n. al.; v. tr.aelbūrōrōik; v. caus. intr.kaaelbūrōrō, tr.kaaelbūrōrōik. afish. 1.Etalinkaaelbūrōrōiktokḷweeṇ. Gofishforredsquirrelfishinthatpond.
2.Kwaaraelbūrōrōikkejuubṇe? Didyouputredsquirrelfishinthe soup
3.Raarkaaelbūrōrōjota. Theywentfishingforredsquirrelfishlast night
aelel {hayẹlyẹl}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aelelū; v. caus.kaaelel; n. constr.aelelin. smell offish, lingering on hands, body, or utensils.
aelellaḷ {hayelellaḷ}. Alsoaelellọḷ{hayelellaḷʷ}. n. al.; v. adj., tr.aelellaḷe; n. inal.aelellaḷū; v. caus.kaaelellaḷ; n. pers.ri-aelellaḷ; n. constr.aelellaḷin. covet another'sspouse,steal another'sspouse;expectant;impetuous; uncontrolleddesire.
1.AelellọḷinjowieṇanRi-Ṃae. Thewell-knownlustwithintheRi-Ṃaeclan.
2.Bajaelellọḷūṃḷekeeñṇekwọitaak. You'resoimpetuousthatyou'vecrashed.
3.EaelellọḷḷọkjānJemāluut. He'sagreaterwifestealerthanthelegendaryJemāluut.
4.Jabaelellọḷebweenaajkọọleeok. Betternotfoolaroundwithhiswifeorhe'llputaspellonyou.
5.Kadikḷọkaṃaelellọḷ. Don'tbetooexpectant.
6.Kwōjabaelellaḷbwekwōnājjorrāān. Controlyourlustbeforeitruinsyou.
7.ḶeetaoearaelellaḷeJemāluut. EtaostoleJemaluut'swife.
aelik {hayelik}. Alsoailik{hayilik}. v. intr., tr.aeliki; n. inal.aelikū; v. caus.kaaelik. current flowingout.
1.Eaelikḷọkṃaḷoonāninjānāneṇ. Thislagoonhasmoreoceancurrentsflowingoutthaninthatlagoon.
2.Eaelikikōrkōreoimpeḷọk. Thecurrentflowingoutdriftedthecanoeaway.
3.Eaelikiḷọkwaeoñanlikināneo. Theboatgotdriftedoutwiththecurrenttotheoceansideoftheisland.
4.Kōjrokaaelikimjerak. Let'swaitforthecurrenttoflowouttosetsail.
5.Kōtojidikeoekaaelikioondān. Thesquallcausedthecurrenttoflowoutonthesurfaceofthewater.
aelmeej {hayelmeyej}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaelmeej; v. distrib.aelmeeje. afish,surgeonfish,Acanthurus nigricans.
1.EaelmeejearineooneneenMile. ThelagoonsideofthemainislandofMilihaslotsofsurgeonfish.
2.Eaelmeejetata. Itisthemostinfestedwithsurgeonfish.
3.Eṃōjaelmeejearinṃweeṇ. Thelagoonsideofthattractoflandisinfestedwiththesurgeonfish.
4.Koṃwinilānkaaelmeejtokkijedbwejebatur. Youfellowsgobringussomesurgeonfishtoeattoquenchourcravingtoeatfish.
Aelok {hayẹlẹkʷ}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaelok; n. constr.Aelokin. aplant,Pandanus carolinianus cultigen (Majuro). (Stone). Majuro, etc.
1.Aelokiniamenṇekōtkaṃ? WheredidyougetyourAelokplantingfrom?
2.Ejekkatbōbbweenkaaelokewātoeṇ. He'splantingpandanusoftheAelokvarietyonthatwāto.
3.MokwaṇdadaanAelok. It'suncookedjuiceoftheAelokpandanusvariety,mixedwithcratedcoconut.
aelọk {hayelakʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.aelọkū; v. caus.kaaelọk; n. pers.ri-aelọk. hidden;obscure;invisible;doubtful.
1.Aelọkinkeejnaajkaritokwōt. Therewasnodoubtthathewouldcome.
2.Bajaelọkūṃkeiñakkekwōpādijo. YouweresowellhiddenIdidn'tnoticeyouwerethere.
3.Eaelọkkiiōakenaajalikkartokālik. It'sinvisiblenowbutwillberevealedlater.
4.Eaelọkḷọkijieṇḷọk. It'smoreobscuredinthatdirection.
5.Eaelọktatakōḷarṇe. Thatcolorishardesttonotice.
6.Ejjabaelọk. It'squiteobvious.
aelōñ {hayẹlẹg}. n. al.; v. caus. tr.kaaelōñe; n. pers.ri-aelōñ; v. distrib.aelōñe. land;country;island;atoll.
1.EaelōñeḷọkBajjipiikjānAtḷaṇtiik. ThePacificOceanhasmoreislandsandatollsthantheAtlantic.
2.Earkaaelōñeajirironejin. Hebestowedhislandonhisdescendants.
3.Ejjeḷọkaij-bọọkiloenañinaolepeṃiṂajeḷ,bōtabeḷakwōrilojetwōteṃkoKuajleenimMājrokabjejjoiloaelōñkoilikin. TherearenorefrigeratorsinmostMarshallesehomes,exceptforsomeonKwajaleinandMajuro,andafewonouterislands.S27
4.Ri-aelōñko. The"islanders." (generictermreferringtothe"gentiles"intheHolyScriptures.)
5.Ri-aelōñ-kein. Peoplefromtheseislands.
aelōñin seeaelōñ.atoll.
1.MenkeinrōkarwaḷọkiloiiaḷinammāntakḷọkñanaelōñinLikiep. ThesethingsoccurredduringourtravelstoLikiep.P876
aelōñin kiiñ {hayẹlẹgin kiyig}. n. al.; n. pers.ri-aelōñin kiiñ. kingdom.
1.Aelōñinkiiññanaelōñinkiiñrōnaajjuṃaedoon. Kingdomshallriseagainstkingdom.
2.Raartoorḷọkbokeri-aelōñinkiiñroan. Theykilledoffthekings'subjects.
aelōñin pālle {hayẹlẹgin palley}. From "land of the white man". n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-aelōñin pālle; v. distrib.ri-aelōñin pepāllele; v. caus.kari-aelōñin pālleik. Europe;America;foreigncountry.
1.Eḷakrọọltokeri-aelōñinpepālleleḷọkjāneo. WhenhecamebackheactedmoreAmerican-ishthanbefore.
2.Eṃōjṇeaṃkari-aelōñinpālleikeok. Stoppretendingyou'reawhiteman.
3.Epādimḷakjādetok,eri-aelōñinpālle. Whenhereturnedafterbeingabsentforsometime,heseemedmoreAmerican.
4.Ri-aelōñinpālleronukuṃremoottok. YourrelativesfromAmericaarehere.
aelōñin-lañ {hayẹlẹginlag}. n. pers.ri-aelōñin-lañ. heaven.
1.Ijtōmakbweewōraelōñin-lañ. Ibelieveinheaven.
2.Kwōjḷōmṇakaelōñin-lañinke? Doyouthinkthisisheaven?
Aelōñ-kein {hayẹlẹg-kẹyin}. From "these islands". n. al.; v. tr.aelōñkeini; v. distrib.aelōñkeini; n. constr.Aelōñkeinin. aplant, banana variety (Takeuchi).
1.Aelōñkeinitokkobbankilōkkaṇe. PutAelōñkeinbananasinthoselargefoodbaskets.
2.EaelōñkeiniḷọkMājrojānUtrōk. MajurogrowsmoreAelōñkeinbananasthanUtrik.
3.EkkillepwūdinAelōñkeininNaṃdik. TheAelōñkeinvarietyfromNamorikhasnice,bigbananas.
aelor {hayẹlẹrʷ}. Alsoallor, llor. v. intr.; n. inal.aelorū; v. caus.kaaelor; v. distrib.aelellor. shade.
1.Aelorinmej. Theshadowofdeath.
2.Eaelorḷọkijin. Thisspotisshadier.
3.Eaelortataturinṃwiinkōnwọjkekeinipeḷaakin. It'sshadiestaroundthishouseduetothesurroundingtrees.
4.Eḷapanaelelloriuṃwinwōjkeeṇ. It'sveryshadyunderthattree.
5.Kōdọeoekaelorṃōko. Thecloudcastashadowoverthehomes.
6.Pādiloaelorṇe. Stayinthatshade.
aeṃaan {hayeṃahan}. n. al., v. intr., tr.aeṃaane; n. inal.aeṃaanū; n. pers.ri-aeṃaane; n. constr.aeṃaanin. canoe part, edge ofsail fastened to thegaff;back of afish.
1.EṃṃankeaeṃaaninrijekjekwaanMile? DothecanoebuildersfromMilidoagoodjoboftyingthesailedgetothegaff?
2.Iaarkajjitōkbweenaeṃaanetokwōjḷāeoñanña. Iaskedhimtotiethesailtothegaffforme.
3.Kwōjeḷākeaeṃaan? Doyouknowhowtofastentheedgeofthesailtothegaffofthecanoe?
4.Ri-aeṃaaneeoṃōttaṃeñiiṇ. Thisisyourfellowfastenerofsailstothegaff.
aemed {hayẹmẹd}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aemedū; v. caus.kaaemed; n. constr.aemedin. coolness;shade.
1.Aemedinrainiineṃṃanḷọkjāninne. Todayiscoolerthanyesterday.
2.Eaemedkiiō. It'scoolnow.
3.Eḷapanaemediuṃwinmāeṇ. Itisquiteshadybeneaththatbreadfruittree.
4.Eṃṃanaōmourimejakoaōabṇōṇōkeejjinoaemedḷọkinjota. Ifeltgoodandwasnotupsetanymoreastheeveninggotcooler.P115
5.Kōjroejjakaaemedṃōṃkaj. Let'swaittillitcoolsofffirst.
aemedḷọk {hayẹmẹdḷakʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.aemedḷọkū; v. caus.kaaemedḷọk. cool of theevening.
1.Eaemedḷọkḷọkjotajānjotenin. Itwascoolerlasteveningthanthisevening.
2.Kōjrokōttaranaemedḷọkimetal. Let's (thetwoofus)waitforevening(untilitcoolsoff)togo.
aeṃṃan {hayeṃṃan}. v. adj; v. caus.kaaeṃṃan; n. constr.aeṃṃanin. goodcurrent;period betweentides.
1.Bajaeṃṃaninrainiinturintoin? Howcomethecurrentnearthepassissogood today
2.Eaeṃṃanḷọkijeijeọñwōdiejānijeṇe. ThecurrentherewhereI'mfishingisbetterthanwhereyouare.
3.Kōjrokaaeṃṃanimjerak. Let'swaitforagoodcurrenttosetsail.
aemọkkwe {hayemakʷkʷẹy}. Alsoḷodekā{ḷewdekay}. v. intr., tr.aemọkkweik; n. inal.aemọkkweū; n. constr.aemọkkwein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. alwaysfollowing people around;stalk people.
1.Aemọkkweiniaṇe? Whereisthataemọkkwe from
2.Aemọkkweiūekōṃṃananinepata. Myfollowing (her)aroundworriedhim.
3.Eaemọkkweḷọkjānña. HefollowspeoplearoundmorethanIdo.
4.Eaemọkkwewōtlieṇ. She'salwaysfollowingsomeonearound.
5.Kwōjaemọkkweikeōñanñāāt? Whenareyougoingtostopfollowingmearound?
aeṃōḷoḷo {hayẹṃẹḷẹwḷẹw}. Alsoaiṃōḷoḷo{hayiṃẹḷẹwḷẹw}. Fromṃōḷo {ṃẹḷẹw} |"cold". n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aeṃōḷoḷoū; v. caus. intr.kaaeṃōḷoḷo, tr.kaaeṃōḷoḷouk; n. constr.aeṃōḷoḷoin. coolness;coolair.
1.Aeṃōḷoḷoūṇaijinekōṃṃanaōabwinetal. ThecoolnessIgetatthisspotmakesmewanttostay.
2.EaeṃōḷoḷotataiuṃwinAlele. ThecoolestspotisundertheAleleMuseum.
3.Eaeṃōḷoḷotokjānrear. Thecoolairiscomingfromtheeast.
4.Eḷapanaeṃōḷoḷomejatotoinjota. Theairisverycoolintheevening.
5.Epaakankwōjbweejjinoaeṃōḷoḷo. It'llfreezesoonforit'sbeginningtogetcool.
6.Kwaeṃṃōḷoḷoḷọkṇaijinjānñekwōnaajetaleañṃweeṇ. You'recoolerherethanifyouwentintothehouse.
aemuuji {haymiwijiy}. n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus.kaaemuuji; v. distrib.aemuuji; n. constr.aemuujiin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. agitation or shimmering of water surface in strong wind.
1.Aemuujinioondānejkallikkarbweekkōtoto. Theshimmeringofthewateronthelagoonsurfacemeansthatit'swindy.
2.Eaemuujiḷọkrainiinjānraaneoḷọk. Thesurfaceofthewaterisfoamierthantheotherday.
3.Mowijidikeoekaemuujiioonlọjet. Asquallhasmadethewatersurfacefoamy.
aen {hayen}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aen(e); n. inal.aenū; v. caus.kaaen; n. pers.ri-aen; n. constr.aenin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. iron.
1.Aeninwōnnuknukkā?Aenū. Whoironedtheclothes?Idid.
2.Ejaenḷọkñanñāāt? Howlongisshegoingtoiron?
3.EpenḷọkaeninAmedkajānJepaan. AmericanmetalisstrongerthanJapanese.
4.Ewōrkeri-aen? Isthereapersontoiron?
5.Jabinepatabweinaajkaeneeok. Don'tyouworrycauseI'llletyouusemy iron
6.Kwōjjaaenetokañkijeepeaō. Couldyouironmyhandkerchief?
aeṇak {hayeṇak}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.aeṇakū; v. caus.kaaeṇak; n. pers.ri-aeṇak; n. constr.aeṇakin. drippingwet;drenched to the skin.
1.Aeṇakinkeearwūte. He'sdrenchedfrombeingcaughtintherain.
2.Aeṇaktata. He'sthemostdrenchedtotheskin.
3.Bajaeṇakūṃḷe. Man,you'redrenchedtotheskin.
4.Eaiṇakjānwōtko. Shegotdrenchedtotheskinfromtherain.
5.Raaeṇakḷọkjānkōj. Theywetterthanweare.
6.Taṇeekaaeṇakeeok? Whatmadeyousodrippingwet?
aeniñeañḷọk {hayeynigyagḷakʷ}. Alsoaeniñaḷọk{hayenigahḷakʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.aeniñeañḷọkū; v. caus.kaaeniñeañḷọk. current flowingnorthward.
1.AeniñeañḷọktatalikinḶōñariloArṇo. ThenorthwardflowingcurrentisgreatestontheoceansideofḶōñarinArṇo.
2.Aeniñeañḷọkintujabeṇebweankakijoñjoñ. Thecurrentthatflowsnorthinthatareaisalotgreater.
3.Eaeniñeañḷọkḷọkāñinmetojānrakinmeto. Thenorthwardcurrentisstrongerinthenorthernsectionthaninthesouthernsectionoftheislands.
4.EaeniñeañḷọkmetoeṇkōtaanLikiepimRuōt. ThecurrentintheoceanbetweenLikiepandRuōtisflowingnorthward.
5.Rōkaeniñeañḷọkwaeo. Theboatdriftednorthwardwiththecurrent.
aenōṃṃan {hayẹnẹṃṃan}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.aenōṃṃanū; v. caus. intr.kaaenōṃṃan, tr.kaaenōṃṃane; n. pers.ri-kaaenōṃṃan; n. constr.aenōṃṃanin. peace;peaceful;pacified.
1.AenōṃṃantatamouriloWōja. ResidinginWōjaisthemostpeaceful.
2.Aenōṃṃaniṃwōtemaroñkōṃanṃanmenotemjej. Onlyyourpeacecanimprovethesituation.
3.Eaenōṃṃankiiō. It'speacefulnow.
4.Ekarkikiimaenōṃṃan. Hewassleepingpeacefully.P1080
5.Ijkaenōṃṃanewajniñniñeṃokta. I'mpacifyingthebabybeforeIgiveitback.
6.Jijejejadri-kaenōṃṃaneṃool. Jesusisourtruepeacemaker.
7.Kikiaenōṃṃan. Apeacefulsleep.
8.Kwōnkaaenōṃṃane. Pacifyhim.Pleasequietthebaby.
9.Kwōnkaenōṃṃaneniñniñṇe. Quietthebaby.
10.Raenōṃṃanḷọkiloaelōñkoilikin. They'remorepeacefulontheouterislands.
aeñwāñwā {hayegʷaygʷay}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aeñwāñwāū; v. caus. intr.kaaeñwāñwā, tr.kaaeñwāñwāik; n. pers.ri-aeñwāñwā,ri-kaaeñwāñwā; n. constr.aeñwāñwāin. chatter;gabble;clamor;noise;row;turbulence;turmoil.
1.Aeñwāñwāinjarlepeju. It'stheclamorofacrowd.
2.Eaeñwāñwātatañeejillu. He'snoisiestwhenangry.
3.Ejinoaeñwāñwāijokōnarmej. Itwasstartingtogetnoisyfromallthepeople.P149
4.Ejjeḷọkwōtaeñwāñwāier. They'reverynoisy.
5.Eḷapanaeñwāñwāajriraṇ. Thosechildrenareawfullynoisy.
6.Eñeoearbajaeñwāñwāwōtwajijeṇeṇewaj. ThelastIsawhimhewasbeinghisnoisyselfgoingyourway.
7.Jejjabṃōṇōṇōippānri-kaaeñwāñwā. We'renotcrazyaboutpeoplewhoareresponsiblefornoise.
8.Kwōjkaaeñwāñwākōnaṃurōje. You'recreatingnoisebybotheringhim.
9.Raeñwāñwāḷọkjānṃokta. They'renoisierthanbefore.
10.Raeñwāwāwōt. They'resonoisy.
11.Rejkaaeñwāwāiker. They'remakingthemnoisy.
aeo {hayew}. Archaic. n. al.; n. inal.aeoū; v. caus. tr.kaaeoik; n. pers.ri-kaaeo. lower sides ofback,kidney area.
1.Emetakaeoū. I'mpainfulinthekidneyarea.
2.Kaaeoikiḷọkḷeeṇjānmetakin. Takecareofhispaininthekidneyarea.
3.Kwōnṃōkkaaeoikeō. Kindlycheckoutthelowersidesofmyback.
4.Ri-kaaeo. Hetreatspeoplewhohavepainsinthekidneyarea.
aepedped {hayepedped}. Alsoaepādpād{hayepadpad},aipādpād{hayipadpad}. v. intr.; n. inal.aepedpedū; v. caus.kaaepedped; n. pers.ri-aepedped. hesitate;procrastinate; beslow to decide;delay;tarry.
1.Aepādpādiṃenaajkōjerataikieok. Yourprocrastinationwillmakeyousorry.
2.Anjapojakekaaepādpāde. Hisunpreparednessmadehimhesitant.
3.Eaepādpādkōnanjapojak. Hedelaysbecausehe'snotprepared.
4.Earkōnonoṇaeaepādpādinarmejinraankein. Hespokeoutagainsttoday'speopleprocrastinating.
5.Ebanjabwōrri-aepādpād. There'llalwaysbeprocrastinators.
6.Ejaepādpādḷọkñanñāāt? Whenwillhestoptarrying?
7.Kwaepādpādḷọkjānña. You'remorehesitantthanme.
aepokpok {hayẹpẹkʷpẹkʷ}. v. adj., tr.aepokpoke; n. inal.aepokpokū; v. caus.kaaepokpok; n. pers.ri-kaaepokpok. complex;complicated.
1.Aepokpokinmeḷeḷe. Complexdirections.
2.Eaepokpokwūneo. Thatwasacomplexmathematicalproblem.
3.Eaepokpokḷọkijieṇḷọk. It'smorecomplicatedinthatdirection.
4.Ekaaepokpoktataanri-kaki. Histeachingisthemostcomplicated.
5.Kwōnjabkaaepokpokeaṃkōmḷeḷe. Don'tcomplicateyourexplanation.
6.Kwōnjabkōaepokpokeaṃkōmḷeḷe. Don'tcomplicateyourexplanation.
7.Ri-kaaepokpokejnaajpokwōt. Acreatorofconfusionishimselfconfused.
aer₁ {hayẹr}. v. intr.; n. inal.aerū; v. caus. stat. intr.kaaerer, tr.kaaer; n. pers.rūkkaaerer. tight;stretched;pressure;possessive.
1.Aerinbōroenaajwaḷọk. Theoppressionofheartwillhappen.
2.Eaerbūruōnakearetalwōtimkōṃṃane. Hedidn'twanttobuthedidit anyway
3.Eaerḷọkmejatotorainiinjāninne. It'smoreoppressivetodaythanyesterday.
4.Eḷapanaerjedọujijeaō. Mytrousersaretootight.
5.Kaaertokwōteaōbweenrup. Putmorepressureonmyboiltogetthepusout.
6.Kwōnjabkaaerer. Don'tbesopossessive.
7.Rūkkaaererinkōrā. Anoverlypossessivewoman.
aer₂ {hayẹr}. theirs.
1.Aereañwainikaṇ. Thatcopraistheirs.
2.KeijtōprakḷọkioonteekiroñanKapeneokōppeḷaakikijjienawaanjebwebwekoaerjeelJemaimBojin. WhenIgotbackuptothedeckIheardtheCaptainplanningoutsteeringdutiesforthethreeofthemforthenight.P536
3.Ḷōṃareinaolepri-Likiepimrejmājurḷọkwōtilomeninjejerakrōk,joñanaerjeljelā. AllofthesemenwerefromLikiep,andtheyweresogoodatsailingthattheycoulddoitintheirsleep.P31
4.Taṇekwōjbaaerkake? Whydoyousayit'stheirs?
aer₃ {hayer}. variant form ofaerā {hayeray}.
aerā {hayeray}. Alsoaer{hayer}. n. inal.aera, aerāū; v. tr.aerāik; n. constr.aerāān. shoulder.
1.Aerāāntiljek. Theshoulderingofacarefulperson.
2.Ejaerāikḷọkñanṃweeṇiṃōn. He'sshoulderinghimtohishouse.
3.Ejkeaerāiki? Isheshoulderingit?
4.Likūtiioonaeratuanmiiñ. Putitonmyleftshoulder.
aerar {hayerar}. v. intr.; v. adj.; n. inal.aerarū; v. caus. tr.kaaerare. yellow or brownleaves;scorched.
1.Aerarierwōtta. They'resobrownthey'reunrecognizable.
2.Aerarinankarkōḷọk. Thetreesareyellowfromthefirethatwentoutofcontrol.
3.AerartatakeinikkaninJāltō. ThetreesonJāltōIslandarethemostscorched.
4.Eaerarkeinikkanḷamjako. Thetreesgotthoroughlyscorched
5.Eaerarḷọktōrereinḷọk. Itsedgesaremorescorchedinthatdirection.
6.Kijeekeoekaaerareniko. Thefirescorchedthecoconuttrees.
aerār₁ {hayeryar}. v. intr.; n. inal.aerārū. touchshoulders.
1.Aerārinjeṃjerāiloṃool. Touchingshouldersintruefriendship.
2.Aerārūṃippaekōṃṃanaōellowetak. Yourtouchingshoulderswithmegivesmeenthusiasm.
3.Ikoṇaanaerārwajippaṃ. Iwanttotouchshoulderswithyou.
4.Kwōnjabaerārippa. Don'ttouchshoulderswithme.
aerār₂ {hayeryar}. n. al., v. intr.; v. caus.kaaerār; n. pers.ri-kaaerār. dialectal variant ofkōtkōt {ketket}; abird,ruddy turnstone,Arenaria interpres.
1.Eaerārankōnono. He'salwaystalkingaboutruddyturnstones.
2.Eaerārtatañeejañōneañ. Theruddyturnstonesaboundthemostatthewindyseason.
3.Ejkaaerārtoknejiṃro. He'scatchingruddyturnstonesforustohaveaspets.
4.Ḷadikroremootinkaaerār. Theboysaregonehuntingforruddyturnstones.
5.Ri-kaaerārrorōko. Theruddyturnstonetrappersescaped.
aere {hayẹrẹy}. astorm.
aereañ {hayẹryag}. Dial. W, E:aermān {hayẹrman}. Alsoaerjeañ{hayẹrjeyag}. theirs (four persons).
1.Aereañṃōnwiaeo. They (foursome)ownedthestore.
aerin bōtōktōk {hayẹrin betektek}. v. intr.; v. caus. tr.kaaerin bōtōktōke. bloodpressure.
1.Aerinbōtōktōkinekeinpeintuanmiiñearkautaṃweikijānjerbal. Thebloodpressurehefeltinthebloodvesselsinhisleftarmpreventedhimfromwork.
2.Eaerinbōtōktōkḷọkrainiinjāninne. Thebloodpressureismoreapparenttodaythanyesterday.
3.Eaerinbōtōktōktokijotokipeū. Ifeelthebloodpressuremovingupinthisareaofmyarm.
4.Eaerinbōtōktōkturinmejān. Hefeelsthebloodpressureonhisface.
5.Ijajetaeoeaarkaaerinbōtōktōke. Idon'tknowwhatturneditintothebloodpressurefeeling.
aerjeañ {hayẹrjeyag}. variant form ofaereañ {hayẹryag}.
1.Aerjeañjabdeenaajeltakinṃajeer. Theircarelessnesswillboomerang.
2.Aerjeañjerbal. It'stheresponsibilityofthefourofthem.
3.Aerjeañpepe. It'sthedecisionofthefourofthem.
4.Iaarliḷọkjājekoaerjeañ. Igavethefourofthemtheirmachetes.
5.Kwaareñjaakekeaerjeañrereenkajjirere? Didyoudetectthescornintheir laugh
aerjeel {hayẹrjẹyẹl}. Dial. W, E:aerjel {hayẹrjẹl}. theirs (three persons).
1.Bweaerjeelkejerbal? Butthen,wasittheirbusiness—thethreeofthem?
2.Ealikkaraerjeelniknik. It'sobviousthatthethreeofthemareindustrious.
3.Kōṇaaneoaerjeeletōprak. Theirwish (thewishofthethreeofthem)cametrue.
aerjel {hayẹrjẹl}. dialectal variant ofaerjeel {hayẹrjẹyẹl}.
aermān {hayẹrman}. Alsoaerjemān. dialectal variant ofaereañ {hayẹryag}.
1.Aerjemānpepe. It'suptothefourofthem.
aerṃwe {hayẹrṃẹy}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aerṃweik; v. caus.kaaerṃwe; n. pers.ri-aerṃwe,ri-kaaerṃwe; v. distrib.aerṃweṃwe; n. constr.aerṃwein. takingcare ofrelatives.
1.Aerṃweinjowiinadejñanindeokōnaerjeḷāaerṃweikidoon. Therelationshipwithinourclanwilllastforeverbecauseit'saliveandwell.
2.Enaajjeḷābweeri-kaaerṃwe. She'llknow,beingsomeonewhoinfluencesotherstoliveasrelativestowardoneanother.
3.Ijaerṃweiki. I'mtreatinghimlikearelativeshould.
4.KōjparokṃantinṂajeḷimjeḷāaerṃwe. PreservetheMarshallesecustomoftakingcareofyourrelativesbypracticingit.
5.Kōnaōkaaerṃweikiejujenwōtimjeḷā. BecauseIshowedhimhowapersonshouldbehavetowardrelatives,hefinallylearned.
6.Rejkañaltokarmejkōnaeraerṃweṃwe. Peopleareattractedtothembecausethey'realwayslookingoutforothersasrelatives.
aerōkeañḷọk {hayeyrẹkyagḷakʷ}. Alsoaerōñaḷọk{hayerẹgahḷakʷ}. v. intr., n. al.; v. caus.kaaerōkeañḷọk; n. constr.aerōkeañḷọkin. current flowingsouthward.
1.Aerōkeañḷọkinjota. Theeveningflowofthesouthwardcurrent.
2.Eaerōkeañḷọkḷọkrainiinjānraaneoḷọk. Thecurrentisflowingmorenorthwardtodaythantheotherday.
3.Eaerōkeañḷọkrainiin. Thecurrentisflowingsouthwardtoday.
4.Earaerōkeañḷọktataraaneotiṃaeoekareọtōk. Thenorthwardflowofthecurrentwasthestrongestthedaytheshipwentaground.
5.Kōtoinekaaerōkeañḷọkwaeo. Thewindmadethecurrentdriftthecanoe southward
aerro {hayẹrrew}. theirs (two persons).
1.Aerroiọkwedoonekōṃṃanwaanjoñakeṃṃanñanña. Their (two)mutualloveofoneanotherinspiredmetodolikewise.
2.Ekāāljōōtkoaerro. Theyhadnewshirts.
3.Kwōleḷọkkeaerroiienkōnono? Didyougivebothofthemachancetotalk?
aerwōj {hayẹrwẹj}. theirs (five or more persons).
1.Aerwōjmenṇe. That'stheirs.
2.Eḷaññeenaajaerwōjiienjerbalrenaajkateerjoñanwōtaermaroñ. Whenit'stheirturntowork,they'lldotheirbest.
3.Ewaḷọkaerwōjṃōṇōṇō. Theirjoywasrevealed.
aet {hayẹt}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aete; v. caus. intr.kaaet, tr.kaaete; n. constr.aetin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. current.
1.AetinlikinNaṃdikekauwōtata. ThecurrentontheoceansideofNaṃdikIslandishazardous.
2.Eaetlọjet. Thereisacurrentintheocean.
3.Eaetḷọklikjānarakeaetaktatalowaantoeṇ. Thecurrentontheocean-sideisstrongerthaninthelagoon,however,thecurrentinthepassisthestrongestflowingeastward.
4.Eaeteḷọkkōrkōreoñanlik. Thecurrentdriftedthecanoeouttotheoceanside.
5.Ejajeaetlowaanṃaḷoonāniin. There'snocurrentinthislagoon.
6.Kōtoinekaaetelọjet. Thewindiscreatingcurrentsinthe ocean
7.Kōtoinekōṃṃananaetlọjet. Thewindiscreatingcurrentsintheocean.
aetak {hayetak}. v. intr.; n. inal.aetakū; v. caus.kaaetak. current flowingeastward.
1.Eaetaklowaantoeṇrainiin. Thecurrentiscurrentlyflowingeastwardinthepasstoday.
2.Eaetakeboojeoimñakwōnṃaanḷọk. Theboatgotcaughtintheeastwardflowingcurrentandcouldn'tmoveforward.
3.Eaetakḷọkilotōrein. Thecurrentispresentlyflowingeastward.
aeto₁ {hayẹtẹw}. v. intr.; n. al.; v. caus.kaaeto; n. constr.aetoin. current flowingwestward.
1.Eaetorilikinaelōñin. Thecurrentflowswestontheleesideofthe atoll
2.Eaetowajñanijeṇe. Thecurrentisflowingwesttowardtherewhereyou are
3.EinaetoinṂajeḷwōtKapilōñ. ThecurrentsflowingwestwardintheMarshallsaresimilartothoseintheCarolines.
4.Eḷapankajooraetoin. Thiseasterlycurrentisquitestrong.
5.Etkerōkaaetoikijin? Whatmakesthecurrenthereflowwestward?
aeto₂ {hayẹtẹw}. v. adj.; n. inal.aetoū; v. tr.aetoiki; v. caus. intr.kaaeto, tr.kaaetoiki; n. pers.ri-aeto,ri-kaaeto. haunted;spooky;dreary.
1. “Āinwōtmetojabinebajaeto,”Jemaekarbaejjailominiteowōtekarwaḷọkmenin. “Thispartoftheoceanfeelsabitspooky,”Fathersaidatthesametimetheincidentoccurred.P1036
2.Eaetoikiṇaiturinṃweo. Hegotbewitchednearthehouse.
3.Eḷapanaetowūleejeṇ. Thatgraveyardisveryspooky.
4.Lōbeolibōnekaetoikwuliejeo. Hisgravecastaspookyspelloverthecemetery.
5.Tiṃoṇeoejri-kaaetoñaniroojraṇṇe. That'stheghostthathauntsfortheirooj.
aetọ {hayetaw}. n. al.; n. pers.ri-aetọ; n. constr.aetọọn. smallislets of an atoll; name of a section of someatolls, usually the windward, northeast part.
1.Aolepri-aetọimrọọlñanjikier. Allresidentsofthesmallisletshavereturnedhome.
2.Ewōrkeri-aetọijin? Aretherepeoplefromthesmallisletshere?
3.Ijetalñanaetọkaṇ. I'mgoingtothosesmallislets.
4.Jikinkakijenaetọọnānin. Thesmallisletshereareforfoodgathering.purpose.
5.Ñaijbakwopādiaetọ. “Ithoughtyouwereononeofthesmallislands.”P72
aetok {hayetekʷ}. Dial. W, E:aitok {hayitekʷ}. v. adj.; n. inal.aetokū; v. caus. intr.kaaettoktok, tr.kaaetok(e); stat. adj. sg.aetoktok, pl.aettok; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọkk/waj. long;tall;length.
1.Aetoktata. He'sthetallest.
2.AetokūṃwōtPita. You'reastallasPeter.
3.Eaetokjānña. He'stallerthanme.
4.Eaetokḷọkankwaḷọkjānkwe. Hispreachingwaslongerthanyours.
5.Ekaaettoktokaereọñwōd. Theyfishendlessly.
6.Elōñiaerreitanaetokaerwōtwaeowaammān. Alotofthemwerealmostallupanddownthelengthofourboat.P999
7.Eṃōjkaaetoktoknuknukiiōin. Thisyear'sdresseshavebeenlengthened.
8.Etkekwōjkaaetokaṃillu? Whydoyoudwellonyouranger?
9.Ijkaaetokewajekkwaḷe. I'mlengtheningthissennitforyou.
10.Ḷeeṇearkaaetokḷọkwaeṇ. Hemadethecanoelonger.
aetōktōk {hayẹtẹktẹk}. n. al.; n. constr.aetōktōkin; v. caus.kaaetōktōk; n. pers.ri-aetōktōk; v. distrib.aetōktōke. stalk ofarrowroot plant;drinkingstraw made fromaetōktōk;malearrowroot, of no food value.
1.Eaetōktōkeḷọkiiōinjāniiōeoḷọk. Thisyear'scropofarrowrootstalksismoreabundantthanlastyear's.
2.Eaetōktōkemeḷanānin. There'sarrowrootstalksgrowingallovertheisland.
3.Erraṇrejkaaetōktōkeọọj. They'relookingforarrowrootstalksintheinterioroftheisland.
4.Kōjroejri-kaetōktōkñane. Thetwoofusarethefetchersofarrowrootstalksforhim.
5.Kwōjkaetōktōkḷọkñaner. You'regettingarrowrootstalksforthem.
aetōl {hayẹtẹl}. v. intr.; pers. n.ri-aetōl. variant form ofiāetōl.
1.Eṃṃankwōnjabaetōlippān. It'sbetternottoassociatewithhim
2.Itokkōjroaetōlinjota. Come,let'ssocializeintheevening. (wordsfromasong)
3.Ri-aetōlmenraṇe. Thosearethecruisingtypes.
aewaar {hayewahar}. v. intr., tr.aewaare; n. constr.aewaarin. variant form ofaear {hayeyhar}.
1.Eaewaarḷọkijin. Thecurrentflowingintothelagoonisstrongerhere.
2.Eaewaartatamejāntoeṇ. Thecurrentflowingintothelagoonisstrongestatthemouthofthechannel.
3.Eaewaarewaeo. Thecanoewasdriftedintothelagoonbythecurrent.
4.Ejaewaartokjānia? Whereisthecurrentflowingintothelagooncomingfrom?
5.Ekajooraewaarinturinto. Thecurrentcomingintothelagoonisstrongespeciallyclosetothechannel.
6.Ri-kaaewaareoejba. S/hewhoisresponsibleformakingthecurrentflowintothelagoonhasspoken.
aewanlik {hayewanlik}. Archaic. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kaaewanlik, tr.kaaewanliki; n. constr.aewanlikin. good infishing,expert infishing.
1.Ejakoaewanlikinaelōñkeinadro. Theexpertfishermenthatweoncehadinourislandsareallgone.
2.Eḷakbajtōbwetokekeo,ealikkaranBojineoaewanlik. Ashepulledinthefish,itwasobviousthattheBoatswainwasanexpertfisherman.P1309
3.Kwōnāñiniimkaaewanliki. Takehimwithyoutoshowhimhowtobecomeanexpertfisherman.
