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wa  {wah}.  n. inal.waō.  canoe;ship;boat;vehicle.  

1.Keiaarrujālikin,raaneojuonimijpādiwaeo.  WhenIwokeuplater,itwasthenextdayandIwasintheboat.P257  

2.Nejū,kabpādwōtiwainimkōttar.”  Son,pleasestayhereontheboatandwait.”P338  

3.Niejleḷọkñanerlimeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kabkabwaanaeritoitokiloṃaḷoimilọmeto—bareinwōtaerkeinjerbalimkeintariṇaeiloraankoetto.  Coconutsprovidethemwithbeverages,food,dwellings,bedding,andcanoesfortheirtravelinginlagoonsandintheocean—andalsotheirtoolsandweaponsinoldendays.S10  

wā  {way}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wāik; n. inal.wāū; n. pers.ri-wā; n. constr.wāin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  injection, receive an injection, give an injection;shot; tospear;stab.  

1.Wāintaeoraarwāikeokkake?  Whatkindofshotdidtheygiveyou?  

wa bweọ  {wah beyaw}.  n. al.; n. constr.wa bweọin.  atoy,boat of halfcoconut.  

1.Ḷadikraṇrejkōṃṃanwabweọ.  Theboysaremakingcoconutboats.  

waa-  {waha-}.  n. inal.waō.  canoe of;ship of;boat of;vehicle of;possessive classifier,canoe,ship,boat, orvehicle.  

waabbilāle  {wahabbilalẹy}.   Alsoabbwilāle{habbilaylẹy}.  v. intr., tr.waabbilāleik; n. inal.waabbilāleū; n. pers.ri-waabbilāle; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  put one'sarm across another'sshoulders whilewalking.  

waak  {wahak}.  v. intr., tr.waake; n. pers.ri-waak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  read.  

1.Ewaakeḷọkrōjelujeneoñanrukweilọkroāinwōtaerkarkajjitōk.  Hereadtheresolutiontothecongressmenastheyhadaskedhimto.  

waakeḷọk  {wahakeyḷakʷ}.  transitive form ofwaakḷọk {wahakḷakʷ}.  

waakḷọk  {wahakḷakʷ}.  v. intr., tr.waakeḷọk.  miss anopportunity.  

1.Ijajetawūninaerwaakiḷọkṃōñānenọno (ennọno)ko.  Idon'tknowwhytheypassedupthedeliciousfoods.  

waaṃ  seewa.canoe.  

waan  {wahan}.  v. adj..  trivial; invain;worthless;common;casual;puny.  

1.Ejjeḷọktokjānaṃkakkōtbwekōrāwaanmeneṇ.  You'rewastingyourtimeandshe'sonlyacommonwoman.  

2.Kwaarjabeñtaanwaan.  Youdidnotsufferinvain.  

3.Ḷōmṇakwaan.  Justapassingthought.  

wāān-  {wayan-}.  variant form ofwan- {wan-}.  

waan bwil  {wahan bil}.  launching pad;roller.  

waan joñak  {wahan jegʷak}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.waan joñakū; v. caus.kōwaan joñak; n. pers.ri-waan joñak; n. constr.waan joñakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  example;parable;illustration,instance, illustrativestory.  

1.Earwaanjoñakkōneok.  Heusedyouasanexample.  

2.Jenaajwaanjoñakkōnjuonṃokta.  We'lluseonetotestitoutfirst.  

waan peḷḷọk  {wahan peḷḷakʷ}.  canoe ready to sail at any time.  

waan tulọk  {wahan tiwlakʷ}.  n. al.; n. constr.waan tulọkin.  submarine.  

waañañ  {wahaghag}.  variant form ofuwaañañ.  

wāānāne  {wayanyanẹy}.   Dial. E only; seewōnāne {wenyanẹy}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go orcome ashore; towardland;goshoreward.  

1.Waeoewōnāneḷọkilowaantodikeoiturōkināneoimḷakṃwelọkiar,Jemaimḷōṃarorōponewūjḷāeoimjoḷọkañkōeo.  Theboatwenttowardtheislandthroughthesmallchanneltothesouthandwhenitenteredthelagoon,Fatherandtheothertwomenthesailandthrewouttheanchor.P1250  

wāānar  {wayanhar}.   Dial. E only; seewanar {wanhar}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go orcome towards thelagoon.  

waan baaṃ  {waam bahaṃ}.  bomber.  

waan eọñwōd  {wahan eañʷed}.  fishingboat.  

waanikli  {wahanikliy}.  v. intr..  support one another by holding each other'swaists.  

1.Rūkadekroraarwaaniklidoon.  Thedrunkshastheirarmsaroundeachother'swaiststosupportthemselves.  

waan jọkpej  {wahan jakʷpẹj}.  garbagetruck.  

waan kōrajraj  {wahan kerajraj}.  whaler.  

waan rawūn  {wahan rahwin}.  field tripship.  

1.IloṂajeḷkiiō,ewōrjiluwaanrawūn:Militobi,MIECOQueen,imRālik-Ratak.  IntheMarshallsnowasof1965therearethreefield-tripships:theMilitobi,theMIECOQueen,andtheRālik-Ratak.S17  

wāāpep  {wayapyẹp}.  v. intr., tr.wāāpipe; n. inal.wāāpepū; n. pers.ri-wāāpep; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  stab;pierce, as an unhuskedcoconut in order to drink.  

wāāpipe  {wayapyipey}.  transitive form ofwāāpep {wayapyẹp}.  

wāār  {wayar}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.wāārū; v. caus.kōwāār; v. distrib.wāārār; n. constr.wāārin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  crawl on thebelly;slide.  

1.Aolepmenilowaimkarwāār.  Everythinginsidetheboatwasslidingaround.P688  

2.Ejinojeḷāwāārajrieo.  Thebabyisbeginningtobeabletocrawlonitsstomach.  

3.Injineowōtejabwāārbweekarjikūruimpen.  Onlytheenginedidn’tslidebecauseitwastightlysecured.P689  

4.Kwōnwāārṃaanwaj.  Slideforward.  

5.Ñeerūttoḷọkenaajmaroñwāār.  Whenhegrowsuphe'llbeabletocrawl.  

6.Wōneoeṇejwāārārāneḷọk.  Thatturtlekeepsoncrawlingtowardstheisland.  

waat  {wahat}.   Alsowaate{wahatey}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  spy;observe;look into atrap;reconnoiter.  

1. “EkweijjabarettōrlaḷḷọkṃōkwaateKapeneṇejet,”iroñanJemaba.  “Okay,I’llrundownagainandcheckonhowtheCaptainisdoing,”IheardFathersay.P1139  

2.Iḷakbōkbōraimwaattokturinlañimioonlọjet,elurwōtimlur.  Iturnedmyheadandlookedupattheskyandattheocean;everythingwascompletelyquietandcalm.P993  

wab  {wab}.   Alsoọb.  From Engl.  n. al.; n. constr.wabin.  pier;wharf;berth;dock.  

1.Eorkewaiṃaanwabeṇ?  Isthereashipatthepier?  

wabanban  {wahbanban}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wabanbanū.  decay;rot;corrupt, used of dead animals or humans swollen but not yet bad smelling.  

wabwilbwil  {wahbilbil}.  variant form ofbwilbwil {bilbil}.  

wadde  {waddey}.  v. intr..  attack by motherhen.  

1.Baoeoearwaddeledikeo.  Thehenattackedthegirl.  

wadu  {wadiw}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.waduuk; n. inal.waduū; n. pers.ri-wadu; n. constr.waduin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  request something byflattery;seduce;call abet inpoker.  

1.Earwaduuklio.  Heseducedthewoman.  

2.EarwaduuktokjiipeowaanEaḷṃar.  HegotHalmartolendushisjeep.  

Wa-eo-waan-Tūṃur  {wah-yew-wahan-tiṃirʷ}.  aconstellation; stars inUrsa Major; shaped likeTūṃur's canoe: delta, epsilon, and zeta, the center portion; gamma and eta, the stems; and alpha and beta the tuft decorations hanging from gamma.  

wāik  {wayik}.  transitive form ofwā {way}.  

wāikōn  {wayiken}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wāikōne; n. pers.ri-wāikōn; n. constr.wāikōnin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  wagon.  

wain  {wahyin}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. caus.kōwain; n. constr.wainin.  wine.  

wāiñat  {wayigat}.  vulgar.  Fromwā {way} |"pierce",ñat {gat} |"palate".  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wāiñate; n. inal.wāiñatū; n. pers.ri-wāiñat; n. constr.wāiñatin.  sexual act, position.  

waini  {wahyiniy}.  n. al.; v. caus.kōwaini; v. distrib.owainini; n. constr.wainiin.  copra;coconut,ripe for copra.  

