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da₁  {dah}.   Alsodeda (edda).  n. inal.daō.  blood.  

1.Eartọọrḷọkdaeodaanioondebwāāl.  Hisbloodflowedonthecross.  

Da₂  {dah}.  astar;Spica in Virgo; the sixthborn ofLōktañūr.  

daa-  {daha-}.  n. inal.daō.  pandanus of.  

1.Daanwōnbōbe?  Whosepandanusisthis?  

2.Daōbōbṇe.  That'smypandanustherebyyou.  

Daam-Ad  {daham-had}.  FromDa im Ad.  the pair ofstarsSpica andArcturus.  

daan  {dahan}.   Dial. E only  not soverymuch.  

1.Ejjabdaanṃōkajilolewōjḷāakebweanwōnṃaan.  Itwasnotsoveryfastwhenitwassailing,butitwentwellenough.P11  

2.Ejjabdaanṃōḷo.  It'snotverycold.  

3.Enjabdaanutiej.  Don'tmakeitsohigh.  

4.IjjabdaanjeḷākajinBoonpe.  Idon'tknowtoomuchPonapean.  

daat  {dahat}.  archaic.  covered withblood.  

dāde  {daydẹy}.   Alsodedāit{dedayit} (eddāit{yeddayit}).  n. al.; v. intr., tr.dāit; n. constr.dādein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  twist andpullhair;tangled;mesh.  

1.Eardāitbōranemukōje.  Hegrabbedhishairandpulledhimdown.  

2.Ekkāankōrādādebarñerejire.  Womenusuallypullhairwhentheyfight.  

dāik  {dayik}.  transitive form ofdāndān.  

dāit  {dayit}.  transitive form ofdāde {daydẹy}.  

dak  {dak}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. caus.kōdak; v. distrib.dake; n. constr.dakin.  duck.  

1.Rejbaedakeāneṇ.  Theysaythere'slotsofducksonthatisland.  

dakke  {dakkẹy}.  slang.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.dakkeū; n. constr.dakkein.  ugly, of people;homely.  

1.Ejjeḷọkdakkeinḷeeṇ.  Thatmanisveryugly.  

dakōlkōl  {dakẹlkẹl}.  v. adj.; n. inal.dakōlkōlū; v. caus.kōdakōlkōl; n. pers.ri-dakōlkōl.  ugly;homely.  

1.Edakōlkōlwaeṇwaan.  Hiscanoeisugly.  

2.Eḷapandakōlkōl.  Heisveryhomely.  

daṃ  {daṃ}.  n. inal.deṃa.  forehead;brow;gable;edge.  

1.Iutūkjiiñlijeoaōimiriḷọkmenokadueoideṃaimturinmeja.  Itookoffmyshirtandwipedthesweatfrommyforeheadandmyface.P991  

daṃdeṃ  {daṃdẹṃ}.  v. intr., tr.daṃwij; n. inal.daṃdeṃū; n. pers.ri-daṃdeṃ; v. distrib.daṃdiṃwij,dedaṃdeṃwij (eddaṃdeṃwij); v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  lick.  

1.Earbajjekdaṃdiṃwijḷọḷeeo.  Hejustkeptlickingthelollipop.  

2.Jabdaṃdeṃwijpeiṃ.  Don'tlickyourhand (continuously).  

3.Jabdaṃwijḷọḷeṇebweetoon.  Don'tlickthatlollipopcauseit'sdirty.  

4.Kidukorejdaṃdeṃilopilejko.  Thedogsarelickingattheplates.  

5.Lalekiduṇeejdaṃwijpilejṇe.  Watchout,thatdogislickingyourplate.  

daṃdiṃwij  {daṃdiṃij}.  distributive form ofdaṃdeṃ {daṃdẹṃ}.  

daṃok  {daṃekʷ}.   Alsodaṃo{daṃew}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.daṃoke; n. inal.daṃokū; v. caus.kōdaṃok; n. constr.daṃokin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  jutting out from the rest;extra;appendage, usually to a house (always used with directional postpositions).  

1.Ijjerbalinkōṃṃanaōdaṃoḷọk.  Iworktomakesomeextramoney.  

2.Juoneṇaḷaḷejdaṃokḷọkjānṃweeṇ.  Apieceofwoodisstickingoutfromthathouse.  

3.Wōnṇeejjokweilodaṃoḷọkṇe?  Whoislivinginthesmallroom?  

daṃwij  {daṃij}.  transitive form ofdaṃdeṃ {daṃdẹṃ}.  

dān  {dan}.  n. al.; n. inal.dānnū; v. distrib.dāne,dāndān; n. constr.dānnin.  water;liquid;beverage;fluid;juice;sap ofcoconut tree.  

1. “Ekweeṃōjṇebweemootḷọkeokainakjenḷōmṇakedānninidaak,”Jemaeba.  “Okay,that’senoughofthat;let’sjustmoveforwardandthinkaboutgettingourselvessomedrinkingwater,”Fathersaid.P1212  

2.Dānninwōt.  Rainwater.  

3.Edāneoraneo.  Theorangewasjuicy.  

dāndān  {dandan}.  n. al.; v. adj., tr.dāne,dāik; v. caus. intr.kōdāndān, tr.kōdāndāne; v. distrib.dāndān,dāndāne; n. constr.dāndānin; stat. adj.dedāndān (eddāndān).  watery;slimy.  

1.Dāneraijṇe.  Putwaterintherice.  

2.Edāndānṃōñāeṇ.  Thatfoodiswatery.  

3.Kōdāndānejuubṇe.  Dilutethesoup.  

dāne  {daney}.  transitive form ofdāndān {dandan}.  

dānnin  {dannin}.  construct form ofdān {dan}.  

dānnin aebōj  {dannin hayẹbẹj}.  rainwater.  

dānnin idaak  {dannin yidahak}.  drinkingwater.  

dānnin kadek  {dannin kadek}.  strongliquor,alcoholicbeverage.  

dānnin kōmjaaḷaḷ  {dannin kemjahaḷhaḷ}.  tears.  

dānnin laḷ  {dannin laḷ}.  wellwater.  

dānnin lọjet  {dannin lawjẹt}.  saltwater.  

dānnin ni  {dannin niy}.  coconutjuice.  

dānnin wōt  {dannin wẹt}.  rainwater.  

dao  {dahwew}.  v. intr.; n. inal.daoū; v. caus.kōdao.  firstfood after fast;break afast.  

1. “Itōmdao,”Bojineoekkūrtok.  “Comehavesomebreakfast,”theBoatswaincalledovertome.P959  

2. “Jibwiwajdaokāadeañjānrūttorāānin.”Bojineoebaimjibwelōñtakpāākeokekōrkōreoekaratartartokippānwaeo.  “I’mpassingupsomefoodthepeopleontheislandsentover,”theBoatswainsaidandpassedupthebagasthecanoecameupalongsidetheboat.P1268  

3.Ejejenekarbarkōnonoakkōmmānjijetlaḷḷọkimdao.  Noonesaidanythingelse;wealljustsatthereandate.P966  

4.Ijjañindaojāninne.  Ihaven'teatensinceyesterday.  

5.Kwōnañindaoke?  Haven'tyoubrokenyourfastyet?  

dāp  {dap}.  n. al.; v. caus.kōdāp; v. distrib.dāpe; n. constr.dāpin.  afish,eel, large and black;Gymnothorax sp.;moray eel.  

dāpdep₁  {dapdẹp}.  n. al.; v. distrib.dāpdipe; n. constr.dāpdepin.  trunk of atree;stump.  

1.Edāpdipeijeṇraarjookāniie.  Therearelotsofstumpswheretheycutthecoconuttrees.  

dāpdep₂  {dapdẹp}.  v. adj., tr.dāpij; n. inal.dāpdepū; v. caus.kōdāpdep; v. distrib.dāpdipij; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.dāpijek).  hold;grip;resist;clasp;control;keep;linger;maintain;negative;retain;adhere.  

1.Akñaiṃōkajimdāpdep.  IheldonasfastasIcould.P599  

2.Dāpdipijibweenjabwōtḷọk.  Keepitfromfallingover.  

