gabble aeñwāñwā gable daṃ cornice or gable of a Marshallese house. demāju gadget kūḷaabreej gaff ankeke,kaab,kāāj,rojak canoe part, edge of sail fastened to the gaff. aeṃaan gain tōpran,wiin gal lijā,lijjọọn Galeocerdo a fish, tiger shark,Galeocerdo arcticus. pako tiltil gall gall bladder. at galley kiaḷe gallon kaḷan gamble pile game keem,kukure a card game. juip,peeñka a game. iaḷan juon,ṃwina,taij a game played with a ball and two columns of cans stacked on top of one another.. baani a game, baseball. iakiu a game, child's play using pebbles and shells as imaginary objects and characters. lijjikin a game, contest to see who can throw a sharp-pointed piece of dried pandanus root, about a yard long, farthest by skimming it on the ground once. kajjeor a game, dare base (one base). eub a game, dare base (two bases). awiia a game, diving for pandanus. lijunaṃnaṃ a game, hide. ṃōjjo a game, hide behind a mat and have another guess. kōḷōnwa a game, hide-and-seek. kaattilōklōk,kūttiliek,ṃwijju a game, high jump or broad jump. kappiñ a game, holding a child up with one's feet while flat on one's back (parent-child game). jippapa a game, hop-scotch. kappetpet a game, jacks. kiiñkiiñ a game, juggling. lejọñjọñ a game, king of the mountain. kojuwa a game, making holes in sand and covering them. kūttūk a game, Marshallese women's baseball. ejjōbaō a game, pelting one another with lighted pandanus keys or coconut husks. buwaddel a game, played with pebbles and ball, similar to dice game. ḷuḷu a game, pulling people from port to starboard under the keel. tuṃaḷ a game, racing toy outrigger canoes. kariwutut a game, scissors, paper, and stone. jaañke a game, similar to "drop the handkerchief". arot a game, skip-rope. kutiñ a game, slight-of-hand using shell and three holes in sand. ṃōjjā a game, tag. anoot a game, to play house. ḷōkōṃ a game, trump. turuṃ a game, underwater football using a rock for a ball. niñniñ a game, volleyball. baḷebọọḷ a game, with blindfolds. lijjapillo a game: play marbles for keeps. lukkuun catch up, in a game. bōktak foul, in games. pet name of a children's game. jaṃlik-jōṃṃaan native ball game. anidep pass, in card games. baaj solid ground on which the game ofkajjeor is played. wūmar tie in a game. jebo,wōnaji warmed up, in games. pet pā gang kāāñ to gang up on someone or something. ṃaijek work gang. kumi gangling aujepaḷ gangrene jiṇo gap tāṃoṇ,tuwa gape aḷḷañ,pepaḷ garage kūraaj garbage kwōpej eat garbage. attūkoko garbage dump. kōlla garbage truck. waan jọkpej garden atake,jikin kallib gargle kurkur,rukruk garland garland with flowers set close together. tōōlkut garland with flowers set wide apart. tōōldepak strands for weaving garlands or stringing leis. id garment nuknuk gash gashes in coral reef. kōlñe long gashes in the outside reef. mejā gasolene kiaaj gasoline kiaj gate kōjām gateway. aor gateway, usually decorated with flowers and coconut fronds. ṃoñ gather ae,pānuk a gathering of people to celebrate the onset of breadfruit season in summer by making offerings to Jebro, the god of breadfruit. ṃaṃa gather fallen pandanus leaves from ground for thatch or handicraft. pepel gather followers. tilbuuj gather food. ennōk,kakijen gather green pandanus leaves from trees. bōlbōl gather in a certain spot. peḷaak gather many husked copra nuts. pinju gather missiles for throwing. ruk-bo gather news or information. eọroñ naan gather to dance. du gathered together. kuk illegal gathering of food on another's property. ḷe eoon eṃ seeae. gather. aini gay ṃōṇōṇō gaze to gaze at. kallimjek gear cog, gear, ratchet. raanke gecko an animal, kind of lizard, big tree gecko,Gehyra oceanica. korap kūro an animal, kind of lizard, gecko,Lepidodactylus pelagicus orHemiphyllodactylus typus. korap gee uwọk Gehenna kena Gehyra an animal, kind of lizard, big tree gecko,Gehyra oceanica. korap