1.Jeteṇeaṃpāākinwaini?  Howmanybagsofcopradoyouhavethere?  

2.Koṃwinaetokwaini.  Gathercopratothisplace.  

waj₁  {waj}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.waje; n. inal.wajū; n. pers.ri-waj; n. constr.wajin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  watchman;guard;watch;patrol;sentinel.  

1.Bwilijmāāṇrorejkajjojowaj.  Thepolicetaketurnsstandingguard.  

2.Bwilijmāāṇrorejwajeṃweoṃōnbūreejtōneo.  Thepoliceguardthepresident'shouse.  

3.Ejwajeṃweiukkaṇ.  Heguardsthemerchandise.  

4.IpādjidikijoimbardeḷọñḷọkilowaakJemaepādwōtimjebwebweilowajeoan.  IstayedupthereforalittlewhileandthenwentbackdownwhileFathertookhisturnsteeringonhiswatch.P973  

5.WōpetejwajMieko.  ObetisawatchmanatMIECO.  

waj₂  {waj}.  From Engl. watch 'timepiece'  watch.  

1.Kwaarwiaikiawajṇenājiṃ?  Wheredidyoubuyyourwatch?  

waj₃  {waj}.   Alsowōj{wẹj}.  toward addressee, away from addressor;directional, postposition, toward addressee.  

1. “Baḷōḷḷapṇeenuwetokimkōttarjidikbweñaewaj,”Kapeneoekkūrlōñtak.  “TelltheoldmantocomeonboardandwaitalittlebecauseI’mcomingup,”theCaptaincalleduptome.P64  

2. “Ekarjijetkeikarwanlōñwaj,”ibañanJemakeejerretok.  “HewassittingupwhenIwentuptogetyou,”ItoldFatherwhenhelookedatme.P1090  

3. “Eowajḷeḷadikeṇ,”ebakeejletok.  “Hereyougo,boy,”hesaidashehandedthemtome.P265  

4. “Ijbakōjeañjeraktakwajwōtbarjidik,”Jemaeba.  “Ithinkweneedtokeepsailingeastwardalittlelonger,”Fathersaid.P891  

5. “IoḷeKapene,kwōntowajioonwabṇeakkweBojin,iwōjilowaanwaṇe,”iroñanJemaba.  “Well,Captain,yougetdownonthepierandyouBoatswaingetdownintotheboat,”IheardFathersaytotheCaptainandtheBoatswain.P350  

6.Emootwaj.  Helefthereinyourdirection.  

waja  {wajah}.  variant form ofwajej {wajej}.  

wajej  {wajej}.   Alsowaja{wajah}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wajeje; n. constr.wajejin.  washer, mechanical.  

wajekā  {wahjekay}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wajekāiki; n. pers.ri-wajekā; n. constr.wajekāin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  tosail acanoe orboatsinglehandedly;do something singlehandedly.  

1.EarwajekāikḷọkwaeowaanñanLikiep.  HesailedhisboattoLikiepsinglehandedly.  

wājepdik  {wayjepdik}.   Alsowājāpdik{wayjapdik},wājepādik{wayjepadik},wejepādik{weyjepadik}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.wājepdikū; v. caus.kōwājepdik; n. pers.ri-wājepdik; n. constr.wājepdikin.  intelligent;genius;expert;knowledgeable,resourceful;sharp-witted;tactful;witty,sharp;orate;eloquent;fluent;glib.  

1.Eḷapanwājāpdikilokōṃṃankaṇankien.  Heisanexpertintheaffairsofthegovernment.  

2.Ewājepdikpeinilojekjekwa.  Heisanexpertinbuildingboats.  

wajerakrōk  {wahjerakrẹk}.  sailboat.  

wajwaj  {wajwaj}.  Fromwaj {waj}|.  v. intr.; n. inal.wajwajū; v. caus. intr.kōwajwaj, tr.kōwajwaje; n. pers.ri-wajwaj; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  wear a watch.  

1.Bajñaṃōkwajwajkōnwajṇenājiṃ?  MayIborrowyourwatchnow?  

2.Kwōnjabkọwajwajebweenaajloṃaan.  Iwouldn'tletherwearawatchorshe'llgetarrogant.  

wak  {wak}.  vulgar.  v. intr.; n. inal.wakū; v. distrib.wake,wakōn.  pubichair.  

wākar  {waykar}.   Alsowekar{weykar}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wākare; n. pers.ri-wākar; n. constr.wākarin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  pierce;spear;stab;thread through.  

1.Earwākarejuonek.  Hespearedafish.  

2.Eḷaññeeorekwejemaroñkajjioñwekarbuḷōnbaibkāimkarreoiki.”  Ifthereis,wellthenwecantrytothreaditthroughthepipesandcleanthemthatway.”P732  

3.Raarwākareeōkōnpenejeḷōn.  Theygavemeashotofpenicillin.  

wakōn  {waken}.  distributive form ofwak {wak}.  

waḷañi  {waḷagiy}.   Alsooḷañi{weḷagiy}.  v. intr.; n. inal.waḷañiū; v. caus.kōwaḷañi; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  open themouth.  

1. “Eapdikḷọkkōtoinimwōtkeinakejjañinlukkuunṃōṃanñanlewūjḷā,”Kapeneoejkabbaroḷañikeejjiljinoawajọteeneo.  “Thewindandrainhavedieddownbutnotenoughtoputupthesail,”theCaptainutteredatabout6o’clockintheevening.P788  

wālej  {waylẹj}.   Alsowālej{waylej}.  From Engl.wireless.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wāleje; n. pers.ri-wālej; n. constr.wālejin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  transmit byradio;radiotransmitter;talk on theradio.  

1.IarwālejñanṂajeḷboñ.  IspokeontheradiototheMarshallslastnight.  

2.Kabwālejtokñeeorjabdewōt.  Callmeontheradioifanythinghappens.  

wālel  {waylẹl}.   Alsowāleel{waylẹyẹl},kowāelel{kewwayẹlyẹl}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wālelū; v. caus. intr.kōwālel; n. pers.ri-wālel; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  goodmarksmanship;spearing;sharpshooter.  

1.Eḷapaōwāleljānkwe.  Icanspearbetterthanyou.  

2.Kōjroetalinkowālellel.  Let'sgohaveaspearingcontest.  

waliklik  {wahliklik}.  n. al.; n. constr.waliklikin.  net made ofsennit used forsiftingarrowrootstarch.  

1.Imaroñkekōjerbalwaliklikeoaṃ?  MayIuseyourarrowrootsiftingnet?  

waḷọk  {wahḷakʷ}.  v. intr.; n. inal.waḷọkū; v. caus. intr.kowaḷọk tr.kowaḷọk, kwaḷọk; v. distrib.owaḷọkḷọk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  appear;happen;get up, from lying down;emerge;event;result;exist;occur;outcome;product.  

1.Iuwaḷọkḷọkboñkōnaōkarabṇōṇō.  IkeptgettingupallnightbecauseIwasuncomfortable.  

2.Ṃōjinaōtilekijeekeo,ikwaḷọktokjidikraijbōkanwōtammānṃōñā.  AfterIstartedthefireIgotoutsomerice,justenoughforustoeat.P368  

wālọk  {waylakʷ}.  dialectal variant ofilọk {yilakʷ}; variant form ofwelọk {weylakʷ}.  

wālọklik  {waylakʷlik}.  sacrificefood to thegods.  

wāmourur  {waymẹwirwir}.  n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus.kōwāmourur; n. constr.wāmoururin.  healthy inappearance, as acoconut tree.  

wañ  {wag}.  tobark, ofdogs.  

1.Ewañkidueṇ.  Thedogisbarking.  

wan-  {wan-}.   Alsowāān-{wayan-}.  v. intr.; n. inal.wan; v. caus.kōwan-; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  walk toward;go toward (used with directional enclitics).  