3.Edāpdepippān.  He'snegativeaboutit.  

4.IdāpijbanōḷeoimJemaelutōktokmeneokobbanñanlowaantāāñeoaninjineo.  IheldthefunnelandFatherpouredthecontentsintothetankoftheengine.P590  

5.Ikarṃōkajimkōtḷọkbakōjeoakidāpdep.  IletgoofthebucketasquicklyasIcouldandheldon.P651  

6.Jikindāpdep.  Handle.  

7.Kateeokdāpdepbwewainejbuuḷ.  Doyourbesttoholdonbecausethisvehicleisgoingfast.  

8.Kateeokdāpijbaoṇebweenjabkelọk.  Doyourbesttoholdthatbirdsothatitdoesn'tflyaway.  

9.Kwōndāpdipijiwōtpiikṇebweeṇjabko.  Keeponholdingthepigsothatitdoesn'trunaway.  

Dāpdep₃  {dapdẹp}.  clan name.  

dāpdipe  {dapdipey}.  distributive form ofdāpdep {dapdẹp}.  

dāpdipij  {dapdipij}.  distributive form ofdāpdep {dapdẹp}.  

Dāpeij  {dapẹyij}.  period ofstorms; associated with the ascendancy ofJebrọ (Pleiades) in early July.  

Dāp-eo  {dap-yew}.  aconstellation; dark spot in theMilky Way beside theta inOphiuchus;Coalsack.  

dāpi-  {dapi-}.   Alsodipi-{dipi-}.  n. al.; n. inal.dāpū; n. constr.dāpi-n.  base,foundation,bottom,stem,trunk.  

1.Jājeeoeṇidipinnieṇ.  Themacheteisatthebottomofthatcoconuttree.  

dāpij  {dapij}.  transitive form ofdāpdep {dapdẹp}.  

1. “Dāpijwōt,”Jemaeba.  “Keepholdinghim,”Fathersaid.P1162  

dāpijbok  {dapijbekʷ}.  Fromdāpij {dapij} |"hold",bok {bekʷ} |"sand," "to hold on to the sand".  n. al.; v. caus.kōdāpijbok; n. constr.dāpijbokin.  aplant,Euphorbia thymifolia L. (Ebon.).  

dāpijdekā  {dapijdẹkay}.  Fromdāpij {dapij} |"hold",dekā {dẹkay} |"rock", "to hold on to a rock".  aplant,Peperomia volkensii C.; DC. (Piperaceae); Ebon; Also applied on most atolls toBoerhavia duffusa L.  

dāpijek  {dapijẹk}.  v. intr.; n. inal.dāpijekū; v. caus.kōdāpijek; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  join;attach;link;fasten;perfective form ofdāpdep {dapdẹp};mesh.  

1.Edāpijekpebakoippāndoon.  Thepapersarefastenedtogether.  

dāpilpil₁  {dapilpil}.  v. intr.; n. inal.dāpilpilū; v. caus. intr.kōddāpilpil, tr.kōdāpili; v. distrib.dedāpilpil (eddāpilpil); v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  roll.  

1. “Ijjañinkajjioñakbōlenebanpenbweāinwōtiḷakbajlalemeneojejwōjakdeeṇkōdapilitaijkaṇimewaḷọkbōnbōneoad.  “Ihaven’ttriedbutitprobablywouldn’tbehard,becauseitseemslikeIjustsawhowtheydoit;youjustrollthediceandthenumberofpointsshow.P167  

2.Kajiliñeoejdedāpilpil (eddāpilpil)iraanwaeo.  Thedrumisrollingaroundonthedeckoftheship.  

Dāpilpil₂  {dapilpil}.  Fromdāpilpil {dapilpil} |"to roll".  n. al.; v. caus.kōdāpilpil; n. constr.Dāpilpilin.  aplant, pandanus cultigen. (Stone).  

dāpilto-dāpiltak  {dapiltẹw-dapiltak}.  Lit. roll westward, roll eastward.  roll around;roll back and forth.  

1.Bojineoeareọutiimkanoojinkapenetūraṃinkiaajeoioonteekinwaeobweenjabdāpilto-dāpiltak.  Theboatswainsecurelylasheddownthedrumofgasolineontheboat’sdecksoitwouldn’trollabout.  

2.Kwōnaajlukkuunettoonkōnaṃdāpilto-dāpiltakrotṇe.  You'regoingtogetalldirtyrollingaroundlikethat.  

dapitōk  {dahpitẹk}.  n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kōdapitōk; v. distrib.dedapitōktōk (eddapitōktōk); n. constr.dapitōkin.  tangled.  

1.Eṃṃanekebwerōjjabddapitōktōk (eddapitōktōk).  Nylonlinesaregoodbecausetheydon'ttangleoften.  

2.Jabjuribwekwōnaajkōdapitōke.  Don'tsteponitoryou'llentangleit.  

datoñ  {dahteg}.  v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kōdatoñ, tr.kōe.  asleeping mat that'swet;waterstain on clothes after sitting on a wet spot..  

1.Edatoñjakeṇe.  Thatmatiswet.  

2.Edatoñjedọujijṇeaṃ.  Yourpantsarewetandstained.  

3.Taeoeaarkōdatoñejakieo?  Whatmadethematwet?  

de₁  {dẹy}.   Alsodein {dẹyin}.  just;only; of singularimportance;unique.  

1. “Enaajluujdejuonalenkumieoarro.  “Ourteamisgoingtoloseagain.P466  

2. “Joñanaōkijerjer,jekdọọnātrotakmeneodeeojenjeblaak,”Kapeneoeba.  “Iaminabighurryhere;itdoesn’tmatterwhattheboat’snameis,justthatwegetgoing,”theCaptainsaid.P437  

3. “Meneojejeḷādeeokejepeḷọk.  “Theonlythingweknowforsureisthatwearedrifting.P1234  

4.Akmeneoelodeeokōdọkoiturinlañ.  Buttheonlythinghecouldseewascloudsinthesky.P865  

5.EjkarkeinkōjañjañeodeiniloaelōñinṂajeḷṃoktajānandeḷọñtoklaḷkojet.  ItwastheonlykindofmusicalinstrumentintheMarshallsbeforeWesterncontact.S11  

6.Eḷọkdejuonallōñūṇaiānin.  Ihavejustcompletedmyfirstmonthonthisisland.  

7.Eṃōjdeaōjinoriitibokeo.  Ijuststartedreadingthebook.  

8.MeneoejjeḷọkdeeowaanektakiḷọkmenkeinñanLikiep,ijellọkinwōttiṃainrauneo,akkōnkekōmmānaikujnaajkarkōttartokbarjiluallōñ.  TheonlythingtheylackedwasavehicletohaulthesethingstoLikiep,exceptforthefieldtripship,butwewouldhavehadtowaitforthatforthreemonths.P19  

de₂  {dẹy}.   Dial. E, W:edde {yẹddẹy}  v. intr.; v. caus.kōde.  perch atop s.t.;sleep,chickens only;rookery;defecate fromtrees, ofbirds.  

1.Baoenejderaanmāeṇ.  Thechickenissleepingonthebranchofthebreadfruittree.  

2.Rujlọkinraaneojuon,iḷakbajwanlōñḷọkjānlowaikarloBojineoejdeiraankajueo.  WhenIwokeupthenextday,IwentupandsawtheBoatswainupontopofthemast.P863  

de-  {dey}.  facing; with directionals.  

debakut  seedebọkut.  

debbōn  {debben}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.debbōnū; n. constr.debbōnin.  giantsize;enormous;huge;large.  

1.Earbuukjuondebbōnpiik.  Heshotahugepig.  

debdeb  {dẹbdẹb}.  Fromddōb {ddẹb} |"to husk".  v. intr., tr.dibōj; n. inal.debdebū; v. distrib.dibdibōj(e); v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  tospear;poke;prod;ram.  

1.Kwōndibōjekeṇ.  Spearthatfish.  

2.Kwōnjabdibdibōjeekṇebweenaajnana.  Don'tspeakthefishtoomanytimesoritwillspoil.  