4.Ḷōḷḷapeṇjemāmroeaewanlik. Myfather-in-lawisanexpertfisherman.
āi- {yayi-}. n. inal.āū. same as;similar to;different from.
1.Āiṃwōtri-nanaraṇ. You'renodifferentfromabadperson.
2.Āinjuonjāne. He'sdifferentfromhim.
3.Āinḷọkwōtjemān. He'ssimilartohisdad.
4.Āinwōtmene. It'sthesameasthis.
aia {hayyiyah}. Alsoaiio{hayyiyẹw}. Slang. interjection: "Good grief!"; "Nuts!".
1.Aia,eḷapwōtanbwil. Goodgrief!It'ssohot.
2.Aia,ibanetal. Nuts!I'mnotgoing.
aiaea {hayiyahyah}. Slang. interjection:dismay.
1.Aiaeaibankōṇaan! Nuts!Iwon'tlikeit!
aibooj {hayibẹwẹj}. glory.
aiboojoj {hayibẹwẹjwẹj}. v. intr.; n. inal.aiboojojū; v. caus. intr.kaaiboojoj, tr.kaaiboojoje; n. pers. caus.ri-kaaiboojoj. glorious;splendid;marvelous;pretty;gorgeous;lovely;magnificent;wonderful.
1.Aiboojojtataṃweeṇiṃōn. Hehasthefanciesthouse.
2.Bajaiboojojimikerejbaetamiñankiin. You'reallsomarvelousthey'restillmentioningyournamestothisday.
3.Eaiboojojḷọkjānṃokta. It'sprettierthanbefore.
4.Kwōnkaiboojojeḷọkruuṃeṇanñane. Decoratetheinteriorofhisroomforhim.
5.Nuknukeoanekaaiboojoje. Herdressmadeherpretty.
6.Ri-kaaiboojojlowaaneṃḷeeṇ. He'saninteriordecorator.
7.Rōaiboojojiṃaanmejāniroojeṇ. They'reamarvelintheeyesoftheirooj.
āibukwi {yayibikʷiy}. Alsoiāebukwi{yiyayebikʷiy}. n. al.; v. caus.kaāibukwi; n. constr.āibukwiin. afish,ray fish (poisonous).
1.Kōjroetalinkāiāebukwi. Let'sgoandcatchsomerayfish.
aidik {hayidik}. Alsoainiñ{hayinig}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.aidikū; v. caus. intr.kaaidikdik, tr.kaaidik(i); n. constr.aidikin; stat. adj. sg.aidikdik, pl.aiddik.. skinny;thin of body;narrow.
1.AidiktataMede. Maryistheslimmest.
2.Aidikiṃwōtṇok. You'reasskinnyasacoconutleafmidrib.
3.Aidikiniaṇeejkōnono? Where'sthatskinnypersonwhoistalkingfrom?
4.Eaidikmejān. Hehasslantedeyes.
5.Iaidikḷọkjānṃokta. I'mskinnierthanbefore.
6.Kwōjjakaaidikiḷọklukwōnjedọujijean. Pleasemakehispants'waist narrower
7.Liṃaraṇrejkaaidikdik. Thewomenarereducing.
āierḷọk wōt {yayiyyẹrḷakʷ wet}. Plural ofāinḷọk wōt, which see. et cetera;etc; andothersimilar things.
1.Menkeinrejjoob,jāān,ṃōttannuknuk,immenkoāierḷọkwōt. Thesearethingslikesoap,coins,articlesofclothing,andothersuchthings.S14
aij₁ {hayij}. Alsoaej{hayẹj}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aiji; v. caus.kaaij; n. pers.ri-kaaij; n. constr.aijin. ice;frost.
1.Aijidānṇelimed. Puticeinthedrinkingwater.
2.Aijiniaṇeliṃōṃ? Wheredidyougetyouricefrom?
3.Eaijiḷọkioondāniiōinjāniiōeoḷọk. There'smoreiceonthewaterthisyearthanlastyear.
4.Eaijitatakariiōeo1810. Itwasknownthat1810wastheyearwiththemostice.
5.Kōjroetalinkaaej. Let'sthetwoofusgogetice.
6.Kwōjjaaijitok? Canyouputiceinitforme?
7.Kwōnṃōkaijibōrabweenjabbōbōj (ebbōj). Wouldyoupresssomeicecubestomyheadtopreventswelling?
8.RejbaeaijiioondāniloNorthPoleaolepiien. ItissaidthatthereisalwaysiceonthewaterattheNorthPole.
9.Wōneoenaajri-kaaijiaadeañ? Whoamongthefourofuswillbegoingtogetice
Aij₂ {hayij}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kaaij; v. distrib.aiji. aplant, pandanus variety.
1.Eaijḷọkwōtōnjabin. ThispandanusseasonhasmoreAijpandanusthanthepreviousseason.
2.Eaijimeḷanānin. TherearemanyAijpandanustreesonthisisland.
3.Eaijitataiiōin. ThisyearhasthegreatestAijpandanusproduction.
4.Kōjroejkaaijñāāt? WhenarewegoingtogetussomeAij pandanus
5.MokwaṇinAijmenin. ThispandanuspasteisderivedfromtheAij variety
6.Renaajkaaijtokilju. TheywillgetussomeAijpandanustomorrow.
aij kudiiṃ {hayij kʷidiyiṃ}. Alsoaej kudiim{hayẹj kʷidiyim},aij kudiim{hayij kʷidiyim},aej kudiiṃ{hayẹj kʷidiyiṃ}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aij kudiiṃū; v. caus.kaaijkudiiṃ; n. pers.ri-kaaijkudiiṃ; v. distrib.aij kudiiṃi; n. constr.aij kudiiṃin. ice cream.
1.Aijkudiimiḷọkkeekṇekijen. Pouricecreamonhiscakeforhim.
2.Eaijkudiimiioontebōḷṇeippaṃ. You'vemessedupthetablewithyouricecream.
3.Ejaijkudiiṃ. She'smakingicecream
4.Ennọaijkudiiṃiṃ Youmakegoodicecream.
5.EnnọaijkudiiṃinAmedka. Americanicecreamisdelectable.
6.Etkeeruṃwijanrọọltokri-kaaijkudiiṃro? Whyaren'tthepeoplewhowenttobuyicecreamback?
7.Kōjroitōnkaaijkudiiṃ Let'sgogetsomeicecreamfromthestore.
8.Rejaijkudiiṃḷọkkijenri-nañinmej. They'remakingicecreamforthepatients.
9.Tauninanaijkudiimiḷọkkeekiiōjānkeekiieṇ? Whydoesthispieceofcakehavemoreicecreamontopofitthanthatoneoverthere?
aiji seeaij.ice.
aijo {hayijẹw}. n. al., v. intr.; v. caus.kaaijo; v. distrib.aijoe; n. pers.ri-kaaijo. aplant with a single leaf.
1.Aijoonkino. Afernwithoneleaf.
2.Eaijoemeḷanānin. Theislandhaslotsofaijoplantonit.
3.Eaijoeḷọkjānṃokta. Therearemoreaijoplantsthanpreviously.
4.Kwōnkaaijotokarro. Golookforsomekaijoplantsforus.
5.Ri-kaaijoeoṇetok. Thepersonchargedwithlookingforaijoplantsiscoming.
aik₁ {hayik}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaik; n. caus. pers.ri-kaaik; n. constr.aikin; v. distrib.aiki. cedardriftwood.
1.Eaikilikinānin. Theoceansideshoreislitteredwithdriftwood.
2.Eaikiḷọkiiōjabin. Thisyearyoufindmoredriftwood.
3.EaikitatalikinJemọ. TheoceansideofJemọislandislitteredthemostwithdriftwood.
4.Jenetalinkaaik. Let'sgoandlookforcedardriftwood.
5.Kabkaaiktokarro. Remembertolookforsomedriftwoodforus.
6.Kwōjkaaikḷọkñanñāāt? Howlongareyougoingtokeeplookingfordriftwood?
7.Ri-kaaikroremoot. Thedriftwoodhuntershaveleft.
aik₂ {hayik}. v. intr., tr.aike; n. inal.aikū,. tow, as aboat;pull;draw.
1.Aikiietatake? Isittheeasiesttotow?
2.Aikintakboutekajoor. Thetowingofatugboatispowerful.
3.Eaikiieḷọkjānṃokta. It'seasiertotowthanbefore.
4.Eaikiiewae. Thisboatiseasytotow.
5.Ekauwōtataaikūṃ. Yourtowingisdangerous.
6.Kwōjaikeḷọkeañea? Whereareyoutowingitto?
7.Kwojeḷākeaikbooj? Doyouknowhowtotowboats?
8.Kwōnaikeboojeṇ. Towthatboat.
aikiu₁ {hayikiyiw}. From Japn.haikyū (配給). v. intr., tr.aikiuuk; n. inal.aikiuū; n. pers.ri-aikiu; n. constr.aikiuun; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. sharefood equally;ration.
1.Aikiueoaṃṇe. That'syourration.
2.Aikuiereinwōtaikiuunkabwebwe. Theyrationoutfoodliketrickypeople.
3.Enañinmaatkeri-aikiu? Havewecountedallthoseweweretorationoutfoodto?
4.Jenaajaikiuukṃōñāebweaolepenṃōñā. Weshallsharethisfoodequallysoeveryonecaneat.
5.Raaraikiuḷọkṃōñāñaner. Theyweregivenfoodrations.
6.Rejaikiuraij. They'rerationingoutrice.
aikiu₂ {hayikiyiw}. Slang. n. al., v. intr., tr.aikiuiki; n. pers.ri-aikiu; n. constr.aikiuin. afood,soup, spongycoconut andarrowroot.
1.Aikiutokkijerro. Makeussomeaikiu.
2.Kwaaraikuikikeraijṇe? Didyouaddaikiutotherice?
3.Ri-aikiueoennọtataaniiọkṇe. Hemakesthetastiestaikiu food
aikne {hayikney}. Archaic. n. al.; n. pers.ri-aikne; n. constr.aiknein. on thenorthside of; seeeọọtle.
1.Ewōrkeri-aikneijin? Isthereanyonefromthenorthsideoftheislandhere?
2.Ijjokweiaikneinānin. I'mlivingonthenorthsideoftheisland.
aikuj {hayikʷij}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aikuji; n. inal.aikujū; n. pers.ri-aikuj; n. constr.aikujin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. desire;need;lack;must;deserve;necessity;necessary;obligated;should.
1.Aikujinjenkwōn. Theneedsexpressedbyfamilyrelations.
2.Akñaikarpādwōtijoiturinimpojakwōtñanaōjebjebḷọkkeinjerbalkoeaikujiñanjaḷjaḷ. Istayednexttohimincaseheneededmetopasshimhistools.P715
3.Armejroraaikujtatarepādijin. Themostneedypeoplearehere.
4.Eaikujiḷọkjānña. HeneedsitmorethanIdo.
5.Eaikujḷọkjānkwe. He'sneedierthanyou.
6.Ejaikujoroṇeaṃ. Youdeservesomereward.
7.Etkekwōjinepaatakeejaikujwajñaneok? Whydoyouworrysomuchwhenshe'sexpressingherneedstoyou?
8.Iaikujinetal. Ihavetogo.
9.Iaikujijuonwaō. Ineedaboat.
10.Jejaikujinjipañri-aikuj. Wemusthelptheneedy.
11.Kwōaikujṃōñā. Youneedfood.
12.Meneodeeoiaikujkarmatmateturinmejānkōntọọleoanbweejiebḷọkkōnmenokadu. TheonlythingIneededtodowaswipehisfacewithhistowelbecausehewassweatingprofusely.P1142
aikuji seeaikuj.
aikūtōkōd {hayikiteked}. n. al., v intr., tr.aikūtōkōde; ; v. distrib.aikūtōkōde; v. caus.kaaikūtōkōd; n. pers.ri-kaaikūtōkōd; n. constr.aikūtōkōdin. afish.
1.Eaikūtōkōdearinānin. There'splentyofaikūtōkōdfishatthelagoonsideoftheisland.
2.Eaikūtōkōdeḷọktōreinjāntōreeoḷọk. There'smoreaikūtōkōdfishthisseasonthatthelastone.
3.Ejajebweejjabri-kaikūtōkōd. Hewouldn'tknowbecausehe'snotagoodaikūtōkōd fisherman
4.Ejauwiaikūtōkōdinratakeañ. Aikūtōkōdfishfromthenothernislandsarenotdelicious.
5.Kwaaraikūtōkōdekejuubṇe? Didyouputaikūtōkōdfishinthesoup?
6.Kwōjkaaikūtōkōdtokkekijerrorainiin? Areyoufishingforaikūtōkōdfishforustoday?
7.Rejkaaikūtōkōdwōt. They'restillfishingforaikūtōkōd.
aililōk {hayiliylẹk}. v. intr., tr.aililōke; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; n. constr.aililōkin. accompany;go around with;associate with.
1.Aililōkinḷaroebanpeljo. Theassociationofthebroken-heartediseasytodetect.
2.Eaillilōkḷọkjānetto. She'smorepossessivethanwaybackwhen.
3.Ejaililōkewaj. He'saccompanyinghimthere.
4.Eñakaililōkruamaejet. He'saflopwhenitcometovisitors.
5.Jabaililōkri-nanabwekwōnaajjorrāān. Don'tgoaroundwithbadcompanyforyou'llgetintotrouble.
aiḷip {hayiḷip}. n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kaaiḷḷip, tr.kaaiḷip(i); n. constr.aiḷipin; stat. adj. sg.aiḷipḷip, pl.aiḷḷip.. thick, of long and round objects.
1.Ailipinbōranwaṇeekōbate. Thethicknessoftheboat'sbowslowsitdown.
2.Eaiḷipbōranpinjeḷeaō. Mypencilhasabluntpoint.
3.Eaiḷḷipḷọkmenkeinjānmenkākaṇ. Thesethingsherearemorethickandlongthanthoseoverthere.
4.Ejkaaiḷḷipiṃaanṃadekaṇan. He'salwaysusingbluntpointedspears.
5.Etkekwōkaaiḷḷipbōranpinjeḷ? Whydoyouwantpencilswithbluntpoints?
ailṃō {hayilṃeh}. v. intr.. cry out;sob.
1.Ledikeoearailṃōwōtijoejjijetiekōnanḷapanbūroṃōj.Ledikeoearailṃōwōtijoejjijetiekōnanḷapanbūroṃōj. Thegirljustsattheresobbingbecauseofhergreatsorrow.
2.Ri-ailṃōroraarkōṃṃananri-lotokrobūroṃōj. Themournersmadethevisitorssad.
ailparo {hayilparew}. Alsoailparok{hayilparekʷ}. cumbersome;troublesome;burdensome; verybusy;workovertime.
ailparok {hayilparekʷ}. Alsoailparo{hayilparew}. v. adj.; n. inal.ailparokū; v. caus. tr.kaailparoke; n. caus. pers.ri-kaailparok; n. constr.ailparokin. cumbersome;troublesome;burdensome; verybusy;workovertime; variant form ofailparo {hayilparew} andparok {parekʷ}.
1.Ailparoktatalieṇ. She'sthemostoverworkedwoman.
2.Ailparokinekōṃṃanadruṃwij. Hisbeingtroublesomedelayedus.
3.Bajailparokūṃkake. Shemustbeaburdentoyou.
4.Iailparokḷọkkakeeokjāne. You'remoreburdensometomethanheis.
5.Kwōnjabkaailparokeeō. Don'tbeaburden (tome).
6.Ri-kaailparokarmejejjabeṃṃan. Beingburdensometopeopleisnotacceptable.
ailuwannañnañ {hayiliwwannagnag}. Dial. Bikini only. Alsoailuwaan. v. adj.; n. inal.ailuwannañnañū; v. caus.kaailuwannañnañ;. clamor,noise.
1.Ailuwaantataarmejinaelōñin. Thenoisiestpeoplearefoundinthisatoll.
2.AiluwaannañnañinPikinni. NoisyBikinians.
3.Ailuwannañnañūṃekọrujniñniñe. Yourbeingnoisywokethebaby.
4.Jabkaailuwaannañnañ. Don'tmakeanynoise.
5.Kwōjailuwaanḷọkñania? Whereareyoutakingyournoisinessto?
6.Pikinniailuwannañnañ. Bikini,thelandofnoisypeople.
ailwaro {hayilwarew}. variant form ofairuwaro {hayiriwarew}.
ain {hayin}. Alsoaini. transitive form ofae {hayẹy}.
1.Kwōnainḷọkmākaṇeṇaippāndoon. Gatherthebreadfruittogether.
2.Raainiarmejroṇaiturinṃōnkoeo. Thepeoplewereassembledneartheshelter.
āin seeāinwōt.too,also,same.
ainbat {hayinbat}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ainbate; n. inal.ainbatū; n. pers.ri-ainbat; n. constr.ainbatin. iron pot;cookingutensil.
1.Ainbatetok. Cookitinthepotforme.
2.Ainbatinkōmatek. Apotforcookingfish.
3.Ainbatinwōnbōbkein?Ainbatier. Whoboiledthepandanus?Theydid.
4.Iarainbatbōb. Iwascooking (boiling) pandanus
5.Iarainbatejuonbōb. Iwascooking (boiling)onepandanusfruit.
6.Iloiienkaṇejkọjekñekōmijeọñōd,kōmmānejjinkadoolwot,ñejabainbatikōndānninlọjet. Atthetimeswhenwewerefishingandhookedafish,weonlygrilledit,orboileditinapotwithseawater.P1013
7.Ri-ainbatpiikrorejako. Thoseresponsibleforboilingtheporkarenothere.
āinde- {yayindẹy-}. v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. thus;as;so;just as;therefore;likeness.
1. “Eṃṃanḷọkjānanāindeṇeimāinwōtejjānwōdewain,”Bojineoeuwaak. “Betterthanlettinghimgoonlikethisasifhe'ssailingthisboatsingle-handedly,”theBoatswainreplied.P1047
2.Āindeetaṃkartallōñenikenatoṇekekwōlijjipido? Howisitthatyoucouldclimbthattallcoconuttreewhenyou'reweakinthelegs?
3.Ekarjabtoammānāindeeoinnememaataḷaḷkorōkaraikujwanlōñḷọkimpādilọjet. Itwasn’tlongbeforewehadpassedupalltheboardsthatneededtogointhewater.P712
aini seeae.gather.
ainikie- {hayinikiye-}. v. intr.; n. inal.ainikiō,. voice;sound;noise;melody.
1. “Āinwōteṃṃanainikieninjinṇeaṃ,”armejeoeba. “Theenginesoundsgood,”thepersonsaid.P449
2.Ainikiōṃekakiikiaō. Thesoundofyourvoicelullsmysoultosleep. (wordsfromalovesong).
3.Dedeenkeeḷakekkākebaḷuunimejatotoioonaelōñin,jeitanwūdeakeakkōnainikiier.” Youknow,it’slikehowtheplanesareflyingabovethisislandallthetime,thenoisemakesmewanttogocrazy.”P199
4.Eainikienkōrā. Hehasthevoiceofawoman.
5.Edikainikien. Shespeakssoftly.
6.Ijjabmeḷeḷetakoekarbakōnandikainikien. Icouldn’tunderstandwhathewassayingbecausehewastalkinginalowvoice.P976
ainikien seeainikie-.voice,sound.
ainikien bōklōkōt {hayinikiyen bẹklẹkẹt}. voice ofconscience.
1.AinikienbōklōkōtinJetōbKwōjarjarejipañejānjorrāān. ThevoiceofconscienceoftheHolySpirithelpedhim.
2.Roñjakeainikienaṃbōklōkōt. Followthedictatesofyourconscience.
ainikien Etao {hayinikiyen yetahwew}. "voice of Etao" echo.
ainiñ {hayinig}. Alsoaidik{hayidik}. v. adj.; n. inal.ainiñū; v. caus. intr.kaainniñniñ, tr.kaainiñ; stat. adj. sg.ainiñniñ, pl.ainniñ.. thin;narrow.
1.Bajainiñūṃkeeitanbwilọkdiiṃ. You'resoskinnyyourbonesareaboutto break
2.Eḷapaṃainiññanjoñanaitokṇeaṃ. Youaretoothinforyourheight.
3.Eḷapanainiñḷọkjānṃokta. She'smuchthinnerthanbefore.
4.Liṃaraṇrejkaainniñniñ. Thewomenareonadiet.
āinjuon {yayinjiwen}. v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kāinjuon, tr,kāinjuone; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. different;unlike;otherwise.
1.Āinjuonaerroḷōmṇakjāndoon. Thosetwohavedifferingopinions.
2.Āinjuonḷọkwaewaōjānwaṇewaaṃ. Myboatisabitdifferentthanyours.
3.Taeoearkāinjuone? Whatmadeitdifferent?
āinḷọk wōt {yayinḷakʷ wet}. Singular ofāierḷọkwōt, which see. moresimilar to; almost alike.
1.Āinḷọkwōtjemān. He'sachipofftheoldblock.
2.Menkeinrejjoob,jāān,ṃōttannuknuk,immenkoāierḷọkwōt. Thesearethingslikesoap,coins,articlesofclothing,andothersuchthings.S14
ainṃak {hayinṃak}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ainṃake; v. caus. tr.kaainṃake; n. constr.ainṃakin. leaves nearpandanus stem; portion offruit near stem ofpandanus orbreadfruit.
1.Ainṃakeḷọkbōbeṇdaan. Cleantheleavesfromthepandanusstemforhim.
2.Eainṃakebōbṇeimnana. Theleavesnearthestemmakethepandanusbad.
3.Eainṃakeḷọkbōbeippajānbōbṇeippaṃ. ThepandanusIhavehasmoreleavesnearthestemthantheoneyouhave.
4.Enanaainṃakinbōb. Thepandanuskeysnearthestemarenotgood (toeat).
5.Kwōnkaainṃaketokbōbnedaan. Removetheleavesnearthepandanusstemforhim.
aiṇokko {hayiṇekʷkʷew}. From Japn.ainoko (合の子). v. adj.; n. inal.aiṇokkoū; v. caus. tr.kaaiṇokkoiki. mixedblood;mixedancestry.
1.Annejinri-Jepaanekaaiṇokkoiki. HisbeinganoffspringofaJapanesefathergiveshimalightcomplexion.
2.Bajaiṇokkouṃkeijakileeok. You'resolightskinnedthatIdidn'trecognizeyou.
3.Eaiṇokkokōnkenejinri-pālle. He'slightskinnedbecausehisfatherisawhiteAmerican.
4.Eaiṇokkoḷọkjānledikeṇjein. He'smorelightcomplexionedthanhisoldersister.
aintiin {hayintiyin}. From Engl.iron tin. v. intr., tr.aintiini; n. inal.aintiinū; n. pers.ri-aintiin; n. constr.aintiinin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. toboilpandanus;cook in atinpan;cook in a sea biscuit container.
1.Aintiinḷọkbweinkilọk. GetgoingwithboilingthepandanussoIcanstartpressingthejuiceoutofthepandanuskeys.
2.Aintiininwōnbōbkā?Aintiinū. Whoboiledthesepandanus?Idid.
3.Kwōnaintinibōbkaṇebwerenpidodoadwōdwōd. Boilthosepandanussothattheywillbeeasyforustochew.
4.Ri-aintiinrejjabkijerinwōdwōd. Thosewhoboilpandanusaren'tsupposedtochewthem.
āinwōt {yayinwet}. too;also;same;equal;like;resemble;seem.
1. “Āinwōtejbajḷapḷọkkōtoin?”Jemaekarba. “Itseemslikethewindhaspickedup,”Fathersaid.P697
2.Ejjeḷọkāinwōtilobōnbōn. Inmathematicsshehasnoequal.
3.Lukkuunāinwōt. Exactlythesame.
āinwōt juon {yayinwet jiwen}. same; alike; nevermind; that is allright;identical.
1.Āierḷọkwōtjuon. They'reverysimilar.
2.Āinḷadikraṇewōtjuon. Thosetwoboysareidentical.
3.Āinwōtjuonñekwōjabetal. It'sallrightifyoudon'tgo.
aio {hayyiyẹw}. variant form ofaia {hayyiyah}.
aire {hayirey}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.airein. tornado.
1.Eairejikinkwelọkeokeijtalbooneinne. ThecitywashitwithatornadowhenIphonedhimyesterday.
2.Ejaireḷọkñanñāāt? Howlongwillthetornadoseasonlast?
3.Ekkāanairewaḷọkiloallōñkein. It'snotuncommonfortornadoestooccurduringthesemonths.
airuwaro {hayiriwarew}. Alsoailwaro{hayilwarew}. v. intr., tr.airuwaroiki; n. inal.airuwaroū; v. caus. intr.kaairuwaro, tr.kaairuwarouk,kaairuwaroiki; n. pers.ri-airuwaro. confusion;trouble;noisy;quarreling;conflict.
1.Eḷapairuwaroilokuḷabeṇ. There'salotoffightingattheclub.
2.Kwōjairuwaroikieōkōnaṃakwāāle. You'retroublingmebytalkingbacktoher.
3.Lukkuunpaotokinri-airwaromeneṇ. Hesurelookslikeatroublemaker.
4.Ñekwōjkaairuwaroikienaajilluippaṃ. Ifyouconfusehimhe'llbeupsetwithyou.
ait {hayit}. v. intr., tr.aiti; n. inal.aitū;. sew together arip incloth;tackle someone, pulling their knees together like ripped cloth.
1.Aitūṃkekekeeilopotake? Didyousewtherip?
2.Bwilijmāāṇroraaitiri-kọọteoṃoktajānanko. Thepolicenabbedtherobberwasbeforehegotaway.
3.Eṃṃananlieṇait. Shedoesgoodsewingjobs.
4.Iarbōkḷọkjōōteaōbweenaititokinne. Itookmyshirttoheryesterdaysoshecouldsewuptherip.
aitok {hayitekʷ}. v. adj; n. inal.aitokū; v. caus.kaaitoktok; n. pers. caus.ri-kaaitoktok. dialectal variant ofaetok {hayetekʷ};long;tall.
1.Bajaitokūṃkeibanloioonbōraṃ. YourheightissuchthatIcan'tseethetopofyourhead.
2.Eaitokjānkenato. He'sverytall. (lit.He'stallerthanatallcoconuttree.)
3.Ejkaittoktokkōnjuujekkañkapin. She'smakingherselftallwithhigh-heeled shoes
4.Kwaitokḷọkjānkekwaaretalinjikuuḷ. You'retallerthanwhenyoulefttogotoschool.
5.Ri-kaaitoktoknuknukrōbanpeljo. Onecaneasilypickoutfromacrowdthosewhowearlongdresses.
aitwerōk {hayitwẹyrẹk}. Alsoaitwe. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aitwerōke; n. inal.aitwerōkū; v. caus.kaaitwerōk; n. pers.ri-aitwerōk; n. constr.aitwerōkin. compete;contest;dispute;conflict;controversy;worry.
1.Ejmakewōtñakaitwerōk. He'sspecialinthatheneverwantstogetinto controversies
2.Eḷapankarkumiiniakiukoaitwerōk. Thebaseballteamshadahighlydisputedgame.
3.Elōñrejaitwedoonkōnelōnmenko. Therearemanywhocompeteamongthemselvesformanythings.
4.Kwōnaajaitwerōkḷọkñanñāāt? Howlongareyougoingtoworry?
aitwōnmej {hayitwẹnmẹj}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aitwōnmejū; n. constr.aitwōnmejin. atmosphere in whichdeath is certain.
1.Aitwōnmejinḷeoearalikkarippānaoleparmejijo. Hisimminentdemisewasapparenttoeveryonewhowaspresent.
2.Ealikkaranpojakinjakobweeaitwōnmej. Heisreadytogoasdeathbroodsoverhim.
aj₁ {haj}. n. inal.ajū; v. caus.kaaj; n. pers. caus.ri-kaaj. liver;spleen; seat ofbravery.
1.Ejetalinkaajijeṇrejṃanṃanpiikie. He'sgoingtogetsomeliverwherethey'rebutcheringthepigs.
2.Ejjeḷokajin. Heisnotbrave.
3.Ejorrāānajinkōnanekkadekdek. Hisliverisshotduetodrunkenness.
4.Enañinetalkeri-kaajro? Havethepeoplewho'regoingtogetliversleft?
5.Kwokōṇaankeitokippakōjroetalinkaajtokjāleleinjota? Wouldyouliketogowithmetogetsomeliversfordinner?
aj₂ {haj}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaj; n. constr.ajin; n. pers. caus.ri-kaaj. thatch.
1.Ebwekeajñanadkōtakeṃwe? Dowehaveenoughthatchmaterialtothatchthishouse?
2.Erraṇrejkaajeọọj. They'remakingthethatchintheinterioroftheisland.
3.Kwōjjakaajtokñankōjro. Howaboutifyoumakethethatchforus.
4.Liṃarorejkōmaañajinṃweo. Thewomenarelookingforpandanusleavestothatchthishouse.
5.Ṃōkeinkōṃṃanjānajimilowaerejjabjimeeṇakḷā. Thesebuildingsaremadefromthatchandtheirinteriorshavegravel,notcementasfloors.S24
6.Ri-kaajmenraṇ. They'rethethatchmakers.
aj₃ {haj}. Alsobooraj{bewerhaj}. From Engl.hatch,fore hatch. n. al.; n. constr.ajin. hatch.
1.Ekilōkajinwaeṇbweepojakinjerak. Theship'shatchesareshutasshe'sreadytosetsail.
2.Rejkiilajkaṇanwaeṇbweewōt. Theyareclosingthehatchesonthatshipbecauseit'sraining.
āj₁ {yaj}. v. intr., tr.āje; n. inal.ājū; v. caus.kōāj; n. pers.ri-āj. weave;darn;knit.
1.Earājjaki. Shewovethemat.
2.Earājejuonjaki. Shewoveamat.
3.Earājejuwainṇe. Sheknitthatlace.
4.Earājeḷọkjuwainṇeñane. Sheknitthatlaceforher.
5.Kwōnājtokbweinājwaj. YouknitthiswaywhileIknityourway.
6.Ri-ājjuwaineoerọọl. Thelaceknitterisgoneback.
āj₂ {yaj}. n. al.; n. constr.ājin. fit for (usually followed by construct particlein).
1.Ājinjaajmi. Justrightforeatingraw.
2.Ājinkāine. Goodforbreeding.
3.Ājinkarūtto. Ripefordeflowering.
4.Ājinṃōñā. Fitforconsumption.
5.Ājinuṃuṃ. Rightforbaking.
6.Ājinḷọkṃōñābaoejānbaouweo. Thischickenisfittertoeatthanthatoneoverthere.
āj₃ {yaj}. n. al.; n. constr.ājin, āji. bunch ofbananas.
1.Ājinkeeprañ. Abunchofbananas.
ajādik {hajadik}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajādikū; v. caus. intr.kaajādik, tr.kaajādiki; n. pers.ri-ajjādikdik; v. distrib.ajjādikdik; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. walk slowly;sneak.
1. “Ekweijjaajādiktokṃōkñanwaeṇimeọroñennaan,”ḷōḷḷapeoeba. “Ok,fornowI’mgoingtowanderovertothatboatandfindoutwhat’sgoingon,”theoldmansaid.P133
2. “Kōjroajādikbweeboñ.” “Let’sgo,it’sgettinglate.”P161
3.Ajādikūṃeinwōtajādikinḷōḷḷap. Youwalkasslowlyasanoldman.
4.Kōjeañajādik. Let'sbeonourway.
5.Kwōnajādikḷọkbwerenjabloeok. Walkawayslowlysotheydon'tnoticeyou.
6.Kwōnajjādikdikḷọkbwerenjabloeok. Walkawayverysoftlyandslowlysotheydon'tnoticeyou.
7.Kwōnkaajādikibweenaajboñe. Youmustgethimgoingorit'llgettoodarkforhimtowalkhome.
8.Rejajjādikdikḷọkkiiō. They'resneakingupnow.
9.Ri-ajjādikdikrorepoippānri-wajeoboñ. Thenightwatchmancaughtthemsneaking.
ajaj {hajhaj}. n. inal.ajajū; v. distrib.ajaje; n. constr.ajajin. calf ofleg; substance ofclamshell; hardrock;marble.
1.EajajekōreinAwai. Hawaiianwomenhavewelldevelopedcalves.
2.Eajajeḷọklikināninjānṃokta. Therearemorehardrocksontheoceansideoftheislandthanbefore.
3.Ekkillepajajinri-Naodo. Nauruanshavefatcalves.
4.Emetakajajū. Ihavepaininmycalves.
5.Kwaajajeḷọkjāne. Youhavemorecalvesthanhedoes.
6.Kwōnlikūtajajṇeṇaiturinṃōṇe. Placetherocknearthehouse.
ājāj {yajyaj}. v. intr.; n. inal.ājājū; v. caus. intr.kāājāj, intr.kāājāje; n. pers.ri-ājāj; n. distrib.ājājin. vicious;mischievous;naughty.
1.Ājājtata. Themostvicious.
2.Ājājinri-pālle. Amischievouswhiteman.
3.Bōtōktōkejkāājāje. It'sthebloodthat'smakinghimnaughty.
4.Joñanaerājāj,rejwātokimatartarippānwaeo. Theyweresoviciousthattheycamerightupalongthesideoftheboat.P1000
5.Kwōjḷōmṇakinājḷọkñania? Whereareyoutakingyournaughtiness?
6.Kwōnjabbajājājbwekwōnaajjorrāān. Don'tbesonaughtyoryou'llgetintrouble.
ajāl {hajal}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ajāle; n. pers.ri-ajāl; n. constr.ajālin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. round upfish oranimals.
1.Ajālinrūttoetiljek. Roundingupofanimalsbyanolderpersonisreliable.
2.Ejajālbaoinjota. He'sroundinguphischickensforthenight.
3.Kauboeroraarajāliḷọkkaukoñanlowaanwōrwōreo. Thecowboysroundedupthecattleintothecorral.
4.Kwaarri-ajālñaneallōñeoḷọk. Yourroundedupanimalsforhimlastmonth.
5.Raarajālitokekkoñanmeeo. Theyroundedupthefishintothetrap.
ajāllik {hajallik}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kaajālliki; n. constr.ajāllikin. consequence;result;aftermath;offshoot.
1.Eajāllikanennaan. Hiswordshaveconsequences.
2.Eajāllikḷọkanennaanjānña. Herwordscarrymoreweightthanmine.
3.Enājloajāllikinjabpokake. He'llfindouttheresultofdisobedience.
4.Taeoekaajālliki? Whatcausedittobackfire?
ajañ {hajag}. Archaic. n. al.; v. distrib.ajañe; n. constr.ajañin. place wherebirds,fish, orclams gather.
1.AjañinBokaakenañineinwōtajañinPikaar. BokakatollhassimilarfishandbirdhabitatsasBikaratoll.
2.Eajañeaelōñin. Theatollhaslotsofhabitatsforbirdsandfish.
ajbōkruo {hajbekriwew}. Frombōk ruo 'takes two'. n. al. nickname for a largetuna.
1.Kekōmmānkartōparlikintōkāeotakḷọk,ekātakjuonajbōkruoimpen. Whenwereachedtheoceansideofthereefstretchingeastward,atunasobigitwouldrequiretwomentocarryitleaptatthelureandwasfirmlyhooked.P1302
Ajbwirōk {hajbiyrẹk}. n. al.; v. caus.kaajbwirōk; n. constr.ajbwirōkin. aplant,Pandanus fischerianus cultigen.
1.AjbwirōkinraankeinejjabeinwōtraankoanḶañinni. Thetasteoftoday'sajbwirōkpandanusisnotasgoodasinthedayofḶañinni (ḶañinniwasthefirstprehistoricchiefthatcanbetracedbackfromwhomdescendantsofthepresentdayKabuachieflylineageoriginated.)
2.Kōjroitōnkaajbwirōkkejota. Let'sgogetsomeajbwirōkpandanusfor dinner
aje₁ {hajẹy}. n. al.; n. pers.ri-aje; n. constr.ajein. drum.
1.EṃṃanajeinMajeḷ. Marshallesedrumsaregood.
2.Ri-ajeeoeḷakpikūriajeeonājin,eḷọkjānanarmejro. Whenthedrummerstartedbeatingonhisdrumtheaudiencewasamazed.
aje₂ {hajey}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajeū; n. pers.ri-aje; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. give away without remuneration;devotepresents to the gods;dedicate;offer.
1.EajejḷọkJọọnjānPita. JohnismoregenerousthanPeter.