1.Ḷakkeejdikwōt,ijujenwanlōñḷọk.  WhenIsawtherewasonlyalittle,Iproceededtomakemywayup.P1116  

2.Wanāneḷọk.  Gotowardtheislet.  

3.Wanarḷọk.  Walktowardthelagoon.  

4.Wāniñaḷọk.  Gonorthward.  

5.Wanlikḷọk.  Walktowardoceanside.  

6.Wanmetoḷọk.  Gotowardtheocean.  

7.Wārūñaḷọk.  Gosouthward.  

8.Wātaḷọk.  Goeastward.  

9.Wātoḷọk.  Gowestward.  

wanāne  {wanyanẹy}.   Dial. W only; seeweenāne {weyenyanẹy}.   Alsowanāne{wanyanẹy},wōnāne{wenyanẹy},wāānāne{wayanyanẹy}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go orcome ashore; towardland;shoreward; seewan-.  

wanar  {wanhar}.   Dial. W only; seewāānar {wayanhar}.   Alsowōnar{wenhar}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go orcome towards thelagoon; seewan-.  

wanij  {wanij}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.waniji; n. pers.ri-wanij; n. constr.wanijin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  varnish;lacquer.  

waniñ  {wanig}.  From Engl.  n. al.; n. constr.waniñin.  awning.  

1.Ebwililowaanwaniñeṇ.  It'sveryhotundertheawning.  

wanlaḷ  {wanlaḷ}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go orcome down;descend;dismount; seewan-.  

1.Ḷakkeekarjabṃōṃakūtkūt,ijujenwanlaḷḷọkwōtimkepaake.  Sincehewasn’tmoving,Iwentdownandapproachedhim.P1218  

wanlik  {wanlik}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go orcome towards theocean side of anisland;gobackward.  

wanlik-wōnar  {wanlik-wenhar}.  Lit. walk toward the oceanside, walk toward the lagoon.  v. intr.  walk back and forth through mid-island boondocks; part of outer-island talk, often used in songs.  

1.Earwanlik-wōnarḷọkoooṃemarok.  Hekeptgoingbackandforth,fromtheoceansidetothelagoonsideandviceversauntilnight-fall.  

2.Inkarjeḷātaeṇejkōṃṃanekeeḷakkarwanlik-wōnaraolepānrainin.  Iwonderwhatheisupto;hehasbeencriss-crossingtheislandallday.  

wanlōñ  {wanlẹg}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  ascend;climb;mount; seewan-.  

wanlōñ-wōnlaḷ  {wanleg-wenlaḷ}.  v. intr.; v. caus. tr. kōwanlōñ-wanlaḷe.  climb up and down; common in a house full of children playing and moving about.  

1.Kwōmaroñwōtḷọkñeāindeinṇeaṃwanlōñ-wanlaḷ.  Youaregoingtofalldownifyoukeeponclimbingupanddownlikethat.  

2.Ḷadikeṇ,kwōnājwōtlọkñeāindeṇeaṃwanlōñ-wanlaḷ.  Hey,boy,youaregoingtofalldownifyoukeeponclimbingupanddownlikethat.  

3.Raarkōwanlōñ-wanlaḷeilojikinuweeoñanñeebaneṃṃakūtkūtkōnankajjinek.  Theymadehimclimbupanddownthestairwayuntilhecouldn’tmovebecausehewasexhausted.  

wanmeto  {wanmetew}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go orcomeseaward; seewan-.  

1.JuonjotaiaarwanmetoḷọkioonwabeoḷọkñanwaeoimlaleepādkeJemaie.  OneeveningIwentdowntothedock,thentotheboattoseewhereFatherwas.P44  

wannabōj  {wannabẹj}.   Alsowōnnabōj{wennabẹj}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  exit;go out of abuilding.  

1.Jenwannabōjḷọkinkōlladikdik.  Let'sgooutforsomefreshair.  

wānōk  {waynẹk}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wānōkū; v. caus.kōwānōk; n. pers.ri-wānōk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  just;righteous;justice;perfect;virtuous.  

1.Ewānōkkekiiō?  Isitperfectnow?nowlookwhatyou'vedone (saidnegativelyandcritically).  

waō  seewa.canoe.  

war₁  {war}.   Alsoorañe{weragey}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.warin.  barren;incapable ofbearingoffspring, of women only;sterile.  

war₂  {war}.  lobsterlair.  

wat  {wat}.   Dial. W only; seeluwap {liwap}.  n. al.; n. constr.watin.  afish,puffer fish,Tetraodon hispidus/meleagris/nigropunctatus/patoca.  

wata  {watah}.   Alsoota, wōta{wetah},weta{weytah}.  part of an island.  

1.Eṃṃanwōtajabṇeaṃ.  Youliveinaniceplace.  

2.Tanenaanin (ennaanin)wōtaṇekwōjjokweie?  What'sthenewsfromyourpartoftheisland?  

3.Wōtata (wōtaat)ṇekwōjjukweie?  Whatpartoftheislanddoyoulivein?  

watak  {wahtak}.  stand by aweir waiting for tide.  

Wātal-kaṇ  {waytal-kaṇ}.  Fromwātal "sign"  aconstellation; stars inUrsa Major; alpha and beta; two of the four "posts of Polaris" (Jurōn-Liṃanṃan); alpha is calledWātal-kaṇ-rāātle and betaWātal-kaṇ-reeaar; also applied to Ursa Minor, three stars (zeta, epsilon, delta) in Little Dipper handle.  

wātin  {waytin}.  Fromwātok in.  come in order to do s.t..  

1. “Rōkarbainwātinlalekworujkebweinkōjjeḷāikeokkeeorāneiṃaan,”ijiroñḷọke.  “TheytoldmetocomedownandseeifyouareawakesoIcantellyouthereislandupahead,”Itoldhim.P1221P1221  

wāto₁  {waytẹw}.  n. al.; n. constr.wātuon,wātoon, wātuwe.  landtract.  

wāto₂  {waytẹw}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wātoū.  unable tosailclose to thewind.  

wāto₃  {waytẹw}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  gowestward.  

watōk  {watek}.  transitive form ofwatwat {watwat}.  

wātok  {waytekʷ}.   Dial. E only; seeitok {yitekʷ}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wātokū.  come.  

1. “Ejwātokjānia?”  “Wherediditcomefrom?”P1065  

watre  {watrẹy}.  From Engl.watery.  v. adj.; n. inal.watreū; v. caus. intr.kōwatre, tr.kowatreik(i),kowatrereik(i); n. pers.ri-watre; v. distrib.owatrere; n. constr.watrein; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.watre.  watery;diluted;thin, of liquids;inexperienced;neophyte;novice;greenhorn;wet behind the ears; partiallycooked.  

1.Emakewatreṇejuub.  Thatsoupisreallywatery.  

2.Iarloaerkowatrereik(i)wainikaṇerejbọuni.  Isawthemdryonlysuperficiallythecoprathey'reweighingnow.  

3.Iwatrebajjek.  I'mjustanovice.  

4.Ri-watreiniaṇe?  Where'sthatgreenhornfrom?  

wātulik  {waytiwlik}.  vulgar.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wātuliki; n. inal.wātulikū; v. caus.kōwātulik; n. pers.ri-wātulik; n. constr.wātulikin.  sexual position.  

watwat  {watwat}.  v. intr., tr.watōk(e); n. inal.watwatū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  count up;estimate bycounting;consider;evaluate;appraise.  

1.Ijjabwatōkkōnoṇāānakñeeortokjāninaajwiaiki.  I'mnotcountingthecostbutifit'svaluable,I'llbuyit.  

wau  {wahwiw}.  From Haw.Oahu.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  mother Hubbarddress, named for Oahu; since the missionaries that introduced it were from Oahu.  

wawa₁  {wahwah}.  Fromwa {wah}|.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.wawaū; v. caus. intr.kōwawa, tr.kōwawaik; n. pers.ri-wawa; n. constr.wawain; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  use aboat;use acanoe;use aship;use avehicle.  

1.Ejeḷāwawa.  He'sgoodattakingcareofboats.  

2.Waanwōnṇe (wa)kwōjwawakake?  Whosecanoeareyousailingaroundwith?  

wawa₂  {wahwah}.  v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kōwawa, tr.kōwawaik.  crosswise.  