3.Letokṃadeṇebweinetaldebdebek.  GivemethatspearsothatIcangospearfish.  

4.Pakoeoeṇeṃōjdibdibōje.  Thesharkhasbeenspearedmanytimes.  

deblọk  {dẹblakʷ}.  v. intr., tr.deblọk(e); n. inal.deblọkū; v. caus.kōdeblọk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  passthrough;go through;breakthrough;penetrate.  

1.Koṃnañindeblọkkelik.  Haven'tyougottenthroughtotheoceansideyet?  

debokḷọk  {dẹbẹkʷḷakʷ}.   Alsodebakḷọk {debakḷakʷ}.  n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kōdebokḷọk, tr.kōdebokḷọke; v. distrib.dedebokbok; n. constr.debokḷọkin.  explode.  

1.EddebokbokainikienboktañkoanRi-pālle.  TheAmericanbombsexplodedallover.  

2.Ejoorkatkatijoimkōmmānḷakilbōkedebokḷọkmeneoimkelọkkōjjorameo.  Hestoodreadyinplaceandwewereallsurprisedwhentheflaregunexplodedandtheflareshotupintothesky.P939  

3.Eḷakdebakḷọkṇoeoitōrereinwaeoibawōteitanrup.  Asthewavesmashedhardagainstthesideoftheboat,Ithoughtitwouldbreakapart.P611  

4.Wōneoearkadebokḷọke?  Whoexplodedit?  

debọkut  {debakʷit}.  n. al.; n. constr.debọkutin.  coconutstump;pandanusstump;stump of anytree;remains of atree especially if covered with fern growth; grass; etc.; abush; ashrub;boondocks;heavygrowth;thickbeard;underground section of aplant.  

1.Joñananḷapkōto,ekiōktūṃdebọkut.  Itwassowindythetreestumpsnearlycameofftheground.  

debwāāl  {debayal}.  v. intr., tr.debwāāle; n. inal.debwāālū; v. caus.kōdebwāāl; n. pers.ri-debwāāl.  across; adrill.  

Debwāāl-eo  {debayal-yew}.  Fromdebwāāl: "the drill", used to drill holes in the disks ofSpondius mussels found at Namorik to make "puka shell" necklaces;Bake, the name of the mussel, is also the name of a nearby star, gamma in Ophiuchus  aconstellation; stars inOphiuchus; 67, 68, 70; possibly stars inHydra; delta, epsilon, theta, eta, sigma.  

debweiu  {debẹyiw}.  group ofsprouted coconuts past the eatingstage.  

ded  {ded}.  stage ofgrowth;size;age;amount;dimension;rate;share.  

1.Dedmejānwōtkeejkabūrōrō.  Hewassoexcitedthathegotreallywide-eyed.P997  

2.Eṃṃanded.  Heisoldenough.  

3.Ewidedbọọkṇe?  Whatarethatbox'sdimensions?  

4.Ewidedḷadikeṇ?  Howoldisthatboy?  

5.Rōṃṃanded.  They'reoldenough.  

dedāil  {dedayil}.   Dial. W:eddāil {yeddayil}, E:dedāil {dedayil}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.dedāili; n. inal.dedāilū; n. pers.riddāil; n. constr.dedāilin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  make ahole;poke;drill;bore;awl.  

1.Dāilitokṃōkbōde.  Pleasedrillaholeinthistortoiseshellforme.  

2.Imaroñkekōjerbaldedāil (eddāil)eoaṃ?  MayIuseyourawl?  

3.Kwōndāilimenṇe.  Boreaholeinit.  

4.Letokṃōkkeindedāil (eddāil)eoaṃ.  MayIhaveyourawl?  

dedāp  {dedap}.   Dial. W:eddāp {yeddap}, E:dedāp {dedap}.  v. intr.; n. inal.dedāpū; v. caus.kōddāp; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  cling to;stick to;adhere;sticky;welded.  

1.Kaddāp.  Welding.  

2.Laleeddāpnuknukṇeaṃilobwilṇe.  Becarefulyoudon'tgetyourchewinggumstuckonyourclothes.  

dede₁  {dẹdẹy}.   Dial. W:edde {yẹddẹy}, E:dede {dẹdẹy}.  v. intr., tr.dedeik,didiek (iddiek),diek; n. inal.dedeū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  splice;lengthen;complement;add on to.  

1.Etkekwōjjabdiekḷọktoṇekeekadu?  Whydon'tyoulengthenthatrope,becauseit'sshort?  

2.Inaajkelọkippānimjipañe.,”JemaediekḷọkmeneoKapeneoekarba.  “I’lljumpin,too,soIcanhelphim,”FathercomplementedwhattheCaptainsaid.P1249  

dede₂  {dẹydẹy}.  v. intr.; n. inal.dedeū; v. caus. intr.kadede, tr.kadedeik; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  ready;prepared;completed;entirelyfinished;implemented.  

1. “Kōmijjinoektakiljuimkadedeḷọkaolepmen.”  “Wewillstartloadingtomorrowandgettingeverythingready.”P248  

2.Ededeḷọkaōṃōñā.  I'vefinishedeating.  

3.Ededeḷọkmenwōtōmjej.  Everythingisready.  

4.Jabjinojuonjerbaleḷañekwōjāminkadedeiki.  Donotundertakeaprojectunlessyoucanfinishit.  

dedeb  {dẹdẹb}.   Dial. W:eddeb {yẹddẹb}, E:dedeb {dẹdẹb}.  v. adj., tr.dibōj; n. inal.dedebū; v. caus.kōddeb; n. pers.riddeb; v. distrib.dibdibōj; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  huskcoconuts;pierce withhusking stick orspear;jabbing.  

1.Kwōnjabdibdibōjekṇe.  Don'tspearsomanyholesinthatfish.  

2.Kwōnjabdibdibōjwainiṇe.  Don'tmakesomanypuncturesinthatcoprahusk.  

3.Ḷeoejdedeb (eddeb)waini.  Heishuskingcopranuts.  

4.Ḷeoejdibōjwainieo.  Heishuskingthecopranut.  

dedeen ke  {dedeyen key}.  furthermore.  

1.Dedeenkeejjabaōpeinaelṇe.  Andthat’snotevenmypaintoil.P641  

dedeinke  {dẹydẹyinkey}.  because,already.  

1.Dedeinkewiikuweotokjuonnaajiienanniñniñeonejūkememimiabwinjakojāne.  Andbecausetheweekafternextwillbemyson’sfirstbirthdayandIreallydon’twanttomissit.P95  

2.Iarilimjuonbatoimjorrāān,dedeinkeeṃōjaōilimdejuonkeej.  Idrankonebottleandpassedout,becauseIhadalreadydrunkacase.  

3.Iarpiọboñdedeinkeiarṃōrābōt.  IwascoldlastnightbecauseIhadwetclothingon.  

dedek  {dedek}.   Dial. W:eddek {yeddek}, E:dedek {dedek}.  v. intr.; n. inal.dedekū; v. caus.kōddek; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  grow;develop;germinate;progress.  

1.Eddekṃōnwiaeṇan.  Hisstoreisprogressing.  

2.Eḷapanri-Ṃajeḷjeraaṃṃankōnandedekniiloaelōñkoaer.  TheMarshallesepeopleareextremelyfortunatethatcoconuttreesgrowintheirislands.S10  

dedep  {dẹdẹp}.   Dial. W:eddep {yẹddẹp}, E:dedep {dẹdẹp}.  afish.  

dedo  {dedew}.   Dial. W:eddo {yeddew}, E:dedo {dedew}.  v. adj.; n. inal.dedoū; v. caus. stat. intr.r kaddodo, tr.kaddouk; n. pers.riddo; v. distrib.dedodo (eddodo); stat. adj.dedodo (eddodo).  heavy;burden;responsibility;tensed up;despondency;melancholy;sluggish.  

1. “Eddotokkōtḷọk.”  “Ifit’shardtopullin,letitoutalittle.”P1305  

2.Eḷapaōdedodo (eddodo)rainin.  Ifeelsluggishtoday.  