2.Jijejearajemoureoanñankōj. Jesusofferedhislifeforoursalvation.
3.Jijejearajemoureoanñankōj. Jesusofferedhislifeforoursalvation.
4.Juoniaanjerbalkoanbaataejri-ajekatokinmissa. OneofthefunctionsofapriestistoofferthesacrificeoftheMass.
5.KoṃwinajeḷọkmourkaṇeamiñanAnij.KoṃwinajeḷọkmourkoamiñanAnij. DedicateyourlivestoGod.
6.KoṃwinajeḷọkmourkoamiñanAnij. DedicateyourlivestoGod.
7.Kwōjajetokwajṇeaṃñanñake? Areyouofferingyourwatchtome?
ajeeded {hajeyedyed}. v. adj.; n. inal.ajeededū; v. caus. intr.kaajeeded, tr.kaajeedede; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. dispersed;scattered; seejeeded.
1.Ajeededtatanaaneoeṃṃan. Mostwidespreadisthegoodnews.
2.Eajeedednaaneoeṃṃanipeḷaakinlaḷin. Thegoodnewsisspreadfarandwidearoundtheworld.
3.Eajeededḷọkkōjjeḷākiiōkeewōrretioejjerbal. Announcementsaremorewidespreadnowwiththebroadcaststationfunctioning.
4.Ejkajeedederiabṇean. She'sspreadingherlies.
5.Etkekwōjkajeededeḷọkakkwọjjabkajeededetok? Whyareyouspreadingitthatawaybutnotinourdirection?
ajej {hajyẹj}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ajeje,ajeji; n. inal.ajejū; n. pers.ri-ajej; n. constr.ajejn. divide;distribute.
1.Ajejiṃeinwōtajejinkabwebwe. Yoursharingislikethatofastingyperson.
2.Ajejinjouj. Thesharingofakind-heartedperson.
3.Eṃṃanḷọkajejjānkūbboṇ. It'sbettertobesharingthantobeselfish.
4.Ijoke,eajejtataMede. However,Maryisthemostgenerous.
5.Kwōnajejiṃōñākaṇe. Divideupthatfood.
6.Ri-ajejṃōñārejṃōñāāliktata. Thosewhodivideupthefoodeatlast.
7.Ri-ajejrorejajejewōtṃọñāeo. Thosewhoaredistributingthefoodarestilldoingit.
ajej in kabwebwe {hajyẹj yin kabẹybẹy}. Fromajej {hajyẹj} |"divide",kabwebwe {kabẹybẹy} "to fool". v. intr., tr.ajej in kabwebweik; n. inal.ajej in kabwebweū; n. pers.ri-ajej in kabwebwe; n. constr.ajej in kabwebwein. swindle;cheat.
1.Ajejinkabwebweūṃenaajeltakinṃajeeokjuoniien. Yourcheatingwillonedaybringyounegativeconsequences.
2.Eajejinkabwebweḷọkanjerbaljānḷeieṇ. Hecheatsmoreinhisdealingsthanthatman.
3.Earajejinkabwebweikeō. Heswindledme.
4.Ejjabaelọkajejinkabwebweinri-nana. Thecheatingofevilmenisnothardtosee.
5.Ejajeajejinkabwebwe. Henevercheats.
6.Ri-ajejinkabwebwerejnaajitaakwōt. Swindlerswillultimatelybepaidbackaccordingtotheirdeeds.
ajejin Jowa {hajyẹjin jewwah}. be someone who asks to havegifts returned; supposed to be typical of members of the Jowa clan;give as a present and ask for its return;reclaim agift.
1.AjejinJowaūṃenaajkōṃṃanbōrojepel. Yourgift-reclaimingcharacterwillcausedissension.
2.EbanjabajejinJowabwejowieoaneṇ. He'sboundtobeareclaimerofgiftsasamemberoftheJowaclan.
3.InkarjeḷāiainejajejinJowaḷọkieḷọk. IwishIknewwherehe'sgonewithhisreclaimedgifts.
4.RajejinJowaikiḷadikeo. Theboywasaskedtoreturnthegift.
5.Tipenri-ajejinJowamenraṇe. They'rethesortwhoasktohavegiftsreturned.
ajejin Ḷōktab {hajyẹjin ḷektab}. n. al.; n. pers.ri-ajejin Ḷōktab. be someone who asks to havegifts returned;give as a present and ask for its return.
1.EjejeṇejetalippānkōnwōtankijoñajejinḶōktab. Noonegoesaroundwithhimbecausehe'sknowntobesomeonewhoaskstohavegiftsreturned.
2.Jedikeri-ajejinḶōktab. Wedon'twantgiverswhoasktohavetheirgiftsback.
ajeḷkā {hajeḷkay}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajeḷkāū; v. caus. intr.kaajeḷkākā, tr.kaajeḷkāik; n. pers.ri-ajeḷkā; v. distrib.aajeḷkākā. weak feeling, usually fromhunger;stiffness of acorpse.
1.Bajajeḷkāūkeiaddimejmej. I'msoweakthatI'mlethargic.
2.Detinekaajeḷkāikkōj. Theheatisdepressing.
3.Ekaajeḷkākāankwaḷọk. Hissermonisboring.
4.Iaajeḷkākākōnaōkaremmejimeọñōdaolepānboñ. Mybodyisstillalloverfromstayingupallnightfishing.
5.Ñebajñaeo,ekweilukkuunkarajeḷkā. Andme,Iwasstartingtofeelveryweak.P1030
6.Unoeoekōmōurri-ajeḷkāeo. Themedicinehealedthepersonwhofeltweakfromhunger.
ajeḷḷā {hajeḷḷay}. Alsoeojaḷ. Archaic. v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kaajeḷḷā, tr.kaajeḷḷāiki; n. pers. caus.kaajeḷḷā. apile ofcorpses offish orpeople.
1.ĀlikinanatomiikbaaṃeodebokḷokiloṃaḷoinPikinni,eḷakajeḷḷāḷọkekiparijet. AftertheatombombwasdetonatedintheBikinilagoon,therefollowedadelugeofdeadfishwashedupontheshoresoftheislands.
2.Baijineoekaajeḷḷāikibukwōneo. Thepoisonkilledandscatteredpilesofcorpsesalloverthevillage.
3.Eajeḷḷāḷọkāneokōnri-mejṃōjinaneerboojinAmedkaboktañe. ThecorpseswerescatteredallovertheplaceaftertheU.S.AirForcebombedit.
4.Kōnkerejri-abba,meḷeḷeinbwerejbareinwōtri-kaajeḷḷāek. Becausetheyfishwithdynamiteitmeansthatthey'llalsokillthefishindiscriminately.
ajerre {hajẹrrẹy}. Alsoajerrā {hajẹrray}. Archaic. v. intr.; n. inal.ajerreū; v. caus. tr.kaajerrāiki. work alone.
1.Ajerreūejaminkōṃṃanoktakinkōtaannokwōneoarro. Myworkingalonewon'thaveanynegativeeffectonourrelationship.
2.Ankapeeleitokwōtinkaajerrāikianjerbal. Hisexpertisetendstomakehimworkalone.
3.Eajerrātatailojerbal. He'salonerthemostinworking.
4.Eajerreilojerbalkōnanjeḷājerbal. Heworksallbyhimselfbecausehe'sanexperiencedworker.
5.Kwaajerrāḷọkilojekjekwajānña. YouknowmoreaboutbuildingcanoesthanIsoyouworkmoreallbyyourself.
ajerwawa {hajerwahwah}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajerwawaū; v. caus. intr.kaajjerwawa, tr.kaajerwaik. openings in ahouse causingdrafts.
1.Eajerwawaḷọkṃwiinjānṃweeṇiṃōn. Thereismoredraftinthishousethaninhishouse.
2.Ejjeḷọkajerwawainṃwiin. Thishouseisfullofholes.
3.Kwōnjabkaajerwawaikṃwiin. Don'tletadraftintothishouse.
ajet₁ {hajet}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ajete; v. caus.kaajet; n. constr.ajetin. driftnut, sweet smelling, used withcoconut oil to makeperfume.
1.Ajetetokṃōkwūtewūtin. Pleaseputscrapingsofsweetsmellingdriftnutonhisflowerwreath.
2.Ajetūṃeñajjānajetū. Yourputtingsweetsmellingdriftnuttomakecoconutoilisbetterthanmine.
3.Eajetḷọkwūtejānwūtṇe. Thisflowerismoresweetscentedthanthatone.
4.Earajetekōnaik. Shemadeitsweetsmellingwithcedardriftwoodscrapings.
5.Kwōnajetepinneepṇe. Putajetinthatcoconutoil.
ajet₂ {hajet}. From Engl.acid. n. al.; v. adj.; v. distrib.ajete; n. constr.ajetin. acid;acidity.
1.Eajetpenkōṇe. Thatvinegarhasalreadybecomeacid.
2.Eajetepenkōṇe. Thatvinegarisacidic.
3.Ejajeteḷọkpāātōreeṇñanḷeeṇ. He'sputtingacidinthebatteryforthatman.
4.Ekauwōtataajetinpāātōreinnemkōjparokejānajiriro. Theacidthat'susedinbatteriesisdangerousthereforekeepitoutofreachofthechildren.
ajete seeajet.
aji {hajiy}. From Japn.hashi (箸). n. al.; v. intr., tr.ajiiki; n. pers.ri-aji;. chopsticks.
1.Ajiikitokṃōkjidikraij. Pleaseusechopstickstoservemealittlerice.
2.Ejajiimṃōñā. He'susingchopsticks.
3.Emṃanadalujeanri-Pikinniraṇṃōñākōnaji. ItwasgoodtowatchthePikinnipeopleeatingwithchopsticks.
4.EṃṃanajiinJeina. Chinesechopsticksaregood.
5.Ijajeṃōñākōnaji. Idon'tknowhowtousechopsticks.
ajilowōd {hajiylewwed}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. tr.kaajilowōde; n. constr.ajilowōdin. herd ofbonitos that enters the lagoon and can't find its way out; propertime for surrounding a herd offish.
1.AjilowōdinikōnarinEpoonmeḷeḷeinbweemejlep. WhenaschoolofbonitosenterthelagooninEbonandcan'tfinditwayoutitmeanstheentireschoolisinthebasket.
2.Eaijlowōdḷọkiiōeoḷọkjāniiōin. Theschoolofbonitoesthatcameintothelagoonlastyearhadmorefishthanthisyear.
3.Eajilowōdke? Isistimetosurroundthefishwiththecoconutleafscarer?
4.Jilkinḷọkri-eọñōdraṇebwerenkaajilowōdeḷokekeṇ. Sendthefishermentospeeduptheprocesssothefishcanbereadytosurroundwiththecoconutfishscarer.
5.Koṃwinkōttaranajilowōdimaḷeḷeiki. Waittillit'slostitswaybeforebreakingouttheaḷeḷe.
ajin seeaj.
ajineañro₁ {hajinyagrew}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.ajineañroū; n. constr.ajineañroin. plan on;do more than one thing at a time with the chance of no success.
1.Ajineañroinearbōktokjerata. Hisdoingsomanyotherthingsbroughtbadluck.
2.Rūttororaarba,"Jabajineañroeḷaññekwōjetalineọñōdbwekwōnaajjeratā." Ourforebearssaid,"Planyourfishinginadvanceoryouwillnotcatchanyfish."
ajineañro₂ {hajinyagrew}. n. al., v. adj.; v. caus. tr.kaajineañroik; n. pers.ri-ajineañro; n. constr.ajineañroin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.. befearful;cowardly.
1.Ajineañroraṇetok. Thetimidarecoming.
2.AkIjoonekweeajineañrotata. MeanwhileIjoonisthemostchicken-hearted.
3.Emejiroojeoanri-āneoinnemwāweeninekaajineañroiker. Theirtraditionalchief'sdeathfrightenedthepeopleoftheisland.
4.IjḷōmṇakPiiḷeajineañroḷọkjānToṃaaj. IthinkBillismorefearfulthanThomas.
5.Juoneoajineañroinjekaṇraariione. Theymetupwithacowardfromsomewhere.
6.Ri-ajineañrowōtmeṇroijo. Thepeopletherewereabunchofcowards.
ājinkōj {yajinkẹj}. n. al.; v. caus. tr.kāājinkōje; n. constr.ājinkōjin. ashare;inheritance.
1.Ājinkōjeoaṃippa. Yourinheritancefromme.
2.Ājinkōjinrūttoroad. Inheritancebyourancestors.
3.Earkāājinkōjekōnbwidejeo. Helefthimhislandtoinherit.
ajiri seeajri.child.
ajjādikdik {hajjadikdik}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajjādikdikū; n. pers.ri-ajjādikdik; n. constr.ajjādikdikin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. tiptoe;sneak.
1.Ajjādikdikūṃeinwōtajjādikdikinri-kọọt. Youtiptoelikeathief.
2.Earajjādikdiktokemkailbōkeō. Shetiptoeduptomeandstartledme.
3.Einkwewōtri-ajjādikdik. You'renodifferentthanasneak.
4.Ejajjādikdikḷọkñania? Where'shesneakingoutto?
5.Kwōnkaajādikdikiḷọkñanippān. Youmakehimtiptoeuptohim.
ajjen {hajjen}. hand ofbananas;bunch ofpandanuskeys.
ajjibanban {hajjibanban}. n. al.; v. adj., tr.ajjibanbane; n. inal.ajjibanbanū; v. caus. intr.kaajjibanban, tr.kaajjibanbane; n. constr.ajjibanbanin. be overburdened;weighted down, of people only; tolug.
1.Ajjibanbaniṃenaajkwaḷọkeok. Yourlookingoverburdenedwillgiveyouaway.
2.Eajjibanbankōnpāākinwainieo. Hewasweighteddownwithasackofcopra.
3.EajjibanbanḷọkjānJāāk. He'smoreburdenedthanJack.
4.Eddoeoanpāākinnuknukeoekaajjibanbane. Theweightofthedufflebagwasaburdenonhim.
5.Ejajjibanbanekōbañeoankeijloe. HewaslugginghistrunkwhenIsawhim.
6.Kwōjajjibanbaneḷọkkeejinpiaṇeñania? Whereareyouluggingthatcaseofbeerto?
ajjikad {hajjikad}. v. intr., tr.ajjikade; n. inal.ajjikadū; n. pers.ri-ajjikad. throwstones repeatedly at an object or person.
1.Ebanebweejajeajjikad. Itcan'tbehimsinceheneverthrowsstonesrepeatedlyatothers.
2.Ijajjikadeḷọkbweenreitok. I'mthrowingstonesrepeatedlyathimtocatchhisattention.
3.Kwōnaajajjikadebajjekinnāmellu. Keepthrowingstonesathimandhe'llgetangry.
ajjiḷapḷap {hajjiḷapḷap}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajjiḷapḷapū; v. caus. tr.kaajjiḷapḷape; n. pers.ri-ajjiḷapḷap. smell, bodyodor, disagreeable;rotten (of wood).
1.Anmedwañekaajjiḷapḷape. Thestrongsmellofhisarmpitsgiveshimadisagreeableodor.
2.Bajajjiḷapḷapiṃkejeitōnbankōboutut. Youhavesuchastrongbodyodorthatit'shardforustobreathe.
3.Eajjiḷapḷapḷọkjānkwe. He'sgotastrongerbodyodorthanyoudo.
4.Eḷapanbwiinajjiḷapḷap. Hesmellslikerottenwood.
5.Kwōntutubweenjakoaṃajjiḷapḷap. Takeabathtogetridofyouroffensivebodyodor.
6.Ḷōṃare,ejajjiḷapḷapḷọkñania? Man,Iwonderwherehe'sgoingwithhisunpleasantbodyodorto?
ajjiṃaalal {hajjiṃahalhal}. Alsoajjiṃalṃal{hajjiṃalṃal}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajjiṃaalalū; v. caus. intr.kaajjiṃaalal, tr.kaajjiṃaalalōk, kaajjiṃaalale; n. pers.ri-ajjiṃaalal. sway back and forth;nod;dizzy.
1.BaiteoanṂaakekaajiṃaalale. Mark'spunchsenthimswayingbackandforth.
2.Bajajjiṃaalaliṃkekwoitōnñarijlaḷ. You'resodizzyyoualmostbitthedirt.
3.Jabajjiṃaalalbwerejpijaikeok. Stopswayingbackandforthasyou'rebeingphotographed.
ajjimakeke {hajjimakẹykẹy}. n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kaajjimakeke, tr.kaajjimakekeik; n. pers.ri-ajjimakeke; n. constr.ajjimakekein. to bealone on an island;solitary;alone;lonely.
1. “BojineṇejajjimakekeilojebweeṇkiiōinnemijetalkōṃroḷōmṇakeiainjejetalieḷọkkiiōkeeutaṃweKapene. “TheBoatswainisallaloneatthewheelnowandIamgoingupsowecanthinkaboutwhichwaywe’regoingnowthattheCaptainisincapacitated.P1067
2.Ajjimakekeinjotadikdikḷọk. Thesolitaryfeelingonegetsasthesunissetting.
3.Eajjimakekeḷọkjānkwe. She'slonelierthanyouare.
4.Ejkaajjimakekeikleḷḷapeojinen. Heletshismotherstayallbyherself.
5.Kwōnjabajjimakekebwekwōnaajwūdeakeak. Don'tbealoneroryoumightgoinsane.
6.Raarloeejajjimakekeiāneo. Hewasfoundallbyhimselfontheisland.
ajjimālele {hajjimaylẹylẹy}. Alsokajjimālele. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kaajjimālele; n. pers.ri-kaajjimālele; n. constr.ajjimālelein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. talk of something one is not certain about;predict something and thereby cause it to happen.
1.Einwōtiḷaklalekwōjajjimālele. Yousoundasifyou'renotsureofwhatyou'resaying.
2.Ejkaajjimālelebajjikinnāmejujenmaroñwiin. S/he'llkeepsayings/he'llwinands/hejustmightdoso.
3.Enaajkaajjimāleleḷọkñanñāāt? Whenishegoingtostoppretending?
4.Enanakaajjimāleleñejejjablōkekōj. It'snotgoodtotalkofsomethingwearenotsureaboutifwedonothaveselfconfidence.
5.Kwōnjabkaajjimālelebweenaajwōt. Don'tsayitwillrain,oritwill.
6.Ri-kaajjimālelebweejjeḷọklōkeiloankōnono. He'snotsureofhimselffromthewayhetalks.
ajjinono {hajjinewnew}. Alsoajjinono{hajjinẹwnẹw}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.ajjinonoū; n. constr.ajjinonoin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. whisper;talk veryquietly.
1.Ajjinonotataankōnonoeoṇe. That'stheonewhospeaksthelowestinvolume.
2.Eḷḷaajjānajjinoninajiri. It'slouderthanthewhisperofachild.
3.Ijroñajjinonoūṃ. Ihearyourwhispering.
4.Kwōnajjinonobweekikibaba. Speaksoftlyformyfatherissleeping.
5.Kwōnajjinonoḷọkñanebweejnaajroñwōt. Talkquietlytohimforshe'llstillhearyou.
ajjipek {hajjipẹk}. n. al.; n. constr.ajjipekin. best part ofpandanus fruit reserved forchiefs.
1.Daaniroojajjipek. Ajjipekisforchiefs.
2.Kwowōdeajjipekinbōbeoimḷakleḷọkṃakeo. Yourchewedthebestpartofthepandanusandgavehimthebutt (theṃak).
ajjiwewe {hajjiyweywey}. Archaic. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kaajjiwewe; n. constr.ajjiwewein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. sneak out.
1.Ajjiweweinri-kọọtepenloe. It'shardtoseeathiefsneakingout.
2.Earajiwewewajwōtjeṇeṇeḷọk. Hesneakedawayheadinginthatdirection.
3.Erroarkōṃadeōinnāmajjiweweḷọkñanṃōnkadekeo. Theygotmedistractedandthensneakedouttothebar.
ajjuknene {hajjikʷneyney}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.ajjukneneū; v. caus. intr.kaajjuknene, tr.kaajjukneneik; n. pers.ri-ajjuknene; n. constr.ajjuknenein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. hop on one foot;stand ontiptoes.
1.Earajjukneneemalwōj. Hestoodontiptoesinordertosee.
2.Earkaajjukneneikḷadikeo. Hemadetheboyhoparoundononefoot.
3.Errokarajjukneneḷọkñanṃōnjikuuḷeo. Theybothhoppedononefoottoschool.
4.Iḷakitōnkajjioñepenaōajjuknene. WhenItryto,it'shardtostandonthetipofmytoes.
ajjukub {hajjikʷib}. Alsoajukub{hajikʷib},ajukuk{hajikʷikʷ},ajjukuk{hajjikʷikʷ},ajjukok{hajjikʷẹkʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajjukubū; v. caus. tr.kaajjukubi; n. pers.ri-ajjukub; v. distrib.ajjukubkub. limp.
1.Ajjukubinjānkeeardik. It'salimphe'shadsincehewasachild.
2.Ajjukubūṃekōṃṃanadruṃwij. Yourlimpingdelayedus.
3.Eajjukubanetetal. Hewalkswithalimp.
4.Eajjukubkōnankariñrōkneen. Helimpsbecausehesprainedhisankle.
5.Eajjukubkubñeejetetal. Hetendstolimpeverytimehewalks.
6.Eajukubtataanetetal. Helimpsthemost.
7.Earbajajjukubwajwōtijeṇeṇewaj. Hewaslastseenlimpinginyourdirection.
8.Kwaajukubḷọkjānñainnāmkwōnuwe. YoulimpmorethanIdosogetonthetruck.
9.Raarbōkḷọkri-ajjukubrobweentaktōiker. Theytookthosewhowalkedwithalimptohimsohecouldgivethemthetreatmenttheyneeded.
10.Taeṇekaajjukubianetetal? Whatmakeshimwalkwithalimp?
Ajjuunun {hajjiwinwin}. Archaic. legendaryturtle.
1.JabkañwōnṇebweAjjuununṇe. Don'teatthatturtleforit'sthelegendaryturtleAjjuunun.
ajjuur {hajjiwir}. v. intr., tr.ajjuuri; n. al.; n. inal.ajjuurū; v. distrib.ajjuurin. constr.ajjuurin. hut;lean to.
1.Ajjuureoiṃōrroe. Hereisourhut.
2.Ajjuurinkōjatojānwōt. Atemporaryhuttotakeshelterinwhenitrains.
3.Ajjuurūṃepidodo. Thehutsyouputupareflimsy.
4.EajjuriḷọkLọtojānPiepe. TherearemorehutsonLọtoislandthanonPiepeisland.
5.Eajjuurimeḷanānin. Manyhutsarescatteredaroundthisisland.
6.Ejajjuuriṃweeṇ. Heputtingupatemporaryhouse.
ajliptaak {hajliptahak}. v. adj.; v. caus.kaajliptaak. low qualityfood contributed by many people.
1.Eajliptaakḷọkiiōkinjāniiōkeoinne. Thisparticulardishisoflowerqualitythanyesterday'sdish.
2.Kiiōijeḷāetkeeaajliptaakkōkanin. NowIknowwhythisfoodisnotgood.
3.Ṃōñāajlliptaakmenṇe. Thatfoodissogood.
4.Naaneoaneitōmkaajliptaakekōjotaeoaō. Hercommentsspoiledmydinner.
ajḷọk {hajḷakʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajḷọkū; v. caus. stat. intr.kaajḷọkḷọk, tr.kaajḷọk; v. distrib.aajḷọkḷọk; n. constr.ajḷọkin. regret;recall withgrief.
1.Aṃjatiljekenaajkaajḷọkeok. Yourunfaithfulnesswillcauseyoutoregret.
2.Bajajḷọkūṃkekwoṃakokoinṃōñā. Youmustregretitverymuchbecauseyoudon'twanttoeat.
3.Eaajḷọkḷọkjānkwe. Heregretsitmorethanyoudo.
4.Eajḷọkakejjeḷọkiienkōrọọltok. Sheregrettedbutitwastoolatetobringhimback.
5.Ekaajjḷọkḷọkturinmejān. Herfacewascoveredwithregret.
6.Jabkọkkureaṃjikuuḷbwekwōnaajajḷọk. Donotbecarelessaboutyourschoolingoryou'llregretit.
ājḷor {yajḷẹrʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ājḷore; n. pers.ri-ājḷor; n. constr.ājḷorin. take as much as possible from a person;exploit;use to the greatest possibleadvantage; makeuse ofselfishly orunethically.
1.Ājḷorekōnjeḷākaṇankeejjamour. Exploitwhatheknowswhilehe'sstillaround.
2.Ejājḷorkejemānejjapād. He'slearningasmuchashecanwhilehisfatherishere.
3.Ejājḷortokñankōjrokeejjabeṃṃaniienñane. He'stakingadvantageofthesituationandgettingasmuch (info)forusashecan.
ājmuur {yajmiwir}. Alsoājmour{yajmẹwir}. v. intr.; n. inal.ājmuurū; v. caus.kōājmuur; n. pers.ri-ājmuur; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. healthy;robust;energetic;frisky,sound,vigorous.
1.Kiiōkōṃroḷakjabkọkkureaṃkikiimkakkijebwekwōnājmourḷọk,kwōbakekōṃroenkarkọrujeok. Andnowwetriedtoletyousleepandrestsoyouwouldgetbetter,andyousayweshouldhavewokenyouup.P1237
ajokḷā₁ {hajekʷḷay}. Dial. E, W:ākā {yakay} n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. tr.kaajokḷāiki; n. constr.ajokḷāin. heap ofstones;mound of stones;trap forcrabs; seejokḷā.
1.AjokḷāiniienkoanḶetao. It'saheapofstonesfromthetimeofthefamouslegendarytricksterḶetao
2.Eajokḷāḷọkjabōnānintuiōñ. Themoundofstonesonthenorthernendoftheislandisbigger.
3.Eajokḷāḷọkjānṃokta. Theheapsofstonesaremoreprominentthanbefore.
4.Kūtakeoekaajokḷāikilikinjittoeṇ. Thewindfromthewestcausedtheheapofstonesthat'satthewesternendoftheisland.
ajokḷā₂ {hajekʷḷay}. Archaic. n. al.; n. constr.ajokḷāin. eitherend of anisland.
1.Ajokḷāinjuonāneekkāwōtanejjeḷọkarmejejjokweie. Thereisusuallynoonelivingoneitherendofanisland.
2.Iarloankadkadajokḷāiōñ. Isawhimthrow-nettingatthenorthernendoftheisland.
Ajoḷ {hajeḷʷ}. n. al.; v. caus.kaajoḷ; n. constr.Ajoḷin. aplant, pandanus cultigen; Ebon atoll. n.f.
1.AjoḷinEpoonebaneddekilobarjuonāne. TheajoḷpandanusvarietyfromEboncannotgrowanywhereelse.
2.Ewōriienkaajoḷ. ThereisaseasonforpickingthefruitsoftheAjoḷ pandanus
ajoḷjoḷ {hajeḷʷjeḷʷ}. v. intr., tr.ajoḷjoḷe; n. inal. C; v. caus. intr.kaajoḷjoḷ, tr.kaajoḷjoḷi; n. pers.ri-ajoḷjoḷ; n. constr.ajoḷjoḷin. gnaw.
1.Ajoḷjoḷinarmejbweejwōrwōtbween. It'sthegnawingofahumanbecausethere'sstillsomeleftonit.
2.Eṃōjṇeaṃajoḷjoḷepejṇebweemaatkobban. Stopgnawingatthepandanuskeybecausethejuiceisallgone.
3.Kijdikeoejajoḷjoḷebōbeo. Theratisgnawingthepandanus.
4.Kwōnkaajoḷjoḷikōnbōbkaṇe. Makethemgnawonthepandanuskeys.
ajorṃaan {hajerʷṃahan}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. distrib.ajorṃaane; n. constr.ajorṃaanin. exceptionally bigfish.
1. “Ajorṃaanmenṇe.” “That’sahugefish.”P1308
2.AjorṃaaniniienkoanLōtañūr. It'sahugefishthat'sbeenaroundsincethedaysofthelegendaryLōktañūr (whoinventedthesail).
3.Eajorṃaanekeokoṇan. Thefishhecaughtwashuge.
4.Eajorṃaaneunaakeo. Theschooloffishhadexceptionallybigfishinit.
5.Juoneokoṇaajorṃaan. Ihookedanexceptionallybigfish.
ajri {hajriy}. v. intr.; n. inal.ajriū; v. caus. intr.kaajjiriri, tr.kaajriik. child;kid;toddler.
1.Bajajriiṃkekwojjañjañ. You'resochildishyou'reacrybaby.
2.Eajriankōnnaan. Hespeakslikeachild.
3.Eṃṃanankaajjiriri. Helooksafterachildwell.
4.Kwōnjabkaajriikieokbwekwōḷōḷḷap. Don'tbechildishasyou'reanold man
ajriin seeajri.
ajriin uwaak {hajriyin wiwahak}. Dial. W, E:jiliktūr {jiliktir}. Idiom. v. intr.; v. distrib.ajriin uwake; n. constr.ajriin uwakin. rely onchildren toaccomplisherrands orchores.
1.Ajriinuwaakinkōrāeṇenaajkōjerataiki. Herrelyingsomuchonchildhelpwillbeherdownfall.
2.Eaajriinuwaakelieṇ. She'sknownforrelyingonchildrentodochoresforher.
3.Ejerataḷokwananjerbalkōnankijoñajriinuwaak. Whateverhedoesalwaysgetsfouledupintheendbecausehereliesonchildhelp.
4.Kwaajriinuwaakaṃjerbal. Youractionsarebasedonchildlabor.
ajuiaak {hajiwyiyahak}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ajuiaake; n. pers.ri-ajuiaak; n. constr.ajuiaakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. torepairroof leaks with newthatch.
1.Ajuiaakniñawajbweijajuiaaktak. RepairtheleakyroofinyournortherndirectionwhileI'mrepairingeastward.
2.Ajuiaakinaelōñkein. Marshallesetraditionalstyleofrepairingleakythatchroofs.
3.Ṃōkadeinri-ajuiaakmeneṇ. He'sexpertinrepairingleakythatchedroofs.
4.Rejajuiaakeṃweeṇbweettal. Theyarerepairingleaksinthatroof.
ajwewe {hajweywey}. Alsoajjowewe{hajjeweywey}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ajweweik; n. inal.ajweweū; v. caus. tr.kaajweweikin. pers.ri-ajweweik; n. constr.ajwewein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. whistle;whistling, long continued.
1.AjweweinJounñeejjerbalebanpeljo. Jones'swhistlingwhileworkingisoneofakind.
2.Anabwinmakeejkaajjoweweiki. Hisfearofghostsmakeshimwhistle continuously
3.Ejajweweḷọkiloiaḷeoḷọkkerejjibwe. Hewaswhistlingdowntheroadwhenhewascaught.
4.Ejjaajjewewebajjekwōtijoakekātakjuonjekadimjokioonaerananbwijmaroñ. WhilehewaswhistlingablacknoddyflewoverandlandedontheCaptain’srightshoulder.P1035
5.Ñeijetetalilomarokeitokwōtbweinajwewe. WhenIwalkinthedarkIhavetowhistle.
6.Ri-kaajoweweikarmejeoṇe. That'shimwhomakespeoplewhistle continuously
ak₁ {hak}. Dial. W, E:akō {hakeh}. but;or.
1.Akkeijetalijoḷọkijloanbabubajjek. ButasIwentbythereIsawhimlazingabout.
2.Akwōnenaajbajaab? Butwho'llsayno?
3.Ejḷewōtakibarjinoānen. Afterithadpassed,Istartedbailingwateragain.P612
4.Ejmaatwōtkobbankāāneoakeletokbweinkọkoṇe. Whenthecanwasempty,hegaveittometoputaway.P603
5.Ijitokakkwōjetal. I'mcomingbutyou'releaving.
ak₂ {hak}. Alsotoorlōñ{tewerlẹg}. n. al.; v. caus.kaak; v. distrib.ake; n. constr.akin. abird, greatfrigate bird,Fregata minor abird, lessorfrigate bird,Fregata ariel.
1."Jedeakeō"ejjuoniaanjabōnkōnnaankoanri-Ṃajeḷ. "Lookuptothefrigatebird"isaMarshalleseproverb. (Itmeanstofollowandrespectthetraditionalchief.)
2.Akiniaṇe? Wheredidthatfrigatebirdcomefrom?
3.EakePikaariloallōñkein. TheislandofBikaristeemingwithfrigatebirdsthistimeoftheyear.
4.Kōjroitōnkōaktoknejirrokooninak. Let'sgohuntforpetfrigatebirds.
akā {hakay}. v. adj.; n. inal.akāū; v. caus. intr.kaakā, tr.kaakāik; n. pers.ri-akā,ri-kaakāik; v. distrib.akeke. palsy;stiffness injoints;inaccessible.
1.Akāūekōṃṃanaōbanwōnṃaanḷọk. Mypalsypreventsmymakinganyprogress.
2.Eakāaṃetetal. Youwalkstiff-leggedly.
3.Eakāḷọkpeūjānneō. Myarmisaffectedbypalsymorethanmyleg.
4.Eḷapanakāñandelọñ. It'stooinaccessibletotryandenter.
5.Ibanellolojikkakiiōbweeḷapanakāñankombani. Ican'tgetanycigarettesbecausethecompaniescan'tgetany.
6.Jijejearkōmourri-akāeoimkabwilōñPārōjiro. JesushealedthepalsyandamazedthePharisees.
7.Kwekarbajri-kaakāikwōtarmej. Youliketomakeitdifficultforothers;don'tyou.
8.Kwōjakāḷọkñania? Whereareyoutakingyourpalsyto?
9.Kwōnbajkaakāikiwōt? Whyareyoumakingitsoinaccessible?
ākā {yakay}. dialectal variant ofajokḷā {hajekʷḷay}.
akade {hakadẹy}. Dial. W, E:jende {jẹndẹy} Alsoakajok, alekọ. v. intr., tr.akadeik; n. inal.akadeū; n. pers.ri-akade. watchbirds tolocateroost;roosting place of birds;rookery; towatchpatiently.
1.Akadeiktokiaeṇbaoṇeejeddeie. Gofindoutwherethatbirdisroosting.
2.AkadeinḶōlwōjebweantiljek. Ḷōlwōj'swatchingbirdstolocatetheirroostisquitethorough.
3.Eṃṃantataakadeinjotaḷọk. It'sbesttowatchbirdsattwilighttolocatetheirroost
4.Kwaarakadeikkebaoko? Didyouwatchthebirdslocatingtheirroost?
5.Ri-akaderoraṇiuṃmwinmāeṇ. Thebirdwatchersareoverthereunderthebreadfruittreetolocatewherethebirdsareroosting.
akadik {hakadik}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. distrib.akadiki; n. constr.akadikin. newbuilding; newcanoe.
1.AkadikeowaanĀntieṇejejjerakrōkiloṃaḷo. Andy'snewoutriggercanoeissailinginthelagoon.
2.Akadikineṃ. Anewbuilding.
3.Eakadikieoonkappeinarināneo. Newlybuiltcanoeslitteredthelagoonbeachoftheisland..
4.Inaajakadikṃweiṃōjuonraan. OnedayI'llbuildanewhouseoutofmycurrentone.
akaje {hakajey}. From Japn.hakase (hakushi) (博士) "expert, knowledgeable, scolar, holder of doctorate". n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.akajeū; v. caus.kaakajeik(i). renowned;VIP.
1.Akajeiniaṇe?AkajeinJeina. Whereisthatexpertfrom?AChineseexpert.
2.Anwōrantiikūriekaakajeikianḷōmṇak. Hiscollegedegreemakeshimthinkhe'sanimportantperson.
3.Bajakajeūṃkeepenaṃuwaak. You'resuchaV.I.P.it'sdifficulttogetyoutoanswerthequestion.
4.Eakajeṃūtōnkōnankarpādiloaelōñinpāllekaṇ. HeactslikeaV.I.P.eversincehewenttotheU.S.
5.Iaeoakajeeoeetalieḷọk? WheredidtheV.I.P.go?
6.Jāānkaṇanrōkaakajeikḷọkjānṃokta. Hiswealthhasmadehimfeelmoreimportantthanpreviously.
akajin {hakajin}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.akajini, v. caus.kaakajin, v. dir. caus.kaakajintok/ḷọk/waj, n. caus. pers.ri-kaakajin, v. distrib.akajini; n. constr.akajinin. afish,bass,Plectropomus truncatus.
