nabbed | Thepolicenabbedtherobberwasbeforehegotaway. | Bwilijmāāṇroraaitiri-kọọteoṃoktajānanko. | ait |
| Theynabbedthethief. | Etọrōkrūkọọteo. | tọrōk |
nagging | Stopyourfemininenagging. | Kwōnjabkakileikeokarinkōrā. | kile |
nail | Mytoenailisbrokenoff. | Ejarakkiinneō. | akkiin ne |
| IspottedanailonthedecksoIpickeditupandthrewitatthefish.P388 | Ilojuondilaioonteekimjibwetokimkade. | dila |
| Nailthatboard. | Kwōndilaikrāṇe | dila |
| Hesteppedonanail. | Elōlōneenilodilaeo. | lōlō |
nail-puller | Didyouseethenail-puller hammer | Kwarlokeaṃainkōtteepeo? | aṃa |
nails | Thebadguyspluckedouttheprisoners'toenails. | Ri-nanaroraartūṃwiakkiinneenri-kalbuujro. | akkiin ne |
| Youshouldrefrainfrompaintingyour fingernails. | Eṃōjṇeaṃkabūrōrōikakkiinpeiṃ. | akkiin pā |
| Thewomanscratchedhisfacewithherrazor-sharpfingernails. | Lioeraakutaketurinmejānḷeokōnakkiinpeinkōkañkōñ (ekkañkōñ). | akkiin pā |
| You'vegotsuchsharpnails. | Ekkañwōtakūkūṃ. | akūk |
| Whereistheboxofnails? | Ewibọọkindilaeo? | bọọk |
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naked | Heisnaked. | Ejejannuknuk. | jej |
| Clothethenaked. | Kanuknukrorōkeelwaan. | keelwaan |
Nam | TheydebatedonAmerica'spresenceinVietNam. | RaarkōbọuwekakeanAmedkapādPietnaaṃ. | kōbọuwe |
Naṃdik | Naṃdikhasgoodtastingapplebananas. | EnnọleenabōlpinanaanNaṃdik. | abōḷ |
| ThecurrentontheoceansideofNaṃdikIslandishazardous. | AetinlikinNaṃdikekauwōtata. | aet |
name | Theysaythatifwebiteourlipsitmeanssomeoneismentioningourname. | Rejbakeñejejaṃtōkewōreṇejbaetad. | aṃtōk |
| HecommittedblasphemybycursingthenameofAlmightyGod. | EarkōtraiimkōnājnejeetanAnijḶapḷap | Anij Ḷapḷap |
| ThoushaltnottakethenameoftheLordthyGodinvain. | KwōnjabbapataetanaṃIrooj. | ba pata |
| ThoushaltnottakeinvainthenameoftheLordthyGod,fortheLordwillneverforgiveonewhotakeshisnameinvain.S5 | KwōnjabbapataetanJeovaaṃAnij;bweJeovaejāminjoḷọkruōneoejbapataetan. | ba pata |
| ThoushaltnottakeinvainthenameoftheLordthyGod,fortheLordwillneverforgiveonewhotakeshisnameinvain.S5 | KwōnjabbapataetanJeovaaṃAnij;bweJeovaejāminjoḷọkruōneoejbapataetan. | ba pata |
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named | He'snamedafterhisfather. | Ejātṇakejemān. | ātṇak |
| Thatperson (justnamed)ismyrelative. | Erṃweeoaōṇe | erṃwe |
| Thatboyisnamedafterhisgrandfather. | Ḷadikeṇejetṇakejiṃṃaan. | etṇake |
| Whonamedthatboat? | Wōnearṇaetanwaeṇ? | ṇaetan |
names | You'reallsomarvelousthey'restillmentioningyournamestothisday. | Bajaiboojojimikerejbaetamiñankiin. | aiboojoj |
| Heistheonewhoalwayscallspeople'snamesfornothing. | Ri-bapataetanarmejeoṇe | ba pata |
| Namesofhooksforspecificfishortypesoffishing. | Kāājinkabwebwe,kāājinḷatippān,kāājinkadejo,kāājinkaṃōṃō,kāājinkōbwābwe,kāājinilarak,etc. | kāāj |
Naṃo | ThekickballtechniquesofthemenfromNaṃoisspectacular. | Anidepinri-Naṃoekōppaḷpaḷ. | anidep |
Namorik | TheAelōñkeinvarietyfromNamorikhasnice,bigbananas. | EkkillepwūdinAelōñkeininNaṃdik. | Aelōñ-kein |
Namu | PeopleonNamugetexcitedwhentheypreparetocatchflyingfishthere. | EjeparujrujarmejñeejiienjibadedeiNaṃo. | jibadede |
nap | He'stakingashortnap there | Ejpipiijeṇiuṃwinjidikiien. | pipi |
naps | That'shisshortcoming,takingnaps. | Anmejeṇkikiinraan. | an mej eṇ |
narrow | Thenarrowgashesinthereefaroundthisislandhaveplentyoffish. | Elōñekilowaanaddiinlikinānin | addi |
| Whatcausedthenarrowgashesyouseeonthereefaroundtheisland? | Taeoearkōṃṃanaddiinpedpedinānin | addi |
| Iquicklycrawledbackacrossthelumber,throughtheforwardpartofthecabin,andintothenarrowgaptotheengineroom.P580 | Ikaiurimtōballikḷọkioonaḷaḷkoḷọkjānlowaanṃweoiṃaanimmọọnḷọkilotāṃoṇjidikeoñan ṃōninjineo. | tāṃoṇ |
| Uligaisnarrow. | EwūjabōjWūlka. | wūjabōj |
narrower | Pleasemakehispants'waistnarrower. | Kwōjjakaaidikiḷọklukwōnjedọujijean. | aidik |
nation | ArightorauthoritythathasbeenpromulgatedbytheConstitutionoftheRMI;alsoarightorauthoritythathasbeeninstitutedandconfirmedintheconstitutionofanothernation (definitionof'constitutionalright'fromLegalGlossary). | JuonjiṃweakmaroñeoeṃōjkapeneiuṃwinJemānāeeoanRMI;barāinwōtjuonjiṃweakmaroñeoeṃōjkapeneiuṃwinjemānāeeoanjuonbarlaḷ. | jemānāe |
| UnitedNation,eorjiāiinkejau.thereisajugglingcontestonU.N.day. | Iloraaneṇan | kejau |
native | Abushnative (kanaka). | Jeeknaaninbuḷōnmar. | jeeknaan |
| Theyoungmanistryingtoattractladieswithhisnative potion | Likaoeoeṇejkōttaḷeḷekōnbōkāñajeṇkapitōn. | taḷe |
naturally | Shenaturallywearsherhairlooseonherbacksoprovocatively. | Karbajri-aleakwōt. | aleak |
| Youngwomenoftheseislandshavesexappeal,naturally. | Jiroñinaelōñkeinrōttaḷeḷe. | taḷe |
naughtiest | Thatboyisthenaughtiest. | Ebōttōñtōñḷadikeṇ. | tōñtōñ |
naughtiness | Whereareyoutakingyournaughtiness? | Kwōjḷōmṇakinājḷọk ñania? | ājāj |
| Theboywasslappedbecauseofhisnaughtiness. | Ejeptakḷadikeokōnanbōt. | jeptak |
naughty | It'sthebloodthat'smakinghimnaughty. | Bōtōktōkejkāājāje. | ājāj |
| Don'tbesonaughtyoryou'llgetintrouble. | Kwōnjabbajājājbwekwōnaajjorrāān. | ājāj |
| Don'tbenaughtyoryou'llgetaspanking. | Jabbōtbwekwōnaajbaṃbaṃ. | baṃbaṃ |
| Spankthatboybecausehe'snaughty. | Kwōndeñōtḷadik ṇebweeḷapanbōt. | bōt |
| Don'tbenaughtyoryou'llgetspanked. | Kwōnjabbōtbwekwōnaajdeñdeñ. | deñdeñ |
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Nauru | HewenttoNauruaspurser. | EarbajaḷọkñanNawōdo. | baja |