3.Ikōjekdọọnandedoimkateeōkotakbakōjeoimlutōkeṇaijoekarba.  ItriedtoignorehowheavythebucketwasasIlifteditupandemptieditwherehehadtoldmeto.P649  

4.IloaelōñinṂajeḷ,kienejbōkeddoinaolepjerbalkokijjienkōjparokimbōbraearmejjānnañinmejimjorrāān.  IntheMarshallIslands,thegovernmenttakestheresponsibilityofcaringforandprotectingpeoplefromsicknessandharm.S7  

5.Jemaekarkatewōtakelukkuunalikkarandedodoimaddiṃakoko.  Fatherwasdoinghisbesttoperseverebutitwasobviousthathewasgrowinghopelessanduneasy.P1027  

6.Naaneoekōṃṃanandedodo (eddodo).  Thenewsmadehimfeelmelancholy.  

7.Pāākdedodo (eddodo)meneṇ.  Thatbagisveryheavy.  

dedodo  seededo.  

dedọdo  {dedawdẹw}.   Alsodọdo{dawdẹw}.  v. adj., tr.dọuk(i); n. inal.dedọdoū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  close; tolower something.  

1.Dọukilaḷḷọkbarjidik.  Takeitdownabitmore.  

2.Etalimdọukḷọkjeinaeeṇñane.  Golowerthecoconut-frondmatforher.  

3.Iloiieneoekarṃōjdọukḷọkaḷimṃōttanwōtjilunelōñtakjānioondān.  Atthattimethesunwassettinganditonlyhadaboutthreemorefeettogobeforeittouchedthewater.P1021  

4.Jaakiwajkobōkmejāndọuki.  Pleasetakethesethings (usuallyfooditems)andenjoy.(Thisistraditionallyutteredbyari-jerbaltohisaḷaporanaḷaptohisiroojtopleasethereceiver.)  

5.Komaroñkedọukwūntoṇebweetọtok?  Pleaselower (close)thewindowbecauseit'srainingin.  

6.Kwōndọukbwāṇe.  Lowerthatpole.  

7.Kwōndọukwūntōṇe.  Closethatwindow.  

dedoor  {dedewer}.   Dial. W:eddoor {yeddewer}, E:dedoor {dedewer}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.door(e); n. constr.dedoorin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.dorōk).  put;put down; leave;consider;let down;let down carefully;deposit;install;set,sell oneself short.  

1.Dodoorlaḷḷọkṃukkoṇe.  Letthecargonetdowncarefully.  

2.EjṃōjaōdoorilaḷḷọkmenkoioonwaeoakJemaekkōnonotok.  AssoonasIputthethingsdown,Fatherstartedtalkingtome.P1270  

3.Etkekwōjdedoorḷọkijeṇeaṃ?  Whyareyousellingyourselfshort?  

4.Idooripilawākoiturierroinnemkwaḷọktokjuontūre,juonbakbōkimjakeḷọkmenkoimBojineoebōkbakbōkeoimjiḷaitijuoniaanḷoobkoimkōmjelidaakimṃōñā.  Iputdownthebreadnexttothemandthenfoundatray,asmallknife,andhandedthemover,andtheBoatswaintooktheknifeandslicedoneoftheloavesandweallateanddrank.P269  

5.Ikarbūkiḷọkimdooriṇaiturierjel.  Itookbiscuitsandputtheminfrontofthemen.P963  

6.Jabdoornaankoaōnaanjekdọọn.  Don'tdisregardmywords (don'tconsidermywordslies).  

7.Kwōjdedoor (eddoor)iaaṃbok?  Wheredoyoukeepyourbooks?  

8.Kwōndoorṇaibṇe.  Putdownthatknife.  

9.Kwōndoorwōtbokṇe.  Leavethatbookthere.  

10.Raarnieddoor.  Theyletdownabunchofcoconutsbyrope.  

deekto  {deyektew}.   Alsorekoot{reykewet}.  From Japn.rekōdo (レコード) (from Engl.record)  n. al.; v. caus.kōdeekto; n. constr.deektoin.  phonographrecord.  

deel₁  {deyel}.  n. al.; n. constr.deelin.  afan.  

deel₂  {deyel}.  transitive form ofdeelel {deyelyel}.  

deelel₁  {deyelyel}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.deel(e); n. inal.deelelū; v. caus.kōdeelel; n. constr.deelelin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  tofan;use afan.  

1.Iloanibebḷọkkōnmenokaduimijibwetokjuonṃōttanpebaimdeele.  IsawthathewasdrippingwithsweatsoIgotapieceofpaperandusedittofanhim.P1097  

2.Kwōndeeleniñniñṇebweemenokadu.  Fanthatbabybecauseit'ssweating.  

3.Lewajdeelṇeimdeelel.  Takethisfanandfan.  

deelel₂  {deyelyel}.  n. al.; n. pers.ri-deelel; n. constr.deelelin.  adance, usingfans.  

deenju  {dẹyẹnjiw}.  From Japn.renshū (練習).  n. al.; v. intr., tr.deenjuuk; n. pers.ri-deenju; n. constr.deenjuin.  practice;warm up;drill.  

1.Epojakaolepmenijellọkinwōtektakaḷaḷkabtiinimdeenjuukinjineanwain.  Everythingisreadyexceptforloadingthelumberandmetal,andwarminguptheengineintheboat.P80  

dein  {dẹin}.  thesame;only.  

1.EjkarkeinkōjañjañeodeiniloaelōñinṂajeḷṃoktajānandeḷọñtoklaḷkojet.  ItwastheonlykindofmusicalinstrumentintheMarshallsbeforeWesterncontact.S11  

2.EjjawāweendeinwōtanrawūnRatak.  ThesameprocedureisfollowedfortheRatakround-trip.S17  

dej  {dej}.  v. intr.; v. distrib.dedejdej (eddejdej);dejjeḷọk.  stealaway;flee.  

1.Eḷakloeō,edejjeḷọkemko.  Whenhesawme,hetookofflikeaflash.  

2.Keejjukijekeo,eddejdejarmej.  Whenthefirebrokeout,peoplewererunninginalldirections.  

dejeñ  {dejeg}.  n. al.; v. intr.; v. distrib.dejeñjeñ; n. constr.dejeñin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; stat. adj.dejeñjeñ.  strong, of wind or storm;physicallystrong;expensive;severe;stubborn.  

1. “Kōtoinejjañinḷōmṇakindikḷọkakejdejeñjeñḷọkwōt.  “Thewindhasn’tdieddownatallandisactuallygettingstronger.P779  

2.Edejeñḷọkkōtoin.  Thiswindisgrowingstronger.  

3.Ejjeḷọkdejeñjeñinānbwinnin.  Hehassuchastrongbody.  

4.Ejjeḷọkdejeñjeñinkōtoin.  Thiswindisreallystrong.  

5.Ejjeḷọkdejeñjeñinoṇāānṃweiukkaṇe.  Thosegoodsareawfullyexpensive.  

6.Ejjeḷọkdejeñjeñinṇeajri.  Thatchildisreallystubborn  

7.Ikarkakkōtlaṃōjkōnandejeñjeñḷọkkōtoeo.  ThewindwassostrongthatIhadtoyellreallyloudforhimtohearme.P576  

dek  {dek}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  hold one'sbreath.  

1.Kwōndekmenowaṃ.  Holdyourbreath.  

dekā₁  {dekay}.  n. al.; n. inal.dekāū; v. distrib.dedekāke (eddekāke); caus. distrib.kōdekākeiki; n. constr.dekāin.  stone;rock;gravel;flint.  

1.Edekākeiarinānin.  Thelagoonsideofthisislandhaslotsofgravel.  

2.TaibooneoearkōdekākeikilikinJālwōj.  ThetyphoonspreadrocksallacrosstheoceansideofJālwōj.  

dekā₂  {dekay}.  v. adj.; n. inal.dekāū; n. pers.ri-dekā; v. distrib.dedekākā (eddekākā).  yaws;skinulcer.  

1.Eddekākāajiriraṇnejin.  Herchildrenareverysusceptibletoyaws.  

