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ebjak {yebjak}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ebjake; n. pers.ri-ebjak; n. constr.ebjakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. dug up;scattered;burst;perfective form ofebeb {yebyeb}.

1.Boktañ eo eaar ebjakḷọk ñan lik. The bomb burst and dug things up toward the ocean side.

2.Boktañ eo eebjak im rup ṃweo. The bomb burst and destroyed the building.

3.Eebjak boktañ eo. The bomb burst.

4.Eṃōj ebjake ijo. The place was completely dug up.

ebok Seebok.

ebooḷ Seebooḷ.

ebōk Seebōk.take,bring.

ebwe Seebwe.enough.

ebwiin Seebwiin.smell,odor.

ebwil Seebwil.

ebwilọk Seebwilọk.

ed {yẹd}. v. caus.kaed. Amat forwearing; aboriginal women'sskirts, now used as ababy's mat.

1.Kōrā rej jab ekkōṇak ed rainiin. Women don't wear mats nowadays.

2.Liṃaro raṇ rej kaed iṃōn amiṃōṇo eṇ an kuḷab eṇ an kōrā kein aerro būrejini ri-kaki eṇ. The women are shopping for traditional women's mats at the women's club handicraft shop to give as gifts to the man of the cloth.

ed {yẹd}. n. constr.edin, iden. fabric.

1.Eṃṃan edin (iden)nuknuk ṇe aṃ. Your dress is of good fabric.

2.Iden jaki eṇ eṃṃan bwe emeoeo. The fabric of that mat is good because it is soft.

ed {yed}. archaic. Becomered, of leaves.

eddāil Seededāil.

eddāp Seededāp.

edde {yẹddẹy}. Dial. W, E:de {dẹy} n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus. intr.kōedde, tr.kōeddeik; n. constr.eddein. roost;defecate fromtrees, ofbirds.

1.Ia eo bao in ej edde ie? Where's this chicken roosting?

2.Kaddeik bao eṇ im ḷak ṃōj jibwe. Wait for the chicken to roost and then catch it.

edde Seedede.

eddeb Seededeb.

edded {yẹddẹd}. Exclamation: "Oh my!".

1.Edded,ejjelọk ṃōṃan (eṃṃan)in. Oh boy,that was good.

eddek Seededek.

eddep Seededep.

eddo Seededo.

eddo ippa- {yeddew yippa-}. v. intr.; n. inal.eddo ippa,. insulted;disappointed.

1.Enaaj eddo ippān ñe kwōjab kūri. He'll be insulted if you don't invite him.

2.Men in eddo ippa. I take this as a personal insult.

eddodo Seededo.

eddoor Seededoor.

eded {yedyed}. v. adj., tr.edede; n. inal.ededū; v. caus.kōeded; n. pers.ri-eded. snooping;prying;nosey;rummage;investigate;scrounge.

1.Idike armej rot eṇ eeded. I despise a person who is nosey.

2.Ieded im ṃōk ak iaar jab loe. I have searched everywhere,but haven't been able to find it.

3.Jej ilān eded i āneṇ. We are going to scrounge for food on that island.

4.Kwōn kanooj eded im pukote. Scrounge around and really look for it.

ededeḷọk Seedede.ready,prepared.

edeḷọñ Seedeḷọñ.

edike Seedike.dislike.

Edinij {yedinij}. n. al.; v. caus.kōedinij; n. constr.Edinijin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen; Arno.

edjoñ {yẹdjẹgʷ}. v. intr., tr.edjoñe; n. inal.edjoñū; n. pers.ri-edjoñ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. taste food ordrink;savor; sample.

1.Imaroñ ke edjoñe mā ṇe kijōṃ? May I taste your breadfruit?

2.Kwōn edjoñe ṃōk iiōk ṇe ennọ ke? Taste this mixture--is it good?

3.Ri-edjoñ eo an irooj eṇ. She is the one who tastes food for the chief.

4.Ta ṇe kwōj edjoñe. What are tasting.

edjoñe Seeedjoñ.

Edṃaṃo {yedṃahṃew}. n. al.; v. caus.kōedṃaṃo; n. constr.Edṃaṃoin. Aplant,Pandanus fischerianus cultivar. (Stone).

edouṃ {yẹdẹwiṃ}. n. al.; n. constr.edouṃin. bakedpandanus;cookedpandanus.

1.Edouṃ in bōb rot ṇe. What type of pandanus is thatedouṃmade from?

2.Itōm wōdwōd edouṃ. Come chew some cooked pandanus.

edwaan {yedwahan}. Fromwaan {wahan} |"without purpose". n. al.; v. caus.keedwaan; n. constr.edwaanin. Aplant,Edwaan; any wildpandanus; i.e. a mature tree grown up from seed;riffraff.

1.Enana wōdwōd edwaan bwe eidid. Its not good to chew wild pandanus because they can be itchy.

2.Iien ñūta men in innem kōjro etal in keedwaan. We're in a famine situation so let's go look for wild pandanus to eat.

3.Rej keedwaan. They are looking for wild pandanus.

Edwaan-eṇ-an-Limaan {yedwahan-yeṇ-han-limahan}. FromLimaan "a womaṇs name". n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-eṇ-an-Limaan; n. constr.Edwaan-eṇ-an-Limaanin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).

Edwaan-eṇ-an-Luwaju {yedwahan-yeṇ-han-liwajiw}. n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-eṇ-an-Luwaju; n. constr.Edwaan-eṇ-an-Luwajuin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen; Ailinglapalap.

Edwaan-eṇ-an-Nelu {yedwahan-yeṇ-han-neyliw}. From "the wild pandanus of Nelu (a Ralik chief)". n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-eṇ-an-Nelu; n. constr.Edwaan-eṇ-an-Neluin. Aplant,Pandanus fischerianus cultigen. (Stone).

Edwaan-in-Būkōr {yedwahan-yin-bikẹr}. From "wildBūkōr {biker} |(another cultigen)". n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-in-Būkōr; n. constr.Edwaan-in-Būkōrin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).

Edwaan-in-Jọibeb {yedwahan-yin-jawyibyẹb}. From "wildJọibeb" |{jawyibyẹb} |(another cultigen)". n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-in-Jọibeb; n. constr.Edwaan-in-Jọibebin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).

Edwaan-in-likin-Ṃōnkwōlej {yedwahan-yin-likin-ṃenkʷelyej}. FromṂōnkoleej {ṃenkʷelyej} |"Ebon place name",likin {likin} |"ocean side of". n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-in-likin-Ṃōnkwōlej; n. constr.Edwaan-in-likin-Ṃōnkwōlejin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen; Ebon.

Edwaan-in-lọurō {yedwahan-yin-lawireh}. Fromḷọurō {lawireh} |"bad soil". n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-in-lọurō; n. constr.Edwaan-in-lọurōin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen; Ebon.

Edwaan-in-Matoḷej {yedwahan-yin-mateḷʷyẹj}. FromMatoḷiej {mateḷʷyẹj} |the name of an islet in Wotje atoll". n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-in-Matoḷej; n. constr.Edwaan-in-Matoḷejin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).