Nauruans | Nauruanshavefatcalves. | Ekkillepajajinri-Naodo. | ajaj |
nauseated | I'mdizzyandnauseated. | Iaddeboululimiṃōḷañḷōñ. | addeboulul |
| Heisn'teasilynauseated. | Ejājjōḷeeṇ | jājjō |
| He'snevernauseatedbyanything. | Ejājjōjōḷeeṇ | jājjō |
| I'mnauseatedandIdon'tfeellikeeating. | Iṃōḷañḷōñimiabwinṃōñā | ṃōḷañḷōñ |
nauseates | Henauseatespeoplewithhisdoings (hismixturesarenauseating). | Ekadikkajjōjōaniiōk. | jejō |
nauseating | Henauseatespeoplewithhisdoings (hismixturesarenauseating). | Ekadikkajjōjōaniiōk. | jejō |
| Youarenauseating. | Kwokajjōjō. | jejō |
nauseous | AssoonasIgotbackintheengineroomthesmellofgasolineandoilstartedtomakemefeelnauseous.P652 | Etodeaōkarpādilowaimbwiinkiajimwōileoijoejinokōṃōḷañḷōñeō. | ṃōḷañḷōñ |
nautical | Ideterminedournauticallocationawhileagoandwearealreadyclosetotheisland.P844 | Ikarkaijikmetokōkeinḷọkimjejepaakewōtaelōñeo. | kaijikmeto |
navel | Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | bwije- |
| Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | jepjep |
| Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | jidik illọk jidik |
| Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | kietak |
| Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | idaaj bwijen |
navigation | Fewpeopleknownavigation. | Anjejjowōtkapen. | anjejjo |
| BecausehepossessestheintuitionandknowledgeofMarshallesenavigation,hecansensethataboatisoffitscourseevenwhilehe'sinsidetheboat. | Kōnanjeḷākabuñpetemaroñpādilowaanjuonwaimjeḷākeebōdkoojeoan. | kabuñpet |
| Heknowsnavigation. | Ejeḷāmeto. | meto |
navigational | WewereabouttogobutFatherstillhadhismindonquestioningtheoldman,andhesaid,“Sir,whatarethenavigationalsignsbeforeweseeLikiep?”P206 | Kōṃroejtōnṃōṃakūtwōtakebarjiktokjuonankajjitōkippānḷōḷḷapeo,innemebarba,ḶekartajetiaankōkḷaḷkoṃoktajānadloLikiep?” | jiktok |
| WewereabouttogobutFatherstillhadhismindonquestioningtheoldman,andhesaid,“Sir,whatarethenavigationalsignsbeforeweseeLikiep?”P206 | Kōṃroejtōnṃōṃakūtwōtakebarjiktokjuonankajjitōkippānḷōḷḷapeo,innemebarba,ḶekartajetiaankōkḷaḷkoṃoktajānadloLikiep?” | kōkḷaḷ |
| Ifonesknowsallthenavigationalsignshe'llnevergetlostatsea. | Ñejuonenaajjeḷākōkḷaḷebanpeḷọk. | kōkḷaḷ |
navigator | TheIroojrewarded (transplanted) hisnavigatorwiththatpieceoflandduetohispositiveserviceassuch. | Iroojeoearkatleperi-kaijikmetoeoanilowātoeṇkōnaneṃṃananjerbal. | kajikmeto |
| Thenavigatorhasdeterminedthatwe'restillfarfromanylandfall. | Ri-kaijikmetoeoejbakejejettoḷọkwōtjānāne | kaijikmeto |
navigatorʻs | “Iseethem,”theBoatswainsaidashetookthewheelfromtheCaptainandstartedanancientnavigator'schant.P509 | “Iloi,”BojineoebaimbōkjebweeojānKapeneoimjarōkjuonalinṃur | lelo |
Navy | TheU.S.Navypeopletaughthimhowtoumpire. | Earkatakaṃbaiippānnepiro. | aṃbai |
| “TheNavyplanesgaveuplookingforyou,”someonesaidtousfromthepier.P1342 | “EmaatbaḷuuninNavykaṇeaerpukpukōtkōmimān,”juonarmejekarkōkōnonotokñankōmmānjānioonwabeo. | baḷuun |
| Before,thisboatwasacargoship,belongingtotheAmericanNavysailors.P3 | WainṃōṃkajkarboojineaktoektakjeḷaantiṃakowaanNavyeoanAmerica. | booj |
| WhentheNavynolongerneededthisship,theygaveittoaMarshallesepersonwhowasworkingwiththematthetime.P5 | ṂōjinaeraikujiwainNavyrorōkarleḷọkñanjuonri-Ṃajeḷejjerbalippāeriloiieneo. | iien |
| Whenthere'saNavyshipinport,sailorsareallovertheplace. | ÑeejorwaanNepi,ettileñeñjeḷa. | tileñeñ |
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neap | It'sneaptidenowanditsgoodforfishingwithlongnets. | Eidikkiiōimeṃṃanbōkeinleok. | idik |
| Waitfortheneaptideandwewillgofishing. | Kōttaranidikimitokkōjroeọñwōd. | idik |
near | Thecurrentnearthisislandisstrongenough. | Aein/aetinturināninebweankajoor. | ae |
| Thecurrentsnearthepasspropelledthebumbumboattowardtheshore. | Eaekijekeāneḷọkbūṃbūṃeo. | aekijek |
| Howcomethecurrentnearthepassissogood today | Bajaeṃṃaninrainiinturintoin? | aeṃṃan |
| Hegotbewitchednearthehouse. | Eaetoikiṇaiturinṃweo | aeto |
| Thepeoplewereassembledneartheshelter. | Raainiarmejroṇaiturinṃōnkoeo. | ain |
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nearly | EverytimeshewearsherhairlooseonherbackInearlygooutofmymind. | Eḷakaleakeitōntūṃaōḷōmṇak | aleak |
| Whenthecigaretteswerenearlysoldout,heraisedtheprice. | Eḷakepaakanmaatjikka,ebūḷakeoṇāān. | būḷak |
| Itwassowindythetreestumpsnearlycameofftheground. | Joñananḷapkōto,ekiōktūṃdebọkut. | debọkut |
| Whenyoucomeintomymind,Inearlygocrazy. | Iloiienaṃjiktok,iitōnbwebwe. | jiktok |
| Theenginewasverystrongforthesizeoftheboat,soitnearlyskippedfromthewater’ssurfacewhenitwasmotoringwithit,especiallywhentherewasnocargo.P10 | Eḷapanbajinjineokajoorñandettanwaeoinnemewātinpeḷḷọkjānioondānñeejtōtōreake,eḷaptatañeejjejkobban. | ḷap |
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neat | You'vegotneatcreasesinyourtrousers. | Bwilọkunjedọujijṇeaṃeṃṃan. | bwilọk |
| Yourfootlockerisn'tneat. | Ejọkoṇtōptōpṇeaṃ. | jọkoṇ |
neatly | “Mr.Boatswain,makesureyoustacktheseneatlysoeverythingcango.”P357 | “Bojine,lukkuunkọkoṇlowabweenmaroñuweaolepānjọkpejkaṇadjeel.” | koṇ |
| Everythingisneatlyarrangedinthathouse. | Eḷapankoṇlowaanṃweeṇ | koṇ |
| That'sthekindoffishhookthathookssoneatly. | Kāājroteoetareṇe | tare |
