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Laaand	“Laaandhooo!”the Boatswain yelled from atop the mast.P1195	Ḷāāānnooo!”ekkeilọk Bojin eo jān raan kaju eo.	kōkeilọk
labor	Your actions are based on childlabor.	Kwaajriin uwaak aṃ jerbal.	ajriin uwaak
	She's startinglabor.	Euwe kōḷowan.	kōḷo
laborer	The American advised the Majurolaborerto get on the ball.	Ri-pālle eo ear rọọje niiṃbuun Mājro eo.	rōrọọj
lace	She knit thatlace.	Earājejuwainṇe	āj
	She knit thatlacefor her.	Earājeḷọkjuwainṇe ñane	āj
	Thelaceknitter is gone back.	Ri-āj juwain eo erọọl.	āj
	Whose dress are you puttinglace on	An wōn nuknukṇekwōj juwaini?	juwain
	There is lots oflaceon that woman's dress.	Ejjuwainin nuknuk eṇ an kōrā eṇ.	juwain
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lack	What makes himlackin sex appeal?	Taṇeear kōjateleiki.	jataḷe
	She doesn't take bath often because of alackof water.	Ejattutu kōn an jeḷọk dān.	jattutu
	The house he built shows hislackof skill.	Ṃōeear kalōke ej kwaḷọk an jekapeel.	jekapeel
	His behavior leaves a lot to be desired because oflackof discipline.	Epāpijekṃwilin ḷadikeṇ kōn an tar jān joñan an anemkwōj.	pāpijek
	During a severelackof cigarettes when smokers hankered for a smoke,my dad made me crawl under our house to search for cigarette butts because 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
lacked	The only thing theylackedwas a vehicle to haul these things to Likiep,except for the fieldtrip ship,but we would have had to wait for that for three months.P19	Men eo ejjeḷọk de eo waan ektakiḷọkmen keinñanLikiep,ijellọkin wōt tiṃa in raun eo,ak kōnke kōmmān aikuj naaj kar kōttar tok bar jilu allōñ.	de
lacking	He doesn't have a wife because he islackingin sex appeal.	Ejjañin wōr pāleen kōn an jetaḷe.	jataḷe
	He is the mostlackingin sex appeal.	Jetale tata eoṇe	jataḷe
	He is one of thoselackingin sex appeal because he hasn't yet found a wife.	Ṃōttanrijetale ro raṇe bwe ejjañin ellolo pāleen.	jataḷe
	A person who is immature orlackingin skill.	Ri-jekapeel.	jekapeel
lad	The littleladrefused to sing because there were lots of girls there.	Likao jidikdik eo ear abwin al kōn an lōñ leddik ijo.	abwin
	Thatladis really strong	Ejjeḷọk mājojoon likaoṇe	mājojo
ladder	May I use yourladder?	Imaroñ ke kōjerbal jikin uwe eo aṃ?	jikin uwe
laden	When she appeared,she wasladenwith frills.	Eḷak jādetok lio eto an kūṃaḷṃaḷ.	kūṃaḷṃaḷ
ladies	Theladiesalways wear ribbons.	Errōpinpin limaraṇ.	rōpin
	The show-off is stopping with theladiesby the roadside.	Ri-niñeañ-rōkeañ eo eṇ ebōjrak ippān liṃaraṇ tōrerein iiaḷ eṇ.	niñeañ-rōkeañ
	The young man is trying to attractladieswith his native potion.	Likao eo eṇ ej kōttaḷeḷe kōn bōkāñaj eṇ kapitōn.	taḷe
ladle	Could you pour me some water with theladle?	Kwōmaroñ keḷatōḷetok jidik liṃō aebōj?	ḷatōḷ
lady	These zoris belong to thatlady.	An kōrā eṇ jodi kein.	aa-
	The oldladymade her daughter wear her hair loose on her back and took her to the chief.	Leḷḷap eo ear kaaleake ledik eo nejin im bōkḷọkñanirooj eo.	aleak
	Theladyis stringing thealushells into a necklace lei.	Lio eṇ ej aluukiṃarṃareṇ.	alu
	I'm warning you beforehand that she is an oldladywith a sharp tongue.	Ij kajineete eok ke eañjarjar an lōḷḷap eṇ kōnnaan.	añjarjar
	Thatladyalways has twins.	Ebbobo nejin kōrā eṇ.	bo
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ladyʻs	The old lady's death was torturous.	Ekeiñtaanan mejin (mijen)lōḷḷap eo.	mej
lagoon	They made a harbor on thelagoonside of the island.	Raar abaiki arināneo	aba
	The American soldiers created a harbor on thelagoonside of this island for our government.	Rūttariṇae in Amedka ro raar abaiktok arin aelōñ inñankienṇead.	aba
	Thelagoonside of this island is teeming withadenpesharks.	Baj adenpein arinānin ḷōṃa	adenpe
	Thekōrkōrdrifted into thelagoonwith the current.	Eaewaare arḷọk kōrkōr eo.	aear
	Currents flowing into thelagoonare always present at this particular.	Eaewaare ijin.	aear
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lagoonbecause	Beware of the Portuguese man-o’-war in thelagoonbecausethere are plenty of them at this time.	Kōjparok aṃ tutu iaar bwe eaolōke kiiō.	bwe
lagoons	Coconuts provide them with beverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling inlagoonsand 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 inlagoonsand 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 inlagoonsand 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 inlagoonsand 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 inlagoonsand 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
lagoonside	He kept going back and forth,from the oceanside to thelagoonsideand vice versa until night-fall.	Ear wanlik-wōnarḷọkoooṃ emarok.	wanlik-wōnar
laid	If he continues with hislaidback attitude he'll one day be left behind.	Ej alebabu ak juon raan enaajḷakilbōk retal jāne.	alebabu
	We will all belaidin our graves.	Jenaaj aolep jitṃanṃan ilo lōb.	jitṃanṃan
	Helaidthe boards up against the log.	Ear kowawaik rā ko ioon kein ni eo.	kowawa
	The turtle crawled ashore andlaid eggs	Eato wōn eo em lik.	lik
	These gifts arelaidon the grave as gifts for the people to take home.S14	Ṃweiukkein rej likūt ioon lōb eoñanan armej tōptōp.	tōptōp
laid-back	Their tendency to always belaid-backprevented them from landing the job.	Alebabuier ekōṃṃan bwe ren jab teru ilo jerbal eo.	alebabu
lain	The child has alreadylaindown on the mat.	Ebabu ajiri eo kadede ioon jaki eo.	babu
	I had justlaindown on the mats down there below when 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
Lakeke	Lakekein the west,they (the sailors)stand by,vehicle of the storm calledElmọñdik. (achant.)	Ḷakeketo,rooj iekūt,waan Elmọñdik.	Ḷakelōñ
lamp	Don't light thelampor it will give away our position.	Lale koṃ ar kabbōleḷaṃ ṇebwe rōnaaj lo kōj.	bōbōl
	Father took a match out of his pants pocket and lit thelamp.P140	Jema ekwaḷọk juon mājet jān bōjọọn jedọujij eo an im tileḷaaṃeo.	bōjọ
	Thelampchimney is broken.	Erup jimniinḷantōneo.	jimni
	Thelampwent out.	Ekunḷaaṃeo.	kukun
	Thatlampis always going out.	Eokkunkunḷaaṃeṇ.	kukun
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land	The ocean side of hislandhad a lot ofabḷajtiñplants.	Eabḷajtiiñḷamjako likinṃweoiṃōn.	abḷajtiiñ
	Ourlandbelongs to us until death.	Bwidej ko ad rej addemlōkmej.	addemlōkmej
	He dug a well on thelandfor her.	Ear aebōj-laḷeḷọkwāto eoñane	aebōj-laḷ
	The lagoon side of that tract oflandis infested with the surgeonfish.	Eṃōj aelmeeje arinṃweeṇ	aelmeej
	He bestowed hislandon his descendants.	Ear kaaelōñe ajiri ro nejin.	aelōñ
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land-based	Perhaps the cold sea breeze is the reasonland-basedchill 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
landed	While he was whistling a black noddy flew over andlandedon the Captain’s right shoulder.P1035	Ej ja ajjewewe bajjek wōt ijo ak ekā tak juon jekad im jok ioon aeran anbwijmaroñ.	ajwewe
	He must havelandedthe job since he's walking with a happy gait.	Alikkar ke etōprak jerbal eo an bwe etke ealijerḷọk.	alijerḷọk
	Itlandedon the top of the mast.	Ejok i bōran kiju eo.	bar
	When he reached the cross-stick at the top of the mast,he suddenly started kicking,then he jumped up to the top andlandedon it and sat down.P1192	Ke ekar tōpar kūrọọjti eo,ebuñjenōṃḷakbwijbwij,ekā lōñḷọkim jok ioon im jijet.	bwijbwij
	The planelanded yesterday	Baḷuun eo ear joktok inne?	jok
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landfall	The navigator has determined that we're still far from anylandfall.	Ri-kaijikmeto eo ej ba ke jej ettoḷọk wōt jānāne	kaijikmeto
Lañdik	The dry-docking that theLañdikunderwent last month in Japan has rendered it seaworthy and able to now do field trip service to the other islands.	Tọọk eo an Lañdik i Jepaan allōñ eoḷọkekakōiieiki im kiiō emaroñ piiltūreepñanaelōñ kaṇe jet.	kōiie
landing	My shyness prevent me fromlandingthe job.	Abjeū ekōṃṃan bwe in jab teru.	abje
	Their tendency to always be laid-back prevented them fromlandingthe job.	Alebabuier ekōṃṃan bwe ren jab teru ilo jerbal eo.	alebabu
	Why is that bird alwayslanding?	En baj jejokjok (ejjokjok)wōt bao eṇ?	jok
landmarks	A good number of traditionallandmarkshave been damaged or have disappeared altogether due to the need for the people to build their homes.	Elōñṃuriniejeṃōj aer jorrāān ak jako jān wōt an armej ināneokar aikuj jikin aer kalōkiṃōkoiṃweer ie.	ṃuriniej
landslide	There was alandslideon the side of the mountain.	Eṃōraṃrōṃ laḷtak tōrerein toḷ eo.	ṃōraṃrōṃ
language	White men gave the Marshalleselanguageits alphabet.	Ri-pālle raar kōṃṃan an kajinṂajeḷaḷbapeet.	aḷbapeet
	Ancientlanguage.	kajin etto.	etto
	Because the Marshalleselanguagewasn’t put into writing until Westerners came,not many people living today know the legends of the Marshallese people.S13	Kōnke kajinṂajeḷear jab pād ilo pebaṃaeiien eo ear itok ri-pālle,ej jab kanooj lōñ armej rej mour wōt kiiō rejeḷā inọñ ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	inọñ
	He knows the Englishlanguage.	Ejeḷā kajin Iñlij.	Iñlij
	He knows the Englishlanguage.	Ejeḷā kajin Iñlij.	Iñlij
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lantana	This particular spread is grown over withlantana.	Eḷḷaṇtōnana wāto jab in.	ḷaṇtōna
lantern	The Captain took thelanternand took it to the back of the boat to get ready for nightfall.P531	Kapen eo ejibweḷaṇtōneo im bōk likḷọk ñanijo jikin bwe en pojakñanboñōn eo.	boñ
	Make thatlanternreal bright.	Kwōn būḷakeḷaaṃ ṇe	būḷak
	I went inside the cabin and lit thelantern.P533	Ideḷọñḷọklowa im tileḷaṇtōneo ie.	deḷọñ
	He bumped thelantern.	Ear kajekḷantōneo.	kōkaj
	So I went ahead inside the boat in front of him and brought back thelantern.P139	Ijujen wōnṃaanḷọkñanlowaanṃweoituṃaan im bōk liktakḷaṇtōneo.	lik
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large	PutAelōñkeinbananas in thoselargefood baskets.	Aelōñkeini tok kobban kilōk kaṇe.	Aelōñ-kein
	I wish you'd stop grabbing so much land for yourself as we have alarge lineage	Kwōn jab baj aṃḷap bwe jebwijlep.	amḷap
	It's a pumpkin from Wotje because it'slarge.	Baañke in Wotje bwe eḷap.	baañke
	He had a verylargefamily and they were all on Likiep.P35	Baaṃle eo an ebwe an doom im rōpād i Likiep.	doom
	The ship that came wasn't thatlarge.	Ejjabdaan lap wa eo eaar itok.	ejjabdaan
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larger	There are a number of Western teachers in thelargerschools,but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers.S9	Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki.	dik
	There are a number of Western teachers in thelargerschools,but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers.S9	Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki.	lik
	There are a number of Western teachers in thelargerschools,but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers.S9	Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki.	ri-
lash	Did youlashthat coconut sap sprout of yours yet?	Kwōnañin eọut(i)ke ni jekaro eṇ aṃ?	eọeo
	Don'tlashthe outrigger carelessly.	En jab jabde aṃ eọiuti kubaakṇe	eọiuti
	Lashthis way from the other end of the canoe there.	Kwōn inwijet tok jān jabōn kōrkōrṇe	inwijet
	Mr.Boatswain,secure the tiller and come here so the two of us canlashthese boards together so they won’t spread out and drift away.P669	Bojin e,kwōjab lukwōje jilaṇeaṃ im itok kōjro eọuti rā kā ippān doon bwe ren jab jejeplōklōk im peḷọk.	jeplōklōk
	Can youlashthe bottom part of my canoe to the upper part?	Kwomaroñ ke inwijete tok jouj e an kōrkōr e waō?	jouj
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lashed	They havelashedthe piece of wood carelessly.	Eṃōj aer eọiuti aḷaḷ eo.	eọeo
	Helashedthe canoe.	Ḷeoear eọut wa eo.	eọeo
	They've alreadylashedthe canoe.	Ededeḷọk aer inwijete kōrkōr eo.	inwijet