Edwaan-in-Ṃwejok {yedwahan-yin-ṃeyjekʷ}. FromṂwejok {ṃeyjekʷ} |the name of a land tract,ṃwe {ṃey} |"house of",jok {jekʷ} |"alight". n. al.; v. caus.kōedwaan-in-Ṃwejok; n. constr.Edwaan-in-Ṃwejokin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).

eeo {yẹyyew}. That'sright.

eeọñōdñwōd {yyagʷedgʷed}. Dial. W:eeọñōd {yeyyagʷed}, E:eọñōdñōd {yeyagʷedgʷed}. v. adj.; n. inal.eeọñōdñwōdū; v. caus.kōeeọñōdñwōd; n. pers.ri-eeọñōdñwōd; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Gofishing frequently; distributive form ofeọñōd.

1.Eḷap an eeọñwōdwōd ḷeeṇ. That man is always going fishing

eermeeḷ {yeyermeyeḷ}. From Engl. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eermeeḷe; n. pers.ri-eermeeḷ; n. constr.eermeeḷin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. airmail;send by airmail.

1.Kab eermeeḷe ḷọk. Be sure to send it by airmail

2.Lōta e aō ear itok ilo eermeeḷ tok. My letter came by airmail

eieṇ {yẹyiyeṇ}. Variant form ofiieṇ {'yiyeṇ}.

Eijia {yẹyijiyah}. From Engl. n. pers.ri-Eijia. Asia.

1.Ri-Eijia. Asian

ein Seeāin.

einwōt Seeinwōt.like.

eiō {yẹyiyẹh}. Variant form ofiiō {'yiyẹh}.

eita {yẹyitah}. Variant form ofebajeet {yebajẹyẹt}.

1.Eita neeṃ? What happened to your foot?

eitaak Seeitaak.

eitok Seeitok.come here.

eitōn {yẹyiten}. v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. almost.

1.Eitōn maat dānnin aebōj eṇ. The water in that cistern is almost all gone.

2.Reeitōn maat men kā. These things are almost all gone.

ej {yẹj}. formant in place names;upper;eastern; see-ej ofutiej.

1.Baḷuun eṇ eḷap an ḷo ej. The plane is too high.

2.Wa eo eṇ epād likiej. The ship is at the eastern ocean side of this island.

ej {yej}. v. aux. prime. be doing something;be inprogress;noncompletive.

1.Ke kōṃro ej epaake ḷọk ṃōn irooj eo,juon armej elaṃōje ḷọk kōṃro. When we were getting close to the chief’s house,a person yelled to us.P226

ej jab Seejab.not.

ej jab aelọk {yej jab hayelakʷ}. Idiom. From "It's not obscured." obviously;conspicuously.

1.Ej jab aelọk mālōtlōt. He's definitely a genius.

2.Rej jab aelọk jerbal ko an rōmṃan. His good performances are known by everybody.His good work is well known.

ejaad Seejaad.rather.

ejaak {yejahak}. v. intr., tr.ejaake; n. inal.ejaakū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. pile up;heap;build;construct form andperfective form ofejej {yejyej};evolve.

1.Anij ear ejaake laḷ in. God created the world.

2.Armej ear ejaak jān menin mour ko jet. Man evolved from other animals.

3.Kwōn ejaaketok ṃōṇe. Build the house over this way.

4.Kwōn ejaaki dekā kaṇe ṇai ijeṇe. Pile up those stones there by you.

5.Wōn ṇe ear ejaake ṃōṇe? Who built your house?

ejab Seejab.not.

ejaje Seejaje.not know.

ejako Seejako.absent.

ejañ Seejañ.

ejar Seejar.break off;split.

eje {yejey}. Transitive form ofejej {yejyej}.

ejej {yẹjẹj}. Alsoejjej{yẹjjẹj},ejjeej{yẹjjẹyẹj}. nothing;none;not any;nil;no one; seejej.

1.Ejej armej āneeṇ. There are no people in that island.

2.Ejej ṃōñā ñan jidik. Absolutely no food at all.

3.Ejej tokjān aō kar ilọk. I wasted my time by going there.

4.Erreto erre tak,erre niñeañ erre rōkeañ,ak ejej āne ekar loe. He looked all around,to the north and to the south,but he didn’t see anything.P917

5.Jebboñon eo juon imake ruj im ḷak reilik reiṃaan i lowaan wa eo,eejej eṇ ikar loe ak ña wōt. The next morning I woke up on my own and looked all around but didn’t see anyone else.P955

6.Ḷak ke ejej eṇ ekkōnono,ejujen wōnṃaan ḷọk wōt. Since no one else said anything,he continued.P924

ejej {yejyej}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eje; n. pers.ri-ejej; n. constr.ejejin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.ejaak). build up;erect;pile up;build.

1.Ñe eejaak enaaj lukkuun utiej. When it is built (completely),it will be very tall.

2.Rej eje lōñḷọk ṃweeṇ. They're building the house higher.

ejej {yejyej}. Alsoōjōj{hejhej}. v. intr., tr.ejek. Usemouth tohusk coconuts;husking of coconuts bycoconut crabs;strip orpeel off one layer at a time.

ejeja Seejeja.

ejejjet Seejejjet.

ejekkar Seejekkar.ill-matched,unbecoming.

ejeḷā Seejeḷā.know.

ejemḷam Seejemḷam.

ejeṃḷọk Seejeṃḷọk.

ejiṃwe Seejiṃwe.straight,correct.

ejino Seejijino.

ejja {yejjah}. archaic. harbor.

ejja Seejeja.

ejjaak Seejejaak.

ejjabdaan {yejjabdahan}. Notmany; notmuch; notexactly.

1.Ejjabdaan lap wa eo eaar itok. The ship that came wasn't that large.

2.Ejjabdaan lōñ armej in Ṃajōḷ keidi ñan Kuam. There are not as many Marshallese as there are Guamanians.

3.Ejjabdaan lōñ bōb ānin. There are not many pandanus on this island.

ejjañin Seejañin.not yet.

ejjāāl Seejejāāl.

ejjānene Seejejānene.

Ejje {yẹjjẹy}. Name of anavigational sign; a giant redshark.

ejjed Seejejed.

ejjedmatmat Seejejedmatmat.

ejjedwawa Seejejedwawa.

ejjeej {yẹjjẹyẹj}. Variant form ofejej {yẹjẹj}.

1.Ejjeej dānnin aebōj jimeeṇ eṇ. There is absolutely no water in the cistern.

ejjeikik Seejejeikik.

ejjelọk {yẹjjẹylakʷ}. n. al.; v. intr.; v. caus.kōjjelọk; n. constr.ejjelọkin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. break loose, as boat from sand;float loose.

1.Ejjelọk wa jān wōd eo. The boat floated loose from the reef.

2.Eḷak ibwij ejjelọk wa eo. When the tide came in,the boat floated loose.

3.Raar kanōk wa eo im kōjjelọke. They pulled the boat off the reef.

ejjelọk Seejejelọk.

ejjelōblōb Seejejelōblōb.

ejjeḷam Seejejeḷọk.none.

ejjeḷā {yejjeḷay}. archaic. Toanchor.