2.Ejjeḷọkwōtdedekākā (eddekākā)inḷadikeṇ.  Thatboyisreallycoveredwithyaws.  

dekā aorōk  {dekay hawẹrẹk}.  gem.  

dekā in jibke  {dekay yin jibkẹy}.   Alsodekein jibke{dẹkẹyin jibkẹy}.  n. al.; v. caus.kōdekā in jibke; v. dir. caus.kōdekā in jibketok/ḷọk/waj; v. distrib.dekā in jibkee; n. constr.dekā in jibkein.  stones used injibkefishing method for porpoises.  

dekā lọḷ  {dekay laḷʷ}.  n. al.; n. constr.dekā lọḷin.  luaustones; heavyvolcanicrocks.  

dekāke  {dekaykẹy}.  Fromdekā {dekay}|.  n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kōdekāke, tr.kōdekākeik; v. distrib.dedekāke (eddekāke); n. constr.dekākein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  stony;rocky.  

1.Kōtoeoekōdekākeikarinānin.  Thestormwashedashoregravelonthelagoonsideofthisisland.  

dekakkak  {dekakkak}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.dekakkakū; v. caus. intr.kōdekakkak, tr.kōdekakkake; n. constr.dekakkakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  cackle.  

1.Taeṇejkadekakkakebaoeṇ?  What'scausingthatchickentocackle?  

dekakḷọk  {dekakḷakʷ}.  slang.  n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kōdekakḷọk, tr.kōdekakḷọke; n. constr.dekakḷọkin.  outburst oflaughter.  

1.Kōmwōjdekakḷọkkekōmroñanjiñ.  Weallburstintolaughterwhenweheardhimbreakwind.  

Dekā-Lijone  {dekay-lijewney}.  astar;Canopus.  

deke in jibke  {dẹkẹy yin jibkẹy}.  n. al.; n. inal.deke in jibkeū; v. caus.kōdeke in jibke; n. constr.deke in jibkein.  kidney.  

dekenin  {dẹkẹynin}.   Alsodekeinnin{dẹkẹyinnin},dekāānnin{dekayannin}.  n. al.; v. caus.kōdekenin; n. constr.dekeninin.  mallet made fromclamshell.  

dekōṃkōṃ  {dekeṃkeṃ}.   Dial. E, W:kakōṃkōṃ {kakeṃkeṃ}  n. al.; v. adj.; n. pers.ri-dekōṃkōṃ; n. constr.dekōṃkōṃin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  vociferous;noisy.  

1.Taeṇejdekōṃkōṃeake?  What'shesonoisyabout?  

del  {dẹl}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.dele; n. inal.delū; n. pers.ri-del; n. constr.delin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  afood,pandanus pudding cooked in hot rocks.  

1.Ñekwōjelādelkwōndeltokkijed.  Ifyouknowhowtoprepareandcookpandanuspuddinginhotrocks,thenmakesomeforus.  

deldelbwij  {dẹldẹlbij}.  afish,eel with no teeth.  

deḷọñ  {dẹyḷagʷ}.  v. intr.; n. inal.deḷọñū; v. caus. intr.kaddeḷọñ, tr.kadeḷọñ.  enter;runs, in abaseball game;admit;insert;enroll;import;deposit;income;inning.  

1.Bōtabṃōṃkajjānaōkardeḷọñḷọkilowa,ikaremmōlaḷḷọkimlaleejet.  However,IstuckmyheadinbeforeIwentintoseehowhewas.P1217  

2.Edeḷọñwaeo.  Theshiphasenteredthelagoon.  

3.Edeḷọñ.  He'senrolled.  

4.Eḷapaerkaddeḷọñtokṃweiukimṃōñājānaerkaddiwōjḷọkwaini.  Moregoodsandfoodsareimportedthanthecoprathatisexported.S6  

5.Iarkaddeḷọñaōṃaakilopāāñ.  Idepositedmymoneyinthebank.  

6.Iarkadeḷọñṃaakkoaōilopāāñ.  Idepositedmymoney (definite)inthebank.  

7.Ideḷọñḷọklowaimtileḷaṇtōneoie.  Iwentinsidethecabinandlitthelantern.P533  

8.Koṃrodelọñtok.”  Comeonin.”P179  

9.Raarkadeḷọñri-nañinmejeo.  Theyadmittedthepatient.  

deltokrōk  {deltekʷrẹk}.  afish,skip jack,Caranx melampygus Hawaiianulua.  

demāju  {demajiw}.  n. al.; n. constr.demājuin.  cornice orgable of a Marshallesehouse.  

1.EjjeḷọkajilodemājuuniṃōnṂajeḷ.  There'snothatchinthegableofMarshallesehouses.  

deṃak  {deṃak}.  v. intr., tr.deṃake; n. inal.deṃakū.  oppose;prevent.  

1.Iardeṃakpepeeoan.  Iopposedhisdecision.  

deṃwā  {deṃay}.   Alsodeṃōn{deṃen}.  edge of.  

deñ  {deg}.  formant in place names.  

deñdeñ  {degdeg}.  v. adj., tr.deñōt(e),deñḷọk(e); n. inal.deñdeñū; v. caus.kōdeñdeñ; n. pers.ri-deñdeñ; v. distrib.deñdeñōte; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  spank;slap;pound;lash;thrash;whip.  

1.Kwōnjabbōtbwekwōnaajdeñdeñ.  Don'tbenaughtyoryou'llgetspanked.  

2.Kwōnjabdeñdeñōteḷadikṇe.  Don'tspanktheboy (alloverhisbody).  

3.Ḷeoeardeñōtḷadikeo.  Hespankedtheboy.  

deñdeñin mājlep  {degdegin majlep}.  v. intr..  forecast predicting the onset of prevailingnortheasttrade winds.  

deñḷọk  {degḷakʷ}.  n. al.; n. constr.deñḷọkin.  canoe part,decorations offeathers onmasthead,boomtips, andsail.  

1.Rōpeḷḷọkdeñḷọkkoiloutọrjidikeo.  Thefeatherdecorationsblewawayduringthesqall.  

deñōt  {deget}.  transitive form ofdeñdeñ {degdeg}.  

deñtak  {degtak}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.deñtake; n. pers.ri-deñtak; n. constr.deñtakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  fishing method, strikingneedlefish with a long piece of wood or a paddle as they float on the surface of the water on moonlit nights.  

1.Deñtaketakeowaj.  Striketheneedlefishthat'sgoinginyourdirection.  

2.Kwōndeñtakwajikōjaakñairetam.  YoustrikeneedlefishontheleesidewhileIdosoontheoutriggerside.  

deo  seeindeeo.  

deọ  {deyaw}.  v. adj.; n. inal.deọū, stat. adj.deọeo.  pretty, of women;beautiful.  

1.Kwokanoojdeọ.  Youareverybeautiful.  

deor  {deyerʷ}.  v. intr.; n. inal.deorū; v. caus.kōdeor; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  escape;leave unnoticed.  

1.Edeorjānbōdeoan.  Heescapedfromhissin.  

2.EdeorjānpeinKaminij.  HeescapedfromtheCommunists.  

3.Euwāweenaṃdeorjānbadeeo?  Howdidyoumanagetoslipoutfromtheparty?  

4.Iaeoedeorie?  Wheredidheslipoffto?  

depakpak  {depakpak}.  v. adj.; n. inal.depakpakū; v. caus. intr.kaddepakpak, tr.kadepakpak(e); v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; stat. adj. sg.depakpak, pl.dedepakpak (eddepakpak))..  wide;broad;diameter;width.  

1.Ejmakewōtdepakpakanriab.  Hisexaggerationsareoutofthisworld.  

2.IjkeememejḷọkwōtkeikaruweippānJemakabruoṃōṃaanilojuonboojjidikdikeoroñoulruoneaitokanimjiljinonedepakpakin.  IstillrememberwhenIsailedwithFatherandtwoothermenonasmallboatthatwastwenty-twofeetlongandsixfeetwide.P1  

depdep₁  {depdep}.   Alsodepdep{dẹpdẹp},dep{dep}.  n. al.; n. constr.depdep in,deppin.  hugeness;enormousness;monstrosity.  