	The boatswain securelylasheddown the drum of gasoline on the boat’s deck so it wouldn’t roll about.	Bojin eo ear eọuti im kanooj in kapene tūraṃin kiaaj eo ioon teekin wa eo bwe en jab dāpilto-dāpiltak.	dāpilto-dāpiltak
lashing	He waslashing canoes	Ḷeoear eọeo wa.	eọeo
	He is the one who is expert inlashing canoes	Ri-eọeo wa eo eṇ.	eọeo
	Here is mylashing cord	Juon e aō ino.	ino
	Tie the outrigger with thelashing cord	Kwōn inoik wa kubaakṇe	ino
	Few people nowadays can do a goodlashing job	Raan kein ejejā eṇ eṃṃan an inwijet.	inwijet
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Lasso	Lassothat breadfruit.	Kwōn rajāle māṇe	rajāl
lassoed	The bad guy was running by on the horse when the good guylassoed him	Ri-nana eo ej ja ettōrḷọk wōt ioonọọjeo ak kaubowe eo ealluke.	alluke
last	Did you notice Arcturus in the skylast night	Kwaar lo ke Ad boñ?	Ad
	They went fishing for red squirrel fishlast night	Raar kaaelbūrōrō jota.	aelbūrōrō
	It was coolerlastevening than this evening.	Eaemedḷọkḷọkjota jān jotenin.	aemedḷọk
	ThelastI saw him he was being his noisy self going your way.	Eñeo ear baj aeñwāñwā wōt waj ijeṇeṇe waj.	aeñwāñwā
	The relationship within our clan willlastforever because it's alive and well.	Aerṃwein jowi in ad ejñanindeo kōn aer jeḷā aerṃweiki doon.	aerṃwe
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lasts	Enjoy it while itlastsbecause it's hard to get.	Amāne ke ej ja wōr bwe eaḷakiia.	aḷakiia
late	“Let’s go,it’s gettinglate.”P161	“Kōjro ajādik bwe eboñ.”	ajādik
	She regretted but it was toolateto bring him back.	Eajḷọk ak ejjeḷọk iien kōrọọltok.	ajḷọk
	I'mlate.	Iaḷo.	aḷo
	Try hard not to be coming inlate.	Kajjioñ kate eok bwe en jako aṃ aḷo.	aḷo
	Don't comelatefor the exam.	Kwōn jab aḷtotokñaniien teej.	aḷo
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latent	Don't make him angry because he's alatent psychotic	Jab kalluuki bwe eṃṃaḷkaro.	ṃōṃaḷkaro
later	It's invisible now but will be revealedlater.	Eaelọk kiiō ak enaaj alikkar tokālik.	aelọk
	Go ahead because I'm cominglater.	Iwōj bwe ij baj aḷo waj wōt.	aḷo
	I'll comelater.	Inaaj iwōjālik	ālik
	You go on and I'll comelater.	Kwōn iwōj bwe ij ibbat wōj.	bōbat
	There will be lots of timelater.	Elōñ iien tokālik.	iien
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Latrik	“We’re the remaining members of the clan in the islands with the traditional martial arts skills,”said SaimonLatrik.	“Kōmij make wōt Ri-ṃaanpā rainin ilo aelōñ kein,”Saimon Latdik eba.	ṃaanpā
laugh	Did you detect the scorn in theirlaugh?	Kwaar eñjaake ke aerjeañ rereen kajjirere?	aerjeañ
	Don'tlaughso loudly because they are sleeping.	Koṃwin jab tōtōñ (ettōñ)leea bwe rej kiki.	leea
	The comedian really made the audiencelaugh.	Ri-kōṃṃan kōjak eo ear kaleeaik rūalwōj ro.	leea
	I pitied him when I saw himlaughlike that.	Ibūroṃōj kake ke ij lo an rereenak.	rereenak
	Don't make melaugh.	Jab kattōñ eō.	tōtōñ
laughable	His hitting islaughable.	Ekōjak bōttain kijak eṇ.	bōtta
laughed	“Alright,no big deal,but you should go get yourself ready so we won’t drift and end up on the island ofṆauṇau,”the Boatswain said as helaughed.P290	“Ekwe ej jab nana ak kwōn kōpopo ilo boojaṃ bwe jen jab peḷọk im peek aelōñinṆauṇau,”Bojin eo erere ke ej ba men in.	booj
	I had finished speaking but Father and the Boatswain looked at me andlaughed.P300	Ejṃōjwōt aō kōnono ak erro Bojin eo rōre tokñan ñaim tōtōñ.	er
	“Hey guys,Vroom Vroom is alive,”one of the fishermen said,and everyonelaughedmockingly.P317	Ṃae,emour būrūṃrūṃ,”juon iaan rieọñōd ro eba innem aolep im tōtōñin kajjirere.	mour
laughing	Yourlaughingwill bring sadness afterward.	Aṃ ettōñ enaaj kaburoṃōje eok tokālik.	aṃ
	I've never seen a woman who is alwayslaughinglike her.	Ebaūjō wōtṇekōrā.	baūjō
	That man is alwayslaughing.	Ebbaūjōjō wōtṇeeṃṃaan.	baūjō
	The two of them werelaughingbut I couldn’t help thinking that we had just barely skirted death.P1348	Erro kar tōtōñ bajjek ijo ippān doon akñaikar lukkuunḷōmṇakinaan kein an bar juon alen,kōmmān kar rọọl jān iiaḷin mej.	iaḷ
	It became clear that this boat wasn't alaughingmatter.P1147	Ej kab kar alikkar ke ej jab wa kajjirere men eo.	kajjirere
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laugh-provoking	He tellslaugh-provoking stories	Ekattōñtōñ an bwebwenato.	kattōñtōñ
laughter	We all burst intolaughterwhen we heard him break wind.	Kōmwōj dekakḷọk ke kōm roñ an jiñ.	dekakḷọk
	While I was asleep,I heard the sound of song andlaughter.	Iar kiki im roñ ainikien al im leea.	leea
launch	Come let's work together andlaunchthis boat.	Koṃwin itok jen atanijo im bwillọke wa e.	atanijo
	Thelaunchchased the ship.	Ḷooneo ear liboorore tiṃa eo.	libooror
launched	TheylaunchedToke's boat.	Raar bwilli waan Toke.	bwil
	That canoe has beenlaunched.	Wa eo eṇ eṃōj bwillọke.	bwillọk
	Theylaunchedthe rocket.	Raar kōkālọk rakōt eo.	kōkālọk
	He pulled his boat ashore for maintenance and when he gave it a trial cruise after it waslaunchedit caused more spray than before.	Etọọke wa eṇ waan im ke ej likbadeālikinan kelọk ejọkurbaatatḷọkjānṃokta	jọkurbaatat
launching	These people on Ebeye work at Kwajalein Island,site of misslelaunchingof the American military.S1	Armej rein ioon Epjā rej jerbal ilo Kuwajleen,jikin kōkeḷọk mijeḷ an rūttariṇae in Amedka.	kālọk
	They'll caulk the boat beforelaunching it	Rōnaaj kōṇe wa eṇṃoktajān an bwil.	kōṇ
Laura	The sandiest place in Majuro Atoll is at the end ofLaura.	Ekabokbok tata jabōn Laura.	bokbok
	Laurais the main islet of Majuro Atoll.	Laura ej eoonene eo an Mājro.	eoonene
	The shore ofLaurais sandy.	Eoonkappe inḶooraebokboke.	eoonkappe
	Alfred's car went swiftly westward towardLaura.	Kar eo waan Alfred eo ej kaiiṃtoḷọkñanMājro.	iiṃ
	When are you planning to go (westward) toLaura?	Kwōjḷōmṇakin itoḷọkṇāāt ñanLaura?	ito
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lava-lava	Where is mylava-lava?	Ewiḷobḷobaeo aō?	ḷobḷoba
	Use your towel as alava-lava.	Kwōnḷobḷobakōn tọọlṇe	ḷobḷoba
law	U.S.law.American law.	Kien Amedka.	kien
	U.S.law.American law.	Kien Amedka.	kien
	We do what thelaw prescribes	Kōmij kōṃṃan ta kien ej karōke.	kōkar
	The support of someone who knows thelaw.	Juraakein juon eo ejeḷā kōn kien.	juraake
lawn	He's mowing the grass on hislawn.	Ej jepjep wūjooj ilo meḷan eṇ an.	meḷan
laws	The Marshallese legislators assemble at Majuro each year and review thelawsand also pass laws to meet the needs and proclamations of the Marshallese people.S15	Ri-pepe ro ilo aelōñ inṂajeḷrej kwelọktokñanMājro aolep iiō im etali kien ko im bar kōṃṃan kien ekkarñanaikuj ko im kōṇaan ko an armej ro iṂajeḷ	kweilọk
	The Marshallese legislators assemble at Majuro each year and review thelawsand also pass laws to meet the needs and proclamations of the Marshallese people.S15	Ri-pepe ro ilo aelōñ inṂajeḷrej kwelọktokñanMājro aolep iiō im etali kien ko im bar kōṃṃan kien ekkarñanaikuj ko im kōṇaan ko an armej ro iṂajeḷ	kweilọk
	Should there belawsagainst the possession of arms by the citizens?	Ej aikuj ke wōr kienṇaebōkkāwūdik?	bōkkāwūdik
lawyer	Who's yourlawyer?	Wōn ej aṃḷoār	ḷoār
lay	As soon as we were done saying our prayers,Ilayback down.P818	Ke ej dedeḷọk aṃro jarin kiki,ibar babuḷọk	babu
	The turtle is going tolay eggs	Ebatbat wōn eṇ.	batbat
	Don'tlayout the whole mat.	Jab eḷḷọk lepe jakeṇe	eḷḷọk
	Helayface up outside the movie theatre.	Ear jālleplep nabōjānṃōn ṃupieo.	jarleplep
	Laythe baby with its head pointing northward.	Kajitniñeañḷọk niñniñṇe	jitniñeañ
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Laying	Layingout the mats toward here.	Eḷḷọki tok jaki kaṇe.	eḷḷọk
	They arelayingout mats.	Rej eḷḷọk jaki.	eḷḷọk
	When I got back up to the deck I heard the Captainlayingout 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.	peḷaak
layout	This island has a goodlayout.	Eṃṃan peḷaakinānin	peḷaak
Lazarus	Jesus gaveLazarushis spirit which brought him back to life.	Jesus earṇajitbōnLazarus im ear bar mōur.	ṇajitbōn
laziest	He is thelaziestof the boys.	Jowan tata eo eṇ iaanḷadikraṇ.	jowan
laziness	She's the type that is inclined to recline simply due tolaziness.	Alebabuin jowan men eṇ.	alebabu
lazing	But as I went by there I saw himlazing about	Ak ke ij etal ijoḷọkij lo an babu bajjek.	ak
lazy	He's not lively because he'slazy.	Ejāmmourur kōn an jowan.	jāmmourur
	Alfred is very industrious and Tony is verylazy.	Alfred elukkuun niknik im Tony elukkuun jāniknik.	jāniknik
	Tony is alazy guy	Tony ej juon ri-jāniknik.	jāniknik
	That girl islazy.	Ejowan ledik eṇ.	jowan
	The young men are toolazyto go to church.	Ejowan likao ro in jar.	jowan
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lbs	I can lift150lbs.	Imaroñ kotak jibukwi-lemñoul bọun.	maroñ
	Can you lift150lbs?	Kwōmaroñ ke kotak jibukwi-lemñoul bọun?	maroñ
lead	It's your turn toleadthe prayers this Sunday.	Amiro iien kōṃṃan jar Jabōt in.	amiro
	I heard his mother give him religious instruction so that he wouldleada straight life.	Iar roñ an jinen baibōḷe bwe en kajiṃweik an mour.	Baibōḷ
	Leadus not into temptation.	Jab kadeḷọñ kōm ilo kapo.	kapo
	Don't associate with him or he'llleadyou astray.	Jab po ippān bwe enaaj tōlpilouk eok.	tōlpilo
leader	Trolling wireleader.	Atadin ilarak.	atad
	Maybe you should use a wireleaderso you won't lose the hook	Bōlen kwōn atade bwe en jab jako kāājṇe	atad
	Come closer (called byleader inaḷeḷe fishing).	Kwōnārārtok ijeṇe.	ārār
	He is slow to anger and is fit to be aleader.	Ej juon rijọkkwikwi im ekkarñanritel.	jọkkwikwi
	Their making him theirleadermade him arrogant.	Aer likūti bwe en aer rūtōl ekaloṃaane.	loṃaan
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leaders	This drum used to be used at such times as dances,battles,and as an alarm for calling together familyleadersin 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 familyleadersin olden times.S11	Men in aje ekōn jerbal ilo iien rotṇean eb,tariṇae,im kwelọk an irooj eḷḷap ro im aḷap ro etto.	kōn
	Theleadersof the legislatureasof1965are young men who have gone to school and studied the legislative process.S15	Ri-tōl ro an kọñkorej in rej likao ro raar jikuuḷ im katak kōn wāween kien.	tōl
leads	He is the one wholeadsthe chorus at church.	Rijjino al eo eṇ ilo iṃōn jar eṇ.	jijino
	Heleadsa cheerful existence.	Eḷap an leṃōṇōṇō mour eṇ an.	leṃōṇōṇō
leaf	You're as skinny as a coconutleaf midrib	Aidikiṃ wōtṇok	aidik
	A fern with oneleaf.	Aijoon kino.	aijo
	Is is time to surround the fish with the coconutleaf scarer	Eajilowōd ke?	ajilowōd
	What kind of fish are they using the coconutleafscarer to catch now?	Rej aḷeḷe ek rot kiiō?	aḷeḷe
	He's using a bananaleafas raincoat.	Ej aḷkoot kōn bwilkōn pinana.	aḷkoot
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leaking	The water isleakingfrom that bucket.	Dān eo ej pil jidik jān bakōjṇe	pil
leaks	You didn't putty the cracks in the boat well as it stillleaks.	Enana aṃ kar bateik wa e bwe ej ettal wōt.	bate
	Come let's cap this roof because itleaks.	Itok jen bōrwajeṃwebwe ettal.	bōrwaj
	This potleaks.	Ettal ainbat e.	tōtal
	They are repairingleaksin that roof.	Rej ajuiaakeṃweeṇbwe ettal.	ajuiaak
leaky	Repair theleakyroof in your northern direction while I'm repairing eastward.	Ajuiaak niñawaj bwe ij ajuiaaktak.	ajuiaak
	Marshallese traditional style of repairingleakythatch roofs.	Ajuiaakin aelōñ kein.	ajuiaak
	He's expert in repairingleakythatched roofs.	Ṃōkadeinri-ajuiaak men eṇ.	ajuiaak
lean	Don'tlean (on me)because I can't support you.	Kwōn jab atōrak bwe jebane eok.	atōrak
	The pig they killed had muchlean meat	Eḷap an kōkanniōkeōk (ekkanniōkeōk)piik eṇ raarṃane	kanniōk
	Don'tleanon that or you might get a splinter.	Jab atartar ijeṇe bwe kwōnaaj tenaḷ.	tenaḷ
leaning	Father wasleaningagainst the water tank,the Boatswain was sitting with his feet hanging over the side of the boat,and the Captain was straddling the tiller and standing up steering.P1033	Jema ekar atartar i turin tāāñin dān eo,Bojin eo ej jijet i tōrerein wa eo im kattotoik neen,ak Kapen eo eṃōj anḷōkejila eo im ej jutak im jebwebwe.	toto