1.Akajininarinṃōtaṇe? Onthelagoonshoreofwhatlandtractdidyoucatchthatakajin fish
2.Eakajiniṃaḷoṇe. Thewholelagoonisteemingwithakajin fish
3.EakajiniḷokarinPiñlepjānarinBōtto,ijokeeakajintatalikinMejatto. ThelagoonsideofPiñlepIslandhasmoreakajinfishthanthelagoonsideofBōttoIsland,however,mostoftheakajinfishcanbefoundontheoceansideofMejattoIsland.
4.Ejakajinijuubeṇ. She'sputtingakajinfishinthesoup.
5.Errorejkaakajinḷọkñanjittak-eṇ. Theywerefishingforakajintowardtheeasternendoftheisland.
6.Kōjroetalinkaakajintokadkakkilala. Let'sgobringsomeakajinfishtoputinthebasketoffoodtribute.
7.Ri-kaakajinroremootekkeinḷọk. Themenwho'refishingforakajinfishleftawhileago.
akajok {hakajekʷ}. Alsoakade, alekọ. v. intr., tr.akajoke; n. inal.akajokū; n. pers.ri-akajok; n. constr.akajokin. watchbirds alight to locateroost.
1.Ejakajokeankaakoeṇeddebweenkabjibweñeeboñḷọk. He'sobservingwheretheroosterissleepingsohecancatchitwhenitgetsdarker.
2.Eṃṃantataakajokiloanjotaḷọk. It'sbesttowatchbirdsalighttolocatetheirroostswhenthesunissetting.
3.Etalṃōkakajoketokñankōjro. Wouldyougoandseeforuswhereit'sroosting?
4.Jenilānakajokiakkaṇbweenkabpidodoadjejọñ (ejjọñ). Let'sgolocatethefrigatebirds'roostsowecaneasilycatchthemtonight.
5.Kwōnājlalebweakajokūejakajokinṃōkade. YouwillnotethatIwatchbirdstolocatetheirroostlikeanexpert.
6.Ri-akajokeoewōtlọkjānraankañaleo. ThepersonwhowaswatchingbirdstolocatetheirroostsfelloffthePisoniagrandistree.
akake {hakhakey}. Alsoaō kake{haheh kahkey}. v. intr.; n. inal.akakeū; v. caus.kaakake; n. pers.ri-akake; n. constr.akakein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. tow whileswimming;hold up from water.
1.Ejjañinkanoojibwijimejmaroñwōtakakejokwāeṇ. Thewaterisnotveryhighandhe'sstillabletotowthedriftwoodwithhisfeettouchingthebottom.
2.Ekkarbwejenakekeinpāātḷọk. It'sbetterthatwetowitwhenthetideisebbing.
3.Rejakaketokwōttipñōleo. Thetipñōlisbeingtowedherewhilethosetowingitcanstilltouchthebottomwiththeirfeet.
4.Ri-akakewaeorāraṇtok. Themenwhoaretotowthecanoeareheadingoverthisway.
akeke {hakẹykẹy}. n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kaakeke, tr.kaakekeik; n. constr.akekein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. uncomfortable feeling about thestomach from being overstuffed withfood.
1.Akekeinlọjeejekkarñanjuonrūttariṇae. Asoldierisnotsupposedtohaveanuncomfortablefeelingcausedbyastomachoverstuffedwithfood.
2.Eakekelọjiōkōnanḷapaōkarṃōñā. Ihaveanuncomfortablefeelinginmystomachfromovereating.
3.Kwōjakekeḷọkkōnlọjiōṃñania? Whereareyougoingwiththeuncomfortablefeelingofhavingastomachoverstuffedwithfood?
4.Ṃōñāpilawāinjibboñekaakekeiklọjiō. Eatingbreadinthemorninggivesmethatuncomfortablefeelingofastomachoverstuffedwithfood.
akeọ {hakeyaw}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.akeọik; n. constr.akeọin. harvest firstfruit ofcoconut,breadfruit, orpandanus.
1.Eakeọinbōbtok. Thetimeforharvestingthefirstpandanusfruitsisdrawingnear.
2.Eakeọḷọktōreinjāneoḷọk. Theharvestthistimeisbetterthantheprevious.
3.Ekarḷapakeọinmāeoḷọkjāneokiiō. Thelastbreadfruitharvestwasgreaterthanthisone.
4.Oktakinmejatotoekakeọikṃōkajwōtininbōbeoiṃwiin. Thechangeofclimatehasspeededuptheharvestseasonforthefirstpandanusfruitsforthisestate.
ākiki {yakiykiy}. to hoard, to store up, amass.
1.Kwōnbōjrakjānaṃākikiikjāānkaṇenejiṃilopāāñbwekwōbanbūkiippaṃñekwōmej;akkwōnamānikiiōkekwōjjamourwōt. Quithoardingyourmoneyinthebankasyouwon'ttakeitwithyouwhenyou'redead;spenditinsteadwhileyou'restillaround.
2.Kwōnājri-ākikiḷọkñanñāātkeeñṇekwōbwijwōḷā? Howlongareyougoingtokeepbeingahoardergivenyouroldage?
ākil {yakil}. transitive form ofākilkil {yakilkil}.
ākilkil {yakilkil}. Alsokakilkil{kakilkil},kakkil{kakkil},ākkil{yakkil},ākil{yakil}. v. intr., tr.ākil(i),kakil(i); n. inal.ākilkilū; n. pers.ri-ākilkil; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. toskin; topeel.
1.Ākili (kakili)pitetokaṇe. Peelthepotatoes.
2.Eākilkillikūṃ. Theskinonyourbackispeeling.
akjijen {hakjiyjen}. From Engl.oxygen. n. al.; v. intr., tr.akjijene; n. pers.ri-akjijen; n. constr.akjijenin. scubatank;oxygen.
1.Akjijeninaujpitōḷ. Theoxygentankforthehospital.
2.Ejajeakjijen. Hecan'tusetheoxygen.
3.Ejakori-akjijeneoinnāmtaktōeoeñakenet. Thepersoninchargeoftheoxygenwasgoneandthedoctordidn'tknowwhattodo.
4.Rejakjijeneri-ṃwijṃwijeṇ. They'regivingoxygentothepatientundergoingsurgery.
akkaun {hakkawin}. Alsoakkọun. From Engl.account. v. intr., tr.akkauni; n. inal.akkaunū; v. caus.kaakkaun; n. pers.ri-akkaun. charge onaccount.
1.Ejajeakkaunlieṇ.Ejkōḷḷāaolepiienejwia. Sheneverbuysoncredit.Shealwayspaysforwhatshebuys.
2.Enanaakkauniṃbwekwōjjabkajejjetaṃkōḷḷā. Youhavebadcreditbecauseyoudon'tpayontime.
3.Ettōrimakkaunitokjetkijedpetkōjiloakkauneṇaō. Runalongandgetussomebiscuits,andchargethemtomyaccount.
4.IarakkaunijedọujijeaōiṃōnKūraan. IboughtmytrousersoncreditatGrant'sstore.
5.Jejakkaunkeiṃwiin? Doyouallowcreditpurchases here
6.Kwōneọroñri-akkaunraṇeṃoktabwerenaajjujenrọọlimjabkōḷḷā. Takecareofthosewhohaveaccountsherefirstbeforetheyleaveanddon'tpaytheirbills.
7.Rejabkaakkaunibweenanaetan. Shewasrefusedcreditbecauseshehadabadreputation.
akki {hakkiy}. Alsoakūk{hakik}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.akūki; n. inal.akkiū,akūkiū; n. constr.akkiin. fingernail;toenail;claw;talon.
1.Akkiinwōneioonjeae? Whosefingernailisthisonthechair?
2.Jepiakkikōkañkōñ (ekkañkōñ)kaṇeipeiṃ. Trimthosesharpfingernailsofyours.
3.Kwōnakūkitokbweekkañakkiiṃ. Pryitoutwithyousharpfingernails.
akkiin seeakki.
akkiin ne {hakkiyin ney}. n. al.; n. inal.akkiin neū; n. constr....nein. toenail.
1.Ejarakkiinneō. Mytoenailisbrokenoff.
2.Ri-nanaroraartūṃwiakkiinneenri-kalbuujro. Thebadguyspluckedouttheprisoners'toenails.
akkiin pā {hakkiyin pay}. n. al.; n. inal.akkiin peū; n. constr....pein. fingernail.
1.Eṃōjṇeaṃkabūrōrōikakkiinpeiṃ. Youshouldrefrainfrompaintingyourfingernails.
2.Lioeraakutaketurinmejānḷeokōnakkiinpeinkōkañkōñ (ekkañkōñ). Thewomanscratchedhisfacewithherrazor-sharpfingernails.
ākkil {yakkil}. variant form ofākilkil {yakilkil}.
akkōjdat {hakkẹjdat}. Alsoakōjdat{hakẹjdat}. v. intr., tr.akkōjdate; n. inal.akkōjdatū; v. caus. intr.kaakkōjdat, tr.kaakkōjdate; n. pers.ri-akkōjdat,ri-akkōjdatdat; v. distrib.akkōjdatdat; n. constr.akōjdatin. hate;contempt;scorn;abhor.
1.Akōjdatinwōtlieṇippān. He'shatefulofpeoplejustashiswifeis.
2.Ejakōjdatḷọkñania? Where'sshegoingwithherhatred?
3.Eñakakōjdaterojet. She'sneverhatefulofothers.
4.Epenanri-akkōjdatdatiọkwearmej. It'shardforsomeonewhoconstantlyhatesotherstolovethem.
5.Epenanri-akōjdatbōkjerbalṇe. Apersonwhohatesotherswillfinditdifficulttogetthatjob.
6.Etkekwōakōjdate? Whydoyouhatehim?
7.Lilu (illu)eoanekaakōjdateippānarmejro. Hisangermadethepeoplehatehim.
akḷañ {hakḷag}. n. al.; v. adj., tr.akḷañe; n. inal.akḷañū; v. caus.kaakḷañ; n. pers.ri-akḷañ,ri-akḷañe ; n. constr.akḷañin. tofish before everyone else and also before it is the right time to start; bepreemptive.
1.Bajakḷañūṃkeiḷaktōparḷọkijoibbateeok? You'resopreemptivewhenIgotthereyouwerealreadythere.
2.Eakḷañḷọklikaoinaelōñin. Theyoungmenofthisatollaremorepreemptive.
3.Enaajwōriienñanri-akḷañ. Atimewillcomeforthosewhoarealwayspreemptingothers.
4.Ewiwāweenaṃnaajkaakḷañe? Howareyougoingtomakehimpreemptive?
5.Iḷaketalineọñōdettootkeearakḷañeekeo. WhenIreachedthespottofish,hehadalreadystartedfishinghoursbefore.
6.Kwōnkaiurbweelōñri-akḷañejoeṇinjibboñ. Betterhurrybecausethereareafewmenwhorushaheadofeveryoneelsetofishforthegoatfishinthemorning.
akō {hakeh}. Dial. E, W:ak {ak} but;how about;but what; dialectal variant ofak {hak}.
1.Akōkwe? Howaboutyou?
2.Akō? Butwhat?
3.Iaridaakakōiarjabkadek. Idrankbutdidnotgetdrunk.
4.Iññāakōwōnenaajkōnonoñankōj? Yes,butwho'llspeakoutforus?
akōjdat {hakẹjdat}. variant form ofkōjdat {kẹjdat}.
akōñkōñ {hakeñkeñ}. v. adj.; n. inal.akōñkōñū. crimson.
1.Aḷe,elukkuuneṃṃanankilmirimakōñkōñtokadlaleunoonwaeṇ. Guys,thecrimsonandredthatweseeinthecolorsofthatboatarereallygreat.
akōr {hakẹr}. Alsoakūr{hakir}. n. al.; v. caus.kaakōr; v. distrib.akōre; n. pers.ri-kaakōr; n. constr.akōrin. afish,mullet,Chelon vaigiensis.
1.Akōriniakein? Wherearethesemulletfrom?
2.Eakōrelikinānin. Therearelotsofmulletontheoceansideofthisisland.
3.Eakōreḷọklikkarinnejānrainiin. Thereweremoremulletontheoceansideyesterdaythantoday.
4.Einwōtbajtipenri-kaakōrmenraṇ. Theylooklikethey'rethetypewhocatchmullet.
5.Erroejkaakōrtokkijediaar. They (two)arecatchingmulletonthelagoonsidefor us
ākor {yaykʷer}. archaic. fortypairs, fish or copra.
aktal {haktal}. v. intr., tr.aktale; n. inal.aktalū; n. pers.ri-aktal; v. dir. ~ḷọk/tok/waj. agroup ofpeople going to a place for a specific purpose.
1.Jenaktalḷọkbwejenrọọl. Let'sgetgoingwiththevisitsowecangohome.
2.Jenaktalelọkiroojeṇemej. Let'sgoasagrouptopayourrespectstothedeadchief.
3.Kōjeañejaktalñāāt? Whenarewe (four)goingthere?
4.Ri-aktalroraṇrejpojakwōtineṃṃakūt. Thegroupofpeopletovisitusaregettingreadytomove.
akūk {hakik}. n. al.; n. inal.akūkū; n. constr.akūkin. dialectal variant ofakki {hakkiy}.
1.Ejjeḷọkakūkinñanjidik. S/he'sgotnofingernailsortoenailsatall.
2.Ekkañwōtakūkūṃ. You'vegotsuchsharpnails.
3.Emetakakūkū. Myfingernailshurt.
4.Etūṃakūkinneō. Mytoenailshavecomeoff.
5.Wōneṇearunookeakūkinledikeṇ? Whopaintedthegirl'sfingernailsandtoenails?
ākūt {yakit}. v. intr., tr.ākūti; n. inal.ākūtū; v. caus.kōākūt; n. pers.ri-ākūt. delouse;sort out badcopra.
ākūtwe transitive form ofeakto {yaktẹw}.
akwāāl {hakʷayal}. Alsoiakwāāl{yihakʷayal}. v. intr., tr.akwāāle; n. inal.akwāālū; v. caus. tr.kaakwāāle; n. pers.ri-akwāāl. strife;quarrel;bicker;argue.
1.Ealikkarakwāāliṃ. Yourbickeringisobvious.
2.Ejakwāāleñanta? What'shearguingwithherfor?
3.Jejjabkōṇaanroñjakeri-akwāāl. Noonewantstolistentopeoplequarrel.
4.Kwōnjabakwāālebweebanwōrtōprak. Don'targuewithhimasyou'llgetnowhere.
5.Wōneoeaarkaakwāāleerro? Whomadethemquarrel?
akweḷap {hakʷeyḷap}. v. intr., tr.akweḷape; n. inal.akweḷapū; v. caus.kaakweḷap; n. pers.ri-akweḷap; n. constr.akweḷapin. stronglyurge;beginsistently;insist.
1.Akweḷapinjajekōḷmenḷọkjeṇ. Theinsistenceofonewhocan'tstopandthink.
2.Eakweḷapḷọkjānkuuj. He'smorepersistentthanacat.
3.Earakweḷapebweenleḷọk. Sheinsistedthatshebegiventheitem.
4.Ejjeḷọkwōtbajakweḷapiṃ. Ihaven'tseenanyoneasinsistentasyouare.
5.Etalimakweḷapñanebweenlewaj. Gobeghimtogiveittoyou.
6.EtoanJemaḷōmṇakakkeḷōṃaroruorōkarakweḷapwōt,ekarbakeenaajkajjioñ. Fatherthoughtforalongtime,butbecausethetwomencontinuedtoinsist,hesaidhewouldtry.P21
7.Ijajeakweḷap. I'mnottheinsistenttype.
8.Jabakweḷaptokñanñabweejjeḷọkaōilomenṇe. StopbeggingmeforitbecauseIhadnothingtodowithit.
9.Kwōjakweḷapñanta? Whatareyousoinsistentabout?
10.Ri-akweḷapeoṇe. She'stheinsistenttype.
akwōlā {hakʷelay}. n. al.; v. caus.kaakwōlā, v. dir. caus.kaakwōlātok/ḷọk/waj, n. caus. pers.ri-kaakwōlā, v. distrib.akwōlāe; n. constr.akwōlāān. afish,chub mackerel,Ragistrella.
1.Einwōtebajakwōlāḷọkjānṃokta. Itseemstheakwōlāfisharemoreteemingthanpreviously.
2.Enañinjepḷaaktokkeri-kaakwōlāro? Havethosewhowentfishingforakwōlā returned
3.EuwiwōtakwōlāānLikiepjānaolepaelōñ. TheakwōlāfishofLikieparethebestofthemall.
4.Ewōrkekwoṇaṃakwōlā? Didyoucatchanyakwōlā?
5.Kwaarkaakwōlākejota? Didyoufishforakwōlālastnight?
6.Kwōjḷōmṇakinkaakwōlātokkijedñāāt? Whendoyouthinkyouwillbecatchingussomeakwōlāforsupper?
al₁ {hal}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.alū; v. caus. intr.kaal, tr.kaale; n. pers.ri-al; n. constr.aln. song;music;sing;carol.
1.Dānninkadekeoekaaleḷōṃaro. Theliquormadetheguyssing.
2.Eitoklimoūroñjakeaeral. I'mkeenonlisteningtotheirsinging.
3.Ejalkerainiin? Doesshesingtoday?
4.Eṃōjkōjenolọkejikinjijetkoanri-alro. Thesingershavebeengivenspecialseats.
5.Kwōnaltokṃōkbweinlaleeṃṃanke? Whydon'tyousingsoIcanauditionyou?
6.Pojakwōtbweenaajjinoaleṇaerjetwōtminitjānkiiō. Standbybecausethey'llstartsinginginjustafewminutes.
al₂ {hal}. n. al.; v. caus.kaal; n. constr.alin. afish,kingfish.
1.AlikkarkealinlikinJebat. ItisobviouslyakingfishcaughtattheoceansideofJebatIsland.
2.Earbaenaajkarkaaltokkijed. Hesaidhewasgoingtocatchussomekingfishfordinner.
3.Eḷapwōtaleokoṇanraaneoḷọk. Hecaughtsuchabigkingfishtheotherday.
aḷ₁ {haḷ}. n. al.. sun.
1.Ebōtōktōkaḷ. Thesuniseclipsing (literally,bleeding)
2.Ebweankajooraḷṇerainiin. It'squitehottoday.
3.Eḷaptokjānaḷ. Thesunisessential.
4.Enañintakkeaḷ? Isthesunupyet?
5.Jabkalimjekaḷbwekwonaajpilo. Don'tstareatthesunbecauseitwillblindyou.
aḷ₂ {haḷ}. copraharvesting period.
1.Aḷeoaniroojin. Thisisthecopraharvestingperiodreservedforthetraditionalchiefs.
2.Anwōninaḷkwōjkowaininiiki? Whosecopraharvestingperiodisityou'reworking?
3.Ekkāanruoaḷilojuoniiō. Normallytherearetwocopraharvestingperiodsinayear.
āl {yal}. v. intr., tr.āle; n. inal.ālū; n. pers.ri-āl. shave.
aḷak {haḷak}. n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus.kaaḷake. phosphorescent; name oflegendary man.
1.Kwaarlokeaḷakeoilikinbaalboñ? Didyounoticethephosphorescenceontheoceansideoftheouterreeflastnight?
2.Taeṇejkaaḷakelọjet? Whatmakesthesealightupwithphosphorescence?
aḷakiia {haḷakiyyah}. v. adj.; n. inal.aḷakiiaū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. scarce; hard tofind (seeaḷakiie {haḷakiyyẹy}).
1.Amānekeejjawōrbweeaḷakiia. Enjoyitwhileitlastsbecauseit'shardtoget.
2.Eaḷakiiaḷọkjānṃokta. It'shardertofind.
3.Eaḷakiiatata. It'sthescarcestofall.
4.Jabkọkkurebweeaḷakiiamenrotṇe. Don'twasteitbecauseit'shardtocomeby.
5.Juonṃōñāeoeaḷakiia. Atypeoffoodthat'snoteasytofind.
aḷakiie {haḷakiyyẹy}. v. adj.; n. inal.aḷakiieū; v. caus. tr.kaaḷakiieiki; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. plentiful; easy tofind (seeaḷakiia {haḷakiyyah}).
1.Eaḷakiiekeekmoujilikinānin? Isthewhiteparrotfishplentifulontheoceansideoftheisland?
2.Jabinepatabweeaḷakiie. Don'tworrybecauseIcaneasilygetitforyou.
3.Taeoekaaḷaikiieiki? Whathappenedtomakeitplentiful?
4.Wōnejbaeaḷakiiedānninidaak? Whosaiditwaseasytofinddrinkingwater?
alal {halhal}. Alsoalkarkar{halkarkar}. v. intr., tr.alale; n. inal.alalū; n. pers.ri-alal. watch over;care for.
1.Earjabjubūruōnkōnalalierioonbwidejeoan. Hewasn'tsatisfiedwiththeircareforhisland.
2.Earjabṃōṃan (eṃṃan)analalilobwidejeoinnemiroojeoearlilu (illu)ippān. Hedidnotdoagoodjobofcaringforthelandandsotheiroojwasangrywithhim.
3.Ejalalñanñailobwidejeṇaō. He'swatchingovermylandforme.
4.Rojibwinri-alaleoraarḷōmṇaklukkuunaerbwidejeorejjokweie. Thecaretaker'sdescendantsthoughttheytrulyownedthelandtheywerestayingon.
aḷaḷ₁ {haḷhaḷ}. n. al.; v. caus. intr.kaaḷaḷ, tr.kaaḷaḷe; v. distrib.aḷaḷe; n. constr.aḷaḷin. stick;wood;plank;lumber.
1.Aḷaḷinekkalkoanjikuuḷrejitokwōtioonpiiḷtūreepeotok. Theschoolconstructionlumberisonitswayhereonthefieldtripship.
2.Eaḷaḷemeḷanāninjānkōtoḷapḷapeo. There'stimberstrewnallovertheislandasaresultofthebigstorm.
3.Wōneoebōkaḷaḷeoaōjānijejikin? Whotookmystickfromitsplace?
4.Wōnṇeekaaḷaḷeeokkeekarejjeḷọkaṃṃōṃkaj? Whosuppliedyouwithlumberasyoudidn'thaveanybefore?
aḷaḷ₂ {haḷhaḷ}. n. al.. meaty part of aclam.
1.Kwōnjabbōkwōtaḷaḷṇeakbarlāmṇeilokapwōrṇe. Don'tjusttakethemeatypartofthegiantclambutalsothecrystallinestyleaswell.
2.Ñeejiiōkeaḷaḷinkapooreṇimlewaj,kwōmeḷọkḷọknukuṃ. Afterhepreparesthemeatypartofthegiantclamandletsyoueatit,itissodeliciousit'soutofthisworld.
ālāl {yalyal}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ālōk(e); n. inal.ālālū; n. pers.ri-ālāl; n. constr.ālālin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.ālkōk). turn over or up;pull out;raise;turnpages orleaves.
1.Kwōnālōkḷọkṃōkpeijṇe. Pleaseturnyourbooktothenextpage.
aḷaḷ in deñdeñ {haḷhaḷ yin degdeg}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aḷaḷ in deñdeñe. club;weapon.
1.Aolepbwilijmāāṇrejkajjoaḷaḷindeñdeñ. Eachpolicemanhadanightstick.
2.Eardeñōtekōnaḷaḷindeñdeñeoan. Hestruckhimwithhisnightstick.
3.Kwōnaḷaḷindeñdeñeṃōkimlaleeṃṃakūtke. Whydon'tyoutryhittinghimwiththeclubandseeifhemoves?
aḷap {haḷap}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aḷapū; v. caus. intr.kaaḷapḷap, tr.kaaḷap; n. constr.aḷapin. lineagehead;uncle on the mother's side;oldman, term of respect.
1.Aḷapeoaōeṇ. He'stheheadofthelineageIbelongto.
2.Bajaḷapiṃkeeuwaṇbōraṃ. Youmustbeveryold,seeingthegreyhairsupthere.
3.Eaḷappata. He'sphysicallyoldbutmentallyimmature.
4.Eḷapankaaḷape. He'sfeigningagewhenhe'sreallyyoung.
5.Kwōnkaaḷapḷap. Respectyourelders.
6.Ñeemejaḷapeṇjeūenaajpinejjenkwan. Whenmyuncle,who'salsothelineagehead,dies,myolderbrotherwilltakehisplace.
aḷapḷọk {haḷapḷakʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.aḷapḷọkū; v. caus.kaaḷapḷọk. toage; beaged,doddering.
1.Bajaḷapḷọkūṃkekwoppaḷ. Yoursenilitysaysyou'reagingquiterapidly.
2.Bajṃōkajinaṃaḷapḷọkkekwoppaḷ. Yoursenilitysaysyou'reagingquiterapidly.
3.Eaḷapḷọkimmejkaiie. He'sadirtyoldman.
4.Ejjeḷọkeṇejjabaḷapḷọk. Nooneisgettingyounger.
5.Iaḷapḷọkimimmālele. Iamoldandabsentminded.
albakbōk {halbakbẹk}. Archaic. n. al.; v. intr., tr.albakbōke,albakbūke; n. inal.albakbōkū; n. pers.ri-albakbōk; n. constr.albakbōkin. carry tucked underarm.
1.Ewōrkeri-albakbōkiaamieañ? Isthereaoneamongyoufourwhoisgoodatcarryingthingstuckedunderthearm?
2.Joñananmeraiepeo,lioearalbakbōke. Thebasketwaslightenoughforhertocarryunderherarm.
3.Kwōnjabalbakbōkinṃakoko. Don'tshowyourunwillingnesstocarrythingstuckedunderthearmbydoingitsloppily.
4.Medeeṇbweejjabaelọkalbakbōkin. That'sMarybecausethat'sobviouslyhowshecarriesthingstuckedunderherarm.
5.Raaralbakbōkeḷọkri-kadekeoñanṃōnkalbuujeo. Theycarriedthedrunktuckedundertheirarmstothejail.
aḷbapeet {haḷbahpeyet}. alphabet.
1.EṃōjanNitijeḷākoweppānaḷbapeetinkajinṂajeḷeoekāālbweenjerbal. TheNitijeḷāhasapprovedthestandardizedMarshallesealphabet.
2.Ri-pālleraarkōṃṃanankajinṂajeḷaḷbapeet. WhitemengavetheMarshalleselanguageitsalphabet.
albok {halbẹkʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.alboke; v. caus.kaalbok; v. distrib.alboke; n. constr.albokin. bud;flower, about to bloom.
1.Alboketokṃōkjuonwūtinledikeṇjera. Pleaseputtogetheraflowerbudwreathformygirlfriend.
2.Ealbokeraanwōjkeeo. Thetreesportedlotsofbuds.
3.Eñajalbokinraanwūteṇkōtkan. Theflowerbudsontheflowertreesheplantedhaveasweetsmelltothem.
4.Itokkōjroitōnkaalbok. Let'sgopicksomeflowerbuds.
5.Kwōnḷōḷōalbokbwerenḷakbōbōl (ebbōl)ekoṇmejānutṇeutūṃ. Makeagarlandwithbudssowhentheybloomthey'llfitclosertogether.
albokbōrọro {halbẹkʷberawrẹw}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.albokbōrọroiki; v. caus. intr.kaalbokbōrọro; n. constr.albokbōrọroin. aplant,Russelia juncea (Scrophulariaceae); Cult. orn. (Ebon) (seekwōdeak{kʷedyak}).
1.Albokbōrọroinpālle. AnalbokbōrọroplantfromAmerica.
2.Ejkappokalbokbōrọro. She'slookingforthealbokbōrọro plant
3.Kwōnaajkaalbokbōrọroñāāt? Whenwillyougogetsomealbokbōrọro plants
4.Liṃaroraṇrejalbokbōrọroikilowaanjikinkwelọkeṇ. Thewomenarebusydecoratingthemeetingplacewithalbokbōrọro plants
ale {haley}. provisions;storehouse.
1.EobrakaleinekkaneoanIroojMurjelippānkajoorrodoon. ChiefMurjel'sfoodstoragewasfilledtothebrimbyhisfollowers.
2.Raarkannealeeokōnekkanimpojakñaniroojeo. Theystockedthestorehousewithfooditemsinpreparationforthechief'sarrival.
aḷe₁ {haḷey}. n. al.; v. tr.aḷeik, aḷeek; v. distrib.ri-aḷe; n. constr.aḷein. closedcircle offish surrounded byaḷeḷe {haḷeyḷey} method.
1.Elōñkekobbanaḷeeṇ? Aretherelotsoffishinthatcircle?
2.Koṃwinaḷeikḷọkekṇeñanturinwōdeṇ. Usethesurroundmethodandchasethefishtowardthecoral.
3.Rejaḷeekṃọleṇaidipinṇaeṇbweeneṃṃanjabuki. Theysurroundingtheschoolofrabbitfishbesidethestonyshoalsotheycouldeasilyscoopitupwithanet.
4.Rejkōjerbalaḷeinaelōñkein. They'reusingthetraditionalsurroundfishingmethod.
5.Ri-aḷeroraareọñōijeṇe. Themenusingthesurroundmethodoffishinghavealreadyfishedthere.
aḷe₂ {haḷey}. Alsoḷe{ḷey}. salutation;Mister.
1. “Aḷe,iọkwe,”Bojineoeba. “Well,man,mysympathies,”theBoatswainsaid.P1074
2.Aḷekwaarlokejoobeoarro? Mister,didyouseemysoap?
3.Ḷe,enbajḷapwōtaṃillu. Sir,whyareyousoangry?
āle {yalẹy}. roll upmats, etc..
1.Kwōnāleṃōkjakeṇe. Pleaserollthatmatup.
aleak {haleyak}. Alsoaleañ{haleyag}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aleake; n. inal.aleakū; v. caus.kaaleak; n. pers.ri-aleak; n. constr.aleakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. wearhair loose on one's back, of women.
1.Eḷakaleakeitōntūṃaōḷōmṇak. EverytimeshewearsherhairlooseonherbackInearlygooutofmymind.
2.Karbajri-aleakwōt. Shenaturallywearsherhairlooseonherbacksoprovocatively.
3.Kwōnaleakbweekōkōjaijieok. Youshouldwearyourhairlooseonyourbackbecauseitisbecomingonyou.
4.Kwōnjabaleakḷọkñanṃōnjareṇbweri-kakieṇenaajlueok. Don'twearyourhairlooseonyourbacktothechurchbecausetheparsonwillscoldyou.
5.Leḷḷapeoearkaaleakeledikeonejinimbōkḷọkñaniroojeo. Theoldladymadeherdaughterwearherhairlooseonherbackandtookhertothechief.
aleañ {haleyag}. Alsoaleak{haleyak}. afish,grouper;Epinephelus striatus.
alebabu {halẹybahbiw}. Alsoallebabu{hallẹybahbiw}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.alebabuū; n. pers.ri-alebabu; n. constr.alebabuin. inclined torecline; alwayslie down.
1.Alebabuierekōṃṃanbwerenjabteruilojerbaleo. Theirtendencytoalwaysbelaid-backpreventedthemfromlandingthejob.
2.Alebabuinjowanmeneṇ. She'sthetypethatisinclinedtoreclinesimplyduetolaziness.
3.Ealebabuḷọkjānkwe. Hetendstoliedownmorethanyou.
4.Einwōteitokwōtbweenalebabu. He'sinclinedtorecline.
5.Ejalebabuakjuonraanenaajḷakilbōkretaljāne. Ifhecontinueswithhislaidbackattitudehe'llonedaybeleftbehind.
6.Kwōnjabalebabubwekwōnaajḷōḷḷapṃōkaj. Don'talwaysbelyingdownifyoudon'twanttogrowoldfast.
aḷeek {haḷeyek}. transitive form ofaḷeḷe {haḷeyḷey}.
alej {halẹj}. v. intr., tr.aleje; n. inal.alejū; n. pers.ri-alej; n. constr.alejin. aim agun;aim at;measurejoints at anangle in construction work.
1.Alejetokṃōkbaoeṇñanña? Couldyouaimthegunatthebirdforme?
2.Alejinjerọ. Theaimofasharpshooter.
3.Ewālelkealejiṃ? Doyouaimwelltohitthebull's-eye?
4.Iḷakreilọkejalejebueoinitōnbuukiri-kọọteo. AsIwaslookinghewasaimingtoshootthethief.
5.Kwōnaajri-alejilopakkeeṇñankōj. Youwillbetheonewhoaimsthecanonforus.
6.Rōkwaḷọkwōtaeralejinjowālel. Theysurelyshowedhowbadtheiraimwas.
alekọ {halẹykaw}. Alsoakajok, akade. v. intr., tr.alekọik,alekọuk; n. pers.ri-alekọ; n. constr.alekọin. watch birds to locate roost.
1.Alekọinḷeeṇnejiṃetiljekḷọkjānkwe. Yoursondoesabetterjobofwatchingthebirdstolocatetheirroostthanyou.
2.Ejkajjioñalekọkeejjawōrjidikmeram. He'stryingtolocatethebirds'roostwhilethere'sstillsomelightleft.
3.Ewiri-alekọeo? Where'sthebirdroostwatcher/locator?
4.Kwaaralekọikkebaokojota? Didyouwatchthebirdstolocatetheirroostlastevening?
5.Kwōjjaetalinalekọiktokbaokaṇbweijetalinkadjotok. Whydon'tyougoandwatchthebirdstolocatetheirroostwhileIgofishforsomegoatfish.
aḷeḷe {haḷeyḷey}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aḷeek,aḷeḷeik; n. inal.aḷeḷeū; n. pers.ri-aḷeḷe; n. constr.aḷeḷein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method, many mensurround a school in shallow water using acoconut leafchain asscarer; cf. Hawaiianhukilau.
1.Erraṇrejaḷeḷeḷọkkijeniroojeṇ. They'reusingthesurroundmethodtogivefishtotheirooj.
2.Kwojajeaḷeḷeke? Don'tyouknowhowtofishusingthesurroundmethod?
3.Ḷōṃarorejaḷeekṃọleeo. Themenaresurroundingtherabbitfish.
4.Ḷōṃarorōmootinaḷeḷe. Themenhavegonetofishwithascarer.
5.Rejaḷeḷeekrotkiiō? Whatkindoffisharetheyusingthecoconutleafscarertocatchnow?
alen {halen}. Alsoannen{hannen}. n. al.; v. tr.alene; v. distrib.alenlen; n. constr.alenin. time;turn;occasion;times, inmultiplication;sheet of paper;page;row of houses;storey of a house;layer;phase;division of alandtract.
1.Ealenleniṃōnjikinkwelọkin. Thiscityhasrowsandrowsofhouses.
2.Elōñaleninbokṇe. Thatbookhasmanypages.
3.Jetealenṃweeṇlōñḷọk? Howmanystoriesupdoesthatbuildinghave?
4.Kwōnṃōkbaralenebwejenlaleejet. Whydon'tyoutryagainsowecanseewhathappens?
ālij {yalij}. v. intr., tr.āliji; n. inal.ālijū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. repeat;review;quote;recite;reiterate.
1. “Kapeneejbakwōnuwetokinkōttareioonwae,”iālijiḷọkñanḷōḷḷapeoejjutakioonwabeo. “TheCaptainsaysyoushouldcomeonboardandwaitforhimontheboat,”Irepeatedtotheoldmanstandingonthedock.P65
2.Kwōnbarālijiṃōkjāntōjeokwaarba. Pleasesaythatsentenceagain.
alijerḷọk {haliyjerḷakʷ}. Archaic. v. intr.; v. caus.kaalijerḷọk. walk in ahappy mood;sprightly;prance.
1.Alikkarkeetōprakjerbaleoanbweetkeealijerḷọk. Hemusthavelandedthejobsincehe'swalkingwithahappygait.
2.Ealijerḷokanrūttariṇaeroetalilowaaniiaḷeoḷọk. Thesoldierswalkedproudlydowntheroad.
3.Taḷōṃataeṇekaalijerḷọk. Iwonderwhat'shesosprightlyabout.
ālijinmen {yalijinmen}. v. intr.; n. inal.ālijinmenū; v. caus.kōālijinmen. repetitious;repeatover and over.
1. “Jebanellolokainṇeiṃaan,”Kapeneoeakweḷapimālijinmen. “Wewon’tseethosekindsofthingsupahead,”hecontinuedtoinsist.P928
2. “JekdọọnakLikiepṇeiṃaan,”Kapeneoeakweḷapimālijinmen. “Nevermind,Likiepisstraightahead,”theCaptaininsistedoverandoveragain.P927
3.Eṃōjṇeaṃālijinmen. Don'tkeeponsayingthesamethingoverandover.
ālik {yalik}. later.
