats down therebelowwhen the Captain came down.P974	Ij ja babu bajjek wōt ioon jaki ko ijo i laḷ ak Kapen eo ej baj to laḷ tak.	laḷ
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belt	He doesn't know how to buckle hisbelt.	Ejaje bakōḷe kañūr eṇ an.	bakōḷ
	Wrap that box with abeltso it doesn't burst.	Kwōn kañūre bọọkṇebwe en jab rup.	kañūr
	Is he letting the boy wear abelt?is he putting a belt on the boy?	Ej ke kakañōrñōreḷadikeṇ?	kañūrñūr
	Is he letting the boy wear abelt?is he putting a belt on the boy?	Ej ke kakañōrñōreḷadikeṇ?	kañūrñūr
	You wear yourbelttoo high.	Ekadikḷolōñaṃ kañūrñūr.	ḷo-
benchmarks	It wasn't quite clear how thebenchmarksin the study could clearly be useful.	Ear jab kanooj alikkar ekōjkan anṃuriniejko ilo ekkatak eo maroñ in lukkuun alikkar an wōr tokjāer.	ṃuriniej
bend	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 alsobendthe shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel.S19	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.	bwije-
	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 alsobendthe shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel.S19	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.	jepjep
	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 alsobendthe shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel.S19	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.	jidik illọk jidik
	Bendhis head forward so that it doesn't get hit.	Kwōn kajillọkwe bwe en jab itaak bōran.	jillọk
	First,we examine the shoot,so that if it is the right size,we trim and bind it,peel off its end,andbendit down a little.S19	Ṃokta,jej kakilen utak eo,bweñeeṃṃan joñan,jej jepe im eọuti,kọudpake,im kietake jidik.	kakōlkōl
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Benderʻs	Bender's genealogy is quite complex.	Menmenbwij eo an Bender ebwe an kapokpok.	menmenbwij
bending	They'rebendingthe decking material.	Rej kukbōl (ikkubōl) teekkiiñ	kukbōl
beneath	It is quite shadybeneaththat breadfruit tree.	Eḷap an aemed iuṃwin mā eṇ.	aemed
benediction	Who will give thebenediction?	Wōn enaaj kōṃṃane jarin kōjeraaṃṃan eo?	jarin kōjeraaṃṃan
Benefit	Benefit,pension.	Ṃaniin jipañ.	jipañ
benighted	The ship wasbenightedat the ocean-side of the atoll and the captain was afraid to enter the lagoon for fear of running aground on any of the coral heads littering the channel.	Emaroke tiṃa eoṇailikinnem emijak kapen eo inṃwearkōnke ewōdwōde lowaan to eo.	marok
bent	My fingernail gotbent back	Ealkōk akkiin peiū.	ālkōk
	My spear wasbent.	Ekobṃadeeo aō.	kob
berserk	The demon made her shriek as if she was goingberserk.	Tiṃoṇ eo ekakkeilọk lio im einwōtñeewāti wūdeakeak.	kōkeilọk
	Everyone ran away from him because he wentberserk.	Aolep im ko jāne bwe ewūdeakeak.	wūdeakeak
beside	They surrounding the school of rabbitfishbesidethe stony shoal so they could easily scoop it up with a net.	Rej aḷeekṃọle ṇaidipinṇaeṇ bwe en eṃṃan jabuki.	aḷe
	Come and staybesideme so I can shelter you from wind if you are cold.	Itok im pād jablurū eḷaññe kwōpiọ.	jablur
	I feel unworthy to walkbeside her	Ippat in etetal ippān.	pepat
	He wasbesidehimself with excitement because of his new vehicle that he didn’t know what to do except to drive around and show it off.	Eñak en et kōn an kāāl waan ettōr eo waan innem tarto-tōrtakin de eo.	tarto-tartak
Besides	Besideswanting to eat,he also wants to come.	Ebarāinwōt kōṇaan itok ijellọkun an kōṇaanṃōñā	barāinwōt
	Do you witness or stand for your faith by good worksbesidesjust talk?	Kwōj juraake ke tōmakṇeaṃ kōn jerbal eṃṃan ijellọkin kōnono wōt?	juraake
	Who elsebesides him	Eāt	āt
best	Likiep has thebest anchorage	Eṃṃan tata aba eṇ iarin Likiep.	aba
	Father was doing hisbestto persevere but it was obvious that he was growing hopeless and uneasy.P1027	Jema ekar kate wōt ak elukkuun alikkar an dedodo im addiṃakoko.	addiṃakoko
	When it's their turn to work,they'll do theirbest.	Eḷaññe enaaj aerwōj iien jerbal renaaj kate er joñan wōt aer maroñ.	aerwōj
	Your chewed thebestpart of the pandanus and gave him the butt (theṃak).	Kwowōde ajjipekin bōb eo imḷakleḷọkṃakeo.	ajjipek
	It'sbestto watch birds at twilight to locate their roost	Eṃṃan tata akadein jotaḷọk.	akade
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bestowed	Hebestowedhis land on his descendants.	Ear kaaelōñe ajiri ro nejin.	aelōñ
bet	“You should throwbetter,because I bet on you,man,”one of the players told him.P157	“Kwōn kōṃanṃan aṃ kadkad bwe iar pet ippaṃḷouweo,”juon iaan rūtaij ro ejiroñḷọk	ḷouweo
	He raised mybet.	Ear petaik eō.	peta
betrayed	JudasbetrayedJesus to the Pharisees.	Jutōj ear ketake JijejñanPharisee ro.	ketak
betrayer	The judge revealed the identity of thebetrayer.	Ri-ekajet eo ear ketake ri-ketak eo.	ketak
betrothed	They are nowbetrothed.	Eṃōj kakobaik erro.	koba
Better	Betternot fool around with his wife or he'll put a spell on you.	Jab aelellọḷe bwe enaaj kọọle eok.	aelellaḷ
	The current here where I'm fishing isbetterthan where you are.	Eaeṃṃanḷọkije ij eọñwōd ie jān ijeṇe.	aeṃṃan
	It'sbetternot to associate with him	Eṃṃan kwōn jab aetōl ippān.	aetōl
	It'sbetterto be sharing than to be selfish.	Eṃṃanḷọk ajej jān kūbboṇ.	ajej
	Your putting sweet smelling drift nut to make coconut oil isbetterthan mine.	Ajetūṃ eñaj jān ajetū.	ajet
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between	Whobetweenthe two of you is going to be the prodder?	Wōn ri-adibwij iaamiro?	adibwij
	The current flowing into the lagoonbetweenthese islets is quite strong.	Ekajoor aewaarin kōtaanānekein.	aear
	The current in the oceanbetweenLikiep and Ruōt is flowing northward.	Eaeniñeañḷọk meto eṇ kōtaan Likiep im Ruōt.	aeniñeañḷọk
	I don't know why there aren't as many spider shells in the openingbetweenthis island and the next one as there used to be.	Ijaje taunin an jako an aorake meje eṇ.	aorak
	Your eyes are looking at too many choices which will result in the achievement of none.Your eyes are looking at too many choices which will result in the achievement of none.(Lit.Having too many eyes to take in your choice will cause you to loose your grip and to drift aftbetweenthe outrigger and the hull and away from the canoe.	Elōñ mejān aṃātetinnem kwomaroñ in peeto kōtaan apit to!	ātet
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bevel	Please plane it so it can fit thebevelof the window sill.	Kwōn jouj in pileini ekkarñanpābōḷ e an wūntō e.	pābōḷ
beverage	We can boil it to becomejekajeje (a goodbeverage for babies).S19	Jemaroñ kōmatte im ewaḷọk jekajeje (eṃṃanñanlimen niñniñ).	jekajeje
	Gin is an alcoholicbeverage.	Jiin ej dānnin kadek.	jiin
	Also,if we letjekarostand for three days,it will becomejimañūñ—thealcoholicbeverageof the Marshallese.S19	Bar juon,elañe jenaaj kōtḷọk jekaro eo bwe en pād jilu raan,enaaj erom jimañūñ—dān in kadek eo limen ri-Ṃajeḷ.	jimañūñ
	He came over and poured hisbeverageand sat down where the three of them drank coffee.P275	Eitok im kōṃṃan limen im jijet ijo erjel idaak kọpe.	kōṃṃan
	Also,if we letjekarostand for three days,it will becomejimañūñ—thealcoholicbeverageof the Marshallese.S19	Bar juon,elañe jenaaj kōtḷọk jekaro eo bwe en pād jilu raan,enaaj erom jimañūñ—dān in kadek eo limen ri-Ṃajeḷ.	kōtḷọk
beverages	Coconuts provide them withbeverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	eṃ
	Alcoholbeveragesmake him stagger.	Dānnin kadek ekōjepāppāpe.	jepāppāp
	Coconuts provide them withbeverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	kije-
	Coconuts provide them withbeverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in oldendays.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	kinie-
	Coconuts provide them withbeverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.S10	Ni ej leḷọkñaner limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	lime-
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Beware	Bewareof breaking the taboos or our medicines will bring on adverse effects.	Lale aṃ aḷok bwe enāj rọọl utōn wūno kaṇe arro.	aḷok
	Bewareof the Portuguese man-o-war in the lagoon because there are plenty of them at this time.	Kōjparok aṃ tutu iaar bwe eaolōke kiiō.	aolōk
	Bewareof the Portuguese man-o’-war in the lagoonbecause there are plenty of them at this time.	Kōjparok aṃ tutu iaar bwe eaolōke kiiō.	bwe
	Bewareof associating with him or he'll bum everything off of you.	Lale aṃ aetōl ippān bwe enāj kañkañe eok.	kañkañ
	Bewareof exaggerations.	Lale bwe armej rōkein kōḷḷapḷap.	kōḷḷapḷap
bewitched	He gotbewitchednear the house.	Eaetoikiṇaiturinṃweo	aeto
beyond	The Americans made noisebeyond endurance	Etar jān joñan an ri-Amedka ro kōṃṃan aeñwāñwā.	Amedka
	He's reallybeyond help	Likao eṇ edọọlol.	dọlel
bias	He has no inclination tobias whatsoever	Ejjeḷọk kalijekḷọk ippānñanjidik.	kalijekḷọk
biased	Don't always be sobiased.	Kwōn jab kōṇaan jejepjep (ejjepjep).	jep
Bible	The Lord of Hosts as described in theBible.	Anij in Inelep eo einwōt an kōmlōt ilo Baibōḷ.	Anij in Inelep
	She went looking for aBible.	Emoot in kōbaibōḷ.	Baibōḷ
	That man knows moreBible!	Ḷeeṇri-Baibōḷ.	Baibōḷ
	“TheBiblesays,‘Obedience is better than sacrifice,’”the Boatswain responded to me with this verse.P1210	“Baibōḷ ej ba,‘Eṃṃan pokake jān katok’,”Bojin eo eba tok eoon inñan ña	eoon
	Only Noah and his family survived the great flood in theBible.	Nowa wōt im bwij eo an raar mour ilo ibwijleplep eo ilo Baibōḷ.	ibwijleplep
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bib-overalls	He has on funny lookingbib-overalls.	Ekōjak būrijōōt eṇ an.	būrijōōt
	Who gave him thebib-overalls?	Wōnṇeear kabūrijōōte?	būrijōōt
bickering	Yourbickeringis obvious.	Ealikkar akwāāliṃ.	akwāāl
bicycle	Can you carry a bag of rice on yourbicycle?	Kwōmaroñ ke baajkōḷe juon pāāk in raij?	baajkōḷ
	You ride thebicycletoward me.	Kwōn baajkōḷ tok.	baajkōḷ
	Thebicycleman is coming.	Ri-baajkōḷ eoṇetok.	baajkōḷ
	Pump up thatbicycletire because there is only a little air in it.	Kwōn baṃe neen baajkōḷṇebwe edik kūtuōn.	baṃ
	Pump up thatbicycletire because there is only a little air in it.	Kwōn baṃe neen baajkōḷṇebwe edik kūtuon.	baṃ
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bid	The people on the pier came over tobidus farewell.They all waved goodbye.P484	Armej ro wōj ioon wab eo reiọkiọkwe tok kōmmān.Erwōj jokutbae tok.	iọkiọkwe
big	Was it you that got her to tuck thebigbasket under her arm?	Kwaar kaabjājeiki ke kōn iep kileplep eo raan eoḷọk	abjāje
	He/she obviously wasbigjudging by his/her fingers/toes.	Alikkar an kar kilep jān wōt addi kaṇe addiin.	addi
	He's got such strong fingers,he lifted thebigfood basket with his pinky.	Joñan an kajoor addiin pein,ear addi-diki kilōk eo im kotake.	addi-dik
	Mybig toe	Addi lepin neō.	addi-lep
	My thumb (orbig toe).	Addi lepū.	addi-lep
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bigger	The mound of stones on the northern end of the island isbigger.	Eajokḷāḷọk jabōnānintuiōñ.	ajokḷā
	“And the waves keep gettingbigger.P698	“Kabṇoin ej jab bōjrak an kilepḷọkwōt.	bōjrak
	“The waves are gettingbigger.”P519	“Kab ke eibeb tok.”	ibeb
	Theiṃiṃat the lagoon side arebiggerthan theiṃiṃat the ocean side.	Elḷap iṃiṃin iaar jān lik.	iṃiṃ
	“Son,hang on;the waves are gettingbigger,”Father yelled to me.P498	“Nejū e,kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷapṇo,”Jema ejiroñ tok eō.	jirok
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biggest	Thebiggestalligators are found in Africa.	Kileptata aḷkitain Abdika.	aḷkita
	That woman is thebiggestblabber mouth.	Rūbbōk tata eo eṇ.	bōbōk
	He is thebiggestsinner of all those boys.	Ri-jerawiwitata eo eṇ iaanḷadikraṇ.	jerọwiwi
big-shot	When will the Russianbig-shotcome over?	Enaaj itokñāāt ḷaikaalalinRoojia eo?	ḷaikaalal
Bikar	Bokak atoll has similar fish and bird habitats asBikar atoll	Ajañin Bokaak enañin einwōt ajañin Pikaar.	ajañ
	The island ofBikaris teeming with frigate birds this time of the year.	Eake Pikaar ilo allōñ kein.	ak
	Jemo,Bikar,Taka,and Erikub are some of the islands in the Marshalls reserved for chiefs strictly for food-gathering purposes.	Jemọ,Pikaar,Tōke,imĀdkuprej jet iaanḷāroojko ilo aelōñinṂajeḷ	ḷārooj
	Have you (ever)been toBikar atoll	Kwōnañin ke pād Pikaar?	nañin
bike	Let him ride thebikeso he doesn't cry.	Kwōn kōbaajkōle bwe en jab jañ.	baajkōḷ
	Will you please put thatbike together	Boojeṃōkbaajikōḷṇe	bobo
	I'm going to put oil on hisbikeso it runs well.	Ij ilān wōiḷiḷọkbaijkōḷ eṇ waan bwe en eṃṃan an etal.	wōil
Bikini	Bikini,the land of noisy people.	Pikinni ailuwannañnañ.	ailuwannañnañ
	After the atom bomb was detonated in theBikinilagoon,there followed a deluge of dead fish washed up on the shores of the islands.	Ālikinan atomiik baaṃ eo debokḷok iloṃaḷoinPikinni,eḷak ajeḷḷāḷọkek iparijet.	ajeḷḷā