necessarily | Becausethesailsofoldweremadefromwovenpandanusleaves,ourancestorsnecessarilyhadtoweaveatroforcoveringtheircanoesailstopreventthemfromgettingsoaked. | Kōnkewōjḷākoettorejọkōnkōṃṃanjānmaañinbōb,rūttororōkōnaikujājatrokeinlōbboikibwerenjabtutuimṃọḷeḷe. | lōbbọ |
necessary | Inthegameofanidep,youneedtoknowandbepreparedtokicktheballeitherforwardorbackwardasnecessarywhenit'sbeenkickedtowardyou. | Iloanidep,kwōjaikujjeḷāimpojakinjaṃlikiakjōṃṃaanebọọḷeoñerenaajjaṃewaj. | jaṃlik |
| WhenwefinishedeatingbreakfastthethreeofthemattachedsailandarrangedtheothernecessarysailinggearwhileIwashedthedishesandputthemaway.P836 | Kōmmānṃabuñimḷakdedeḷọk,erjelkōḷaakwūjḷāeoimmenkojetkōbwebwein,akñaikarreoikikōnnọkoimkọkọṇi. | kōbwebwei- |
| Theyaredoingeverythingnecessarytopreparethatcanoeforitsvoyage. | Waeoeṇrejkōpopoojeñananjerak. | kōpopo |
neck | Aftertheymadehimcrane hisnecktheykilledhim. | Ālikinaerkammōūkḷeoraarṃane | mū |
| Ashewascraninghisnecktoseebetter,hegotshotatandhit. | Ejitanmūwōtakrōbuukiimlel. | mū |
| Youshouldcraneyournecktolookinsidethehousetofindwhatyou'relookingfor. | Kwōnmūḷọk ñanlowaanṃōṇebwekwōnmaroñlomeneokwōjpukōte. | mū |
| TheywereputtingtheleisaroundhisneckwhenIleft. | Raarkōṃarṃarewōtkeijeṃṃakūt. | ṃarṃar |
necklace | Theladyisstringingthealushellsintoanecklace lei | Lioeṇejaluukiṃarṃareṇ. | alu |
need | Ineedaboat. | Iaikujijuonwaō. | aikuj |
| Youneed food | Kwōaikujṃōñā | aikuj |
| “Heyguys,Ialmostforgotonethingwestillneedtodo,”theCaptainsaid.P392 | Ḷōṃae,ibajmeḷọkḷọkwōtjidikjuonmenjejaikujkōṃṃane,”Kapeneoeba. | baj |
| Shewasobviouslyindireneedtorelieveherselfsinceshemadeabee-linefortherestroom. | Alikkaranbatbatbweearkajjuñan ṃōnbwidejeo. | batbat |
| “IwillneedtovisithimafterIseeyouguyshome,”Fathersaid.P127 | “Inaajaikujloḷọk ālikinaōlowajkoṃeañiṃweeṇ,”Jemaeba. | eṃ |
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needed | Istayednexttohimincaseheneededmetopasshimhistools.P715 | Akñaikarpādwōtijoiturinimpojakwōtñanaōjebjebḷọkkeinjerbalkoeaikujiñanjaḷjaḷ. | aikuj |
| TheonlythingIneededtodowaswipehisfacewithhistowelbecausehewassweatingprofusely.P1142 | Meneodeeoiaikujkarmatmateturinmejānkōntọọleoanbweejiebḷọkkōnmenokadu. | aikuj |
| Theytookthosewhowalkedwithalimptohimsohecouldgivethemthetreatmenttheyneeded. | Raarbōkḷọkri-ajjukubrobweentaktōiker. | ajjukub |
| Itwasn’tlongbeforewehadpassedupalltheboardsthatneededtogointhewater.P712 | Ekarjabtoammānāindeeoinnememaataḷaḷkorōkaraikujwanlōñḷọkimpādilọjet. | āinde- |
| Thosearethethings (therebyyou) Ineeded. | Erkaṇemenkoiaraikuji. | erkaṇ |
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needier | He'sneedierthanyou. | Eaikujḷọkjānkwe. | aikuj |
Needle | Needleforsewingthatch. | Iieinaj. | iie |
| Wheredidyougetyourneedle from | Iieiniaṇeaṃ? | iie |
| Needlefortyingonthatch. | Iieinkōtak. | iie |
| Wouldyoupickuptheneedlethatfellintotheholewiththemagnet. | Kwōmaroñkejitūūlinitōḷeoearwōtlọkilorọñe. | jitūūl |
| Findamagnetsothatcanpickuptheneedlethatfellintothathole. | Kwōnkajitūūltokbwejenjitūūlinitōḷeoekarwotlọkilorọñeṇ. | jitūūl |
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needlefish | Striketheneedlefishthat'sgoinginyourdirection. | Deñtaketakeowaj. | deñtak |
| YoustrikeneedlefishontheleesidewhileIdosoontheoutriggerside. | Kwōndeñtakwajikōjaakñairetam. | deñtak |
| Howfararewefishingforneedlefish? | Kōjroejkaiṃakḷọkñania? | kōṃṃak |
needles | Theypickedfungioffhisskinwithneedles. | Raarkōkkarkokoukānbwinninkōnnitōḷ. | karko |
needs | Theneedsexpressedbyfamilyrelations. | Aikujinjenkwōn. | aikuj |
| HeneedsitmorethanIdo. | Eaikujiḷọkjānña | aikuj |
| Whydoyouworrysomuchwhenshe'sexpressingherneedstoyou? | Etkekwōjinepaatakeejaikujwajñaneok? | aikuj |
| “Ithinkonlyonepersonneedstogo,”hesaid.P1275 | “Ebweaōetal,”eba. | bwe |
| WhenIheardtheCaptainsaythis,IthoughtaboutitandwasamazedthatFatherwasabletorecognizethewavesontheoceansideofPikeejfromthemovementoftheboatwhiletheCaptainsaysheneedstoactuallyseethem.P799 | KeikarroñnaankeinanKapeneo,iḷōmṇakimbwilōñbajjekippatauninanJemamaroñkileṇoinlikinPikeejjānṃōṃakūtkūtinwaeoakKapeneoebaejaikujkarlokōnmejān. | bwilōñ |
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needy | Themostneedypeoplearehere. | Armejroraaikujtatarepādijin. | aikuj |
| Wemusthelptheneedy. | Jejaikujinjipañri-aikuj. | aikuj |
negative | Oh,you'resonegative. | Ejjeḷọkwōtabōblepiṃ. | abōblep |
| Yourcheatingwillonedaybringyounegative consequences | Ajejinkabwebweūṃenaajeltakinṃajeeokjuoniien. | ajej in kabwebwe |
| Myworkingalonewon'thaveanynegativeeffectonourrelationship. | Ajerreūejaminkōṃṃanoktakinkōtaannokwōneoarro. | ajerre |
| He'snegativeaboutit. | Edāpdepippān. | dāpdep |
| He'salwaysthemostnegative. | Ḷeoejmakewōtkijoñkajjikurkureṇ. | kajjikur |
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negatively | Theroostergotnegativelyconditionedandrefusedtofight. | Emañkakoeoemjabbarire. | mañ |
| Isitperfectnow?nowlookwhatyou'vedone (saidnegatively and critically). | Ewānōkkekiiō? | wānōk |
neglect | Remembernottoneglectwritingtome. | Kememejimjabjokwōdinjejetok. | jokwōd |
| Whydidtheyneglect him | Tauninaerkōjoole? | jool |
| Don'tneglectthecommonersbecausethat'swherethestrengthlies. | Jabkwōjedunenmeḷaaj. | kwōje dunen meḷaaj |
neglected | Hewasneglectedmorewhenhewaswithhisfather'sfamily. | Earjoolḷọkiloankarpādippānnukinjemān. | jool |
| Hewasneglectedsincehewasakid. | Ejjuoneoekarri-jooljānkeeardik. | jool |