1.Ewawawaṇeeoonwōdṇe.  Yourcanoeiscrosswiseonthecoralthere.  

wawaa-  {wahwaha-}.  n. al.; n. inal.wawaō; n. constr.wawaa-n.  foundation.  

wāwe  {waywẹy}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go;walk;negotiate one's way through thick brush or heavy seas or between reefs.  

1.Kwōjwāweḷọkñania?  Whereareyougoing?  

2.Waeoearwāwetokkōtaanwōdko.  Theboatpickeditswayinbetweencoralheads.  

wāwee-  {waywẹyẹ-}.  n. inal.wāweō; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  form;shape;figure;method of;manner of;how;nature of.  

1.Euwāween?  How?  

2.Wāweenrawūn,waanrawūneṇejetalñanaolepāneinRālik,ñeebooḷkobbankabñeemaatṃōñāimṃweiuk,erọọlñanMajro,eaktoinektak,kaṃōjḷọktūreepeṇan.  TheprocedureisforthefieldtripshiptogotoalltheislandsoftheRālik,andwhenitisfullyloadedandallfoodandtradegoodsaregone,itreturnstoMajuro,off-loadingandon-loading,tofinishthetrip.S17  

wāween  seewāwee-.manner of.  

wawōj  {wahwẹj}.  dialectal variant ofiwōj {yiwẹj}.  

wea₁  {weyah}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. caus.kōwea; n. constr.weain.  wire.  

wea₂  {weyah}.  watercourse in thereef; smallpassage between ocean and lagoon.  

weaak  {weyahak}.  v. intr.; n. inal.weaakū; v. caus.kōweaak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  waft through the air, as aghost;ride comfortably;wander without using physical effort;glide.  

1.Ejweaakāinwōtbao.  It'sglidinglikeabird.  

2.Eṃṃanaōkarweaakeoonwaeṇ.  Irodecomfortablyinthatcar.  

weeak  {weyyak}.  interjection: My goodness!, (women only).  

weej  {weyej}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.weeje; n. constr.weejin.  wedge.  

weejej  {weyejyej}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.weejejū; v. caus.kōweejej; n. constr.weejejin.  lisp, in which a sibilant quality is given to thej phoneme.  

1.EḷakrọọltokjānAmedka,eweejejankōnnaan.  WhenhereturnedfromAmericahetalkedwithalisp.  

2.Kwōnjabkọweejejeaṃkōnnaan.  Don'tlispwhenyoutalk.  

weenāne  {weyenyanẹy}.  dialectal variant ofwanāne {wanyanẹy}.  

weeppān  {weyeppan}.  v. adj.; n. inal.weeppānū; v. caus.kōweeppān; n. pers.ri-weeppān; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  complete;perfect;improved; ofuprightcharacter;welldone;deluxe;excellent;ratified;approved.  

1.Eḷapanweeppānṃweeṇraarkaḷōke.  Thehousetheybuiltiswellmade.  

2.Eweeppānkepepeeoippān?  Hasheapprovedtheplan?  

3.Wajerakrōkrōlukkuunweeppānñanaelōñkeinad.  Sailingcanoesaresoperfectfortheseourislands.P857  

weiḷ  {wẹyiḷ}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. adj., tr.weiḷi; n. pers.ri-weiḷ; v. distrib.oweiḷiḷ; n. constr.weiḷin.  oil.  

wejeḷ  {weyjeḷ}.  variant form ofowe {wwey}.  

wejepādik  {weyjepadik}.  variant form ofwājepdik {wayjepdik}.  

wekañ  {wẹykag}.  dialectal variant ofpeka {peykah}.  

wekar  {weykar}.  variant form ofwākar {waykar}.  

welọk  {weylakʷ, wẹylakʷ}.   Alsowālọk{waylakʷ},uwe{wiwẹy}.  v. intr..  goaway;ride;mount.  

1.Koṃwijwelọkñania?  Whereareyougoing?  

weḷọk  {weyḷakʷ}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.weḷọkū; n. pers.ri-weḷọk; n. constr.weḷọkin.  deviate frominstructions;overstep one's responsibilities.  

1.Ñekwōnājbarweḷọkinājkupiikieok.  Ifyou'recaughtagaindoingwhatyou'renottodo,I'llfireyou.  

wetaa-  {weytaha-}.   Dial. W, E:jetak  n. inal.wetaō.  on theeastside of; seerilik.  

1.Epādiwetaanṃōṇe.  It'seastofthehouse.  

wetak₁  {weytak}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  goeastward.  

wetak₂  {weytak}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wetakū.  able tosailclose to thewind.  

1.Eḷapanwetakwaeṇ.  Thatcanoecanreallysailclosetothewind.  

wetakḷap  {weytakḷap}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.wetakḷapin.  half-moon.  

1.EjjabmeraminwetakḷapinAwaiiwōtṂajeḷ.  It'snotasbrightinHawaiiduringhalf-moonnightsasintheMarshalls.  

wewā  {wẹyway}.  v. intr., tr.wewāik; n. inal.wewāū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  toweavepandanusthatch.  

wia  {wiyah}.  v. intr., tr.wiaik; n. inal.wiaū; n. pers.ri-wia; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  buy;sell;purchase.  

1.Eṃōjaōwiaaōjodi.  Iboughtsomezorisformyself.  

2.Iarwiaikjuonjodi.  Iboughtapairofzoris.  

wiā  {wiyay}.  variant form ofwie {wiyey}.  

wiaake  {wiyahakey}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  push;insert.  

1.Kwōnwiaakeḷọkaḷaḷṇe.  Pushthatpieceofwoodin (underthehouse).  

wiaik  seewia.buy,sell.  

wiaik būruo-  {wiyahyik biriwe-}.  idiom.  v. intr.; n. inal.wiaik būruoō,.  bribe.  

1.Ejiṃweanjerbalimejjeḷọkemaroñwiaikburwōn.  He'shonestandnoonecanbribehim.  

wiaiki  seewia.buy,sell.  

wiawe  {wiyahwẹy}.   Alsowiọwe{wiyawẹy}.  n. al.; n. constr.wiawein.  alizard; small and striped; black and white.  

wie  {wiyey}.   Alsowiā{wiyay}.  v. intr., tr.wiik(i); v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  topierce; toprick; togoose.  

1.Earwienieo.  Hepiercedthecoconut.  

2.Eṃōjanḷōḷḷapeṇwiālọjiliñin.  Theoldmanhaspiercedhisears.  

3.Enanawiikarmej.  It'simpolitetogooseanyone.  

4.Laleṇokṇeewiemejām.  Becarefulthatcoconutmidribdoesn'tpierceyoureye.  

wiik₁  {wiyik}.  From Engl.  v. intr., tr.wiikik; n. inal.wiikū.  week.  

1. “Ḷọkinwiikinñejabjinoinwiikinlaḷ,”Jemaeba.  “Theendofthisweekorthebeginningofnextweek,”Fathersaid.P247  

2.Bōlenkareñeoilowiikeoḷọkakejabkanoojkarkajoor.”  Maybeitwaslastweek,butitwasn’treallystrong.”P91  

3.Eḷọkdejuonwiikūṇaiānin.  Ihavebeenonthisisletoneweeknow.  

wiik₂  {wiyik}.  From Engl.  n. al.; n. constr.wiikin.  wick.  

1.Kabpukottokjuoṇwiikinḷaaṃe.  Whileyou'reatit,getawickforthelantern.  

wiik₃  {wiyik}.  transitive form ofwie {wiyey}.  

wiik in laḷ  {wiyik yin laḷ}.  nextweek.  

wiiḷ  {wiyiḷ}.  From Engl.  wheel.  

wiin₁  {wiyin}.  From Engl.  v. intr., tr.wiini; n. inal.wiinū; v. caus. stat. intr.r kọwiinin, tr.kọwiin; n. pers.ri-wiin; v. distrib.uwiinin.  win;gain;prize;trophy.  

1.Ekọwiininkijoñeṇ.  Healwayscontributestohisteam'swinning.  

2.Eowiininkumieṇ.  Thatteamalwayswins.  

3.Kọwiinin.  Contest.Prizeinacontest.  

4.Kumiiteoewiiniloiakiueo?  Whichteamwonatbaseball?  

wiin₂  {wiyin}.  v. intr..  profitable.  

1.EjọwiinṃweiukinAustralia.  Australiangoodsdon'tbringinthebusiness.  