1. “Aḷaḷeoāliktataṇelaḷwaj,”Kapeneoekkūrtok. “Moureo!” “Here’sthelastone,”theCaptaincalledtous.“ThankGod!”P756
2.EjkabbajwātokālikBojineokeejdedeḷọkaōtōbtōbimkọkoṇejānijobweenjabkaapañjerbal. TheBoatswaincameafterIwasdonepullingintheanchorandputitawaywhereitbelongedsoitwouldn’tgetintheway.P480
3.Inaajiwōjālik. I'llcomelater.
āliki- {yaliki-}. n. al.; n. inal.ālikū; n. constr.āliki-n. after;outside;back;behind;last.
1.Emetakālikū. Mybackhurts.
2.Inaajiwōjālikinjetminit. I'llbebackinafewminutes.
3.Kwōnbaritokālikinjuonwiik. Comebackagaininaweek.
4.Tainrejkōṃṃaneālikinṃwiin? Whataretheydoingoutside (thehouse)?
ālikin {yalikin}. Alsoālikkin {yalikkin}. back,after (see alsoliki-).
1.Injiniaeoejbaenaajkadedeḷọkanboojeiljuejjibboñimlikbadeālikkinraelepinnemkemmānjinoektak.” TheEngineersaysheisgoingtoputittogethertomorrowmorningandtestitintheafternoon,andthenwewillstarttoload.”P81
ālikinjepjep {yalikinjepjep}. Alsoālikinjepjep{yalikinjẹpjẹp}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ālikinjepjepe; n. inal.ālikinjepjepū; n. constr.ālikinjepjepin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. defraud;cheat;treatunfairly;take forgranted.
1.Etkekweālikinjepjepeeō? Whyareyoucheatingme?
2.Kwōnjabālikinjepjepeeōbweeṃooliọkweinaō. Don'tbeunfairformyloveistrue.
alikkar {halikkar}. Dial. E, W:allikar {hallikar}. Alsoalkarkar{halkarkar}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.alikkarū; v. caus.kaalikkar; n. constr.alikkarin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. clear;understandable;apparent;define;definite;legible;manifest;obvious;plain;visible.
1.Alikkarūṃṇaijokeijreiwajwōtimjeḷākekweeo. YoulookedsoobviousthatIdidn'thaveanyproblemnoticingyoustandingthere.
2.BajalikkarinmejatotokejejerrelọkimloArṇojānijin. It'ssuchacleardaythatwecanseeArnofromwhereweare.
3.Ealikkarke? Isitunderstood?Isitclear?
4.Ealikkar! It'sunderstandable!
5.Ejalikkarwōt. It'sstillvisible.
6.Elukkuunalikkar. Itwasveryclear.P1133
7.Errokaalikkarkeerrojeḷāwōneoikarkōnonoeake. TheyshowedthattheyknewwhoIwastalkingabout.P301
8.Kaalikkareṃōktaeokwōjba. Willyouclarifywhatyou'resaying?
āliklik {yaliklik}. v. intr.; n. inal.āliklikū; v. caus.kōāliklik; n. pers.ri-āliklik. ashamed, concerningfood;embarrassed.
1.Iāliklikkōnṃōñākākōnkejejjabnaajdiker. Iamashamedthatwe'renotsharingthisfoodwiththem.
āliktata {yaliktahtah}. v. intr.; n. inal.āliktataū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. verylast;final;finally.
ālim {yalim}. transitive form ofānen {yanyẹn}.
1. “EṃōjaōālimiLikabwiro,”iba. “IalreadybailedallthewateroutoftheLikabwiro,”Isaid.P352
2.Keekarmaataōālimi,ibarwanlōñḷọk. WhenIwasdonebailing,Iwentbackupondeck.P989
Āl-im-kobban {yal-yim-kʷebban}. Fromāl, archaic word referring to a type of hut with no posts, andkobban "contents": "hut with contents" aconstellation; stars inCentaurus (1, 2, 3) orCorvus.
alin seeal.sing,song.
alin jar {halin jar}. n. al.; v. tr.alin jare. hymn.
1.Jetkabuñraankeineṃōjaeralinjarejetiaantoninalinkauboekaṇ. Somechurchestodayhaveconvertedsomecowboytunesandusedthemashymns.
2.KeiarpādiTongaiarkanoojketakkōnankōbbōkakkakalinjarkaṇanKatlikraṇie. WhenIwasinTongaIwasdeeplymovedbythehymnssungbytheCatholiccongregation.
3.WōneoearkinealinjarinKatlikkein? WhocomposedtheseCatholicChurchhymns?
alin ṃaina {halin ṃahyinah}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.alin ṃainaik; n. pers.ri-alin ṃaina; n. constr.alin ṃainain; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. lovesong.
1.Ejalinṃaina. He'ssingingaromanticsong.
2.Eṃṃanalinṃainaippānri-kadek. Drunkslovetosinglovesongsalso.
3.Ewōrketeepinalinṃainaiṃwiin? Doyouselllovesongcassettetapeshere?
4.Kwōnjabalinṃainaikalinjarṇe. Don'tsingthathymnlikealovesong.
5.Ri-kakieoearubaakeḷọkri-alinṃainaro. Theparsonshooedawaythosewhoweresinginglove songs
alin ṃur {halin ṃirʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.alin ṃurū; v. caus.kaalin ṃur; n. pers.ri-alin ṃur. steeringsong.
1.Alinṃurmeneoejkabjeṃḷọkḷọk. ThesongyoujustheardwasasongtraditionallysungbyancientMarshallIslandermenwhilesteeringacanoeonasailingexpedition.
2.Alinṃurinḷōḷḷaproettoewōrmeḷeḷeie. ThesongsforreminiscingsungbyoldMarshallIslandermenoflongagoweresymbolic.
3.Eṃṃanroñjakealinṃurilojotadikdikḷọk. It'srelaxingtolistentosoftmusicasthesungoesdownattheendoftheday.
4.Ri-alinṃureoeṃṃananalin. Thisisthegoodsingerofsongstoreminisceby.
aljek {haljẹk}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aljeke,aljike; n. inal.aljekū; v. caus. intr.kaaljek, tr.kaaljeke; n. pers.ri-aljek; n. constr.aljekin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. carry;transport.
1.Ejjabitoklimoūkōnaljekūṃ. I'mnotenthusedbythewayyoucarrythings.
2.Ejajealjekakejeḷāwōtkōnono. Hedoesn'tcarryanything;allhedoesistalk.
3.Inaajaljikewainikāñanṃōnwainieṇilju. I'lltransportthecopratotheshedtomorrow.
4.Kwōjaljekṃweiukñania? Whereareyoutakingthosegoods?
5.Kwōnkaaljekeippaṃ. Lethimcarrysomethingalongwithyou.
6.Rejaljekebokeṇñania? Wherearetheyferryingthesand?
7.Ri-aljekraijroraṇrejaljekwōt. Thericecarriersarestilltransporting.
aḷjer {haḷjer}. From Engl. v. adj.; n. inal.aḷjerū; v. caus. intr.kaaḷjer, tr.kaaḷjere; n. pers.ri-aḷjer; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. ulcer;suffer fromulcers.
1.Aḷjertatawōn? Who'ssufferingmostfromulcers?
2.Aolepri-aḷjerrejtaktōilju. Allthoseafflictedwithulcersseethedoctortomorrow.
3.Eaḷjerkōnaninepata. Hisworrieshavecausedhimulcers.
4.Jaaḷjerḷọkjāner. Ourulcersareworsethantheirs.
5.Rejbakejikkaejkaaḷjerekōj. Theyclaimthatcigarettescauseulcers.
aljet {haljẹt}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.aljetū; v. caus.kaaljet; n. constr.aljetin; v. dir. ~ḷọk/tok/waj. cross-eyed; pie-eyed;squint.
1.Aljetinṇe. That'sbecausehe'scross-eyed.
2.Bajaljetūṃkeeipḷaine. Youmustbeverycross-eyedasthelineiscrooked.
3.Dāninkadekeoekaaljete. Thestrongliquormadehimpie-eyed.
4.Ejmejāndetbweealjet. Hewearsdarkglassesbecausehe'scross-eyed.
5.Ialjetḷọkjāne;akkwaaljettata. I'mcross-eyedmorethanheis;butyou'rethemostcross-eyed.
6.Inkarjeḷāiaeoejaljetḷọkiekiiō. IwishIknewwherethecross-eyedpersonhasgone.
alkarkar {halkarkar}. variant form ofalikkar {halikkar}.
1.Alkarkarkeijuuneañerabōlḷọk. "It'squiteclearthatthenorthstarshinesbrightly"—wordsfromapopularcontemporarysong.
ālkin {yalikin}. seeālikin 'after' andliki-.after,outside,back.
aḷkita {haḷkiytah}. From Engl. n. al.; v. caus. tr.kaaḷkitaik; n. constr.aḷkitain. alligator;crocodile.
1.Ekotokkilūñeijelloloaḷkita. Seeinganalligatorgivesmethecreeps.
2.KileptataaḷkitainAbdika. ThebiggestalligatorsarefoundinAfrica.
3.WōneojinointataearkaaḷkitaikBōḷau? WhowasthefirsttointroducealligatorstoPalau?
ālkōk {yalkẹk}. v. intr.; n. inal.ālkōkū; v. caus.kōālkōk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.ālkōk, alkōk). bent back;perfective form ofālāl {yalyal}.
1.Ealkōkakkiinpeiū. Myfingernailgotbentback.
aḷkōnar {haḷkenar}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aḷkōnarū; n. pers.ri-aḷkōnar; n. constr.aḷkōnarin. lookpretty atsunset.
1.Ijlewōjjatūbweenaṃri-aḷkōnarinjota. I'llletyoutakemysisterforasunsetstroll.
2.Jarkowōjraṇrejaḷkōnarioonbok. Thethrongwastakinganeveningstrollonthebeach.
3.Jenkaṃōjadjerbalimpojakinaḷkōnar. Let'sfinishupourworkandgetreadytolookniceatsunset.
aḷkoot {haḷkewet}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aḷkoote; v. caus.kaaḷkoot; n. constr.aḷkootin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. raincoat.
1.Ejaḷkootkōnbwilkōnpinana. He'susingabananaleafasraincoat.
2.Epenwōtaḷkootinrūttariṇae. Theraincoatsusedbythemilitaryareofstrongermaterials.
3.Iarloanaḷkootwajiuṃwinmākaṇewaj. Ilastsawhimwearingaraincoatandwalkingunderthebreadfruittreesinyourdirection.
4.Inaajaḷkooteḷọkeok. You'llsharemyraincoatwithmetoyourhouse.
5.Kwōnjakaaḷkooteippaṃ. Pleaselethimshareyourraincoat.
ālkūṃur {yalkiṃirʷ}. n. al.; n. inal.ālkūṃurū; v. caus. intr.kōālkūṃur, tr.kōālkūṃuri; n. constr.ālkūṃurin; 8, 9. fruit ofagedtrees.
1.Rejjabnenọ (ennọ)mākaṇekōnkereālkūṃur. Thosebreadfruitarenotgoodbecausethey'refromanoldtree.
ālkur {yalkʷir}. transitive form ofālkurkur {yalkʷirkʷir}.
ālkurkur {yalkʷirkʷir}. v. intr., tr.ālkur(i); n. inal.ālkurkurū; v. caus.kōālkurkur; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. turn theback on someone.
1.Etkekwōjaamjijetimālkurkur? Whyareyousittingwithyourbackturned?
2.Kwōnjabālkurieō. Don'tturnyourbackonme.
ālkwōj {yalkʷej}. v. intr., tr.ālkwōje; n. inal.ālkwōjū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.ālokjak). tofold; tobend.
aḷkwōjeje {haḷkʷejeyjey}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-aḷkwōjeje; n. constr.aḷkwōjejein. sunbathing.
1.Aḷkwōjejeinlieṇmeḷeḷeinñanboñ. Sheusuallysunbathesuntilgetsdark.
2.Eirujri-aḷkwōjejerowōjippānri-kadekeo. Thesunbatherswereagitatedbythedrunkenman.
3.Ejaḷkwōjejeḷọkñanṇerōbaenbōjrak. Hestaysinthesununtilhe'stoldtostop.
4.Kadikdikaḷkwōjejebwekwōnaajākilkil. You'dbettergosloworyou'llpeelfromsunbathing.
5.Lioejaḷkwōjejeioonbok. Shewassunbathingonthebeach.
aḷḷañ {haḷḷag}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aḷḷañū; v. caus.kaaḷḷañ; n. pers.ri-aḷḷañ,ri-kaaḷḷañ; n. constr.aḷḷañin. stare open-mouthed;gape; beslowwitted.
1.Aḷḷañimṃōñāḷọñ. Stareandeatflies (aproverb).
2.Kwōnjabaḷḷañbwekwōnaajṃōñāḷọñ. Don'tstarewithyourmouthopenoryouwilleatflies.
3.Ri-kaaḷḷañarmejeoeaarjabjokwōdinkōṃṃanejerbaleoan. Heneverceasedtomakethespectatorsagape.
4.Ri-rōkkarorōkaaḷḷañejarlepjueo. Theparachutistsflabbergastedthecrowdofspectators.
Aḷḷañinwa {haḷḷaginwah}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaḷḷañinwa; n. constr.Aḷḷañinwain. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
1.EowatAḷḷañinwaeṇ. Theaḷḷañinwapandanusisripeandreadyforpicking.
2.IneenAḷḷañinwaanaelōñkāiōñ. It'sacuttingtakenfromanAḷḷañinwaplantbroughtinfromthenorthernatolls.
3.KwōnilānokwajtokjuondaarroAḷḷañinwa. GopickanAḷḷañinwapandanusforustochewon.
alle {hallẹy}. n. al.; v. caus.kaalle; n. constr.allein. afish,wrasse,Coris gaimardiAnampses caeruleopunctatusThalashona ballieui.
1.EkeokijenInedeljānjemānilobwebwenatoeoejalle. InthelegendInedelwasgivenonlywrassetoeatbyhisfather.
2.Jejṃōñāallewōtñeejbarejjeḷọkek. Weeatwrasseonlywhenthere'snootherfishavailable.
3.Kōnanjejaekeṃṃanḷeoearkaallekijenliopāleen. Becausetherewasn'tanygoodfisharoundhehadtocatchwrassetofeedhiswife.
allejjor {hallẹjjẹrʷ}. variant form ofjejor {jẹjẹrʷ}.
allijāljāl {hallijaljal}. Alsoaljāljāl{haljaljal}. v. intr.; n. inal.allijāljālū; v. caus.kaallijāljāl. hang.
1.Kwōnjabkaallijāljāletọọḷṇebweettoon. Don'thangthattowelupbecauseit'sdirty.
2.Nuknukkokaṇrejallijāljālimkōṃrāreḷọk. Theclothesarehangingtodryout.
3.Raarkaalijāljāleri-kọọteojānraanwōjkeeo. Theyhangedthethieffromthetopofthetree.
allikar {hallikar}. dialectal variant ofalikkar {halikkar}.
allimōmō {hallimehmeh}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.allimōmōūk,allimōmōūk; n. inal.allimōmōū; v. caus.kaallimōmō; n. pers.ri-allimōmō; n. constr.allimōmōin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. peep;peek.
1.Ejallimōmōḷọkñanrinanaro. Hepeekedforthebadguys.
2.Ejjaallimōmōwōtakrōbuukbōran. Ashewaspeekingtheyshothishead.
3.Kwōnjaballimōmōilowūntōṇe. Don'tlookintothatwindow.
4.Raarkaalimōmōūkiikōtaanororko. Theyallowedhimtopeekthroughthefence.
5.Rejnaajkilewōtallimōmōūṃ. Theycaneasilynoticeyourpeeping.
6.Rejibweri-allimōmōeo. Thepeepingtomwasapprehended.
7.Taṇekwōjallimōmōūki? Whatareyoupeekingat?
allitoto {hallitewtew}. Alsototo{tewtew}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kaallitoto, tr.kaallitotoik; n. pers.ri-allitoto; n. constr.allitotoin; v. dir. ~ḷọk/tok/waj. dangle.
1.Ajriroraṇrejikkureimallitotoilokimejānnieṇ. Thechildrenandplayinganddanglingontheleavesofthecoconuttree.
2.Eṃōjṇeaṃallitotoilikūbweikajjinōk. StopdanglingonmybackbecauseI'mtired.
3.Iarloankaallitotoikḷọkijuweoḷọk. Isawhimdangleitinthatdirection.
4.Kwōnjaballitotoiraanmāṇebweenaajbwilọk. Don'tdangleonthebranchofthebreadfruittreebecauseyou'llbreakit.
5.Ṃañkeeoejallitotoiraanwōjkeeo. Themonkeywasdanglingonthebranchesofthetree.
6.Ri-alitotoeoekiliddāpṇe. That'sthestubborndangler.
allo₁ {hallẹw}. v. intr., tr.alloik; n. pers.ri-allo; v. dir.ḷọk/tok/waj. go aroundlooking for something;search.
1.Ejjabri-allomeneṇ. He'snotagoodsearcher.
2.Enbajtowōtaṃallo? Whyisittakingyousolongtodoyoursearching?
3.Eṇeoiarloanallowajijjieṇwaj. Ilastsawhimlookingforsomethinginthatdirection.
4.Etalimallotoknejirromānnimar. Golookforsomewildchickensforourpet.
5.Taeokwaaralloikiraaneoḷọk? Whatwereyousearchingfortheotherday?
allo₂ {hallew}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.alloū; v. caus. tr.kaalloik; n. pers.ri-allo; n. constr.alloin. stammer;tongue-tied;stutter.
1.AllotataPetri. Petristammersthemost.
2.Ankwōrekaalloiki. Herfearmadeherstammer.
3.Bajalloūṃkeiñaktaṇekwōjba. YoustuttersomuchthatIcan'tmakeoutwhatyou'resaying.
4.EalloḷọkIojejānRubōn. IojestammersmorethanRubon.
5.Earbajallowōtjānkeearḷotak. He'sabornstutterer.
6.Ijjabkannoojmeḷeḷeankōnnaanbweeallo. Ican'tquiteunderstandwhathesaysbecausehestammers.
7.Joñananwiwijetealloankōnnaan. Hewassoagitatedhewastongue-tied.
allok {hallẹkʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.alluke; n. inal.allokū; v. caus.kaallok; n. pers.ri-allok; n. constr.allokin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. noose;snare.
1.EkōppaḷpaḷallokinJọọn. John'sropingisspectacular.
2.Ijilānalluketok. I'monmywaytosnareit.
3.Kauboweeṇejallukekaueṇ. Thecowboyisropingthecow.
4.Kwōjeḷākeallokpiik? Canyoucatchpigswiththerope?
5.Kwōnallukeṃoktajānanko. Catchitwiththeropebeforeitescapes.
6.Wōneoearallukekidueṇnejū? Whosnaredmydog?
allōk {hallẹk}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.allōke; n. pers.ri-allōk; n. constr.allōkin. tochant;invoke aspirit; perform anincantation.
1.Allōkinrūttorojeṃaanḷọkekōppaḷpaḷ. Thechantingofelderfolksofnotsolongagowasquitespectacular.
2.Earallōkeri-nañinmejeo. Heperformedanincantationoverthesickperson.
3.Ejjeḷọkri-allōkmālkwōjinanallōkwōtlieñ. Thereisnootherchanterwhoseincantationisaspowerfulasthatwoman'sincantation.
4.Rūkkōpāleoeallōkelioimwūdeakeak. Thesorcererinvokedaspiritoverherandshebecameinsane.
5.RunoeoeṇejallōkePita. ThemedicinepersonischantingandperforminganincantationoverPeter.
allọk₁ {hallakʷ}. Alsoanlọk{hanlakʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.allọke; n. inal.allọkū; n. pers.ri-allọk; n. constr.allọkin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. stand back andstudycritically, as an artist;survey critically;pause to admire;scrutinize,examine;compare;sight along a board to see if it is straight.
1.Etowōtimtoanpakokoitūrrọọleimallọkewaeo. Foralongtimethesharkskeptgoingaroundandaroundcautiouslysurveyingtheboat.P1009
2.Ettōrṃōkalloketokñankōjro. Whydon'tyougosurveythesituationandreportbacktome?
3.Ijajetaeṇejallọke. Ican'ttellwhathe'sscrutinizing.
4.Jabanlọkebweuninankakileikiṇe. Don'tadmirehimbecausethat'swhyhe'sspoiled.
5.Ñekwōallọkeenaajalikkarbōdkaṇe. Ifyousurveyitcritically,themistakeswillbeobvious.
6.Ri-allọkroreinrepojakinjinoe. Thesearethesurveyorsandthey'rereadytobegin.
7.Taeokwōloeālikinaṃanloke? Whatdidyoufindafterpausingtoadmireher?
allọk₂ {hallakʷ}. Alsoanlọk{hanlakʷ}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kaallọk; n. constr.allọkin. ontarget; withinrange.
1.Enañinallọkke? Isitwithinrange?
2.Kakkōtkaallọkeṃaanaṃbu. Aimwellbeforeshooting.
3.Kōttaranallọkembuuki. Waittillitcomeswithinrange,thenshootit.
4.Letakjidikbōranwaṇeimenaajallọk. Bringthebowabitmoretothewindandyou'llbeontarget.
5.Ñejebardiakjuonalenenaajallọkāneṇ. Onemoretackingandtheislandwillbewithinrange.
allolo {hallẹwlẹw}. Alsoallolo{hallewlew}. v. intr., tr.allolouk; n. inal.alloloū; v. caus. intr.kaallolo, tr.kaalloloiki; n. pers.ri-allolo. see;meet.
1.Ejjuonarmejeoejjaballolo. He'sapersonwhodoesn'tcirculate.
2.Ejejaaṃallolo. Yourarelygoaround.
3.Enañintoadalloloukeok. Wehaven'tseenyouforalongtime.
4.Etkeejọkkutkutadalloloukeok? Whydon'tweseeyoumoreoften?
5.Jabeḷḷọkñanebweri-allolo. Don'tmindhimbecausehe'saroamer.
6.Kwōnjaāñiniippaṃinkaalloloikiimeḷanānin. Pleasetakehimwithyouandshowhimtheisland.
allōñ {hallẹg}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.allōñe; n. inal.allōñū; n. constr.allōñin. month;moon.
1.Allōñepādirearḷapḷap. It'sthefullmoonphase.
2.Allōñinwōtkokein. Thesearetherainymonths.
3.EarallōñeeōṇaiṂajeḷ. IwasintheMarshallsforamonth.
4.JeteallōñūṃṇaiArṇo? HowmanymonthswereyouonArno?
5.Juondeallōñūṇaānin. Ihavebeenonthisisletonemonthnow.
allōñ iju {hallẹg yijiw}. v. intr., tr.allōñ ijuuk; v. caus.kaallōñ iju; n. pers.ri-allōñ iju. monthlycontribution;tithe.
1.Eklejiaeṇejallōñijuukiwōṇāānṃōnjarkāāleṇaer. Thatcongregationisusingtheirmonthlycontributionstobuildtheirnewchurch.
2.Kwaarallōñijuukkeṃweeṇiṃōṃ? Didyoumakethecontributionforyourland?
3.Kwaḷọkeoanrainiinejkeinkaallōñiju. Today'ssermonwastosolicitadditionalcontributions.
4.Kwōnañindoorkeallōñijueoaṃ? Haveyoumadeyourmonthlycontribution (tothechurch) yet
5.Ri-allōñijuroanjabōteoḷọkrenjoujimjutakbweaoleprenloer. ThosewhomadecontributionsforlastSundaypleasestandupforeveryonetosee.
allōñ in laḷ {hallẹg yin laḷ}. nextmonth.
1.Allōñeoaṃinallōñinlaḷ. You'reonnextmonth.
2.Allōñtainilaḷ? What'snextmonth?
3.Elōñmenenaajwaḷọkallōñinlaḷ. Lotsofthingswilltakeplacenextmonth.
4.Inaajjepḷaakallōñinlaḷ. Ishallreturnnextmonth
5.Kwōnaajpādiaallōñinilaḷ? Wherewillyoubenextmonth?
allōñin seeallōñ.
allor {hallẹrʷ}. variant form oflelor {lẹlẹrʷ}.
Aḷḷorkaṇ {haḷḷerʷkaṇ}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaḷḷorkaṇ; n. constr.Aḷḷorkaṇin. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
1.Ekkāwōtanennọaḷḷorkaninlikinṃwiin. Theaḷḷorkaṇpandanusfromtheinteriorofthistractisusuallyverygood.
2.Ewōrkeaḷḷorkaṇiānin? Isthereanyoftheaḷḷorkaṇpandanusvarietyonthisisland?
alluke {hallikʷey}. transitive form ofallok {hallẹkʷ}.
1.Kwaarallukekepiikeo? Didyousnarethepig?
2.Ri-nanaeoejjaettōrḷọkwōtioonọọjeoakkauboweeoealluke. Thebadguywasrunningbyonthehorsewhenthegoodguylassoedhim.
alluwaḷọk {halliwahḷakʷ}. Alsoaluwaḷọk{haliwahḷakʷ}. v. intr., tr.alluwaḷọke; n. inal.alluwaḷọkū; v. caus.kaalluwaḷọk; n. pers.ri-alluwaḷọk. stare after;look at adistance.
1.Ejalluwaḷọkeanjentokikojuñaidiimbuukdoon. Fromadistancehe'swatchingthefighterplanesengaginginaspectaculardogfight.
2.Entakwōjalluwaḷọkekeenaajḷōmṇakeṃṃanmeneṇejkōṃṃane. Don'tjustlookathimorhe'llthinkyouapproveofwhathe'sdoing.
3.Iroñainikieneoimḷaklukkuunalluwaḷọkeḷọkijoejitokjāne. IheardanoiseandlookedovertowhereIthoughtithadcomefrom.P1039
4.Ṃōṃkajjānaōkaretaljānijo,ikarbaralluwaḷọkeḷọkiuṃwinrākobweinlaleejetdāneoilowa. BeforeIwentupIlookedundertheboardsinsidetoseehowthebilgewaterwas.P1115
5.Taṇekwōjalluwaḷọke? Whatareyoustaringafter?
6.Wōnṇekwōjalluwaḷọke? Whoareyoustaringat (overthere)?
alluwaḷọke seealluwaḷọk.
almaroñ {halmaregʷ}. Alsoailmaroñ. v. intr., tr.almaroñe; n. inal.almaroñū; v. caus. tr.kaalmaroñe; n. pers.ri-almaroñ. join in; do incommon.
1.Almaroñūmiearkōṃṃanbweentōprakjerbalḷapḷapeoadwōj. Yourcooperationenabledustocompletethegreatprojectofours.
2.Anroroearkaalmaroñeamkōtōprakjerbaleoepen. Hischantingspurredusontocompletethehardtask.
3.Ejjeḷọkjerbaleṇepeneḷaññejenaajalmaroñe. There'snotaskthatcan'tbecompletedifwejoinforcesandworktogether.
4.Jenalmaroñejerbalinimenaajpidodoantōprak. Let'spitchintogetherandthejobwillbedone.
5.Jerbalkoanrainiinearṃōkajaertōprakkōnankararmejroalmaroñi. Today’staskswerecompletedspeedilybecausethepeopledidthemtogether.
6.Kwōnitokjenalmaroñimṃōñāilopeejin. Comelet'salljoininandeatoutofthisbowl.
alñūrñūr {halgirgir}. Alsoalliñūrñūr{halligirgir}. v. intr.; n. inal.alñūrñūrū; v. caus. tr.kaalñūrñūri; n. pers.ri-alñūrñūr. mumble;murmur;mutter.
1.Aniroojeolājekaaliñūrñūriarmejroan. Thechief'sangermadehispeoplemurmur.
2.Ejalñūrñūrḷọkñanñāāt. Howlongisshegoingtogrumble.
3.Ekkāwōtanri-aliñūrñūrkōṃṃanpok. Thosewhomurmurusuallycreatediscord.
4.Ijroñwōtanalñūrñūrakijjabroñnaankoejba. IheardhimmumblingbutIdidn'thearwhathesaid.
5.Koṃwinjabalñūrñūrakkoṃwinkwaḷọkamiḷōmṇak. Don'tmumblebutspeakoutloudandtelluswhatyouthink.
aḷo {haḷew}. Dial. E, W:ruṃwij {rʷiṃij}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aḷoik; n. inal.aḷoū; v. caus.kaaḷo; n. pers.ri-aḷo; n. constr.aḷoen; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. late;formant in place names.
1.Iaḷo. I'mlate.
2.Iwōjbweijbajaḷowajwōt. GoaheadbecauseI'mcominglater.
3.Kajjioñkateeokbweenjakoaṃaḷo. Tryhardnottobecominginlate.
4.Kwōnjabaḷtotokñaniienteej. Don'tcomelatefortheexam.
5.Ri-aḷorejnaajjeratawōt. Thosewho'relatewillalwaysmissout.
alọk {halakʷ}. Archaic. variant form oftūtino {titinẹw};disguise.
1.Epenkilekōnanalọk. It'shardtonoticeit.
2.Kwōnjabkaalọkeokbwekwaalikkar. Don'tdisguiseyourselfbecauseyou'reeasilypickedout.
aḷok {haḷekʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aḷoke; v. caus.kaaḷok; n. pers.ri-aḷok; n. constr.aḷokin. breaktaboos attendant to certainmedicines while undertreatment.
1.Eaḷokimjorrāān. Hebrokethetreatmenttaboosandendedupworsethanbefore.
2.Laleaṃaḷokbweenājrọọlutōnwūnokaṇearro. Bewareofbreakingthetaboosorourmedicineswillbringonadverseeffects.
3.Raarettōrḷọkkōnri-aḷokeoñanaujpitōḷ. Theyrushedthepersonwhodidn'tkeepthetraditionalmedicinaltaboostothehospitalforemergencytreatment.
ālōk {yalek}. transitive form ofālāl {yalyal}.
aḷokbad {haḷekʷbad}. v. intr.; n. inal.aḷokbadū; v. caus.kaaḷokbad. alwayslate;delay.
1.Aḷokbadiṃenaajkōṃṃanbweenjabḷapḷọkwōṇeaṃ. Yourhabitualtardinesswon'thelpyourgettingasalaryincrease.
2.Ejjeḷọkaḷokbadiier. Boy,aren'ttheyalwayslate!
3.Kwōnkōkaḷleikikeaḷokbad. Markhimtardyintheattendancesheet.
ālokjak {yalekʷjak}. v. intr., tr.ālokjake; n. inal.ālokjakū; v. caus.kōālokjak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. bent over;crimped;perfective form ofālkwōj {yalkʷej};buckled.
1.Ealikkarankarjañinkajoorkōnkeeḷakjutakewātinālokjak. Heclearlywasn’tstrongenoughyetbecauseassoonashestooduphealmostbuckledover.P1223
2.Eālokjakjakieo. Thematiscrimped.
3.Eālokjakneō. Iturnedmyankle.
4.Joñanankadekeḷaktanjutakeālokjakneen. Hewassodrunkwhenhetriedtostandhislegsbuckled.
aloklok {halekʷlekʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.aloklokū; v. caus. intr.kaaloklok, tr.kaalokloke; n. constr.aloklokin. appear;display.
1.Aloklokūṃenaajkōṃṃanadpoippānri-nanaraṇ. Yourappearancewillgiveusawayandgetuscapturedbytheenemy.
2.Ejkaaloklokiṃweiukkaṇan. He'sdisplayinghismerchandise.
3.Enañinaloklokkebaoeoearjako. Haveyouseenthatlostchicken?
4.Kwōnjabaloklok. Don'tshowyourself.
5.Reloijoejkūttiliekiejānwōtaloklokin. Hewasdiscoveredbecauseheexposedhimself.
ālokorkor {yalẹkʷẹrkʷẹr}. v. intr., tr.ālokor. lookback.
1.Kwōnjabālokorkōj. Don'tlookbackatus.
aḷōṃṇak {haḷeṃṇak}. Alsokōlaṇta{kelaṇtah}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aḷōṃṇake; v. distrib.aḷōṃṇake. almanac;calendar.
1.Aḷōṃṇakiniaṇeaṃ? Wheredidyougetyouralmanac?
2.Eaḷōṃṇakeḷọkkilaajruuṃeṇanjānkilaajruuṃṇeaṃ. Herclassroomisbetterequippedwithcalendarsthanyourclassroomis.
3.IarloanaḷōṃṇakeraaneoAmedkaeaarjodikiaelōñeṇan. Inoticedhimmarkingonthecalendarthedateonwhichhisislandwasinvaded.
4.Kwōnṃōklaleaḷōṃṇakṇejeteraanrainin. Wouldyoucheckthecalendarandseewhatdatetodayis.
alu {haliw}. n. al.; v. tr.aluuki; v. caus.kaalu; n. constr.aluun. ashell,EllobiidaeCassidula plecotrematoides japonica used in head leis. ; alsoMelampus nuxcastaneaPythia cecilleiMelampus fasciatus.
1.Aluuniakaṇe? Wherearethosealushellsfrom?
2.Eaiboojojunokanalukein. Thesealushellshavebeautifulcolors.
3.Kōjjelilānkaalutokkeinadkōṃṃanṃarṃar. Let's (usthree)golookforalushellstomakeheadleis.
4.Lioeṇejaluukiṃarṃareṇ. Theladyisstringingthealushellsintoanecklacelei.
5.Wūtinwōnealu? Whosealuheadleiisthat?
ālu {yaliw}. tacks insailing.
1.Eṃṃankōtoinnaajbōlenruomjiluwōtālū. Thewindisgoodandtwoorthreetacksshouldbeenough.
aluej {haliwyẹj}. v. intr.; n. pers.ri-aluej. sing upontrees or in places above.
1.Ekkarñanṃantinaelōñkeinri-aluejejarmejroteṇejkọkkureṃanetimaliraanwōjkekaṇ. Accordingtotraditionalcustomapersonwhosingsupontreescommitsasocialblunder.
2.IloṃantinṂajeḷ,emọaluejñeejorirooj. It'sforbiddentobesingingupabovewhenthereisaniroojaroundaccordingtoMarshallesecustom.
3.Tauninaṃkọkkureṃanetimaluejiraanmāṇe? Whydoyoubreakthetabooandsinguponthatbreadfruittree?
aluje {haliwjey}. transitive form ofalwōj {halwẹj}.
1. “Jemae,eṃṃankeñeitōnalujeaertaij?”ikajjitōk. “Father,canIgowatchthemplaydice?”Iasked.P150
2.Imaroñkealujepijaṇenejiṃ? CouldIlookatyourcamera?
3.Kwōnjabalujebweenaajḷōmṇakeṃṃanmeneṇejkōṃṃane. Don'tlookathimorhe'llthinkweapproveofwhathe'sdoing.
4.Raaralujeanḷōṃaroire. Theywatchedanddidn'tdoanythingwhilethemenfought.
5.Taeṇrejaluje? Whataretheylookingat?
ālur {yalirʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.āluri; n. pers.ri-ālur; n. constr.ālurin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. bail out.
1.Tawūninaṃālurḷọkḷweṇe? Whyareyoubailingoutthepond?
alwōj {halwẹj}. v. intr., tr.aluje; n. inal.alwōjū; v. caus. stat.kaalwōjwōj, intr.kaalwōj, tr.kaaluje; n. pers.ri-alwōj. watch;look at;audience;admire.
1.Eitoklimoūalwōjepijainetto. I'mfondofwatchinghistoricalpictures.
2.Ejjeḷọkeṇejalujeeok. Noone'sadmiringyou.
3.Ekiliddāpalwōjier. Theyspendmorethanenoughtimelookingatmovies.
4.Etkekwoṃakokoinkaalujeippam"? Whydon'tyouwanttotakeherwithyoutothemovies?
5.Ijajealwōjtiipi. Idon'twatchtv.
6.Juoneomenninkaalwōjwōjkeerroejkōbọuwe. Theirdebatewassomethingtolookat.
7.RaarkaaloojeJohnjuonpijaṃakūtkūt. TheyshowedJohnamovie.
8.Ri-alwōjroraarkabbokbok. Theaudienceclappedtheirhands.
9.Ri-alwōjroraarkabbokbok. Theaudienceclappedtheirhands.
alwōj bajjek {halwẹj bajjẹk}. v. intr.; n. inal.alwōj bajjekū; n. pers.ri-alwōj bajjek. stroll;sight-seeing; taking in theview.
1.Aṃalwōjbajjekinneeletokjuonḷōmṇak. Yoursightseeingyesterdaygavemeanidea.
2.Ejalwōjbajjekakejjabjerbal. He'stakingastrollwhenheshouldbeworking.