| Thatchildisneglected. | Ejoolajrieṇ. | jool |
neglecting | She'sconstantlyneglectingherchild. | Ejāniknikiajrieṇnejin. | jāniknik |
| Ifamandoesn'tmakesurethathisfamily'sneedsaremetbeforehehelpsothers,wesayhe'sneglectinghisprimaryresponsibilities. | Eḷaññejuonṃōṃaan (eṃṃaan)ejjablalebweentōprakaikujkoanbaaṃleeoanṃoktajānanlalerojet,ejkadkadmootot. | kadkadmootot |
| Ifamandoesn'tmakesurethathisfamily'sneedsaremetbeforehehelpsothers,wesayhe'sneglectinghisprimaryresponsibilities. | Eḷaññejuonṃōṃaan (eṃṃaan)ejjablalebweentōprakaikujkoanbaaṃleeoanṃoktajānanlalerojet,ejkadkadmootot. | kadkadmootot |
negligable | Hisisaminorcaseofthenegligablechillonegetswhileondryland. | Piọwaanmeneṇippānkōnkepiọineppānene. | eppānene |
neighbor | Thoushaltnotbearfalsewitnessagainstthyneighbor.S5 | Kwōnjabkōnnaannaaninriabṇaeri-turuṃ. | riab |
| Thoushaltnotbearfalsewitnessagainstthyneighbor.S5 | Kwōnjabkōnnaannaaninriabṇaeri-turuṃ. | turu- |
neighbors | Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
| Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
| Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
| Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | turu- |
| Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | turu- |
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neighborʻs | Don'tcovetyourneighbor'sspouse. | Jabaṇokṇakepāleenrūturuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
neither | What'scausingtheboattomakesomuchspraywhenthereareneitherwavesnorwind? | Taeṇejkōjọkurbaatatewaeṇkeejjeḷọkṇoimkōto? | jọkurbaatat |
nerves | Quitpoundingcauseyou'regettingonmynerves. | Kwōnjabdidipiñpiñ (iddipiñpiñ)bwejouwaroñ. | didipiñpiñ |
nervous | Mylookingatheroutofthecornerofmyeyemadehernervous. | Addikdūekōṃṃananabṇōṇō. | addikdik |
| IwasstillontheboatfeelingnervouswhenIheardtherattlingofgravelonthedock.P55 | Ijjalōḷñoñbajjekwōtioonwaeoakiroñḷōḷāārārioonwabeo. | ḷōḷāārār |
nest | Whereisthathenmakingitsnest? | Ejeliabaoeṇ. | el |
nests | Therearesomechickennestsintheboondocks. | Jetkaṇelin/ilenbaobuḷōnmareṇ. | el |
| Jemo'sshoresarealwaysfullofturtlenests. | EkkarōkrōkarinJemọ. | karōk |
net | We'reboundtobeluckywhenwefishwithasurroundingnetonadarknightwiththetidecomingin. | Ebanjabjeraaṃṃanadeọñōdiloaejekinibwijtok. | aejek |
| They (two)caughtthefishusingthesurroundnet. | Erroaraejekiekkaṇe. | aejek |
| Usethesurroundnetandgetussomefishforwe'redyingtoeatfish. | Kaaejektokkijedekbwejebatur. | aejek |
| Thefishermenusingthe surroundingnetcameinfromthewater. | Ri-kaaejekroraarwōnānetak. | aejek |
| Theysurroundingtheschoolofrabbitfishbesidethestonyshoalsotheycouldeasilyscoopitupwithanet. | Rejaḷeekṃọle ṇaidipinṇaeṇbweeneṃṃanjabuki. | aḷe |
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nets | It'sneaptidenowanditsgoodforfishingwithlongnets. | Eidikkiiōimeṃṃanbōkeinleok. | idik |
| Theyarethrowingnetsattheschoolofmackeralonthelagoonside. | Ettōūeoeṇrejkadṇaiaar. | kadkad |
| Oneofthefishermenwhothrewnetsdidnotcatchanyfish. | Juoniaanri-kadkadroekarejjeḷọkkoṇan. | kadkad |
| Themenarefishingbythrowingnetsatthelagoonside. | Ḷōṃaroraṇrejokkadkadiaar. | kadkad |
| Themenarefishingbythrowingnetsalongtheshore. | Ḷōṃaroraṇrejokkadkadḷọkiaarḷọk | kadkad |
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never | Ineversawashiergirlthanher. | Ejjeḷọkwōtabjeinledikeo. | abje |
| Peoplewhoareshywillnevermakeit. | Rūabjerōbantōprak. | abje |
| Itnevergetsimpededwhileinprogress. | Ejajeaboranetal. | abor |
| You'llneverknowthesecretsoftheirspiritualpowers. | Kwobanjeḷāabnāer. | abōn |
| He'sspecialinthatheneverwantstogetinto controversies | Ejmakewōtñakaitwerōk. | aitwerōk |
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new | Theyhadnew shirts | Ekāāljōōtkoaerro. | aerro |
| Andy'snewoutriggercanoeissailinginthelagoon. | AkadikeowaanĀntieṇejejjerakrōkiloṃaḷo | akadik |
| Anew building | Akadikineṃ. | akadik |
| OnedayI'llbuildanewhouseoutofmycurrentone. | Inaajakadikṃweiṃōjuonraan. | akadik |
| Thatcongregationisusingtheirmonthlycontributionstobuildtheirnew church | Eklejiaeṇejallōñijuukiwōṇāānṃōnjarkāāleṇaer. | allōñ iju |
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newcomer | IfyouareanewcomertotheMarshalls,thepeoplegatherandbringyoufoodandgifts.S4 | ElañekwōjruwamāejetiloaelōñinṂajeḷarmejrorejkobaimbōkwōjṃōñāimmen-in-leḷọkkoñaneok. | menin le- |
| IfyouareanewcomertotheMarshalls,thepeoplegatherandbringyoufoodandgifts.S4 | ElañekwōjruwamāejetiloaelōñinṂajeḷarmejrorejkobaimbōkwōjṃōñāimmen-in-leḷọkkoñaneok. | ruwamāejet |
newcomers | Theyarenewcomers. | Ri-itokmenraṇe. | itok |
| We'reallnewcomersanddon'tknowourwayaround. | Aolepkōmeañijeri-jājineetwōt. | jājiniet |
| Onlynewcomersandchiefsarehonoredinthisway,orifthereisafirstbirthday,oriftherearevisitors.S4 | Rejkaṃōḷowōtñanruwamāejetkabirooj,ñeejwōrkeemem,kabñeewōrri-lotok. | lo- |
Newly | Newlybuiltcanoeslitteredthelagoonbeachoftheisland.. | Eakadikieoonkappeinarināneo | akadik |
| He'shewingtheṃweiurforthenewlyconstructedcanoe. | Ejḷame ṃweiureoṃweirunakadikeo. | ṃweiur |
news | Mostwidespreadisthegoodnews. | Ajeededtatanaaneoeṃṃan. | ajeeded |
| Thegoodnewsisspreadfarandwidearoundtheworld. | Eajeedednaaneoeṃṃanipeḷaakinlaḷin. | ajeeded |
| Thenewsmadehimfeelmelancholy. | Naaneoekōṃṃanandedodo (eddodo). | dedo |