1.Ejjeḷā toon bōbtowa. Anchor until everything is clear to me. (words from chant)

ejjeḷọk {yejjeḷakʷ}. Dial. W, E:jej {jẹj}. Alsojejḷọk {jẹjḷọk}. nothing;nobody;without;destitute of;nil;none.

1. “Eṃṃan wōt an jejḷọk ṇo,”Kapen eo eba. “It’s not that wavy,which is good,”the Captain said.P526

2.Ejjeḷọk an maroñ in kōṃṃan jabdewot. He has no power to do anything.

3.Ejjeḷọk kobban akkaun eṇ an. There's nothing left in his account.

ejjeṃ Seejejeṃ.

ejjeor Seejejeor.

ejjerakrōk Seejerak.

ejjerwawa Seejejerwawa.

ejjeurur Seejejeurur.

ejjo Seejejo.

ejjoñ Seejejoñ.

ejjookok Seejejookok.

ejjor Seejejor.

ejjoram Seejejoram.

ejjọjọ Seejejọjọ.

ejjọñ Seejejọñ.

ejjō Seejejō.

ejjōbaō {yẹjjẹbahẹh}. Fromejjab {yejjab} |"it is not",aō {hahẹh} |"mine". n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-ejjōbaō; n. constr.ejjebaōin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Agame, Marshallese women'sbaseball.

1.Leddik wōt rej ejjōbaō Ṃajeḷ. Only girls playejjōbaōin the Marshalls.

2.Raar ejjōbaō ḷọk em boñ. They playedejjōbaōtill nightfall.

ejṃaan {yejṃahan}. n. al.; n. constr.ejṃaanin. Largestone;rock;boulder.

1.Ejabwilḷọk ejṃaan eo. The boulder rolled over.

2.Raar kōjabil ḷọk ejṃaan eo. They rolled the stone away.

ejok Seejok.

ejorrāān Seejorrāān.kaput,broken,no good.

ejouj {yẹjẹwij}. Alsoejoujik{yẹjẹwijik}. v. intr., tr.ejoujik,ejouji; n. inal.ejoujū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. pile;stack;aggregate.

1.Ej maat wōt ejouj jab eo ak ebar ettōr āne ḷọk tūrak eo im kanne tok. When the first pile was gone the truck left and brought in another load.P359

2.Ejouj in waini. A pile of coconuts.

3.Ejouji waini ko ippān doon. Make a pile of those coconuts.

4.Kwōn aljektok waini im ejouj tok ṇa ijjieṇ. Gather copra nuts and pile them up over there.

5.Ḷaddik ro raar ejoujik ḷọk waini ko. The boys made a pile of coconuts.

ejoujik {yẹjẹwijik}. Variant form ofejouj {yẹjẹwij}.

ejọ Seejọ.

ek {yẹk}. n. al.; v. distrib.ike; n. constr.ikōn, ekin. fish.

1.Eike āniin. There are lots of fish around this islet.

2.Ek jọọḷ kab ek ṃōṇakṇak ekkā wōt aer kōṃṃan ilo aelōñ ko ilikin me reike ak ejjeḷọk armej in amāni. Salt fish and dried fish are rarely made on outer islands that have lots of fish and no one to consume them.S27

3.Elōñ ek ikaarar. There are many poisonous fish.

4.Iken Mājro reouwi. Majuro's fish are tasty.

5.Ta ṇe ej kaike āniin. What makes this island have so many fish?

ek ṃōṇakṇak {yẹk ṃeṇakṇak}. n. al.; n. constr.ek ṃōṇakṇakin. smokedfish.

1.Ek ṃōṇakṇak in ia kein. Where are these smoked fish from?

2.Raar ekṃōṇakṇaki ek ko. They smoked the fish.

ekabokbok Seebokbok.rejected.

ekadik Seedik.small.

ekadu Seekadu.

ekajet {yekajet}. Alsoeakjet{yakjet}. v. intr., tr.ekajete; n. inal.ekajetū; v. caus.kōekajet; n. pers.ri-ekajet; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. judge;try incourt; togrill someone.

1.Raar ekajete ḷọk im boñ. They grilled him until it got dark.

2.Ri-ekajet. The judge.

3.Ta eo raar ekajete kake? What did they grill him about?

ekajoor Seekajoor.strong.

ekanooj Seekanooj.really.

ekar Seekar.past tense.

ekauwōtata Seekauwōtata.

ekāāl Seekāāl.

ekbab {yekbab}. v. intr., tr.ekbabe; n. inal.ekbabū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. throw down, as inwrestling.

1.Riuñtaak eo jān Amedka ear ekbabe ḷeo jān Roojia. The wrestler from America threw down the wrestler from Russia.

2.Ta ṇe kwōj ekbabe? What's that you're throwing down?

ek-bōlōk {yẹk-bẹlẹk}. Afish, thread-backedbutterfly fish,Heniochus acuminatus.

ek-bōḷāāk {yẹk-beḷayak}. Afish.

eke {yẹkẹy}. v. intr.; n. inal.ekeū; v. distrib.ekeke,ikikie (yikyikiyẹy). blood vessel;vein;artery.

1.Ealikkar eke in pein. The veins in his arms are quite visible.

2.Eekeke pein ḷeeṇ. One can see lots of veins in his arms.

eke {yẹkẹy}. Fromeke {yẹkẹy} |"vein". n. al.; n. constr.ekein. nylon fishline.

Ekeṇ {yẹkyeṇ}. From "that fish". Aplant, pandanus cultigen; Aur.

ekijoñ Seekijoñ.

ekilōk Seekilōk.

ekin boñ jab lo raan {yẹkin bẹgʷ jab lew rahan}. idiom. fish that areṇtsufficient for the next day.

1.Ear ba kōmin kañ ek ko bwe ekin boñ jab lo raan. He told us to finish the fish because they were too few to be left for the next day.

ekjab {yekjab}. idol;statue.

1.Ekjab eo ar kōṃṃan jān kool. The idol was made of gold.

2.Kwōn jab kōṃṃan im jekjek ekjap ñan eok. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.S5

3.Rej kabuñ ñan ekjab. They worship an idol.

ekkaadad Seekōkaadad.

ekkaal Seekōkaal.

ekkaan Seekōkaan.

ekkaapap Seekōkaapap.

ekkaj Seekōkaj.

ekkajkaj Seekōkajkaj.

ekkal Seekōkal.

ekkan {yekkan}. Dial. W only. n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-ekkan; n. constr.ekkanin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. bring food to achief;tribute.

1.Koṃwin ekkan ḷọk ñan irooj eṇ. Bring food to the chief.

2.Raar ekkaneḷọk Ruwamaejet eo. They brought food to the stranger.

ekkan {yekkan}. Dialectal variant ofeọjek {yawjẹk}.

ekkan Seekōkan.

ekkañ Seekōkañ.

ekkañ loo- Seekōkañ loo-.

ekkapit Seekōkapit.

ekkar Seekōkar.

ekkarjinjin Seekōkarjinjin.

ekkarkarōke Seekōkarkarōke.

ekkarrūkarōk Seekōkarrūkarōk.

ekkat Seekōkat.

ekkā Seekōkā.

ekkāālel Seekōkāālel.

ekkāke Seekōkāke.

ekkārere Seekōkārere.