kūro gem dekā aorōk Gemini Castor and Pollux in Gemini. Iju-kuwaj-aiḷip genealogy kadkad,menmenbwij study one's genealogy. jitdaṃ generation epepen generous ṃōṃool genital smell of unwashed genitals. kūtkūt genius ṇakṇōk,wājepdik gentle ineeṃṃan,meanwōd genuflect juubkwe genuine lukwi germ kij Germany Jāmne germinate dedek Gerres a fish, silverfish,Gerres baconensis. ilmek get bōk,lelo fall down and get up again. buñjerkak get away clean. joor get by. kipeddikdik get here. tōkeak get hooked, nabbed. tọrōk get into prime running condition. an get something in one's eye. pelọk get the last drops of water from a water container. kajḷor get there. tōkeak get up. jerkak,lōñjak get up, from lying down. waḷọk ghost eakeak,ṃōkade,tiṃoṇ a ghost, haunts and drives people mad, lives in dense forests. oṇeṇak afraid of ghosts. abwinmake ghosts that haunt and drive people mad, live in dense forests. wōneṇak great fear of ghosts and the dark. abwinmakelep possessed by ghosts. mejatoto put on heads or chests of those allegedly attacked by ghosts to repel later attacks. kūṃur sickness, believed caused by sea-ghosts. rilojet waft through the air, as a ghost. weaak giant ineea,ri-makaiio a shell, giant clam. kapwor giant lobster. bọkuj pedped giant size. debbōn legendary cruel giants who scare and kill people. wōneṇak organ of giant clam. lām giant sea bass a fish, giant sea bass,Promicrops lanceolatus/truncatus. jọwe giddy addeboulul,baūjō,bwebwe,jiṃalejlej,ṃōḷọwi gift joortak buy gifts for. jọut curry the favor of men or women with gifts. anbōro gift (with directional postpositions). menin le- gift land. iṃōn aje gifts. ṃweiuk give a gift to someone. ṇaṃweien give gift to win favor, to opposite sex. kōbōjbōj laying gifts under a Christmas tree (at a Christmas song fest). jiñap reciprocating of gifts. kabbōjrak reclaim a gift. ajejin Jowa return gift. kabbōjrak taking gifts to a wedding, funeral, or party for guests to take home. tōptōp visit home of dead person with gifts. ilomej gifts returned be someone who asks to have gifts returned. ajejin Jowa,ajejin Ḷōktab giggle tōtōñ dikdik Gilbert Gilbert (Islands). Kilbōt Gilbertese. Pit gills bōro fish gills. or gimlet kilmij gin jiin girdle to girdle a plant. kōnar girl leddik a girl or woman whose appearance makes everyone smile. lelejkōnkōn girl hunting. jawōd nickname for baby girl. jiroñ seeleddik girl. ledik seeleddik girl. ledik that girl (close to neither of us). lieṇ,luweo that girl (close to you). lieṇe,lieṇeṇe these girls (close to me). liṃarā,liṃarārā,liṃaro these girls (close to us both). liṃarein this girl (close to me). lie,lio this girl (close to us both). liin,liiō those girls (close to neither of us). liṃaraṇ,liṃarāraṇ,liṃaroro those girls (close to you). liṃaraṇe,liṃarāraṇe unmarried adolescent girl. jiroñ give le- give (polite form). jake give a gift to someone. ṇaṃweien give as a present and ask for its return. ajejin Jowa,ajejin Ḷōktab give away. leḷọk give away freely. ankilaak give away without remuneration. aje give birth. keotak,kōmmour give freely. wūjlep- give gift to win favor, to opposite sex. kōbōjbōj give in abundance. wūjlep- give shape to something. ṇaḷōmān give to the speaker. letok give to you. lewōj give up. baaj,bōbwetok,ṃaal,ṃweed give up hope. bweetkōn give up, as in war. bōbweer seelewōj. give to you. lewaj surrender, give up. jatōptōp gizzard tudek glad ṃōṇōṇō glance animroka-,miro glance by. ḷōḷā glance off. jājḷọk gland sickness, swollen lymph glands. būbūra swollen gland. ur glare taṃtaṃ,tinaad glass kilaj broken glass. bato drinking glass. kab glasses eyeglasses. māj,māj kilaaj eyeglasses of. meja- sunglasses. māj sunglasses of. meja- to wear glasses. mājmāj gleam romaak gleam faintly. rorobōlbōl glee lọudiñdiñ glib wājepdik glide weaak glide in the air. jepeḷā glide, of birds. tọ glimmer rorobōlbōl glimpse