2.Ewiinpeejnejeoan.  Hisbusinessbroughthimprofits.  

wit  seeut orwōt.  

wiwi  {wiywiy}.   Alsowi{wiy}.  n. al.; v. distrib.uwiwi; n. constr.wiwiin.  fat inturtleshell;delicacy;blubber.  

1.Eowiwijọkurin.  Thisturtleshelliscoveredallovertheinsidewithdeliciousturtlefat.Thisturtleshellhasfathereandthereinsideit.  

wiwijet  {wiywiyjẹt}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wiwijetū; v. caus.kawiwijet; n. pers.ri-wiwijet; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  lose thedirection of;panic.  

1.IjinotaktōnkarwiwijetakmeneoiḷakemmōilokōjāmeoiloJemaimḷōṃaroruoijoioonteek.  IalmoststartedtopanicbutwhenIstuckmyheadoutthedoorIsawFatherandtheothertwomenonthedeck.P956  

2.Iñakeita,ewiwijetkeakta.  Ididn’tknowwhatwaswrong—whetherhewaspanickingorwhat.P573  

wōd  {wed}.  n. al.; v. distrib.wōdwōd; n. constr.wōden, wōde; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  coralreef;coral;coralhead.  

1.Ewōdwōdiarinānin.  Thereislotsofcoralatthelagoonsideofthisislet.  

wōda  {wedah}.   Alsooda.  v. adj.; n. pers.ri-wōda.  able tocatch manyfish;lucky infishing.  

1.Eḷapanwōdalikaoeṇ.  Thatyoungmancancatchalotoffish.  

wōdān  {wedan}.  cigarette;cigarette butt.  

1. “Ñeemaatwōdānkaṇekōmirojerake,”Kapeneoekkūrṃaanḷọk.  “Whenyoutwoaredonesmokingwecansetsail,”theCaptainyelleduptothem.P838  

2.Iloañūrḷapḷapeojemaearbainmọọniuṃwinṃweoiṃōmimkowōdānḷọkkijenbweemaatjikkaiṃōnwiako.  Duringaseverelackofcigaretteswhensmokershankeredforasmoke,mydadmademecrawlunderourhousetosearchforcigarettebuttsbecausetheislandstoresdidnothavecigarettestosell.  

3.Tiletokjuonkijerrowōdān.  Lightupacigaretteforustosmoke.  

4.Wōdāniniaṇekijōṃ?  Wheredidyougetyoursmoke?  

wōdded  {wedded}.  Exclamation.  Oh, my!.  

1. “Wōdded!Ilukkuunmeḷọkḷọk,”eba.  “Oh,right!Ialmostforgot!”hesaid.P772  

wōde  {wedey}.  transitive form ofwōdwōd {wedwed}.  

wōdinikek  {wẹdinyikyẹk}.   Alsowōdinikeōk.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-wōdinikek; n. constr.wōdinikekin.  suicide;commitsuicide.  

1.JerawiwiwōdinikekippānKatlik.  It'sasintocommitsuicideintheCatholicreligion.  

2.Rejtankalbwinruwōdinikekeo.  They'regoingtoburythesuicide.  

Wōd-Wāto-eṇ  {wed-waytẹw-yeṇ}.  astar; alpha inCanes Venatici; refers to a reef in theAerōk passage at Ailinglapalap.  

wōdwōd  {wedwed}.  v. intr., tr.wōde; n. inal.wōdwōdū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  chewpandanus.  

wōil  {wẹyil}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. adj.; v. intr., tr.wōili; v. caus.kawōil; n. constr.wōilin.  oil;oily;oiled.  

1. “Wōilṇeejitokjānia?”ikajjitōk.  “Where’stheoilcomingfrom?”Iasked.P717  

2.Ewōiḷkeinjineṇ?  Hasoilbeenputintheengine?  

3.Ewōiḷḷọkijinjānijjieṇ.  There'smoreoilherethatoverthere.  

4.Ijilānwōiḷiḷọkbaijkōḷeṇwaanbweeneṃṃananetal.  I'mgoingtoputoilonhisbikesoitrunswell.  

5.Ikarkōjparokwōtaōṃōṃakūtkūtilowaanwaeobweejjirḷamjakoijokōnwōil.  IwascarefulasImovedaroundtheboatbecauseeverythingwascoveredwithoilanditwasveryslippery.P716  

6.Kōjroetalinkawōiḷ.  Let'sgolookforoil.  

7.Wōiḷiniaṇe?  Wheredidyougetthatoilfrom?  

8.WōiḷinṃōnRre (Erre).  It'sfromtheRREstore.  

wōj₁  {wẹj}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  beautiful; seeaiboojoj {hayibẹwẹjwẹj}.  

1.Ewōjtokwaeṇioonlọjet.  Thecanoelooksbeautifulontheocean.  

wōj₂  {wẹj}.   Dial. E, W:wūj {wij}  balsadriftwood.  

wōj₃  {wẹj}.  variant form ofwaj {waj}.  

wōj₄  {wẹj}.  variant form ofiwōj {yiwẹj}.  

wōja₁  {wejah}.   Alsooja.  From Japn.o-cha (お茶).  n. al.; v. caus.kōwōja; n. constr.wōjaan.  tea.  

wōja₂  {wejah}.  archaic.  n. al.; n. constr.wōjaan, wōja.  formant in place names;abode;site;scene;possession.  

wōja-  {weja-}.  n. inal.wōja.  belonging to;possessive classifier,alienable objects and general possessive.  

wōjaan-kōmatōrtōr  {wejahan-kematerter}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wōjaan-kōmatōrtōrū; n. pers.ri-wōjaan-kōmatōrtōr; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  odious; notlikeable.  

1.Ewōjaan-kōmatōrtōrḷeeṇ.  Heisnotlikeable.  

wōjak  {wejak}.  v. intr., tr.wōjake; n. inal.wōjakū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  do;perform.  

1.Kwōnjabwōjakkainṃanitrotṇe.  Don'tbehavethatway.  

2.Taṇekwōjwōjakeijeṇe?  Whatareyoudoingthere?  

wōjej  {wẹjyẹj}.  variant form ofjeej {jẹyẹj}.  

wōjek  {wejek}.  v. intr., tr.wōjeke.  nibble;gnaw, of arat or amouse.  

1.Eṃōjwōjekejōōteaō.  Myshirt'sbeeneatenbyarat.  

wōjke₁  {wẹjkẹy}.  n. al.; v. caus.kōwōjke; n. constr.wōjkein.  aplant, general word fortree;log;timber.  

wōjke₂  {wẹjkẹy}.  From Engl.  n. al.; n. constr.wōjkein.  whiskey.  

1.Eḷapankajoorwōjkeñanña.  Whiskeyistoostrongforme.  

wōjke-piik  {wẹjkẹy-piyik}.  Fromwōjke {wẹjkẹy} |"tree"; Engl.fig.  n. al.; v. caus.kōwōjke-piik; n. constr.wōjke-piikin.  aplant,Ficus carica L. (Moraceae); The ediblefig; Introd. On Wotje.  

wōjḷā₁  {wẹjḷay}.   Alsowūjḷā{wijḷay}.  n. al.; n. inal.wōjḷāū; v. caus.kōwōjḷā; n. constr.wōjḷāin.  asail.  

1.Akwūjḷāṇeepojakke?”  Isthesailready?”P421  

2.Ekarpinejiooneakerā,kalōkjuoneṃṇaioon,kajuurjuonkajuimkōḷaakwūjḷāinbweenmaroñjerakrōkilowaanṃaḷoinaelōñeṇ.  Hecovereditstopwithboards,builtahouseonit,putupamastandattachedasailsothatitcouldsailontheoceanaroundtheisland.P7  

3.Wōjḷāinwaatṇe?  Whatcanoedoesthatsailbelongto?  

Wōjḷā₂  {wẹjḷay}.  aconstellation, upsilon, mu, psiCentauri; triangle-shaped.  

wōl  {wẹl}.  vulgar.  n. inal.wūlō.  penis.  

wōla  {welah}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.wōlaū; v. caus.kōwōla; n. constr.wōlain; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  out oforder, of machines;broken, ofengines;run-down, of persons,ruined.  

1.Ewōlainjininwaeowaō.  Mycar'senginehasbrokendown.  

wōlbo  {wẹlbẹw}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wōlboū; v. caus. intr.kọwōlbobo,kọolbo, tr kọolbouk; n. pers.ri-wōlbo; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  lovable;beloved;popular.  