	We could feel the ground quaking when the H-bomb was dropped atBikini Atoll	Kōm ar eñjake anṃweiurlaḷ ke ej wōtlọk baaṃ eo iPikinni.	ṃweiur
	Bikiniand Einiwetok are where America tested bombs.S1	Pikinni imĀnewetakrej ijoko Amedka ear teej baaṃ ie.	teej
	She wore a yellow polka dotbikini.	Ear pikinni kōn juon nuknuk iaḷo tiltil.	tiltil
Bikinians	NoisyBikinians.	Ailuwaannañnañin Pikinni.	ailuwannañnañ
bilge	Before I went up I looked under the boards inside to see how thebilgewater was.P1115	Ṃōṃkajjān aō kar etal jān ijo,ikar bar alluwaḷọkeḷọkiuṃwin rā ko bwe in lale ej et dān eo i lowa.	alluwaḷọk
	“It spilled from the engine when it was running and then flowed into and combined with thebilgewater.”Father explained.P718	“Ekar ippilpil jān injinṇeke ear jọ im tọọr wajñandānṇei lowa,”Jema ekōmḷeḷeik eō.	kōmmeḷeḷe
	The only sound I could hear was the littlebilgewater splashing inside the boat when it moved and when it bumped up against the pier.P346	Men eo ikar roñ ainikien de eo dān jidik eo ej kokolōblōb i lowaan wa eo ilo anṃōṃakūtkūtimṃōḷeiñiñke ej atartar i turin wab eo.	ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ
	“It spilled from the engine when it was running and then flowed into and combined with thebilgewater.”Father explained.P718	“Ekar ippilpil jān injinṇeke ear jọ im tọọr wajñandānṇei lowa,”Jema ekōmḷeḷeik eō.	pil
bill	Change the ten dollarbillto dimes.	Jāniji joñoul taḷaṇe ñanjāān dekā joñoul jāān.	jāān dekā
	Do you have a hundred dollarbill?	Ewōr ke aṃ jibukwi taḷa piil?	jibukwi
	Thebillhas been passed.	Eḷḷā piiḷ eo.	ḷōḷā
	Billme later for the goods I'm taking out.	Kwōn kab piiḷi eō kōnṃweiukkā ij kaduoji.	piiḷ
	I thinkBillis more fearful than Thomas.	IjḷōmṇakPiiḷ eajineañroḷọkjān Toṃaaj.	ajineañro
billiards	Don't let that novice playbilliards.	Jab kapilieteñak ṇe	piliet
bills	Take care of those who have accounts here first before they leave and don't pay theirbills.	Kwōn eọroñ ri-akkaun raṇeṃoktabwe renaaj jujen rọọl im jab kōḷḷā.	akkaun
bind	First,we examine the shoot,so that if it is the right size,we trim andbindit,peel off its end,and bend it down a little.S19	Ṃokta,jej kakilen utak eo,bweñeeṃṃan joñan,jej jepe im eọuti,kọudpake,im kietake jidik.	kakōlkōl
	First,we examine the shoot,so that if it is the right size,we trim andbindit,peel off its end,and bend it down a little.S19	Ṃokta,jej kakilen utak eo,bweñeeṃṃan joñan,jej jepe im eọuti,kọudpake,im kietake jidik.	kietak
	First,we examine the shoot,so that if it is the right size,we trim andbindit,peel off its end,and bend it down a little.S19	Ṃokta,jej kakilen utak eo,bweñeeṃṃan joñan,jej jepe im eọuti,kọudpake,im kietake jidik.	kọudpak
	“Make sure youbindthem tightly so they don’t come untied,”the Captain said.P685	“Lukkuun lukwōji bwe ren pen ippān doon im jab mejaḷḷọk,”Kapen eo eba.	lelok
	Bindhis hands together.	Lukwōj pein.	lelok
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binoculars	Take a look at the boat through thebinoculars.	Baiklaaje tokṃōkwa eṇ.	baiklaaj
	You let him use thebinoculars.	Kwōn kōbaikulaaje.	baiklaaj
	That man always usesbinoculars.	Ḷeoebbaikilaaj eṇ.	baiklaaj
	He is the right man to use thebinoculars.	Ri-baikulaaj eo eṇ.	baiklaaj
	Take a look at that ship through thebinoculars.	Jibaiklaajeḷọk wa eṇ.	jibaiklaaj
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biography	He wrote his ownbiography --his autobiography.	Ear je bwebwenatoun mour eo an.	bwebwenatoun mour an juon armej
biology	They're studyingbiologyin school.	Rej katak kōn mour ilo jikuuḷ.	katak kōn mour
bird	Bokak atoll has similar fish andbirdhabitats as Bikar atoll.	Ajañin Bokaak enañin einwōt ajañin Pikaar.	ajañ
	"Lookup to the frigatebird"is a Marshallese proverb. (It means to follow and respect the traditional chief.)	"Jedeak eō"ej juon iaan jabōn kōnnaan ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	ak
	Where did that frigatebirdcome from?	Akin iaṇe	ak
	Go find out where thatbirdis roosting.	Akadeiktok ia eṇ baoṇeej edde ie.	akade
	Thebirdwatchers are over there under the breadfruit tree to locate where the birds are roosting.	Ri-akade ro raṇ iuṃmwin mā eṇ.	akade
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birds	The atoll has lots of habitats forbirdsand fish.	Eajañe aelōñ in.	ajañ
	The island of Bikar is teeming with frigatebirdsthis time of the year.	Eake Pikaar ilo allōñ kein.	ak
	Let's go hunt for pet frigatebirds.	Kōjro itōn kōaktok nejirro koonin ak.	ak
	Ḷōlwōj'swatchingbirdsto locate their roost is quite thorough.	AkadeinḶōlwōjebwe an tiljek.	akade
	It's best to watchbirdsat twilight to locate their roost	Eṃṃan tata akadein jotaḷọk.	akade
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birdsʻ	Let's go locate the frigate birds'roost so we can easily catch them tonight.	Jen ilān akajoki ak kaṇ bwe en kab pidodo ad jejọñ (ejjọñ).	akajok
	He's trying to locate the birds'roost while there's still some light left.	Ej kajjioñ alekọ ke ej ja wōr jidik meram.	alekọ
birth	That boy has been deaf sincebirth.	Ḷadikeṇ ej juon ri-jarroñroñ jān ke earḷotak	jarroñroñ
	They commemorated thebirth.	Raar kaḷọke raan in keemem eo.	kaḷọk
	She gavebirthto a fetus last night.	Ear kōmmour kọ boñ.	kọ
	His wife gavebirthlast night.	Lio ippān ear kōmmour boñ.	kōmmour
	She's not very active for she just gavebirth.	Ej jab kanoojājmourbwe kūrae.	kūrae
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birthday	And because the week after next will be my son’s firstbirthdayand I really don’t want to miss it.P95	Dedeinke wiik uweo tok juon naaj iien an niñniñ eo nejū kemem im iabwin jako jāne.	dedeinke
	They just used coconut-frond trays at thebirthday celebration	Raar kōjerbal wōt enrā ilo keemem eo.	enrā
	The men who pick green coconuts for thebirthdayparty are now picking coconuts on that island.	Ri-entak ni in kemeem ro rej entak kiiō iloāneeṇ	entak
	The family got together in abirthday celebration	Baaṃle eo raar iiāio ippān doon ilo juon kemeem.	iiāio
	She came and cried on my shoulder yesterday saying they did not let her know about thebirthday party	Eitok inne im jabneejej tokñan ñakōn aer kar jab kōjeḷāik kake keemem eo.	jabneejej
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birthmark	The boy has abirthmarkon his chest.	Ebuwak ubōnḷadikeṇ.	buwak
birthmarks	The boy hasbirthmarksall over his leg.	Ebbuwakwak neenḷadikeṇ.	buwak
	She has a lot ofbirthmarkson her face.	Ebuwake turun mejān lieṇ.	buwak
biscuit	Thebiscuitis saturated with water.	Ebok būreejṇe	bok
	Thebiscuitis saturated with water.	Ebok būreejṇe	bok
	“Son,go down and get one of the emptybiscuitcontainers so I can go back ashore and fill it up,”he said.P1272	“Nejū,to laḷ wajṃōkjibwe tok juon iaanāmjetiinin kar petkōj ko i lowa bwe in bar rọọlāne ḷọkin teiñki tok,”ekar ba tok.	tiin
biscuits	Run along and get us somebiscuits,and charge them to my account.	Ettōr im akkaunitok jet kijed petkōj ilo akkaun eṇ aō.	akkaun
	“Bring over somebiscuits,”the Captain said.P960	“Bōbōk tok petkōj,”Kapen eo eba.	bōbōk
	“I hope there are a lot ofbiscuitsleft because we are going to be drifting for a while yet,”the Boatswain said as he started to eat.P965	“En baj lōñ wōtṇepetkōj kwōbōk tok ke eaetok peḷọk in,”Bojin eo eba im bwilikṃaanmeme eo.	bōk
	I tookbiscuitsand put them in front of the men.P963	Ikar būkiḷọkim dooriṇai turierjel.	dedoor
	The only thing we could hear inside the boat was the sound of us eating ourbiscuitsand of the water splashing around between the ribs of the boats.P813	Ke baj lowaan wa eo eo kōmmān kar kabijje ie,men eo jemaroñ roñ de eo ijo ej aininkien ammān kañuri petkōj ko,koba ippān ainikien an jejelōblōb dān eo i kōtaan eḷḷa ko.	eḷḷa
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bit	He is not bothered onebit.	Ejaje abṇōṇōñanjidik.	abṇōṇō
	Anadenpesharkbithis hand off.	Adenpe ekij pein im jako.	adenpe
	“This part of the ocean feels abitspooky,”Father said at the same time the incident occurred.P1036	Āinwōtmeto jab in ebaj aeto,”Jema ekar ba ejja ilo minit eo wōt ekar waḷọk men in.	aeto
	You're so dizzy you almostbitthe dirt.	Baj ajjiṃaalaliṃ ke kwoitōnñarijlaḷ.	ajjiṃaalal
	Bring the bow abitmore to the wind and you'll be on target.	Letak jidik bōran waṇeim enaaj allọk.	allọk
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bitch	She's abitch.	Emake kidu lieṇ.	kidu
bite	He didn't know what made himbitehis lip.	Ejaje ta eo ekaaṃtōke.	aṃtōk
	They say that if webiteour lips it means someone is mentioning our name.	Rej ba keñejej aṃtōk ewōr eṇ ej ba etad.	aṃtōk
	“You two shouldn’t pay attention to him,because he’s all bark and nobite.P178	“Koṃro jab elwaj ippān bwe ej rorror bajjek wōt ak ej jab kūk.	el
	Watch out for centipedes that they don'tbite you	Lale iie ekij eok.	iie
	Biteoff the end of the pandanus.	Kakiāre bōbṇe	kiār
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bites	He alwaysbiteshis lips when he's angry.	Aolep iienḷeeṇej aṃtōkñeej lilu (illu).	aṃtōk
	You're not doing a good job of chumming because I'm not getting anybites.	Ewi wāween aṃ anan ke ej jabṃōñā!	anan
	“Bring all your things to the boat because we are going to set sail at6o’clock,”the Captain said to me betweenbites.P379	“Kōpooj tok aolepṃweiemi ñanwa in bwe jiljino awa jejeblaak,”Kapen eo ekkōnono tok ikōtaan meme.	kōtaa-
biting	Mybitingmy lips made me mispronounce the word.	Aṃtōkū ekōṃṃan an bōd aō ba naan eo.	aṃtōk
	Perhaps the cold sea breeze is the reason land-based chill is not asbitingas the ocean one.	Bwōlen kōtoṃoḷo ṇeioon lọmeto ej kōṃṃan bwe piọ in eppānene en jab ekkañin wōt piọ in ioon lọmeto.	eppānene
	Fish arebitingless on the lagoon side than on the ocean side.	Ejakkūkḷọkiaar jān lik.	jakkūk
	The fish are notbiting today	Ejakkūk rainin.	jakkūk
	The fish are notbitingin the lagoon off this islet.	Eḷap an jakkūk iarinānin	jakkūk
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bits	When we were done eating lunch,I washed the dishes and scrubbed thebitsof rice and corned beef from the deck.P384	“Ke ej dedeḷọkṃōñāinraelep,ikarreoiki keinṃōñāko im waateeke ioon wa eo jānṃōraṃrōṃinraij kab būbrarrarin kọọnpiip.	būrar
	Who cut/tore the breadfruit into tinybits?	Wōnṇeear kajjiniñniñ māṇe	jiniñniñ
	While they were enjoying their littlebitsof food,a big naughty skipjack came over and started causing a commotion.P386	Rej jaṃōṃōṇōṇōwōt kōn men ko kijeer ak etōbtōb tok juonḷañekakūtōtō im uwōjak.	tōbtōb
bitt	“They are up front,next to thebitt,”the Boatswain replied.P411	“Erkākaṇḷọkiṃaanier,iturin pet eṇ,”Bojin eo euwaak.	ṃaan
	“They are up front,next to thebitt,”the Boatswain replied.P411	“Erkākaṇḷọkiṃaanier,iturin pet eṇ,”Bojin eo euwaak.	pet
	Tie the anchor on thebitt there	Lukwōj emjakṇeilo petṇe	pet
bitter	Marshallese women wean their babies withbitter leaves	KōreinṂajeḷrej kaliktūt kōn bōlōk meọ.	liktūt
blabber	That woman is the biggestblabber mouth	Rūbbōk tata eo eṇ.	bōbōk
blabbermouth	Don't be ablabbermouth.	Kwōn jab kōṇaan tōtal (ettal).	tōtal
blabber-mouth	What ablabber-mouth.	Āteorūbbōk.	bōbōk
	Don't tell him cause he is ablabber-mouth.	Jab bañanebwe ebbōk.	bōbōk
black	I have not seen ablack apple	Ij jañin ellolo abōḷ kilmeej.	abōḷ
	The spiritual power of a greatblack magician	Abōnānṇakṇōk	abōn
	While he was whistling ablacknoddy flew over and landed on the Captain’s right shoulder.P1035	Ej ja ajjewewe bajjek wōt ijo ak ekā tak juon jekad im jok ioon aeran anbwijmaroñ.	ajwewe
	Who gave you ablack eye	Wōnṇeear baiti mejaṃ	bait
	Because there are no stars visible in the sky makes tonight more pitchblackthan last night.	An ejjeḷọk iju eṇ ej waḷọk ilañ ekainnijekḷọk buñinin jān boñ.	innijek
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blacker	I've never seen ablacker individual	Editōb wōt in armej.	ditōb
bladder	His gallbladderis ruptured.	Erup atin.	rup
blade	Thebladeof this machete is chipped.	Ebwilọk mejān jāje e.	mejān jāje
	Thebladeof the knife was chipped in several places.	Ettāṃoṇṃoṇ mejānṇaibeo.	tāṃoṇ
blame	I put theblameon him.	Iar kōmatōre.	kōmmatōr
	I won'tblame you	Ibanṇaruoṃ	ṇaruon
	“The lumber and tin are not toblame,”Father said.P1129	“Ejjeḷọk ruōn aḷaḷ im tiin kein,”Jema eba.	ruo-
	You are not toblame.	Ej jab ruoṃ.	ruo-
blamed	It was his fault but heblamedhis brother.	An bōd eo ak earṇaruonlikao eo jatin.	ṇaruon
blanket	You'll make theblanketall smelly.	Enaaj būbḷapḷap (ibbūḷapḷap)kọọjṇeippaṃ.	būbḷapḷap
	Don't make theblanket smelly	Kwōn jab kabbūḷapḷap kọọjṇe	būbḷapḷap
	Where did you get yourblanket?	Būḷañkōjin iaṇekinieṃ?	būḷañkōj
	Cover that baby with ablanket.	Kwōn kūtbuuj ajriṇekōn juon kọọj.	kūkūtbuuj
	That's myblanket.	Kọọjeō meṇṇe	kọje-
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blankets	Do they have anybody to give themblankets?	Eor ke ri-ṇakọjeer?	ṇakọjen
	The islanders were provided withblanketsafter the typhoon.	Raarṇakọjenri-āneoālkintaibuun eo.	ṇakọjen