| Thenewsofthetyphooncomingmadethepeopleoftheatollexcited. | Nuujeokōntaibuuneoejitokearkaṃṃōḷōikarmejinaelōñeo. | eṃṃōḷō |
| Nowpeopleonouterislandsdon’tneedtoawaitthearrivalofashipsothattheycanhearnews.S26 | Kiiōarmejinaelōñkoilikinrejjabaikujinkōttarwabwereneọroñennaan. | eọroñ |
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next | Istayednexttohimincaseheneededmetopasshimhistools.P715 | Akñaikarpādwōtijoiturinimpojakwōtñanaōjebjebḷọkkeinjerbalkoeaikujiñanjaḷjaḷ. | aikuj |
| You'reonnext month | Allōñeoaṃinallōñinlaḷ. | allōñ in laḷ |
| What'snext month | Allōñtainilaḷ? | allōñ in laḷ |
| Lotsofthingswilltakeplacenext month | Elōñmenenaajwaḷọkallōñinlaḷ. | allōñ in laḷ |
| Ishallreturnnext month | Inaajjepḷaakallōñinlaḷ. | allōñ in laḷ |
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nibbled | Afishcameandnibbledonmyline. | Eitokekeoimḷijjieoeoaō. | ḷūḷijḷij |
nibbles | Waittillhenibblesonthebaitandthenjerktheline. | Kōttaranḷūḷijḷij (iḷḷijḷij)imdimtake. | ḷūḷijḷij |
nibbling | ThenItookoneformyselfandstartednibblingatit.P812 | Akibajbōkjuonkijōwūdimjinomemedikdik. | meme |
nice | TheAelōñkeinvarietyfromNamorik hasnice,bigbananas. | EkkillepwūdinAelōñkeininNaṃdik. | Aelōñ-kein |
| Let'sfinishupourworkandgetreadytolookniceatsunset. | Jenkaṃōjadjerbalimpojakinaḷkōnar. | aḷkōnar |
| Hownicethatthefourofyoucanjusttakeiteasyandcruisearound. | Eṃṃanwōtamimānjaṃṃbobajjek. | amimān |
| Yourearringlooksnice. | Eṃṃandiedeṇedieṃ. | diede |
| IbelieveyoutriptoAmericawasverygood.Ofcourse,itwasverynice. | IjtomakbwetūreepeoaṃñanAmedkaelukkuunemṃan?Ekōjkan,ekarlukkuunemṃan. | ekōjkan |
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nicely | Theseflowersarenicely arranged | Eṃṃanjepaanutkein. | jepaa- |
| Wildducksflynicely (information). | Eṃṃananrañkōkāke (ekkāke). | kōkāke |
| Andalthoughthewindwaspushingusalongnicely,wehadalreadydriftedfarenoughwestthatittookusaboutaweeksailingeastward.P1184 | Meñeeṃṃankūtwōmmāntakḷọkakkōnankarbajḷapammānḷeirōtle,enañinjuonwiikinammāntartak. | kōto |
| Thosehousesarelinedupnicely. | Eṃṃanlaajrakinṃōkaṇ | laajrak |
| Andalthoughthewindwaspushingusalongnicely,wehadalreadydriftedfarenoughwestthatittookusaboutaweeksailingeastward.P1184 | Meñeeṃṃankūtwōmmāntakḷọkakkōnankarbajḷapammānḷeirōtle,enañinjuonwiikinammāntartak. | rāātle |
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nickel | LendmeanickelsoI'llhaveenoughmoneyforsomecigarettes. | Letokḷalemjāānemkabweḷọkoṇāānjuonjikka. | bwe |
night | Youmustreallybeafraidofghostssinceyoucan'twalktothathouseatnight. | Bajabwinmakeiṃkekwobanetalñan ṃweeṇinboñ. | abwinmake |
| DidyounoticeArcturusintheskylastnight? | KwaarlokeAdboñ? | Ad |
| We'reboundtobeluckywhenwefishwithasurroundingnetonadarknightwiththetidecomingin. | Ebanjabjeraaṃṃanadeọñōdiloaejekinibwijtok. | aejek |
| Theywentfishingforredsquirrelfishlastnight. | Raarkaaelbūrōrōjota. | aelbūrōrō |
| WhenIgotbackuptothedeckIheardtheCaptainplanningoutsteeringdutiesforthethreeofthemforthenight.P536 | KeijtōprakḷọkioonteekiroñanKapeneokōppeḷaakikijjienawaanjebwebwekoaerjeelJemaimBojin. | aer |
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nightfall | TheCaptaintookthelanternandtookittothebackoftheboattogetreadyfornightfall.P531 | Kapeneoejibweḷaṇtōneoimbōklikḷọk ñanijojikinbweenpojakñanboñōneo. | boñ |
| Theyplayedejjōbaōtillnightfall. | Raarejjōbaōḷọkemboñ. | ejjōbaō |
| Thelunaticshriekedalldaylonguntilnightfall. | Bwebweeoearkōkeilọkaolepānraaneoḷọkooṃeboñ. | kōkeilọk |
| Theyworkedtogetheronthecopraandfinisheditbeforenightfall. | Raarkumitiwainieoimkōmateṃoktajānanboñ. | kumit |
night-fall | Hekeptgoingbackandforth,fromtheoceansidetothelagoonsideandviceversauntilnight-fall. | Earwanlik-wōnarḷọkoooṃemarok. | wanlik-wōnar |
nights | It'snotgoodtohuntforlobstersonmoonlessnights. | Enanakaworilomaroklep. | maroklep |
| Wehuntforlobsterbythetilkawormethodonlyonmoonlessnights. | Jejtilkaworwōtilobuñūnmarok. | tilkawor |
| It'snotasbrightinHawaiiduringhalf-moonnightsasintheMarshalls. | EjjabmeraminwetakḷapinAwaiiwōtṂajeḷ | wetakḷap |
nighttime | “Guys,it’srainingsohardandtheweatherissobadthatitseemslikeit’snighttimeeventhoughit’s10o’clockinthemorning,”Fathersaid.P778 | Ḷōmare,joñananmejelwōtkeinimnanalañ,eñināinwōteboñ,meñejoñoulawajibboñkiiō”Jemaekarba. | mijel |
| “Nowit’snighttimeandwearejustgoingtohavetodriftandheavetountiltomorrowmorningwhenthereisenoughlightforustoseeandusethesail.P797 | “Eboñkiininnemkōjmānnaajjapeḷọkimiptuñaniljujibboñbweenraanemejādñanadjerakewūjḷāṇe | raan |
nimble | Heissonimblehedidnotgethurtwhenhefelldown. | Kōnanjeḷābuñūmpeḷtakearjabjorrāān. | buñ-peltak |
Nitijeḷā | Let'sjustsaythataftertheNitijeḷāpassesthebudgetwecangetourpay. | JenbabweālkinwōtanNitijeḷākoweppānbajetjenaajjinomaroñkōḷḷā. | jen ba |
No | Noonehasgreaterinalienablerightsthananyoneelse. | Ejjeḷọkeṇeademlōkmejḷọkjānbarjuon. | addemlōkmej |
| Noonecantakeawayourinalienablerights | Maroñkoaddemlōkmejejjeḷọkjuonemaroñbūkijānkōj. | addemlōkmej |
no | Therewas nodoubtthathewouldcome. | Aelọkinkeejnaajkaritokwōt. | aelọk |
| Thereare norefrigeratorsinmostMarshallesehomes,exceptforsomeonKwajaleinandMajuro,andafewonouterislands.S27 | Ejjeḷọkaij-bọọkiloenañinaolepeṃiṂajeḷ,bōtabeḷakwōrilojetwōteṃkoKuajleenimMājrokabjejjoiloaelōñkoilikin. | aelōñ |