leap	A false albacore swam toward us and caused minnows and sardines toleapout of the water around the boat.P114	Ettōr tok juonḷoojim uwōjaki awal im kwarkwar ko itōrerein wa eo.	aol
	A false albacore swam toward us and caused minnows and sardines toleapout of the water around the boat.P114 P114	Ettōr tok juonḷoojim uwōjaki awal im kwarkwar ko itōrerein wa eo.	uwōjak
leapt	When we reached the ocean side of the reef stretching eastward,a tuna so big it would require two men to carry itleaptat the lure and was firmly hooked.P1302	Ke kōmmān kar tōpar likin tōkā eo takḷọk,ekā tak juon ajbōkruo im pen.	ajbōkruo
learn	This is a special kind of knot you'll neverlearn.	Juon e kain annor kwoban jeḷā.	annor
	You should start letting himlearnhow to climb coconut trees to pick green coconuts.	Kwōn jino kaentake bwe en katak entak.	entak
	He's beginning tolearnhow to write.	Ej jino katak jeje.	jeje
	Help the boylearnhis spelling lesson.	Jipañḷadikeṇ im kajipeeḷe.	jipeeḷ
	You mustlearnto renounce the temptations of the flesh.	Koṃwin katak kaarmejjete kōṇaan ko an kanniōk.	kaarmejjet
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learned	Because I showed him how a person should behave toward relatives,he finallylearned.	Kōn aō kaaerṃweiki ejujen wōt im jeḷā.	aerṃwe
	Wash the child's hands because s/he hasn'tlearnedhow to do so yet.	Kwōn aṃwinḷọk pein ajriṇebwe ej jañin jeḷā.	aṃwin
	I haven'tlearnedto inhale.	Ij jañin jeḷā koub.	koub
	You don't seem to havelearnedanything with the years.	Eḷap aṃ rūtto pata.	pata
	He fell down many times before helearnedhow to wrestle.	Elōñ alen an kar buñjerkak innem ej kab jeḷā uñtaak eo.	buñjerkak
learning	He'slearningas much as he can while his father is here.	Ejājḷorke jemān ej ja pād.	ājḷor
	We believe that the lessons in this book include ways forlearningabout the way of living,and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language.S29	Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in,kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween koñanjeḷā kōn wāween mour,im rāpeḷtan kajinṂajeḷ	pooḷ
	We believe that the lessons in this book include ways forlearningabout the way of living,and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language.S29	Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in,kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween koñanjeḷā kōn wāween mour,im rāpeḷtan kajinṂajeḷ	rāpeḷta-
	We know more about our ocean than them because we grew uplearningabout it from our grandparents.”P402	“Jejeḷāḷọkkōn meto kein ad jān er bwe jaar dik im rūttoḷọk ie ippān ro jiṃṃaad.	rūttoḷọk
	Encourage your child to valuelearningto so that s/he becomes the student you will be proud of.	Kōketak ajri eo nājiṃ kōn aurōk in jeḷāḷọkjeṇbwe en erom juōn ri-jikuuḷ eo kwōnaaj utiej buruōṃ kake.	ketak
least	He is theleast cooperative	Ḷeeṇej make wōt kijoñ kōṃṃan bōro-jepel.	bōro-jepel
	He is theleastathletic of all.	Jọkkurere tata eo eṇ.	jọkkurere
	Did you get atleasta taste of it?	Kwōaṃwij ke jidik?	aṃwij jidik
leave	Take care of those who have accounts here first before theyleaveand don't pay their bills.	Kwōn eọroñ ri-akkaun raṇeṃoktabwe renaaj jujen rọọl im jab kōḷḷā.	akkaun
	Watch your eating so you don'tleavecandy crumbs on the table.	Lale aṃṃōñāijeṇe bwe kwōnaaj kaametōṃaiki ioon tebōḷṇe	ametōṃa
	Leavethat book there.	Kwōn door wōt bokṇe	dedoor
	Don't stop now;keep at it so we canleave soon	Ekwekwe bwe jen etalḷọk	ekwekwe
	“Oh,don’t get angry again,”the old man said,“because pretty soon we willleavethis island and we won’t come back.”P200	“Ooo,a jab bar illu,”ḷōḷḷapeo eba,bwe kiiō wōt kōjro mootḷọkjānānin im jero ban bar rọọl tok.”	jab bar
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leaven	Have you putleavenin the dough?	Kwōnañin kọuweiki ke pilawā eo?	kauwe
leaves	Clean theleavesfrom the pandanus stem for him.	Ainṃakeḷọk bōb eṇ daan.	ainṃak
	Theleavesnear the stem make the pandanus bad.	Eainṃake bōbṇeim nana.	ainṃak
	The pandanus I have has moreleavesnear the stem than the one you have.	Eainṃakeḷọkbōb e ippa jān bōbṇeippaṃ.	ainṃak
	Remove theleavesnear the pandanus stem for him.	Kwōn kaainṃake tok bōb ne daan.	ainṃak
	The women are looking for pandanusleavesto thatch this house.	Liṃaro rej kōmaañ ajinṃweo	aj
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leaving	I'm coming but you'releaving.	Ij itok ak kwōj etal.	ak
	“When are you planning onleaving?”P246	“Ak koṃwijḷōmṇakin jeblaakñāāt?”	jeblaak
	She spent the night with her son who isleavingfor Hawaii.	Kōrā eo ejebokwōn ippānḷadikeo nājin bwe ej kelōkñanHawaii.	jebokwōn
	If you areleavingtomorrow,I'll come and spend the night with you.	Ñekwōj uwe ilju inaaj jebokwōn ippaṃ buñūnin.	jebokwōn
	Think twice beforeleaving.	Kōḷmānḷọkjeṇṃoktajān aṃ etal.	kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ
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lee	The current flows west on theleeside of the atoll	Eaeto rilikin aelōñ in.	aeto
	Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind was blowing that we were on theleeside 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 was blowing that we were on theleeside 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
	“I said we were still on theleeside of Likiep before we turned downwind,”Father said.P920	“Ikar ba kōjmān kar pād wōt i liklaḷin Likiepṃoktajān adeañ kar kabbwe,”Jema eba.	liklaḷ
leeside	The surface of the ocean on theleesideof this island's is smoother than that of Jemo Island.	Eḷaeḷọkioon aejetin liklaḷināninjān Jemọ.	aejet
	You strike needlefish on theleesidewhile I do so on the outrigger side.	Kwōn deñtak waj ikōja akñairetam.	deñtak
leeward	“One of you at the lower spar of the sail and one at the rope for tackingleeward.”P907	“Juon ilo rojakṇeak juon ilo toon kabbweṇe.”	kabbwe
	“We are at the windward side of the island,so we need to turn the boat and tackleeward,”the Captain still insisted.P904	“Likiejānāneo in,innem jeaikuj kōjaaḷ wa in im kabbwe,”eakweḷap wōt.	likiej
leeway	Provide for someleewaybecause of the strong westward current.	Kwōn kōṃṃan kijen peto bwe ekajoorāetoin.	kijen peto
left	Put it on myleft shoulder	Likūti ioon aera tuanmiiñ.	aerā
	The blood pressure he felt in the blood vessels in hisleftarm prevented him from work.	Aerin bōtōktōkin ekein pein tuanmiiñ ear kautaṃweiki jān jerbal.	aerin bōtōktōk
	The driftwood hunters haveleft.	Ri-kaaik ro remoot.	aik
	You're taller than when youleftto go to school.	Kwaitokḷọk jān ke kwaar etal in jikuuḷ.	aitok
	Have the people who're going to get liversleft?	Enañin etal ke ri-kaaj ro?	aj
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left[P570]	And hurry up.The engine is about to shut off because there’s only a little bit of fuelleft.P570	Kab kaiur bweṃōttanwōt jidik ekun injin e admān bwe emaat kaan.	kaiur
left-over	I returned to the rice,and realizing that theleft-overwas enough for dinner,I then stowed it in the boat’s pantry.P390	Irọọl tokñanraij eo imḷaklale ke ebweñankōjota,ijujen kọkoṇeḷọkwōt i lowaan pāāntōre eo an wa eo.	kọkkoṇkoṇ
	Anṃōkaj ate all he could of his fish and gave theleft-overtoṂūttūūri	Anṃōkaj emate ek eo kijen innem eleḷọk bwe eo kijenṂūttūūri	mat
leftovers	What are we going to do with theleftoversof the shark?	Jenaaj itene anpakolu e?	anpakolu
	Eat hisleftovers.	Kwōn kañṃōñā ṇematin.	mat
leg	My arm is affected by palsy more than myleg.	Eakāḷọk peū jān neō.	akā
	When I got down there I didn’t notice the muffler and I rubbed against it and burned myleg.P343	Ke ij to laḷḷọkijab mejek baibin būṃbūṃ eo an injin eo ak ijuri im bwil neō.	baib
	Why don't you see the doctor about that ulcer on yourleg?	Etke kwōj jab taktō kōn bakkeṇeneeṃ?	bakke
	The boy has birthmarks all over hisleg.	Ebbuwakwak neenḷadikeṇ.	buwak
	The boy writhed in pain when he broke hisleg.	Eiññimmalḷadikeo ke ej bwilōk neen.	iñimmaḷ
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legend	In thelegendInedel was given only wrasse to eat by his father.	Ek eo kijen Inedel jān jemān ilo bwebwenato eo ej alle.	alle
	People from the bottom of ocean (legend).	Ri-ikjet.	ikjet
	Every time the children listen to their grandfather telling thelegend.	Aolep iien ajiri ro rej roñjake an jimṃaer inọñ.	inọñ
	Where does thatlegendyou're telling come from?	Inọñūn iaṇekwōj inọñ kake?	inọñ
legendary	He's a greater wife stealer than thelegendary Jemāluut	Eaelellọḷḷọkjān Jemāluut.	aelellaḷ
	Don't eat that turtle for it's thelegendaryturtleAjjuunun	Jab kañ wōnṇebwe Ajjuununṇe	Ajjuunun
	It's a heap of stones from the time of the famouslegendarytricksterḶetao	Ajokḷāin iien ko anḶetao	ajokḷā
	It's a huge fish that's been around since the days of thelegendary Lōktañūr (who invented the sail).	Ajorṃaanin iien ko an Lōtañūr.	ajorṃaan
legends	Most famous in Marshalleselegendsis Etao.S13	Buñbuñtata ilo inọñ inṂajeḷ ḶeEtao	buñbuñ
	Most famous in Marshalleselegendsis Etao.S13	Buñbuñtata ilo inọñ inṂajeḷ ḶeEtao	Etao
	However,he knows all kinds of stories,chants,andlegends.P41	Bōtab ejeḷā aolep kain bwebwenato,roro,kab inoñ.	inọñ
	However,there are somelegendsthat remain today and we can hear them at bedtime.S13	Bōtab ewōr jet inọñ rej pād wōtñanrainin im jej maroñ wōt roñ ilo iien kiki.	inọñ
	Because the Marshallese language wasn’t put into writing until Westerners came,not many people living today know thelegendsof the Marshallese people.S13	Kōnke kajinṂajeḷear jab pād ilo pebaṃaeiien eo ear itok ri-pālle,ej jab kanooj lōñ armej rej mour wōt kiiō rejeḷā inọñ ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	inọñ
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legislate	What are they going tolegislateupon today?	Ta eṇ rej nitijeḷāiki rainin?	nitijeḷā
legislative	Professors came from the University of Hawai‘i and instructed the representatives on important points of how to meet and holdlegislativesessions.S16	Ear itok ri-kaki jān Iuunibōjiti eṇ an Awai im raar katakin ri-pepe ro wāween kwelọk im bar men ko jet eḷap tokjāerñankōṃṃani kwelọk ko an kien.	pepe
	The leaders of the legislatureasof1965are young men who have gone to school and studied thelegislativeprocess.S15	Ri-tōl ro an kọñkorej in rej likao ro raar jikuuḷ im katak kōn wāween kien.	tōl
legislators	Many of theselegislatorsare lineage heads and chiefs who are not yet completely accustomed to the way of doing business todayasof1965.S15	Elōñ iaan ri-pepe rein rej aḷap im irooj ro rej jañin iminene kōn kilen kōṃṃakūt ko an raan kein.	kōl
	The Marshalleselegislatorsassemble at Majuro each year and review the laws and also pass laws to meet the needs and proclamations of the Marshallese people.S15	Ri-pepe ro ilo aelōñ inṂajeḷrej kwelọktokñanMājro aolep iiō im etali kien ko im bar kōṃṃan kien ekkarñanaikuj ko im kōṇaan ko an armej ro iṂajeḷ	kweilọk
legislature	The leaders of thelegislature asof1965are young men who have gone to school and studied the legislative process.S15	Ri-tōl ro an kọñkorej in rej likao ro raar jikuuḷ im katak kōn wāween kien.	tōl
	Thelegislature asof1965does not have great powers,so it works to help students and the infirmed in order to improve the life of the Marshallese people.S15	Kọñkōrej in ej jab lukkuunḷapan maroñ ijoke eḷap an jipañ ri-jikuuḷ ro im ro routaṃweñankōkōṃanṃanḷọk wāween mour an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	utaṃwe
legs	How is it that you could climb that tall coconut tree when you're weak in thelegs?	Āindeetaṃ kar tallōñe ni kenatoṇeke kwōlijjipido?	āinde-
	He was so drunk when he tried to stand hislegs buckled	Joñan an kadek eḷak tan jutak eālokjak neen.	ālokjak
	That baby'slegsare so covered with yaws it's pitiful.	Emake baj bōbakkeke neen niñniñ eṇ.	bakke
	As he ran,hislegsgot tangled	Ettōr im idaaptōk neen.	idaaptōk