blaspheme	Don'tblasphemehim or he'll get angry.	Jab būḷaajpiimi bwe enaaj lilu (illu).	būḷaajpiim
blasphemy	He committedblasphemyby cursing the name of Almighty God.	Ear kōtrai im kōnājneje etan AnijḶapḷap	Anij Ḷapḷap
bleach	There wasbleachall over the place where she washed clothes.	Ejjerajkoko jo ear kwaḷkoḷ ie.	jerajko
	Bleachthose white clothes.	Jerajkouk nuknuk mouj kaṇe.	jerajko
	Those who are responsible for puttingbleachin the cistern have already done so.	Ri-jerajko ro eṃōj aer jerajkoik aebōj eṇ.	jerajko
bleached	The shell stayed out so long in the sun that it wasbleached.	Eto an libbukwe eo kōjeje innem eor jānṃōṃan (eṃṃan) in	eor
	That cistern has beenbleached (to sanitize it).	Ejerajko aebōj eṇ.	jerajko
bleeding	The sun is eclipsing (literally,bleeding)	Ebōtōktōk aḷ.	aḷ
	His nose isbleeding.	Eḷōjo bọtin.	ḷōjo
	That boy's leg keeps onbleeding.	Epiliñliñḷọkneenḷadik ṇe	piliñliñ
bless	May Godbless you	Anij eṇ kajeraaṃṃan eok.	jeraaṃṃan
blessed	He made the man kneel andblessed him	Ear kabukwelōlōikḷeoim kokwōjarjare (ekkwōjarjare).	bukwelōlō
	His trip has beenblessed.	Eṃōj kōjeraaṃṃan tūreep in an.	jeraaṃṃan
	GodblessedAdam and Eve and said,"Befruitful and multiply,so that your offspring will spread be all over the world." (Genesis1:28)	Anij ear kōjeraṃṃan Adam im Eve im ba,"Koṃroen timọọn im wōrḷọk,bwe ro ineemi ren ajedeed ioon laḷ.	timọọn
blew	The feather decorationsblewaway during the sqall.	Rōpeḷḷọk deñḷọk ko ilo utọr jidik eo.	deñḷọk
	I could sense the sail was full as the windblewand whistled through the riggings,and foam appeared on the surface of the water P567	Ikar eñjake bweñeej lōtlōt kōto eo ejañ riikin imṃōrṃōrioon lọjet.	eñjake
	It alarmed the community when the warshipblewits horn on the oceanside of the island.	Ekairuj jukjuk im pād eo keṃōnwaeo ej kōjañ jilel eo ie ilikināneo āneer	iruj
	The shipblewits horn.	Ejilel wa eo.	jilel
	The shipblewits horn to signal its departure.	Tiṃa eo ear jilele an jerak.	jilel
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blind	Don't stare at the sun because it willblind you	Jab kalimjek aḷ bwe kwonaaj pilo.	aḷ
	Theblindman is using the stick find his way as he walks.	Ḷeoepilo ej jatoḷ kōn aḷaḷ eo ilo an etetal.	jatoḷ
	I amblind.	Ipilo.	pilo
	Don't even blink when you're close to him as he'll steal youblindof your smoke.	Ñekwōpād iturin joñan kwōn jab rom bwe enaaj kōṃkare jikkaṇekijōṃ.	kōṃkar
blinding	Your fire isblinding me	Imejko kōn kijekṇeaṃ.	mejko
blink	Don't evenblinkwhen you're close to him as he'll steal you blind of your smoke.	Ñekwōpād iturin joñan kwōn jab rom bwe enaaj kōṃkare jikkaṇekijōṃ.	kōṃkar
blinking	Why do you keep onblinking?	Etke kwōjaam memājkunkun (emmājkunkun)?	mājkun
	I looked over at the Captain,who was still breathing fast and his face was all red and he wasn’tblinking.P1057	Iḷak kalimjek Kapen eo ej memenono wōt ak mejān ekar kabūrōrō wōt im jab rom.	menono
blister	I have ablisteron my hand from shoveling so long.	Ebok peiū kōn an to aō jabōḷ.	bok
blisters	I was sunbathing and I gotblisterson my back.	Eilālkūkōn aō kar kōjeje.	il
	Her back will be covered withblistersfrom exposure to sun.	Ej pojān[pojakin]ilil likin kōn an kar aḷ kōjeje.	il
	Can you please pop theblisterson my back?	Kwōmaroñ ke kāilili likū?	il
block	He's a chip off the oldblock.	Āinḷọkwōt jemān.	āinḷọk wōt
	Don'tblockmy view.	Kwōn jab pinej meja.	pinej
blockade	The American fleet set up ablockade.	Inej eo an Amedka ear bōbaar (ebbaar) wa	bōbaar
blockaded	The American fleetblockadedRussian ships from coming to Cuba.	Inej eo an Amedka ear barōk wa ko waan ri-Rojia jān aer itokñanKiuba.	bōbaar
blocked	The Roman guardblockedthe grave of Jesus.	Rūbbaar ro raar barōk lōb eo lūbōn Jesus.	bōbaar
	When the birds flew out to sea,theyblockedour view of it.	Eḷak pikmetoḷọk bao ko,jeban lo lọjet.	pikmeto
blocks	An eclipse of the moon comes about when the earthblocksoff the sunlight from it.	Ej bōtōktōk allōññelaḷ in ej pinej meramin aḷ jāne.	bōtōktōk allōñ
	How manyblocksdid you use on your house?	Jete būḷakinṃweeṇ ṃōṃ	būḷak
	I'll build my house using cementblocks.	Inaaj pirōkeṃweeṇiṃō.	pirōk
blond	Lots of Americans haveblond hair	Eṃṃūrarrar kooḷan bōran ri-Amedka.	ṃūrar
blood	Thebloodpressure he felt in the blood vessels in his left arm prevented him from work.	Aerin bōtōktōkin ekein pein tuanmiiñ ear kautaṃweiki jān jerbal.	aerin bōtōktōk
	Thebloodpressure he felt in the blood vessels in his left arm prevented him from work.	Aerin bōtōktōkin ekein pein tuanmiiñ ear kautaṃweiki jān jerbal.	aerin bōtōktōk
	Thebloodpressure is more apparent today than yesterday.	Eaerin bōtōktōkḷọkrainiin jān inne.	aerin bōtōktōk
	I feel thebloodpressure moving up in this area of my arm.	Eaerin bōtōktōk tok ijo tok ipeū.	aerin bōtōktōk
	He feels thebloodpressure on his face.	Eaerin bōtōktōk turin mejān.	aerin bōtōktōk
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bloodletting	Older people often resort tobloodlettingto cure their ailments.	Eḷap an aḷap kōjerbal kadkadñannañinmej kaṇ aer.	kadkad
	The medicine man treated the sick man bybloodletting.	Ruuno eo ear kade ri-nañinmej eo.	kadkad
bloom	Make a garland with buds so when theybloomthey'll fit closer together.	Kwōnḷōḷōalbok bwe renḷakbōbōl (ebbōl)ekoṇ mejān utṇeutūṃ.	albok
blossoms	Theblossomsof that bush are really beautiful.	Ekanooj aiboojoj bōbōl (ebbōl)in ut eṇ.	bōbōl
blow	Don'tblowyour nose carelessly.	En jab jabde aṃ ba.	ba
	Don'tblowyour nose everywhere.	Kwōn jab bato batak.	ba
	Don'tblowyour nose toward us here.	Kwōn jab batok.	ba
	Will you pleaseblowthe balloon?	Kabbooleṃōkbujeeñṇe	bōbool
	As he swung at me I suddenly parried hisblow.	Eḷak depdeptok iṃōkaj im baare.	depdep
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blowing	Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind wasblowingthat we were on the lee side of the island,but now as the wind blows,it’s clear we’re at a distance from the island?P922	Koṃro kar kile ke an añināne raan eo ak kiiō eñin eḷak detak ekalikkar ad ettoḷọk jānāne	añ
	Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind wasblowingthat we were on the lee side of the island,but now as the wind blows,it’s clear we’re at a distance from the island?P922	Koṃro kar kile ke an añināne raan eo ak kiiō eñin eḷak detak ekalikkar ad ettoḷọk jānāne	añinene
	The trade winds wereblowingfavorably and the Captain and Father looked up at the clouds and predicted it would be like that for the rest of the day.P969	Kōto eo ekọto im Kapen eo kab Jema rōḷak kōbbaal tok rōba ke enaaj karāindeeoanṃōṃan ñanboñ.	kọto
	Just as he was going,the wind startedblowingand we all felt pleasantly cool.P112	Ej etal wōt ak ejino an kōkōtoto tok im kōmjel Jema imḷōḷḷapeo leladikdik.	kōto
	The wind keeps onblowingin from the outside.	Ekkōtoto tok jān nabōj.	kōto
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blown	The cloud isblown away	Epeḷḷọk kōdọ eo.	peḷḷọk
blows	Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind was blowing that we were on the lee side of the island,but now as the windblows,it’s clear we’re at a distance from the island?P922	Koṃro kar kile ke an añināne raan eo ak kiiō eñin eḷak detak ekalikkar ad ettoḷọk jānāne	añ
	Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind was blowing that we were on the lee side of the island,but now as the windblows,it’s clear we’re at a distance from the island?P922	Koṃro kar kile ke an añināne raan eo ak kiiō eñin eḷak detak ekalikkar ad ettoḷọk jānāne	añinene
	The one whoblowsthe horn/conch.	Ri-jilel.	jilel
blowtorch	May I borrow yourblowtorch?	Imaroñ ke kōjerbal pilerab eo wōjaṃ?	pilerab
blue	The Captain suddenly steered the boat the other way when he saw the water turning a lightbluecolor as we approached a coral head.P497	Kapen eo ebuñjenōmḷakkōjeer wa eo,iḷak reito ilo memoujujin tōrerein wōd eo ke wa eo ej kaatare.	buñjen
bluegum	They are puttingbluegumplanks on the bottom of that boat.	Rej būḷukaṃe kapin wa eṇ.	būḷukaṃ
bluffing	Now I know that you'rebluffing.	Kiiō ijeḷā ke kwōj būḷabe eō.	būḷab
bluish	She's wearing abluish dress	Ej kōṇak juon nuknuk ebbūḷuḷu mejān.	būḷu
blunder	According to traditional custom a person who sings upon trees commits a socialblunder.	Ekkarñan ṃantinaelōñ kein ri-aluej ej armej rot eṇ ej kọkkureṃanetim al iraan wōjke kaṇ.	aluej
blunt	My pencil has ablunt point	Eaiḷip bōran pinjeḷ e aō.	aiḷip
	He's always usingbluntpointed spears.	Ej kaaiḷḷipiṃaan ṃadekaṇ an.	aiḷip
	Why do you want pencils withblunt points	Etke kwōkaaiḷḷip bōran pinjeḷ?	aiḷip
	The end of the husking stick isblunt.	Ebwijil bōran doon eo.	bwijil
	Who made the end of the husking stickblunt?	Wōn eo ear kabwijil bōran doon eo?	bwijil
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board	Is he splitting theboardopen like I said?	Ej kōbōḷñake ke aḷaḷ eṇāinwōtaō kar ba?	bōḷñak
	Theboardhas lots of nails in it.	Eddilala rāṇe	dila
	Nail thatboard.	Kwōn dilaik rāṇe	dila
	The people onboarda ship,boat,etc.	Ruwa.	iāne
	“Okay,just stay there,because I'm going to drag one end of theboardup on deck and through the doorway while you hold the other end;that way it won’t fall on you or the engine,”Father suggested.P677	“Ekwe,kwōn kab pād wōt ijeṇe bwe inaaj ekkotak lōñḷọkim iperiḷọkioon teek i lowaan kōjāmṇe ḷọkim kwōnaaj jibwe tuḷokaerilo iien eṇ ij kōtḷọki bwe ren jab wōtḷọk im ure eok kab injinṇe,”Jema ekar kapilōk tok eō.	ipep
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board/plank	Theboard/plankisn't long enough.	Ejipikpik aetokan aḷaḷ eo.	jipikpik
boards	Before I went up I looked under theboardsinside to see how the bilge water was.P1115	Ṃōṃkajjān aō kar etal jān ijo,ikar bar alluwaḷọkeḷọkiuṃwin rā ko bwe in lale ej et dān eo i lowa.	alluwaḷọk
	Okay,whenever you’re ready you can start passing up anyboardsthat are in your way.”P672	Ekwe iien eo wōt kwōpojak,kwōmaroñ jino jibwi lōñ tak aḷaḷ kaṇe wōt me rōkaapañ aṃ jerbal.”	apañ
	It wasn’t long before we had passed up all theboardsthat needed to go in the water.P712	Ekar jab to ammānāindeeoinnem emaat aḷaḷ ko rōkar aikuj wanlōñḷọkim pād i lọjet.	āinde-
	“Okay,start passingboardsso we can put them away,”the Captain said after thinking about it.P741	“Ekwe bar jino jebjeb tok bwe kōjjel bar kọkkọṇkọṇ,”Kapen eo ekar baālikinanḷōmṇakbajjek.	bajjek
	We stopped talking and kept at it until there weren’t anyboardsleft.P755	Ebar bōjrak ammān kar kōnono ak kōmmān ijuboñ-ijuraani aḷaḷ koñanmaatier.	ijuboñ-ijuraan
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boast	Youboasttoo much.	Eḷap aṃ jājek eok.	jājjāj
	Don'tboastabout your wife.	Jab jājjāj kake lieṇ pāleeṃ.	jājjāj
	Don'tboast.	Kwōn jab kōṇkōṃṃan.	kōṇkōṃṃan
boastful	That young man isboastful.	Likao eṇ ejājeke.	jājjāj
	He's quiteboastfulbut actually he's a coward.	Eḷap an kōṇkōṃṃan ak epuwaḷ.	kōṇkōṃṃan
boastrul	They're aboastrul family	Baaṃle eṇ rejājjāj.	jājjāj
boat	The drag on the bottom of theboatis the cause of it not running fast.	Aborin kapin wa in ekōṃṃan an bat.	abor
	What's impeding the progress of thisboat?	Ta in ej kaabore an wa in etal?	abor
	“Alright,tomorrow together with the Boatswain we will fill thisboatwith our scrap,”the Captain said.	“Ioḷe ilju kōjjel Bojin kanne wa in kōn jọkpej ko adjel,”Kapen eo eba.	ad
	The currents near the pass propelled the bumbumboattoward the shore.	Eaekijekeāneḷọkbūṃbūṃ eo.	aekijek
	Theboatwas caught in the current around the passage.	Eaekijeke wa eo.	aekijek
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boat]	Father realized that the man who owned the boatwhohe was going to ask for hisboatwas a frugal kind of guy,because he was very careful and protective of the boat.P22	Jema ear kile ippān make keḷeoej itōn kajjitōk wa eo waan ej kain armej rot eṇ epenṃweienkōnke eḷap an tiljek im kōjparok.	itōn
boats	Do you know how to towboats?	Kwojeḷā ke aik booj?	aik
	All island captains know that this month allboatsshould be beached so they can wait to see when Likabwiro appears.”P251	Aolep kapenin aelōñ kein rōjeḷā bwe allōñ in wa otemjej rejārbwe ren kōttar im lale ebuñlọk ke Likabwiro.”	ār
	There are lots ofboatsat the beach today.	Eḷap an ebboojoje iaar rainin.	booj
	Flap the sail because we should wait for the otherboats.	Kajopāl waṇebwe jen kōttarwakaṇ jet.	bwe
	“I am in a big hurry here;it doesn’t matter what the boat’s name is,just that we get going,”the Captain said.P437	“Joñan aō kijerjer,jekdọọnātrot ak men eo de eo jen jeblaak,”Kapen eo eba.	de
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boatʻs	The thickness of the boat's bow slows it down.	Ailipin bōran waṇeekōbate.	aiḷip
	The boat's tiller has been installed.	Eṃōj kōḷaak jila eo an booj eo.	jila
	The boat's anchor could not be loosened from the reef.	Epen an jo añkō eo an wa eo jān wōd eo.	jo
