yams | Theyamsthatareonsalearefromwhere? | Iaaṃiakaṇerejwiakaki? | iaaṃ |
yank | Waittillhisfootgetsinthenoosethenyank. | Kōttaranallokneenemkeepep. | keepep |
| Yankontheline. | Liiteoṇe | liit |
Yap | YapisoneofthestatesoftheFSM. | IaabejpādiloFSM. | Iaab |
Yapese | TheYapeseareoftenstartled. | Ri-Iaabrelukkuunilbōkbōk. | ilbōk |
| Yapeseareeasilystartled. | RiIaabrōkkūrañrañ. | kūrañ |
yard | Pleasegivemeayardofcloth. | Letokṃōkjuoniaatinnuknuk. | iaat |
yards | Couldyoumakethreeyardsofcloth? | Komaroñkeiaatetokjiluiaatinnuknuk? | iaat |
| Thatgirlistheonewhomeasuresyardsofclothing. | Ledikeṇejri-iaatnuknukeoeṇ. | iaat |
yaws | Hehadtheyawslastyear | Earbakkeiiōeoḷọk | bakke |
| Thepeoplefromthatalwayshavingyaws. | Ebbakkekearmejinaelōñeṇ. | bakke |
| Thatbaby'slegsaresocoveredwithyawsit'spitiful. | Emakebajbōbakkekeneenniñniñeṇ. | bakke |
| IabhorherbecauseshewastheonewiththeyawsinMajurosometimeback. | Idikelieṇbweri-bakkeeoilokarMājroeṇ. | bakke |
| SomeMarshallesechildrenhaveyaws. | EbakkitojetajriinṂajeḷ | bakkito |
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ye | Know yebythislightningthattherewillbecalmweather. | Ṃaeenaajlurbweejetḷādik. | jetḷādik |
Yeah | “Yeah,”heanswered.P125 | “Iññā,”euwaak. | iññā |
| “Yeah,butitseemslikeit’sreallyfaraway,”theBoatswainsaid.P1107 | “Iññā,akāinwōtebajettoḷọk,”Bojineoeba. | tōtoḷọk |
| “Yeahit’sstillokay,”hesmiledashesaidthis.P210 | “Ekweejbwewōt,”ettōñdikdikkeejbamenin. | tōtōñ dikdik |
| “Yeah,don’tunderestimatetheirstrength,”Fathersaid.P1051 | “Ekwelalekwaaratowaani,”Jemaeba. | atowaan |
Yeah… | “Yeah…”theBoatswainwasgoingtotrytogivetheCaptainhisopiniononthematterbuthesawtherewasnopoint.P902 | “Iññā.…”BojineoekarbartōnkajjioñlikūtkuṇaanippānKapeneoakeloebweejejtokjān. | kuṇaan |
year | There'smoreiceonthewaterthisyearthanlastyear. | Eaijiḷọkioondāniiōinjāniiōeoḷọk | aij |
| There'smoreiceonthewaterthisyearthanlastyear. | Eaijiḷọkioondāniiōinjāniiōeoḷọk | aij |
| Itwasknownthat1810wastheyearwiththemostice. | Eaijitatakariiōeo1810 | aij |
| ThisyearhasthegreatestAijpandanusproduction. | Eaijitataiiōin. | Aij |
| Thisyearyoufindmoredriftwood. | Eaikiḷọkiiōjabin. | aik |
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yearn | You'velostyourcoordinationbecauseyouyearnafterbutcan'tgettofirstbasewithwomen. | Wūninaṃaddimejmejṇekōnaṃmejkaiie. | mejkaiie |
yearning | Quityourwistfulyearningifyouwanttoaccomplishanything. | Eṃōjṇeaṃlilikakōjkōj (illikakōjkōj)bweebanormenetōprak. | likakōj |
years | TheBoatswainwasalittleyoungerthanFather,whowasthirty-someyearsold.P38 | BojineoedikḷọkwōtjidikjānJemaeomeeorjilñuuljiṃaaniiō. | dik |