3.Jabeltokbweijalwōjbajjek. Don'tletmebotheryouasI'mjusttakingintheview.
4.Ri-alwōjbajjekroremootḷọk. Thesightseeinggrouphaveleft.
alwor {halwer}. n. al.; v. caus.kaalwor; v. distrib.alowore; n. constr.alworin. afish,parrotfish,Callyodon microrhinos.
1.AlworinlikinKāmeej-eṇ. ParrotfishfromtheoceansideofKāmeej-eṇ (Mājrotract).
2.Earkaalworeiukōmateṇ. Shecookedparrotfishmeatwiththecoconut'apple'
3.Eṃṃanbweealoworelikṇe. It'sgoodbecausetheoceansideisteemingwithparrotfish.
4.Kwaaralworekejuubinmāe? Didyouputparrotfishmeatinthebreadfruitsoup?
5.Kwōjkaalworkeippabuñniin? Wouldyouliketogoparrotfishingwithmetonight?
am {ham}. Alsoaṃ (before "heavy" consonants like ther ofaṃro). oursoul;ours;our, exclusive.
1.Ālikinaṃrokōnonoijo,kōṃroJemawanlọñḷọkñanijoKapeneoimBojineorejpādie. Afterwethetwoofusweredonetalking,wewentuptowheretheCaptainandBoatswainwere.P830
2.Innemkōmjelkarjinoamjelrojōriimjar. Sothethreeofusstartedtopraytherosary.P1179
3.Jāniieneoimwōnṃaanḷọkekarbōjrakammemkōmatkijemmemraij. Fromthenon,westoppedcookingrice.P1012 (ammem andkijemmem are (E) first person plural exclusive forms)
4.Keekardedeḷọkemjakewaeo,JemaimBojinerrokarkālọkimaōāneḷọkkōnkōbeoammān. Whentheboatwassecurelyanchored,FatherandtheBoatswainjumpedintothewaterandswamtowardtheislandwithourwatercontainer.P1251
aṃ₁ {haṃ}. yoursoul;your;yours, singular.
1.Aṃettōñenaajkaburoṃōjeeoktokālik. Yourlaughingwillbringsadnessafterward.
2.Aṃkejedọujijṇe? Isthatyourpairofpants?
3.Enaajmejānbwinniṃakaṃenaajpādñanindeo. Yourbodywilldiebutyousoulwillliveforever.
4.Kōṃanṃanaṃjerbalbwekwōnutiejḷọk. Doagoodjobsoyoucanbepromoted.
aṃ₂ {haṃ}. From Engl. ham.
1.Kwōjjaaṃetokramenekijō. Pleaseputhaminmyramen.
ām₁ {yam}. v. intr.; v. caus.kōām; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. totip, as ofcanoe;sail withoutrigger out of water.
1.Eāmwaeo. Thecanoeistipping.
ām₂ {yam}. sennit used for tyingcanoes.
aṃa {haṃah}. From Engl.hammer. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aṃaik; n. inal.aṃaō; n. pers.ri-aṃa; n. constr.aṃain; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. hammer.
1.Emaroñbōdkilenaṃaṃaiktoktiinṇe;enkabbajkekwōjjañinkaraṃajuonalen. Youmightnothammerthetinproperly;especiallysinceyou'veneveronceusedahammerbefore.
2.Jerbaleoaṃri-aṃa;ebarejjeḷọkmeneṇkwōnkōṃṃane. Yourjobistobehammerer;youshouldn'tdoanythingelse.
3.Kwarlokeaṃainkōtteepeo? Didyouseethenail-pullerhammer?
4.Lalekwōaṃaikpeiṃ. Becarefulyoudon'thammeryourfinger.
aṃak {haṃak}. From Engl.hammock. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aṃake; n. inal.aṃakū; v. caus.kaaṃak; n. constr.aṃakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. hammock.
1.Aṃakiniaṇeaṃ? Wheredidyougetyourhammock?
2.Kwōnaṃakḷọkbweinbajaṃak. HurryupwiththehammockbecauseIwanttouseit,too.
3.Kwōnaajaṃakñanñāāt? Howlongareyougoingtostayinthehammock?
4.Niñniñeoeṇejkikiiloaṃakeṇ. Thebabyissleepinginthehammock.
5.Ri-aṃakeoeṇiuṃwinlukweejeṇ. Thepersoninthehammockisunderthelukweej tree
6.Wōneṇearaṃakeniñniñeṇ? Whoputthebabyinthehammock?
aṃaṃ {haṃhaṃ}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.aṃaṃū; v. caus.kaaṃaṃ; n. constr.aṃaṃin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. attractfish orflies with scraps.
1.Eaṃaṃpako. Something'sattractingthesharks.
2.Eaṃaṃḷọkoṃjānek. Hermitcrabattractsfishmorethanfishmeat.
3.Ewōrkekeinkaaṃaṃ? Isthereanychumtoattractthefish?
4.Jabkaaṃaṃ. Don'tattractfishorflies (withgarbage).
5.Jabkwōpejpejjeṇebweenaajaṃaṃ. Don'tthrowgarbagethereoryou'llattractsharks.
6.Kaaṃaṃtawajbweijkaaṃaṃto. ThrowchumtowardtheeastwhileIthrowchumtowardthewest.
amān {haman}. v. intr., tr.amāne; v. caus.kaamān; n. pers.ri-amān; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. use;spend;consume.
1.Amānetokñankōjro. Spenditforus.
2.Ekjọọḷkabekṃōṇakṇakekkāwōtaerkōṃṃaniloaelōñkoilikinmereikeakejjeḷọkarmejinamāni. Saltfishanddriedfisharerarelymadeonouterislandsthathavelotsoffishandnoonetoconsumethem.S27
3.Ewitoonaṃamāndāneṇiloaebōjjimāāṇṇeaṃ? Howlongdoesthewaterinyourcisternlastyou?orHowlongdoyougettousethewaterinyourcistern?
4.Jejjaamānekeejjakajoorinmaroñjerbalñankōj. Let'stakeadvantageofhisyouthandputhimtoworkforus.
5.Kwōnamānjāānkaṇeaṃbwekwōnaajmejjāni. Spendyourmoneynowbecauseyoucan'ttakeitwithyou.
6.Ri-amānjokḷāinmeneṇ. He'sthetypewhocashesinonanyopportunitythatcomesby.orHe'sanopportunist.
aṃbai {haṃbahiy}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aṃbaiik; n. constr.aṃbaiin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. umpire;referee.
1.Earkatakaṃbaiippānnepiro. TheU.S.Navypeopletaughthimhowtoumpire.
2.Ejaṃbaiktokaeriakiu. He'srefereeingtheballgame.
3.Kwōnañinkarkeaṃbaijuonalen? Haveyoueverrefereedbefore?
aṃbōḷ {haṃbeḷ}. From Engl. n. al.; v. tr.aṃbōḷe; n. constr.aṃbōḷin. anvil.
1.Aṃbōḷiniienkojāmnemenṇe. ThatanvilhasbeenaroundsincetheGermantimes.
2.Kwokōṇaankeri-aṃbōḷ? Wouldyouliketobeassignedthetaskofpoundingthingsontheanvil?
3.Kwōnaṃbōḷetokñanña. Pounditontheanvilforme.
4.Kwōnnoeioonaṃbōḷṇe. Pounditontheanvil.
aṃbwidilā {haṃbidiylay}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aṃbwidilāik; n. inal.aṃbwidilāū; v. caus. tr.kaaṃbwidilāik; n. pers.ri-aṃbwidilā; n. constr.aṃbwidilāin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. umbrella;parasol.
1.Aṃbwidilāikiwajippaṃ. Shareyouumbrellaandtakehimwithyou.
2.Earaṃbwidilāḷọkkōnaṃbwidilāeoaōñanṃweoiṃōnbweenjabkanoojṇok? Togettoherhousewithoutgettingverywetsheusedmyumbrella
3.Ekōlaṃbwidilāier. Theyhaveafancywayofusingtheirumbrellas.
4.Imaroñkejakōjerbalaṃbwidilāeaṃ? CouldIuseyouumbrellaforamoment?
5.Kaaṃbwidilāikibweenjabḷapantutu. Providehimwithanumbrellasohedoesn'tgettoowet.
6.Kwojeḷākeaṃbwidilā? Doyouknowhowtousetheumbrella?
7.Ri-aṃbwidilāroraariiookḷọkbaḷuuneo. Theumbrellaedpassengersmadeabeelinetotheairplane.
Amedka {hamedkah}. From Engl. n. al.; v. caus. tr.kaamedkaik; n. pers.ri-Amedka. America.
1.Ejjadinkaamedkaikijidik. HekindofmadeitsoundAmerican-ish.
2.Etarjānjoñananri-Amedkarokōṃṃanaeñwāñwā. TheAmericansmadenoisebeyondendurance.
amej {hamẹj}. Dial. E only; seeukood n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.amejū; v. caus. intr.kaamej, tr.kaameje; n. constr.amejin; stat. adj.amejmej. raw;uncooked; half-cooked; notwelldone.
1.Amejierwōtiñakta. They'resohalfcookedit'spitiful.
2.Eamejḷọkmākeinjānkoinne. Thesebreadfruitarelesswell-cookedthantheonesyesterday.
3.Ekōmatteraijeoimkaameje. Hehalf-cookedtherice.
4.Eorkepilawāamejṃwiin? Doyouhaveanyflour?
5.Idikekanniōkinkauñeejamej. Idon'tlikeraresteaks.
āmej {yamẹj}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.āmeje,āmije; n. pers.ri-āmej; n. constr.āmejin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. mourn adeceased;payrespects to adeceased; seeilomej.
1.Kōpoojrimejṇebweri-āmejrorātok. Getthedeceasedreadybecausethemournersarecoming.
amentaklaḷ {hamentaklaḷ}. Archaic. n. al.; v. caus. intr.kaamentaklaḷ, tr.kaamentaklaḷe; n. pers.ri-kaamentaklaḷ. sorryconsequences.
1.Earḷoorḷọkri-kaamentaklaḷeo. Hefollowedthecauseofthesorryconsequences.
2.Laleaṃkūbboṇbweamentaklaḷeoenaajurōteok. Keepitupandyourstinginesswillreapunhappyconsequencesforyou.
3.Taeoekaamentaklaḷebweenkabeindeo? Whatcausedhisunfortunatesituation?
ametōṃa {hameyteṃah}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kaametōṃa, tr.kaametōṃaiki; n. pers.ri-ametōṃa; n. constr.ametōṃaan. coconutcandy.
1.Ametōṃaaniaṇekijōṃ? Wheredidyougetyourcandy?
2.KwōjḷōmṇakkeinametōṃatokkijerroñanKūrijṃōj? DoyouplantomakeussomecoconutcandyforChristmas?
3.Laleaṃṃōñāijeṇebwekwōnaajkaametōṃaikiioontebōḷṇe. Watchyoureatingsoyoudon'tleavecandycrumbsonthetable.
4.Letokṃōkkijōametōṃa. Couldyougivemesomecandy?
ami₁ {hamiy}. yoursouls;your;yours, plural.
1. “Ibaeḷapjọkpejeṇamieañ?”iroojeoekajjitōk. “Doyouallhavealotofscrap?”thechiefasked.P243
2.Amikenuknukkā? Aretheseyour (pl.) clothes
3.Amipepe. It'suptoyou (pl.).
4.BōtaabkwōnkajjioñkōnnaanñanKapenṇeamieañ. However,youshouldtrytotalktoyourCaptain.P120
5.Ejbaenaajmejamiilokeena. Heclaimsthatyoursoulswilldieinhell.
ami₂ {hamiy}. From Engl. army.
1.Earutiejkeejpādiloami. Hewashighinrankinthearmy.
2.Ejpādiloamirainiin. He'sinthearmytoday.
3.ElōñuwaanamieoanAmedka. TheU.S.Armyhasalotofmen.
4.EṃweieamieṇanAmedkakōnkeintariṇae. TheUnitedStatesarmyhasthebestweapons.
amiiañ {hamiyyag}. Dial. W, E:amimān {hamiyman}. your;yours (four persons).
1.Amiiañaeñwāñwāekoṃṃanbweenrujniñniñe. Yourmakingnoisewokethebabyup.
2.Amiiañkepepe? Isitanybusinessofyours (fourpersons)?
3.Edikeamiiañiaetōlippāndoon. Hedoesn'twantyoutoassociatewithoneanother.
4.Enbajeṃṃanwōtamiiañmour. Howcomeyou'resohealthy.
5.Ijamiiañaḷap. I'myouraḷap.
6.Ijlewajbweenamiiañ. I'mgivingittothefourofyou.
amijeel {hamiyjẹyẹl}. dialectal variant ofamijel {hamiyjẹl}.
1.Amijeeliienkowainini. It'syour (threepersons)turntoharvestthecoconutandmakecopra.
2.Ijloamijeeljillọkimjañ. Isawthethreeofyoubowyouheadsandcry.
amijel {hamiyjẹl}. Dial. E, W:amijeel {hamiyjẹyẹl}. your;yours (three persons).
1.Amijelbōtejkōṃṃananjinemijelinepata. Your (threepersons)disobedienceismakingyourmotherunhappy.
2.Amijelkekurobkā? Aretheseyour (threepersons) gloves
3.Eṃōjkeamijelṃōñā? Havethethreeofyoueaten?
amimān {hamiyman}. dialectal variant ofamiiañ {hamiyyag}.
1.Amimānpepe. It'suptothefourofyou.
2.Eṃṃanwōtamimānjaṃṃbobajjek. Hownicethatthefourofyoucanjusttakeiteasyandcruisearound.
3.Ewōrkeamimāniien? Dothefourofyouhavesometime?
4.Ijabloamimāntōkeaktok. Ididn'tnoticethefourofyouarriving.
amiṃōṇo {hamiyṃeṇew}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.amiṃōṇoū; v. caus. tr.kaamiṃōṇoik; n. pers.ri-amiṃōṇo; n. constr.amiṃōṇoin. handicraft;makehandicraft.
1.Eṃṃanamiṃōṇoier. Theymakegoodhandicraft.
2.Jeteoṇāānamiṃōṇoṇeaṃ? Howmuchdoesthathandicraftofyourscost?
3.Kwōmaroñkeamiṃōṇoiktokjuonaōdeel? Couldyoumakeahandicraftfanforme?
4.Kwōnjakaamiṃōṇoikiippaṃbweenṃad. Pleasegetheroccupieddoingsomehandicraftworkwithyou.
5.Liṃaroraṇrejamiṃōṇo. Thosewomenaremakinghandicraft.
6.Rejbōkwajbaoimpiikimmāimaolepkainṃōñā,kabamiṃōṇo. Theybringchickens,pork,breadfruit,andallkindsoffoodandhandicraft.S4
7.Ri-amiṃōṇoeoṇe. That'sthepersonwhomakeshandicraft.
amiro {hamiyrew}. your;yours (two persons).
1.AmiroiienkōṃṃanjarJabōtin. It'syourturntoleadtheprayersthisSunday.
2.Eṃōjkeamiroṃabuñ? Haveyoutwohadbreakfast?
3.Koṃroenjabkakāikamiromourippāndoon. Youtwoshouldnotmakelifewitheachotherdifficult.
amiwōj {hamiywẹj}. your;yours (three or more persons).
1.Aḷapeoearkanoojṃōṇōṇōkōnamiwōjjeḷātaeokōmiwōjenkōṃṃane. Theaḷapwasquitehappythatyouallknewyourresponsibilitiestowardhim.
2.Amiwōjkukḷọkijoekōṃṃanbwerūttariṇaerorenjepārujruj. Yourgatheringthereagitatedthesoldiers.
3.Ejkōṃṃanamiwōjiienloḷọkiloaujpitōḷ. She'sarrangingforyou (threeormorepersons)visithimatthehospital.
āmje {yamjẹy}. From Engl. v. intr., tr.āmjeik. empty;devoid.
1.Eāmjebatoe. Thisbottleisempty.
2.Eorkeāmjebato? Doyouhaveanemptybottle?
amḷap {hamḷap}. v. intr.; n. inal.amḷapū; v. caus. tr.kaamḷape; n. pers.ri-amḷap. own muchland.
1.Aḷapeṇeamḷap. Thatoldmanhaslotsofland.
2.Eamḷapkōnkeejṃaanbwij. He'sgotlotsoflandbecausehe'stheheadofhislineage.
3.Ejjabaikujwōrri-amḷapraankeinkōnkeeoktakwāweenmour. Thereshouldn'tbeanybodyowningmorelandthanothersthesedaysasthelivingsituationhaschanged.
4.Eḷapanaḷapeṇamḷap. Thatoldmanhaslotsofland.
5.Kwōnjabbajaṃḷapbwejebwijlep. Iwishyou'dstopgrabbingsomuchlandforyourselfaswehavealargelineage.
6.Taeoekarkaamḷape? Whatmadehimtheownerofsomuchland?
amṇak {hamṇak}. v. intr.; n. inal.amṇakū; v. caus.kaamṇak; n. pers.ri-amṇak. inheritance;bequest;own muchland orreal estate.
1.Eamṇakkōnankarperanjiṃṃaanilopata. Hehasalotoflandasaresultofhisgrandfather'sbraveryinbattles.
2.Eḷapaṃamṇakḷọkjānña. You'reluckierthanIamintermsofowningmuchmoreland.
3.Eṃōjanḷōḷḷapeojiṃṃaōkaamṇakeōkōnijojikin. Mygrandfathergavemehisland.
4.Jaamṇakkiiōbwejejjokweioonbwidejinad. Wefeelathomenowlivingonourownland.
5.Ri-amṇakejjeḷọkaerinepata. Thosewholiveontheirinheritedlandhavenothingtoworryabout.
amñe {hamgey}. complementizer. although;even if;despite.
1.Amñeeabōbkeejjeḷọkmeneṇjinenemaroñe. Evenifherefusesthere'snothinghismothercandoaboutit.
2.Ebweanmaroñamñeedik. He'squiteabledespitehisyoungage.
aṃōn {haṃen}. dialectal variant ofaṃwin {haṃin}.
1.Ewidānninaṃōneo? Whereisthewatertowashourhandswith?
2.Kwōnaṃōnpeiṃilobakōjṇe. Washyourhandsinthebucket.
aṃonika {haṃewnikah}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aṃonikaik; v. caus. tr.kaaṃonikaik; n. pers.ri-aṃonikan. constr.aṃonikain. harmonica.
1.Aṃonikaṃōkbweinlalekwojeḷāke. PlayanumberontheharmonicasoIcanseeifyou'regood.
2.Aṃonikaiktokṃōkalṇe. Howaboutplayingthatsongontheharmonicaforus.
3.AṃonikainṃōnwiaeṇanJọọnmenenejū. IboughtmyharmonicaatJohn'sstore.
4.Bwōlenñekwōnaajkaaṃonikaikienaajjakoanjañ. Maybeifyougavehimtheharmonicatoplaywith,he'llstopcrying.
5.Ekōppaḷpaḷanri-kōjañjañeoaṃonika. Themusician'sabilitywiththeharmonicawasspectacular.
6.Ri-aṃonikaeoeḷakkōjañaṃonikaeonejin,kōmwōjeppaḷ. Whentheharmonicaplayerplayedhisharmonicawewereallflabbergasted.
aṃoot {haṃewet}. variant form ofanoot {hanewet}.
aṃtōk {haṃtẹk}. v. intr.; n. inal.aṃtōkū; v. caus. tr.kaaṃtōke. bitelips.
1.Aṃtōkūekōṃṃananbōdaōbanaaneo. Mybitingmylipsmadememispronouncetheword.
2.Aolepiienḷeeṇejaṃtōkñeejlilu (illu). Healwaysbiteshislipswhenhe'sangry.
3.Ejajetaeoekaaṃtōke. Hedidn'tknowwhatmadehimbitehislip.
4.Rejbakeñejejaṃtōkewōreṇejbaetad. Theysaythatifwebiteourlipsitmeanssomeoneismentioningourname.
aṃwij jidik {haṃwij jidik}. v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. participate in;partake of.
1.Etalimaṃwijtokjidikñankōjro. Goandgetatasteofitforus.
2.Kaiurbwekwōjmaroñwōtaṃwijjidik. Hurrybecauseyoucanstillmakeitintimetohavesomeofit.
3.Kwōaṃwijkejidik? Didyougetatleastatasteofit?
aṃwijjidik {haṃwijjidik}. v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. partake of; have a bite of afood.
1.Joñananennọkukikoanijabaṃwijjidik. HercookiesweresopopularIdidn'tgetachancetotasteany.
2.Kwaṃwijtokkejidikñankōjro? Didyougetachancetotasteanyofittotellusabout?
aṃwin₁ {haṃin}. Dial. E, W:aṃōn {haṃen}. n. al.; n. inal.aṃwinū, aṃōna, aṃōṇa; n. constr.aṃōnān, aṃōṇan. water forwashinghands.
1.Dāneoaṃwiniṃeo. Here'ssomewaterforyoutowashyourhandswith.
2.Kwōnitōktokaṃōnānri-pāllerā. DrawwaterfortheseAmericanstowashtheirhandswith.
aṃwin₂ {haṃin}. v. intr., tr.aṃwini; n. inal.aṃwinū; v. caus.kaaṃwin; n. pers.ri-aṃwin. washhands.
1.Aṃwinpeinṃōjinanṃōñā. Washhishandsafterheeats.
2.Kwōmaroñkaaṃwiniilobakōjṇeippaṃ. Youmaylethimwashhishandsinthebucketyou'reusing.
3.Kwōnaṃwin(i)peiṃṃoktajānaṃṃōñā. Washyourhandsbeforeeating.
4.Kwōnaṃwinḷọkpeinajriṇebweejjañinjeḷā. Washthechild'shandsbecauses/hehasn'tlearnedhowtodosoyet.
5.Ri-aṃwinpāeoṇe. He'schargedwithwashingpeople'shandsaftereating.
an₁ {han}. n. constr.anin. hissoul; hersoul;his;her;hers;its.
1.Ānbwinnidenaajmejimjakoakankeinadrenaajmourwōtñanindeo. Ourbodieswilldieanddisappearbutoursoulswillliveonforever.
2.Ānbwinninwōteoijoakanemootḷọkñanlañ. Herbodywastherebuthersoulhadgonetoheaven.
3.JuonwotanBojineokarbwebwenatoraanjabeo. TheonlyonetalkingthatdaywastheBoatswain.P1028
4.Kwōjtōmakkeewōraninarmej? Doyoubelievethatpeoplehavesouls?
an₂ {han}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ane; n. pers.ri-an; n. constr.anin; v. dir.ane tok/ḷọk/waj. overhaul;tune-up;get into primerunningcondition;work on a boat to make it sail fast.
1.Eṃōjaninjiniaeṇanetokinjinlọkeaōimelukkuunṃōṃan (eṃṃan)anjerbal. Myoutboardenginehasbeentunedupbythatmechanicandit'sworkingperfectly.
2.Kwōmaroñkekabanetokriwutewaō? Wouldyouthenworkonmytoycanoetomakeitfast?
3.Ri-anwaeoepeḷọk. Thepersonwhoworkedonacanoetomakeitsailfastgotlostatsea.
añ {hag}. n. al.; n. inal.añū; n. constr.añin. wind;breeze.
1.Añōtin? Whereisthewindcomingfrom?
2.Koṃrokarkilekeanañināneraaneoakkiiōeñineḷakdetakekalikkaradettoḷọkjānāne. Didn’tthetwoofyounoticefromthewaythewindwasblowingthatwewereontheleesideoftheisland,butnowasthewindblows,it’sclearwe’reatadistancefromtheisland?P922
aṇ seeaa-.belonging to:possessiveclassifier.
ān seene.islet.
an armeje doon {han harmẹjẹy dewen}. idiom.. feud;fight betweenrelatives.
1.Etoanbwijkaṇanarmejedoon. Themembersofthelineageshavebeenfeudingforquitesometime.
2.Koṃroenjabanarmejedoonbweenaajorbwijerro. Youshouldn'tfighteachotheroragreatmisfortunewillresult.
an mej eṇ {han mẹj yeṇ}. n. idiomatic (aō mej e, aṃ mej ṇe, an mej eṇ). weakness;shortcoming;disadvantage.
1.Aṃmejṇekọkkureṃaak. That'syourweakness,spendingmoney.
2.Anmejeṇkikiinraan. That'shisshortcoming,takingnaps.
3.Ebanjabbweanmejeṇ. He'sboundtodosobecausethat'shisweakness.
añak {hagak}. n. al.; n. constr.añakin. live at home ofdeceased during the week following death, relatives and spouse.
1.Iienañakilju. Theperiodofañakstartstomorrow.
2.Kōjroilānañakippānrimejeṇ. Let'sgoañakwiththedeceased.
añal {hagal}. v. intr., tr.añale; n. inal.añalū; v. caus.kaañal; n. pers.ri-añal; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. attracted.
1.Tainejkaañaltokḷọñ? Whatisattractingtheflies?
anan {hanhan}. v. intr., tr.ane; n. inal.ananū; n. pers.ri-anan; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. bait;lure; tochum forfish;decoy.
1.Ewiwāweenaṃanankeejjabṃōñā! You'renotdoingagoodjobofchummingbecauseI'mnotgettinganybites.
2.Ewōrkeri-ananñankōjroñekōjroetalinurōk? Willwetakealongachummerwhenwegobottomfishing?
3.Kwōnananḷọkbwejeneọñōd. Goaheadandchumsothatwecanfish.
4.Kwōnanetokpakoeṇbwejendibōje. Lurethatsharkheresowecanspearit.
añañe {haghagey}. v. adj.; n. inal.añañeū. drowsy;groggy;hungry; seeuwaañ añ.
1.Ilukkuunañañe. I'mreallyhungry.
anbōro {hanbẹrẹw}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.anbōrouk; n. inal.anbōroū; n. pers.ri-anbōro; n. constr.anbōroin. curry thefavor of men or women withgifts.
1.Anbọroinankiliriab. Thefavorcurryingofafake.
2.Ejanbōrokōnjāānkoanḷeopāleenemej. She'susingherdeceasedhusband'smoneytogetingoodwithherlover.
3.Kwōnjabanbōrokōnjāānkaṇeaō. Don'tusemymoneytogetingoodwiththegirls.
Anbūri {hanbiriy}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanbūri; n. constr.Anbūriin. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
1.AnbūriinlikinṃweeṇiṃōnEḷpāār. AnbūripandanusfromtheoceansideofElbert'shouse.
2.Laleainbatinanbūriṇeimwōdwōdñekwokōṇaan. There'sapotfullofcookedAnbūripandanusandhelpyourselfifwantto.
3.Ḷōṃaroraarkaanbūritokdaanbaaṃlekoaer. ThemenharvestedAnbūripandanusfortheirfamilies.
anbwe {hanbẹy}. n. al.; v. distrib.anbwebwe; n. constr.anbwein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. coralfinger extending out of a main coral head or reef.
1.AnbweinarinLọtomenin. ThisistheanbweatthelagoonsideofLọtoIslet.
2.Kwōnkōjerewainbweenaajitaakiloanbweṇe. Changethecourseofthisboatorit'llgoagroundontheanbwe.
anbwijban {hanbijban}. v. intr., tr.anbwijbane; n. inal.anbwijbanū. left;lefthand.
1.Emetakanbwijbanū. Mylefthandispainful.
2.Kwōnanbwijbane. Useyourlefthand.
3.Kwōnkōjerbalanbwijbaniṃbweeṃōjṇoanbwijmaroñūṃ. Useyourlefthandbecauseyourrighthandisnotstrongenough.
4.Raarjeaḷkōnanbwijbanier. Theywavedtheirlefthands.
anbwijmaroñ {hanbijmaregʷ}. v. intr., tr.anbwijmaroñe; n. inal.anbwijmaroñū. right;righthand.
1.Ekajoorkeanbwijmaroñūṃ? Doyouhaveastrongrighthand?
2.Epidodoaōnaajanbwijmaroñe. It'llbeeasyformetousemyrighthand.
3.Ḷeoanbwijmaroñūin. Thishereismyrighthandman.
4.Rejkotakanbwinmaroñier. They'reraisingtheirrighthands.
Anbwilwa {hanbilwah}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanbwilwa; n. constr.Anbwilwain. aplant, pandanus cultigen; Rongelap.
1.EwōrwōtAnbwilwailoRoñḷap. TheAnbwilwapandanusspeciesisfoundonlyonRoñḷap.
2.Jenilānkaanbwilwatok. Let'sgolookforAnbwilwa pandanus
ānbwin {yanbin}. n. inal.ānbwinnū. body;frame;hull;physical.
ānbwinnin seeanbwin.body.
ane {haney}. transitive form ofanan {hanhan}.
1.Rejaneijeṇṃoktajānaereọñōd. They'rethrowingchumtherebeforetheyfish.
āne {yanẹy}. Alsoene{yẹnẹy}. n. al.; n. inal.ānō; n. constr.āneen; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. islet;island;land;directional, enclitic,islandward orshoreward.
1. “Ewiāneo,kwōjloke? “Where’stheisland;doyouseeit?P560
2. “Ojjejaiọkwekōjkerōbōkānināneed,”ḷeḷḷapeoeba. “Well,toobadforuswhentheytakethisisland,”theoldwomansaid.P201
3.Āneenwōnānin? Whoseislandisthis?
4.ErroejkōnonowōtakiḷakbōkbōraimrōreāneḷọkiloanimrokanJemaiturunṃweoiāneinwabeo. ThosetwowerestilltalkingandasIraisedmyheadandlookedtowardtheislandIcaughtaglimpseofFatherontheshoresideofthewharf.P84
āneeṇ seene.islet.
āne-jeṃaden {yanẹy-jeṃaden}. wilderness;desertisle;desert.
anekane {haneykahney}. Alsoanōkkane{hanekkahney},ankane{hankahney}. v. intr., tr.anekaneik; n. inal.anekaneū; n. pers.ri-anekane; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. refuel afire.
1.Anekanekijeekṇebweeitōnkun. Putmorefirewoodinthefirebeforeitgoesout.
2.Anekaneḷọkbwejenetal. Hurryupandputmorefirewoodinthefiresowecango.
3.Kwōjri-anekanekijeekṇewōttōṃṃōj. Youronlyresponsibilityistoseethatthefireiskeptburning.
anemkwōj {hanemkʷej}. v. intr., tr.anemkwōje; n. inal.anemkwōja, anemkwōjū; v. caus.kaanemkwōj; n. pers.ri-anemkwōj; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. freedom;liberty;independence;permission.
1.Bajanemkwōjierkeeñiinrejjañinjāde! Theyreallyareindependent;aren'tthey,sincetheyhavenotreturned!
2.Ejanemkwōjḷọkñanñeedeḷọñilokalbuuj. He'sbeingindependentuntilhegetslockedupinthecalaboose.
3.Ekōṇaanmourinri-anemkwōj. Shewantstoliveindependently.
4.Enjabḷapaṃkaanemkwōjeiloandikbwekwōnaajbaneñeenaajrūttoḷọk. Youshouldn'tlethimdoanythinghewantsnowwhenhe'sstillyoungbecauseyouwon'tbeabletocontrolhimwhenhegrowsup.
5.Jabanemkwōjeaṃtutuiar. Don'tswimwithoutaskingpermission.
ānen {yanyẹn}. v. intr., tr.ālim,ānene,ānine; n. inal.ānenū; v. caus.kōānen; n. pers.ri-ānen; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. bail out water fromcanoe orboat.
1. “Ijjaitōnānenbweeḷapdāneilowa,”iba. “Iamgoingtostartbailingwaterbecausethereisalotofitintheboat,”Isaid.P596
2.Ejṃōjinakibartōbtōbṃaanḷọkimḷakijoippāninjineo,ijibwetokbakōjeoimjinoāneneḷọkdāneoṇaie. WhenIwasdone,Ipulledmyselftowheretheenginewas,pickedupthebucket,andstartedtobailouttherestofthewater.P605
3.Ikarjabbarkōnonoakibartolaḷḷọkimālimidāneobweeḷapḷọk. Ididn’tsayanythingelse,butwentbelowagainandstartedbailingwater,becausetherewasalotofit.P987
4.Kwōnālimwaṇebweenaajdouj. Bailthecanoeoritwillshipwater.
5.Kwōnānenḷọkbweenaajdoujwaṇe. Bailfasterorthecanoewillshipwater.
āneṇ seeāne.islet.
anennetao {hanennetahwew}. From "soul of Etaō." n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-anennetao; n. constr.anennetaoin. epilepsy.
1.Earanennetaoinne. Hehadanepilepticseizure.yesterday.
2.Ejetanennetaoeoaṃ? Areyoucuredofyourepilepsy?
3.Ekauwōtataanennetaoinḷeeṇ. He'sdangerouswhenhegetsanepilepticseizure.
4.Ewōranmijenanennetao. Shehaschronicepilepsy.
5.Iarloananenetaotokijintok. Isawhimwithhisseizurecominginthisdirection
6.Ri-anenetaomeneṇ. He'sknownforhischronicseizures.
āneo seeāne.islet.
1. “Kabjujenkōjjeḷāikikeāneoeiṃaan,”Jemaebajba. “Andlethimknowthereislandupahead,”Fathersaid.P1215
aneptok {haneptekʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.aneptokū; v. caus.kaaneptok; n. pers.ri-kaaneptok. attractiveness;popularity.
1.Aneptokinekōṃṃananmaroñtōprakiloekkāāleleoḷọk. Hispopularitymadehimwinthelastelection.
2.Aneptokūṃekọkkureaōḷōmṇak. Yourattractivenessdrivesmeinsane.
3.Ijjabitokbweinjiāekaaneptok. I'mnothereforapopularitycontest.
4.Kwōjmourinri-kaaneptok. Yourlivelikeyou'reinapopularitycontest.
anidep₁ {haniydep}. v. intr., tr.anidepe; n. inal.anidepū; v. caus.kaanidep; n. pers.ri-anidep; n. constr.anidepin. ball made frompandanus leaves; nativeballgame;playkickball.
1.AlikkarkeanidepinAelōñḷapḷapmenin. ItmustbeakickballmadeinAelōñḷapḷap.
2.Anidepetokṃōkbweinlaleeṃṃanke. HowaboutkickingthekickballthiswaysoIcanseeifit'sokay.
3.Anidepinri-Naṃoekōppaḷpaḷ. ThekickballtechniquesofthemenfromNaṃoisspectacular.
4.Kōjeañanidep. Let'splaykickball.
5.Rejanidepebọọḷeonejiṃ. They'rekickingyourkick-ball.
6.Ri-anideproraṇrejkōttareokbwerenjinoe. Thekickballplayersareouttherewaitingforyoutostartthegame.
Anidep₂ {haniydep}. From "native football game (ball made from pandanus leaves)". n. al.; v. caus.kaanidep; n. constr.Anidepin. aplant, pandanus cultigen. Eniwetok.
1.EalikkarkebwilkōnAnidep. It'sobviouslyaleafoftheAnidep pandanus
2.KwōmaroñkebōktokjuonkōtkaAnidep? CouldyougetmeanAnidepcultigencuttingthatIcouldplant?
3.Renañinkaanideptokke? HavetheypickedandbroughtanyAnideppandanus yet
anien {haniyen}. From Engl.onion. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aniene; v. distrib.aniene; n. constr.anienin. onion.
1.Eanieneiiōkṇe. Thatrecipeuseslotsofonions.
2.Eanieneḷọkiiōkin. Thisrecipehaslotsmoreonions.
3.Enanabweanieninjeṃaan. It'sbadbecauseit'sanoldonion.
4.EnnọanieninAwaiiippa. IlikeHawaiigrownonions.
5.Kijenwōnanienin? Whoseonionisthis?
āñiia {yagiyyah}. v. intr.; n. inal.āñiiaū; v. caus.kōāñiia; n. pers.ri-āñiia. slow whencalled (seeāñiie {yagiyyẹy}).
āñiie {yagiyyẹy}. v. intr.; n. inal.āñiieū; v. caus.kōāñiie; n. pers.ri-āñiie. quick whencalled (seeāñiia {yagiyyah}).
āniin seene.islet.
Anij {hanij}. God.
1.Anijearkōṃanṃanmenotemjej. Godcreatedallthings.
2.Anijiniọkweimjouj. Godofloveandgrace.
3.AnijJemādwōjilañ. GodourFatherinheaven.
4.Enejjeḷọkbaranijraṇippaṃijellọkū. Thoushalthavenoothergodsbeforeme.S5
Anij in Inelep {hanij yin yineylep}. Lord of Hosts.
1.AnijinInelepeoeinwōtankōmlōtiloBaibōḷ. TheLordofHostsasdescribedintheBible.