	They mobilized when they heard of the boat's capture.	Raar joorkatkat ke rej roñ kōn an po wa eo.	joorkatkat
	When the Boatswain saw the plane,he didn’t hesitate and instead went down and brought up the boat's flare gun some Americans had given us before we set sail.P932	Ke Bojin eo ej lo baḷuun eo,ekar jab bar pād ak eto laḷḷọkim bōk lōñ tak kein kōkaḷḷe eo an wa eo jet ripālle rōkar letokṃōṃkajjān ammān kar jerak.	kakōḷḷe
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Boatswain	“Alright,tomorrow together with theBoatswainwe will fill this boat with our scrap,”the Captain said.	“Ioḷe ilju kōjjel Bojin kanne wa in kōn jọkpej ko adjel,”Kapen eo eba.	ad
	As he pulled in the fish,it was obvious that theBoatswainwas an expert fisherman.P1309	Eḷak baj tōbwe tok ek eo,ealikkar an Bojin eo aewanlik.	aewanlik
	“Well,man,my sympathies,”theBoatswainsaid.P1074	“Aḷe,iọkwe,”Bojin eo eba.	aḷe
	After wethetwo of us were done talking,we went up to where the Captain andBoatswainwere.P830	Ālikinaṃro kōnono ijo,kōṃro Jema wanlọñḷọk ñanijo Kapen eo im Bojin eo rej pād ie.	am
	When the boat was securely anchored,Father and theBoatswainjumped into the water and swam toward the island with our water container.P1251	Ke ekar dedeḷọk emjake wa eo,Jema im Bojin erro kar kālọk im aōāne ḷọkkōn kōb eo ammān.	am
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Boatswains	Just from the Boatswain’s chant,when the fish landed on the boat;there was no breath left in it.P1313	Jān wōt roro ko an Bojin eo,eḷak jok ek eo ioon wa eo,ejej kūtwōn.	kōto
Bob	BobHope is very funny.	Eḷap an liāp Bob Hope.	liāp
	What's causing it tobob?	Ta eṇ ej kaṃṃōleiñiñi?	ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ
bodies	Ourbodieswill die and disappear but our souls will live on forever.	Ānbwinnidenaaj mej im jako ak an kein ad renaaj mour wōtñanindeo.	an
	The arteries and veins in our body are the ways blood circulates in ourbodies.	Eke kein iloānbwinnidrej iaḷan bōtōktōk iloānbwinnid	iaḷan bōtōktōk
	Maybe the reason my gout is always acting up is from all the foreign food these days,it’s not suitable for ourbodies.”P192	Bōlen unin an ikkutkut aō kūrro in kōnṃōñāinpālle kein kijed raan kein im rōjekkarñan ānbwinnid.”	kut
	As people grow old theirbodiesbegin to shrivel.	Ilo an armej bwijwōḷāḷọkej diñōjḷọkānbwinnier. Iloan armej bwijwōḷāḷọkej diñōjḷọkānbwinnier	diñōjḷọk
body	Ourbodywill die but the soul will live forever.	Ānbwinnidenaaj mej ak ad enaaj mour indeo.	ad
	Mybodyis still all over from staying up all night fishing.	Iaajeḷkākā kōn aō kar emmej im eọñōd aolepān boñ.	ajeḷkā
	You have such a strongbodyodor that it's hard for us to breathe.	Baj ajjiḷapḷapiṃ ke jeitōn ban kōboutut.	ajjiḷapḷap
	He's got a strongerbodyodor than you do.	Eajjiḷapḷapḷọk jān kwe.	ajjiḷapḷap
	Take a bath to get rid of your offensivebody odor	Kwōn tutu bwe en jako aṃ ajjiḷapḷap.	ajjiḷapḷap
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boil	Put more pressure on myboilto get the pus out.	Kaaertok wōt e aō bwe en rup.	aer
	Boilthose pandanus so that they will be easy for us to chew.	Kwōn aintini bōb kaṇe bwe ren pidodo ad wōdwōd.	aintiin
	Those whoboilpandanus aren't supposed to chew them.	Ri-aintiin rej jab kijer in wōdwōd.	aintiin
	We canboilit to becomejekajeje (a good beverage for babies).S19	Jemaroñ kōmatte im ewaḷọk jekajeje (eṃṃanñanlimen niñniñ).	jekajeje
	If weboilit longer it becomesjekṃai (coconut syrup).S19	Elañe etoḷọkwōt ad kōmatte enaaj waḷọk jekōṃai.	jekṃai
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boiled	Whoboiledthe pandanus?They did.	Ainbatin wōn bōb kein? Ainbatier	ainbat
	At the times when we were fishing and hooked a fish,we only grilled it,orboiledit in a pot with seawater.P1013	Ilo iien kaṇ ej kọjekñekōmij eọñōd,kōmmān ej jinkadool wot,ñejab ainbati kōn dānnin lọjet.	ainbat
	Whoboiledthese pandanus?I did.	Aintiinin wōn bōb kā? Aintiinū	aintiin
boiling	I was cooking (boiling) pandanus	Iar ainbat bōb.	ainbat
	I was cooking (boiling)one pandanus fruit.	Iar ainbate juon bōb.	ainbat
	Those responsible forboilingthe pork are not here.	Ri-ainbat piik ro rejako.	ainbat
	Get going withboilingthe pandanus so I can start pressing the juice out of the pandanus keys.	Aintiinḷọkbwe in kilọk.	aintiin
	The water isboiling.	Edu dān eo.	du
boils	Let's wait until this waterboilsand take it off the fire.	Kōjro kōttar an buḷuḷḷuḷ dān e im katuwe.	buḷuḷḷuḷ
	Do you know how to treatboils?	Kwōjeḷā ke kọwōtwōt?	wōt
boisterous	No sense beingboisterousabout it because you're at fault.	Kwōn jab lelejlej (ellejlej)bwe aṃ bōd eo.	lelejlej
Bokak	Bokakatoll has similar fish and bird habitats as Bikar atoll.	Ajañin Bokaak enañin einwōt ajañin Pikaar.	ajañ
bold	The young man was veryboldin his speech.	Eḷap an jejọjọ (ejjọjọ)likao eo ilo jipij eo an.	jejọjọ
	You're sobold.	Emake mejel kiliṃ.	mejel kil
bolder	However he remembered that the man’s wife was his relative,and he becamebolder.P24	Bōtab ke ej bar ememej ke kōrā eo ri-turunḷeinerro ej nukwiik doon,ebar kajoorḷọk atin.	nukwi
bolt	Thebolthas been tightened.	Ejikūru jikūru eo.	jikūru
	Tighten thebolt.	Kapenḷọk jikūruṇe	jikūru
	You should have thebolt tightened	Kwōn jikūruikḷọk jikūruṇe	jikūru
	Take care to chew your food and don'tbolt it	Kwōn kate eok meme im jab orjin.	orjin
bomb	After the atombombwas detonated in the Bikini lagoon,there followed a deluge of dead fish washed up on the shores of the islands.	Ālikinan atomiik baaṃ eo debokḷok iloṃaḷoinPikinni,eḷak ajeḷḷāḷọkek iparijet.	ajeḷḷā
	He is contaminated by the poison from thebombas he was in Ronglap.	Ebaijin kōn an kar pād Ronglap.	baijin
	They were contaminated by the poison from thebomb.	Raar jorrāān jān baijin in baaṃ eo.	baijin
	Thebomb exploded	Ebokkoḷọk baaṃ eo.	bokkoḷọk
	Did you hear the explosion of thebomb?	Kworoñ ke bokkoḷọkun bọkutañ eo?	bokkoḷọk
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bombardier	That's thebombardieron the airplane.	Ri-boktañ eo ilo baḷuun eoṇe	bọkutañ
bombed	The corpses were scattered all over the place after the U.S.Air Forcebombed it	Eajeḷḷāḷọk āneokōn ri-mejṃōjinan eerbooj in Amedka boktañe.	ajeḷḷā
	Theybombedthe ship.	Eṃōj aer baaṃe tiṃa eo.	baaṃ
	The AmericansbombedNorth Vietnam.	North Vietnam Ri-Amedka raar bọkutañe!	bọkutañ
	The ship wasbombedand destroyed.	Eṃōj bọkutañe wa eo im ejeepepḷọk.	jeepepḷọk
bombers	The fighters flew escort for thebombers.	Jentoki ko raar apare inej in waan baaṃ ko.	apar
bombs	They went looking forbombs.	Remoot in kōbaaṃtok.	baaṃ
	The Americanbombsexploded all over.	Eddebokbok ainikien boktañ ko an Ri-pālle.	debokḷọk
	Bombswill destroy the earth.	Baaṃ kaṇe rōnaaj kajeepepḷọk laḷ in.	jeepepḷọk
	He is the one who fills up holes made by thebombs.	Rijjiōñ in boktañ eo eṇ.	jijioñ
	Bikini and Einiwetok are where America testedbombs.S1	Pikinni imĀnewetakrej ijoko Amedka ear teej baaṃ ie.	teej
bond	Thebondthat tied them together is severed.	Etūṃ korak eo kōtaerro.	korak
bone	One of the women who removedbones from the fish,a bone got into her finger.	Juon iaan ri-iiaak ek ro di ear dibōj pein.	iiaak
	He dislocated his collarbone.	Eirḷọk diin aeran.	ir
bones	You're so skinny yourbonesare about to break	Baj ainiñūṃ ke eitan bwilọk diiṃ.	ainiñ
	That fish has lots of littlebones.	Edidi ekṇe	di
	One of the women who removedbonesfrom the fish,a bone got into her finger.	Juon iaan ri-iiaak ek ro di ear dibōj pein.	iiaak
	Be careful in taking the meat off that fish for it has lots ofbones.	Kanooj iiaake ekṇebwe edidi.	iiaak
	The women removed thebonesfrom the fish so they could make soup.	Kōrā ro raar iiaaki ek koñanaer kōṃṃan juub.	iiaak
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bonito	This is the season forbonito fishing	Allōñin kōḷōjabwil ko kein.	kōḷōjabwil
bonitoes	The school ofbonitoesthat came into the lagoon last year had more fish than this year.	Eaijlowōdḷọk iiō eoḷọkjān iiō in.	ajilowōd
bonitos	When a school ofbonitosenter the lagoon in Ebon and can't find it way out it means the entire school is in the basket.	Ajilowōdin ikōn arin Epoon meḷeḷein bwe emejlep.	ajilowōd
bonus	You let him have abonusbecause he has done a good job.	Kwōn boṇōje bwe eṃṃan an jerbal.	boṇōj
	What he's doing is currying his boss's favor so he might be given abonus.	Men eṇ ej kōṃṃane ej kabboṇōjṇōj ippān bọọj eṇ an.	boṇōj
	They gave him abonusbecause he did a good job.	Raar boṇōje bwe eṃṃan an jerbal.	boṇōj
bonuses	Do you getbonusesfrom your work?	Eor ke aṃ boṇōj jān jerbal eṇ aṃ?	boṇōj
	That man is always gettingbonuses.	Ḷeoebboṇōjṇōj en,.	boṇōj
bony	Balefish are not good to eat because they are verybony.	Enana bale bwe edidi.	bale
book	Thatbookhas many pages.	Elōñ alenin bokṇe	alen
	Please turn yourbookto the next page.	Kwōnālōkḷọk ṃōkpeijṇe	ālāl
	Bookmy boy.	Kwōn bokeḷadikeṇ nejū.	bok
	Leave thatbook there	Kwōn door wōt bokṇe	dedoor
	I just started reading thebook.	Eṃōj de aō jino riiti bok eo.	de
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books	He's putting hisbooksin a box.	Ej bọọke bok kaṇ an.	bọọk
	Where do you keep yourbooks?	Kwōj dedoor (eddoor)ia aṃ bok?	dedoor
	Where are yourbooks;haven't you found them yet?	Erki bok ko aṃ,kwōnañin lowi ke?	erki
	Here are yourbooks.	Erko bok ko aṃ ko.	erko
	Thosebooksare changed from the way I arranged them.	Eir bok kaṇe jān ke iar karki.	ir
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boom	Would you fasten the sail to theboomfor me?	Kwōnṃōkaekōrāik tokñan ña	aekōrā
	The men are there fastening the sail to theboom.	Ḷōṃaroraṇ rej aekōrāik wūjḷāān tipñōl eṇ.	aekōrā
	Now that's a genuine expert in the fastening of the sail to theboom.	Lukkuun baj ri-aekōrā.	aekōrā
	Where is the stick made for pushing theboomof that canoe?	Ewi jeḷọk eo an wa eṇ?	jeḷọk
	Boom.	Rojak kōrā.	rojak
boomerang	Their carelessness willboomerang.	Aerjeañ jabde enaaj eltakinṃaje er.	aerjeañ
booming	What is the sound that keepsbooming there	Ainikien ta in ej bōbokbok (ebbokbok)?	bokkoḷọk
booms	The way young men today fasten the canoe sails to theboomsis not the same as the style of fastening done by young men of yesterday.	Aekōrāin likao in raan kein ej jab einwōt likao in raan ko jeṃaanḷọk.	aekōrā
	That ship'sboomsare normally long.	Eaettok buuṃin wa eṇ.	buuṃ
Boondocks	Boondocks.	Bukun mar.	bukun
	A query:"Whencecame that rooster?", "Fromthoseboondocks."; "Whatdid you there?","Scratchedfor my food.".	Kajjitōk:Kwōj itōk jān ia kako eṇ?;Jānlo mar eṇ;Kwaar et?,Iar eabeb kijōṃōñā	ebeb
	There are some chicken nests in theboondocks.	Jet kaṇ elin/ilen bao buḷōn mar eṇ.	el
	He emerged from theboondocks.	Ej mematḷọk (emmatḷọk)jān mar eo.	memat
boonies	It took off into thebooniesand that was the last we saw of it.	Edibuki mar emḷaketal kōm jab bar lowe.	dibuk
boony	Those are theboony trekkers	Ri-dibuk mar ro raṇe.	dibuk
boot	Kick the drunkard with yourboot.	Jibuuti ri-kadekṇe	jibuut
boots	Where did you get yourboots from	Jibuutin ia kaṇe aṃ?	jibuut
	Where did you get yourboots?	Kwobbōk ia aṃ jibuut?	jibuut
	Wear thebootswhen you go.	Kwōn jibuutḷọk ilo aṃ etal.	jibuut
	Give him yourbootsand make him wear them.	Kwōn liḷọk jibuut kaṇe aṃ im kajibuuti.	jibuut
	He is the one who always wearboots.	Ri-jibuut eoṇe	jibuut
boozer	I used to be a heavyboozer.	Ikōn rūkadek.	kōkein
border	Make aborderfor those flowers.	Kwōn kōṃṃan aparan wūt kaṇ.	apar
Bore	Borea hole in it.	Kwōn dāili menṇe	dedāil
	My banana plantborefruit until it couldn't anymore.	Pinana eo kōtka ear kalleḷọknan ke emaat an maroñ.	le
bored	I didn't getboreduntil I heard his singing.	Kab baj addimejmejū ke iroñ an al.	addimej
	Have him take a walk with you since he'sboredstaying in the house.	Kwōn kōjaṃboiki bwe eṃōk in pād imwiin.	jaṃbo
	I gotboredstaying in Hawaii.	IkidenṇaiAwai.	kidel
boring	His sermon isboring.	Ekaajeḷkākā an kwaḷọk.	ajeḷkā
	The games last night wereboring.	Ejaṃṃōṇōṇō ikkure ko boñ.	jaṃṃōṇōṇō
born	He's aborn stutterer	Ear baj allo wōt jān ke earḷotak	allo
	I remember with nostalgia my island,the place where I wasborn,S2 linesfrom a song	Ij iọkweḷọkaelōñ eo aō,ijo iarḷotakie,	iọkwe
	They nursed the baby since he wasborn.	Raar kaajjiririiki jān ke ear dik.	kaajiriri
	His family also was on Likiep,and his son had just beenborn.P42	Baaṃle eo an ebarāinwōt pād i Likiep im juon eo nejinḷaddikej kabḷotak	kab
	The wise men tried hard to reach the place where the child wasborn.	Ri-kanpil ro raar kijbadbad im kōttōparḷọk ijo niñniñ eo earḷotakie.	kijbadbad
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borne	They look up to see if the breadfruit tree hasborne fruit	Rej jede mā eo im lale elōñ ke leen.	jejed
	That pandanus hasn'tbornefruit yet.	Ejjañin le bōb eṇ.	le
borrow	Can Iborrowa dollar from you?	Imaroñ keṃuriikjuon taḷa ippaṃ?	ṃuri
	I begged him until I got tired but he never let usborrowhis canoe.	Iar oware im kajjinōk ak ear jab kōtḷọk tok wa eo waan.	owar