1.Raarkọwōlbouki.  Theymadehimpopular.  

2.Wūnoinkọwōlbobo.  Lovepotion.  

wōllaañ  {wellahag}.   Dial. E, W:pālep {palep}  afish,Moorish idol,Zanclus cornutus.  

wōm  {wem}.  transitive form ofwōmwōm {wemwem}.  

wōmak  {wemak}.   Alsowōnak{wenak}.  v. intr.; n. inal.wōmakū; v. caus.kōwōmak; n. pers.ri-wōmak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  toduck ablow;duck one'shead; toshrink fromresponsibility.  

wōmwōm  {wemwem}.   Alsoomom, wūjroñ{wijregʷ}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wōm(e); n. pers.ri-wōmwōm; n. constr.wōmwōmin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  extract;withdraw;pull out.  

1.Earwōmmejānbatoeo.  Hepulledthecorkoutofthebottle.  

2.Earwōmenaṃnooreojānbueo.  Hewithdrewtheramrodfromthegun.  

wōn₁  {wẹn}.  n. al.; v. caus.kawōnwōn; n. constr.wōnin.  turtle.  

wōn₂  {wẹn}.  pit in whichfruit is buried toripen; : pandanus, bananas, preserved breadfruit.  

wōn₃  {wen}.  who;whoever;whom.  

wōṇāān  seeoṇea-.  

wōnaji  {wenahjiy}.   Alsoonaji.  From Japn.onaji (同じ) "the same".  n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kōwōnaji, tr.kōwōnajiik; n. constr.wōnajiin.  even;tie in agame.  

wōnak  {wenak}.  variant form ofwōmak {wemak}.  

wōnāne  {wenyanẹy}.  dialectal variant ofwāānāne {wayanyanẹy}.  

1. “Ekwe,”ibaḷọkkeerroBojineoejwōnāneḷọk.  “Ok,”IsaidasheandtheBoatswainwentashore.P339  

wōnar  {wenhar}.  variant form ofwanar {wanhar}.  

wōṇea-  seeoṇea-.  

wōneṇak  {wẹnẹyṇak}.   Alsooṇeṇak{wẹṇẹyṇak}.  legendary cruelgiants who scare and kill people;ghosts that haunt and drive people mad, live in dense forests.  

wōnjak  {wenjak}.   Dial. W, E:wōnjake  v. intr..  performflawlessly.  

1.Ejjeḷọkmeneṇeoonjakkōnanbarnanataṃṃwinjeṃṃaan.  Nothingwentrightduetotheboss'sbaddisposition.  

Wōnje  {wenjey}.  From Engl.  Wednesday.  

wōnṃaan  {wenṃahan}.  v. intr.; v. caus.kōwōnṃaan; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  progress;moveforward;move up;champion;spokesman.  

1.Erjelkarkōnonowōtakiwōnṃaanḷọk.  AsthethreeofthemtalkedIwentuptothebowoftheboat.P532  

2.Iwōnṃaanḷọkñanḷobōrwaanwaeoimkadedeḷọkaōṃabuñ.  Iwentuptothebowoftheboatandfinishedmybreakfast.P273  

3.Kwōjwōnṃaanñanñāāt?  Howfardoyouintendtomoveup?  

4.Ḷeoenaajwōnṃaanñankōjṇe.  He'llbeourspokesmanifweneedone.  

wōnṃaanḷọk  seewōnṃaan.progress,moveforward.  

1.KieneoanAmedkaejjipañarmejreinbwerenwōnṃaanḷọkimbōkjikierippānlaḷkojet.  TheAmericangovernmentishelpingthesepeoplemoveforwardandtaketheirplaceamongothercountries.S3  

wōnṃae  {wenṃahyey}.  v. intr., tr.wōnṃaeik; n. inal.wōnṃaeū; n. pers.ri-wōnṃae; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  go andmeet.  

1.RejetalinwōnṃaeAikaṃeo.  TheyaregoingtomeettheHighCommissioner.  

wōnnabōj  {wennabẹj}.  variant form ofwannabōj {wannabẹj}.  

wōnōt  {wenet}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.wōnōtū; v. caus.kōwōnōt; v. distrib.owōnōtnōt; n. constr.wōnōtin; stat. adj.wōnōtnōt.  newlyconstructed, ofvessels orvehicles.  

1.Ejbajowōnōtnōtwaeowaan.  Hiscanoecertainlylookednew.  

2.Wawōnōtnōt.  Anabsolutelybrandnewcanoe.  

3.Wūnoeoekọwōnōtḷooneo.  Thepaintmadethemotorboatlooknew.  

wōp  {wẹp}.  n. al.; v. caus.kōwōp; n. constr.wōpin.  aplant,Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz. (Barringtoniaceae); A large tree with large, square fruits; young leaves glabrous, with red midribs; seeds used as a fish-poison.  

wōpeñ  {wẹpẹg}.  n. al.; n. inal.wōpeñū; v. caus.kōwōpeñ; n. constr.wōpeñin.  emptycontainer;shell;cartridge.  

1.Elōñwōpeñinjoot.  Therearemanyemptyshellcasings.  

wōpieṃ  {wẹpiyẹṃ}.   Alsoopieṃ.  From Engl.  n. al.; n. constr.wōpieṃin.  opium.  

wōpij  {wepyij}.   Alsoopij.  From Engl.  office.  

1.Ejjerbalilowōpijeṇeḷap.  Heworksintheadministrationbuilding.  

wōpija  {wepiyjah}.   Alsoopija.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.wōpijain.  officer.  

wōr  seeor- for words often spelledwōr-.  

wōt₁  {wẹt}.   Alsoot, wit.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.ute; v. distrib.wōttuot,jijidwōtuot; utute (ijjidwōtuot; utute); n. constr.wōtin.  rain.  

1.Eutewainikaṇe.  It'srainingonthecopra.  

2.Ewōtuotaelōñin.  Thisatollhaslotsofrain.  

3.Ijjañinkarlelolowōtjoñananmejelimlōñāinwōtwōtjabkoiloiieneo.  Ihadneverseenarainasheavyasthat.P766  

wōt₂  {wet}.  only;still;just;mere.  

1.EjpādwōtṂajeḷ.  HeisstillintheMarshalls.  

2.Juonwōtaōpeen.  Ihaveonlyonepen.  

wōt₃  {wet}.  n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kawōtwōt; n. constr.wōtin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  abscess;boil.  

1.Kwōjeḷākekọwōtwōt?  Doyouknowhowtotreatboils?  

wōt₄  {wet}.  n. al.; v. caus.kōwōt; n. constr.wōtin.  aplant, taro variety,Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Sweet. (Araceae). In the same family as taro and Cyrtosperma; "false taro." two edible varieties:Wōtaan andWōtaad, and two inedible:Wōt-waan andKubwilkōn..  

wōta  {wetah}.  variant form ofwata {watah}.  

Wōtaad  {wethad}.  aplant,taro variety; edible.  

Wōtaan  {wethan}.  aplant,taro variety; edible.  

wōt-aṃwelōñ  {wẹt-haṃẹylẹg}.  rain that falls straight down; big drops but few and far between.  

wōtan  {wetan}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.wōtanū; n. pers.ri-wōtan; v. distrib.kōkootantōn (ekkootantōn); n. constr.wōtanin.  belligerent;bellicose;pugnacious;saucy.  

1.Enaajjorrāānkōnankōkootantōn (ekkootantōn).  He'llgetintotroublebecauseofhisobviousbelligerence.  

2.Kwōnjabwōtanbwekwōnaajjorrāān.  Don'tbebelligerentoryou'llgetintotrouble.  

wōtar  {wetar}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wōtare; n. pers.ri-wōtar; n. constr.wōtarin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  order.  

1.Kwōnañinwōtarekenuknukeo?  Haveyouorderedthedress?  

wōt-atok  {wẹt-hatekʷ}.  rain that falls elsewhere but can be heard.  

wōtbai  {wetbahyiy}.   Alsootobai{wetewbahiy}.  From Engl.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wōtbaiik; n. inal.wōtbaiū; n. pers.ri-wōtbai; n. constr.wōtbaiin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  scooter;motorcycle;motorbike.  

wōt-dikdik  {wẹt-dikdik}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  sprinkle;drizzle.  

wōteḷ  {wetyeḷ}.   Alsooteeḷ{weteyeḷ}.  From Engl.  hotel.  