Ekke {yẹkkẹy}. n. al.; v. caus.kōekke; n. constr.Ekkein. Aplant, pandanus cultigen (Takeuchi).

ekkeeṇ Seekōkeeṇ.

ekkeilọk Seekōkeilọk.

ekkein Seekōkein.

ekkein wa Seekōkein wa.

ekkeini Seekōkeini.

ekkeitaak {yẹkkẹyitahak}. Variant form ofkōkkeitaak {kẹkkẹyitahak}.

1.Raar ekkeitaake kōtaan ṃōko. They connected the houses.

ekkejel {yẹkkẹyjẹl}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.ekkejelin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. hang on;latch on to.

1.Ekkejel ippa ñe kweitan wōtlọk. Hang on to me if you are about to fall.

2.Kwōn ekkejel wōt ilo to ṇe bwe kwōn jab wōtlọk. Hold on to the rope so you don't fall.

ekkejel Seekōkejel.

ekkekaak Seekōkkekaak.

ekkeñaj Seekōkeñaj.

ekkeroro Seekōkeroro.

ekketaak Seekōketaak.

ekkodaṃdaṃ Seekōkodaṃdaṃ.

ekkokowa {yẹkkẹwkẹwah}. Dial. W only; seelejọñjọñ {leyjagʷjagʷ} Alsoekkokouwa{yekkewkewiwah}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ekkokowaik(i); n. inal.ekkokowaū; n. pers.ri-ekkokowa; n. constr.ekkokowaan; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. juggling contest;juggle.

1.Kwōn kakkokowaik ledik eo ej kab itok. You should let the new girl compete in juggling.

2.Ledik ro raar ekkokowa. The girls had a juggling contest.

3.Ri-ekkokouwa eo jān high school ear wiin. The juggler from high school won the contest.

ekkoonak {yẹkkẹwẹnhak}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ekkoonake; n. pers.ri-ekkoonak; n. constr.ekkoonakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method, surround a school ofrainbow runners with plainsennit.

1.Kōpooj kijeek ko bwe ri-ekkoonak ro rā tok. Get the cooking fires ready because those who went to fish for rainbow runners are on their way back.

2.Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej ekkoonaktok jān āneuweo. The men are fishing by theekkonakmethod in this direction from that islet way over there.

3.Raar ekkoonaki ia ikaidik kein? Where did they catch these rainbow runners?

ekkootantōn Seekōkootantōn.

ekkotaak Seekōkotaak.

ekkọbōl Seekōkọbōl.

ekkōb Seekōkōb.

ekkōbaba Seekōkōbaba.

ekkōl Seekōkōl.

ekkōljake Seekōkōljake.

ekkōṃ Seekōkōṃ.

ekkōn Seekōkōn.

ekkōṇak Seekōkōṇak.

ekkōpal Seekōkōpāl.

ekkōpeḷ Seekōkōpeḷ.

ekkōr Seekōkōr.

ekkōt Seekōkōt.

eklejia {yẹklẹyjiyah, yẹklẹjiyah}. From Engl. (from Greekekklesia). n. pers.ri-eklejia. members of thechurch;ecclesia;laity;congregation.

1.Aolep eklejia ko an Jarin Radik Doon ilo Ṃajōḷ rej kwelọk aolep ḷọkin juon iiō ilo Mājro. All congregations of the United Church of Christ meet in Mājro every two years.

2.Ekelejia ko an Jarin Radik Doon ilo Ṃajōḷ. The congretations of the United Church of Christ in the Marshall Islands.

ekḷọk {yẹkḷakʷ}. v. intr.. Getspoiled, offish.

1.Eekḷọk ek ko. The fish are spoiled.

2.Kwōn kōmatti ek kaṇe bwe rōnaaj ekḷọk. Cook those fish before they spoil.

ekmouj {yẹkmẹwij}. Fromek {yẹk} |"fish",mouj {mẹwij} |"white". v. caus.kōekmouj. Afish,parrotfish,Scarus harid.

1.Eḷap an ekmouji likin Wōjjā. There are lots ofekmoujon the ocean side of Wotje.

2.Ḷōṃaro rej kaekmouj. The men are fishing for parrotfish.

eko Seeko. beabsent.

ekōjkan {yẹkẹjkan}. certainly; "Youbet!"; "Andhow!".

1. “Ekōjkan!”Kapen eo ebar uwaak. “And how!”the Captain answered.P288

2.Ij tomak bwe tūreep eo aṃ ñan Amedka elukkuun emṃan?Ekōjkan,ekar lukkuun emṃan. I believe you trip to America was very good.Of course,it was very nice.

ekōḷōk {yẹkẹḷẹk}. exclamation: "wow!"; "ouch!".

1.Ekōḷōk ke kwe ṇe! What a suprise to see you!

ekōṃṃan Seekōṃṃan.make,do.

ekōṇaan Seekōṇaan.want to,like to.

ekōppaḷpaḷ Seekōppaḷpaḷ.

ekpā {yekpay}. v. intr.; n. inal.ekpāū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Changeclothes, from good to dirty.

1.Ekpā ko aō kaṇe. Those are my working clothes.

2.Kwōn ekpā ḷọk bwe jen ilān eọñōd. Put on old clothes because we're going fishing.

3.Kwōn ekpaik ajiri raṇe bwe ren ilān ikkure. Change the children's clothes so they can go out and play.

ekpā {yekpay}. Alsoekpā{yẹkpay}. Afish.

1.Juon eo koṇa ekpā kileplep. I caught a bigekpā.

ektak {yektak}. v. intr., tr.ektake; n. inal.ektakū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Toload;haul;wrestling maneuver, Marshallese style only.

1. “Kōjro naaj ektaki,”eba. “We’ll take them with us,”he replied.P1335

2. “Raar ba in bōk tok lōta e ñan Kapen ṇe an wa ṇe bwe en ektake ñan Likiep eba. “I was told to bring this letter to the Captain of this boat for him to take to Likiep,”he said.P309

3.Ektaki waj waini kā. Load this copra onto that boat.

4.Ewōr ta kwōj ektake ippaṃ ilo tūreep ṇe? Do you have anything you want to take with you on your trip?

5.Ij ilān ektake. I'll go pick her up.

6.Men kein rōkar kajjitōk kōmmān maroñ ke ektaki ḷọk ñan Likiep. They asked if we could take them with us to Likiep.P443

7.Ri-ektak waini eo an Rre (Erre)eṇ. He is the one who loads copra for the RRE.

8.Wa eo eṇ ej ektak ṃweiuk. That boat is loading trade goods.

ektake Seeektak.

ekwe {yekʷey}. Alsoeokwe. n. inal.ekweū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. well;okay.

1. “Ekwe,”iba. “Ok,”I said.P146

2.Ekwe inaaj iwōj. Okay,I'll be there.