	May Iborrowyour blowtorch?	Imaroñ ke kōjerbal pilerab eo wōjaṃ?	pilerab
	May Iborrowyour watch now?	Bajña ṃōkwajwaj kōn wajṇenājiṃ?	wajwaj
borrowed	Heborrowedmy boat.	Ear jata kake wa eo waō.	jata
borrowing	That man is alwaysborrowing.	Ḷeoeḷap an jejatata (ejjatata) ṇe	jata
bosom	They are the chief'sbosom friends	Pāleṃoron ro an irooj eṇ raṇe.	pāleṃoron
boss	Yes,I know that you are mybossand you can handle my request.	Aet,ijeḷā ke kwōj aō bọọj im kwomaroñ kōtōprak aikuj e aō.	aaet
	He's this company'sboss.	Ej bọọjñankoṃbani in.	bọọj
	You're acting like aboss.	Kwōj kōbbọọjọj.	bọọj
	Don't act like aboss.	Kwōn jab kōbbọọjọj.	bọọj
	Do you let himbossyou around?	Taḷeeṃṃan an bọọje eok ke?	bọọj
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bossʻs	What he's doing is currying his boss's favor so he might be given a bonus.	Men eṇ ej kōṃṃane ej kabboṇōjṇōj ippān bọọj eṇ an.	boṇōj
	Nothing went right due to the boss's bad disposition.	Ejjeḷọk men eṇ eoonjak kōn an bar nana taṃṃwin jeṃṃaan.	wōnjak
Bosun	When they were done nodding while talking to each other,the Old Man pointed east toward the middle of the bushes and the three of them including theBosunheaded over that way.P1265	Ke ekarṃōjaerroṃōṃajidjid ñandoon,ḷōḷḷapeo ejitōñḷọkbuḷōn mar ko jetakiermān innem erjel Bojin eo jibadekḷọk	jetak
	“How can it be fine if the wind is getting stronger and the boat is going to capsize from the waves,”theBosunshot back.P702	“Bwe eṃṃan rot ke kōto in ejḷapḷọkak wa in eitan okjak ippānṇokein,”Bojin eo eukōtḷọk	okjak
	“How can it be fine if the wind is getting stronger and the boat is going to capsize from the waves,”theBosunshot back.P702	“Bwe eṃṃan rot ke kōto in ejḷapḷọkak wa in eitan okjak ippānṇokein,”Bojin eo eukōtḷọk	ukok
both	Did you givebothof them a chance to talk?	Kwōleḷọk ke aerro iien kōnono?	aerro
	Theybothhopped on one foot to school.	Erro kar ajjukneneḷọkñan ṃōnjikuuḷ eo.	ajjuknene
	My clothes are dirty.' (both the shirt and trousers, etc.)	Ebwidejdej nuknuk kā aō.	bwidej
	Bothof them are going westward.	Erro ej jiṃor itoḷọk.	ito
	Orbothkinds of knowledge working together.P801	Ak jeḷā kein ippān doon.	jeḷā
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bother	Don'tbother me	Kwōn jab kaaddimejmej eō.	addimej
	Don't let mebotheryou as I'm just taking in the view.	Jab eltok bwe ij alwōj bajjek.	alwōj bajjek
	Don't let thatbotheryou;it's just the way he is.	Enta kwōj eḷḷọk ke baj eo bōnjān eṇ.	bōnja-
	Why do youbotherwith him,he's just a kid.	Eṇ ta kwōj eltokñaneke ajiri men e?	el
	Don't let the trampbotheryou as he is a bit crazy.	Jab eḷḷọkñanjokkoṇebwe ejjaad bwebwe.	jokko
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bothered	He is notbotheredone bit.	Ejaje abṇōṇōñanjidik.	abṇōṇō
bothering	It's restless because you'rebothering it	Eaabbwilōñlōñ kōn aṃ kaabṇōṇōiki.	abbwilōñlōñ
	The baby will cry because you'rebothering it	Enaaj jañ ajiriṇekōn aṃ kaabbwilōñlōñe.	abbwilōñlōñ
	Why don't you quitbothering me	Eṃōjṇeaṃ kaabṇōṇōik eō?	abṇōṇō
	You're creating noise bybothering him	Kwōj kaaeñwāñwā kōn aṃ urōje.	aeñwāñwā
	Something'sbothering me	Juon men e ej kaabōṇōṇōik eō.	juon men
bothers	Here comes the one whobotherspeople all the time.	Ri-kaabwilōñlōñ eoṇetok.	abbwilōñlōñ
Bōtta	Bōttais more unlovable than Aḷōn.	Bōtta epāpijekḷọkjān Aḷōn.	pāpijek
bottle	Thisbottleis empty.	Eāmje bato e.	āmje
	Do you have an emptybottle?	Eor keāmjebato?	āmje
	What's in thebottle?	Bato in taṇe	bato
	Thebottleis full.	Ebooḷ bato eo.	booḷ
	Put a cork in thatbottleso it doesn't spill.	Kwōn bọọrōk mejān batoṇebwe en jab lutōk.	bọọr
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bottles	This house has a lot ofbottlesaround it.	Ebbatoto turunṃwiin	bato
	Thebottleson all those coconut trees being tapped for sap are all less than half full.	Aolep ni jekaro kaṇ im jejekapenpen (ejjekapenpen).	jakapen
	Thosebottlesare all half full.	Ejjeblọklọk bato kaṇ.	jeblokwan
	One of those coconut sapbottlesis broken.	Erup juon iaan jeib ko.	jeib
	Rinse those coconut sapbottles.	Naṃnaṃi jeib kaṇe.	jeib
bottleʻs	The bottle's cork is missing.	Ejako bọọr eo boran bato e.	bọọr
Bōtto	The lagoon side of Piñlep Island has moreakajinfish than the lagoon side ofBōttoIsland,however,most of theakajinfish can be found on the ocean side of Mejatto Island.	Eakajiniḷok arin Piñlep jān arin Bōtto,ijoke eakajintata likin Mejatto.	akajin
bottom	The drag on thebottomof the boat is the cause of it not running fast.	Aborin kapin wa in ekōṃṃan an bat.	abor
	The water is not very high and he's still able to tow the driftwood with his feet touching thebottom.	Ej jañin kanooj ibwij im ej maroñ wōt akake jokwā eṇ.	akake
	Thetipñōlis being towed here while those towing it can still touch thebottomwith their feet.	Rej akaketok wōt tipñōl eo.	akake
	Will we take along a chummer when we gobottom fishing	Ewōr ke ri-ananñankōjroñekōjro etal in urōk?	anan
	Thebottomof the boat is split open.	Ebōḷñak kapin booj eo.	bōḷñak
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Bottomʻs	Bottom's up.	Kodia.	kodia
bought	Iboughtmyself an apple banana plant.	Iar wiaik juon kōtka abōḷ pinana.	abōḷ
	Iboughtmy trousers on credit at Grant's store.	Iar akkauni jedọujij e aō iṃōn Kūraan.	akkaun
	Iboughtmy harmonica at John's store.	Aṃonikainṃōnwia eṇ an Jọọn men e nejū.	aṃonika
	This is the bumper from Robert Reimers that Ibought.	Baṃbōr inṃōnRobert men e iar wiaiki.	baṃbōr
	Theyboughtsheets for the hospital because they had run out of them.	Raar kajiitḷọk an aujpitōḷ bwe emaat.	jiit
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boulder	Theboulderrolled over.	Ejabwilḷọk ejṃaan eo.	ejṃaan
bound	We'reboundto be lucky when we fish with a surrounding net on a dark night with the tide coming in.	Eban jab jeraaṃṃan ad eọñōd ilo aejekin ibwijtok.	aejek
	He'sboundto be a reclaimer of gifts as a member of the Jowa clan.	Eban jab ajejin Jowa bwe jowi eo an eṇ.	ajejin Jowa
	He'sboundto do so because that's his weakness.	Eban jab bwe an mej eṇ.	an mej eṇ
	He'sboundto have the answer since he's a wizard.	Eban jab jeḷā bweṇakṇōk	ṇakṇōk
	The doctorboundmy arm with a bandage.	Taktō eo ear roje peiū kōn juon korak.	rojroj
boundaries	Don't overstep yourboundaries.	Kwōn jab kabōdbōd.	bōd
bouse	Thebouseis exposed to the wind.	Ṃoeoejedmatmate kōto eo.	jejedmatmat
bow	The thickness of the boat'sbowslows it down.	Ailipin bōran waṇeekōbate.	aiḷip
	Bring thebowa bit more to the wind and you'll be on target.	Letak jidik bōran waṇeim enaaj allọk.	allọk
	I saw the three of youbowyou heads and cry.	Ij lo amijeel jillọk im jañ.	amijeel
	Humble yourself andbowdown before me.	Kwōn badikdik im kabuññaneō.	badik
	Marshallese used tobowdown when walking in front of one another—until recently.	Ri-Ṃajeḷ rejọ kōn ebbadikdik iṃaan mejān doon raan koḷọk	badik
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bowing	Why don't you stopbowingand scraping?	Eṃōjṇeaṃṃōṃjidjid (eṃṃajidjid)?	ṃajid
bowl	Come let's all join in and eat out of thisbowl.	Kwōn itok jen almaroñ imṃōñāilo peejin.	almaroñ
	The woodenbowlis made out of breadfruit wood.	Jāpe eṇ ear kōṃṃan jān mā.	jāpe
	Your woodenbowlis from where?	Jāpe in iaṇeaṃ?	jāpe
	That's my ricebowl.	Jokkwi eoñiū ṇe	jokkwi
	They bought a ricebowlmade in Japan.	Raar wiaik juon jokkwiin Japan.	jokkwi
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bowls	They bought ricebowlsmade in Japan.	Raar wia jokkwiin Japan.	jokkwi
box	He's putting his books in abox.	Ej bọọke bok kaṇ an.	bọọk
	Where is theboxof nails?	Ewi bọọkin dila eo?	bọọk
	I'll use yourboxfor now.	Ij ja bọọkọk kōn bọọk e aṃ.	bọọkọk
	The child suffocated in thebox.	Ejabjen-menowan ajri eoṇailowaan bọọk eo.	jabjen-menowan
	Theboxthe compass was in was about one and a half square feet in size.P511	Tarrin juon ne jimettan jukwea dettan bọọk eo kaṃbōj eo ej pā ie.	jukweea
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boxer	Theboxerfrom America won the fight.	Ri-bait eo jān America ewiin.	bait
	Theboxerbeat all the rest of the competitors.	Rūbait eo ear ukōje aolepānḷōṃarojet.	ukok
boxʻs	What are that box's dimensions?	Ewi ded bọọkṇe	ded
boy	Who is making theboyso shy?	Wōn eṇ ej kabjeikiḷadikeṇ?	abje
	Thatboylooks like the stubborn type.	Āinwōtbaj tipenḷaddikabōblep menṇe	abōblep
	Thatboyis sickly.	Eḷap anḷadikeṇ addimejmej.	addimej
	Theboywas asked to return the gift.	Rajejin Jowaikiḷadikeo.	ajejin Jowa
	He made theboyhop around on one foot.	Ear kaajjukneneikḷadikeo.	ajjuknene
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boys	You'll know there areboysaround because she starts flirting.	Kwōjeḷā ke ewōrḷaddikijōkaṇe bwe ebar jino abbōjeje.	abje
	Theboysare gone hunting for ruddy turnstones.	Ḷadikro remoot in kaaerār.	aerār
	Those twoboysare identical.	Āin ḷadikraṇe wōt juon.	āinwōt juon
	Theboysare sailing model canoes.	Ḷadikro raṇ rej bwilbwil riwut.	bwilbwil
	Theboysmade a pile of coconuts.	Ḷaddikro raar ejoujikḷọkwaini ko.	ejouj
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boyʻs	Be careful you don't kick that boy's stomach.	Lale wōt kobwijlọke lọjienḷadik ṇe	bwijbwij
	That boy's got a hernia.	Eiñ lọjienḷadikeṇ.	iñiñ
	That boy's leg keeps on bleeding.	Epiliñliñḷọkneenḷadik ṇe	piliñliñ
braced	“Father,why are there so many sharks out there?”Ibracedmyself and asked.P1005	“Jema e,etke eppakoko ijin?”ikar kate eō im kajjitōk.	pako
bracelet	Wear abraceletto the party.	Kwōn pāāñkōḷ tokñanbade eṇ.	pāāñkōḷ
braces	It would be better if you putbracesto strengthen it.	Eṃṃanñekwōañinwoḷāiki bwe en pen.	añinwoḷā
brackets]	All of those who showed interest in helping the sick took their contributions to the hospital.[Thepreferred usage is in square brackets.]	Aolep ri-itok-limo ro ilo jipañ ri-nañinmej raar bwikilọk jipañ ko aerñanaujpitōḷ.[Aolepro eitok-limoier ilo jipañ ri-nañinmej raar… ]	itok-limoin
brackish	It looks like it'sbrackish water	Etipen kōḷaebar dānṇe	kōḷaebar
brag	Don'tbragabout yourself.	Kwōj jab jajōk eok.	jājjāj
braids	Herbraidsare nice.	Eṃṃan pirōkrōk eṇ an lieṇ.	pirōkrōk
brains	Eating fishbrainswill cause you to be able to hold your breath for a long time.	Kōmālij in ek enaaj kōppakij eok.	pakij
brakes	Do thebrakeson your car function well?	Eṃṃan ke an būreekin waṇewaaṃ jerbal.	būreek
	Step on thebrakes.	Kwōn būreeke.	būreek
	They are checking thebrakesof the car.	Rej jāāke būreek in kaar eṇ.	jāāk
braking	He's alwaysbrakingwhen he drives.	Ebbūreekek an kijak eṇ kattōr.	būreek
branch	Don't dangle on thebranchof the breadfruit tree because you'll break it.	Kwōn jab allitoto iraan māṇebwe enaaj bwilọk.	allitoto
	Duck under thebranchof that breadfruit tree or your head will bump it.	Badik jān raan māṇebwe enaaj itaak bōraṃ ie.	badik
	The chicken is sleeping on thebranchof the breadfruit tree.	Bao en ej de raan mā eṇ.	de
	I can't reach this breadfruitbranchwith my hands.	Ejabjab peiū jān raan mā e.	jabjab
	That rope won't slip because it's wrapped around thebranch.	Epen an rōḷọk to eṇ bwe ejāliñiñ ilo ra eṇ.	jāliñiñ
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branches	The monkey was dangling on thebranchesof the tree.	Ṃañkeeo ej allitoto iraan wōjke eo.	allitoto
	What causes the continual snapping (ofbranches)inside the bush?	Ta eṇ ej dedokwōjkwōj (eddokwōjkwōj)buḷōn mar eṇ?	dokwōj
	Jeljel is in thebranchesof the breadfruit trees:it has shaken the fruit from the trees and the season is over.	Jeljel i raan mā kaṇ.	Jeljel
	Thebranchesrustle in the breeze (words from a Wotje love song).	Emmewiwi raan keinikkan bwe elladikdik.	memewiwi
	That breadfruit tree has a lot ofbranches.	Eḷap an rōrara (errara)mā eṇ.	ra
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brand	An absolutelybrandnew canoe.	Wa wōnōtnōt.	wōnōt
bras	There arebrasfor sale at MIECO.	Eor nien ittūt in wia Mieko.	nine
Brass	Brassis hard to come by in the Marshalls.	Ejeja būraaj iṂaajeḷ.	būraaj
	I am become as soundingbrass (Bible).	Eṃōj aō erōm jinibọọr ettōñtōñ.	jinibọọr
brave	He is notbrave.	Ejjeḷok ajin.	aj
	He isbrave.	Ekijoñḷeeṇ	kijoñ
	“This guy sure isbrave,”Father said,chuckling as the two of them carried him down with both hands.P1048	“Māllen eañ in ebuñutḷakijoñjoñin,”Jema eba im ettōñ dikdik ke erro kar pārorāiki laḷḷọk	māl
	“This guy sure isbrave,”Father said,chuckling as the two of them carried him down with both hands.P1048	“Māllen eañ in ebuñutḷakijoñjoñin,”Jema eba im ettōñ dikdik ke erro kar pārorāiki laḷḷọk	pārorā
	He is abrave fellow	Ḷeeṇej juon armej eperan.	peran
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bravery	He has a lot of land as a result of his grandfather'sbraveryin battles.	Eamṇak kōn an kar peran jiṃṃaan ilo pata.	amṇak
bread	Eatingbreadin the morning gives me that uncomfortable feeling of a stomach overstuffed with food.	Ṃōñāpilawā in jibboñ ekaakekeik lọjiō.	akeke