| AllcongregationsoftheUnitedChurchofChristmeetinMājroeverytwoyears. | AolepeklejiakoanJarinRadikDooniloṂajōḷrejkwelọkaolepḷọkinjuoniiōiloMājro. | eklejia |
| AtthistimeIwassevenoreightyearsold—Idon’texactlyrememberwhich.P2 | Iloiienineorjiljilimjuonakrualitōkaōiiō—ijjabkanoojememej. | ememej |
| Theyhadareunionaftermanyyearsofabsencefromoneanother. | Raariiaieoippāndoonālikinaerjakojāndooniuṃwinelōñiiō. | iiāio |
| IspentyearsinAmerica. | IarkaiōeōṇaiAmedka. | iiō |
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yearʻs | Thisyear'sdresseshavebeenlengthened. | Eṃōjkaaetoktoknuknukiiōin. | aetok |
| Thisyear'scropofarrowrootstalksismoreabundantthanlastyear's. | Eaetōktōkeḷọkiiōinjāniiōeoḷọk | aetōktōk |
| Thisyear'scropofarrowrootstalksismoreabundantthanlastyear's. | Eaetōktōkeḷọkiiōinjāniiōeoḷọk | aetōktōk |
yeast | Thebreadshebakessmellsoftoomuchyeast. | Eiijijaniiōkpilawā. | iij |
| Hisbattercameouthavingtoomuchyeast. | Eiijijiiōkeoan. | iij |
| Whereisthisyeastfromasit'squitestrong. | Iijiniaṇekeāinwōtekajoor. | iij |
| Becarefulnottoputtoomuchyeastinthebatter. | Kōjparokaṃijiiiōkṇe | iij |
| Wemakeliquorfromyeast. | Kōmijkōṃṃandānninkadekjāniij. | iij |
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yell | ThewindwassostrongthatIhadtoyellreallyloudforhimtohearme.P576 | Ikarkakkōtlaṃōjkōnandejeñjeñḷọkkōtoeo. | dejeñ |
| WewereallsosurprisedwhentheCaptainstartedtoyelllikenothingwehadheardbefore.P1043 | KōmḷakilbōkKapeneoejinokōkeroro,āinwōt ñejejjeja. | jeja |
| “Openthehatchandgetsomeanchorline;wecanusethattotieuptheboards,”IheardtheCaptainyellovertotheBoatswain.P674 | “Kōpeḷḷọkeajṇeiṃaanimkwaḷọkitokemjakkobwekeinarronaajloklok,”iroñanKapeneojiroñḷọkBojineo. | kowaḷọk |
| “Let’sturntheboatsowecansailintothewind,”IheardFatheryellovertotheBoatswain.P1098 | “Jerokōrọọlwainbwejenjinojejetak,”iroñanJemajiroñḷọkBojineo. | kōj |
| “Let’sturntheboatsowecansailintothewind,”IheardFatheryellovertotheBoatswain.P1098 | “Jerokōrọọlwainbwejenjinojejetak,”iroñanJemajiroñḷọkBojineo. | rọọl |
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yelled | “Tackwindwardabit,”theBoatswainyelleddownfromthemast.P496 | “Bwābwetakjidik,”Bojineoelaṃōjlaḷtakjānkijueo. | bwābwe |
| “Boy,”theCaptainyelledovertome,“passthosethingsovertome.”P1269 | Ḷadikeṇe,”Kapeneoejiroñtokña, “jibwitokmenkaṇe.” | eṇ |
| Whenweweregettingclosetothechief’shouse,apersonyelledtous.P226 | Kekōṃroejepaakeḷọk ṃōniroojeo,juonarmejelaṃōjeḷọkkōṃro. | epaak |
| “Areyouguysreadyupthere?”Fatheryelledup.P680 | “Epojakkeijeṇeilōñ?”Jemaekarkūkūrlōñḷọk | ijeṇe |