animroka- catch a glimpse of, because of fast motion. iiṃ glitter rabōlbōl gloat juwaḷōñḷōñ gloom marok gloomy. lianij glorify nebar,wūjtak glorious aiboojoj glory aibooj glove tebukro baseball glove. kurob wear a baseball glove. kurobrob glow kabōlbōl,meram,rorobōlbōl glue kūḷu glutton būrooklep,mattiia gnat jokwajok Gnathodentex a fish, porgy,Gnathodentex aurolineatus. tūñad gnaw ajoḷjoḷ gnaw, of a rat or a mouse. wōjek go etal,jeblaak,ṃōkōr,pepejọrjor,wāwe go aground. ṃwitaak go ahead. ṃōṃōkaj go alongside of. atar go and meet. wōnṃae go around. ito-itak go around s.t.. itūrrọọl go around with. aililōk go as a passenger. bajinjea go ashore on islands belonging to others. popo ṃanit go away. kodaaj,welọk go away (of humans). ilọk go away for a change of scene. jaṃbo go away for some fresh air. kōkajoor go back and forth. ito-itak go backward. jenliklik,wanlik go directly to or towards. iok- go directly toward. kajju go drinking at a club. kuḷab go eastward. itakḷọk,wetak go from sea side of an island to lagoon side. kear go in a passage. ṃweeaar go into the water. tuwaak go on a vehicle or sailing canoe (used with directional enclitics (and postpositions)). tar go on foot. etal laḷ go one at a time. iaḷ aidik go or come ashore. wanāne,wāānāne go or come down. wanlaḷ go or come seaward. wanmeto go or come towards the lagoon. wanar,wāānar go or come towards the ocean side of an island. wanlik go out. diwōj go out a passage. ṃwelik go out of a building. wannabōj go over. etale go shoreward. wāānāne go through. deblọk,dibuk,ḷipdeḷọk,pejlọk,ru- go to and fro. jebwāālel go to the interior of an islet. tōḷoñ go to the lagoon side. keeaar go to the ocean side. kālik go to the ocean side on the southern end of an island. kālikrōk go to you. iwōj go toward. kaiok go toward (used with directional enclitics). wan- go westward. ito,wāto go, run, swim, or rush toward s.t. or s.o. (with directionals), often impetuously, without having been invited or asked to do so. tōbtōb keep going. etal wōt seeilọk. go away. ilañ step or go over. ḷōke to begin going. bweradik goad to urge, goad, spur, push. rōrọọj go-ahead jodi goal mejānkajjik achieve one's goal. teru reach a goal in a game: "go out". auj goat koot goatfish jo a fish, goatfish,Mulloidichthys auriflama. jome a fish, goatfish,Mulloidichthys samoensis. jo a fish, goatfish,Parupeneus barberinus. ṃōtal a fish, goatfish,Parupeneus sp. jorobbwā a fish, goatfish,Upeneus tragula. joḷọkṃōōr fishing method, pole fishing for goatfish. kadjo goby a fish, general term for all goby. jippuḷe a fish, goby (Mejit). kwōpra a fish, goby (Mejit). kūtōk god Anij a god of fish. irooj rilik Almighty God. Anij Ḷapḷap half gods, literally "those gods.". anij raṇ interjection: "By God!". ṃajidak interjection: "Darn!" or "God forbid!". ōkkōk sacrifice food to the gods. wālọklik goggle-eye a fish, big-eyed or goggle-eyed scad fish or horse mackerel,Trachurops crumenophthalmus. pāti a fish, goggle-eye,Priacanthus cruentatus. ḷwōl goggles mejān turọñ possessive classifier, eyes, lids, openings, eyeglasses, masks, or goggles. meja- gold kooḷ golden plover a bird, golden plover,Pluvialis dominica. kwōlej a bird, golden plover, black variety, in breeding plumage. ḷakeke Goliath Koḷeiaat Gomphrena a plant,Gomphrena globosa. abḷajtiiñ gone jako all gone. maat gone for a long time. linọk gone forth. moot,ṃōre seemaat. all gone. emaat seemoot. leave, gone. rōmoot gonorrhea jeplej goo gooey, as bread not fully cooked. depñat good ṃōṃan good for nothing. pata good in fishing, expert in fishing. aewanlik good looking. kōjaij good luck. jeraaṃṃan,jeraṃṃan interjection: "Good grief!". aia looks good but woṇt last. kōmjedeọ make good. kōṃanṃan no good. jettokja- of good age. ṃōṃan ded of good mixture. ṃōṃan utōn of good size. ṃōṃan ded put in good shape. kwadikdik seejorrāān. kaput, broken, no