| 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 |
| MORE nails |
| 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 |
| MORE nearly |
| 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 |
| MORE needle |
| 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- |
| MORE neighbors |
| 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 |
| MORE net |
| nets | It'sneaptidenowanditsgoodforfishingwithlongnets. | Eidikkiiōimeṃṃanbōkeinleok. | idik |
| | Theyarethrowingnetsattheschoolofmackeralonthelagoonside. | Ettōūeoeṇrejkadṇaiaar. | kadkad |
| | Oneofthefishermenwhothrewnetsdidnotcatchanyfish. | Juoniaanri-kadkadroekarejjeḷọkkoṇan. | kadkad |
| | Themenarefishingbythrowingnetsatthelagoonside. | Ḷōṃaroraṇrejokkadkadiaar. | kadkad |
| | Themenarefishingbythrowingnetsalongtheshore. | Ḷōṃaroraṇrejokkadkadḷọkiaarḷọk | kadkad |
| MORE nets |
| never | Ineversawashiergirlthanher. | Ejjeḷọkwōtabjeinledikeo. | abje |
| | Peoplewhoareshywillnevermakeit. | Rūabjerōbantōprak. | abje |
| | Itnevergetsimpededwhileinprogress. | Ejajeaboranetal. | abor |
| | You'llneverknowthesecretsoftheirspiritualpowers. | Kwobanjeḷāabnāer. | abōn |
| | He'sspecialinthatheneverwantstogetinto controversies | Ejmakewōtñakaitwerōk. | aitwerōk |
| MORE never |
| new | Theyhadnew shirts | Ekāāljōōtkoaerro. | aerro |
| | Andy'snewoutriggercanoeissailinginthelagoon. | AkadikeowaanĀntieṇejejjerakrōkiloṃaḷo | akadik |
| | Anew building | Akadikineṃ. | akadik |
| | OnedayI'llbuildanewhouseoutofmycurrentone. | Inaajakadikṃweiṃōjuonraan. | akadik |
| | Thatcongregationisusingtheirmonthlycontributionstobuildtheirnew church | Eklejiaeṇejallōñijuukiwōṇāānṃōnjarkāāleṇaer. | allōñ iju |
| MORE new |
| 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 |
| MORE news |
| 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 |
| MORE next |
| 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 |
| MORE nice |
| 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 |
| MORE nicely |
| 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 |
| MORE night |
| 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 |
| MORE no |
| 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 |
| MORE noise |
| 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 |
| MORE noisy |
| 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 |
| MORE noon |
| 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 |
| MORE nor |
| normally | “Thecurrentisrunningnorthwardsnow,becausethereisnormallywindfromthesouthwestsinceit’ssummer.P186 | “Ejaeniñaḷọkkiiōkōnkeekkāwōtankūtakbweejiienrakwōt. | ae |
| | Normallytherearetwocopraharvestingperiodsinayear. | Ekkāanruoaḷilojuoniiō. | aḷ |
| | Thatship'sboomsarenormally long | Eaettokbuuṃinwaeṇ. | buuṃ |
| | Thewindnormallycomesfromtheeast. | Ekkāwōtankōtoitokreeaar. | itok reeaar |
| | WeoftenhavetestsonFriday.WenormallyhavetestsonFridays. | EkkāwōtamteejinBōḷaide. | kōkā |
| MORE normally |
| north | Thecurrentthatflowsnorthinthatareaisalotgreater. | Aeniñeañḷọkintujabeṇebweankakijoñjoñ. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| | ItissaidthatthereisalwaysiceonthewaterattheNorth Pole | RejbaeaijiioondāniloNorthPoleaolepiien. | aij |
| | Isthereanyonefromthenorthsideoftheislandhere? | Ewōrkeri-aikneijin? | aikne |
| | I'mlivingonthenorthsideoftheisland. | Ijjokweiaikneinānin | aikne |
| | "It'squiteclearthatthenorthstarshinesbrightly"—wordsfromapopularcontemporarysong. | Alkarkarkeijuuneañerabōlḷọk. | alkarkar |
| MORE north |
| 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 |
| MORE northern |
| northward | ThenorthwardflowingcurrentisgreatestontheoceansideofḶōñarinArṇo. | AeniñeañḷọktatalikinḶōñariloArṇo. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| | Thenorthwardcurrentisstrongerinthenorthernsectionthaninthesouthernsectionoftheislands. | Eaeniñeañḷọk ḷọk āñinmetojānrakinmeto. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| | ThecurrentintheoceanbetweenLikiepandRuōtisflowingnorthward. | EaeniñeañḷọkmetoeṇkōtaanLikiepimRuōt. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| | Theboatdriftednorthwardwiththecurrent. | Rōkaeniñeañḷọkwaeo. | aeniñeañḷọk |
| | Thecurrentisflowingmorenorthwardtodaythantheotherday. | Eaerōkeañḷọkḷọkrainiinjānraaneoḷọk | aerōkeañḷọk |
| MORE northward |
| 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 |
| MORE nose |
| 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 |
| MORE not |
| 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 |
| MORE nothing |
| 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 |
| MORE notice |
| 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 |
| MORE now |
| 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 |
| MORE nowadays |
| 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 |
| MORE number |
| 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 |
| MORE nut |
| 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 |
| MORE nuts |
| Nylon | Nylonlinesaregoodbecausetheydon'ttangleoften. | Eṃṃanekebwerōjjabddapitōktōk. | dapitōk |