	Put butter on thatbreadand give it to the girl to eat.	Kwōn bōtaikḷọkpilawāṇekijen ledik eṇ.	bōta
	The man went into a room and when he came back out he was holding loaves ofbread,already wrapped in brown paper,still warm from the oven.P264	Ḷeoedeḷọñḷọkilowaan ruuṃ eo imḷakdiwōj tok ej jibwe ruoḷoobwinpilawā,eṃōj an limi kōn peba būrawūn,ej jaāindeeoaer māāṇāṇ ke rej kab mat tok.	būrawūn
	“Slice up somebreadfor us to eat,”the Captain said to me.P803	“Ruprup tok kijedmān būreej bwe jenṃōñā,”Kapen eo eba tokñan ña	būreej
	I put down thebreadnext 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	Idoori pilawā ko iturierro innem kwaḷọk tok juon tūre,juon bakbōk im jakeḷọkmen ko im Bojin eo ebōk bakbōk eo im jiḷaiti juon iaanḷoobko im kōmjel idaak imṃōñā	dedoor
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breadfruit	It is quite shady beneath thatbreadfruit tree	Eḷap an aemed iuṃwin mā eṇ.	aemed
	Gather thebreadfruit together	Kwōn ainḷọk mā kaṇeṇaippān doon.	ain
	The bird watchers are over there under thebreadfruittree to locate where the birds are roosting.	Ri-akade ro raṇ iuṃmwin mā eṇ.	akade
	The lastbreadfruitharvest was greater than this one.	Ekarḷapakeọ in mā eoḷọkjān eo kiiō.	akeọ
	Don't dangle on the branch of thebreadfruittree because you'll break it.	Kwōn jab allitoto iraan māṇebwe enaaj bwilọk.	allitoto
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breadfruits	We will need only a fewbreadfruitsfor the birthday party.	Jenaj aikuji wōt jet māñankeememeṇ.	jet
break	You're so skinny your bones are about tobreak.	Baj ainiñūṃ ke eitan bwilọk diiṃ.	ainiñ
	Don't dangle on the branch of the breadfruit tree because you'llbreak it	Kwōn jab allitoto iraan māṇebwe enaaj bwilọk.	allitoto
	Why do youbreakthe taboo and sing up on that breadfruit tree?	Taunin aṃ kọkkureṃanetim aluej iraan māṇe	aluej
	Finally,breakit up and put it in a finely woven basket.S20	Āliktatarupe im likitṇailowaan bōjọ.	bōjọ
	As the wave smashed hard against the side of the boat,I thought it wouldbreakapart.P611	Eḷak debakḷọkṇoeo i tōrerein wa eo iba wōt eitan rup.	debokḷọk
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breakable	It's an alloy,that's why your machete isbreakable.	Wūnin an kōkōṃ (ekkōṃ)jājeṇekōnke māāl waan.	māāl waan
breakerʻs	It's quite foamy on the breaker's crests.	Elijeṃōrṃōr ioonṇoonbaal.	lijeṃōrṃōr
breakfast	Have you two hadbreakfast?	Eṃōj ke amiroṃabuñ	amiro
	“Come have somebreakfast,”the Boatswain called over to me.P959	“Itōm dao,”Bojin eo ekkūr tok.	dao
	I am starving since I didn't eatbreakfast.	Ieañden bwe iar jabṃabuñ	eañden
	I only woke up because Father woke me up so I could eatbreakfastwith everyone.P820	Unin aō ruj Jema ekar kọruj eō bwe inṃabuñippāerjel.	ippa-
	The boy hasn't eatenbreakfast yet	Ḷadikeo ej jañinṃōñāinjibboñ.	jañin
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breaking	Wait till it's lost its way beforebreakingout theaḷeḷe	Koṃwin kōttar an ajilowōd im aḷeḷeiki.	ajilowōd
	Beware ofbreakingthe taboos or our medicines will bring on adverse effects.	Lale aṃ aḷok bwe enāj rọọl utōn wūno kaṇe arro.	aḷok
	He's alwaysbreaking wind	Ejjiñjiñḷeeṇ	jiñ
	Use a post to keep that breadfruit branch frombreaking down	Kwōn jurōk raan māṇekōn aḷaḷṇebwe en jab bwilọk.	jurōk
	He's such an inconsiderate fellow.He's alwaysbreaking taboos	Ejjeḷamḷōkajeṃwin ḷeen	ḷōkajeṃ
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breaks	What if itbreaks?	Ḷakjorrāān?	ḷak
	That girlbreakswind all the time.	Errūbrūb ledik eṇ.	rūb
Breast	Breastmilk is good for babies.	Emṃan dānnin ittūtñanniñniñ.	ittūt
	It's better tobreastfeed babies.	Emṃanḷọk an niñniñ ninnin ilo ittūt.	ittūt
breasts	Herbreastsare beginning to grow.	Ebwā ittin.	bwā
	The baby is getting its milk from thebreasts.	Niñniñ eo ej ninnin ilo ninnin ko limen.	ninnin
breath	That sick person is drawing his lastbreath.	Ḷeoenañinmej eṇ ej bōk-ubōn.	bōk ob
	Hold yourbreath.	Kwōn dek menowaṃ.	dek
	I ran out ofbreathwhen I tried to dive deeper.	Ejabjab-menwa ke iar kajjioñ tulọk laḷḷọk wōt.	jabjab-menowan
	I can't dive deeper or I'll run out ofbreath.	Iban tulọkḷọkwōt bwe enaaj jabjab-menowa.	jabjab-menowan
	He ran and became short ofbreath.	Ear ettōr im jeekḷọk.	jeekḷọk
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breathe	You have such a strong body odor that it's hard for us tobreathe.	Baj ajjiḷapḷapiṃ ke jeitōn ban kōboutut.	ajjiḷapḷap
	The Boatswain must have understood what Father meant,because the smell of gas was so strong inside that we could hardlybreathe.P771	Ej aikuj kar meḷeḷe eake men eo Jema ekar jiroñḷọkkōnke joñan an kijoñ jāālelin nemān kiaj eo i lowa,jeitan ban kōboutuut ijo.	jāālel
	The Boatswain must have understood what Father meant,because the smell of gas was so strong inside that we could hardlybreathe.P771	Ej aikuj kar meḷeḷe eake men eo Jema ekar jiroñḷọkkōnke joñan an kijoñ jāālelin nemān kiaj eo i lowa,jeitan ban kōboutuut ijo.	kōboutut
	We couldn'tbreathenear the corpse.	Jeban kōbotuut turun rimej eo.	kōboutut
	If God does notbreathespirit into us we will not live.	Eḷaññe Anij ej jabṇajitbōdinnem jejāmin mōur.	ṇajitbōn
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breathing	“Son,slow down;the water is almost gone,”Father said when he saw how fast I wasbreathing.P675	“Nejū e,kadikdik bwe ej naaj maat wōt,”Jema eba ke ej lo aō menonoin kijdik.	menono
	I looked over at the Captain,who was stillbreathingfast and his face was all red and he wasn’t blinking.P1057	Iḷak kalimjek Kapen eo ej memenono wōt ak mejān ekar kabūrōrō wōt im jab rom.	menono
breathless	She was so beautiful,she left mebreathless.	Joñan anṃōtañ,ebōk jān menwa.	ṃōtañ
	He shouted and said,"Let'stake a break;we'rebreathless."	Ḷeoear laṃōj im ba,"Jenibbuku bwe jekajjinōk.	ibbuku
breeding	Good forbreeding.	Ājin kāine.	āj
breeze	Summer is very near as we can tell from thebreeze.	Epaak tok wōt rak ke eñin eañinlur.	añinlur
	Perhaps the cold seabreezeis the reason land-based chill is not as biting as the ocean one.	Bwōlen kōtoṃoḷo ṇeioon lọmeto ej kōṃṃan bwe piọ in eppānene en jab ekkañin wōt piọ in ioon lọmeto.	eppānene
	That evening as we were all on the deck of the Likabwiro and the men were shooting thebreezewe were surprised to see a plane fly overhead toward the west.P929	Boñon eo ke kōmmān ej aolep im pād ioon teekin Likabwiro imḷōṃarorej kōmeltato bajjek,kōmmānḷakilbōk ej kā to juon baḷuun i lōñ to.	kōmāltato
	He said he wanted to cool off a bit in thebreezebecause he was hot.P492	Ekar ba ej kōlladikdik bwe ebwil.	leladikdik
	Thebreezeis nice and cool.	Eṃṃan an leladikdik (elladikdik).	leladikdik
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breezy	It’sbreezyenough every day that we don’t even need to use fuel.P858	Aelōñ kein ad leladikdik wōt raanñanraan kōn men in jeban aikuj kaan waan aelōñ kein ad.	kaan
bribe	He's honest and no one canbribe him	Ejiṃwe an jerbal im ejjeḷọk emaroñ wiaik burwōn.	wiaik būruo-
bride	Go be a witness for thebrideand groom.	Kwōn etal in apare ri-ṃare raṇ.	apar
bright	Make that lantern realbright.	Kwōn būḷakeḷaaṃ ṇe	būḷak
	The house's paint is certainlybrightand fancy.	Eḷap an ilar unokanṃweeṇ	ilar
	The color of the house's paint is distinctlybright.	Eḷap an ilartok unokan mweeṇ.	ilar
	Bright sunshine	Edet jelōñlōñ.	jelōñlōñ
	It's a T-shirt from Hawaii because of itsbright color	Jiiñlijin Awaii bwe eilar.	jiiñlij
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brightly	"It'squite clear that the north star shinesbrightly" —wordsfrom a popular contemporary song.	Alkarkar ke ijuun eañ erabōlḷọk.	alkarkar
brightness	The Captain was all by himself down below because the three of us were sitting and marveling over the size andbrightnessof the boat.P1152	Kapen eo emake wōt i lowa bwe kōmjel kar jijet im bwilōñ ijo i lōñ kōn an kilep im meram wa eo.	bwilōñ
brim	Chief Murjel's food storage was filled to thebrimby his followers.	Eobrak alein ekkan eo an Irooj Murjel ippān kajoor ro doon.	ale
	Fill that gallon can to thebrim.	Kwōn kabooḷtōñtōñ kaḷanṇe	booḷtōñtōñ
	That cistern is full to thebrim.	Ebooḷtōñtōñ aebōj jimeeṇ eṇ.	tōñtōñ
bring	They're on their waybringus some apples.	Rej etal in kaabōḷtok kijed.	abōḷ
	You fellows gobringus some surgeonfish to eat to quench our craving to eat fish.	Koṃwin ilān kaaelmeej tok kijed bwe jebatur.	aelmeej
	Your cheating will one daybringyou negative consequences.	Ajej in kabwebweūṃ enaaj eltakinṃajeeok juon iien.	ajej in kabwebwe
	She regretted but it was too late tobringhim back.	Eajḷọk ak ejjeḷọk iien kōrọọltok.	ajḷọk
	Let's gobringsomeakajinfish to put in the basket of food tribute.	Kōjro etal in kaakajintok ad kakkilala.	akajin
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bringing	They are drawing water from the well andbringingit here.	Rej itōktok dān jān aebōj laḷ eo.	itōk
	They arebringingovergrown sprouted coconuts.	Rej kaiupejtok	iupej
	They arebringinggrasshoppers for the science class.	Rej kajeḷotokñankilaaj in jain eo.	jeḷo
	The women arebringingclorox from the store.	Limaro rej kōjerajkotok ilo iṃōn wia eṇ.	jerajko
	Who isbringingus bad luck?	Wōn in ejona?	jona
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brings	Theañōneañseasonbringsgusty winds.	Eañjarjare kūtwōn añōneañ.	añjarjar
	Whatbringsyou bad luck?	Taṇeear kōjerataik eok?	jerata
	He's the one whobringsus the most bad luck.	Ḷeoejona tataṇe	jona
	He's the one who alwaysbringsbad luck.	Rijona eoṇe	jona
bristling	That rooster's feathers arebristling.	Errọñ kooḷan kako eṇ.	rōrọñ
brittle	Be careful with that vase because it'sbrittle.	Kōjparok nien utṇebwe ekkōṃ.	kōkōṃ
Broad	Broad daylight	Raan jelōñlōñ.	jelōñlōñ
	That young man has a slim waist andbroad shoulders	Likao eṇ ekāāj in kabwebwe.	kāāj in kabwebwe
	I'd have been a goner if I hadn't moved when he hit me with thebroadside of the canoe paddle.	Inaaj kar jakoñeiar jabṃōkajin iñtōk jān an ubatake eō kōn jebwe eo.	ubatak
broadcast	Announcements are more widespread now with thebroadcaststation functioning.	Eajeededḷọk kōjjeḷā kiiō ke ewōr retio ej jerbal.	ajeeded
broil	Tell the cook tobroilsome fish for us.	Bañanri-jinkadoolṇebwe en jinkadool tok kijed ek.	jinkadool
	Broilfish for them over there.	Jinkadoolḷọk kijeer ek.	jinkadool
	Broilthat fish.	Kwōn jinkadoole ekṇe	jinkadool
	Would you pleasebroilthat fish lightly for me.	Kwōn koububi tokṃōkekṇe	koubub
broiled	Lightlybroiledflying fish are delicious.	Ennọ koububin jojo.	koubub
broiler	Mybroilercooks very well.	Ennọ kōṃattin jijidiiñ e wōja.	jijidiiñ
broiling	They arebroiling fish	Rej jinkadool ek.	jinkadool
broke	Hebrokethe treatment taboos and ended up worse than before.	Eaḷok im jorrāān.	aḷok
	You have to know how to spend your money so you aren't constantlybroke.	Kwōj aikuj jeḷā bajete oṇāāṃ bwe kwōn jab būbūrookok (ibbūrookok).	bajet
	When will you get over the habit of always beingbroke?	Enaaj jemḷọkñāātaṃ ibbūrookok?	būrook
	Whobrokethe piece of wood?	Wōn ear būḷọke aḷaḷ eo?	bwilọk
	When the firebrokeout,people were running in all directions.	Ke ej ju kijek eo,eddejdej armej.	dej
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broken	My toe nail isbroken off	Ejar akkiin neō.	akkiin ne
	The dial of my watch isbroken.	Ejorrāān anōḷin waj e aō.	anōḷ
	I said his car hadbroken down	Iar ba ejorrāān wa eo waan.	ba
	I thought his car hadbroken down	Iba wōt ke ejorrāān wa eo waan.	ba
	The piece of wood isbroken.	Ebwilọk aḷaḷ eo.	bwilọk
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broken-hearted	The association of thebroken-heartedis easy to detect.	Aililōkinḷaroeban peljo.	aililōk
brood	The Boatswain groaned and started tobrood.P783	AkñeBojin eo eññūr wōt imḷobōl	ñūñūr
	That chick belongs to the firstbrood.	Jojoṇeejṃōttanro eo jinoin.	ro
brooded	He sat down next to the rigging andbrooded.P879	Ejijet laḷḷọki tōrerein rikin ko imḷobōl	ḷobōl
broods	He is ready to go as deathbroodsover him.	Ealikkar an pojakin jako bwe eaitwōnmej.	aitwōnmej
brother	When my uncle,who's also the lineage head,dies,my olderbrotherwill take his place.	Ñeemej aḷap eṇ jeū enaaj pinej jenkwan.	aḷap
	The young man is more patient than his olderbrother.	Likao eṇ edik ejaññiñiḷọkjān likao eṇ jein.	jaññiñi
	The youngerbrotherof that girl.	Ḷadikeo jatin ledik eṇ.	jati-
	The boy is her olderbrother.	Jein ledik eṇḷadikeo.	jei-
	He is my olderbrother.	Ḷadikeo jeiū eṇ.	jei-
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brothers	Thebrothersquarreled with each other.	Jei im jati ro raar bowōde doon.	bowōd
	Those men are my real father'sbrothers.	Ḷōmarojein im jatin lukkuun jema.	jema-
	My uncle (my mother'sbrothers).	Ullepa/rūkorea.	jema-
	All of the boys arebrothers	Aolepḷadikraṇ rej jeṃjati.	jeṃjāti
	All of those girls and boys arebrothersand sisters.	Aolep ledik raṇ imḷadikraṇ jeṃjāti.	jeṃjāti