good. ejorrāān taste good. nenọ goodbye wave goodbye. jokutbae goods ṃweiuk land or goods put away for future use or need. kōpetaklik provide material goods for someone. ṇaṃweien security, land or goods or money put away for future use or for children. joortoklik goose scratch anus, to goose. rōbtak to goose. wie goose pimple goose pimples. kotok-kilin gorgeous aiboojoj gorilla kuriḷa gossip arōk naan,bōbōk,naan jekdọọn Gossypium a plant,Gossypium barbadense L. (Malvaceae). kotin gourd the gourd. baañke gout kūrro government kien head of a governmental organization. koṃja governor kabna gown likko grab grab, squeeze. kukuul taking gifts, such as clothes, soap, candies, etc., usually by grabbing or snatching, at a wedding, funeral, or birthday party, to take home. tōptōp grace jouj graceful. kattōñtōñ gracious interjection: "gracious!". ṃajō grade teeñ gradual gradually, little by little, piecemeal. jidik illọk jidik graduate diwōjḷọk grain grain of rice. tōōḷ smallest unit of something, grain. wūd gram kūraaṃ Grammatorcynus a fish, mackerel,Grammatorcynus bicarinatus. ikabwe gramophone jukoñki grand ṃōṃan,utiej grandchildren būbū granddaughter lijjibūbū duty of taking care of a grandson, granddaughter, a grandparent, or a pet. jibwi grandfather grandfather (with possessive suffixes). jiṃṃa grandfather, child speech. jiṃṃa grandmother obajañ affectionate term for grandmother. lijjibūbū grandmother, child speech. būbū grandmother, grandchild, of. jibwi- grandparent duty of taking care of a grandson, granddaughter, a grandparent, or a pet. jibwi, grandson jibwi grandson, affectionate term. ḷajjibūbū grandstander a grandstander. kabōllaḷ grant jake,le- take for granted. ālikinjepjep grape kūreep grapple to grapple with. ñijlọk grasp jebjeb,kukuul grass wūjooj a plant, a grass. pādālijṃaan a plant, a grass, prickly. lōklōk a plant, grass,Thuarea involuta. kakkūṃkūṃ grass skirt. in,inin,ōr grass skirt boys put on at puberty. kiōk lower part of tree, brush, or grass. wūn pull up weeds or grass. kintak to pull and break objects such as string, rope, wire or grass. tūṃtūṃ grasshopper jidjid an insect, grasshopper. jeḷo grate grate coconuts, grater. raanke,raanke grate one's teeth. kaōrōr grated coconut. pen grated coconut jokoojwa a food, cooked and pounded breadfruit, taro, bananas, or nuts mixed with grated coconut. wūdeñ a food, cooked preserved breadfruit smothered in grated coconut. kubaḷ a food, octopus smothered in grated coconut. penkwe a food, pandanus pulp and juice mixed with grated coconut and coconut oil (and optionally with arrowroot starch), wrapped in breadfruit leaves and boiled or baked. peru add sand or grated coconut. penpen coconut cloth used to squeeze and extract oil from grated coconut. jouneak fine, of grated coconut. kukwidik pandanus juice mixed with grated coconut, cooked into custard. mokwaṇ duul pandanus juice mixed with grated coconut, uncooked. mokwaṇ dada to throw grated coconut or sand at someone or something. pinik grateful ṃōṃool be grateful. kaṃṃoolol gratify to gratify. ñiājo grave lōb cemetery, graveyard. wūliej ceremony performed six days after burial, gravel is spread over grave. eoreak gravel dekā,ḷāeoreak footsteps in gravel or dry leaves. ṃōṃōjānjān rattling of gravel. ḷōḷāārār gravy jāle-,jālele,kūrepe gray wūpaajaj gray colored. kūbween upaaj,kūre gray haired. uwaṇ graze anōr,ḷāān graze, as a bullet, ricochet. tāṃoṇ grease kūriij sound of grease frying. tūtiijij great ḷap,ṃōṃan greatest. lijekḷọk,ḷaptata intensifier, with great force. tōñtōñ very great. bōtata,lijekḷọk greed koṇak greedy. arōk,tōr greedy eater. būrooklep,mattiia greedy for food. mattiia not greedy (seetōr {ter}). jatōr green kūriin,owatrere green colored. maroro greenhorn. watre greet iọkiọkwe,iọkwe grief būroṃōj,ilomej recall with grief. ajḷọk sobbing because of