| “Boy,”theCaptainyelledovertome,“passthosethingsovertome.”P1269 | Ḷadikeṇe,”Kapeneoejiroñtokña, “jibwitokmenkaṇe.” | jibwe |
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yelling | “IheardyellingandfelttheboatshakingandIjustwokeup,”Isaid.P583 | “Iroñainikienlelaṃōjṃōjkobaippānankajkajwainimijujenruj,”iba. | kajkaj |
| Whataretheyyelling about | Taeṇrejekkeilọkkaake? | kōkeilọk |
| IwasstartledawakewhenthesleepingmatsstartedtoshakeandIheardtheguysyelling.P565 | Iilbōkimrujkeikarkajkajioonjakikoimkeijroñainikienanḷōṃarolelaṃōjmōj. | laṃōj |
yellow | Thetreesareyellowfromthefirethatwentoutofcontrol. | Aerarinankarkōḷọk. | aerar |
| Youshouldpaintthehouseyellow. | Kwōniaḷoikiunokaniṃōṇe. | iaḷo |
| Sheworeayellowpolkadotbikini. | Earpikinnikōnjuonnuknukiaḷotiltil. | tiltil |
yellowish | Herdressisyellowish. | Eiaḷoḷomejānnuknukeoan. | iaḷo |
| Thathouseismoreyellowishthanmyhouse. | Eiiaḷoḷọk ṃweeṇjānṃōeiṃō. | iaḷo |
| Whatmakesyourdressyellowish? | Taṇeearkaialoiknuknukṇeaṃ? | iaḷo |
yellowness | Theyellownessofthesunrise. | Bwibwitakinal. | bwibwi |
Yes | “Yes,”heanswered.P331 | “Aaet,”euwaak. | aaet |
| Yes,Iknowthatyouaremybossandyoucanhandlemyrequest. | Aet,ijeḷākekwōjaōbọọjimkwomaroñkōtōprakaikujeaō. | aaet |
| Yes,butwho'llspeakoutforus? | Iññāakōwōnenaajkōnonoñankōj? | akō |
| “Yes,Ibroughtthemoveryesterday,”theCaptainanswered.P286 | “Iiūñ,ikarbūkitokinne,”Kapeneoeuwaak. | bōk |
| “Yes,there'senough,”theBoatswainreplied.P709 | “Ebwe,”euwaakBojineo. | bwe |
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yesterday | IwasdizzywhenIwenttoJeeki'shouseyesterdaytogetsomemedicine. | Iaraddeboululḷọkñan ṃōnJeekiinneinkappokliṃōuno. | addeboulul |
| Thewayyoungmentodayfastenthecanoesailstotheboomsisnotthesameasthestyleoffasteningdonebyyoungmenofyesterday. | Aekōrāinlikaoinraankeinejjabeinwōtlikaoinraankojeṃaanḷọk. | aekōrā |
| Todayiscoolerthanyesterday. | Aemedinrainiineṃṃanḷọkjāninne. | aemed |
| It'smoreoppressivetodaythanyesterday. | Eaerḷọkmejatotorainiinjāninne. | aer |
| Thebloodpressureismoreapparenttodaythanyesterday. | Eaerinbōtōktōkḷọkrainiinjāninne. | aerin bōtōktōk |
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yesterdayʻs | Inyesterday'svoteintheNitijelātherewasonemorevoteinfavor,butthespeakertieditbyvotingno. | BooteoinneiloNitijeḷāekarḷejuonaetakjipikōreoekarkajeboikiiloankarbootjaab. | jebo |
| Yesterday'sgamewasatie. | Keemeoinnejebo. | jebo |
| Thisparticulardishisoflowerqualitythanyesterday'sdish. | Eajliptaakḷọkiiōkinjāniiōkeoinne. | ajliptaak |
yet | Isthefirstquarterofthemoonvisibleyet? | Enañinadikke? | adik |