	“Hurry,”he called to me,“and return to the dock and clean yourlegsbefore you step on this boat!”P47	Ṃōkaj,”ekkūr tok,“im bar rọọlñanioon wabṇeim karreoiki neeṃṃōṃkajjān aṃ juur tok ioon wa in!”	ioo-
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lei	The lady is stringing thealushells into a necklacelei.	Lio eṇ ej aluukiṃarṃareṇ.	alu
	Whosealuheadleiis that?	Wūtin wōn e alu?	alu
	Wrap theleiaround your head.	Kōpooḷ utṇe ṇaioon bōraṃ.	kōpooḷ
	Make aleifor tomorrow.	Kwōnḷōōtjuonñanilju.	ḷōḷō
	What's thatleiyou're stringing for?	Pāllin taṇekwōjḷōōte	pālli-
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leis	Let's (us three)go look foralushells to make headleis.	Kōjjel ilān kaalutok kein ad kōṃṃanṃarṃar	alu
	Those women are makingleis.	Liṃaro raṇ rejḷōḷō	ḷōḷō
	They were putting theleisaround his neck when I left.	Raar kōṃarṃare wōt ke ij eṃṃakūt.	ṃarṃar
leisurely	They are just taking aleisurelywalk on Sunday.	Rej kōjjabōtbōt bajjek.	Jabōt
	Those men are justleisurelysailing around in the lagoon.	Ḷōṃaroraṇ rej jejerakrōk (ejjerakrōk)bajjek iaar.	jerakrōk
lemon	He's alemon.	Ñakmenṇe	ñak
Lend	Lendme a nickel so I'll have enough money for some cigarettes.	Letokḷalemjāān em kabweḷọk oṇāān juon jikka.	bwe
	He got Halmar tolendus his jeep.	Ear waduuktok jiip eo waan Eaḷṃar.	wadu
length	A lot of them were almost all up and down thelengthof our boat.P999	Elōñ iaer reitan aetokaer wōt wa eo waammān.	aetok
lengthen	Why don't youlengthenthat rope,because it's short?	Etke kwōj jab diekḷọk toṇeke ekadu?	dede
lengthened	This year's dresses have beenlengthened.	Eṃōj kaaetoktok nuknuk iiō in.	aetok
lengthening	I'mlengtheningthis sennit for you.	Ij kaaetokewaj ekkwaḷ e.	aetok
lengthwise	They are chopping copra nuts (in twolengthwise).	Rej jekjek waini.	jekjek
Leopards	Leopardsare spotted.	Ebbwijinjin kilin kuuj in ioon toḷ.	būbjinjin
leprechauns	Marshallese children love to hunt forleprechauns.	Ajri inṂajeḷrōkōn karimmenanuwe.	rimmenanuwe
less	These breadfruit arelesswell-cooked than the ones yesterday.	Eamejḷọk mā kein jān ko inne.	amej
	The bottles on all those coconut trees being tapped for sap are alllessthan half full.	Aolep ni jekaro kaṇ im jejekapenpen (ejjekapenpen).	jakapen
	This cistern islessthan half full.	Ejakapen aebōj jimeeṇ e.	jakapen
	Fish are bitinglesson the lagoon side than on the ocean side.	Ejakkūkḷọkiaar jān lik.	jakkūk
	The coconut tree that I have for making fresh toddy producedlessthan expected.	Ni jekaro eṇ aō ejetāāñ.	jatāāñ
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Lessen	Lessenyour pride.Don't be so haughty.	En dikḷọkaṃ juwa.	juwa
lesson	Help the boy learn his spellinglesson.	Jipañḷadikeṇ im kajipeeḷe.	jipeeḷ
	Don't you ever act tough with your dad again or I'll teach you alesson.	Kwōn jab bar kakijoñjoñ eokñanjeṃaṃ bwe ināj katakin eok.	kijoñ
	I taught the thief alessonin such a way that he's going to think twice before stealing again.	Iar kōmañ(e)ri-kọọt eo.	kōmañmañ
lessons	Could you write down thoselessonshe missed when he was absent?	Komaroñ ke jeiḷọk katak ko ear jako jāni?	jei
	This is the end (of ourSpokenMarshalleselessons).S29	Eñiin ej jeṃḷọk eo.	jeṃḷọk
	See if the children know theirlessons.	Kakiilṃōkajri raṇe.	kūkiil
	We will try to look at some legends in cominglessons.S13	Jenaaj kajjioñ in lale jet inọñ ilo katak kein tok i laḷ.	laḷ
	We believe that thelessonsin this book include ways for learning about the way of living,and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language.S29	Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in,kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween koñanjeḷā kōn wāween mour,im rāpeḷtan kajinṂajeḷ	pooḷ
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Let	Lether play teeter-totter with you.	Kaabōntauni ippaṃ.	abōṇtọun
	Lethim prod it closer to us.	Kōtḷọk bwe en adbwijitok.	adebdeb
	Letme use the prodding stick.	Letok kein adebdebṇebwe in ja kōjerbale.	adebdeb
	Hurry up andlethim carry it in the basket so we can be on our way.	Kwōn kaudwadoikiḷọk bwe jen etal.	aduwado
	Don't you worry cause I'llletyou use my iron	Jab inepata bwe inaaj kaene eok.	aen
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lethargic	Where is he going with hislethargic attitude	Ej addimejmejḷọkñania?	addimej
	It is so hot today it gives me alethargic feeling	Eḷap an bwil rainin im kaaddiṃakokoik eō.	addiṃakoko
	I'm so weak that I'mlethargic.	Baj ajeḷkāū ke iaddimejmej.	ajeḷkā
Lets	“Let’s go,it’s getting late.”P161	“Kōjro ajādik bwe eboñ.”	ajādik
	After he prepares the meaty part of the giant clam andletsyou eat it,it is so delicious it's out of this world.	Ñeej iiōke aḷaḷ in kapoor eṇ im lewaj,kwōmeḷọkḷọk nukuṃ.	aḷaḷ
	“Let’s wait a little.”P1296	Ṃoolke jeban kōttar jidik.”	ban
	“Okay,that’s enough of that;let’s just move forward and think about getting ourselves some drinking water,”Father said.P1212	“Ekwe eṃōjṇebwe emootḷọkeo kain ak jenḷōmṇakedānnin idaak,”Jema eba.	dān
	“Okay,let’s keep unloading,”the Captain said.P707	“Ekwe jen etal wōt im eakto,”Kapen eo eba.	etal
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Letʻs	Let's go pickabḷajtiiñflowers for the two of us.	Kōjro etal in kaabḷajtiiñtok wūtūrro.	abḷajtiiñ
	Let's step on it cause it's getting dark.	Ekwe eabōbbōbḷọk bwe eboñ.	abōbbōb
	Let's go ride the see-saw.	Kōjro ilān abōtọun.	abōṇtọun
	Let's pool our money to buy an engine.	Jen ainiṃanikein ad im wiaiki juon injin.	ae
	Let's wait for the current to flow out to set sail.	Kōjro kaaelik im jerak.	aelik
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letter	I addressed theletterto my girl.	Iar atōreje lōta eo aōñanledik eo jera.	atōrej
	Mylettercame by airmail	Lōta e aō ear itok ilo eermeeḷ tok.	eermeeḷ
	“I was told to bring thisletterto the Captain of this boat for him to take to Likiep,”he said.P309	“Raar ba in bōk tok lōta eñanKapenṇean waṇebwe en ektakeñanLikiep,”eba.	ektak
	Did you read yourletter?	Eṃōj ke aṃ eọroñ lōta eo aṃ?	eọroñ
	Theletterhas already been stamped.	Ejitaaṃ kadede leta eo.	jitaaṃ
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letters	Some had packages and some hadletters.P442	Jet rej bōbōk tok lemlem,jet lōta.	bōbōk
	Some had packages and some hadletters.P442	Jet rej bōbōk tok lemlem,jet lōta.	lemlem
letting	“Better thanlettinghim go on like this as if he's sailing this boat single-handedly,”the Boatswain replied.P1047	“Eṃṃanḷọk jān anāindeṇeimāinwōtej jānwōde wa in,”Bojin eo euwaak.	āinde-
	Why are youlettingthe engine run slow?	Etke kwōj kōbate injinṇe	bat
	You should startlettinghim learn how to climb coconut trees to pick green coconuts.	Kwōn jino kaentake bwe en katak entak.	entak
	Is helettingthe boy wear a belt?is he putting a belt on the boy?	Ej ke kakañōrñōreḷadikeṇ?	kañūrñūr
	I'mlettingthe fishing line out.	Ij kōtḷọkḷọk eo e.	kōtḷọk
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level	They are bulldozing the airfield to make itlevel.	Rej baruuk pij eṇ bwe enṃōṃan (eṃṃan) jepaan	baru
	Make that concretelevel.	Kaeoon wōt juon jimeeṇṇe	eọọn wōt juon
	Smooth it out there so that it'slevel.	Kwōn eoreake jeṇe bwe en eọọn wōt juon.	eọọn wōt juon
	The tide was starting to come in and the boat was starting to float upwards to the samelevelas the dock.P312	Ejino ibwij tok im wa eo ejino pelōñ tak im jepaan wōt ioonọbeo.	jepaa-
leveled	The bulldozer hasleveledoff that area.	Baru eo eṃōj an eoreake ijo.	eoreak
level-headed	He is verylevel-headed.	Eḷap an lọḷeḷeeṇ	lọḷe
lever	Father slowed a bit first and then pushed the engine’s reverseleverback.P482	Jema ejiḷoikḷọkjidikṃōṃkajim iuun likḷọkjurōn kein pāāk eo ilo injin eo.	jiḷo
libbed	He adlibbedwhat he said.	Ear kine ta eo en ba.	kōkōn
liberty	I'd like to take mylibertypass in your town--words from a love song.	Ikōṇaan bwe in bōk aō kiibbuun anemkwōj ioon tawūn aṃ.	kiibbu
lice	Her hair is full oflice.	Ekijkij bōran lieṇ.	kij
	They are killinglice.	Rej kannoñ kij.	noñ
lick	Don'tlickyour hand (continuously).	Jab daṃdeṃwij peiṃ.	daṃdeṃ
	Don'tlickthat lollipop cause it's dirty.	Jab daṃwijḷọḷe ṇebwe etoon.	daṃdeṃ
licking	He just keptlickingthe lollipop.	Ear bajjek daṃdiṃwijḷọḷeeo.	daṃdeṃ
	The dogs arelickingat the plates.	Kidu ko rej daṃdeṃ ilo pilej ko.	daṃdeṃ
	Watch out,that dog islickingyour plate.	Lale kiduṇeej daṃwij pilejṇe	daṃdeṃ
lid	What happened to that cauldron'slid?	Ewi libobo eo an kōṃaṇe	libobo
	Cover that pot with alid.	Kwōn kamājmāje ainbatṇe	mājmāj
lie	He tends toliedown more than you.	Ealebabuḷọk jān kwe.	alebabu
	Liedown in this direction.	Kwōn babutok.	babu
	Unroll our sleeping mats on the plywood on the port side andliedown.P556	Eḷḷọkwe jaki kaṇe kinierro ioon būlāwūt kaṇe i retam im babu.	būḷāwūt
	“How about if we take Captain down below so he canliedown,”Father said to the Boatswain.P1046	“Kōjroāktuwelaḷ tak Kapenṇe ñanlowa bwe en babu,”Jema ekkōnonoḷọk ñanBojin eo.	eakto
	Liedown and relax (stretch out your backbone).	Eḷḷọke diiṃ.	eḷḷọk
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lies	She's spreading herlies.	Ej kajeedede riabṇean.	ajeeded
	“You are right to call it that since that’s whatliesahead,”the Old Man said looking directly at me.P436	“Ejiṃwe aṃ likitātin bwe eñṇe iṃaan,” ḷōḷḷapeo erre tok im lukkuun kalimjek meja im ba.	āt
	Don't disregard my words (don't consider my wordslies).	Jab door naan ko aō naan jekdọọn.	dedoor
	“You are right to call it that since that’s whatliesahead,”the Old Man said looking directly at me.P436	“Ejiṃwe aṃ likitātin bwe eñṇe iṃaan,” ḷōḷḷapeo erre tok im lukkuun kalimjek meja im ba.	kalimjek
	Don't neglect the commoners because that's where the strengthlies.	Jab kwōje dunen meḷaaj.	kwōje dunen meḷaaj
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life	Jesus offered hislifefor our salvation.	Jijej ear aje mour eo anñankōj.	aje
	Jesus offered hislifefor our salvation.	Jijej ear aje mour eo anñankōj.	aje
	You two should not makelifewith each other difficult.	Koṃro en jab kakāik amiro mour ippān doon.	amiro
	People nowadays don't seem to like familylife.	Ri-raan kein einwōt ejakoḷọkaer ebbaaṃlele.	baaṃle
	I heard his mother give him religious instruction so that he would lead a straightlife.	Iar roñ an jinen baibōḷe bwe en kajiṃweik an mour.	Baibōḷ
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lifestyle	Don't try to change thelifestyleof the family.	Lale kwaar ikūr wāween an baaṃleṇemour ippān doon.	ikūr
Lift	Liftyour foot out (of the water)because it's impeding our progress.	Kotak neōṃ bwe ekaaborbor.	abor
	He strained his abdominal muscles trying toliftthe heavy weight.	Eiñ-lọjien kōn an kate kotak men dedodo (eddodo) eo	iñ-lọjien
	Don'tliftthat bag of copra because you are not strong enough.	Kwōn jab kotak pāāk in wainiṇekwōjādipen.	jādipen
	Be careful when youliftthe baby so you don't sprain its arm.	Kōjparok aṃ kotak niñniñṇebwe en jab jānruk pein.	jānruk
	Help himliftthe lumber.	Kwōn jipañe kotak aḷaḷṇe	jipañ
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lifted	The giant grabbed the men andliftedthem up with his fingers.	Ri-maakaiio eo ear addiikiḷōṃaroim kotak er.	addi
	He's got such strong fingers,heliftedthe big food basket with his pinky.	Joñan an kajoor addiin pein,ear addi-diki kilōk eo im kotake.	addi-dik
	I tried to ignore how heavy the bucket was as Iliftedit up and emptied it where he had told me to.P649	Ikōjekdọọn an dedo im kate eō kotak bakōj eo im lutōkeṇaijo ekar ba.	dedo
	Father quicklyliftedthe gas can up into the air.P598	Jema ekaiur im kotak tāāñ eoṇai mejatoto.	iur
	Heliftedthe baby with only one hand.	Ear jalenpāik niñniñ eo kotake.	jalenpā
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lifting	He got a hernia just byliftingheavy bags.	Ear iñtok wōt lọjien jān an kar ekkotak pāāk eddo.	iñ-lọjien
	The boy has strained his abdominal muscles byliftingthe heavy bag by himself.	Eiñ-lọjienḷadikeo kōn an kar make kotak pāāk eo.	iñ-lọjien