3.Eokwe,ijaje bwe etūṃ jān baḷuun eo. Well,I don't know but he missed the plane.

ekwekwe {yekʷeykʷey}. Alsokwōjabṃōk{kʷejabṃek}. interjection: "If that's so, thencontinue."; showinginterest;keep on.

1.Ekwekwe bwe enaaj boñe kōm. Hurry or it will soon be too dark for us to go.

2.Ekwekwe bwe jen etal ḷọk. Don't stop now;keep at it so we can leave soon.

el {yẹl}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.ilō, elū; n. constr.ilen, elin. nest;clothing (in construct only).

1.Ej el ia bao eṇ. Where is that hen making its nest?

2.Jet kaṇ elin/ilen bao buḷōn mar eṇ. There are some chicken nests in the boondocks.

el {yel}. cut off.

el {yẹl}. Alsoeḷ{yẹḷ} (beforeḷọk). v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Payattention to;take seriously;avert;turn away from.

1. “Koṃro jab elwaj ippān bwe ej rorror bajjek wōt ak ej jab kūk. “You two shouldn’t pay attention to him,because he’s all bark and no bite.P178

2.Ear jab eltok ñan eō. He didn't pay attention to me.

3.Eṇ ta kwōj eltok ñane ke ajiri men e? Why do you bother with him,he's just a kid.

4.Ij ḷōmṇak Jema ekar jab roñ men eo bwe iḷak lale ej jab kanooj el ḷọk. I didn’t think Father had heard what he said because when I looked over he didn’t seem to be paying attention.P450

5.Jab eḷḷọk bwe ajri men eṇ. Don't pay any attention to him for he is just a child.

6.Jab eḷḷọk ñane. Just ignore him.

7.Jab eḷḷọk. Don't let your attention wander.

8.Kwōn eltok ñan ña bwe in kwaḷọk waj iiaḷ eo. Listen to me to show you the way.

9.Kwōn jab eḷḷọk jān e bwe enaaj mej. Don't turn away from her or she'll die.

10.Kwōnāj bajjek elwaj ñane innem ejjeḷọk men eṇ etōprak. You keep being distracted by her and you won't get anything done.

11.Ta unin aṃ eḷḷọk jāne? Why did you turn away from her?

ele {yeley, yẹlẹy}. Variant form ofile {yilẹy}.

Elej {yelej}. From Engl. n. pers.ri-Elej. Ellice Islands;Tuvalu.

1.Ri-Elej ro raṇ raar tokeaktok. The people from Tuvalu have just arrived.

elianij {yeliyahnij}. v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. darkness that follows acloud coming over the horizon at night.

1.Enaaj wōt bwe etke elianijtok. It looks like rain as it is darker.

elladikdik Seeleladikdik.

ellāle Seelelāle.

elle Seelele.

ellejkakkak Seelelejkakkak.

ellejkōnkōn Seelelejkōnkōn.

ellejlej Seelelejlej.

ellemej Seelelemej.

elleṃaj Seeleleṃaj.

ello Seelelo.

ellok Seelelok.

ellolo Seelelolo.

ellor Seelelor.

ellotaan Seelelotaan.

ellowetak {yelleweytak}. n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kōellowetak, tr.kōellowetake; n. pers.ri-ellowetak; n. constr.ellowetakin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. enthusiasm;earnest;excited;inspired.

1.Raar kanooj ellowetak kōn naan ko ear ba. They were inspired by what he had just said.

2.Rej kab tan ellowetak ke rej roñ ainikien. They began to get enthused when they heard his voice.

ellōk {yẹllẹk}. Dial. W, E:ṃọle {ṃawlẹy}. Afish,rabbitfish,Siganus rostratus/puellus.

1.Elōñ kwoṇāer ellōk. They caught lots of rabbitfish.

2.Remoot in kaellōk. They went fishing forellōk.

3.Ri-kaellōk ro raṇ rej kab potok. The men who fished for rabbitfish have just arrived.

ellōkan {yellekan}. about,approximately.

ellu Seelilu.

elmaroñ {yẹlmaregʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.elmaroñū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Able tothrow hard.

1.Eḷap an elmaroñ Sandy Koufax. Sandy Koufax can really throw hard.

2.Ta eṇ ear kaelmaroñe? What makes him able to throw so hard?

elme {yelmey}. Dial. E, W:kabbok {kabbẹkʷ} breadfruit flower.

elmen {yẹlmẹn}. archaic. Maṇsskirt made fromcoconut fronds.

elmọkot {yẹlmakʷet}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.elmọkote; n. pers.ri-elmọkot; n. constr.elmọkotin. sample;experiment.

1.Jenaaj elmọkote ṃōk lale eṃṃan ke. We'll experiment with it to see if it works.

2.Raar errā ilo elmakot ko. They agree on the suggestions.

3.Raar kōṃṃan jet elmakot ṃokta jān kwelọk. They made some suggestions before the meeting.

Elmọñ {yẹlmagʷ}. AlsoMọñ. Aconstellation;Aries; alpha, beta, and gamma.

Elṃad {yẹlṃad}. Astar name,Vega.

elōñ Seelōñ.many.

Elpeekdu {yelpeyekdiw}. Frompeekdu {peyekdiw} |"a fish". n. al.; v. caus.kōelpeekdu; n. constr.Elpeekduin. Aplant, pandanus cultigen; Ebon; similar toJọṃwinjoñ{jawṃinjegʷ}.

elukkuun Seelukkuun.really.

eḷ {yeḷ}. canoe part, place where one sits, just behind middle.

eḷ {yeḷ}. archaic. cult thattattooed and practicedmagic.

eḷak Seeḷak.then,when.

eḷaññe {yeḷaggey}. complementizer. if.

1.Eḷaññe eṃṃaṇ mour inaaj iwōj. If I feel all right,I'll be there.

2.Eḷaññe iar jab nañinmej inaaj uwe ilo wa eo. If I didn't get sick I might have gone on the boat.

eḷap Seeḷap.big.

eḷbōn {yeḷben}. n. al.; v. caus.kōeḷbōn; v. distrib.eḷbōne; n. constr.eḷbōnin. elephant.

1.Eeḷbōne buḷōn Intia. There are elephants all over India.

2.Eḷap an eḷḷap elbōn in India. The elephants from India are huge.

3.Ḷōṃaro raar kaeḷbōn. The men went elephant-hunting.

eḷḷa {yeḷḷah}. v. intr., tr.eḷḷaik; n. inal.eḷḷaū. ribs,nautical.

1.Elḷa in booj eo kōṃṃan jān lukweej. The ribs of the boat are made of calophyllum inophyllum.

2.Ke baj lowaan wa eo eo kōmmān kar kabijje ie,men eo jemaroñ roñ de eo ijo ej aininkien ammān kañuri petkōj ko,koba ippān ainikien an jejelōblōb dān eo i kōtaan eḷḷa ko. The only thing we could hear inside the boat was the sound of us eating our biscuits and of the water splashing around between the ribs of the boats.P813

eḷḷaaj Seeḷōḷaaj.

eḷḷaak Seeḷōḷaak.

eḷḷaḷḷaḷ Seeḷōḷaḷḷaḷ.

eḷḷao Seeḷōḷao.

eḷḷap Seeḷap.big.

eḷḷā Seeḷōḷā.

eḷḷāārār Seeḷōḷāārār.

eḷḷeoeo Seeḷōḷeoeo.

eḷḷọk {yeḷḷakʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eḷḷọke; n. inal.eḷḷọkū; n. pers.ri-eḷḷọk; v. distrib.eḷḷọkḷọk; n. constr.eḷḷọkin. lay out;spread out;lie;recumbent;stretch.