| Haveyoumadeyourmonthlycontribution (tothechurch)yet? | Kwōnañindoorkeallōñijueoaṃ? | allōñ iju |
| Isthesunupyet? | Enañintakkeaḷ? | aḷ |
| Washthechild'shandsbecauses/hehasn'tlearnedhowtodosoyet. | Kwōnaṃwinḷọkpeinajriṇebweejjañinjeḷā. | aṃwin |
| HavetheypickedandbroughtanyAnideppandanusyet? | Renañinkaanideptokke? | Anidep |
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yonder | Chasethemtothatshoaloveryonderandcatchthemwiththesurroundingnet. | Koṃwinkōpooḷiḷọk ñanturunṇauweoimkuṇaiki. | kuṇa |
| Ourbrotherisdriftingandfishingonhiscanoeoveryonder. | Jeirrouweoejpeḷọkiar. | peḷọk |
| Gosurveythehouseoveryonderforusandfindoutwho'sinit. | Itūrrọọletokṃweeṇijuweoñankōjroimlalewōnraṇie. | itūrrọọl |
you | Yes,Iknowthatyouaremybossandyoucanhandlemyrequest. | Aet,ijeḷākekwōjaōbọọjimkwomaroñkōtōprakaikujeaō. | aaet |
| Yes,Iknowthatyouaremybossandyoucanhandlemyrequest. | Aet,ijeḷākekwōjaōbọọjimkwomaroñkōtōprakaikujeaō. | aaet |
| ButwhatcanIdoifshedoesn'tlikeyou. | Abinetñeedikeeok. | ab in et |
| Ilikethewayyoutuckthatbasketunderyourarm.It'sokayforyoutocarrythatbasketunderyourarm. | Eṃṃanaṃabjājeikiiepṇeaṃ. | abjāje |
| Ilikethewayyoutuckthatbasketunderyourarm.It'sokayforyoutocarrythatbasketunderyourarm. | Eṃṃanaṃabjājeikiiepṇeaṃ. | abjāje |
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Youʻd | You'dbettergosloworyou'llpeelfromsunbathing. | Kadikdikaḷkwōjejebwekwōnaajākilkil | aḷkwōjeje |
| Iwishyou'dstopgrabbingsomuchlandforyourselfaswehavealargelineage. | Kwōnjabbajaṃḷapbwejebwijlep. | amḷap |
| You'dbetterstopbummingmycigarettesbeforeIrunout. | Eṃōjṇeaṃbaṃeeōbweenājmaatjikkakākijō. | baṃ |
| You'dbetterstopeatingbecauseyou'refivebyfive. | Eṃōjṇeaṃṃōñābwekwōdepetdoul. | depetdoul |
| You'dbettershutuporyou'llgetpunched. | Jabkerorobwekwōnājjarom. | jarom |
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you-know-what | Wearegoingtodoyou-know-what. | Kōmijilānmettorkaṇ. | mettorkaṇ |
youll | “Whenyouseethesethings,you’llknowthatMatteenisaheadofyou.”P208 | ÑekwōjloimenkeinkwōjeḷākeṂatteen ṇeiṃaan.” | ṃaan |
Youʻll | You'llknowthereareboysaroundbecauseshestartsflirting. | Kwōjeḷākeewōrḷaddikijōkaṇebweebarjinoabbōjeje. | abje |
| You'llneverknowthesecretsoftheirspiritualpowers. | Kwobanjeḷāabnāer. | abōn |
| Don'twhirlaroundoryou'llgetdizzy. | Kwōnjabaddeboululbwekwōnaajṃōḷañḷōñ | addeboulul |
| Don'tgoaroundwithbadcompanyforyou'llgetintotrouble. | Jabaililōkri-nanabwekwōnaajjorrāān. | aililōk |
| Donotbecarelessaboutyourschoolingoryou'llregretit. | Jabkọkkureaṃjikuuḷbwekwōnaajajḷọk. | ajḷọk |