	He is strong because of hislifting weights	Edipen kōn an kaddipenpen.	kaddipenpen
	The men arelifting weights	Ḷōṃaroraṇ rej kaddipenpen.	kaddipenpen
	The groaning sound of the man's bones was quite audible as he wasliftingthe heavy sack of dried copra to be weighed.	Eḷap aninikienñōñōrñōrin (eññōrñōrin)diinḷeoke ej kotak pāākin wainin dedodo eo bwe en baun.	ñōñōrñōr
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lifts	That man alwaysliftsthings using only one hand.	Ri-jalenpā eo eṇ.	jalenpā
light	His being an offspring of a Japanese father gives him alight complexion	An nejin ri-Jepaan ekaaiṇokkoiki.	aiṇokko
	You're solightskinned that I didn't recognize you.	Baj aiṇokkouṃ ke ijakile eok.	aiṇokko
	He'slightskinned because his father is a white American.	Eaiṇokko kōnke nejin ri-pālle.	aiṇokko
	He's morelightcomplexioned than his older sister.	Eaiṇokkoḷọkjān ledik eṇ jein.	aiṇokko
	The basket waslightenough for her to carry under her arm.	Joñan an mera iep eo,lio ear albakbōke.	albakbōk
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lighted	Theylightedthe fire and let it burn out of control.	Raar tile em kōkōḷọke kijek eo.	kōḷọk
lighter	Who did you swipe thatlighter from	Wōnṇekwaar kakiltōneḷait ṇeaṃ jāne?	kiltōn
	Let's haul the copra on thelighter.	Jeroḷaitaik ḷọkwaini kā.	ḷaita
	I have alighterpaint on my car than yours.	Emarokḷọkunokan wa e wāo jānṇewaaṃ.	marok
	I amlighterthan before.	Imeraḷọkjānṃokta	mera
	Make your suitcaselighter.	Kwōn kameraikḷọkkōbañṇe	mera
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lightest	Tony's writing is thelightest.	Jāmeej tata jeje kaṇ an Tony.	jāmeej
Lighting	Lightingdamaged the coconut tree.	Jourur etuwe (etwe)ni eo.	tuwe
lightly	He just had tolightlypress the ignition button and it turned over and started up right away.P447	Jidik wōt an tōñōle batinin kōjjọ eo ak erọọl injin eo im jọ.	batin
	Lightlybroiled flying fish are delicious.	Ennọ koububin jojo.	koubub
	Would you please broil that fishlightlyfor me.	Kwōn koububi tokṃōkekṇe	koubub
	We can just sleeplightlyso we’ll be ready to jump up if we need to.We'llsleep like roosters.P810	Jej mājurin kako.	mājur
lightning	There is frequentlightningbecause of the bad weather.	Ejjaromrom kōn an nana lañ.	jarom
	There's lots oflightningthis evening.	Eḷap an jejaromrom (ejjaromrom) buñūnin	jarom
	Know ye by thislightningthat there will be calm weather.	Ṃae enaaj lur bwe ejetḷādik.	jetḷādik
	It keptlightningand thundering all night (last night).	Eḷap an kar ejjaromrom im joururi boñ.	jourur
lights	There was nothing else,even a dark shadow that would have been there since it was so close;even though thelightswent out we should still have made out its shape.P1154	Ejej kainṇebar memarokrok ak lelorin annañ ke baj joñan eppak eo an,jekdọọnñeekun ak kōmin kar lo wōt annañin.	annañ
	It was rather high and we could barely see itslightsor hear the sound of its engine.P930	Ejadin utiej im jidik wōt ammān arromi teeñki ko ie im jidik wōt ammān roñjake ainikien.	arrom
	Why can’t I see thelightson Kwajalein?”the Boatswain said.P561	Etke ij jab lo meramin jatiraito eo i Kuwajleen?”Bojin eo eba.	jatiraito
	We didn’t see the other boat again after itslightsdisappeared.P1172	Akñewa eo juon ekar jab bar waḷọkālikinan kar kun.	kukun
	“It seems like when we were sailing east we could still see thelightson Kwajalein.P548	Āinwōtjoñan in adeañ meto tak jānānejen kar lo wōt meramin Kwajleen.	meram
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light-skinned	He'slight-skinnedbecause his father is Japanese.	Ewūdmouj bwe nājin riJepaan.	wūdmouj
Likabwiro	Once the boat was in the water,Father and the Boatswain loaded the things they were carrying and paddled over to theLikabwiro.P1267	Ke ej dedeḷọk im pād wa in i lọjet,Jema im Bojin eo erro ektakiḷọkmen ko ippāerro im aōṇōṇ meto takñanLikabwiro.	aōṇōṇ
	“I already bailed all the water out of theLikabwiro,”I said.P352	“Eṃōj aōālimiLikabwiro,”iba.	ālim
	All island captains know that this month all boats should be beached so they can wait to see whenLikabwiroappears.”P251	Aolep kapenin aelōñ kein rōjeḷā bwe allōñ in wa otemjej rejārbwe ren kōttar im lale ebuñlọk ke Likabwiro.”	ār
	It’s almost time for theLikabwirostorms to begin.P121	Likabwiro epaak iien an buñ lọk.	buñ
	It was clear that theLikabwirowas filled to capacity and carrying as much as it could as soon as it moved away from the side of the pier and starting sailing out through the pass into the open ocean.P490	Ej kab bar alikkar an Likabwiroḷejān joñan an jok ke ekarṃōṃakūtjān turin wab eo im tōtōrḷọk ñanan buñlik.	buñlik
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Likabwiroʻs	The summer months are Likabwiro's months.	Allōñin rak ej iien Likabwiro.	Likabwiro
like	But what can I do if she doesn'tlike you	Ab in etñeedike eok.	ab in et
	Ilikethe way you tuck that basket under your arm.It's okay for you to carry that basket under your arm.	Eṃṃan aṃ abjājeiki iepṇeaṃ.	abjāje
	Youlikemaking girls shy.	Kwe rūkabjeik leddik.	abje
	That boy lookslikethe stubborn type.	Āinwōtbaj tipenḷaddikabōblep menṇe	abōblep
	It lookslikean index finger belonging to a Marshallese.	Einwōt baj tipen addikọọtotin ri-Ṃajeḷ.	addi-kọọtot
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likeable	He is notlikeable.	Ewōjaan-kōmatōrtōrḷeeṇ	wōjaan-kōmatōrtōr
likely	I thought to myself that mostlikelyhe said this because we were going to sail soon and he was implying that it was dangerous.P219	Iḷōmṇak ippa make ke bōlen ej kōnono eake ammān tōn jerak ilo iien in im ej ba ekauwōtata.	ḷōmṇak
likeness	That girl is almost exactly thelikenessof her older sister.	Enañināinnemāmeen lieṇ wōt lio jein.	nemāmei-
	Whoselikenessis this?Who is this a picture of?	Pijaan wōn e?	pijaa-
	It's mylikeness.It's a picture of me.	Pijaō.	pijaa-
likes	Shelikesfull-length dresses.	Emṃan nuknuk ipep ippān.	ipep
	The young ladylikesto cuddle.	Ejjiburbur lieṇ.	jijibur
	Nobodylikesthat girl because she's filthy.	Aolepem dike ledik eṇ bwe ejokdād.	jokdād
	Shelikesto dress children.	Ekōṇaan kakkōṇak ajri.	kōkōṇak
	Everyonelikesher because of her appealing personality.	Aolep armej im iọkwe kōn an lelejkōnkōn (ellejkōnkōn).	lelejkōnkōn
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like—those	Now all songs from all islands are heard on the air,and people can choose those theylike—thosethat are good and those that are not.S26	Kiiō aolep al jān aolep aelōñ rej jañ ilo mejatoto im armej remaroñ in kālet ko rōkōṇaan,ko rōṃṃan,ak ko renana.	mejatoto
likewise	Their (two)mutual love of one another inspired me to dolikewise.	Aerro iọkwe doon ekōṃṃan waanjoñak eṃṃanñan ña	aerro
Likiep	A Japanese ship sank in the harbor atLikiep.	Eaar ruṃḷọk juon tiiṃa in Jepaan eo ilo aba eṇ Likiep.	aba
	Likiephas the best anchorage.	Eṃṃan tata aba eṇ iarin Likiep.	aba
	That way we’ll sail into the wind towardLikiep.P842	Āindeinadmān naaj jeje tak waj ijeṇe tak wajñanLikiep.	ad
	The current in the ocean betweenLikiepand Ruōt is flowing northward.	Eaeniñeañḷọk meto eṇ kōtaan Likiep im Ruōt.	aeniñeañḷọk
	All of these men were fromLikiep,and they were so good at sailing that they could do it in their sleep.P31	Ḷōṃareinaolep ri-Likiep im rej mājurḷọkwōt ilo men in jejerakrōk,joñan aerjel jelā.	aer
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Liktakñūr	The sons ofLiktakñūrtried hard to reach the east.	Legend:Ḷōṃaronejin Liktakñūr raar jibadbad im kōttōbar rear.	jibadbad
lilies	I got the hives from those spiderliliesI carried.	Ilennab kōn kieb ko iar būki.	lennab
lime	Please rake out the corallimefrom the fireplace.	Kwōn raakutakeḷọkiawewe kaṇe jān lowaan upaajṇe	iawewe
limit	He kept thinking until he went over his timelimit.	Earḷōmṇak ḷọk ḷọkeḷe jān minit ko an.	ḷọk
limp	It's alimphe's had since he was a child.	Ajjukubin jān ke ear dik.	ajjukub
	He walks with alimp.	Eajjukub an etetal.	ajjukub
	He tends tolimpevery time he walks.	Eajjukubkubñeej etetal.	ajjukub
	Youlimpmore than I do so get on the truck.	Kwaajukubḷọk jānñainnām kwōn uwe.	ajjukub
	They took those who walked with alimpto him so he could give them the treatment they needed.	Raar bōkḷọk ri-ajjukub ro bwe en taktōik er.	ajjukub
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limping	Yourlimpingdelayed us.	Ajjukubūṃ ekōṃṃan ad ruṃwij.	ajjukub
	He was last seenlimpingin your direction.	Ear baj ajjukub waj wōt ijeṇeṇe waj.	ajjukub
limps	Helimpsbecause he sprained his ankle.	Eajjukub kōn an kar iñrōk neen.	ajjukub
	Helimpsthe most.	Eajukubtata an etetal.	ajjukub
Limwejo	Did you noticeLimwejowalking to the lagoon side here?	Kwaar lo ke an Liṃwejo keeaar iṃwiin?	keeaar
line	You must be very cross-eyed as thelineis crooked.	Baj aljetūṃ ke eipḷaine.	aljet
	Tie thatline well	Boḷane toṇe	boḷan
	Trollingline.	Eoun ilarak.	eo
	Linefor catchingāpil,from bamboo pole on lagoon beach. (smaller tackle).	Eoun kāāpil.	eo
	Linefor catching goatfish,from bamboo pole on lagoon beach.	Eoun kadjo.	eo
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lineage	The taste of today'sajbwirōkpandanus is not as good as in the day ofḶañinni (Ḷañinniwas the first prehistoric chief that can be traced back from whom descendants of the present day Kabua chieflylineage originated.)	Ajbwirōkin raan kein ejjab einwōt raan ko anḶañinni	Ajbwirōk
	He's the head of thelineageI belong to.	Aḷap eo aō eṇ.	aḷap
	When my uncle,who's also thelineagehead,dies,my older brother will take his place.	Ñeemej aḷap eṇ jeū enaaj pinej jenkwan.	aḷap
	He's got lots of land because he's the head of hislineage.	Eamḷap kōnke ejṃaanbwij.	amḷap
	I wish you'd stop grabbing so much land for yourself as we have a largelineage.	Kwōn jab baj aṃḷap bwe jebwijlep.	amḷap
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lineages	The members of thelineageshave been feuding for quite some time.	Eto an bwij kaṇ an armeje doon.	an armeje doon
lined	Those houses arelinedup nicely.	Eṃṃan laajrak inṃōkaṇ	laajrak
lines	Nylonlinesare good because they don't tangle often.	Eṃṃan eke bwe rōjjab ddapitōktōk.	dapitōk
lip	He didn't know what made him bite hislip.	Ejaje ta eo ekaaṃtōke.	aṃtōk
Lipepeʻs	One of the Woleaians hacked off Lipepe's head.	Juon iaan riWōleai ro ear jepake bōran Lipepe.	jepak
lips	My biting mylipsmade me mispronounce the word.	Aṃtōkū ekōṃṃan an bōd aō ba naan eo.	aṃtōk
	He always bites hislipswhen he's angry.	Aolep iienḷeeṇej aṃtōkñeej lilu (illu).	aṃtōk
	They say that if we bite ourlipsit means someone is mentioning our name.	Rej ba keñejej aṃtōk ewōr eṇ ej ba etad.	aṃtōk
	Your sweetlipsfooled me completely.	Buñraakkinṃaantieṃ ear kabwebweik eō.	buñraak
	Who is that that keeps smacking hislips?	Wōn in ej tōtōmtōm (ettōmtōm)?	tōmmeḷọk
lipstick	She's wearinglipstick.	Ej kabūrōrō.	būrōrō
liquid	The roll of the boat back and forth on the waves started to intensify,and the water inside the boat splashed and sprayed me and Father until we were soaking wet,but theliquidwe were pouring from the can never once spilled over.P595	Eḷak barḷapḷọkan lelāle imṃōtwa eo,dān eo lowa ejjādbūtbūt im kōṃro Jemaṇokak ejab lilutōktōk dān eo kōṃro ej teiñiḷọk ñanlowaan tāāñ eo.	lelāle
liquor	Theliquormade the guys sing.	Dānnin kadek eo ekaaleḷōṃaro	al
	The strongliquormade him pie-eyed.	Dān in kadek eo ekaaljete.	aljet
	The men who went fishing are now there drinkingliquor.	Ḷōṃaroraar eoñwōd,erraṇ rej kadek kiio.	erraṇ
	We makeliquorfrom yeast.	Kōmij kōṃṃan dānnin kadek jān iij.	iij
	He abstained from intoxicatingliquorfor two years.	Ear jitlọk jān kadek iuṃwin ruo iiō.	jitlọk
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lisp	When he returned from America he talked with alisp.	Eḷak rọọltok jān Amedka,eweejej an kōnnaan.	weejej
	Don'tlispwhen you talk.	Kwōn jab kọweejeje aṃ kōnnaan.	weejej
list	Don't make that canoelist.	Kwōn jab kōjepāpeik waṇe	jepāpe