Wōtin Kapilōñ  {wetin kapiylẹg}.  From "Carolinian taro".  aplant, taro variety (Takeuchi),Xanthosoma.  

Wōtin Ruk  {wetin rikʷ}.  From "Trukese taro".  aplant, taro variety (Takeuchi),Xanthosoma.  

wōtlọk  {wẹtlakʷ}.   Dial. W, E:buñlọk {bigʷlakʷ}  v. intr.; n. inal.wōtlọkū; v. caus. intr.kọwōtlọk, tr.kọotlọk; v. distrib.wōttōlọklọk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  fall down;drop down, as from a height;tumble;dishonor.  

1.Ewōttōlọklọkajrieṇ.  Thatchildisalwaysfalling.  

wōtlọk kōn oṇāān ṃweiuk  {wẹtlaq kẹn weṇyan ṃẹyiq}.  sale.  

1.EwōtlọkoṇāānmeiukiloAḷaṃowana.  There'sasaleatAlaMoana.  

2.EwōtlọkWiikwaaṃkōnoṇāānṃweiuk.  TheWigwamstorehasabigsalegoingon.  

wōtlọklañ  {wẹtlakʷlag}.  variant form ofbwilọklañ.  

wōtmiiḷ  {wetmiyiḷ}.  From Engl.  oatmeal.  

wōt-mijeljel  {wẹt-mijẹljẹl}.   Alsowōt-mejeljel{wẹt-mẹjẹljẹl}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  heavyrain.  

wōtōbai  {wetebahiy}.  variant form ofwōtbai {wetbahyiy}.  

wōtōdtōd  {wetedted}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.wōtōdtōdū; v. caus.kōwōtōdtōd; n. pers.ri-wōtōdtōd; n. constr.wōtōdtōdin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  loosebowels;diarrhea;upsetstomach.  

wōtojome  {wetewjewmey}.  archaic.  fishing method, usingscarer; for catching goatfish (jome).  

wōtōm  {wetem}.   Alsootem.  entirely;absolutely;very.  

1.Ñaijṃoolwōtōmṃool.  Iamtellingtheabsolutetruth.  

wōtōmjej  {wẹtẹmjẹj}.   Alsootemjej, otemjeḷọk{wẹtẹmjeḷakʷ}|).  all;every.  

1.Armejwōtōmjej.  Everybody.  

2.Menwōtōmjeḷọk.  Everything.  

wōtōmjeḷọk  {wẹtẹmjeḷakʷ}.   Alsootemjeḷọk.  variant form ofwōtōmjej {wẹtẹmjẹj}.  

wōtōn  {wẹtẹn}.  season forbreadfruit andpandanus.  

wōt-tọ  {wẹt-taw}.  heavyrain from thenortheast; seeaetọ.  

wōttuot  {wẹttiwẹt}.   Alsowōttuwōt.  distributive form ofwōt {wẹt}.  

Wōt-waan  {wet-wahan}.  aplant, taro variety; inedible (Takeuchi),Xanthosoma.  

wūd₁  {wid}.   Alsoud.  piece; smallestunit of something,grain.  

1.Bōkjuonkijeṃwūdinpinana.  Takeabananaforyourself.  

2.Bōkruodaaṃwūdilobōbṇe.  Taketwokeysofthatpandanusasyourportion.  

3.Juonwūdinraij.  Agrainofrice.  

4.Keejitōntilejuonwūd,Jemaeṃōkajimkabōjrake.  Assoonashewasabouttolightup,Fatherstoppedhim.P769  

5.Ruowōtwūdeilopakijinjikkaekiiō.  Thereareonlytwocigarettesleftinthispack.  

wūd₂  {wid}.   Alsowūdde{widdẹy}.  bearfruit, ofpandanus.  

wūdādo  {widadew}.   Alsowūdādu.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-wūdādo; n. constr.wūdādoin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  atoy,coconuthydroplane; tosail a coconut hydroplane.  

1.Eṃōkajwūdādoeṇwaan.  Histoyhydroplaneisveryfast.  

2.Keiardik,ikōnwūdādoaolepJādede.  WhenIwasyoungIusedtosailtoyhydroplaneseverySaturday.  

wūddik  {widdik}.   Alsowūnniñ{winnig}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wūddikū; v. caus. intr.kawūddik, tr.kawūddiki.  small;tiny;midget.  

wūdeakeak  {widyakyak}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wūdeakeakū; v. caus.kawūdeakeak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; stat. adj.wūdeakeak.  crazy;delirious;insane;maniac;berserk;lunatic.  

1.Aolepimkojānebweewūdeakeak.  Everyoneranawayfromhimbecausehewentberserk.  

wūdede  {widẹydẹy}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wūdedeū; v. caus. intr.kawūdede, tr.kawūdedeik; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  mangled;ragged;frayed,fuzzy.  

1.Ijkōkōṇak (ekkōṇak)nuknukwūdede.  I'mwearingraggedclothes.  

wūdej  {widẹj}.  abird, long-tailedNew Zealand cuckoo,Urodynamis taitensiscuckoo.  

wūdeñ  {wideg}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wūdeñe; n. inal.wūdeñū; n. pers.ri-wūdeñ; v. distrib.uwūdeñdeñ; n. constr.wūdeñin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  afood,cooked and poundedbreadfruit,taro,bananas, ornuts mixed withgrated coconut.  

1.Eowūdeñdeñrūṃweeṇ.  Theyalwaysmakewūdeñatthathouse.  

2.WūdeñinMājej.wūdeñ  fromMejit.  

wūdiddid  {wididdid}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wūdiddidū; v. caus.kawūdiddid; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  tremble;quake;chills;shiver;vibrate;tremor;shake.  

wūdikke  {widikkẹy}.  n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kawūdikke, tr.kawūdikkeik; n. constr.wūdikkein.  writhe inpain;twist in pain;shriek interror orpain.  

1.Iḷakṃwijitkōnwaanbaoeo,ewūdikke.  WhenIcutthechicken'sheadoff,itwrithedinpain.  

2.Jooteoekọwūdikkeikḷeo.  Thebulletsenthimtwistinginpain.  

wūdiñdiñ  {widigdig}.   Alsolọudiñdiñ.  v. adj.; n. inal.wūdiñdiñū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  happy;ecstatic.  

wūdkabbe  {widkabbẹy}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. constr.wūdkabbein; stat. adj.wūdkabbe.  stuntedgrowth;idiotic;moron;oaf.  

1.Ewūdkabbenieokōtkan.  Thecoconuttreeheplanteddidnotgrowproperly.  

2.Iiọkweajriṇekeewūdkabbe.  Ifeelsorryforthatchildwho'sgoingtogrowuptobeamoron.  

wūdmouj  {widmẹwij}.   Alsowūdmuuj{widmiwij}.  n. al.; v. adj.; n. pers.ri-wūdmouj; n. constr.wūdmoujin; stat. adj.wūdmouj.  oflightcomplexion;lightskinned.  

1.EwūdmoujbwenājinriJepaan.  He'slight-skinnedbecausehisfatherisJapanese.  

wūdmuuj  {widmiwij}.  variant form ofwūdmouj {widmẹwij}.  

wūj₁  {wij}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wūji; n. constr.wūjin.  drown someone by holding his head under water.  

1.Earwūjikuujko.  Hedrownedthecats.  

wūj₂  {wij}.  n. al.; v. caus.kawūj; n. constr.wūjin.  cork.  

wūj₃  {wij}.   Alsowūji{wijiy}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.wūjin.  pull out ofground;uproot; transitive form ofwūjwūj {wijwij}.  

1.Wūjiwūjoojkaṇe.  Pullupthoseweeds.  

wūj₄  {wij}.   Dial. W, E:wōj  balsadriftwood.  

wūj₅  {wij}.  formant in place names;rough, of weather, currents, etc..  

wūjaak  {wijahak}.  v. intr.; n. inal.wūjaakū; n. pers.ri-wūjaak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  tiecoconut leaves together to makefishingchain.  

wūjabōj  {wijabẹj}.  v. adj.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  narrow, ofland (seewūjaloñ {wijalegʷ}).  