| There's nocurrentinthislagoon. | Ejajeaetlowaanṃaḷoon āniin | aet |
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Noah | OnlyNoahandhisfamilysurvivedthegreatfloodintheBible. | NowawōtimbwijeoanraarmouriloibwijleplepeoiloBaibōḷ. | ibwijleplep |
noble | Thenoblekingisonhisway. | Iroojbwioeoeoṇetok. | bwio |
Nobody | Nobodylikesthatgirlbecauseshe'sfilthy. | Aolepemdikeledikeṇbweejokdād. | jokdād |
| Nobodycanchasemeoffthisland. | Ikōnṇailojikinin. | kōn |
| Don'tworry,he'sanobody. | Jabinepatabwemānniñmeneṇ. | mānniñ |
nodded | IthoughtheunderstoodmypointbecausehenoddedwhenItalkedtohimaboutit. | Ibawōtemeḷeḷekōnanṃōṃjidjid (eṃṃajidjid)keijkōnonoñane | ṃajid |
| AfterInoddedtoletFatherknowIunderstood,Iheardthesoundoftreadingfeetuponthedeck.P678 | Ālikinaōṃōṃajidjid ḷọk ñanJemaimkaalikkarkeimeḷeḷe,ikarroñainikienṃūṃūṇṃūṇioonteek. | ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ |
nodding | Whentheyweredonenoddingwhiletalkingtoeachother,theOldManpointedeasttowardthemiddleofthebushesandthethreeofthemincludingtheBosunheadedoverthatway.P1265 | Keekarṃōjaerroṃōṃajidjid ñandoon,ḷōḷḷapeoejitōñḷọkbuḷōnmarkojetakiermāninnemerjelBojineojibadekḷọk | jetak |
noddy | WhilehewaswhistlingablacknoddyflewoverandlandedontheCaptain’srightshoulder.P1035 | Ejjaajjewewebajjekwōtijoakekātakjuonjekadimjokioonaerananbwijmaroñ. | ajwewe |
| Isawablacknoddylandonthenorthernbuoyandsomepeopleontheshorebeckoningtous.P523 | Juonuweojekadejokioonbuwaeṇeiōñ,akjetroroarmejioonparijetrejjeeaaḷtok. | jekad |
| “Firsttheblacknoddybird,nowtheship.P1175 | Ṃoktakarjekadeo,kiiōwaeo. | ṃokta |
noise | We'renotcrazyaboutpeoplewhoareresponsiblefornoise. | Jejjabṃōṇōṇōippānri-kaaeñwāñwā. | aeñwāñwā |
| You'recreatingnoisebybotheringhim. | Kwōjkaaeñwāñwākōnaṃurōje. | aeñwāñwā |
| Don'tmakeanynoise. | Jabkaailuwaannañnañ. | ailuwannañnañ |
| Youknow,it’slikehowtheplanesareflyingabovethisislandallthetime,thenoisemakesmewanttogocrazy.”P199 | Dedeenkeeḷakekkākebaḷuunimejatotoioonaelōñin,jeitanwūdeakeakkōnainikiier.” | ainikie- |
| IheardanoiseandlookedovertowhereIthoughtithadcomefrom.P1039 | Iroñainikieneoimḷaklukkuunalluwaḷọke ḷọkijoejitokjāne. | alluwaḷọk |
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noisier | They'renoisierthanbefore. | Raeñwāñwāḷọkjānṃokta | aeñwāñwā |
noisiest | He'snoisiestwhenangry. | Eaeñwāñwātatañeejillu. | aeñwāñwā |
| Thenoisiestpeoplearefoundinthisatoll. | Ailuwaantataarmejinaelōñin. | ailuwannañnañ |
noisily | Hedranknoisily. | Eṃṃōtṃōtanidaak. | ṃōṃōtṃōt |
noisiness | Whereareyoutakingyournoisiness to | Kwōjailuwaanḷọk ñania? | ailuwannañnañ |
noisy | Theirdynamitingisnoisy. | Ekauwaroñroñaerabba. | abba |
| Itwasstartingtogetnoisyfromallthepeople.P149 | Ejinoaeñwāñwāijokōnarmej. | aeñwāñwā |
| They'reverynoisy. | Ejjeḷọkwōtaeñwāñwāier. | aeñwāñwā |
| Thosechildrenareawfullynoisy. | Eḷapanaeñwāñwāajriraṇ. | aeñwāñwā |
| ThelastIsawhimhewasbeinghisnoisyselfgoingyourway. | Eñeoearbajaeñwāñwāwōtwajijeṇeṇewaj. | aeñwāñwā |
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Nomads | Nomads. | Armejroteñejjeplōklōkjikinanjokwe. | jeplōklōk |
none | Youreyesarelookingattoomanychoiceswhichwillresultintheachievementofnone.Youreyesarelookingattoomanychoiceswhichwillresultintheachievementofnone. (Lit.Havingtoomanyeyestotakeinyourchoicewillcauseyoutolooseyourgripandtodriftaftbetweentheoutriggerandthehullandawayfromthecanoe. | Elōñmejānaṃātetinnemkwomaroñinpeetokōtaanapitto! | ātet |
| Noneofthefourofussaidanythingforalittlewhileafterthat.P1041 | Ejejiaammāneṇekarkwaḷọkjidiknaaniuṃwinjetkokeminitālikinanwaḷọkmeneo. | iaa- |
| Thankfully,noneofusdid.P1024 | Jeraaṃṃanbweekarjab. | jeraaṃṃan |
noon | Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | bwije- |
| Highnoon. | Raelepjelōñlōñ. | jelōñlōñ |
| Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | jepjep |
| Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | jidik illọk jidik |
| Everytimewetendto thetaskof drawingcoconutsap,inthemorningandevening,andsometimesatnoon,wecutthecoconutshootabiteachtime,andwealsobendthe shoot downtopreventthesapfromdrowningitsnavel.S19 | Aolepiienadjekaro,ilojibboñimjotaimjetiieniloraelep,jejjeputakeojidikillọkjidik,imbarāinwōtkietakebweenjabidaakbwijen. | kietak |
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noose | Waittillhisfootgetsinthenoosethenyank. | Kōttaranallokneenemkeepep. | keepep |
nor | Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
| Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
| Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
| Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
| Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5 | Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. | aṇokṇak |
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normally | “Thecurrentisrunningnorthwardsnow,becausethereisnormallywindfromthesouthwestsinceit’ssummer.P186 | “Ejaeniñaḷọkkiiōkōnkeekkāwōtankūtakbweejiienrakwōt. | ae |
| Normallytherearetwocopraharvestingperiodsinayear. | Ekkāanruoaḷilojuoniiō. | aḷ |
| Thatship'sboomsarenormally long | Eaettokbuuṃinwaeṇ. | buuṃ |
| Thewindnormallycomesfromtheeast. | Ekkāwōtankōtoitokreeaar. | itok reeaar |
| WeoftenhavetestsonFriday.WenormallyhavetestsonFridays. | EkkāwōtamteejinBōḷaide. | kōkā |