	I felt the boatlistto one side as the wind caught the sail.P1060	Ikar eñjake an wa eo bar jepāpe ke ej jaaklọk im jitṃanṃane kōto eo.	jitṃanṃan
	Here's thelist.	Laajrak eo eo.	laajrak
	The great quantity of copra made the boatlist.	Waini lōñlōñ eo ekōlāik wa eo.	lā
	“The first thing we are going to do is tell them to put our name on thelistso we can ride on the fastest field trip ship to our island,”Father said.P1333	“Men eoṃoktata,kōjro naaj wōnāneḷọkim ba ke ren je etarro bwe kōjro en uwe ilo waan raun eo eṃōkajtatañanaelōñ eo arro,”Jema ekar ba.	ṃōkaj
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listed	Your name is written andlistedin that family.	Ejeje etaṃ ilo baaṃle eṇ.	jeje
listen	No one wants tolistento people quarrel.	Jej jab kōṇaan roñjake ri-akwāāl.	akwāāl
	It's relaxing tolistento soft music as the sun goes down at the end of the day.	Eṃṃan roñjake alinṃurilo jota dikdikḷọk.	alin ṃur
	Listento me to show you the way.	Kwōn eltokñan ñabwe in kwaḷọk waj iiaḷ eo.	el
	Turn the radio on so we canlistento the news.	Kōjañ retioṇebwe jen eọroñ.	eọroñ
	You shouldlistento her.	Kwōn eọroñe.	eọroñ
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listened	Everyonelistenedto the wind and the rain and thought for a while.P775	Aolep im kar bar kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ im roñjake kōto im wōt ko.	kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ
	We just thought for a little while andlistenedto the wind and the sail flapping and the waves pounding against the boat.P695	Kōmmān kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ jidik im roñjake an kōto eo lōtlōt imṇoko notoñe wa eo.	notoñ
listening	I'm keen onlisteningto their singing.	Eitok limoū roñjake aer al.	al
	That's the first time he got aroused afterlisteningto a speech.	Kab baj bab-laḷin ke ej roñjake jipiij eo.	bab-laḷin
	His ways were such that people never tired of seeing orlisteningto him.	Ekadik kōjaṃjaṃ kōl ko nājin.	jaṃjaṃ
	I don’t know when Father and the Boatswain finished talking because I fell asleeplisteningto their stories.P980	Iñakñāātwōt eo erro kar bōjrak bwe etal im imājur jān aerro bwebwenato.	mājur
	Listeningto what he said I looked over to the west and saw that the sun was starting to set in the middle of the ocean.P500	Iroñjake an kōnono tok imḷakrōre toḷọk ñankapilōñ,ilo an aḷ jino jakoḷọki buḷōn lọjet.	roñjake
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listens	His appearance was like those people who when they talk,everyonelistensand believes what they say.P60	Epao tokin kain eṇ eaejemjem.	aejemjem
listing	The boat islisting.	Ejepāpe wa eo.	jepāpe
	The boat islistingto other side.	Ekōjepewaḷọkeṇ.	jepewa
lit	He's very tall. (lit. He's taller than a tall coconut tree.)	Eaitok jān kenato.	aitok
	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 aft between the outrigger and the hull and away from the canoe.	Elōñ mejān aṃātetinnem kwomaroñ in peeto kōtaan apit to!	ātet
	Father took a match out of his pants pocket andlitthe lamp.P140	Jema ekwaḷọk juon mājet jān bōjọọn jedọujij eo an im tileḷaaṃeo.	bōjọ
	I went inside the cabin andlitthe lantern.P533	Ideḷọñḷọklowa im tileḷaṇtōneo ie.	deḷọñ
	So much so that even though he hadn't finished his cigarette,he threw it away andlitup another.P881	Joñan,ej jañin kar maat wōt jikka eo kijen ak ejibwe im kadkad toḷọkeake ak ebar tile juon.	eake
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literally	The sun is eclipsing (literally, bleeding)	Ebōtōktōk aḷ.	aḷ
	The U.S.fleet came in such huge numbers to the Majuro lagoon that itliterally overflowed	Inej eo an Amedka ear jepekōḷane tok loṃaḷoun Mājro im lutōkḷọk.	jepekōḷan
	The storm clouds are so thick and low one canliterallytouch them.P740	Lañ e jej jipeḷḷọke wōt.	jipeḷḷọk
litter	Don'tlitterthe road.	Jab kọkwōpejpeje iaḷṇe	kwōpejpej
	There'slitterall around this house.	Ettoonon nōbjānṃwiin	tōtoon
littered	The ocean side shore islitteredwith driftwood.	Eaiki likinānin	aik
	The ocean side of Jemọ island islitteredthe most with driftwood.	Eaiki tata likin Jemọ.	aik
	Newly built canoeslitteredthe lagoon beach of the island..	Eakadiki eoon kappein arināneo	akadik
	The ocean side of this islet islitteredwith driftwood.	Ejjokwākwā likinānin	jokwā
	The area around the house waslitteredwith pieces of tarps after the troops lived there.	Ettabooḷanḷan turinṃweeṇ ālikinan rūttariṇae ro jokwe ie.	taaboḷan
littering	The ship was benighted at 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 headslitteringthe channel.	Emaroke tiṃa eoṇailikinnem emijak kapen eo inṃwearkōnke ewōdwōde lowaan to eo.	marok
little	Thelittlelad refused to sing because there were lots of girls there.	Likao jidikdik eo ear abwin al kōn an lōñ leddik ijo.	abwin
	He'll be a coward because you make him fear ghosts while he's stilllittle.	Enaaj pikōt kōn aṃ kaabwinmakeiki ilo an dik.	abwinmake
	She put alittlefinger on the doll with a piece of cloth.	Ear kaaddi-diki (kōṃṃan addi-dikin)tọḷe eo kōn mōttan nuknuk.	addi-dik
	It's smaller than mylittle finger	Edik jān addi-dikū.	addi-dik
	Please use chopsticks to serve me alittle rice	Ajiiki tokṃōkjidik raij.	aji
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live	Our body will die but the soul willlive forever	Ānbwinnidenaaj mej ak ad enaaj mour indeo.	ad
	She'll know,being someone who influences others toliveas relatives toward one another.	Enaaj jeḷā bwe e ri-kaaerṃwe.	aerṃwe
	Those wholiveon their inherited land have nothing to worry about.	Ri-amṇak ejjeḷọk aer inepata.	amṇak
	Your body will die but you soul willlive forever	Enaaj mejānbwinniṃak aṃ enaaj pādñanindeo.	aṃ
	Our bodies will die and disappear but our souls willliveon forever.	Ānbwinnidenaaj mej im jako ak an kein ad renaaj mour wōtñanindeo.	an
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lived	The area around the house was littered with pieces of tarps after the troopslived there	Ettabooḷanḷan turinṃweeṇ ālikinan rūttariṇae ro jokwe ie.	taaboḷan
lively	He's notlivelybecause he's lazy.	Ejāmmourur kōn an jowan.	jāmmourur
	He is notlivelybecause he's hungry.	Ejāmmourur kōn an kwole.	jāmmourur
	I am verylivelyin the morning.	Eḷap aō memourur (emmourur)in jibboñ.	memourur
	He'slively.	Emmourur.	mour
	I had never seen the Boatswain so physically fit andlively.P1194	Ij kab kar lo an Bojin eo util.	util
liver	He's going to get someliverwhere they're butchering the pigs.	Ej etal in kaaj ijeṇ rejṃanṃanpiik ie.	aj
	Hisliveris shot due to drunkenness.	Ejorrāān ajin kōn an ekkadekdek.	aj
livers	Have the people who're going to getlivers left	Enañin etal ke ri-kaaj ro?	aj
	Would you like to go with me to get someliversfor dinner?	Kwokōṇaan ke itok ippa kōjro etal in kaaj tok jālele in jota?	aj
lives	Dedicate yourlivesto God.	Koṃwin ajeḷọk mour kaṇe amiñanAnij./Koṃwin ajeḷọk mour ko amiñanAnij.	aje
	Dedicate yourlivesto God.	Koṃwin ajeḷọk mour ko amiñanAnij.	aje
	Is Tony in your house there?.. (You're)assuming helives here	Epād ke Toni iṃōṇe? ...Bwebōta ej jokweṃwiin	bwe bōta
	Helivesmostly in America.	Ej jokwe tok wōt Amedka.	jokwe
	Don't endanger ourlives.	Kwōn jab kọuwōtataiki mour kein ad.	kauwōtata
living	I'mlivingon the north side of the island.	Ij jokwe i aikneinānin	aikne
	There is usually no onelivingon either end of an island.	Ajokḷāin juonāneekkā wōt an ejjeḷọk armej ej jokwe ie.	ajokḷā
	There shouldn't be anybody owning more land than others these days as thelivingsituation has changed.	Ej jab aikuj wōr ri-amḷap raan kein kōnke eoktak wāween mour.	amḷap
	We feel at home nowlivingon our own land.	Jaamṇak kiiō bwe jej jokwe ioon bwidej in ad.	amṇak
	Who islivingin the small room?	Wōnṇeej jokwe ilo daṃoḷọkṇe	daṃok
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lizard	If alizarddefecates on your head,you will have good luck.	Ñekorap epekat bōraṃ,kwōnaaj jeraaṃṃan.	pijek
lizards	They putlizardson the island and nowadays it's crawling with lizards.	Raar kakutiltiliāneoim raan kein ekanooj kuktiltil (ikkutiltil).	kutiltil
	They putlizardson the island and nowadays it's crawling with lizards.	Raar kakutiltiliāneoim raan kein ekanooj kuktiltil (ikkutiltil).	kutiltil
load	It took us longer toloadthem up than it had to offload them since the waves were making the boat sway back and forth even more than before.P747	Eruṃwijḷọk ektak jān kar ammānāktokōn wōt an karḷōḷapḷọk ṇoim eḷapḷọk an jepliklik wa eo jān karṃokta	eakto
	When the first pile was gone the truck left and brought in anotherload.P359	Ej maat wōt ejouj jab eo ak ebar ettōrāne ḷọktūrak eo im kanne tok.	ejouj
	Loadthis copra onto that boat.	Ektaki waj waini kā.	ektak
	Loadthe boat to its full capacity.	Kwōn kanne waṇeim kajoke.	jok
	They had to take half aloadback because it wouldn’t have fit on the boat.P365	Erjel ej aikuj kar kōrọọl jimettaninḷōutjab eo bwe eban kar maat in uwe.	kar
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loaded	Once the boat was in the water,Father and the Boatswainloadedthe things they were carrying and paddled over to the Likabwiro.P1267	Ke ej dedeḷọk im pād wa in i lọjet,Jema im Bojin eo erro ektakiḷọkmen ko ippāerro im aōṇōṇ meto takñanLikabwiro.	aōṇōṇ
	The boat is fullyloaded.	Ejok wa eṇ.	jok
	Theyloadedthe boat in a well-balanced way.	Jokkun wōt juon aer kar kanne wa eo.	jokkun wōt juon
	I haveloadedthe ship with trade goods (or provisions).	Eṃōj aō kanne wa eo kōnṃweiuk	kanne
	The plane wasloadedwith dignitaries.	Ebooḷ baḷuun eo kōn kāājāj.	kāājāj
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loading	I’m turning it off and the two of us will go ashore and together with the Captain we’ll startloadingour scrap.P337	Ij kune im kōjro wōnāneḷọkkōjjel Kapen eo jino ektaki tok jọkpej ko adjel.	ad
	“We will startloadingtomorrow and getting everything ready.”P248	“Kōmij jino ektak ilju im kadedeḷọkaolep men.”	dede
	Everything is ready except forloadingthe lumber and metal,and warming up the engine in the boat.P80	Epojak aolep men ijellọkin wōt ektak aḷaḷ kab tiin im deenjuuk injin e an wa in.	deenju
	That boat isloadingtrade goods.	Wa eo eṇ ej ektakṃweiuk	ektak
	After Father turned off the engine,he and the Boatswain went ashore to look for the Captain so they could startloadingup the boat.P340	Ṃōjinan Jema kune injin eo,erro Bojin eo wōnāneḷọkim pukōt Kapen eo bwe ren jino ektak im kanne wa eo.	kune
loads	He is the one wholoadscopra for the RRE.	Ri-ektak waini eo an RRE eṇ.	ektak
	It went on like this for fourloadsuntil the boat was so packed that nothing else would fit inside.P360	Karāindeo ḷọkimḷakkein keemānḷōut,elukkuun wūdañōlñōl wa eo im ban bar kanneḷọkwōt.	emān
loaf	The man ate a wholeloafof bread.	Ḷeoear kaiiouk juon pilawā im kañe.	iio
	Who's going to slice thatloaf?	Ewi ri-jiḷait eo bwe en jiḷaitiḷoob ṇe	jiḷait
	Would you slice up theloafso we can have some bread?	Kwōn jiḷaitiḷoob ṇebwe jenṃōñā	jiḷait
	Don't leave theloafout in the open because it'll get hard.	Kwōn jab kajjedwawaik(i)pilawāṇebwe enaaj kijñeñe.	jejedwawa
loan	What will be your collateral should I give you theloan?	Naaj ta aṃ kōpetaklikñeinaaj kaṃuriik eok?	kōpetaklik
	Can youloanhim a dollar?	Kwōmaroñ ke kaṃuriik e juon taḷa?	ṃuri
loaves	The man went into a room and when he came back out he was holdingloavesof bread,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
	I put down the bread next to them and then found a tray,a small knife,and handed them over,and the Boatswain took the knife and sliced one of theloavesand 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
	Theseloavesof bread are all cut in half.	Ejjimattantan pilawā kā.	jimattan
	Theloaveshave been cut in half.	Eṃōj kajimettani pilawā kā.	jimattan
	Theseloavesof bread keep crumbling.	Ettipdikdik pilawā kā.	tipdikdik
lobster	We hunt forlobsterby thetilkawormethod only on moonless nights.	Jej tilkawor wōt ilo buñūn marok.	tilkawor
	The fishing forlobsterof an inexperienced person.	Tilkaworin jaje.	tilkawor