2.EbuñleplepjitbōnAnijinInelepioodwōj. ThespiritoftheLordofHostsisuponusallingreatabundance.
Anij Ḷapḷap {hanij ḷapḷap}. AlmightyGod.
1.AnijḶapḷapearwaḷọkñanMosesioonToḷSinai. AlmightyGodappearedtoMosesonMountSinai.
2.EarkōtraiimkōnājnejeetanAnijḶapḷap. HecommittedblasphemybycursingthenameofAlmightyGod.
anij raṇ {hanij raṇ}. idols; halfgods, literally "those gods.".
1.AnijḶapḷapjemādwōjejbajenjabkabuññananijraṇ. AlmightyGodourfathertellsusnottoworshipidols.
2.Rejbari-aelōñkeinrejọkōnkatokñananijraṇ. Theysaythepeopleoftheseislandsusedtooffersacrificetoidols.
anijnij {hanijnij}. v. intr., tr.anijniji; n. inal.anijnijū; v. caus.kaanijnij; n. pers.ri-anijnij. spell,enchantment;magic;sorcery;witchcraft.
1.Ejeḷāanijnij. Heknowshowtomakemagic.
2.KōnankarmejinederoḷōmṇakbwewūnoinṂajeḷejjerbalkōnanijnij,raarjabkanoojṃōṇōṇōinkōtḷọkanarmejkōjerbale. BecausethemissionariesthoughtthatMarshallesemedicineinvolvedsorcery,theywerenotveryhappytopermitpeopletouseit.S8
añijwiwi {hagijwiywiy}. Alsoañjuwiwi{hagjiwiywiy}. v. intr.; n. inal.añijwiwiū; v. caus.kaañijwiwi. gust;whirlwind.
1.Eañijwiwitok. Thewindiscomingingusts.
anil {hanil}. archaic. area from whichsoil has been taken.
anilen₁ {haniylen}. slang. v. intr.; n. inal.anilenū; v. caus.kaanilen; n. pers.ri-anilen. fate;destiny.
1.Jideimanilenbwejenbarlodoon. It'sluckyandourfatetoseeeachotheragain.
anilen₂ {haniylen}. v. intr.; n. inal.anilenū; v. caus.kaanilen. infected.
1.Eanilenkinejepeiū. Thiscutonmyhandisinfected.
anilik {haniylik}. v. intr., tr.aniliki; n. inal.anilikū; v. caus.kaanilik; n. pers.ri-anilik. outerclothes;external.
anilowa {haniylewah}. v. intr., tr.anilowaik; n. inal.anilowaū; v. caus.kaanilowa; n. pers.ri-anilowa. underclothes;underwear.
1.Kwōnanilowaikeok. Putonyourunderclothes.
animroka- {hanimrewka-}. Alsoanmiro-{hanmirew-},animro-{hanimrew-}. n. inal.animroka; n. constr.animrokan. glimpse;glance.
1.AnimrokanJọọnwōteoakijabbarloe. IhadonlyaglimpseofJohnbeforeIlostsightofhimforgood.
2.Animroonwōteoijloanettōrḷọk. Ijustcaughtaglimpseofhimrunningaway.
3.Eloanimrokaimko. Hecaughtsightofmeandtookoff.
4.Iarloanimrokaṃibuḷonjarlepjueoinne. Ihadaglanceofyouinthecrowdyesterday.
5.Iñakñāātwōteoekarloanimrokaṃroilowaaniaḷeo,kabetkeejeḷākekōṃroejjibadekḷọkṃweo. Idon’tknowwhenhesawaglimpseofusontheroad,andwhyheknewweweretryingtoreachthehouse.P227
ānin {yanyin}. n. pers.ri-ānin, ri-inin. thisislet.
1. “Āinwōtijroñkeiroojeoṇeiānin?” “Iheardthechiefisontheislandnow?”P124
2.Kwekeri-ānin (ri-inin)? Areyoufromthisislet?
āñin {yagin}. v. intr., tr.āñini; n. inal.āñinū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. escort;lead;show where to go.
1.Kwōnāñinikoṃroṃōñā. Escorthimtothetable.
ānine {yaniney}. transitive form ofānen {yanyẹn}.
añinene {haginyẹnẹy}. Alsoañināne {haginyanẹy}. unevensailingwind inlee of an islet.
1.Koṃrokarkilekeanañināneraaneoakkiiōeñineḷakdetakekalikkaradettoḷọkjānāne? Didn’tthetwoofyounoticefromthewaythewindwasblowingthatwewereontheleesideoftheisland,butnowasthewindblows,it’sclearwe’reatadistancefromtheisland?P922
āñiñin {yagiygin}. Alsoāñinñin{yagingin}. v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. calling someone byname.
1.Kairḷọkbwerejāñiñineok. Hurryonforthey'recallingyou.
āñiñintok {yagiygintekʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.āñiñintokū. call tocome.
añinlur {haginlirʷ}. abreeze forecastingcalmweather.
1.Epaaktokwōtrakkeeñineañinlur. Summerisverynearaswecantellfromthebreeze.
āñinñin {yagingin}. variant form ofāñiñin {yagiygin}.
añinraanjitbōnmar {haginrahanjitbenmar}. wind that gathers strength as it reaches the treetops.
añinwoḷā {haginweḷay}. Alsoaunwōḷā{hawinweḷay}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.añinwoḷāik; n. inal.añinwoḷāū; n. pers.ri-añinwoḷā; n. constr.añinwoḷāin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. roofbrace;reinforcement;reinforce;support.
1.Eaunwōḷāikietōñaakinṃweoiṃōniroojeoṃoktajānantaibuun. Theporchofthechief'shousewasreinforcedbeforethetyphoon.
2.Eṃṃanñekwōañinwoḷāikibweenpen. Itwouldbebetterifyouputbracestostrengthenit.
anitta {hanittah}. v. intr.; n. inal.anittaū; n. pers.ri-anitta. ability tocastspell.
1.Eḷapananitta. Hehasthepowertocastspells.
añjānjān {hagjanjan}. Fromañ {hag} |"wind". n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.añjānjānin. steady lightbreeze.
añjarjar {hagjarjar}. archaic. v. adj.; n. inal.añjarjarū; v. distrib.añjarjare; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. gustywind;talk thathurts the feelings.
1.Eañjarjarekūtwōnañōneañ. Theañōneañseasonbringsgustywinds.
2.Ijkajineeteeokkeeañjarjaranlōḷḷapeṇkōnnaan. I'mwarningyoubeforehandthatsheisanoldladywithasharptongue.
añjebwāālel {hagjebayalyẹl}. v. intr.; n. inal.añjebwāālelū; v. caus.kaañjebwāālel. lost;notknow whichway to go.
1.Iañjebwāālel. I'mconfusedanddon'tknowwhichwaytogo.
Anjeer {hanjeyer}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanjeer; n. constr.Anjeerin. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
anjejjo {hanjẹjjẹw}. known by only afew.
1.Anjejjowōtkapen. Fewpeopleknownavigation.
añjerak {hagjerak}. v. intr.; n. inal.añjerakū; v. caus.kaañjerak; v. distrib.añjerake. exposed towind andair.
1.Eañjerakeṃwiin. Thishouseisexposedtothewind.
anji {hanjiy}. v. intr., tr.anjiik; n. inal.anjiū; n. pers.ri-anji. usewitchcraft.
anjidik {hanjiydik}. variant form ofanjilik {hanjiylik}.
Anjiio {hanjiyyew}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanjiio; n. constr.Anjiioin. aplant, pandanus cultigen. Rongelap.
anjilik {hanjiylik}. Alsoanjidik{hanjiydik}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-anjilik; n. constr.anjilikin. sickness, constant runningnose; constantsneezing.
anjin {hanjin}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.anjini; n. pers.ri-anjin; v. distrib.anjinjin,anitta; n. constr.anjinin. cast aspell on.
1.Eanjinjinlōḷḷapeṇ. Theoldwomanisalwayscastingspells.
anjin-pako {hanjin-pakew}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.anjin-pakoiki; n. inal.anjin-pakoū; n. pers.ri-anjin-pako; n. constr.anjin-pakoin. black magic to stunsharks fromattacking.
1.Ebuñbuñanjin-pakoinri-āniin. Thepeopleonthisislandarefamousfortheirexpertiseinkeepingthesharksfromattackingpeople.
2.Ejjeḷọkwōtanjin-pakoūṃ. Youaresuchawizardatkeepingsharksaway.
3.Eṃōjanjin-pakoikibweenjabmijak. He'sbeenmagicallyempoweredwiththeabilitytokeepsharksatbay.
4.Ri-anjin-pakoe. He'sanexpertatkeepingthesharksatbay.
anjin-wōlbo {hanjinwelbew}. n. al.; v. adj., tr.anjin-wōlboik; n. inal.anjin-wōlboū; n. pers.ri-anjin-wōlbo; n. constr.anjin-wōlboin. black magic to turn someone amicable; blackmagic to givesex appeal;sorcery to make a personwin a contest..
1.Eaaretalbweri-anijnijeoenanjin-wōlboiki. Hewenttohavetheblackmagicianmakehimhavesexappeal.
2.Ekajooranjin-wōlboin. Herblackmagicatmakingsomeoneamicableisquitepowerful.
3.Ri-anjin-wōlboeoearkilaba. Theblackmagiciantomakepeoplewincontestscommittedsuicide.
anjọ {hanjaw}. v. intr.; n. inal.anjọū; v. caus.kaanjọ; n. pers.ri-anjọ. victory;win a victory;conquered;defeat;overcome;subdue;triumph;prevail.
1.Iroojeoeṃōjanbōkanjọ. Thechiefwonthebattle.
2.Kōmaranjọioer. Weconqueredthem.
ankaan {hankahan}. Alsoṇakaan{ṇahkahan},anōkkaan{hanekkahan}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ankaane; n. inal.ankaanū; n. pers.ri-ankaan; n. constr.ankaanin. feed afire.
1.Ankaanekijekṇebweenjabkun. Putwoodonthefiresoitdoesn'tdieout.
ankane {hankahney}. variant form ofanekane {haneykahney}.
ankeke {hankẹykẹy}. v. intr., tr.ankiij; n. inal.ankekeū; v. caus. intr.kaankeke, tr.kaankekeik; n. pers.ri-ankeke. crooked;gaff.
añkidid {hagkidid}. Fromañ "wind",kidid "wandering tattler", which spends winter months in the islands. onset ofcalmseason; April or May.
ankiij₁ {hankiyij}. v. intr., tr.ankiiji; n. inal.ankiijū. hook andpull.
ankiij₂ {hankiyij}. transitive form ofankeke {hankẹykẹy}.
añkijep {hagkijyep}. Alsoañkōj{hagkẹj}. handkerchief.
ankilaa- {hankilaha-}. n. inal.ankilaō. will;desire;faculty.
1.Ejjabankilaō. It'snotinmywill.
2.LoeokJānwōdeñeeṃṃanmōurimankilaanIrooj. SeeyouinJanuaryifmyhealth'sOKandit'stheLord'swill.
ankilaak {hankilahak}. v. intr., tr.ankilaake; n. inal.ankilaakū. give away freely.
ankiliriab {hankiliyriyab}. Alsoankilriab{hankilriyab}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.ankiliriabū; v. caus.kaankiliriab; n. pers.ri-ankiliriab; n. constr.ankiliriabin. hypocrisy;deceit;pretense;false-hearted.
1.Elukkuunankilriab. He'sanabsolutehypocrite.
añkō {hagkeh}. From Engl.anchor. n. al.; v. intr., tr.añkōūk,añkōik; n. inal.añkōū; v. caus.kaañkō; n. pers.ri-añkō; n. constr.añkōin. anchor.
ankōṃad {hankeṃad}. Alsoankōmājur{hankemajirʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ankōṃade; n. pers.ri-ankōṃad; n. constr.ankōṃadin. take bysurprise in handcombat.
1.Earankōṃadeembaiti. Hehithimwhenhewasn'tlooking.
2.Earankōṃadeemejjeḷọkanmaroñ. Hewasunabletodoanythingforhewastakenbysurprise.
3.Enanaankōmājur. Idon'tlikebeingtakenbysurprise.
ankōmājur {hankemajirʷ}. variant form ofankōṃad {hankeṃad}.
ankoṇak {hankʷeṇak}. variant form ofaṇokṇak {haṇekʷṇak}.
Ankōnār {hankẹnyar}. FromḶōkōnear {ḷẹkẹnyar} |"name of Ralik chief who lived on Rongelap". n. al.; v. caus.kaankōnār; n. constr.Ankōnārin. aplant, pandanus cultigen. Rongelap.
añkwōl {hagkʷel}. Fromañ "wind",kwōl "sanderling". onset of thewindyseason; November or December.
añḷap {hagḷap}. Fromañ {hag} |"wind",ḷap {ḷap} |"big". v. intr.; n. inal.añḷapū; v. caus.kaañḷap; n. pers.ri-añḷap. exaggerate.
1. “Eṃōjṇeaṃañḷapbweenaajṃōṃan,”Kapeneoeba. “Stopexaggerating.It’sgoingtobefine,”theCaptainreplied.P701
2.Eṃōjaṃañḷap. Whydon'tyoustopexaggerating?
Anlojet {hanlẹwjẹt}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanlojet; n. constr.Anlojetin. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
anlọk₁ {hanlakʷ}. steer acourse with land on one'sbow.
1.Imjidikwōtanwaeojinojaaḷimḷakanlọk,eletletwūjḷāeoimwaeoejinoajādik. Theboatslowlyturnedtothenorthandwhenitwasfinallyoncoursethesailfilledwithwindandwestartedtoadvanceslowly.P851
anlọk₂ {hanlakʷ}. variant form ofallọk {hallakʷ}.
añlọkwi- {haglakʷi-}. n. inal.añlọkwū. outwardappearance.
anmiiñ {hanmiyig}. v. intr.; n. inal.anmiiñū; n. pers.ri-anmiiñ. lefthand;lefthalf of human body.
anmiro- {hanmirew-}. variant form ofanimro- {hanimrew-}.
Anṃōden {hanṃedyen}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanṃōden; n. constr.Anṃōdenin. aplant,Pandanus fischerianus cultigen. (Stone). Likiep.
anṃōkadede {hanṃekadẹydẹy}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanṃōkadede; n. constr.anṃōkadedein. aplant,Nephrolepis acutifolia similar to the familiar "Boston ferñ; found on the moister (more southerly) islands.
anmooṇ {hanmeweṇ}. v. intr.; n. inal.anmooṇū; n. pers.ri-anmooṇ. righthand;righthalf of human body.
annañ₁ {hannag}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.annañe; n. inal.annañū; n. pers.ri-annañ; n. constr.annañin. shadow;reflection;picture;diagram;plan;shape;silhouette;outline;caricature;image;profile;replica;statue;example.
1.Annañetokṃōkḷōmānwaeowaaṃ. Drawmeapictureofyourboat.
2.Ejejkainṇebarmemarokrokaklelorinannañkebajjoñaneppakeoan,jekdọọnñeekunakkōminkarlowōtannañin. Therewasnothingelse,evenadarkshadowthatwouldhavebeentheresinceitwassoclose;eventhoughthelightswentoutweshouldstillhavemadeoutitsshape.P1154
3.Kwōjlokeannañūṃilokilaajeṇ? Doyouseeyourreflectioninthemirror?
annañ₂ {hannag}. n. al.; n. constr.annañin. abird, small, about the size of a butterfly, lives in rocks around the shores of the Northwest Marshalls, smells sweet.
annañinmej {hannaginmẹj}. shadow ofdeath.
Annānu {hannaniw}. n. al.; v. caus.kaannānu; n. constr.Annānuin. aplant,Pandanus fischerianus cultigen.
aññat {haggat}. violentstorm.
annen {hannen}. Alsoalen{halen}. one moretime.
1. “Ejrọọltokwōtakijiroñḷọkbwejenbajlaletaeoebaannenjabin,”eba. “Oncehe'sback,I’lltellhimandwe’llseewhathehastosayaboutitthistimearound,”hereplied.P414
2.Anneneoinimkōjroetal. Oncemorebeforewego.
Annenep {hannenep}. aplant,Pandanus fischerianus cultigen (Takeuchi). (Stone). Utirik.
anniabeab {hanniyabyab}. v. adj.; n. inal.anniabeabū; v. caus.kaanniabeab; n. pers.ri-anniabeab. flighty;emotionallyunstable.
1.Kwōnjabkukure (ikkure)ippānḷeeṇbweeanniabeab. Don'tplaywithhimbecausehe'sunstable.
annor {hannẹrʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.annore,annire; n. pers.ri-annor; n. constr.annorin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. a special kind ofknot.
1.Juonekainannorkwobanjeḷā. Thisisaspecialkindofknotyou'llneverlearn.
anōk {hanek}. v. intr.; n. inal.anōkū; n. pers.ri-anōk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. trace;pattern;followtrail ortrack;imitate;copy.
1.Kwōnanōkjoñake. Followthispattern.
2.Kwōnjabanōkaōjeje. Don'timitatemywriting.
3.Ḷōṃarorejanōkḷọkjinokeojinokwanwōneo. Thosefellowsarefollowingthetrailofaturtle.
aṇokṇak {haṇekʷṇak}. Alsoankoṇak{hankʷeṇak}. n. al.; v. adj., tr.aṇokṇake; n. inal.aṇokṇakū; v. caus.kaaṇokṇak; n. pers.ri-aṇokṇak; n. constr.aṇokṇakin. covet;appropriate others'property;covetousness;take by force that which one does not own.
1.Jabaṇokṇakepāleenrūturuṃ. Don'tcovetyourneighbor'sspouse.
2.Kwōnjabankoṇakiṃōnri-turuṃ,kwōnjabankoṇakliopāleenri-turuṃ,jaabkarejeranṃaan,jaabkarejerankōrā,jaabankau,jaabanaj,jaabmenkojabdewōtanri-turuṃ. Thoushaltnotcovettheyneighbor’shouse;thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbor’swife,norhismanservant,norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisass,noranythingthatisthyneighbor’s.S5
anōḷ {haneḷ}. n. al.; n. inal.anōḷū; n. constr.anōḷin. dial.
1.Ejorrāānanōḷinwajeaō. Thedialofmywatchisbroken.
añōltak {hageltak}. v. intr.; n. inal.añōltakū; v. caus.kaañōltak. westerlybreeze.
añōlto {hageltẹw}. v. intr.; n. inal.añōltoū; v. caus.kaañōlto. easterlybreeze.
añōltok {hageltekʷ}. n. al.; n. constr.añōltokin. appearance;materialquality.
añōneañ {hagenyag}. v. caus.kaañōneañ. wintertime;harvest time forarrowroot;windyseason;autumn;season ofdrought;dryseason.
anoot {hanewet}. Alsoaṃoot{haṃewet}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-anoot; n. constr.anootin. agame,tag.
1.Aṃootrotinkeijkabellolo? Whattypeoftaggameisthis,thatIhaven'tseenanythinglikeitbefore.
2.Itokkōjeañetalinaṃootippāer. Let'sthefourofusgoandplaytagwiththem.
3.Kōmwōjaraṃootilomerameoboñ. Weplayedagameoftaginthemoonlightlastnight.
añōppāl {hagẹppal}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kaañōppāl, tr.kaañōppāle; n. constr.añōppālin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. acanoe with itssailflapping.
1.Aḷe,tawūninanwaeṇañōppāl? Mister,whyisthatcanoe'ssailflapping?
anōr {hanher}. v. intr., tr.anōre; n. inal.anōrū; v. caus.kaanōr; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. graze; justtouch.
1.Bọọḷeoeanōr(e)pijjaeo. Theballgrazedthepitcher.
añōt {hagẹt}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.añōtū; v. caus. intr.kaañōt, tr.kaañōte; n. constr.añōtin. drawing muchwater causing it to be hard topaddle orsail,nautical.
1.Eḷapanañōtwain. Thisboatisdrawingalotofwater (andbeingimpededthereby).
añōtñōt {hagẹtgẹt}. v. intr.; n. inal.añōtñōtū; v. caus.kaañōtñōt; n. pers.ri-añōtñōt. request;importunate;entreat.
1.Iarañōtñōtñaneimṃōkakearjabuwaak. IimportunedhimsomuchthatIgottired,buthedidn'tanswer.
anpakolu {hanpakewliw}. n. al.; n. constr.anpakoluin. left-overs of ashark.
1.Jenaajiteneanpakolue? Whatarewegoingtodowiththeleftoversoftheshark?
Anperia {hanpẹyriyah}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanperia; n. constr.Anperiain. aplant,Pandanus fischerianus cultigen.
anri- {hanri-}. vulgar. n. al.; n. inal.anrū; n. constr.anri-in. anus.
Antakḷōñar {hantakḷegar}. FromTakḷōnar {takḷegar} |"name of wife ofḶōkōnear". n. al.; v. caus.kaantakḷōñar; n. constr.Antakḷōñarin. aplant,Pandanus fischerianus cultigen. Rongelap, Jaluit, Likiep, and Arno. (Stone).
antena {hantẹynah}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.antenaik; n. constr.antenain. antenna.
1.Enaajṃōṃan (eṃṃan)ñekwōnaajantenaiki. It'sgoingtoworkonceyouputupanantennaforit.
aṇtọọn {haṇtawan}. From "man named Anton noted for calculating prowess". n. al.; v. intr., tr.aṇtọọne; n. pers.ri-aṇtọọn; n. constr.aṇtọọnin. use one's head; domentalarithmetic;estimate;reckon.
1.Boñoneokeinkalemñoulḷalem,ñeejiṃweaōaṇtọọneḷọk,ilokarruatimjuonawajọteeneokeKapeneoejjebwebwe,juonmeninbwilōñekarwaḷọk. Ateighto'clockintheeveningofourfifty-fifthnight,ifmymentalarithmeticwascorrect,theCaptainwassteeringandsomethingamazingmadeanappearance.P1025P1025
2.Iaraṇtọọnewūneo. Iworkedtheprobleminmyhead.
3.Iḷakaṇtọọneḷọkekarorjilñuulminitinaerrokarjako. Iestimatedtheyhadbeengoneforaboutthirtyminutes.P1254
añtūkli {hagtikliy}. n. al.; n. constr.añtūkliin. canoe part,waveguard on both sides ofsailing canoe.
añur {hagʷir}. variant form ofuññūr {wiggir}.
añūr {hagir}. From Engl.hanker. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.añūrū; v. caus. intr.kaañūr; n. constr.añūrin. cravecigarettes.
1.Eḷapañūrinkōnanjañinitokwa. Peopleherearecravingcigarettessincetheshiphasn'tcomeyet.
2.Ijkaañūrñūrṃoktaimḷakṃōj,kōbaatat. I'mgoingtowaittillI'mreallydyingbeforehavingacigarette.
añūrlep {hagirlep}. v. intr.; n. inal.añūrlepū; n. pers.ri-añūrlep. smokingaddict.
Anuujjeep {haniwijjeyep}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanuujjeep; n. constr.Anuujjeepin. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
Anuwōt {haniwwet}. n. al.; v. caus.kaanuwōt; n. constr.Anuwōtin. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
ao {hahwew}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.aoin. halo;whitespot on the head of the brownnoddy (pejwak) bird;oil found under the shell of aturtle;legendarypower given by Jebro to Jekad; alegendarybird.
1.Aoniroojeṇekọkkure. Thespecialpowerofthatchiefcanmakeyousick (ifyouhavedispleasedhim).
2.Joñananjejetōbtōb (ejjetōbtōb),eao. Heissospiritual,hehasahaloonhishead.
aō₁ {hahẹh}. mysoul;my;mine.
aō₂ {haheh}. v. intr., tr.aūn; n. inal.aōū; v. caus.kaaō; n. pers.ri-aō. swim.
aō in kijdik {haheh yin kijdik}. From "swimming of rats". n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-aō in kijdik; n. constr.aō in kijdikin. tread water.
aod {hawed}. Alsoaode{hawedey}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aodeū; v. caus.kaaod; n. constr.aodan. wake of aboat;challenge.
1.Earnaajdikwaeojuonaod. Hepassedinfrontoftheotherboat. (Hefedtheotherboatawake.)
2.Kijeṃeoaod. Let'sseeyoutrythis.
aoj {hawej}. bed (old word used in Bible).
Aojañ {hawejag}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaojañ; n. constr.Aojañin. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
aojọjọ {hawojawjaw}. v. intr.. swim in afrenzy on the surface;splash.
1.Baruunṃọleeoeṇejaojọjọitōrereinwōdeṇ. Theschoolofrabbitfishisinafrenzyatthereef'sedge.
2.Ioña,iḷakbajjeparujrujimrōrelọkilotōlienpakorejidepdepippāndoonimaojọjọipeḷaakinijowaeoejpepepeie. Igotreallyexcited,too,whenIlookedoutandsawahugegroupofsharksswimminginafrenzyaroundtheareawhereourboatwasfloating.P998
3.Tōūeouweoejaojọjọniñaḷọkimejānātāt. Themackerelisoverthereswimmingnorthwardinafrenzy.
aol {hawel}. Alsoawal{hawal}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaol; n. constr.aolin. afish,pihaSpratelloides delicatulusminnow.
1.Ettōrtokjuonḷoojimuwōjakiawalimkwarkwarkoitōrereinwaeo. Afalsealbacoreswamtowardusandcausedminnowsandsardinestoleapoutofthewateraroundtheboat.P114
aoḷ {haweḷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aoḷe; n. inal.aoḷi) v. caus.kaaoḷ; n. pers.ri-aoḷ; n. constr.aoḷin. dispute;complain;bewail one's state;quarrel;legendaryfish banished by Jebro to be eaten by other fish.
1. “Eṃōjjejeaktowōtke?”Jemaekajjitōkimkajjioñbōbraeaerrowōnṃaanḷọkwōtimaoḷ. “Arewedoneunloading?”Fatherinterjectedinanattempttostopthetwoofthemfromarguing.P703
aolep {hawelep}. n. al.; n. inal.aolepa; v. caus.kaaolep; n. constr.aolepan. all;total;every;both;entire.
1.Ālkinaolepruoallōñ,waanrawūneṇejraunñanaolepaelōñinṂajeḷ. Everytwomonthsasof1965afieldtripshipmakestheroundsofalltheislandsoftheMarshalls.S17
2.Utaṃweinebajjelōtaolepāmmānwōtjidik. Thisterriblesituationreallycouldhavemadeusallallfourofusgocrazy.P1023
aolep iien {hawelep 'yiyen}. Alsoiien otemjej{'yiyen wẹtẹmjẹj}. always.
1.Etkeejkakūtōtōikeokaolepiien? Whyisshealwaysteasingyou?
aolep raan {hawelep rahan}. Fromaolep {hawelep} |"all",raan {rahan} |"day". daily.
aolepān seeaolep.all.
aolōk {hawẹlẹk}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aolōke,aolike; n. inal.aolōkū; v. caus.kaaolōk; v. distrib.aolōke; n. constr.aolōkin. acoelenterate,Portuguese man-o-war; genusPhysalia.
1.Kōjparokaṃtutuiaarbweeaolōkekiiō. BewareofthePortugueseman-o-warinthelagoonbecausethereareplentyofthematthistime.
aoḷōt₁ {hawẹḷẹt}. afish,leather-jack,Scomberoides lysan.
Aoḷōt₂ {hawẹlẹt}. Seeaoḷōt "leather-jack". aconstellation; stars inDraco; shaped like leather-jack fish (theta, eta, zeta) whose head (theta) has been pierced by a spear (18, 19):Ṃade-eo-an-Aoḷōt.
aōṇōṇ {haheṇheṇ}. v. intr., tr.aōṇōṇe; n. inal.aōṇōṇū; v. caus.kaaōṇōṇ; n. pers.ri-aōṇōṇ. paddle;row.
1. “Kwōnpādwōtbwekwōnkapijje,”ebaimaōṇōṇāneḷọk. “Youstaythereandeat,”hesaidashestartedpaddlingtowardtheshore.P1276
2.Keejdedeḷọkimpādwainilọjet,JemaimBojineoerroektakiḷọkmenkoippāerroimaōṇōṇmetotakñanLikabwiro. Oncetheboatwasinthewater,FatherandtheBoatswainloadedthethingstheywerecarryingandpaddledovertotheLikabwiro.P1267
aop {hawep}. Dial. W, E:aweep {haweyep}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaop; n. constr.aopin. ananimal, treelizard, green and black,Dasia smaragdina.
aor {hawer}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aore; n. constr.aorin. door;entrance;threshold;gateway.
1.Kwōnaajaoreṃōṇeñāāt? Whenareyouinstallingadoorinthathouse?
aorak {hawerak}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaorak; v. distrib.aorake; n. constr.aorakin. ashell,StrombidaeLambis crocata/scorpius/lambisspider shell.
1.Ijajetauninanjakoanaorakemejeeṇ. Idon'tknowwhytherearen'tasmanyspidershellsintheopeningbetweenthisislandandthenextoneasthereusedtobe.
aorōk {hawẹrẹk}. v. adj.; n. inal.aorōkū; v. caus.kaaorōk; n. pers.ri-aorōk. valuable;precious;essential;important;vital.
aotak {hawetak}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaotak; n. constr.aotakin. afish,striped mullet,Chelon vaigiensis.
ap {hap}. way ormanner of doing something;method.
1.Ikōṇaanapjabṇewōjaṃ. Ilikeyourmethod.
apa {hapah}. formant in place names.
apā {hapay}. cave underreef shelf.
apād {hapad}. v. intr., tr.apāde; n. pers.ri-apād; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. lie inwait for;ambush;waylay;snoop;stalk someone or something.
1.Ijapādkakebue. Iamwaitingwithagun.
2.Ijapādeḷeeṇkōnbue. Iamwaitingforhimwithagun.
apañ {hapag}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.apañū; v. caus. stat. intr.r kaapañpañ, tr.kaapañ(e); n. pers.ri-apañ; n. constr.apañin. harass;hem in;crowded;cramped;balk;hindered;hassle;barrier;impediment.
1. “Abweeṇtakwōjinepatakeñeetalimapañtok,jejujenkōjerbalkōṃadṃōdinaelōñkein.” “Butwhatareyouworriedabout;ifwegoandsomethingiswrong,thenwe’llfixitinthetraditionalways.”P289
2.Ajrieonājinejkaapañanjerbal. Hischildisimpedinghiswork.
3.Eapañkōnajrieonājin. Hischildisgettinginhisway.
4.EjkabbajwātokālikBojineokeejdedeḷọkaōtōbtōbimkọkoṇejānijobweenjabkaapañjerbal. TheBoatswaincameafterIwasdonepullingintheanchorandputitawaywhereitbelongedsoitwouldn’tgetintheway.P480
5.Ejjeḷamapañin. Whatahassle.
6.Ekweiieneowōtkwōpojak,kwōmaroñjinojibwilōñtakaḷaḷkaṇewōtmerōkaapañaṃjerbal.” Okay,wheneveryou’rereadyyoucanstartpassingupanyboardsthatareinyourway.”P672
7.Eṃṃanñejebarektakitokaḷaḷkāṃoktajānanwōtbweejkabnaajapañḷọkwōt. Ithinkweshouldreloadthelumberbeforeitstartsrainingevenifitwillbemoredifficultthen.P728
apap {haphap}. Alsoapep{hapyẹp}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.apij; n. inal.apapū; v. caus.kaapap; n. pers.ri-apap; n. constr.apapin. pinching, with finger;nip.
1.Etkekwaarapijajirieo? Whydidyoupinchthechild?
2.Lalebweapapinekōmmetak. (Behave,children),orhe'llpinchandhurtyou.
apaproro {haphaprẹwrẹw}. Alsoaproro{haprẹwrẹw}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.apaproroik,apaprorouk; n. inal.apaproroū; v. caus.kaapaproro; n. pers.ri-apaproro; n. constr.apaproroin. dubious;indecisive;conscience;undecided; in adilemma.
1.Ejinoaemedḷọkakebarāinwōtwōrṃōttankainṇeaproro. Thecoolnessoftheeveningwasuponusaswasourdilemma.P1022
2.Ejjeḷọkwōtapaproroū. Myconscienceisreallytroubled.
3.Iaproroinkōṃṃanemeneṇ. Idon'tthinkIshoulddothat.
4.Kwōnjabapaproro. Don'tbeundecided. (Makeupyourmind.)
5.Meneoearbaearkaapaproroikeō. Whathesaidtroubledmyconscience.
6.Taṇeejkaapaproroukeok? Whycan'tyoudecide?
apar₁ {hapar}. v. intr., tr.apare; n. inal.apara; v. caus.kaapar; n. pers.ri-apar. putalongside;rim;edge;border onmat or stoneedge ofroad;prop.
1.Kwōnkōṃṃanaparanwūtkaṇ. Makeaborderforthoseflowers.
2.Peteoaparaṃeo. Hereisapillowtoputalongsideyou.
3.Wāweenaerkōṃṃani,rejkibwijiñanñeepodāninnāmjimeeṇetōrereinakaparetōrereinkōnkaajliiñakdekābweenjabrōṃtōrereinimkōṃṃananettoon. Thewaytheymakethem,theydigdownuntilitisnearwater,thencementthesidesbutputarimarounditwithanoildrumorstonessothatthesidesdon’tcrumbleandmakeitdirty.S22
apar₂ {hapar}. Fromapar {hapar}|. v. intr.; n. pers.ri-apar. witnesses inmarriage.
apar₃ {hapar}. Fromapar {hapar} |"stone markers along road". v. intr., tr.apare; n. pers.ri-apar; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. respect;homage;escort;witness a marriage.
1.Armejroraaraparimkwaḷọkaerkautiejiroojeo. Theywentandpaidtheirrespectstothechief.
2.Bwilijmāāṇroraaraparebūrejtōneo. Thepoliceescortedthepresident.
3.Earapareḷọkñanaujpitōḷkōnkeeṃōjṇọ. Heescortedhimtothehospitalbecausehewasweak.
4.Jentokikoraarapareinejinwaanbaaṃko. Thefightersflewescortforthebombers.
5.Kwōnetalinapareri-ṃareraṇ. Gobeawitnessforthebrideandgroom.
6.Wōnejaparñankoṃro? Whowillbeyourwitnesses?
apdik {hapdik}. v. adj., v. caus.kaapdik; v. caus. distrib.kaapdikdik. less in quantity;diminish;lessen.
1. “Ejinotakakebanlukkuunalikkarbweejjañinapdikanboṇlañ,”Bojineoeṃōkajimuwaak. “Alittlebit,butitwon’tbeveryclearbecausethecloudsareinthewayandmovingslowly,”theBoatswainquicklyanswered.P700
2.Eapdikḷọkjidikmenọknọkko. Thejunkisgettingcleanedupbitbybit.
3.EḷakbajtolaḷḷọkJemaeapdikmenkoippa. Afterhejumpeddown,Fathertooksomeofthestufffromme.P137
4.Kwōnjinoimkaapdikdikaṃjerbal. Startgettingyourworkoutofthewaylittlebylittle.
apel {hapel}. Dial. W: okpej, E: apel eat left-overs;eat crumbs.
1.Lalekoṃarapeljānlaḷbweettoonjeṇemenkaṇerejpādie. Becarefulanddonotscroungefromthegroundasitisdirty.
apel {hapel}. aged;senile.
1.Joujimjabelwajippānḷōḷḷapṇebweeapelkiiō. Donotbotherhimashe’sgettingoldandsenile.
apeltak {hapeltak}. Dial. W:rāpeltak {raypeltak}, E:rapeltak {rahpeltak}. v. intr.; n. inal.apeltakū; v. caus.kaapeltak; n. pers.ri-apeltak. cramped;clumsy.
1.Ejjeḷọk (ot)apeltakū. Iamclumsy.
2.Ejjeḷọkapeltakinanjeje. Thewayhewritesisreallyclumsy.
3.Iapeltakkōnmenkākaṇ. Iamcrampedbythosethings.
4.Ijjabapeltak. Iamnotclumsy.
apeñāñā {hapegaygay}. v. intr.; n. inal.apeñāñāū; v. caus. intr.kaapeñāñā, tr.kaapeñāñāik; n. pers.ri-apeñāñā. wasted away;emaciated; verythin.
apep₁ {hapyẹp}. variant form ofapap {haphap}.
apep₂ {hapyẹp}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.apepe; n. pers.ri-apep; n. constr.apepin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method, using woven browncoconut fronds to catchsardines andminnows as they are chased ashore by bigger fish.