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young | Thewayyoungmentodayfastenthecanoesailstotheboomsisnotthesameasthestyleoffasteningdonebyyoungmenofyesterday. | Aekōrāinlikaoinraankeinejjabeinwōtlikaoinraankojeṃaanḷọk. | aekōrā |
| Thewayyoungmentodayfastenthecanoesailstotheboomsisnotthesameasthestyleoffasteningdonebyyoungmenofyesterday. | Aekōrāinlikaoinraankeinejjabeinwōtlikaoinraankojeṃaanḷọk. | aekōrā |
| ThesexualintercoursetechniqueperformedbyArnoyoungwomenisrenownedintheMarshallIslands. | AelaḷinjiroñinArnoebuñbuñiloṂajeḷin. | aelaḷ |
| Theyoungmenofthisatollaremorepreemptive. | Eakḷañḷọklikaoinaelōñin. | akḷañ |
| He'sfeigningagewhenhe'sreallyyoung. | Eḷapankaaḷape. | aḷap |
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younger | Nooneisgettingyounger. | Ejjeḷọkeṇejjabaḷapḷọk. | aḷapḷọk |
| TheBoatswainwasalittleyoungerthanFather,whowasthirty-someyearsold.P38 | BojineoedikḷọkwōtjidikjānJemaeomeeorjilñuuljiṃaaniiō. | dik |
| Theyoungerboyisalittledarker. | Ejakmeejḷọk ḷadikeṇedik. | jakmeej |
| Thatgirljustgotayounger sibling | Ejkabjatiledikeṇ. | jati |
| Fromnowonyou'remyyoungersibling.I'mmakingyoumyyoungersiblingfromnowon. | Ijjatiikeokjānkiiōimetal. | jati |
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youngest | Howmanygenerationdoesthatoldwomangoback (fromtheyoungest one today)? | Eorjeteanlelḷapṇeepepen? | epepen |
| People'syoungestchildrenaretheirfavorites, | Jitenbōrotataeoejdiktataeṇnejinrūttoraṇ. | jitōnbōro |
youngster | Playjippapawiththeyoungsterbeforehegoestosleep. | Kajippapaikbūrrọṃoktajānankiki. | jippapa |
youngsters | HerecometheLikiepyoungsters. | JokkounLikieproraṇetok. | jokko |
| KakkiāmemisafavoritepastimeamongMarshalleseyoungsters. | LikaojiddikinṂajeḷeḷapaeriọkwekakkiāmem. | kakkiāmem |
| Heunlawfullygavecigarettestotheyoungsters. | Earkalijāludikiajriro. | lijāludik |
your | It'syourjob.It’syourresponsibility. | Aṃjerbal. | aa- |
| It'syourjob.It’syourresponsibility. | Aṃjerbal. | aa- |
| I'mdynamitinginyourdirectionwhileyou'redynamitinginthatdirection. | Ijabbawajakkwōnabbaḷọk. | abba |
| Yourpesteringismorehideousthanhispestering. | Kaabwilōñlōñūṃekōmatōrtōrḷọkjānkaabwilōñlōñin. | abbwilōñlōñ |
| Ilikethewayyoutuckthatbasketunderyourarm.It'sokayforyoutocarrythatbasketunderyourarm. | Eṃṃanaṃabjājeikiiepṇeaṃ. | abjāje |
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youre | Okay,wheneveryou’rereadyyoucanstartpassingupanyboardsthatareinyourway.”P672 | Ekweiieneowōtkwōpojak,kwōmaroñjinojibwilōñtakaḷaḷkaṇewōtmerōkaapañaṃjerbal.” | apañ |
| Nowthatyou’rehereyoucanholdthefunnelsoIcanfilltheengineupwithgas.”P589 | Kiiōkekwopādijin,kwōnjajibwebanōḷebweinteiñitāāñeaninjinekōnkiaj.” | banōḷ |