1.Eḷḷọke diiṃ. Lie down and relax (stretch out your backbone).

2.Eḷḷọke ok ṇe. Spread out the long net.

3.Eḷḷọke peiṃ. Hold out your hand.

4.Eḷḷọki tok jaki kaṇe. Laying out the mats toward here.

5.Eḷḷọkḷọk kāāj rot ṇe. That's the type of fish hook that always stretches out of shape.

6.Jab eḷḷọk lepe jake ṇe. Don't lay out the whole mat.

7.Rej eḷḷọk jaki. They are laying out mats.

8.Ri-eḷḷọk jaki eo eṇ. His job is to spread out the mats.

eḷḷōkọ Seeḷōḷōkọ.

eḷmān {yeḷman}. Fromie ḷōmān? 'What's its shape?' n. inal.eḷma; n. const.eḷmān. how?.

1.Eḷma ḷọk ñan ān ṇe iōñ ke kiin eibwij mejje ṇe? How am I to get to the next island north of here since it's high tide?

2.Eḷmāer ke rōkōṇaan eọñwōd ippād ak raabwin jipañ kōj kōmọọr. What should we do with them,as they want to go fishing with us but don't want to help us look for bait.

3.Eḷmāmi ke kōmi kwōle ak kōmi abwin jerbal? What's with you people,you're hungry and yet you don't want to work.

4.Eḷmān aer kōṃṃane? How do they do it?

5.Eḷmān an ba ke ebūrook ak wia in de eṇ? How could he say he's broke when he keeps buying things?

6.Jouj im kwaḷọk ḷọk ñane eḷmān kattōre wa ṇe. Please show him how to drive that car.

7.Kōḷmān ekōṇaan jeḷā eḷmaṃ kiiō. Kōḷman wants to know what's your present status.

eḷot Seeḷot.

eḷọk Seeḷọk.

eḷtan pā {yeḷtan pay}. n. inal.eḷtan peū. workmanship;penmanship.

1.Ekanooj eṃṃaṇ eḷtan pein. His workmanship is fine.His penmanship is fine.

2.Emṃan eltan pein ilo an jeje. His handwriting is good.

em {yem}. Variant form ofim {yim}.

emaat Seemaat.all gone.

emake Seemake.alone.

emarok Seemarok.

emān {yeman}. v. caus.keemān; v. distrib.keemān {keyyemān} ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. four.

1.Emān de kōttan an ṃōñā. He has eaten four times so far.

2.Kar āindeo ḷọk im ḷak kein keemān ḷōut,elukkuun wūdañōlñōl wa eo im ban bar kanne ḷọk wōt. It went on like this for four loads until the boat was so packed that nothing else would fit inside.P360

3.Kein keemān de alen an ilọk ñan Amedka. This is the fourth time he has been to America.

4.Ṃōttan emān tok waini. There are four more coconuts to be brought.

emān ṃōttan ruwalitōk {yeman ṃettan riwahliytẹk}. four eighths.

emān-awa {yeman-hawah}. Fromemān {yeman} |"four",awa {hawah} |"hour, clock". n. al.; v. caus.kōemān-awa; n. constr.emān-awain. Aplant,Mirabilis jalapa L. (Nyctaginaceae); The common tropical "four ọclock.".

1.Eḷap an lōñ nejin emān-awa. She has lots of four o'clock flowers.

emej {yemej}. Transitive form ofemjak {yẹmjak}.

ememej {yẹmyẹmẹj}. Dial. E, W:ememej {yemyemej}. v. intr., tr.ememej(e); n. inal.ememejū; v. caus.keememej; v. caus. tr.kakeememeje. memory;remember;recall;recollect.

1.Ememej. Remember—no active attempt to remember—just sort of comes to mind.

2.Iememej raan ko. I remember the days.

3.Ilo iien in eor jiljilimjuon ak rualitōk aō iiō—ij jab kanooj ememej. At this time I was seven or eight years old—I don’t exactly remember which.P2

4.Keememej. Remember—there is a definite effort to bring it back to mind.

5.Kwōj ememej ke etan ḷadik eo ear itok? Do you remember the name of the boy who came here?

6.Kwōn kakeememeje ṃokta jen an naaj meḷọkḷọke. Remind him before he forgets.

7.Kwōn keememej in kab itok. Don't forget to come.

ememḷọkjeṇ {yemyemḷakʷjeṇ}. n. al., v. intr.; n. inal.ememḷọkjeṇū. remember withsorrow;reminisce.

1.Ekōṃṃan aō ememḷọkjen. It made me feel sad and nostalgic.P1285

2.Ememḷọkjeṇ ko aō kōn eok. My sad memories of you (words from love song).

emetak Seemetak.pain.

emjak {yẹmjak}. Alsoemja{yẹmjah}. v. intr., tr.emje,emej,emjake; n. inal.emjakū; v. caus.kōemjak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.emjak). ride atanchor;tie up to abuoy;anchor;anchor line;moor.

1.Eṃōj emje wa eo. The boat has anchored.

2.Kōṃanṃan aṃ emjake wa ṇe. Anchor the boat carefully.

3.Kwōn emjak kōn dekā. Use a rock for an anchor.

4.Kwōn kaemjake wa ṇe kōn juon dekā kileplep. Use a big rock to anchor the boat.

5.Wa eo eṇ ej emjak i ar. The boat is anchored close to the lagoon beach.

emje {yẹmjẹy}. Transitive form ofemjak {yẹmjak}.

1.Kọjerbal to ṇe ekaāl im emeje wa ṇe kake. Use the new rope to anchor the boat.

2.Ta ṇe kwōj emej wa ṇe kake? What do you use as an anchor for that boat?

emḷọk {yemḷakʷ}. v. intr., tr.emḷọke; n. inal.emḷọkū; v. caus.kōemḷọk; n. pers.ri-emḷọk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. nostalgia; speakfondly of a person or place where one has been; havefond memories of;reminisce;reverie.

1.Eban jeṃḷọk aō emḷọke tok ijin. I can't stop being nostalgic about this place.

2.Ij emḷọk tok Ṃajeḷ. I have fond memories of the Marshalls.