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north | Thecurrentthatflowsnorthinthatareaisalotgreater. | Aeniñeañḷọkintujabeṇebweankakijoñjoñ. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| ItissaidthatthereisalwaysiceonthewaterattheNorth Pole | RejbaeaijiioondāniloNorthPoleaolepiien. | aij |
| Isthereanyonefromthenorthsideoftheislandhere? | Ewōrkeri-aikneijin? | aikne |
| I'mlivingonthenorthsideoftheisland. | Ijjokweiaikneinānin | aikne |
| "It'squiteclearthatthenorthstarshinesbrightly"—wordsfromapopularcontemporarysong. | Alkarkarkeijuuneañerabōlḷọk. | alkarkar |
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northeast | Eastnortheast trade | Kọtoirūkinaḷ. | kọto |
| Northnortheast trade | Kọtoiūñinaḷ. | kọto |
northeastern | ThenortheasternMarshallsaredrierthanthesouthwesternMarshalls. | RatakeañejọwōtwōtḷọkjānRālikrak. | jọwōtwōt |
northerly | Thisnortherlyswellisstrong. | Ekajoorbuñtokeañin. | buñtokeañ |
northern | Thenorthwardcurrentisstrongerinthenorthernsectionthaninthesouthernsectionoftheislands. | Eaeniñeañḷọk ḷọk āñinmetojānrakinmeto. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| Themoundofstonesonthenorthernendoftheislandisbigger. | Eajokḷāḷọkjabōnānintuiōñ. | ajokḷā |
| Isawhimthrow-nettingatthenorthernendoftheisland. | Iarloankadkadajokḷāiōñ. | ajokḷā |
| It'sacuttingtakenfromanAḷḷañinwaplantbroughtinfromthenorthern atolls | IneenAḷḷañinwaanaelōñkāiōñ. | Aḷḷañinwa |
| Itusuallygrowsonthenorthernislandsbecausearrowrootgrowsinsandyplacesoflittlerainfall.S20 | Ekkāwōtaneddekiloaelōñkoiōñkōnkeṃakṃōkeṃṃananeddekilojikinkorejawōtwōtimkabokbok. | bok |
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northward | ThenorthwardflowingcurrentisgreatestontheoceansideofḶōñarinArṇo. | AeniñeañḷọktatalikinḶōñariloArṇo. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| Thenorthwardcurrentisstrongerinthenorthernsectionthaninthesouthernsectionoftheislands. | Eaeniñeañḷọk ḷọk āñinmetojānrakinmeto. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| ThecurrentintheoceanbetweenLikiepandRuōtisflowingnorthward. | EaeniñeañḷọkmetoeṇkōtaanLikiepimRuōt. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| Theboatdriftednorthwardwiththecurrent. | Rōkaeniñeañḷọkwaeo. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| Thecurrentisflowingmorenorthwardtodaythantheotherday. | Eaerōkeañḷọkḷọkrainiinjānraaneoḷọk | aerōkeañḷọk |
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northwards | “Thecurrentisrunningnorthwardsnow,becausethereisnormallywindfromthesouthwestsinceit’ssummer.P186 | “Ejaeniñaḷọkkiiōkōnkeekkāwōtankūtakbweejiienrakwōt. | ae |
northwest | “Overtheretothenorthwest,”hesaid.P1105 | “Ijeṇeṇeiōñirilik,”eba. | ijeṇeṇe |
nose | Hehasdifficlutyusinghisfullsenseofsmellingbecauseofhisstuffynose. | Enanaankāātetkōnkeeboṇbọtin. | ātāt |
| Don'tblowyournose carelessly | Enjabjabdeaṃba. | ba |
| Don'tblowyournose everywhere | Kwōnjabbatobatak. | ba |
| Don'tblowyournosetowardushere. | Kwōnjabbatok. | ba |
| Themanpunchedhiswifeinthenose | Ḷeoebaitibọọtinlioippān. | bait |
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nosey | Idespiseapersonwhoisnosey. | Idikearmejroteṇeeded. | eded |
nosiest | Thatwomanisthenosiestonthisisland. | Kōrāeṇejmakewōtbōbōk (ebbōk)iaankōrinānin | bōbōk |
nostalgia | Irememberwithnostalgiamyisland,theplacewhereIwasborn,S2 linesfromasong | Ijiọkweḷọkaelōñeoaō,ijoiarḷotakie, | iọkwe |
nostalgic | Itmademefeelsadandnostalgic.P1285 | Ekōṃṃanaōememḷọkjen. | ememḷọkjeṇ |
| Ican'tstopbeingnostalgicaboutthisplace. | Ebanjeṃḷọkaōemḷọketokijin. | emḷọk |
not | Heisnotbotheredonebit. | Ejajeabṇōṇōñanjidik. | abṇōṇō |
| Thedragonthebottomoftheboatisthecauseofitnotrunningfast. | Aborinkapinwainekōṃṃananbat. | abor |
| Ihavenotseenablackapple. | Ijjañinelloloabōḷkilmeej. | abōḷ |
| Thefirstquarterofthemoonforthismonthinnot visible | Adikinallōñjabinettino. | adik |
| They'refishingforadipānotfarfromshore. | Erraṇrejkaadipāimejānātāt | adipā |
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notch | Chiselthatnotchsothatitfits. | Kwōnmedeikṃōktiekṇebweenkoṇ. | mede |
notches | Thatcoconuttreehasnotchescutinit. | Ejekāiōōjnieṇ. | jekāiōōj |
| Theycutnotchesinthatcoconuttree. | Eṃōjjekāiōōjnieṇ | jekāiōōj |
note | YouwillnotethatIwatchbirdstolocatetheirroostlikeanexpert. | Kwōnājlalebweakajokūejakajokinṃōkade | akajok |
| Choosetreesthataregoodforpickinggreencoconutsandnotetheirlocation. | Jedkāimlalierkiwōtniinentakkein. | jedkā |
nothern | Aikūtōkōdfishfromthenothernislandsarenotdelicious. | Ejauwiaikūtōkōdinratakeañ. | aikūtōkōd |
nothing | StopbeggingmeforitbecauseI hadnothingtodowithit. | Jabakweḷaptokñan ñabweejjeḷọkaōilomenṇe | akweḷap |
| Thosewholiveontheirinheritedlandhavenothingtoworryabout. | Ri-amṇakejjeḷọkaerinepata. | amṇak |
| Evenifherefusesthere'snothinghismothercandoaboutit. | Amñeeabōbkeejjeḷọkmeneṇjinenemaroñe. | amñe |
| Therewasnothingelse,evenadarkshadowthatwouldhavebeentheresinceitwassoclose;eventhoughthelightswentoutweshouldstillhavemadeoutitsshape.P1154 | Ejejkainṇebarmemarokrokaklelorinannañkebajjoñaneppakeoan,jekdọọnñeekunakkōminkarlowōtannañin. | annañ |
| Don'tcallmefornothing. | Kwōnjabbapataeta. | ba pata |
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Nothings | “Nothing’sthematter,”Fathersaid.P587 | “Ejjeḷọkjorrāān,”Jemaeba. | jorrāān |
notice | DidyounoticeArcturusintheskylastnight? | KwaarlokeAdboñ? | Ad |