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brotherʻs	He shook his head in disbelief at the news of his brother's death.	Ej jeboulul ilo an jab tōmak ke emej likao eo jein.	jeboulul
	He stole his brother's wife.	Ear kuul būruonḷeojein.	kukuul bōro
brought	It's a cutting taken from anAḷḷañinwaplantbroughtin from the northern atolls.	Ineen Aḷḷañinwaan aelōñ kā iōñ.	Aḷḷañinwa
	Have they picked andbroughtanyAnideppandanus yet	Renañin kaanideptok ke?	Anidep
	Has the fish trap beenbroughtup yet?	Enañinṃōjke bwāik u eo?	bōbwā
	“Yes,Ibroughtthem over yesterday,”the Captain answered.P286	“Iiūñ,ikar būki tok inne,”Kapen eo euwaak.	bōk
	When the first pile was gone the truck left andbroughtin another load.P359	Ej maat wōt ejouj jab eo ak ebar ettōrāne ḷọktūrak eo im kanne tok.	ejouj
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brown	They're sobrownthey're unrecognizable.	Aerarier wōt ta.	aerar
	The man went into a room and when he came back out he was holding loaves of bread,already wrapped inbrownpaper,still warm from the oven.P264	Ḷeoedeḷọñḷọkilowaan ruuṃ eo imḷakdiwōj tok ej jibwe ruoḷoobwinpilawā,eṃōj an limi kōn peba būrawūn,ej jaāindeeoaer māāṇāṇ ke rej kab mat tok.	būrawūn
	Those leaves arebrown.	Eṃwe bōlōk kaṇ.	ṃwe
brownish	The clothes he wears havebrownish colors	Ebbūrawūnwūn mejān nuknuk eo ej kōṇake.	būrawūn
	He had on a multicoloredbrownish shirt	Ekkaadade mejān jōōt eo an.	kōkaadad
bruised	How did your face get allbruised?	Ebaj et im memaoo (emmaoo)turun mejaṃ?	mao
brunette	She was more on thebrunette side	Ej oodin jejakmeejej.	jakmeej
brush	Make the childrenbrushtheir teeth.	Kabūraje ajri raṇ.	būraj
	Brushoff the top of that table because it's dirty.	Kwōn būraje raan tebōḷṇebwe ettoon.	būraj
	Brushyour teeth when you finish eating.	Kwōn kurkureñiiṃ ñeejṃōjaṃṃōñā	kurkur
	Brushthe dirt off your food.	Kwōn kutakeḷọktōtoon (ettoon) ṇejānṃōñā ṇe	kutak
	Can youbrushout that piece of dirt?	Kwōmaroñ ke pikūriḷọkmeṇọkṇọkṇe ñannabōj?	pikūr
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bubbles	The engine was making us go so fast that there werebubblescoming up along the side of the boat and mist splashing up in front.P493	Joñan eo ekar tōtor eake ebwe anṃōkajbwe eṃōrṃore tōrerein im jakurbaatat bōran wa eo.	ar
	The engine was making us go so fast that there werebubblescoming up along the side of the boat and mist splashing up in front.P493	Joñan eo ekar tōtor eake ebwe anṃōkajbwe eṃōrṃore tōrerein im jakurbaatat bōran wa eo.	ṃōrṃōr
bucket	Wash your hands in thebucket.	Kwōn aṃōn peiṃ ilo bakōjṇe	aṃōn
	You may let him wash his hands in thebucketyou're using.	Kwōmaroñ kaaṃwini ilo bakōjṇeippaṃ.	aṃwin
	When I was done,I pulled myself to where the engine was,picked up thebucket,and started to bail out the rest of the water.P605	Ejṃōjinak ibar tōbtōbṃaan ḷọkimḷakijo ippān injin eo,ijibwe tok bakōj eo im jinoānene ḷọkdān eoṇaie.	ānen
	I put the can I had been using to bail water inside thebucketand waited.P682	Ijujen karātekuwatināneneo i lowaan bakōj eo im kōttar.	ātet
	The people who went to Robert Reimers looking for abuckethave come back.	Ri-kōbakōj ro raar ilọkñan ṃōnRobert remoottok.	bakōj
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buckets	Japanesebucketsare better than Chinese buckets.	Bakōj in Japan eṃṃan jān bakōj in China.	bakōj
	Japanesebucketsare better than Chinese buckets.	Bakōj in Japan eṃṃan jān bakōj in China.	bakōj
	Can you please buy us somebucketsat Robert's store?	Kwōmaroñ ke jouj in kōbakōj arro bakōj iṃōn wia eṇ an Robōt?	bakōj
buckle	He doesn't know how tobucklehis belt.	Ejaje bakōḷe kañūr eṇ an.	bakōḷ
buckled	He clearly wasn’t strong enough yet because as soon as he stood up he almostbuckledover.P1223	Ealikkar an kar jañin kajoor kōnke eḷak jutak ewātinālokjak	ālokjak
	He was so drunk when he tried to stand his legsbuckled.	Joñan an kadek eḷak tan jutak eālokjak neen.	ālokjak
bud	Please put together a flowerbudwreath for my girlfriend.	Alboketokṃōkjuon wūtin ledik eṇ jera.	albok
budding	Pick thebuddingflowers for us.	Kwōn kōbōrọrotok.	bōrọro
buddy	He's going out drinking with hisbuddy.	Ej ilān idaak ippān koṃbani eṇ an.	koṃbani
budget	Let's just say that after the Nitijeḷā passes thebudgetwe can get our pay.	Jen ba bweālkinwōt an Nitijeḷā koweppān bajet jenaaj jino maroñ kōḷḷā.	jen ba
buds	The tree sported lots ofbuds.	Ealboke raan wōjke eo.	albok
	The flowerbudson the flower tree she planted have a sweet smell to them.	Eñaj albokin raan wūt eṇ kōtkan.	albok
	Let's go pick some flowerbuds.	Itok kōjro itōn kaalbok.	albok
	Make a garland withbudsso when they bloom they'll fit closer together.	Kwōnḷōḷōalbok bwe renḷakbōbōl (ebbōl)ekoṇ mejān utṇeutūṃ.	albok
	There are lots ofbudsunder that breadfruit tree.	Ettōbakbak eoṃwin mā eṇ.	tōbak
buffeting	The stones have been displaced by thebuffetingof the waves.	Epoktak dekā ko bweṇoko rejñali	ñal
bugs	Sift that flour because it has lots ofbugsin it.	Kwōn likliki pilawāṇebwe ekijkij.	liklik
build	Could youbuildme a water cistern?	Kwōmaroñ ke aebōj-jimeeṇe tok juon arro?	aebōj-jimeeṇ
	One day I'llbuilda new house out of my current one.	Inaaj akadikṃweiṃō juon raan.	akadik
	That congregation is using their monthly contributions tobuildtheir new church.	Eklejia eṇ ej allōñijuuki wōṇāānṃōnjar kāāl eṇ aer.	allōñ iju
	Buildthe house over this way.	Kwōn ejaaketokṃōṇe	ejaak
	I'llbuildmy house using cement blocks.	Inaaj pirōkeṃweeṇiṃō.	pirōk
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builder	The canoebuildermade a large outrigger.canoe.	Rijekjek wa eo ear jek juon tipñōl.	jekjek wa
builders	Do the canoebuildersfrom Mili do a good job of tying the sail edge to the gaff?	Eṃṃan ke aeṃaanin rijekjek waan Mile?	aeṃaan
building	You know more aboutbuildingcanoes than I so you work more all by yourself.	Kwaajerrāḷọk ilo jekjek wa jānña	ajerre
	A newbuilding.	Akadikin eṃ.	akadik
	How many stories up does thatbuilding have	Jete alenṃweeṇlōñḷọk?	alen
	No smoking (in thisbuilding).	Emọ kōbaatat (i) ṃwiin	baatat
	The bomb burst and destroyed thebuilding.	Boktañ eo eebjak im rupṃweo	ebjak
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buildings	Thesebuildingsare made from thatch and their interiors have gravel,not cement as floors.S24	Ṃōkeinkōṃṃan jān aj im ilowaer ejjab jimeeṇ akḷā	aj
	Try to have the newbuildingsarranged evenly.	Kajjioñ kōṃṃan bwe aolep eṃ rej ekkal ren jepaer wōt juon.	jepaa-
	Thesebuildingsare made from thatch and their interiors have gravel,not cement as floors.S24	Ṃōkeinkōṃṃan jān aj im ilowaer ejjab jimeeṇ akḷā	jimeeṇ
	Thesebuildingsare made from thatch and their interiors have gravel,not cement as floors.S24	Ṃōkeinkōṃṃan jān aj im ilowaer ejjab jimeeṇ akḷā	ḷā
builds	The one whobuildsboats,canoes,etc.	Ri-jekjek wa.	jekjek wa
built	Whobuiltthis cistern?I did.	Aebōj-jimeeṇin wōn in?Aebōj-jimeeṇū.	aebōj-jimeeṇ
	The cisternsbuiltby the Japanese were still standing up.	Ear jutak wōt aebōj-jimeeṇin Jepaan ko.	aebōj-jimeeṇ
	Newlybuiltcanoes littered the lagoon beach of the island..	Eakadiki eoon kappein arināneo	akadik
	The childen of that couple are always wellbuilt.	Ebbakukkuk nejin jar eṇ.	bakūk
	Your child is wellbuilt.	Eḷap an bakūk ajriṇenejiṃ.	bakūk
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bulgy	The top of that table isbulgy.	Ebbaḷokḷok eoon tebōḷ eṇ.	baḷok
	John's table is the mostbulgy.	Ebbaḷokḷok tata raan tebōḷ eṇ an John.	baḷok
	Don't make the top of the tablebulgy.	Kwōn jab kōbboḷokḷok raan tebọḷṇe	baḷok
bulldozer	Thebulldozerpulled down the coconut tree.	Baru eo ear eoḷọke ni eo.	eolọk
	Thebulldozerhas leveled off that area.	Baru eo eṃōj an eoreake ijo.	eoreak
	Thebulldozercovered up the holes.	Baru eo ear jieñi rọñ ko.	jieñ
	Have thebulldozercover up the holes toward the oceanside.	Kōṃṃan bwe baru eṇ en jieñḷọk rọñ kaṇñanlik.	jieñ
bulldozers	Those arebulldozersfrom Japan working on the airfield.	Baru in Jepaan men kaṇ rej jerbal kiiō ilo pij eṇ.	baru
	Thebulldozershave dug things up there and made the land uneven.	Eṃōj an baru ko ebebaj ijo.	ebeb
bulldozing	They arebulldozingthe airfield to make it level.	Rej baruuk pij eṇ bwe enṃōṃan (eṃṃan) jepaan	baru
Bullet	Bulletfor handgun.	Jootin bu.	joot
	Cannonbullet.	Jootin pakke.	joot
	Bullet marks	Kōjān joot.	joot
	Insert yourbulletwith your ramrod.	Wiaakḷọk jootṇeaṃ kōn naṃnoorṇe	naṃnoor
	The young man was grazed by thebullet.	Etāṃoṇ likao eo kōn joot eo.	tāṃoṇ
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bulletin	Was there any newsbulletinabout the strike this morning?	Eor ke kōjjeḷā kōn jiraik eo ke ejjibboñ?	kōjjeḷā
bullets	Thebulletsare coming in every direction and there's no escape. (song)	Ejekadkad joot im ejjeḷọk ialin ko.	jekadkad
bullʻs-eye	Do you aim well to hit the bull's-eye?	Ewālel ke alejiṃ?	alej
bum	Beware of associating with him or he'llbumeverything off of you.	Lale aṃ aetōl ippān bwe enāj kañkañe eok.	kañkañ
bumbum	The currents near the pass propelled thebumbumboat toward the shore.	Eaekijekeāneḷọkbūṃbūṃ eo.	aekijek
bummer	He is the cigarettebummer.	Ri-baṃ jikka eoṇe	baṃ
bumming	You'd better stopbummingmy cigarettes before I run out.	Eṃōjṇeaṃ baṃe eō bwe enāj maat jikka kā kijō.	baṃ
bump	Duck under the branch of that breadfruit tree or your head willbump it	Badik jān raan māṇebwe enaaj itaak bōraṃ ie.	badik
	Have him duck his head so he won'tbump it	Kwōn kōbadiki bwe enaaj itaak bōran.	badik
	Watch that you don'tbumpyour head.	Lale eitaak bōraṃ.	itaak
	What did the carbump into	Ta eo kaar eo ear itaak ie?	itaak
bumped	Ibumpedthe bottle and it fell off the top of the table.	Ijelōt bato eo raan tebōḷ eo em wōtlọk.	jelōt
	Don't get mad because my arm accidentlybumped you	Kwōn jab lilu (illu)bwe ejirillọk peiū.	jirilọk
	Ibumpedthe sore on my leg.	Ekeeñjak kinej e neō.	keeñjak
	Hebumpedthe lantern.	Ear kajekḷantōneo.	kōkaj
	The only sound I could hear was the little bilge water splashing inside the boat when it moved and when itbumpedup against the pier.P346	Men eo ikar roñ ainikien de eo dān jidik eo ej kokolōblōb i lowaan wa eo ilo anṃōṃakūtkūtimṃōḷeiñiñke ej atartar i turin wab eo.	ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ
bumper	This is thebumperfrom Robert Reimers that I bought.	Baṃbōr inṃōnRobert men e iar wiaiki.	baṃbōr
	My car'sbumperis busted.	Ejorrāān baṃbōrin wa e waō.	baṃbōr
	The man went looking for abumper.	Ḷeoemoot in kōbaṃbōr tok.	baṃbōr
bumper-to-bumper	Cars werebumper-to-bumper.	Wa rej kijḷokwandoon.	kij-ḷokwan-doon
bumping	He is alwaysbumpingthe wound on his hand.	Ekkeeñjakjak kinej eṇ pein.	keeñjak
	Stopbumpingthe sore on my arm!	Kwōjaaṃ keñaje peiū?	kōkeñaj
bumpy	Kaena Point.The road around Kaena Point isbumpy.	Ekaj iaḷ eṇ ilo	kajkaj
	This boat isbumpy.	Ekaj wa in.	kajkaj
	The road to Laura is verybumpy.	Emake kōkaj (ekkaj)iaḷ eṇñan Ḷora	kōkaj
bunch	Abunchof bananas.	Ājinkeeprañ.	āj
	They let down abunchof coconuts by rope.	Raar nieddoor.	dedoor
	Push on thatbunchof green coconuts with that stick,so that they fall down.	Eolọke uroor in ni eṇ kōn aḷaḷṇebwe ren wōtlọk.	eolọk
	Cut the stem of the coconutbunchfrom that coconut tree.	Jek jeparṇejān raan niṇe	jepar
	Bunchup and don't straggle.	Kuk im jab jeplōklōk.	jeplōklōk
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bunches	It's hard climbing to the top of that coconut tree because of the many stems of coconutbuncheson it.	Eapañ tallōñe ni eṇ kōn an jeparpare.	jepar
	The stems of the coconutbunchesof that tree are strongly attached.	Eḷap an pen jepar in niṇe	jepar
	Cut some stems of coconutbunchesoff that coconut tree because there are too many of them.	Jek jepar kaṇe ilo niṇebwe eḷap an jeparpare.	jepar
	That pandanus tree always hasbuncheswith keys that fall easily.	Eppopo leen bōb eṇ.	po
	That coconut tree has lots ofbunches.	Eurore ni eṇ.	uror
bundle	Let her share thebundlewith you.	Kabūroojkiiki ippaṃ.	būroojki
	Bundleand bake the coconut apples.	Kwōn iutūri iu kaṇe.	iutūr
	That's mybundle.	Jepjep eo aōṇe	jepjep
	Abundleof clothes.	Jepjepin nuknuk.	jepjep
	Flatten abundleof pandanus leaves for me.	Karereiktok juon tūrtūr in aj.	karere
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bundled	Why haven't youbundledup the clothes?	Etke kwōj jañin būroojkiiki nuknuk kaṇe?	būroojki
bundles	They moved to the other house with theirbundles.	Raar jepjepḷọkñan ṃweojuon kōn jepjep ko aer.	jepjep
	They moved to the other house with theirbundles.	Raar jepjepḷọkñan ṃweojuon kōn jepjep ko aer.	jepjep
bunk	That's mybunkyou're lying on.	Bañ eo aōṇeippaṃ.	bañ
	Where did you get yourbunk from	Bañ in eaṇeaṃ?	bañ
buoy	I saw a black noddy land on the northernbuoyand some people on the shore beckoning to us.P523	Juon uweo jekad ejok ioon buwaeṇeiōñ,ak jet roro armej ioon parijet rej jeeaaḷ tok.	jekad