| He'snotgoingtoimprovebecauseyou’realwaystreatinghimlikeakid. | Ebaneṃṃankōnanḷapaṃkabōeaiki. | boea |
| “You’rewelcome,”theOldManreplied.P1292 | “Jabinepata,”ḷōḷḷapeoeuwaak. | inepata |
| “Ifit’sEpatōnyou’resayingweareonourwayback,”theBoatswainsaid.P1198 | “BweñeenaajEpatōnkwōjbajejbarjepḷaak,”Bojineoeba. | jepḷaak |
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youʻre | I'mdynamitinginyourdirectionwhileyou'redynamitinginthatdirection. | Ijabbawajakkwōnabbaḷọk. | abba |
| It'srestlessbecauseyou'rebotheringit. | Eaabbwilōñlōñkōnaṃkaabṇōṇōiki. | abbwilōñlōñ |
| Thebabywillcrybecauseyou'rebotheringit. | Enaajjañajiriṇekōnaṃkaabbwilōñlōñe. | abbwilōñlōñ |
| You'realwaystalkingaboutabḷajtiiñ | Eabḷajtiiñiñaṃkōnono. | abḷajtiiñ |
| Oh,you'resonegative. | Ejjeḷọkwōtabōblepiṃ. | abōblep |
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yours | Mycoffeeisn'tassweetasyours. | Eaebōjbōjḷọkkọpeeliṃōjānkọpeṇeliṃōṃ. | aebōjbōj |
| Hispreachingwaslongerthanyours. | Eaetokḷọkankwaḷọkjānkwe. | aetok |
| Trimthosesharpfingernailsofyours. | Jepiakkikōkañkōñ (ekkañkōñ)kaṇeipeiṃ. | akki |
| Isitanybusinessofyours (fourpersons)? | Amiiañkepepe? | amiiañ |
| Howmuchdoesthathandicraftofyours cost | Jeteoṇāānamiṃōṇoṇeaṃ? | amiṃōṇo |
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yourself | YouknowmoreaboutbuildingcanoesthanIsoyouworkmoreallbyyourself. | Kwaajerrāḷọkilojekjekwajānña | ajerre |
| Don'tshowyourself. | Kwōnjabaloklok. | aloklok |
| Don'tdisguiseyourselfbecauseyou'reeasilypickedout. | Kwōnjabkaalọkeokbwekwaalikkar. | alọk |
| Iwishyou'dstopgrabbingsomuchlandforyourselfaswehavealargelineage. | Kwōnjabbajaṃḷapbwejebwijlep. | amḷap |
| There'sapotfullofcookedAnbūripandanusandhelpyourselfifwantto. | Laleainbatinanbūriṇeimwōdwōdñekwokōṇaan. | Anbūri |
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yourselves | Makeyourselvescomfortableatthehouse. | Kōṃanṃankōjeāmiṇai ṃōṇe | kōjea- |
youth | Let'stakeadvantageofhisyouthandputhimtoworkforus. | Jejjaamānekeejjakajoorinmaroñjerbalñankōj. | amān |
youʻve | You'resoimpetuousthatyou'vecrashed. | Bajaelellọḷūṃḷekeeñṇekwọitaak. | aelellaḷ |
| You'vemessedupthetablewithyouricecream. | Eaijkudiimiioontebōḷṇeippaṃ. | aij kudiiṃ |
| You'vegotsuchsharpnails. | Ekkañwōtakūkūṃ. | akūk |
| Youmightnothammerthetinproperly;especiallysinceyou'veneveronceusedahammerbefore. | Emaroñbōdkilenaṃaṃaiktoktiinṇe;enkabbajkekwōjjañinkaraṃajuonalen. | aṃa |
| Nowyou'vereallyhadit. (Youwerealreadyintroublebutnow….) | Kwōjkabāteojorrāān. | āteo |
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