1.EwūjabōjWūlka.  Uligaisnarrow.  

wūjaḷoñ  {wijaḷegʷ}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wūjaḷoñū; v. caus.kawūjaḷoñ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; stat. adj.wūjaḷoñ.  breadth of anisland;wide, ofland (seewūjabōj {wijabẹj}).  

1.Ewūjaḷoñānin.  Thisisletiswide.  

wūje-  {wije-}.   Dial. W, E:wūjjie-  n. al.; n. constr.wūjen, wūjjien.  part of.  

1.Pikeel-eañejwūjenJarej.pikeel-eañ  IspartofJarej.  

wūjek  {wijẹk}.  archaic.  beproud of.  

1.Ijwūjekeḷeo.  I'mproudofhim.  

wūji  seewūj.  

wūjinleep  {wijinleyep}.   Dial. E, W:wūjilleep {wijilleyep}  n. al.; n. constr.wūjinleepin.  afish,Pacific sailfish;Istiophorus greyi.  

wūjḷā  {wijḷay}.  variant form ofwōjḷā {wẹjḷay}.  

wūjlep-  {wijlep-}.  v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  givefreely;give inabundance;render (with directional);surrender.  

1.WūjlepḷọkbūruoṃñanAnij.  SurrenderyourhearttoGod.  

2.WūjlepḷọkñanJijermenkoṃweienJijer.  RendertoCaesarthethingsthatareCaesar's.  

wūjooj  {wijẹwẹj}.   Alsoujooj.  aplant, general term for grass orIttaria elongata actually an epiphytic, penoulous fern;grass;hay;pasture.  

wūjooj-in-eoon-bōl  {wijẹwẹj-yin-yẹwẹn-bẹl}.  From "grass of the edge of the taro pit".  aplant,marsh grass,Cyperus javanicus Houtt.  

wūjooj-in-Ep  {wijẹwẹj-yin-yep}.  FromEp {yep} |"a legendary island".  aplant,Oplismenus compositus (L.) beauv; (gramineae). a Grass. Ebon.  

wūjooj-in-lọjet  {wijẹwẹj-yin-lawjẹt}.  From "grass of the ocean".  aplant, general term forseaweed.Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers.; anyseaweed.  

wūjroñ  {wijregʷ}.   Alsowōmwōm{wemwem}.  extract;withdraw;pull out.  

wūjtak  {wijtak}.  n. al.; v. intr., tr.wūjtake; n. constr.wūjtakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  praise (religious term only);glorify;worship;honor;revere.  

1.RejwūjtakAnij.  TheyworshipGod.  

wūjwūj  {wijwij}.  v. intr., tr.wūj(i); n. inal.wūjwūjū; v. caus.kawūjwūj; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  topull out;root out.  

1.Ejajewūjwūjdoone.  Thishuskingstickcan'tbepulledout.  

2.Kwōnwūjdoonṇejānijeṇe.  Pullthathuskingstickoutofthegroundthere.  

wūlej  {wilẹj}.   Alsoulej.  n. al.; v. caus.kawūlej; n. constr.wūlejin.  aplant,Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. (Verbenaceae); A common sprawling shrub with whitish-purplish tubular flowers, exserted stamens, and opposite simple leaves.  

wūliej  {wiliyẹj}.   Alsouliej, wūlej{wilyẹj},wūleej{wilẹyẹj}.  n. al.; n. inal.wūliejū; n. constr.wūliejin.  cemetery,graveyard;head.  

wūlik  {wilik}.   Alsoulik.  v. intr.; n. inal.wūlikū; v. caus.kawūlik.  belch;burp.  

wūlio  {wiliyẹw}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wūlioū; v. caus.kawūlio; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; stat. adj.wūlioeo.  handsome, men only.  

wūlleej  {willẹyyẹj}.  From Engl.  windlass;capstan;winch.  

1.Ejorrāānwūlleejeoan  Militopi.TheMilitobi'swindlassbrokedown.  

wūllepa-  {willepa-}.   Dial. E only; seerūkorea- {rikewreya-}  n. inal.wūllepa.  uncle, mother's brother only.  

wūlṃōd  {wilṃed}.  n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.wūlṃōdin.  thickhusk protecting eyes ofcoconut; whiskers remaining on a husked coconut.  

1.Ñejejdedeb (eddeb)nijejwūlṃōd.  Whenwehuskcoconutstodrinkweleavesomehuskattheeyes.  

wūlok  {wilekʷ}.  archaic.  toexcuse.  

wūmar  {wimar}.  solidground on which thegame ofkajjeor is played.  

wūn₁  {win}.   Alsoun.  n. al.; n. constr.wūnin,wūnjān, wūni.  base;basis;root;reason;purpose;cause;problem; arithmetic;motive;source;lowerpart oftree,brush, orgrass.  

1.Kanōkjānwūnjān.  Pullfromtheroots.  

2.Wūnintūreepinrawūnkein,kōnkeenbōkḷọkṃōñāimṃweiukimektakwainijānaolepaelōñkoilikinMājro.  Thepurposeoftheround-tripsistotakefoodandtradegoodsandbringcoprafromalltheouterislandstoMajuro.S17  

wūn₂  {win}.   Alsoun.  n. al.; v. caus. intr.karwūn, tr.karwūni; n. constr.wūnin.  scale offish;core of aboil.  

wūnaak  {winahak}.   Alsola.  n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kawūnaak; n. constr.wūnaakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj.  birds flying looking forfish; aflock ofbirds flying over aschool offish;school ofsharks looking for smaller fish.  

1. “Rejwaḷọklōñtakinwūnaakimbarjako.  “Theycomeuptolookforfishandthengobackdown.P1007  

2.Ejkabkareñaktokaōtokālikkebōlentimoṇinlọjetkorōkarpojakwōtbweñeekarwōreṇewōtlọkakwaeoeturruḷọk,repojakinnaajkarwūnaake.  Ilaterrealizedtheseseamonsterswerereadytogofishingifsomethingweretofallfromtheboatoriftheboatweretosink.P1010  

3.Eḷaklutōkḷọkṃōttanṃōñākoilọjet,ettōrtokekjiddikkabkupkupkoitōrereinwaeoimwūnaaki.  WhenIthrewthescrapsoffoodintothewater,abunchoflittleskipjacksandothertinyfishswamoverandstartedtoeat.P385  

wūne māj  {winey maj}.  n. inal.wūne meja.  get someshut-eye; take anap.  

1.Ijjaitanwūnemejajidikṃoktajānaōnaajmemej (emmej).  IthinkI'llgetsomeshut-eyeforawhilebeforeIgoonwatch.  

2.Meḷeḷeinbweejjeḷọkiienaōnaajwūnemeja.”  ThatmeansI’llnevergetanyshut-eye.”P543  

wūnin  seewūn.base;basis;root;reason;purpose.  

wūnin tōl  {winin tel}.  moral;lesson; innermeaning;motto.  

Wūninnin  {wininnin}.  Fromninnin {ninnin} |"suck" (?).  n. al.; v. caus.kaWūninnin; n. constr.Wūninninin.  aplant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).  

wūnit  {winit}.  wrap up;tie up abundle.  

1.Wūnitijabōnaḷaḷkaṇ.  Tieuptheendsofthosepiecesoflumber.  

Wūnjeeṃ  {winjeyeṃ}.  n. al.; v. caus.kaWūnjeeṃ; n. constr.Wūnjeeṃin.  aplant, pandanus cultigen; sterile; with narrow leaves best for weaving.  

wūnlọk  {winlakʷ}.   Alsoñijlọk.  n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kawūnlọk; n. constr.wūnlọkin.  dive after gettinghooked, offish.  

1.Earbantōbweekeokeearwūnlọk.  Hecouldn'tpullthefishinbecauseitdived.  

2.Earkọunlọkekeo.  Heletthefishdive.  

Wūnmaañ  {winmahag}.  aplant,Pandanus fischerianus (or hybrid) cultigen; no fruit; leaves used only for textiles. Same askou orkounmaañ.  

wūnniñ  {winnig}.   Alsounniñ, wūddik{widdik}.  v. adj.; n. inal.wūnniñū; v. caus.kawūnniñ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; stat. adj.wūnniñniñ.  dwarfed; verysmall.  

1.Eḷapanwūnniñajrieṇearḷotak.  Thatbabythatwasbornisverysmall.