	Thebuoyis anchored farther out into the lagoon than previously.	Eḷometoḷọk buwae eṇ jānṃokta.	ḷo-
buoys	“Aim for thosebuoysover there.”P507	“Kab jitōñḷọkwōt kōtaan buwae kākaṇ.”	buwae
	Buoysare being installed in the channel.	Rej kōṃṃan buwae ilo to eṇ.	buwae
	He pointed out twobuoysin the pass.P508	Ejitōñḷọkruo buwae rej pād i lowaan to eo.	jitōñ
	“We are about to pass thebuoys,”I said.P522	“Buwae ko kaṇe jeḷe jān i,”iba.	ḷe
burden	She must be aburdento you.	Baj ailparokūṃ kake.	ailparok
	Don't be aburden (to me).	Kwōn jab kaailparoke eō.	ailparok
	The weight of the duffle bag was aburdenon him.	Eddo eo an pāāk in nuknuk eo ekaajjibanbane.	ajjibanban
	Bring a stick for us to carry theburdensuspended between us.	Bōktok juon aḷaḷ arro ine.	ine
burdened	He's moreburdenedthan Jack.	Eajjibanbanḷọk jān Jāāk.	ajjibanban
burdensome	You're moreburdensometo me than he is.	Iailparokḷọkkake eok jān e.	ailparok
	Beingburdensometo people is not acceptable.	Ri-kaailparok armej ej jab eṃṃan.	ailparok
burglar	That's theburglar.	Kọọt eoṇe	kọọt
burglars	The judge fined theburglars.	Jāj eo ear bakkiiñi ri-kọọt ro.	bakkiiñ
burial	Isn't the planting finished yet?Isn't theburialover yet?	Enañinṃōjke kallib?	kallib
buried	Next it is preserved with breadfruit leaves and coconut fronds,then pounded and again covered with leaves andburied.S28	Ṃōjinrej kōbọrōke kōn bōlōk in mā im kimej,innām rej jukjuki im bar kūtimi kōn bōlōk im kalbwini.	bọrōk
	The flavor from its having beenburiedis like that of cheese when they make it.S28	Nemān ilo an kallib,āinwōtbwiin jiijñerej kōṃṃane.	bwiro
	The flavor from its having beenburiedis like that of cheese when they make it.S28	Nemān ilo an kallib,āinwōtbwiin jiijñerej kōṃṃane.	jiij
	Next it is preserved with breadfruit leaves and coconut fronds,then pounded and again covered with leaves andburied.S28	Ṃōjinrej kōbọrōke kōn bōlōk in mā im kimej,innām rej jukjuki im bar kūtimi kōn bōlōk im kalbwini.	jukjuk
	They haveburiedthe dead person.	Eṃōj kalbwin rimej eo.	kallib
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burlesque	We went to aburlesque show	Kōm ar alwōj utūkaḷ.	utūkaḷ
burn	Stir it so it doesn'tburn.	Kwōn aujeke bwe en jab tuḷar.	aujek
	That piece of wood is hard toburn.	Ejatokwōj aḷaḷṇe	jatokwōj
	What make wood hard toburn?	Taṇeekōjatokwōj aḷaḷ?	jatokwōj
	Don'tburnthat breadfruit tree.	Kwōn jab jideppe māṇe	jidep
	They lighted the fire and let itburnout of control.	Raar tile em kōkōḷọke kijek eo.	kōḷọk
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burned	When I got down there I didn’t notice the muffler and I rubbed against it andburnedmy leg.P343	Ke ij to laḷḷọkijab mejek baibin būṃbūṃ eo an injin eo ak ijuri im bwil neō.	baib
	They got excited and escaped when the houseburned.	Raar jeparujruj im ko ke ej bwilṃweo	jeparujruj
	There was a great commotion when the houseburned.	Eḷap kar jejeurur (ejjeurur)ke ej bwilṃweo	jejeurur
	Iburnedand peeled.	Ibwil im orjib.	orjib
	The fuseburned out	Ebwil piwūj eo.	piwūj
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burning	Your only responsibility is to see that the fire is keptburning.	Kwōj ri-anekane kijeekṇewōttōṃṃōj	anekane
	The clothes areburning.	Ebwil nuknuk ko.	bwil
	Beads of sweat had gone into my eyes and they were reallyburning.P992	Rōḷak tọọr tokñanlowaan meja emāāṇḷamjako.	ḷam jako
	The cut on my hand keeps onburning.	Emmāāṇāṇ kinej e peiū.	māāṇ
burns	The wound on my armburns.	Emāāṇ kinej e peiū.	māāṇ
burst	We allburstinto laughter when we heard him break wind.	Kōmwōj dekakḷọk ke kōm roñ an jiñ.	dekakḷọk
	The bombburstand dug things up toward the ocean side.	Boktañ eo eaar ebjakḷọkñanlik.	ebjak
	The bombburstand destroyed the building.	Boktañ eo eebjak im rupṃweo	ebjak
	The bombburst.	Eebjak boktañ eo.	ebjak
	Wrap that box with a belt so it doesn'tburst.	Kwōn kañūre bọọkṇebwe en jab rup.	kañūr
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bury	Better hurry up andburythe corpse because it's swollen.	Ṃōkajim kalbwini bwe ebōj.	bōj
	They're going toburythe suicide.	Rej tan kalbwin ruwōdinikek eo.	wōdinikek
burying	Nowadays we Marshallese have ceased killing andburyingeach other with a deceased chieftain.	Raan kein ejako ad ri-Ṃajeḷ uraiki doon.	ura
bus	There arebuses all over the bus depot in town.	Ebbajbaje meḷan jikin kōttar baj eṇ i tawūn.	baj
	You ride thebus frequently	Eḷap aṃ bōbajbaj (ebbajbaj).	baj
	Let's take thebusto the Boat Pool.	Jen bajḷọk ñanBootbuuḷ.	baj
	You're on thebusall the time.	Kwomake baj bōbajbaj.	baj
	Busthose children to school.	Kwōn bajeḷọkajri raṇeñanjikuuḷ.	baj
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buses	There arebusesall over the bus depot in town.	Ebbajbaje meḷan jikin kōttar baj eṇ i tawūn.	baj
	I'm not buying Japanesebuses.	Ij jab wia bajin Jepaan.	baj
bush	The blossoms of thatbushare really beautiful.	Ekanooj aiboojoj bōbōl (ebbōl)in ut eṇ.	bōbōl
	What causes the continual snapping (of branches)inside thebush?	Ta eṇ ej dedokwōjkwōj (eddokwōjkwōj)buḷōn mar eṇ?	dokwōj
	Shake the flowers off thebush. (lit.Shake from its fruit that flowering bush.)	Iṃuk jān leen utṇe	iṃuk
	Shake the flowers off thebush. (lit.Shake from its fruit that flowering bush.)	Iṃuk jān leen utṇe	iṃuk
	Abush native (kanaka).	Jeeknaan in buḷōn mar.	jeeknaan
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bushes	Thebushesprevent that house from the wind.	Mar kane rej kōjabalurṃweeṇ	jabalur
	Thebushesalong the windward side of this islet greatly shelter these houses on the lagoon side.	Eḷap an mar kaṇe liktok kōjablurṃōkeiniar.	jablur
	The chicken we were looking for appeared out of thebushes.	Bao eo jaar pukote ejādetok jān mar eṇ.	jāde
	It's grown over with grass andbushes.	Ejel kōn wūjooj im mar.	jel
	When they were done nodding while talking to each other,the Old Man pointed east toward the middle of thebushesand the three of them including the Bosun headed over that way.P1265	Ke ekarṃōjaerroṃōṃajidjid ñandoon,ḷōḷḷapeo ejitōñḷọkbuḷōn mar ko jetakiermān innem erjel Bojin eo jibadekḷọk	jetak
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busily	The man isbusilymoving around in preparation for his fishing trip.	Ḷeoeṇ ej jejeikik (ejjeikik) ñanan ilān eaṇwōd.	jeik
	The women werebusilypreparing food for the visitors.	Liṃaro raar jejeikik (ejjeikik)im kọṃṃanṃōñā ñanri-lotok ro.	jejeikik
	I looked to the back of the boat and saw the Captain back therebusilytalking to some people next to the tiller.P459	Iḷak baj rōre lik lọk Kapen eo ettōḷọk poub in kōnono ippān jet armej ijoḷọkwan,turin jila eo.	ḷokwa-
business	But then,was it theirbusiness —the three of them?	Bwe aerjeel ke jerbal?	aerjeel
	Is it anybusinessof yours (four persons)?	Amiiañ ke pepe?	amiiañ
	You are going ahead with things that are not yourbusiness.	Eḷap aṃ bōkjab kōn men ko ejjab tōllọkuṃ.	bōkjab
	Thatbusinesswent bankrupt.	Ebūrook koṃbani eṇ.	būrook
	He is successful inbusiness.	Ejeraaṃṃan ilo an peejnej.	jeraaṃṃan
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busted	My car's bumper isbusted.	Ejorrāān baṃbōrin wa e waō.	baṃbōr
	The shuttle in my sewing machine isbusted.	Ejorrāān booj in mejiin e aō.	booj
	Hebustedhis artificial legs.	Ejorrāān ne kōṃṃan ko neen.	kōṃṃan
busy	The women arebusydecorating the meeting place withalbokbōrọroplants.	Liṃaro raṇ rej albokbōrọroiki lowaan jikin kwelọk eṇ.	albokbōrọro
	The two of them werebusytalking and forgot about the light.P1131	Erro bwiden kar kōnono ijo im meḷọkḷọk meram eo ioon lọjet.	bwiden
	He didn't eat because he wasbusy working	Wūnin an jabṃōñāebwiden jerbal.	bwiden
	We don't see very much of him because he's sobusywith his children.	Eban kanoojḷapan ekkeini kōj bwe eḷap an iabuñ kōn ajri raṇ nājin.	iabuñ
	He wasbusylooking out for land.P864	Epoub in jure tokṃaanim kappokāne	jejor
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But	Butwhat can I do if she doesn't like you.	Ab in etñeedike eok.	ab in et
	Our body will diebutthe soul will live forever.	Ānbwinnidenaaj mej ak ad enaaj mour indeo.	ad
	I think John's dizzier than youbutI'm the dizziest of us four	Ijḷōmṇakeaaddeboululḷọk Jọọn jān kwe ak iaaddeboulul tata iaadeañ	addeboulul
	Father was doing his best to perseverebutit was obvious that he was growing hopeless and uneasy.P1027	Jema ekar kate wōt ak elukkuun alikkar an dedodo im addiṃakoko.	addiṃakoko
	It's invisible nowbutwill be revealed later.	Eaelọk kiiō ak enaaj alikkar tokālik.	aelọk
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butchering	He's going to get some liver where they'rebutcheringthe pigs.	Ej etal in kaaj ijeṇ rejṃanṃanpiik ie.	aj
butʻs	I won't go,and there are no if's,and's or but's about it.	Iban etal im ejjeḷọk bar leḷọk-letok.	leḷọk-letok
butt	Your chewed the best part of the pandanus and gave him thebutt (theṃak).	Kwowōde ajjipekin bōb eo imḷakleḷọkṃakeo.	ajjipek
	Cigarettebutt.	Jablọk in jikka.	jablọk
butter	Don’t use so muchbutter.	Kadikḷọk aṃ ebbōtata.	bōta
	Putbutteron that bread and give it to the girl to eat.	Kwōn bōtaikḷọkpilawāṇekijen ledik eṇ.	bōta
butterflies	The children are looking forbutterfliestoward the end of the island.	Ajiri ro rej kōbabūbḷọk ñanjabōnāniin	babbūb
	Those children are looking forbutterflies.	Ajri raṇ rej kōbabbūb.	babbūb
	Caterpillars becomebutterflies.	Ṃwinaṃōnrej erom babbūb.	ṃwinaṃōn
butterfly	The caterpillar molted and became abutterfly.	Eorjibṃwinaṃōneo em erom babbūb.	orjib
buttocks	S/he has bigbuttocks.	Ekilep jepen rūrin.	jepe rūr
	They gave the child an injection in thebuttocks.	Raar wā-pidi ajri eo.	pid
button	Did youbuttonyour shirt?	Ebatin ke jōōtṇeaṃ.	batin
	Thebuttonis off my shirt.	Etūṃ batin in jōōt e aō.	batin
	He just had to lightly press the ignitionbuttonand it turned over and started up right away.P447	Jidik wōt an tōñōle batinin kōjjọ eo ak erọọl injin eo im jọ.	batin
	Buttonyour shirt.	Kwōn batini jōōtṇeaṃ.	batin
buttons	There are too manybuttonson your shirt.	Eḷap an ebbatintin jōōtṇeaṃ.	batin
butts	During a severe lack of cigarettes when smokers hankered for a smoke,my dad made me crawl under our house to search for cigarettebuttsbecause the island stores did not have cigarettes to sell.	Ilo añūrḷapḷapeo jema ear ba in mọọn iuṃwinṃweoiṃōm im kowōdānḷọk kijen bwe emaat jikka iṃōn wia ko.	wōdān
buy	Let's pool our money tobuyan engine.	Jen ainiṃanikein ad im wiaiki juon injin.	ae
	Why aren't the people who went tobuyice cream back?	Etke eruṃwij an rọọl tok ri-kaaijkudiiṃ ro?	aij kudiiṃ
	Can you pleasebuyus some buckets at Robert's store?	Kwōmaroñ ke jouj in kōbakōj arro bakōj iṃōn wia eṇ an Robōt?	bakōj
	Can you gobuyunicorn fish for us at the supermarket?	Kwōmaroñ ke in etal in kōbatakḷaj kijeerro ilo juubōrṃakōt eṇ?	batakḷaj
	What did youbuythose things for?	Enta kaṇe kwaar wiaiki?	enta
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buying	I'm notbuyingJapanese buses.	Ij jab wia bajin Jepaan.	baj
	They werebuyingsalmon from that store.	Raar kōjaṃōn tok iloṃōnwia eṇ.	jaṃōṇ
	There’s really no point inbuyingWestern boats because the materials we need to fix them aren’t even available here.P859	Ejej tokjān ad bōbōk tok ak kōṃṃan im wia waad waan pālle bwe eḷaññe rōwōla,ejej kein jerbalier ak kōbwebweier.	jerbal
	They arebuyingjinkōḷarfor breakfast.	Rej kajinkōḷarṃōñāinjibboñ.	jinkōḷar
	There’s really no point inbuyingWestern boats because the materials we need to fix them aren’t even available here.P859	Ejej tokjān ad bōbōk tok ak kōṃṃan im wia waad waan pālle bwe eḷaññe rōwōla,ejej kein jerbalier ak kōbwebweier.	kōbwebwei-
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buys	She neverbuyson credit.She always pays for what she buys.	Ejaje akkaun lieṇ.Ej kōḷḷā aolep iien ej wia.	akkaun
	She neverbuyson credit.She always pays for what she buys.	Ejaje akkaun lieṇ.Ej kōḷḷā aolep iien ej wia.	akkaun
bwiro	These are the months to makebwiro,and I am really craving preserved breadfruit and goatfish.P333	Allōñin kabwiro ko kein im jelukkuun kijooror inṃōñābwiro im jālele jo.	bwiro
	Thebwirowon't be cooked as the heat in the earth oven has abated and isn't hot enough.	Eban mat bwiroṇekōnke eko mọọlin uṃṇe.	mọọl
by	I'm so upset byhis frequent visits.	Baj abṇōṇōū kōn an memakijkijtok.	abṇōṇō
	He/she obviously was big judging byhis/her fingers/toes.	Alikkar an kar kilep jān wōt addi kaṇe addiin.	addi
	The cisterns built bythe Japanese were still standing up.	Ear jutak wōt aebōj-jimeeṇin Jepaan ko.	aebōj-jimeeṇ
	The way young men today fasten the canoe sails to the booms is not the same as the style of fastening done byyoung men of yesterday.	Aekōrāin likao in raan kein ej jab einwōt likao in raan ko jeṃaanḷọk.	aekōrā
	The sexual intercourse technique performed byArno young women is renowned in the Marshall Islands.	Aelaḷin jiroñin Arno ebuñbuñ iloṂajeḷin.	aelaḷ
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