lobsters	They went to look forlobsters.	Rōmoot in kalwor.	kalwor
	It's not good to hunt forlobsterson moonless nights.	Enana kawor ilo maroklep.	maroklep
	I atelobsterstill I was absolutely full.	Iarṃōñāworḷọkoomṃaal	ṃaal
local	I really likelocalfood.P191	Jelukkuun ijoḷṃōñāinaelōñ kein.	ijoḷ
	Don't fail to conribute to the general welfare of yourlocal community	Jipjipañ wōt doon.	jipañ
	That island is full oflocal produce	EjuureāneeṇkōnṃōñāinṂajōḷ	jijuurore
	“He came from the west end of the island a few days ago,on thelocalboat.”P126	“Ear itok jān kapin aelōñ in raan koḷọk,ioon wa e waan aelōñ in.”	kapi-
	I almost couldn’t bend over—I was so full—but didn’t feel nearly as good as I would if I were eatinglocalMarshallese food.P391	Iwātin ban jillọk joñan anḷapaō mat,ak iḷak eñjaake ippa ej jab eṃṃanin aō mour wōtñeikarṃōñākōkanin aelōñ kein.	ṃōṃan
locate	Ḷōlwōj'swatching birds tolocatetheir roost is quite thorough.	AkadeinḶōlwōjebwe an tiljek.	akade
	It's best to watch birds at twilight tolocatetheir roost	Eṃṃan tata akadein jotaḷọk.	akade
	The bird watchers are over there under the breadfruit tree tolocatewhere the birds are roosting.	Ri-akade ro raṇ iuṃmwin mā eṇ.	akade
	It's best to watch birds alight tolocatetheir roosts when the sun is setting.	Eṃṃan tata akajok ilo an jotaḷọk.	akajok
	Let's golocatethe frigate birds'roost so we can easily catch them tonight.	Jen ilān akajoki ak kaṇ bwe en kab pidodo ad jejọñ (ejjọñ).	akajok
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located	Schools on the outer islands arelocatedin the central meeting area,where officials and lineage heads live.S24	Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko,ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.	eoḷōpa-
	Schools on the outer islands arelocatedin the central meeting area,where officials and lineage heads live.S24	Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko,ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.	joonjo
	Rālik is the name of the islandslocatedto the west in the sea of the Marshalls,and Ratak of those to the east.S1	Rālik ej etan aelōñ ko rej ekkar iturilik ilo meto inṂajeḷ,im Ratak ejñanko rej ekkar iturear.	kōkar
	Usually they arelocatedwhere the dispensary is.S24	Ekkā aer pād ijo iṃōn taktō eo ej pād ie.	kōkā
	Schools on the outer islands arelocatedin the central meeting area,where officials and lineage heads live.S24	Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko,ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.	lik
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locating	Did you watch the birdslocatingtheir roost?	Kwaar akadeik ke bao ko?	akade
	Divination was important for medicine,for discovering thieves,and forlocatinglost objects.S21	Bubu eḷap tokjānñanwūno,ñankapok ri-kọọt,imñankapok men ko rej jako.	bubu
location	Choose trees that are good for picking green coconuts and note theirlocation.	Jedkā im lali erki wōt ni in entak kein.	jedkā
	Please determine ourlocationin so far as you are able.	Kwōj ja kaijikmeto tokñankōjro bwe kwōjeḷā.	kajikmeto
	The canoe had to determine itslocationafter it had to furl it sail and drift with the rain squall.	Wa eo ear aikuj kaijikmetoālikinan kar po im peḷọk ippān utọr eo.	kajikmeto
	I determined our nauticallocationa while ago and we are already close to the island.P844	Ikar kaijikmeto kōkeinḷọkim jej epaake wōt aelōñ eo.	kaijikmeto
	The weatherman is scanning the skies and waves to let us know ourlocation.	Ri-meto eo eṇ ej kaijikmeto tokñankōj bwe jen jeḷā ia in jepād ie.	kaijikmeto
lock	Do you have alock?	Eor ke aṃḷak	ḷak
	Lockthe house then (when you leave.)	Kwōn kabḷake ṃōṇe	ḷak
locked	He's being independent until he getslockedup in the calaboose.	Ej anemkwōjḷọkñan ñeedeḷọñ ilo kalbuuj.	anemkwōj
	I missed when they werelockedin combat.	Iruṃwij jān aerro bab.	bab
	After helockedit,we turned down the lamp and disembarked.P142	Ṃōjinanḷakebọọk eo kōṃro kadikḷọkḷaaṃeo im toāneḷọk	to
locker	Thatlockerisn't standing straight.	Enana jellenḷōkareṇ.	jellen
	Look for a carpenter to make thelocker.	Pukottok juon kaaṃtō bwe en kaaṃtōikḷakōr ṇe	kaaṃtō
Loeaakʻs	The people on Loeaak's canoe signaled to the rest of the fleet to get ready for battle.	Ruwa eo waanḶoeaakrejubwijiḷọk inej eo.	jubwij
log	He laid the boards up against thelog.	Ear kowawaik rā ko ioon kein ni eo.	kowawa
	The skin of this fish is tied over the opening of a hollowlog.S11	Kilin ek in ej ellokṇaimejān juonṃōttanwōjke rotṇeme ewōr lowaan.	lowa
	Thelogwas washed ashore.	Raarḷukut ānetakkājokwā eo.	ḷukut
loin	Trukese used to wearloin cloths	RiRuk rōkein kaḷkaḷ etto.	kaḷkaḷ
loitering	He missed the boat because of hisloitering around	Eruṃwij jān wa eo kōn anṃōṃadṃad (eṃṃadṃad).	ṃad
Lōktañūr	It's a huge fish that's been around since the days of the legendaryLōktañūr (who invented the sail).	Ajorṃaanin iien ko an Lōtañūr.	ajorṃaan
lollipop	He just kept licking thelollipop.	Ear bajjek daṃdiṃwijḷọḷeeo.	daṃdeṃ
	Don't lick thatlollipopcause it's dirty.	Jab daṃwijḷọḷe ṇebwe etoon.	daṃdeṃ
lonelier	She'slonelierthan you are.	Eajjimakekeḷọk jān kwe.	ajjimakeke
loneliness	The woman is crying and shows herloneliness.	Kọrā eo ej jañ im kōjjeraṃōlṃōl.	jeraṃōl
lonely	We feel poor andlonelybecause we don't have people around.	Āinwotjejeraṃōl kōn an ejjeḷọk armej.	jeraṃōl
	He has become morelonelysince his mother died.	Ejeraṃōlḷọkwōtālkinan an mej jinen.	jeraṃōl
	After his mother's death he became verylonely.	Eḷak mej jinen jāne elukkuun jeraṃōl.	jeraṃōl
loner	He's alonerthe most in working.	Eajerrā tata ilo jerbal.	ajerre
	Don't be aloneror you might go insane.	Kwōn jab ajjimakeke bwe kwōnaaj wūdeakeak.	ajjimakeke
lonesome	He islonesomefor his wife who is gone on a trip.	Ejañinuwaade tok kōrā eo ippān bwe emootḷọk.	jañnuwaad
	I amlonesomefor you.	Ij jañnuwaade tok eok.	jañnuwaad
long	Howlongis she going to iron?	Ej aenḷọk ñan ñāāt	aen
	Howlongare you going to keep looking for driftwood?	Kwōj kaaikḷọkñan ñāāt	aik
	These things here are more thick andlongthan those over there.	Eaiḷḷipḷọkmen kein jān men kākaṇ.	aiḷip
	Howlongwill the tornado season last?	Ej aireḷọk ñan ñāāt	aire
	One can easily pick out from a crowd those who wearlong dresses	Ri-kaaitoktok nuknuk rōban peljo.	aitok
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longer	His preaching waslongerthan yours.	Eaetokḷọk an kwaḷọk jān kwe.	aetok
	He made the canoelonger.	Ḷeeṇear kaaetokḷọk wa eṇ.	aetok
	It took uslongerto load them up than it had to offload them since the waves were making the boat sway back and forth even more than before.P747	Eruṃwijḷọk ektak jān kar ammānāktokōn wōt an karḷōḷapḷọk ṇoim eḷapḷọk an jepliklik wa eo jān karṃokta	eakto
	When the Navy nolongerneeded this ship,they gave it to a Marshallese person who was working with them at the time.P5	Ṃōjinaer aikuji wa in Navy ro rōkar leḷọkñanjuon ri-Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal ippāer ilo iien eo.	iien
	If we boil itlongerit becomesjekṃai (coconut syrup).S19	Elañe etoḷọkwōt ad kōmatte enaaj waḷọk jekōṃai.	jekṃai
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longest	Let's see who can stand on his hands thelongest.	Lale wōn in eto an ju.	ju
long-winded	His speeches arelong-winded.	Ekaṃṃōkṃōk an jipij.	ṃōk
look	Golookfor somekaijoplants for us.	Kwōn kaaijo tok arro.	aijo
	Let's go andlookfor cedar driftwood.	Jen etal in kaaik.	aik
	Remember tolookfor some driftwood for us.	Kab kaaiktok arro.	aik
	"Lookup to the frigate bird"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
	Theylooklike they're the type who catch mullet.	Einwōt baj tipen ri-kaakōr men raṇ.	akōr
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looked	The water was so calm that itlookedglassy as if it were inside a cistern.P994	Joñan,eḷae ioon dānāinwōtlowaan juon aebōj-jimeeṇ.	aebōj-jimeeṇ
	Youlookedso obvious that I didn't have any problem noticing you standing there.	Alikkarūṃṇaijoke ij reiwaj wōt im jeḷā ke kwe eo.	alikkar
	I heard a noise andlookedover to where I thought it had come from.P1039	Iroñ ainikien eo imḷaklukkuun alluwaḷọke ḷọkijo ej itok jāne.	alluwaḷọk
	Before I went up Ilookedunder the boards inside 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
	When he spoke itlookedlike he was smoking because the rice had just come off the fire and was still steaming.P380	Eḷak kōnonoāinwōtej kōbaatat ke raij eo ej kab ato jān kijeek im ej baatat wōt.	ato
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looking	I saw himlookinguninterested and heading that away.	Eñeo ear abōblepwaj wōt ijeṇeṇe waj.	abōblep
	Mylookingat her out of the corner of my eye made her nervous.	Addikdū ekōṃṃan an abṇōṇō.	addikdik
	She'slookingat you out of the corner of her eye.	Ej addikdiki eok.	addikdik
	People are attracted to them because they're alwayslookingout for others as relatives.	Rej kañaltok armej kōn aer aerṃweṃwe.	aerṃwe
	They'relookingfor arrowroot stalks in the interior of the island.	Erraṇ rej kaaetōktōk eọọj.	aetōktōk
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lookingfor	The boy you werelookingforis here by me.	Ḷaddikeo kwōj pukote e ieñe ije.	ieñe
lookout	They kept alookouton the house before raiding it.	Raar jedeṃweo ṃoktajān aer deḷọñe.	jedjed
	Alookoutfor planes.Airplane spotter.	Rijjāāl baḷuun.	jejāāl
looks	That boylookslike the stubborn type.	Āinwōtbaj tipenḷaddikabōblep menṇe	abōblep
	Itlookslike an index finger belonging to a Marshallese.	Einwōt baj tipen addikọọtotin ri-Ṃajeḷ.	addi-kọọtot
	He surelookslike a trouble maker.	Lukkuun paotokin ri-airwaro men eṇ.	airuwaro
	Helooksafter a child well.	Eṃṃan an kaajjiriri.	ajri
	“What’s the story?Itlookslike you are getting ready;is the forecast good?”P429	“Ta ennaan?Āinwōtkoṃ pojak bajjek,eṃṃan bween ke?”	bwe
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loose	Every time she wears her hairlooseon her back I nearly go out of my mind.	Eḷak aleak eitōn tūṃ aōḷōmṇak	aleak
	She naturally wears her hairlooseon her back so provocatively.	Kar baj ri-aleak wōt.	aleak
	You should wear your hairlooseon your back because it is becoming on you.	Kwōn aleak bwe ekōkōjaiji eok.	aleak
	Don't wear your hairlooseon your back to the church because the parson will scold you.	Kwōn jab aleakḷọkñan ṃōnjareṇ bwe ri-kaki eṇ enaaj lu eok.	aleak
	The old lady made her daughter wear her hairlooseon her back and took her to the chief.	Leḷḷap eo ear kaaleake ledik eo nejin im bōkḷọkñanirooj eo.	aleak
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loosely	You tied the ropeloosely.	Ebooḷoḷ aṃ kar lukwōj to eo.	booḷoḷ
	Your clothing fits youloosely.	Epidtoto nuknukṇeaṃ.	pidtoto
Loosen	Loosenthe screw.	Kabooḷoḷ jikūruṇe	booḷoḷ
	Loosenyour shoestring.	Jeḷate korak in juujṇe	jaḷjaḷ
loosened	So the Boatswain pulled up the mast andloosenedthe tether on the sail and we set sail.P1299	Bojin eo ejujen tōbtōbḷọkippān kaju eo im jeḷat toon jerak eo im jino jerak.	jaḷjaḷ
	The boat's anchor could not beloosenedfrom the reef.	Epen an jo añkō eo an wa eo jān wōd eo.	jo
looted	His store waslootedlast night.	Rōropājeṃōnwia eo an boñ.	ropāj
Lord	TheLordof Hosts as described in the Bible.	Anij in Inelep eo einwōt an kōmlōt ilo Baibōḷ.	Anij in Inelep
	The spirit of theLordof Hosts is upon us all in great abundance.	Ebuñleplep jitbōn Anij in Inelep ioodwōj.	Anij in Inelep
	Thou shalt not take the name of theLordthy God in vain.	Kwōn jab ba pata etan aṃ Irooj.	ba pata
	Thou shalt not take in vain the name of theLordthy God,for the Lord will never forgive one who takes his name in vain.S5	Kwōn jab ba pata etan Jeova aṃ Anij;bwe Jeova ejāmin joḷọk ruōn eo ej ba pata etan.	ba pata
	Thou shalt not take in vain the name of theLordthy God,for the Lord will never forgive one who takes his name in vain.S5	Kwōn jab ba pata etan Jeova aṃ Anij;bwe Jeova ejāmin joḷọk ruōn eo ej ba pata etan.	ba pata