3.Ij emḷọke tok tūreep eo aō ñan Disney Land. I remember my trip to Disneyland fondly.

emmaan Seememaan.

emmadidi Seememadidi.

emmakijkij Seememakijkij.

emmalele Seememālele.

emmaḷ Seememaḷ.

emmat Seememat.

emmāālāl Seememāālāl.

emmāālel Seememāālel.

emmālwewe Seememālwewe.

emmed Seememed.

emmej Seememej.

emmejaja Seememejaja.

emmejo Seememejo.

emmejọkunkun Seememejọkunkun.

emmejraalal Seememejraalal.

emmelkwarkwar Seememelkwarkwar.

emmeḷo Seememeḷo.

emmenonoun kijdik Seememenonoun kijdik.

emmourur Seememourur.

emoot Seemoot.leave.

emootḷọk Seemoot.

emọ Seemọ.forbidden,taboo.

eṃ {yẹṃ}. Alsoṃwe-, ṃō, ṃo-{ṃe-};ṃwi-, ṃū-, ṃu-{ṃi-}. n. inal.iṃō; n. pers.rūṃwiin; v. distrib.iṃwe. house;household;home;building;possessive classifier,houses or otherbuildings.

1. “Inaaj aikuj lo ḷọk ālikin aō lo waj koṃeañ iṃweeṇ,”Jema eba. “I will need to visit him after I see you guys home,”Father said.P127

2.Eiṃwe kōn an lōñ an jāān. He has many houses because he's wealthy.

3.Ni ej leḷọk ñan er limeer,kijeer,iṃweer,kinieer,kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto. Coconuts provide them with beverages,food,dwellings,bedding,and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.S10

4.Raar kalōk juon iṃōn aelōñ kein. They're building a traditional Marshallese house.

eṃ nuknuk {yẹṃ nikʷnikʷ}. idiom. tent.

1.Jen kajuur eṃ nuknuk in ijin. Let's pitch the tent here.

eṃṃaan Seeṃōṃaan.

eṃṃaanan Seeṃōṃaanan.

eṃṃaelep Seeṃōṃaelep.

eṃṃaidikdik Seeṃōṃaidikdik.

eṃṃak Seeṃōṃak.

eṃṃakūt Seeṃōṃakūt.

eṃṃal, Seeṃōṃal.

eṃṃaḷkaro Seeṃōṃaḷkaro.

eṃṃan Seeṃōṃan.

eṃṃan ded Seeṃōṃan ded.

eṃṃan utōn Seeṃōṃan utōn.

eṃṃar Seeṃōṃar.

eṃṃawi Seeṃōṃawi.

eṃṃool Seeṃōṃool.

eṃṃōd Seeṃōd.

eṃṃōj Seeṃōṃōj.

eṃṃōjānjān Seeṃōṃjānjān.

eṃṃōkadkad Seeṃōṃkadkad.

eṃṃōkaj Seeṃōṃkaj.

eṃṃōḷeiñin Seeṃōṃḷeiñiñ.

eṃṃōḷō {yeṃṃẹḷẹh}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.eṃṃōḷōū; v. caus.kōeṃṃōḷō; n. constr.eṃṃōḷōin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. excited,agitated,energized.

1.Eṃṃōḷō armejin aelōñ eo ke rej roñ ke enāj itok. The people of the atoll got excited when they heard he was coming.

2.Nuuj eo kōn taibuun eo ej itok ear kaṃṃōḷōik armej in aelōñ eo. The news of the typhoon coming made the people of the atoll excited.

3.Ta eṇ ri-mweeṇ rej eṃṃōḷō kake? What are the people in that household so excited about?

eṃṃōṇṃōṇ Seeṃōṃōṇṃōṇ.

eṃṃōt Seeṃōṃōt.

eṃool Seeṃool.

eṃōj {yẹṃẹj}. Fromṃōj {ṃẹj} |"finished". and so (in narratives).

1.Eṃōj aer kadedeikḷọk jerbal eo. They have already completed the job.

2.Erro ar kaṃōjṃōj jān doon. The two of them have ended their relationship.

3.Raar kaṃōje jān jerbal eo an. They fired him from his job.

eṃōkaj Seeṃōkaj.

eṃpiḷoob {yeṃpiyḷeweb}. Variant form ofimpiḷoob {yimpiyḷeweb}.

en {yen}. v. aux. prime. should;ought; tobe to;optative.

enaaj Seenaaj.future.

enana Seenana.bad.

enañin Seenañin.almost.

enañinmej Seenañinmej.

enāj Seenaaj.future.

ene {yẹnẹy}. Variant form ofāne.

enjeḷ {yenjeḷ}. From Engl. angel.

1.Enjeḷ ro rej al. The Angels sing.

enkanaode {kẹnkanhawedey}. idiom. Fromenkan {yẹnkan} |"decoration of",aode {hawedey} |"wake of a canoe". n. al.; n. constr.enkanaodein. Something that hasfallen from acanoe underway.

1.Jab rọọl ñane bwe enkanaode. Do not turn back for it or it will bring misfortune.

enliklik {yenliklik}. v. intr.; n. inal.enliklikū; n. pers.ri-enliklik; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. walk with thehandsclasped behind theback.

1.Kwōj enliklik ḷọk ñan ia. Where are you walking with your hands behind your back.

2.Kwōj enliklik ḷọk ñan ia? Where are you walking with your hands behind your back?

3.Ḷeo ekijoñ enliklik eṇ. That man is always walking with his hands clasped behind him.

4.Ri-enliklik. One always clasps his hands behind him.

ennaan Seenenaan.

ennān Seenenān.

ennāp {yennap}. n. pers.ri-ennāp. oldentimes;ancient.

1.Waan ennāp im ennāp men ṇe. That's an old fashioned canoe.

enne {yẹnnẹy}. Openfield; seemaaj.

enne {yẹnnẹy}. container; seenine.

ennek Seenenek.

enneok {yenneyekʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.enneoke; n. inal.enneokū; n. pers.ri-enneok; v. distrib.enneokeok; n. constr.enneokin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. twine forsewing up the mouth of abag.

1.Ebwe ṇe bwe enneokeok. That's enough twine for sewing the bags.

2.Enneoke tok mejān pāāk ṇe. Sew up the mouth of that bag for me.

ennọ Seenenọ.

ennōk {yẹnnẹk}. Alsoennek{yennek},nekkan{nekkan}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.enneke; n. inal.ennekū; n. pers.ri-ennek; n. constr.ennekin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. gather food.

1.Ia ṇe kwaar ennek ie? Where did you gather the food from?

ennōōr Seenenōōr.

enōk {yenek}. v. intr.; n. inal.enōkū; n. pers.ri-enōk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. pick coconuts; transitive form ofnenōk {nenek}.

1.Koṃwin enōk tok ān ṇe. Pick coconuts from that island (you're responsible for).

2.Ḷeo eṇ ej enōktok ni eṇ. He is knocking down some coconuts.

enrā {yẹnray}. n. al.; n. constr.enrāin. Smalltray, made fromfronds forfood.

1.Enrā in ia ṇe aṃ? Where did you get yourenrā from

2.Raar kōjerbal wōt enrā ilo keemem eo. They just used coconut-frond trays at the birthday celebration.

enrā {yẹnray}. Variant form ofjepe {jepey}.

enta {yentah}. why?;what for?.

1.Enta kaṇe kwaar wiaiki? What did you buy those things for?

2.Enta ṃōñā kañ? What are those foods for?

entak {yẹntak}. Dial. E, W:entak {yentak}. v. intr.; n. inal.entakū; v. caus.kōentak; n. pers.ri-entak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. pick greencoconuts from tree.