1.Kōmarapepimbooḷiepeo. Wecaughtsardinesusingtheapepmethodandfilledthebasket.
apet {hapẹt}. Alsoapit{hapit}. n. al.; n. inal.apetū; n. constr.apetin. canoe part, curved piece connecting outrigger to hull.
āpil {yapil}. afish.
apkaaj {hapkahaj}. From Engl.half-caste. n. al.; v. caus.kaapkaaj; n. pers.ri-apkaaj; n. constr.apkaajin. half-caste;hybrid;person of mixed ancestry.
1.ElōñapkaajinNippoñ,Jāmne,Jeina,Bodeke,imbarelōñlaḷ. ManyarepartJapanese,German,Chinese,Portuguese,andalsofromothercountriesoforigin.S3
aplep {haplep}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.aplepū; n. pers.ri-aplep; n. constr.aplepin. wilfuldisobedience;lasciviousness.
aplo {haplew}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.aploū; v. caus. intr.kaaplo, tr.kaaplouk; v. distrib.aaplolo; n. constr.aploin. slur one's words;babble;incoherent.
1.Eaploloanjipij. Thespeechhemadewasslurredfrombeginningtoend.
2.Eaplolojipijeoan. Thespeechhecomposedwassuchthatitwasslurrednomatterwhoreadit.
3.Epenadjeḷātaeṇejbakōnanaplolo. It'shardtounderstandhimbecauseheslurs.
4.Jimañūñebanjabkaaploukankōnnaan. Toddyalwaysslurshisspeech.
aploñloñ {haplegʷlegʷ}. Alsoappelōñlōñ{happelẹglẹg},abbwilōñlōn{habbilegleg}. v. intr.; n. inal.aploñloñū; v. caus. intr.kaaploñloñ, tr.kaaploñloñe; n. pers.ri-aploñloñ. aggravation;disturbance;enervate;discomfort;bothered;nagged;vexed.
1.Jabkōṃṃanaploñloñbweenaajortariṇae. Stopcausingadisturbanceorawarmayerupt.
appelōñlōñ {happelẹglẹg}. Alsoabbwilōñlōñ{habbilegleg}. v. intr.; n. inal.appelōñlōñū; v. caus. intr.kaappelōñlōñ, tr.kaappelōñlōñe; n. pers.ri-appelōñlōñ. variant form ofaploñloñ {haplegʷlegʷ}.
aproro {haprẹwrẹw}. variant form ofapaproro {haphaprẹwrẹw}.
āpta {yaptah}. Alsoepta. archaic. do somethingtwice;redo;reread;rewrite; pour water through strainer twice in making arrowroot starch.
ar₁ {har}. v. aux. prime. past tense,completive.
ar₂ {har}. lagoonbeach;directional, enclitic, toward the lagoon side.
1.Ejmemaan (emmaan)iar. It'sanchoredonthelagoonside.
2.Eṃweeaarwaeo. Theboathasenteredthelagoon.
ar₃ {har}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.arin,ari; n. inal.arū; n. constr.arin. class;category;segment;image;copy;imitate actions of others;mock.
1.Arōṃṃan. Highclass
2.Arōtṇe? Whatclassisthat?
3.Joñaneoekartōtoreakeebweanṃōkajbweeṃōrṃoretōrereinimjakurbaatatbōranwaeo. Theenginewasmakingusgosofastthattherewerebubblescomingupalongthesideoftheboatandmistsplashingupinfront.P493
4.Kwōnjabarinḷeeṇbweenaajjook. Don'timitatehimorhe'llbeashamed.
5.Kwōnjabloar. Don'tmock.
ār₁ {yar}. v. intr., tr.ārek; n. inal.ārū; v. caus.kōār; n. pers.ri-ār; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. haulcanoe orvessel up onshore; tobeachcanoe orvessel.
1.AolepkapeninaelōñkeinrōjeḷābweallōñinwaotemjejrejārbwerenkōttarimlaleebuñlọkkeLikabwiro.” AllislandcaptainsknowthatthismonthallboatsshouldbebeachedsotheycanwaittoseewhenLikabwiroappears.”P251
2.InnemḷeinekarārōkeḷọkiarinKuajleenimkaaṃtōūkiimwainekaroktakñanjuonboojinjerakrōk. ThenthismanbeacheditontheKwajaleinlagoonbeachandfixeditup,andchangeditintoasailingship.P6
3.Itokjenār. Comelet'shaulashore.
4.Itokjenārōkwaeṇ. Comelet'shaulthatcanoeashore.
ār₂ {yar}. n. inal.ārū. lung.
ār₃ {yar}. n. al.; n. constr.ārin. pandanuscore;discardedpandanuskey.
ār₄ {yar}. variant form ofkiār {kiyar}.
arar₁ {harhar}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aruj(i); n. constr.ararin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. poke with something;stirfood orfire with astick.
1.Kwōnarujikōnaḷaḷṇe. Pokeitwiththatstick.
arar₂ {harhar}. Alsoarọr{harharʷ}. v. intr., tr.aruj; n. inal.ararū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. pick out food fromteeth;pick outsplinters;extricate, as meat fromclam.
1.Eorkekeinararñi? Doyouhaveatoothpick?
2.Kwōnarujtenaḷepeiū. Pickthesplinteroutofmyhand.
3.Ṃōjinanṃōñāeararujñiin. Afterheatehepickedhisteeth.
ārār {yaryar}. come closer.
1.Kwōnārārtokijeṇe. Comecloser (calledbyleaderinaḷeḷe fishing).
are {harey}. Alsoari{hariy}. archaic. lagoonbeach of; old construct form ofar; modern form,arōn.
ari {hariy}. transitive form ofar {har}.
ari- {hari-}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.arū; n. constr.ari-in. like;similar to;imitate;mimic;emulate;simulate.
1.EaralimarinEḷbōjBūrejle. HesangandmimickedElvisPresley.
2.Etkekwōjjabarinrukkwōjarjar? Whyaren'tyoulikeasaint?
3.Kwōnjabarūbweñarinana. Don'tfollowmyexampleforI'mabadmodel.
arin {harin}. transitive form ofar {har}.
Arin-Mājlep {harin-majlep}. Seear: "image ofMājlep". aconstellation; epsilon, zeta, omegaAquilae.
arkooḷ {harkʷeweḷ}. v. intr., tr.arkooḷe; n. inal.arkooḷū; v. caus.kaarkooḷ. alcohol.
1.Nōōjroraararkooḷeniñniñeobweendikḷọkanpipa. Thenursesrubbedalcoholonthebabytoreduceitsfever.
arḷọk seear.
armej {harmẹj}. n. al.; v. caus.kaarmej; v. distrib.armije; n. constr.armejin. person;people;humanbeing;folk;individual.
1.Earmijeānin. Thisislandhaslotsofpeople.orThisislandisinhabited.
armej jeedwaan {harmẹj jeedwahan}. Alsoarmej jaduwa{harmẹj jahdiwah}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. al.armej jeedwaan; n. constr.armej jeedwaanin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. stranger,tramp,vagabond.
1.Armejjeedwaaneoeaaruññareri-ṃweieeokōnkeekwōle. Thehungrytrampbeggedforfoodfromtherichperson.
2.Armejjeedwaaniniaraṇe? Wherearethosestrangersfrom?
3.Armejjeedwaanrejjabekkāālel. Strangersdonothaveachoice.
4.Armejjeedwaaninroiāninraṇrejkūtōltōl. Thestrangersontheislandarenowdemonstratingandprotesting.
armej waan {harmẹj wahan}. commonpeople;commoner;riffraff.
armejin seearmej.
arṃwe {harṃey}. n. al.; v. caus.kaarṃwe; n. constr.arṃwein. aplant, treePipturus argenteus (Forst. F.) Weddell. (Urticaceae); A rather common tree with simple, acuminate leaves; almost palmately nervose; and minute flowers borne in pendent axillary racemes. The fruits are small, soft, whitish berries. The best fibres provide good cordage. (seeLoarṃwe {lewharṃey}).
Arṇo seeArṇo.placename.
arōk {harek}. v. intr., tr.arōke; n. inal.arōkū; n. pers.ri-arōk. miserly;covetous;greedy;stingy.
1.Arōkjāān. Greedyformoney.
2.Arōkṃaak. Greedyformoney.
3.Arōkṃani. Greedyformoney.
4.Arōkṃweiuk. Greedyforwealth.
arōk kōrā {harek keray}. jealous;possessive of women.
1.Eḷapanarōkkōrāḷeeṇ. Heisjealousandpossessiveofhiswife.
arōk menọknọk {harek menakʷnakʷ}. miserly, even of worthless objects.
1.Earōkmenọknọkḷeeṇ. Heisapackrat--savesanyoldthing--eventrash.
arōk naan {harek nahan}. gossip.
1.Kōrāeḷapaerarōknaan. Womenliketogossip.
arokrā {harekʷray}. variant form ofarorā {harewray}.
arōṃṃan {hareṃṃan}. wellborn;well-bred;high-bornperson;high-classperson.
aroñ {haregʷ}. n. al.; n. al., v. caus.kaaroñ; n. caus. pers.ri-kaaroñ, n. constr.aroñin; v. dir. ~tol/ḷọk/waj. afish,African pompano;Hynnis cubensis.
arōnpe {harenpey}. Alsoadenpe{hadenpẹy}. afish, ashark.
arorā {harewray}. Alsoarokrā{harekʷray}. archaic. v. intr., tr.arorāiki; v. caus.kaarorā; n. pers.ri-arorā. carry in onehand.
1.Kwōnjabarorāikiniñniñṇebweenaajwōtlọk. Don'tcarrythebabywithonehandoryou'lldropit.
arot {harʷet}. archaic. agame, similar to "drop the handkerchief"; circle around a pandanus tree, with person who is "it" dropping a discarded pandanus key behind someone.
ārpej {yarpẹj}. v. adj.; n. inal.ārpejū; v. caus.kōārpej; n. pers.ri-ārpej; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. weakling;invalid.
1.Ejjeḷọkwōtārpejinṇeeṃṃaan. Thatfellowisreallyaweakling.
ārre {yarrey}. n. al.; v. adj., tr.ārreik; n. constr.ārrein. squeamish;queasy; easilynauseated;choosy,particular. (Commonly used with negativejab).
1.Kwōnjabārreeokbweenṃōjḷọkjerbalṇe. Youshouldnotbeafraidofgettingyourhandsdirtyifyouaregoingtogetthejobdone.
arro {harrew}. oursouls;ours;our, dual inclusive.
arrom {harʷrʷem}. n. al.; v. adj., tr.arrome; n. inal.arromū; n. constr.arromin. eyesdim with age;perceive indistinctly;peer.
1.Ejadinutiejimjidikwōtammānarromiteeñkikoieimjidikwōtammānroñjakeainikien. Itwasratherhighandwecouldbarelyseeitslightsorhearthesoundofitsengine.P930
2.Ḷōḷḷapeoeararromewōtanarmejeodeḷọñtok. Theoldmancouldhardlyrecognizethepersonwhocamein.
arrukwikwi {harʷrʷikʷiykʷiy}. v. intr.; n. inal.arrukwikwiū; v. caus. intr.kaarrukwikwi, tr.kaarrukwikwiik; n. pers.ri-arrukwikwi. ticklish;squeamish.
1.Ekarlukkuunarrukwikwitokjiōkōnanwaeoāindeeoioonṇoko. Istartedtofeelverysqueamishastheboatcontinuedlikethatoverthewaves.P521
2.Kwōnjabkaarrukwikwiikkatū. Don'tticklemyside.
aruj {harʷij}. transitive form ofarar {harhar}.
aruṃwijṃwij {harʷiṃijṃij}. variant form ofaruñijñij {harʷigijgij}.
aruñijñij {harʷigijgij}. Alsoaruṃwijṃwij{harʷiṃijṃij},arruñijñij{harʷrʷigijgij},aorñijñij{hawergijgij}. v. intr., tr.aruñijñiji; n. inal.aruñijñijū; v. caus.kaaruñijñij; n. pers.ri-aruñijñij. wake up,unwillingly;sleepy;groggy.
1.Eḷapaōkararuñijñijkeejjibboñ. Ididn'tfeellikewakingupthismorning.
2.Ikararruñijñijwōtimijjañinlukkuunmeḷeḷeewieañimrak. Iwasstillsleepyanddidn’tknowrightfromleft.P585
3.Ikararruñijñijwōtkeijwanlōñḷọkinetteiñaōormejilọjet. IwasstillsleepywhenIwentuptogetwaterfromtheoceantowashmyface.P821
4.Kwōnjabkaaruñijñijieokmake. Stopmakingyourselfsleepy.
at₁ {hat}. From Engl. n. al.; v. caus.kaat; n. constr.atin. hat.
1.Atiniaṇeaṃ? Wheredidyougetthathatfrom?
2.Epādiaateoaō? Whereismyhat?
3.Ñaijkaat. I'mlookingforahat.
at₂ {hat}. n. inal.atū. gall bladder; seat ofbrave emotions; seat ofambition;bile.
1.Ekajooratinñankōkōnono (ekkōnono)ñanarmej. He'snotafraidtospeaktopeople.
2.Ekajooratinñankōṃṃanemeneṇ. He'snotafraidtodothat.
at₃ {hat}. n. al.; v. distrib.ate; n. constr.atin. bowwaves from a ship.
1.Waṇeḷeeate. Theboatcutsthroughthewaterbeautifully.
āt {yat}. who else?.
1.Ijātwaj? Whoelseiscomingwithme? (Addressingsomeoneelsenotwithinsight,likeonthephone.)
2."Kweātṇeiwaṇe,ewiKapeneo?" “Whoiswithyouthereontheboat;whereistheCaptain?”P57
3. “Kweātṇeiaaṃ?”ḷōḷḷapeoekajjitōk. “Whoelseisworkingwithyou?”theoldmanasked.P82
4.Eāt? Whoelsebesideshim?
5.Karkweātiaaṃtok? ‘Whowasescortingyouwhenyoucame?’
6.Koṃjelāteokoṃjelkarpādiāneokeejbwil? Youthreeandwhoelsewereontheislandwhenitburned?
7.Koṃjel/koṃeañTonyāteo? Youthree/youallandTonyandwhoelse?
8.KoṃroTonyāteo? YouandTonyandwhoelse?
9.Kweāteoijo? Whoelsewastherewithyou?
āt₁ {yat}. n. āt; n. inal.eta. name;reputation.
1. “Ejiṃweaṃlikitātinbweeñṇeiṃaan,”ḷōḷḷapeoerretokimlukkuunkalimjekmejaimba. “Youarerighttocallitthatsincethat’swhatliesahead,”theOldMansaidlookingdirectlyatme.P436
2.ĀtinwōtkeKūrijinakejlijāludik. Aso-calledChristianbuthesmokesinsecret.
3.Bajāteopāpijek. Anabsoluterascal.
4.Eṃṃankeetan? Doeshehaveagoodreputation?
āt₂ {yat}. n. inal.ātū. eyebrow.
atabuñ {hathabigʷ}. v. caus.kaatabuñ. ripefruit, fallen to the ground.
1.Būkiwajatabuñkāimkōmatti. Takethesefruitandcookthem.
atad {hatad}. Alsoḷōḷ{ḷeḷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.atade; n. pers.ri-atad; n. constr.atadin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. wireleader, used infishing.
1.Atadinilarak. Trollingwireleader.
2.Bōlenkwōnatadebweenjabjakokāājṇe. Maybeyoushoulduseawireleadersoyouwon'tlosethehook
atajinemjen {hatajinemjen}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.atajinemjenū; n. pers.ri-atajinemjen; n. constr.atajinemjenin. orphan.
atak {hatak}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.atake; n. inal.atakū; n. pers.ri-atak; n. constr.atakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. tow;pull.
1.Kwōnatakewaṇe. Towthatboat.
atake {hatakẹy}. From Japn.hatake (畑). farm;garden.
1.Ennọkobbanatakeeṇan. Thefruitsofhisfarmaredelicious.
atakiia {hatakiyyah}. v. adj.; n. inal.atakiiaū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. hard todrag in water (seeatakiie {hatakiyyẹy}).
atakiie {hatakiyyẹy}. v. adj.; n. inal.atakiieū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. easy todrag in water (seeatakiia {hatakiyyah}).
atanijo {hataniyjew}. archaic. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.atanijoū; n. pers.ri-atanijo; n. constr.atanijoin. work together.
1.Koṃwinitokjenatanijoimbwillọkewae. Comelet'sworktogetherandlaunchthisboat.
atar₁ {hatar}. v. intr., tr.atare; v. caus.kaatar; n. pers.ri-atar; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. goalongside of.
1.Atareṃōkwaṇeṇe. Goalongsideofthatcanoethere.
atar₂ {hatar}. slang. v. intr., tr.atare; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. compare oneself with another;match;compete;paint orchop up to aline incanoe building.
1.Atarerran. Paintorchopuptothecharcoalmark (olderexpressionforatarḷain)
2.Itokkōjrojekabematardoon. Let'sseewhichofusisbetteratcheckers.
3.Kobanatarelikaoeṇ. Youcan'tcompareyourselfwithhim.
atartar {hatartar}. v. intr.; n. inal.atartarū; v. caus.kaatartar; n. pers.ri-atartar; n. caus. pers.ri-kaatartar; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; v. dir. caus.kaatartartok/ḷọk/waj perf.atōrak. lean upon;lean back;adjoining;depend on people;rest on; comealongside;sitclose together.
1. “Injiniae,kōmiroBojinkaatartarwajwaṇewaadmān,”Kapeneoekarbainnemwanlaḷḷọkkeejloḷōḷḷapeoimiroojeoippānarmejroioonwabeo. “Mr.Engineer,youandtheBoatswainbringyourboatupalongsidethatboatoverthere,”theCaptainsaidandthenclimbedupwhenhesawtheOldManandtheChiefstandingwiththeotherpeopleonthepier.P1344
2.Jenaajbarpādjidikimḷakilbōkjaatartarippān.” Beforeweknowitwe’llbealongsideofit.”P1137
3.Joñanaerājāj,rejwātokimatartarippānwaeo. Theyweresoviciousthattheycamerightupalongthesideoftheboat.P1000
4.Waeoeṇeatartarṃaanwab. Theshipistiedupattheendofthepier.
atat₁ {hathat}. Fromat {hat}|. v. intr.; n. inal.atatū; v. caus. intr.kaatat, tr.kaatat(e); n. caus. pers.ri-kaatat, v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. wear ahat.
1.EwiwāweenatatinToni? HowdoesTonywearhishat?
2.Kwōnatatbweedet. Wearahatbecausethesunishot.
3.Kwōnkaatateḷadikṇe. Putahatonthatboy.
atat₂ {hathat}. n. al.; v. caus.kaatat; n. constr.atatin. aplant,vine,Triumfetta procumbens Forst. f. (Tiliaceae); A creeping woody herb with yellow 5-petaled flowers. The stems are dried and used for light cordage; the roots provide a brownish dye. N.
ātāt {yatyat}. Dial. E:ātoñ(ū-) {yategʷ(i-)}, W:ātuñ(ū-) {yatigʷ(i-)}. v. intr., tr.ātoñ; n. inal.ātoñū; v. caus. intr.kōātāt, tr.kāātet. smell.
1.Bwiintainijāt? What'sthisodorIsmell?
2.Bwiintainijātoñwe. WhatisthisI'msmelling? (somethingimmediatelyathand)
3.Enanaankāātetkōnkeeboṇbọtin. Hehasdifficlutyusinghisfullsenseofsmellingbecauseofhisstuffynose.
4.Kidueoejātwōtbwiinri-kọọteoajekōpeḷe. Oncethedoggotawhiffoftherobberitstartedchasinghim.
5.Kwōnātoñṃōkpeineaelelke. Smellhishandsandseeiftheysmelllikefish.
6.Kwōnetalinkāātetetoklowaanṃweeṇimlaletaeokwomaroñloeie. Goandsniffaroundinthathouseandseewhatyoumightfindinit.
7.Tainiātbwiin?Bwiintainiāt?Tainijātbwiin? What'sthisIsmell?
atbọkwōj {hatbakʷej}. Alsobọkwōj{bakʷej}. v. intr., tr.atbọkwōje; n. inal.atbọkwōjū; v. caus.kaatbọkwōj; n. pers.ri-atbọkwōj; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. embrace;cuddle;strain.
1.Kwōnatbọkwōjniñniñebweepiọ. Cuddlethisbabybecauseit'schilly.
ātbwe {yatbẹy}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.ātbweū; v. caus.kōātbwe; n. pers.ri-ātbwe; n. constr.ātbwein. sty on theeye.
1.Eātbwemejān. He'sgotastyonhiseye.
ātdik {yatdik}. v. intr.; n. inal.ātdikū; v. caus.kōātdik; n. pers.ri-ātdik. petname;nickname.
āte {yatey}. transitive form ofātet {yatyẹt}.
atebar {hatẹybar}. v. intr., tr.atebare; n. inal.atebarū; v. caus. stat. intr.r kaatebarbar, tr.kaatebar; n. pers.ri-atebar; v. distrib.aattebarbar. impatient;tense;jealous.
1.Eḷapaōatebarkōnanluujḷọkwōttiimeaō. Iamimpatientbecausemyteamkeepslosing.
2.Kwōnjabkaatebarebweemaroñbwebwe. Stopmakinghimjealousorhe'llgocrazy.
āteo {yatyew}. Alsoātin{yatyin}. asexpected;deserving of.
1.Āteobwebwe. Nowthat'swhatIcallstupid.
2.Āteori-nana. Nowthat'sarascalforyou. (Whathe'sdoneishisexpectedbehavior.)
3.Kwōjkabāteojorrāān. Nowyou'vereallyhadit. (Youwerealreadyintroublebutnow….)
ātet {yatyẹt}. v. intr., tr.āte; n. inal.ātetū; n. pers.ri-ātet; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. pack;put incontainer;impound;serve onto a dish or plate.
1. “Ātetokṃōkjetbukwōnilopileijṇe,ḷadikeṇ.” “Boy,putsomepiecesonthatplateoverthere.”P1330
2. “Ātetkijōṃṃokta,nejū,”Jemaeba. “Serveyourselffirst,Son,”saidFather.P376
3. “InnemātetokruoamroBojinpileij,kabbōleneṃṃanñekwōbarkwaḷọktokjuonjālelebweijḷōmṇakejabwemenṇe.” “ThenmaketwoplatesfortheBoatswainandme,andmaybeyoushouldgogetanothercanofmeatbecauseIdon’tthinkthiswillbeenoughforallofus.”P377
4.Elōñmejānaṃātetinnemkwomaroñinpeetokōtaanapitto! Youreyesarelookingattoomanychoiceswhichwillresultintheachievementofnone.Youreyesarelookingattoomanychoiceswhichwillresultintheachievementofnone.(Lit.Havingtoomanyeyestotakeinyourchoicewillcauseyoutolooseyourgripandtodriftaftbetweentheoutriggerandthehullandawayfromthecanoe.
5.Ijujenkarātekuwatināneneoilowaanbakōjeoimkōttar. IputthecanIhadbeenusingtobailwaterinsidethebucketandwaited.P682
6.Jabkōrōḷọkpiikṇekijeṃbweenaajātet. Don'tletyourpigroamfreeorit'llbeimpounded.
7.Kwōnātetḷọkbweenaajjerakwaeṇ. Packupbecausetheboatissailingsoon.
8.Kwōnātinuknukkaṇe. Packthoseclothes.
ati {hatiy}. Alsoatiti{hatiytiy}. rack for heat orsmokedrying.
1.Anwōninati? Whoseatiisthis?
atiḷọọr {hatiyḷawar}. variant form ofḷwaar.
atiltak {hatiltak}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.atiltake; n. pers.ri-atiltak; n. constr.atiltakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. torepairleaks in athatchroof.
1.Kwōjjaetalinatiltaktokñankōjrobweiutaṃwe. PleasegoandhelpthemrepairtheroofinmybehalfbecauseI'mnotfeelingwell.
2.Renañinatiltakekeṃweo? Havetheyrepairedthethatchrooftothehouseyet?
3.Ri-atiltakrorāremoottok. Theroofrepairersarehere.
atin seeat.
ātin {yatyin}. Alsoāteo{yatyew}. Fromāt in {yat yin} |"this name" (deserving of this description). really;extremely;true tofact.
1.Emakenaajkarbajlukkuunātinjorrāān. Hewouldhavereallyhadit.
2.Lukkuunbajātintaibuun. Nowthat'swhatIcallatyphoon.
atin kọọnjeḷ {hatin kawanjeḷ}. variant form ofṃọkwōd {ṃakʷed}.
Atinek {hatinyẹk}. Fromatin {hatin} |"gall bladder of",ek {yẹk} |"fish". n. al.; v. caus.kaatinek; n. constr.Atinekin. aplant, pandanus cultigen.
atiti {hatiytiy}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.atitiik; n. inal.atitiū; v. caus.kaatiti; n. pers.ri-atiti; n. constr.atitiin. smoke;dryfish orcopra byheat;parch.
1.Barjuonwāweenkōjparokekbweentoanpād,jejatiikiimkōṃṃanekṃōṇakṇak. Anotherwaytopreservefishistosmokethemandmakedriedfish.S27
2.Kwōnatitiikwainikaṇebwerenṃōrāḷọk. Smokethatcoprasothatitwillgetdrier.
atkadu {hatkadiw}. afish,moi,Polydactylus sexfilis.
atlaḷ {hatlaḷ}. n. al.; n. inal.atlaḷū; n. constr.atlaḷin. lowerjaw.
ātlep {yatlep}. v. intr., tr.ātlepe; n. inal.ātlepū; v. caus.kōātlep; n. pers.ri-ātlep. name withLi- orḶa prefix;address someone usingLi- orḶa- prefix onname.
atlo {hatlew}. v. intr.; n. inal.atloū; n. pers.ri-atlo. magicalpower ofspeech;sorcerer whose speech has magical power.
1.Eḷapankajooratloinḷeeṇ. Hecanenchantpeoplewithhiswords.
atlōñ {hatlẹg}. n. inal.atlōñū. upperjaw.
atmājet {hatmayjet}. n. al.; n. constr.atmāejetin.. sail on a traditionalcanoe.
1.Atmājetinwaḷḷap. Thesailonalargeocean-goingcanoe.
2.Taeṇiloatmājeteṇ? What'sthatatthesail?
ātṇaake {yatṇahakey}. variant form ofetṇake {yetṇakey}.
ātṇak {yatṇak}. v. intr., tr.ātṇake. benamed after; take thename of another.
1.Ejātṇakejemān. He'snamedafterhisfather.
ato {hatẹw}. v. intr.; n. inal.atoū; v. caus. intr.kaatoto, tr.kaatuwe; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. takeoff offire;comeout ofwater.
1.Eḷakkōnonoāinwōtejkōbaatatkeraijeoejkabatojānkijeekimejbaatatwōt. Whenhespokeitlookedlikehewassmokingbecausethericehadjustcomeoffthefireandwasstillsteaming.P380
2.Kwōnkaatuweainbatṇe. Takethatpotoffthefire.
atok {hatekʷ}. Dial. E only; seeitok {yitekʷ}. v. intr.. come.
1. “Bojine,atokṃōkippānjebweebweinwōnṃaanwaj,”Kapeneoeba. “Mr.Boatswain,comesteersoIcangodownthere,”theCaptainsaid.P632
2. “Jekdọọnjebweṇe,kwōnitok. “Nevermindthewheel,justcomedown.P633
ātōk {yatek}. lesserroyal rank; conferred by chief as reward for service or bravery in battle.
1.Leātōktōk. Titleoffemaleinātōk rank
2.Ḷeātōktōk. Titleofmaleinātōk rank
ātoñ {yategʷ}. transitive form ofātāt.
atōrak {haterak}. v. intr.; n. inal.atōrakū; v. caus.kaatōrak; n. pers.ri-atōrak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. lean;perfective form ofatartar {hatartar}.
1.Kwōnjabatōrakbwejebaneeok. Don'tlean (onme)becauseIcan'tsupportyou.
atōrej {hateryej}. From Engl.address. n. al.; v. intr., tr.atōreje; n. constr.atōrejin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. address a letter.
1.Iaratōrejelōtaeoaōñanledikeojera. Iaddressedthelettertomygirl.
2.Kwōmaroñatōrejetokñanña. Youcanaddressittome.
atowaan {hatewahan}. v. intr., tr.atowaane; v. caus. tr.kaatowaane. underestimate; benegative by nature;doubtful.
1. “Ekwelalekwaaratowaani,”Jemaeba. “Yeah,don’tunderestimatetheirstrength,”Fathersaid.P1051
2.Ejajeatowaannanjidik. Heneverunderestimatesanyone.Heisquitepositive.
3.KōnanwiddikḷọkḶaidajāne,Ḷakkilmeejearbōdimatowaane. ḶakkilmeejmadeamistakeinunderestimatingḶaidabecausehewasphysicallysmaller.
4.Taeṇearkaatowaane? Whatmadehimdoubtful?
atro {hatrew}. v. intr., tr.atrouk; n. inal.atroū; v. caus.kaatro; n. pers.ri-atro. pandanusmat for sail cover;cover asail.
1.Kwōnatroukwōjḷāṇebweenjabute. Coverthatsailsothatitdoesn'tgetrainedon.
attūkoko {hattikewkew}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.attūkokouk,attūkokoik; n. inal.attūkokoū; v. caus.kaattūkoko; n. pers.ri-attūkoko; n. constr.attūkokoin. eatgarbage;eatleft-overs.
1.Kwōnjabattūkokobweenaajmetaklọjieṃ. Don'teatscrapsoryouwillgetastomachache.
atūñ {hatig}. n. al.; v. caus.kaatūñ; n. constr.atūñin. landcrab, brown.
aū {hahih}. v. intr.; n. inal.aūū; n. pers.ri-aū. bedying; neardeath;dyingbreath.
1.Juoneṇri-nañinmejeaū. Asickpersonisdyingthere.
aubō {hawibẹh}. n. al.; n. inal.aubōū; n. pers.ri-aubō; n. constr.aubōin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method,spearfishing on reef.
1.Eṃṃanbōkāinñanaubō. Thetideisjustrightforspearfishingonthereef.
audaṃ {hawidaṃ}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaudaṃ; n. constr.audaṃin. afish,parrotfish,Callyodon bataviensisBatavian parrotfish.
audik {hawidik}. steercanoe withpaddle on right of stern to keep bow straight; paddle is usually on left of stern.
auj {hawij}. Alsoawūj. From Engl.out. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kawūjwūj, tr.kaauji; n. pers.ri-auj; n. constr.aujin. getnabbed; get "outed";caught;reach agoal in a game: "go out".
1.Earaujjānjemānledikeo. Hewascaughtbythegirl'sfather.[Hewasouted…]
2.Earkawūjwūjimauj. Heplayedsolitaireandreachedhisgoal.[Heplayed"out"andwentout.]
aujek {hawijẹk}. Alsoaojek{hawẹjẹk}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aujeke,aujike; n. inal.aujekū; v. caus.kaaujek; n. pers.ri-aujek; n. constr.aujekin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. stir.
1.Earaujekṃakṃōk. Shemadesomestarch.
2.Kwōnaujekebweenjabtuḷar. Stiritsoitdoesn'tburn.
aujepaḷ {hawijephaḷ}. v. adj.; n. inal.aujepaḷū; v. caus. intr.kaaujepaḷ, tr.kaaujepaḷe; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. clumsy;lanky;unwieldy;gangling.
1.Eaujepaḷwōteṇḷaddik. Whataganglingboyheis.
aujiid {hawijiyid}. Alsoaujid{hawijid}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.aujiidi; n. inal.aujiidū; n. pers.ri-aujiid; n. constr.aujiidin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. trap;snare.
1.Eorkekwōnaṇaujjiideoaṃ? Didyoucatchanybirdsinyoursnare?
2.Kwōnaujidibaoeṇ. Snarethatbird.
aujọjọ {hawijawjaw}. Alsoaojọjọ{hawejawjaw}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaujọjọ; n. constr.aujọjọin. disturbance caused inwater by canoe or fish.
1.Ekroteṇejaujọjọijjuweo? Whatkindoffishisthatstirringupthewateroverthere?
aujpitōḷ {hawijpiteḷ}. From Engl. n. al.; n. pers.ri-aujpitōḷ; n. constr.aujpitōḷin. hospital.
aujrọñrọñ {hawijragʷragʷ}. v. intr., tr.aujrọñrọñe; n. inal.aujrọñrọñū; v. caus.kaaujrọñrọñ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. bristle;stickup, on head or canoe.
1.Taṇeejaujrọñrọñeoonbōraṃ? What'sthatontopofyourhead?
Aujtōrōlia {hawijtereliyah}. From Engl. n. pers.ri-Aujtōrōlia. Australia.
aujwe {hawijwẹy}. afish.
auḷakḷak {hawiḷakḷak}. n. al.; n. constr.auḷakḷakin. spoon made from chip of greencoconuthusk.
auḷeḷe {hawiḷeyḷey}. Alsoaoḷeḷe{haweḷeyḷey}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.auḷeḷein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. mill around, of smallfish.
aūn {hahin}. transitive form ofaō {haheh}.
aunel {hawinyẹl}. n. al.; v. caus.kaaunel; n. constr.aunelin. afish.
aunij {hawinij}. From Engl. ounce.
1.Jeteaunijinekeo? Howmanyouncesdidthefishweigh?
aunwōḷā₁ {hawinweḷay}. variant form ofañinwōḷā.
aunwōḷā₂ {hawinweḷay}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. distrib.aunwōḷāḷā; n. constr.aunwōḷāin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. foodtribute to a chief by tenants at his or her land (wāto)..
1.Eaunwōḷāḷāarināneṇ. Therefoodscatteredonthebeachofthatisland.
2.Ebariienaunwōḷāḷọkñaniroojeṇ. It'stimeagaintopresentfoodtributetothechief.
Aunwōḷān-lañ {hawinweḷayan-lag}. aconstellation; sigma inSagittarius and beta Librae; an arc drawn between these two stars and extended to Polaris in the north and Hydrus in the south is called "the diagonal timber of heaveñ which divides the summer sky into east and west.
aur seeAur.
auretam {hawireytam}. archaic. v. intr., tr.auretame; n. inal.auretamū; n. pers.ri-auretam. topaddle acanoe on thestarboard side tochangecourse.
1.Kwōnauretamewanebweenjabitaak. Paddleonthestarboardtokeepthecanoefromhittingthecoralhead.
aut {hawit}. formant in place names; seeout.
autak {hawitak}. n. al.; v. caus.kaautak; n. caus. pers.ri-kaautak, n. constr.autakin. afish.
1.Autakiniaṇe? Wheredidyougetthatautak?
awa {hawah}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.awaik; n. inal.awaō; v. caus.kaawawa; n. constr.awaan. hour;clock;time.
1. “Awaanwajkoadjeelkein,”ekarba. “Herearethewatchhoursforthethreeofus,”hesaid.P537
2. “Jeteawailoawaṇeilowa?”KapeneoekarkajjitōkḷọkippānBojineo. “Whattimedoestheclockinsidesay?”theCaptainaskedtheBoatswain.P362
3. “Joḷọkbōdakejjabjerbalawae,”ḷōḷḷapeoeba. “I’msorry,butthatclockdoesn’twork,”theoldmansaid.P212
4.Ijetalkiiōbweeawaūkeō. I'mgoingnowbecauseI'mlate.
5.Kōjrokaawawaijin. Let'skilltimehere.
Awai {hawahyiy}. n. pers.ri-Awai. Hawaii.
awal {hawal}. variant form ofaol {hawel}.
aweep {haweyep}. dialectal variant ofaop {hawep}.
awetak {haweytak}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.awetake; v. caus. intr.kaawetak, tr.kaawetake; n. constr.awetakin. part.
1.Ebanpeljobweealikkarawetakeṇan. Youcan'tmisshimbecauseofhisoutstandingpart.
awi {hawiy}. archaic. chiefly carriage and demeanor.
awiia₁ {hawiyyah}. v. adj.; n. inal.awiiaō; v. caus. intr.kaawiia, tr.kaawiiaik; n. pers.ri-awiia. wild;undomesticated;barbaric;savage (seeawiie {hawiyyẹy}).
1.Kwōnjabkaawiiaikbaoeṇ. Don'tmakethatchickenwild.
awiia₂ {hawiyyah}. agame,dare base (two bases).
awiie {hawiyyẹy}. v. adj.; n. inal.awiieū; v. caus. intr.kaawiie, tr.kaawiieik; n. pers.ri-awiie. tame;domesticated (seeawiia {hawiyyah}).
awōj {hahwẹj}. dialectal variant ofiwōj {yiwẹj}.