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Lordʻs	See you in January if my health's OK and it's the Lord's will.	Lo eok Jānwōdeñeeṃṃan mōur im ankilaan Irooj.	ankilaa-
lose	Maybe you should use a wire leader so you won'tlosethe hook	Bōlen kwōn atade bwe en jab jako kāājṇe	atad
	I won'tlose,I'll catch up.	Iban luuj bwe inaaj bōktak.	bōktak
	“Fellas,because we are getting older we are starting toloseour vision,”the Captain said.P1245	Ḷōṃarekōn ad bwijwōḷāḷọk jejino pilo,”eba.	bwijwoḷā
	“Our team is going toloseagain.P466	“Enaaj luuj de juon alen kumi eo arro.	de
	What makes themlosetheir land right status.	Ta eo ear kajipọkweik er jān bidej ko aer?	jipọkwe
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loses	He alwayslosesat poker.	Elluujujḷeeṇilo pile.	luuj
losing	I am impatient because my team keepslosing.	Eḷap aō atebar kōn an luujḷọk wōt tiim e aō.	atebar
	He's an"icebox" (he causeslosing).	Ekalluujuj.	luuj
	The coconut tree islosingits leaves because it was singed by the fire.	Eṃōd ni eo kōn an kar aerar.	ṃōd
	Our team has beenlosingever since we lost you as pitcher.”P467	Kwaar jako jān aṃ pijja innem unin an kumi eo arro kar luuj.”	pijja
loss	As a result of their defeat in battle andlossof royal status,they lost all their land.	Kōn aer kar jipọkwe,raar kaliaik er.	kalia
lost	Wait till it'slostits way before breaking out theaḷeḷe	Koṃwin kōttar an ajilowōd im aḷeḷeiki.	ajilowōd
	Have you seen thatlost chicken	Enañin aloklok ke bao eo ear jako.	aloklok
	The person who worked on a canoe to make it sail fast gotlostat sea.	Ri-an wa eo epeḷọk.	an
	I had only a glimpse of John before Ilostsight of him for good.	Animrokan Jọọn wōt eo ak ijab bar loe.	animroka-
	Divination was important for medicine,for discovering thieves,and for locatinglostobjects.S21	Bubu eḷap tokjānñanwūno,ñankapok ri-kọọt,imñankapok men ko rej jako.	bubu
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lot	The ocean side of his land had alotofabḷajtiñplants.	Eabḷajtiiñḷamjako likinṃweoiṃōn.	abḷajtiiñ
	The current that flows north in that area is alot greater	Aeniñeañḷọkin tujab eṇ ebwe an kakijoñjoñ.	aeniñeañḷọk
	Alotof them were almost all up and down the length of our boat.P999	Elōñ iaer reitan aetokaer wōt wa eo waammān.	aetok
	There's alotof fighting at the club.	Eḷap airuwaro ilo kuḷab eṇ.	airuwaro
	“Do you all have alotof scrap?”the chief asked.P243	“Iba eḷap jọkpej eṇ amieañ?”irooj eo ekajjitōk.	ami
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Lọto	There are more huts onLọtoisland than on Piepe island.	Eajjuriḷọk Lọto jān Piepe.	ajjuur
	This is theanbweat the lagoon side ofLọto Islet	Anbwein arin Lọto men in.	anbwe
lots	There werelotsof experts in dynamiting during Japanese times.	Ebooḷṇakṇōkinri-abba raar itok ilo iien Jepaan ko.	abba
	There arelotsof apples on that table over there.	Eabōḷe eoon tebōḷ uweo.	abōḷ
	The little lad refused to sing because there werelotsof girls there.	Likao jidikdik eo ear abwin al kōn an lōñ leddik ijo.	abwin
	There arelotsof giant clam shells on the beach of this island.	Eḷap wōt an adede arinānin	aded
	The lagoon side of the main island of Mili haslotsof surgeonfish.	Eaelmeeje arin eooneneen Mile.	aelmeej
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loud	Don't mumble but speak outloudand tell us what you think.	Koṃwin jab alñūrñūr ak koṃwin kwaḷọk amiḷōmṇak	alñūrñūr
	They got drunk and sang high andloud.	Rōkadek em būḷake al eo.	būḷak
	The wind was so strong that I had to yell reallyloudfor him to hear me.P576	Ikar kakkōt laṃōj kōn an dejeñjeñḷọkkōto eo.	dejeñ
	The explosion was soloudit was nearly deafening.	Joñan an peran jañin baaṃ eo ekiōk pedañwūjñwūj.	pedañwūjñwūj
	The noise of the gun isloud.	Eḷap an peran ainikien bu eo.	peran
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loud-colored	You have aloud-colored shirt	Erōōj wūnokan jōōtṇeaṃ.	wūno
louder	It'slouderthan the whisper of a child.	Eḷḷaaj jān ajjinonin ajiri.	ajjinono
loudly	What are they doing to that boy that he's crying soloudly?	Rej iteneḷadikeṇ ke eḷap an jañ?	itene
	Don't talk tooloudly.	Kwōn kōkadikdik aṃ ekkonono.	kadikdik
	Don't laugh soloudlybecause they are sleeping.	Koṃwin jab tōtōñ (ettōñ)leea bwe rej kiki.	leea
	He weptloudlywhen he heard his father had died.	Eḷap an kar liṃō ke ej roñ ke emej jemān.	liṃō
louse	Thelousesnapped when squashed.	Enoññoḷọk kij eo.	noñ
louver	Install thatlouverwhich fell off.	Kwōn kōḷaak kājōjōṇeewōtlọk.	kājōjō
louvers	When are you going to put thelouverson that window?	Kwōnaajḷubōre ñāātwūntōṇe	ḷubōr
love	Their (two) mutualloveof one another inspired me to do likewise.	Aerro iọkwe doon ekōṃṃan waanjoñak eṃṃanñan ña	aerro
	The sound of your voice lulls my soul to sleep. (words from alove song).	Ainikiōṃ ekakiiki aō.	ainikie-
	It's hard for someone who constantly hates others tolove them	Epen an ri-akkōjdatdat iọkwe armej.	akkōjdat
	Drunksloveto sing love songs also.	Eṃṃan alinṃainaippān ri-kadek.	alin ṃaina
	Drunksloveto sing love songs also.	Eṃṃan alinṃainaippān ri-kadek.	alin ṃaina
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loved	Ilovedtheir singing but the thing is the sounds seemed so distant.	Eṃṃan aō roñjake aer al ak men eo,eokkwaad.	kokwaad
lovely	That's alovely house	Eṃṃōṃanṃōn (eṃṃanṃōn)men eṇ.	ṃōṃan
lover	She's using her deceased husband's money to get in good with herlover.	Ej anbōro kōn jāān ko anḷeopāleen emej.	anbōro
	He's having her as a secretlover.	Ej batini lieṇ.	batin
	Your husband has alovereverywhere he goes.	Elloloḷeenriiṃ.	lelolo
lovers	They are secretlovers.	Erro ej batin.	batin
lovesick	Those that lie and put their arms on their foreheads show that they arelovesick.	Aolep ro rej eoonpālōñ rej kwaḷọk ke rōkelọk.	eoonpālōñ
low	I couldn’t understand what he was saying because he was talking in alowvoice.P976	Ij jab meḷeḷe ta ko ekar ba kōn an dik ainikien.	ainikie-
	We thought the tide waslowbut when we got to the opening it was still high tide.	Kōmbaab epāāt ak kōmḷaketalñanmejje eo ej tūkōk wōt.	baab
	The smell of the sea is all over the place because thelow tide	Eḷap an būbjetjet (ibbwijetjet)kōn an pāāt.	būbjetjet
	The smell of reef is all over the place because it'slow tide	Ebbwilwōdwōd tok kōn an pāāt.	būbwilwōdwōd
	I walked to that small islet duringlow tide	Iar etal iene ke ej pāātñan āneṇ	etal iene
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lower	Kindly check out thelowersides of my back.	Kwōnṃōkkaaeoik eō.	aeo
	Golowerthe coconut-frond mat for her.	Etal im dọukḷọkjeinae eṇñane	dedọdo
	Pleaselower (close)the window because it's raining in.	Komaroñ ke dọuk wūntoṇebwe etọ tok?	dedọdo
	Lowerthat pole.	Kwōn dọuk bwāṇe	dedọdo
	There is one high school—and a fewlowerschools—in the Marshall Islandsasof1965.S9	Ewōr juon aijikuuḷ kab jejjo jikuuḷ jiddik ilo aelōñ inṂajeḷ	jikuuḷ
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lowest	That's the one who speaks thelowestin volume.	Ajjinono tata an kōnono eoṇe	ajjinono
	He's theloweststudent in his class.	Ej make wōtḷolaḷilo kilaaj eṇ an.	ḷo-
	It's absolutely thelowestpossible tide.	Ejej wōt rojin.	roj
lubricated	Has it beenlubricated?	Eor ke kajjirin?	jijir
luck	Why are we having such badluck?”P729	Etke jen baj jerata wōt.”	baj
	“Best ofluckto you all.”P1293	“Jeraaṃṃanñankoṃ.”	jeraaṃṃan
	“Well goodluckto you all,”the chief said.P245	“Koṃjeel jeraaṃṃan wōt,”irooj eo eba.	jeraaṃṃan
	What brings you badluck?	Taṇeear kōjerataik eok?	jerata
	Don't come on this trip or you will bring badluck.	Jab itok ilo tūreep e bwe konaj kajonaiki.	jona
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luckier	You'reluckierthan I am in terms of owning much more land.	Eḷap aṃ amṇakḷọk jānña	amṇak
lucky	We're bound to beluckywhen we fish with a surrounding net on a dark night with the tide coming in.	Eban jab jeraaṃṃan ad eọñōd ilo aejekin ibwijtok.	aejek
	It'sluckyand our fate to see each other again.	Jide im anilen bwe jen bar lo doon.	anilen
	He was veryluckywhen he went fishing.	Ear kanooj jeraaṃṃan ilo an karāñwōd	jeraaṃṃan
	He wasluckyto get the job.	Ejide im bōk jerbal eo.	jide
	S/he's one of thoselucky people	Juonṇeri-kajjidede.	jide
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lugging	He waslugginghis trunk when I saw him.	Ej ajjibanbane kōbañ eo an ke ij loe.	ajjibanban
	Where are youluggingthat case of beer to?	Kwōj ajjibanbaneḷọk keejin piaṇe ñania?	ajjibanban
Luke	The Book ofLukepresents the genealogy of Jesus.	Bok in Luk ej kwaḷọk menmenbwij an Jisōs.	menmenbwij
lulls	The sound of your voicelullsmy soul to sleep. (words from a love song).	Ainikiōṃ ekakiiki aō.	ainikie-
lumber	The school constructionlumberis on its way here on the field trip ship.	Aḷaḷin ekkal ko an jikuuḷ rej itok wōt ioon piiḷtūreep eo tok.	aḷaḷ
	Who supplied you withlumberas you didn't have any before?	Wōnṇeekaaḷaḷe eok ke ekar ejjeḷọk aṃṃōṃkaj	aḷaḷ
	I think we should reload thelumberbefore it starts raining even if it will be more difficult then.P728	Eṃṃanñejebar ektaki tok aḷaḷ kāṃoktajān an wōt bwe ej kab naaj apañḷọk wōt.	apañ
	Everything is ready except for loading thelumberand metal,and warming up the engine in the boat.P80	Epojak aolep men ijellọkin wōt ektak aḷaḷ kab tiin im deenjuuk injin e an wa in.	deenju
	Could you measure thelumberand find out how many inches?	Kwomaroñ ke iniji tok aetokan aḷaḷ e?	inij
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lumps	Look for the kind of breadfruit tree that doesn't have lots oflumps.	Kappok mā rot eṇ ej jab bwijuwewe.	bwijuwe
lunatic	Thelunaticshrieked all day long until nightfall.	Bwebwe eo ear kōkeilọk aolepān raan eoḷọkooṃ eboñ.	kōkeilọk
Lunaticʻs	Lunatic's house.	Iṃōn rūbwebwe.	bwebwe
lunch	When we were done eatinglunch,I washed the dishes and scrubbed the bits of rice and corned beef from the deck.P384	“Ke ej dedeḷọkṃōñāinraelep,ikarreoiki keinṃōñāko im waateeke ioon wa eo jānṃōraṃrōṃinraij kab būbrarrarin kọọnpiip.	būrar
	Is one dollar enough for yourlunch?	Ebwe ke juon taḷañanaṃṃōñeinraelep?	bwe
	They are still there under the breadfruit tree where we had ourlunch.	Rej pād wōt ijo iuṃwin mā ijo jaarṃōñāie.	ijo
	They madejekōbwaforlunch.	Rar jekōbwaṃōñāin raelep.	jekōbwa
	“Son,can you make us some rice forlunch,”Father called to me as they left with the lumber.P366	“Nejū e,kōmatte jidik adeañṃōñāinraelep raij,”Jema ekkūr tok ke erjel ej etal kōn aḷaḷ ko.	nāji-
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Lure	Lurethat shark here so we can spear it.	Kwōn ane tok pako eṇ bwe jen dibōje.	anan
	When we reached the ocean side of the reef stretching eastward,a tuna so big it would require two men to carry it leapt at thelureand was firmly hooked.P1302	Ke kōmmān kar tōpar likin tōkā eo takḷọk,ekā tak juon ajbōkruo im pen.	ajbōkruo
Lurōk	He didn't go with them because he was as cowardly asLurōk,who got fired from their team.	Ear jabāñiniippāer kōnke ej tōḷọk pikōtāinwōtLurōk eo raar kupiiki jān kumi eo aer.	tōḷọk
luscious	That ripe pandanus looksluscious.	Ekaijoḷjoḷ tok bōb eṇ.	kaijoḷjoḷ
	That ripe pandanus is the mostluscious.	Kaijoḷjoḷ tata bōb eṇ.	kaijoḷjoḷ
lust	The well-knownlustwithin the Ri-Ṃae clan.	Aelellọḷin jowi eṇ an Ri-Ṃae.	aelellaḷ
	Control yourlustbefore it ruins you.	Kwōjab aelellaḷ bwe kwōnāj jorrāān.	aelellaḷ
	Lustis a mortal sin.	Jerọwiwiin mejḷōñ	jerọwiwiin mej
	Don'tlust.	Kwōn jabḷōñ	ḷōñ
lying	Don't always belyingdown if you don't want to grow old fast.	Kwōn jab alebabu bwe kwōnaajḷōḷḷap ṃōkaj	alebabu
	You're alwayslying down	Eḷap aṃ bōbabubu (ebbabubu).	babu
	That's my bunk you'relying on	Bañ eo aōṇeippaṃ.	bañ
	The soldier islyingin ambush.	Rūttariṇae eo ej buñ-pedo im apād.	buñ-pedo
	“How long have I beenlyingdown?”the Captain didn’t ask Father specifically,but just asked.P1227	“Ewi toon aō kar babu?”Kapen eo ejab uwaake Jema ak ebaj kajjitōk.	ewi
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