1.Depeoṇetok.  Herecomesthemonstrosity.  

2.Depmeneṇ.  Thatoneoverthereishuge.  

3.Deppinwameneṇ.  It'samonstrouscanoe.  

4.Iḷakbajerreāneḷọkilojuondeppinbaatejjutaklōñḷọkjānkeinikkanijabōnāneotueōñ.  AsIlookedovertowardtheislandIsawahugecloudofsmokerisingupfromthefoliageonthenortherntipoftheisland.P1244  

5.Lukkuundepdepinpakomeneṇ.  That'saveryhugeshark.  

depdep₂  {depdep, dẹpdẹp}.  n. al.; v. adj., tr.depete; n. inal.depdepū; n. pers.ri-depdep; n. constr.depdepin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  spank;knock off;slap; toswing at someone wildly;beating of thewaves.  

1.Ekātokjuonbwebweimdepetekōrkōreowaō.  Atunajumpedoutofthewaterandslappedmycanoe.  

2.Eḷakdepdeptokiṃōkajimbaare.  AsheswungatmeIsuddenlyparriedhisblow.  

3.Eḷakjitpeḷeḷñanṇokoeṃṃanaeritōmdepdepete.  Thenotherwaveshittheboatcrosswaysandkeptitfromturningover.P687  

4.Ijbawōtijinaketartokjuonṇoimdepetkōjaanwaeo.  RightasIsaiditawavesmashedupagainstthesideoftheboat.P597  

5.Lalewōnṇeedepeteok.  Lookoutorthatturtlewillslapyou.  

depet-doon  {depet-dewen}.  slang.  From "slap each other".  n. al.; v. caus.kōdepet-doon; n. pers.ri-depet-doon; n. constr.depet-doonin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  compete;competition.  

1.Errodepet-doonlọkuṃboñakejjeḷọkeṇewiin.  Theycontesteduntildarkbutnoonewon.  

depetdoul  {depetdẹwil}.   Alsoḷōbōtdoul{ḷebetdẹwil}.  v. adj.; n. inal.depetdoulū; v. caus.kōdepetdoul; n. pers.ri-depetdoul.  short andfat, of people;roly-poly.  

1.Eṃōjṇeaṃṃōñābwekwōdepetdoul.  You'dbetterstopeatingbecauseyou'refivebyfive.  

depete  {depetey}.  transitive form ofdepdep {depdep}.  

depiio  {dẹpiyyẹw}.  v. adj.; n. inal.depiioū; v. caus. intr.kōdepiio, tr.kōdepiioik.  whole;mass.  

depñat  {depgat}.  Fromddāp {ddap} |"stuck",ñat {gat} |"gums".  n. al.; v. adj.; v. distrib.dedepñatñat (eddepñatñat); n. constr.depñatin; stat. adj.depñat.  viscid,sticky, of food;gooey, as bread not fully cooked.  

1.Eddepñatñatpilawāe.  Thisbreadisgooeyallover.  

2.Jabkaatuwekiiōbweenaajdepñat.  Don'ttakeitoutoftheovennoworit'llbesticky.  

depouk  {dẹpẹwik}.  n. al.; n. constr.depoukin.  flight of a group ofbirds or planes.  

1.EarpeḷḷọkjuondepoukjānKuwaaṃ.  AflightofplanestookofffromGuam.  

det  {det}.  v. adj., tr.dete; n. inal.detū; v. caus.kōdet; v. distrib.dedetdet (eddetdet); stat. adj.detdet..  sunshine.  

1.Eddetdetānin.  Thisisletisalwayssunny.  

2.Eḷapandetrainin.  It'sverysunnytoday.  

detak  {dẹytak}.  blow, of thewind.  

detñil  {detgil}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. constr.detñilin; stat. adj.detñil.  sunny day without wind.  

1.Eḷapandetñilrainin.  It'scalmandsunnytoday.  

detta-  {dẹtta-}.  n. inal.detta.  size;amount;quantity.  

1.Ewidettan?  Howbigisshe?  

2.Ijjañinkarlelolopakodettaerdeeoilomoureaō.  Ihadneverseenthatmanysharksinmywholelife.P1004  

dettan  seedetta-.  

di₁  {diy}.  n. al.; n. inal.diū; v. distrib.didi; n. constr.diin.  bone.  

1.Edidiekṇe.  Thatfishhaslotsoflittlebones.  

di₂  {diy}.   Dial. E, W:bakbōk {bakbek}.  n. al.; n. constr.diin.  knife.  

di₃  {diy}.  oyster.  

diak  {diyak}.  n. al.; v. adj., tr.diak(e); n. inal.diakū; v. caus.kadiak; n. pers.ri-diak; v. distrib.didiakek (iddiakek),didiakeak (iddiakeak),didiakeōk (iddiakeōk); n. constr.diakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  tack,changesail from one end ofcanoe to the other to tack.  

1.Eddiakeakwaeṇkōnanṃōkaj.  Theboattacksoftenonaccountofitsspeed.  

2.Eddiakeōkwaeṇ.  Thatcanoeisalwaystacking.  

3.Ediakwaeṇ.  Thatcanoeistacking.  

4.Karāindeeoammāndidiakeōktakḷọkraaneoooṃboñ.  Wekepttackinginthisfashionalldayaswesailedeastuntilitwasnight.P862  

5.Kwōndiakewaṇe.  Tackyourcanoe.  

6.Raardiakewaeoṃoktajānanitaak.  Theytackedtheboatbeforeithitthereef.  

diaka  {diyakah}.   Alsodiaka{diyahkah}.  From Japn.riyakā (リヤカー) 2-wheeled bicycle-drawn cart< Eng. (rear + car)  n. al.; v. intr., tr.diakaik; n. inal.diakaū; n. constr.diakain; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  push cart.  

dibab  {dibab}.   Dial. W, E:rūbōb {ribẹb}.  n. al.; v. caus.kadibab; n. constr.dibabin.  afish,butterfly fish,Chaetodon ocellatus.  

dibdibōj  {dibdibej}.  distributive form ofdedeb {dẹdẹb}.  

dibōj  {dibej}.  transitive form ofdedeb {dẹdẹb} anddebdeb {dẹbdẹb}.  

diboñ  {dibẹgʷ}.   Alsodibuñ.  n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kadiboñ, tr.kadiboñe; n. constr.diboñin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  pitch black;dark night.  

1.Ediboñḷọkjāninne.  It'sdarkerthanlastnight.  

2.Ijjañinkarlelolo (ellolo)boñāinwōtinandiboñ.  I'veneverseensuchadarknightasthis.  

dibuk  {dibikʷ}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.dibuki; v. caus.kadibuk; n. pers.ri-dibuk; n. constr.dibukin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  penetrate;go through;pierce;infiltrate.  

1.Edibukimaremḷaketalkōmjabbarlowe.  Ittookoffintothebooniesandthatwasthelastwesawofit.  

2.Inaajkadibukiwainiloṇoṇetok.  I'llletthisboatnoseintotheoncomingwave.  

3.Ri-dibukmarroraṇe.  Thosearetheboonytrekkers.  

dibukae  {dibikʷhayey}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.dibukaein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  oceancurrents that are farther away from an island than thejuae currents; thesecondzone ofcurrents.  

1.Edibukaejikōt?  Inwhatdirectionisthisdibukaecurrentflowing?  

2.Jetōpardibukae.  We'reinthezoneofthedibukae currents  

did  {did}.  smallflowers ofpandanus,coconut, or other plants; seedidbōlbōl.  

didak  {didak}.   Alsodidak{diydak}.  afish.  

didbōlbōl  {didbelbel}.  Fromdid "small flowers",bōl "bloom".  v. intr..  grow well; toflower;flourish.  

1.Edidbōlbōlanmāekōtkadedek (eddek).  Mybreadfruitplantisgrowingwell.  

dide  {didẹy}.  From Engl., or seedde{ddẹy}|.  v. adj.; n. inal.dideū; v. caus.kadide; n. pers.ri-dide; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  relayrace.  