| YouweresowellhiddenIdidn'tnoticeyouwerethere. | Bajaelọkūṃkeiñakkekwōpādijo. | aelọk |
| Thatcolorishardesttonotice. | Eaelọktatakōḷarṇe | aelọk |
| Walkawayslowlysotheydon'tnotice you | Kwōnajādikḷọkbwerenjabloeok. | ajādik |
| Walkawayverysoftlyandslowlysotheydon'tnotice you | Kwōnajjādikdikḷọkbwerenjabloeok. | ajādik |
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noticed | Inoticedhimmarkingonthecalendarthedateonwhichhisislandwasinvaded. | IarloanaḷōṃṇakeraaneoAmedkaeaarjodikiaelōñeṇan. | aḷōṃṇak |
| ThenInoticedthatinsidetheboatFather’stoolswerestillallspreadoutdownthere.P52 | IḷakmejeklaḷḷọklowaanwaeoilokeinjerbalkoanJemarejeojaḷwōtijo. | eojaḷ |
| Theyheadedtowardtheislandwhentheynoticedtheislanderssignalingthem. | Rōtarāneḷọkkerejjubwijierjānāneo | jubwij |
| Whenwegotoutside,Ilookedoverandnoticeditwasstartingtogetlightintheeast.P220 | KekōṃroJemaejdiwōjjānṃweo,iḷakbōkmejaimerretakḷọkiloanjinomemeramramrear. | meram |
noticing | YoulookedsoobviousthatIdidn'thaveany problemnoticingyoustandingthere. | Alikkarūṃṇaijokeijreiwajwōtimjeḷākekweeo. | alikkar |
notified | Inotifiedyouaboutthemeeting. | Iarjiroñeokkōnkwelọkeo. | jiroñ |
| Hewasinformed/notifiedofhisbeingfiredfromthejobheheld. | Raarkōnnaanōkekeeṃōjpikkajoikjānjerbaleoan. | kōnnaan |
| Hewasinformed/notifiedofhisbeingfiredfromthejobheheld. | Raarkōnnaanōkekeeṃōjpikkajoikjānjerbaleoan. | pikkajo |
notorious | They'renotoriousforputtingonairs. | Rūkabōllaḷmenraṇ. | kabōllaḷ |
novice | Don'tletthatnoviceplaybilliards. | Jabkapilieteñak ṇe | piliet |
| I'mjustanovice. | Iwatrebajjek. | watre |
now | It'sthefirstquarterofthemoonnow. | Eadik. | adik |
| “Thecurrentisrunningnorthwardsnow,becausethereisnormallywindfromthesouthwestsinceit’ssummer.P186 | “Ejaeniñaḷọkkiiōkōnkeekkāwōtankūtakbweejiienrakwōt. | ae |
| Nowthat'sagenuineexpertinthefasteningofthesailtotheboom. | Lukkuunbajri-aekōrā. | aekōrā |
| It'sinvisiblenowbutwillberevealedlater. | Eaelọkkiiōakenaajalikkartokālik. | aelọk |
| It'scoolnow. | Eaemedkiiō. | aemed |
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now… | Nowyou'vereallyhadit. (Youwerealreadyintroublebutnow….) | Kwōjkabāteojorrāān. | āteo |
nowadays | Whydothepricesofgoodsfluctuatesomuchnowadays? | Enbajabōntọunwōtwōṇāānṃweiukraankein? | abōṇtọun |
| Peoplenowadaysdon'tseemtolikefamilylife. | Ri-raankeineinwōtejakoḷọkaerebbaaṃlele. | baaṃle |
| Thepriceofgoodsnowadaysisreallyextravagant. | Ejjeḷọkbajbōlejinoṇāānṃweiukraankein. | bōlej |
| Womendon'twearmatsnowadays. | Kōrārejjabekkōṇakedrainiin. | ed |
| Peopledon'tpierceearsasmuchnowadays. | Edikḷọkililraankein. | il |
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nowhere | Don'targuewithhimasyou'llgetnowhere. | Kwōnjabakwāālebweebanwōrtōprak. | akwāāl |
number | PlayanumberontheharmonicasoIcanseeifyou'regood. | Aṃonikaṃōkbweinlalekwojeḷāke. | aṃonika |
| Heisthenumberonemanwhoalwayshashisarmsfolded. | Ri-bokpātataeoeṇ. | bokpā |
| “Ihaven’ttriedbutitprobablywouldn’tbehard,becauseitseemslikeIjustsawhowtheydoit;youjustrollthediceandthenumberofpointsshow.P167 | “Ijjañinkajjioñakbōlenebanpenbweāinwōtiḷakbajlalemeneojejwōjakdeeṇkōdapilitaijkaṇimewaḷọkbōnbōneoad. | dāpilpil |
| ThereareanumberofWesternteachersinthelargerschools,butalmostallofthesmallouter-islandschoolshaveonlyMarshalleseteachers.S9 | Elōñri-kakiinpālleilojikuuḷkeinrōḷḷapakenañinaolepjikuuḷkorōddikiloaelōñkoilikinri-Ṃajeḷwōtrejri-kaki. | dik |
| Thenumberofemployeesshouldbereduced. | Kaiietworanri-jerbal. | iiet |
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numbers | TheU.S.fleetcameinsuchhugenumberstotheMajurolagoonthatitliterallyoverflowed. | InejeoanAmedkaearjepekōḷanetokloṃaḷounMājroimlutōkḷọk. | jepekōḷan |
numerous | Theelevatorwasquitebusythatdayliftingthenumerouspatientsupanddowntotheirrespectivedestinations. | Epouberpetaeoinbōklōñ-bōklaḷri-nañinmejlōñlōñroanraaneoñanijokorejjibadekiḷọk | bōklōñ-bōklaḷ |
nurse | Iamgoingtonursethatsickperson. | Ijilānkauukri-nañinmejeṇ. | kau |
| Whereisthatnurse from | Nōōjiniaeṇ? | nōōj |
nursed | Theynursedthebabysincehewasborn. | Raarkaajjiririikijānkeeardik. | kaajiriri |
nurses | Thenursesrubbedalcoholonthebabytoreduceitsfever. | Nōōjroraararkooḷeniñniñeobweendikḷọkanpipa. | arkooḷ |
nut | Heismovingthecopranutwithastick. | Ḷeoejadibwijwainieo. | adebdeb |
| Pleaseputscrapingsofsweetsmellingdriftnutonhisflowerwreath. | Ajetetokṃōkwūtewūtin. | ajet |
| Yourputtingsweetsmellingdriftnuttomakecoconutoilisbetterthanmine. | Ajetūṃeñajjānajetū. | ajet |
| Thiscopranuthasstartedtoformaspongykernel. | Ebōḷoñarwainie. | bōḷoñar |
| Heishuskingthecopranut. | Ḷeoejdibōjwainieo. | dedeb |
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nutrients | FishweretheonlypartoftheMarshallesedietthatprovidedthenutrientsonegetsfrommeat.S23 | Karkijenri-Ṃajeḷwōtekñanjaleleimñan ōnkorōaikujijānkanniek. | ōn |
nuts | Heismovingcopranutswithastick. | Ḷeoejadebdebwaini. | adebdeb |
| Nuts!I'mnotgoing. | Aia,ibanetal. | aia |
| Nuts!Iwon'tlikeit! | Aiaeaibankōṇaan! | aiaea |
| Heishuskingcopranuts. | Ḷeoejdedeb (eddeb) waini | dedeb |
| Let'seachofusgatherfourhundredcopranuts. | Jenkāābukwikuṇaadwaini. | eabukwi |
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Nylon | Nylonlinesaregoodbecausetheydon'ttangleoften. | Eṃṃanekebwerōjjabddapitōktōk. | dapitōk |