grief. ṃōtato grieve kōmmeñ grill jinkadool grill verbally. kajitūkin to grill someone. ekajet grim kijñeñe,lāj grimace jememe,kōmmeñ grin ūjō grind lij,ñōñōrñōr bump and grind. kajikia grind with the teeth, noisily. kañurñur stone used for grinding arrowroot. pukor grip dāpdep,ṃūt gripe abṇōṇō,lelotaan grit grit the teeth. ōḷōḷ gritty feeling under the eyelids. tōtaorak groan ñijlọk,ñōñōrñōr,ñūñūr groaning. ñijlọk groggy añañe,aruñijñij groove koṃlaḷ groove in piece of wood, foretōñ firemaking. kin grope jatoḷ,tōtọḷwūm gross iio unclean, vulgar, gross. tōtoon grotesque kōjak grouch grouchy. ṃōṃaḷkaro,nana taṃṃwi- ground bwidej a fish, ground shark,Carcharhinus melanopterus. pakoon eoon pedped go aground. eọr,ṃwitaak ground ball in baseball. kōro ground wire. kūrawūn habitually defecate on ground. pektaan on the ground. laḷ playground. wūntoba pull out of ground. wūj slip under ground or sand. jọ solid ground on which the game ofkajjeor is played. wūmar group bwijin a group of people going to a place for a specific purpose. aktal any group of people, as a class, unit or division. jar company, team, group. kumi group of people going to pay respects to a deceased. tal group within a Protestant congregation. jebta make one's presence felt, especially a group. tileñeñ seejar. crowd, group. jarin work on something as a group. kumit grouper a fish, blue-spotted grouper,Cepahalopholis argus. kalemeej a fish, grouper. aleañ,ḷakkūrae a fish, grouper,Epinephelus adscenscionis. ḷōjepjep a fish, grouper,Epinephelus fuscoguttatus. kūro a fish, grouper,Epinephelus hexagonatus. ṃōṃō a fish, shark grouper,Carcharhinus melanopterus. pako mej a fish, small grouper. tinar grove bukun grow dedek,eọñ,jebar grow close together (seekkut). ṃọkut grow slowly. ḷūbbat grow smaller. jen grow together as plants. idepdep grow well. didbōlbōl grown over. jel growth from old root or branch. juḷ heavy growth. debọkut plant or tree growth from old root or after old branch of tree has been cut down. ḷor stage of growth. ded stunted growth. ḷūbbat,wūdkabbe growl ñūñūr grown grown together. piro grub kapije,kōkan,ṃōñā grudge ṇota grumble kōkeroro,ūlūlōt grunt ñūñūr Grus Bwā-eṇ-an-Joktak guarantee joortoklik,kalliṃur guard baar,baṃpe,bwilijmāāṇ,waj canoe part, piece of wood on leeside as guard against rubbing from steering paddle. eran jebwe canoe part, waveguard on both sides of sailing canoe. añtūkli guardian. likōpejñak wave-guard on a canoe. ubweṇo guess kajjidede,kajjimalele,leḷōmṇak a game, hide behind a mat and have another guess. kōḷōnwa guest ri-itok,ri-lotok Guettarda a plant,Guettarda speciosa L.(Rubiaceae). utilomar guide jiniet guilty bōd guitar kūta gull keār a bird, gull. kūṃake gullible gullible, attracted to. reel gulp orañḷọk gum chewing gum. bwil cover with gum. bwilbwil gummy. bwilbwil gums ñad gun bu,likajik aim a gun. alej be shaken by recoil of a gun. ṃweiur big gun. pakke flare gun. kein kōjjoram gunpowder. bọurok machine gun. kikanju not good marksman, with gun, slingshot, or by throwing stones (seejerọ {jeraw}). jerta shotgun. lijjukwōlkwōl tremor or vibration caused by sound of gun or thunder. pañijñij gurgle kokopkop shake a liquid so that it gurgles. kọkkorōjrōj gush būbtūktūk,kokopkop,tọọr,utōttōt gush out. kwōppeḷọk gust añijwiwi gusty wind. añjarjar,ḷadikin eoon ere,okjānlañ gut gut, enviscerate, disembowel fish or animals. jejetōk guts, intestines, bowels, offal, innards. ṃajñal gutter spout, rain gutter. tāāñ guy kijak guy rope or cable. kae Gygis a bird, white tern,Gygis alba. mejọ Gymnocranius a fish, snapper,Gymnocranius microndon/griseus. mejmej Gymnosarda a fish, dog-tooth tuna,Gymnosarda nuda. jilo Gymnothorax Gymnothorax rupelli/petelli. kideddelbwij a fish, moray eel,Gymnothorax flavimarginatus. ṃakañ a fish, moray eel,Gymnothorax pictus. ṃaj-mouj Gymnothorax Gymnothorax sp.. dāp |