1.Wōneoewiinilodideeo.  Whowontherelay?  

didiil  {didiyil}.  variant form ofdiil.  

didiiñ  {diydiyig}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.didiiñi; n. pers.ri-didiiñ; n. constr.didiiñin.  acult;medicinewomen;medicaltreatment by members of the cult (didiiñ).  

1.Maroñkaṇandidiiñrōkabwilōñlōñ.  Thepowersofthedidiiñcultaremiraculous.  

didiṃakōl  {diydiyṃakel}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.didiṃakōlin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  atoy;pandanusrocket;fly a pandanus rocket.  

1.Eṃṃantōllọkundidiṃakōleowaan.  Hisdidiṃakōlflewverywell.  

didipiñpiñ  {didpigpig}.   Dial. W:iddipiñpiñ {yiddipigpid}, E:didipiñpiñ {didipigpig}.  n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kaddipiñpiñ, tr.kaddipiñpiñi; n. constr.didipiñpiñin (iddipiñpiñin).  throb;pound.  

1.Kwōnjabdidipiñpiñ (iddipiñpiñ)bwejouwaroñ.  Quitpoundingcauseyou'regettingonmynerves.  

didmej  {didmẹj}.  variant form ofdumej {diwmẹj}.  

didpikpik  {didpikpik}.   Dial. W:iddipikpik {yiddipikpik}, E:didpikpik {didpikpik}.   Alsodipikpik {dipikpik}.  v. intr.; n. inal.didpikpikū; v. caus.kaddipikpik; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  flutter;flop around.  

1.Ekarjabbardipikpikñanjidik.  Itdidn’tflopaboutonebit.P1314  

2.Kwōnṃanekṇebweeddipikpik.  Killthatfishbecauseit'sstillfloppingaround.  

die-  {diye-}.  n. inal.diō.  possessive classifier,earrings and other things worn onear.  

diede  {diyẹdẹy}.   Alsodede{dẹydẹy}.  n. al.; v. adj., tr.diek; n. inal.diedeū; v. caus. intr.kadiede, tr.kadiedeik; n. pers.ri-diede; n. constr.diedein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  wearearring.  

1.DiedeinṂajeḷ.  Marshalleseearrings.  

2.Eṃṃandiedeṇedieṃ.  Yourearringlooksnice.  

3.Kwōndiekdiedeṇedieṃ.  Wearyourearrings.  

4.Kwōnkadiedeikledikṇe.  Putsomeearringsonthatgirl.  

diek  {diyek}.  transitive form ofdiede {diyẹdẹy}.  

dienbwijro  {diyenbijrẹw}.   Alsodienbwijrok{diyenbijrẹkʷ},deenbwijro.  finalmeal together before an impendingdisaster; lastdinner.  

1.Ri-āneoraardienbwijrokeraarroñkeenaajbuñlọkLikabwiro.  TheislandersatetheirlastmealtogetherwhentheyheardthattyphoonLikabwirowouldravagetheirisland.  

diil  {diyil}.   Alsodidiil{didiyil} (iddiil{yiddiyil}).  n. al.; v. intr., tr.diili; n. pers.ri-diil; n. constr.diilin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  fishing method, fishing forsquirrel fish in small holes on reef during low tide using a two or three-foot-long leader fastened onto a piece of wood about the same length.  

1.Eowiikōndiil.  Fishcaughtusingthediilmethodoffishingaretasty.  

diiṃ  seedi-.bone.  

diin kat  {diyin kat}.  rib.  

diiñko  {diyigkẹw}.  From Japn.ringo "apple" (リンゴ).  phosphate.  

dijiñ  {dijig}.  n. al.; v. caus.kadijiñ; n. constr.dijiñin.  afish,scavenger,Lethrinus variegatus.  

dik  {dik}.  v. adj.; n. inal.dikū; v. caus.kaddikdik,kadik; v. distrib.jijdikdik (ijjidikdik),jijiddikdik (ijjiddikdik); stat. adj. sg.dikdik, jidikdik, pl.didik (iddik), jiddik.  small;young;little.  

1. “Kwōbanloebweedikkilọkaelōñeo,”Kapeneoeuwaake.  “Youcan’tseethembecausetheislandistoosmallandfarawaynow,”theCaptainreplied.P562  

2.BojineoedikḷọkwōtjidikjānJemaeomeeorjilñuuljiṃaaniiō.  TheBoatswainwasalittleyoungerthanFather,whowasthirty-someyearsold.P38  

3.Ejdikkilọkwōtāneoakejokmarokeo.  Theislandwasgettingsmallasnightfelluponus.P1318  

4.Elōñri-kakiinpālleilojikuuḷkeinrōḷḷapakenañinaolepjikuuḷkorōddikiloaelōñkoilikinri-Ṃajeḷwōtrejri-kaki.  ThereareanumberofWesternteachersinthelargerschools,butalmostallofthesmallouter-islandschoolshaveonlyMarshalleseteachers.S9  

dik oṇea-  {dik weṇya-}.  v. adj.; n. inal.dik oṇea; v. caus.kadik oṇea-.  cheap;lowsalary.  

1.Edikoṇāānjerbalṃweeṇ.  Workingatthatplacedoesn'tpaymuch.  

2.Edikoṇāānṃweiukṃweeṇ.  Thegoodsinthatstorearecheap.  

dikāāḷāḷ  {dikayaḷyaḷ}.   Alsodikāāḷāḷ{diykayaḷyaḷ}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.dikāāḷāḷū; v. caus.kadikāāḷāḷ; n. pers.ri-dikāāḷāḷ; n. constr.dikāāḷāḷin.  frustration;thwart.  

1.Ebajaabemkadikāāḷāḷkōṇaankoan.  Shesaidnoandthwartedhisdesires.  

2.Eḷapandikāāḷāḷkōnanbaneledikeo.  Hewasfrustratedoverhisvainattemptstoimpressthegirl.  

dike  {dikey}.  v. tr.; n. inal.dikeū.  hate;abhor; stronglydislike;disapprove;reject;resent.  

1.Idikeeok.  Ihateyou.  

2.Idikeṃweiukunṃweeṇ.  Idon'tlikethegoodsatthatstore.  

3.Rōdikekajjitōkeoam.  Ourrequestwasrejectedbythem.  

dikkilọk  {dikkilakʷ}.  fade away;disappear slowly.  

1.Iarlaleḷọkḷọkḷọkoooṃedikkilọk.  Iwaslookingatituntilitdisappearedfrommysight.  

2.Edikkilọkpiiḷtūreepeo.  Thefieldtripshipslowlyfadedaway.  

dikḷọk  {dikḷakʷ}.  idiom.  Fromdik {dik} |"smal",ḷọk {ḷakʷ} |"comparative".  decrease;discount;subside.  

1.Edikḷọkkōtoin.  Thewindhassubsided.  

2.Edikḷọkwōt.  It'ssubsiding.  

3.Jetedikḷọkunoṇāānmene?  What'sthediscountonthisitem?  

diklōñ  {diklẹg}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.diklōñe; n. inal.diklōñū; n. constr.diklōñin.  bosom;chestmeasurement.  

1.Kwōndiklōñeṃōknuknukeaō.  Wouldyoumeasuretheupperfrontofmygarment?  

dila  {diylah}.  n. al.; v. adj., tr.dilaik; n. inal.dilaū; v. caus.kadila; n. pers.ri-dila; v. distrib.didilala (iddilala); n. constr.dilain; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  nail.  

1.Ebwekedilakaṇeaṃ?  Doyouhaveenoughnails?  

2.Eddilalarāṇe.  Theboardhaslotsofnailsinit.  

3.Ilojuondilaioonteekimjibwetokimkade.  IspottedanailonthedecksoIpickeditupandthrewitatthefish.P388  

4.Kwōndilaikrāṇe.  Nailthatboard.  

dile  {diylẹy}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.dileū; v. caus.kadile; n. constr.dilein.  barnacles;ship worm;termite;damage caused bytermites orbookworms.  

1.Edilekapinwaeṇ.  Theboathasbarnaclesunderneath.  

2.Edileḷọktebōḷṇe.  Thattableistermite-eaten.  

dilep  {diylep}.  n. inal.dilepū.  backbone;spine.  

dim  {dim}.  firm.  

1.Edimimpen.  "firmandstrong"  

dim  {dim}.  v. adj.; n. inal.dimū; v. caus.kadim.  tight.  

1.Edimjedọujijeṇan.  Histrousersaretight.  

2.Eḷapandimaṃkarlukwōje.  Youtieditverytight.  

diṃōṃ  {diṃẹṃ}.  vulgar.  v. adj.; n. inal.diṃōṃū; v. caus. stat. intr.r kaddiṃōṃṃōṃ, tr.kadiṃōṃ.  orgasm;itchy.  

dimtak  {dimtak}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.dimtake; n. inal.dimtakū; n. pers.ri-dimtak; n. constr.dimtakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  jerk afishline tohook a fish.  

1.Jabkijerindimtake.  Don'tjerkityet.  

dimuuj  {dimiwij}.  n. al.; v. caus.kadimuuj; n. constr.dimuujin.  ashell;clam, medium large.  

diñōjḷọk  {digejḷakʷ}.  v. intr..  dry up from aging,shrivel up,dehydrate.  

1.Iloanarmejbwijwōḷāḷọkejdiñōjḷọkānbwinnier.Iloanarmejbwijwōḷāḷọkejdiñōjḷọkānbwinnier.  Aspeoplegrowoldtheirbodiesbegintoshrivel.  

2.Kōnankanoojinḷapdetiloāneo,eṃōkajandiñōjḷọkmenkorejejjedwawaioonbwidej.  Thesun'sheatissointenseontheislandthateverthinglyingaboutonthegrounddriesupquickly.  

dipāākāk₁  {diypayakyak}.   Alsoḷadipāākāk{ḷadiypayakyak}.  n. al.; n. constr.dipāākākin.  canoe part;socket for end ofboom (one at each end of canoe).  

Dipāākāk₂  {diypayakyak}.  Seedipāākāk "boom socket".  astar; epsilon Aurigae.  

dipāl  {dipal}.  crouch.  

1.Eruṃwijaōjibwejānandipālempeḷḷọk.  BeforeIcouldgrabhimhehadalreadycrouchedandsprangaway.  

dipen  {diypẹn}.  Fromdi {diy} |"bone",pen {pẹn} |"strong".  v. adj.; n. inal.dipenū; v. caus. stat. intr.r kaddipenpen, tr.kadipen; n. pers.ri-dipen; stat. adj.dipenpen.  physicallystrong;husky.  

1.Idaaknibweenkadipeneok.  Drinkcoconutsmakesyoustrong.Drinkacoconutsothatitwillstrengthenyou.  

2.Idipenjānkwe.  Iamstrongerthanyou.  

3.Jerokaddipenpenemtallōñ.  Let'stestourstrengthandclimb.  

4.Ṃōnkaddipenpen.  Healthgym.  

ditōb  {ditẹb}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. pers.ri-ditōb; n. constr.ditōbin.  dark;black.  

1.Akkiiōkeebajditōbjenaajaikujkōrraanñanaōjeḷatibaibkājetimlukkuunetali.”  Andsinceit’sstilldarkwearegoingtohavetowaitfordaylightbeforeIcantakethewholethingapartandreallylookatit.”P631  

2.Editōbwōtinarmej.  I'veneverseenablackerindividual.  

diwōj  {diywẹj}.   Alsoduoj{diwẹj}.  v. intr.; n. inal.diwōjū; v. caus. intr.kaddiwōj, tr.kadiwōj; v. distrib.didiwōjwōj (iddiwōjwōj); v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  getout;go out;exit;secede;discharged;export.  

1. “EbajtoakijeḷākeebōdḷōmṇakeoaōbweJemaediwōjtokimḷakbajloanāindeeoeba,“Eiiaḷañe.”  Ithadbeenawhile,butIknewmythinkingwaswrongbecausewhenFathercameouttowhereIwasandsawthesamething,hesaid,“Themooniscomingup.”P222  

2.Earduojjānaujpitōḷ.  Hewasdischargedfromthehospital.  

3.Eḷapaerkaddeḷọñtokṃweiukimṃōñājānaerkaddiwōjḷọkwaini.  Moregoodsandfoodsareimportedthanthecoprathatisexported.S6  

4.Eṃōjṇeaṃdidwōjwōj (iddiwōjwōj).  Youstopgoingoutsofrequently.  

5.Kōṃroejdiwōjḷọkwōtakekkoḷọklowaanṃōnwiaeo.  Weweregoingoutwhentherewasacrashinsidethestore.P163  

diwōjḷọk  {diywẹjḷakʷ}.  v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kadiwōjḷọk.  graduate.  

1.EarkadduojḷọkjānU.H..  HegraduatedfromtheU.H..  

do  {dẹw}.   Alsomādo{maydẹw}.  n. al.; n. constr.doin.  net, large-meshed, bag-shaped, for washingarrowroot and soakingbreadfruit.  

doebeb  {dewyebyeb}.  v. adj.; n. inal.doebebū; n. pers.ri-doebeb; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; stat. adj.doebeb.  meddlesome;mischievous.  

1.Ejjeḷọkwōtdoebebinṇeajri.  That'sthemostmischievouschildI'veeverseen.  

2.Kwōnjabdoebebimkōṃṃaneinjinṇebweenaajjorrāān.  Don'tmessaroundwiththatengineandfoulitup.  

dokweer  {dekʷeyer}.  afish.  

dokwōj  {dekʷej}.  v. intr., v. caus.kōdokwōj tok/ḷọk/waj, v. distrib.dedokwōjkwōj (eddokwōjkwōj), v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  snap, as a branch.  

1.Taeṇejdedokwōjkwōj (eddokwōjkwōj)buḷōnmareṇ?  Whatcausesthecontinualsnapping (ofbranches)insidethebush?  

dọlel  {dawlel}.   Alsodọọlol{dawalwel},dọọlol{dawalwẹl}.  v. adj.; n. inal.dọlelū; v. caus.kōdọlel; n. pers.ri-dọlel.  seriousillness;degenerate.  

1.Likaoeṇedọọlol.  He'sreallybeyondhelp.  

dọlin  {dawlin}.   Alsodọli{dawliy}.  Fromdọlel in {dawlel yin}|.  v. aux..  really;extremely;seriously.  

1.Edọliṃōkajtok.  It’scomingveryfast.P1135  

2.Edọlin (dọlelin)bōt.  He'sverynaughty.  

3.Edọlinbūroṃōjkōnmenin.  He'sreallydownheartedabouttheaffair.  

doñ  {dẹgʷ}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.doña; n. constr.doñan; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  pelvis;movement ofpelvis;hip.  

1.Ebwilọkdoñan.  Shebrokeherhip.  

2.Ejeḷādoñ.  Shecanreallyshakeit.  

dọọj  {dawaj}.   Alsodọ{daw}.  argue.  

1.Edọọjanḷōṃarokōnonoñandoon.  Theirconversationisdevelopingintoanargument.  

dọọl  {dawal}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.dọọle; n. constr.dọọlin.  dye.  

1.Lieṇeardọọlekooḷanbōran.  Shedyedherhair.  

doom  {dewem}.  v. adj.; n. inal.doomū; v. caus.kōdoom; stat. adj.doom.  many, as aschool offish;teeming with.  

1.BaaṃleeoanebweandoomimrōpādiLikiep.  HehadaverylargefamilyandtheywereallonLikiep.P35  

2.Edoomtōūeṇiar.  Thelagoonbeachisteemingwithmackerel.  

doon₁  {dẹwẹn}.  v. intr., tr.doone.  sharpstick forhuskingcoconuts;horn of ananimal.  

1.Ejjañindedek (eddek)andoon.  Ithasn'tgrownahornyet.  

2.Raardoonepiikeo.  Theykilledthepigwithahuskingstick.  

doon₂  {dewen}.  v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  eachother;oneanother.