1.Entake ni ṇe. Pick green coconut from that tree.

2.Kwōn jino kaentake bwe en katak entak. You should start letting him learn how to climb coconut trees to pick green coconuts.

3.Ri-entak ni in kemeem ro rej entak kiiō ilo āneeṇ. The men who pick green coconuts for the birthday party are now picking coconuts on that island.

ento {yentew}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.entouk; n. inal.entoū; n. pers.ri-ento; n. constr.entoin. climb coconut tree withanklestied.

1.Ear entouk ni. He climbed the tree with his ankles tied.

eṇ {yeṇ}. that (close to neither of us);demonstrative, third person exclusive singular.

1. “Ḷadik eṇ e,”Kapen eo ejiroñ tok ña, “jibwi tok men kaṇe.” “Boy,”the Captain yelled over to me,“pass those things over to me.”P1269

2. “Ḷadik eṇ!”ainikien eo eba. “Hey boy!”the voice said.P56

3.Bao eo eṇ iturin ni eṇ. The chicken is there by that coconut tree.

4.Tiṃa eo eṇ ilo to eṇ. The ship is in the pass.

eṇak {yeṇak}. v. intr., tr.eṇake; n. inal.eṇakū. suspect.

1.Bwilijmāāṇ ro rej eṇake ḷeo ke e eo ear kọọti ṃani ko. The police suspect that he is the one who stole the money.

2.Raar eṇake wōt jān jinoin. They suspected him from the beginning.

eṇṇooj Seeṇōṇooj.

eṇṇōjṇōj Seeṇōṇōjṇōj.

eṇṇōk Seeṇōṇōk.

eṇọ {yeṇaw}. Alsoenọ{yenaw}. n. inal.eṇọū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. scold;punish;spank;suspect.

1.Kwōn jab kakūtōtō bwe rōnaaj eṇọuk eok. Don't horse around or they will be suspicious of you.

eñ {yẹg}. n. al.; n. constr.eñin. fin;dorsal fin; smaller fish.

eñak {yegak}. v. intr.; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. occur to;realize.

1.Ej kab eñaktok aō bwe in kar etal ippān. I just realized that I should have gone with him.

2.Eḷak eñaktok aō ke eiọkwe eō,etto wōt ke ear moot. When I finally realized she was in love with me,she had been long gone.

eñe {yẹgẹy}. Alsoiōñe{yiyẹgẹy},iōe{yiyẹhẹy}. here he or it is; focusdemonstrative, first person exclusive singular.

1. “Eñe i wa e,”iṃōkaj im uwaak. “Here in this boat,”I answered quickly.P61

2.Eñe iṃōe. He's here at the house.

eñeṇ {yegyeṇ}. that over there; focusdemonstrative, third person singular.

1.Eñeṇ eṇ ej entak. He is there picking green coconuts.

2.Eñeṇ ilo jebwe eṇ,”Kapen eo eba. He’s over at the wheel,”the Captain said.P646

eñeñat Seeñōñat.

eñeo {yegyew}. Alsoieo{yi'yew}. this;here it is; focusdemonstrative, abstract singular.

1. “Eaab,eñeo,”Kapen eo eakweḷap. “No,this is what’s going on,”the Captain insisted.P93

2.Eñeo ej kiki wōt. There he is,still sleeping.

eñieṇ {yẹgyiyeṇ}. Alsoiieṇ{'yiyeṇ}. v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. that over there; focusdemonstrative, third person singular, singling out.

1.Eñieṇ ej ettōr tok. There he is,running this way.

eñin {yegyin}. Alsoeñin{yẹgyin}. this thing here between us;thus;that's it;here it is; focusdemonstrative, first person inclusive singular.

1.Eñiin ej ḷeo koṃ ar roñ kake. He is here,the man you heard about.

eñiō {yẹgyiyẹh}. Alsoiiō{'yiyẹh}. here he or it is; focusdemonstrative, first person exclusive singular, singling out.

eñjake {yẹgjahkey}. v. intr.; n. inal.eñjakeū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. feel;emotion;experience;sense.

1. “Ijab eọñōd bwe iar bar eñjake an metak tok kūrro e aō. “I didn’t go fishing because I felt my gout coming on.P190

2.Ejjeḷọk an ḷeeṇ eñjake. He has no feelings.

3.Ewōr ke men eṇ kwōj eṇjaake? Do you feel anything?

4.Iar jab eñjake aer kōteep ñiū. I didn't feel anything when they pulled my tooth.

5.Ikar eñjake bwe ñe ej lōtlōt kōto eo ejañ riikin im ṃōrṃōr ioon lọjet. I could sense the sail was full as the wind blew and whistled through the riggings,and foam appeared on the surface of the water P567

6.Ikar jino eñjake an dedo tok meja kōn aō mejki. My eyes were starting to get heavy because I was so sleepy.P225

7.Kwōj eṇjaake ke an bwil laḷtak? Do you feel the heat settling down?

eñṇe {yegṇey}. there it is;that (close to you); focusdemonstrative, second person singular;that's it.

1.Eñṇe ituruṃ. It's there by you.

2.Jāān eo kwōj pukot ṇe,eñṇe ituruṃ. The money you were looking for is right there by you.

eñṇeṇe {yegṇeyṇey}. v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. that (close to you), singling out; focusdemonstrative, second person singular, singling out.

1.Eñṇeṇe Bao eo kwōj pukote. There it is.The chicken you were looking for.

2.Eñṇeṇe tok,ḷeo eto aṃ pukote. There he is coming,the man you have been looking for.

3.Kōjparok aṃ jimwe ek ṇe bwe ekkañ iñin. Be careful of how you handle the fish because its fins are sharp.

eñoul {yẹgẹwil}. v. caus. intr.kaeñoul, tr.kaeñouli; v. distr.kaeeñoul{kayyẹñẹwil}; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. forty.

1.Kwōn kāeñouli bōnbōn ṇe. Make it forty.

2.Kwōn kaeñoulḷọk kijeer mā. Let them have forty breadfruit each.

3.Raar kaeeñoul pinjeḷ im etal. They each took forty pencils and left.

eñoweo {yẹgẹwweyew}. Alsoeñuweo{yẹgiwweyew},eñuwo{yẹgiwwew},eñowo{yẹgẹwwew}. That thing (close to neither of us); that person (close to neither of us); focusdemonstrative, abstract singular, singling out;there it is.

1.Eñouweo iuṃwin mā eṇ. He's over there under that breadfruit tree.

2.Eñouweo,ḷeo eto ad pukote. There he is,the guy we've been looking for for so long.

eñ-rear {yẹg-rẹyhar}. northeast.

eñtaan {yẹgtahan}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. inal.eñtaanū; v. caus.kōeñtaan; n. pers.ri-eñtaan; n. constr.eñtaann. suffering;agony;torment;persecution;scourged.

1.Ekar juon ri-eñtaan jān ke ear dik. He has experienced suffering since he was a kid.

2.Eḷap aō eñtaan kōn aō katak. I have a hard time with my studies.

3.Nañinmej eṇ an eḷap an kaeñtaane. His sickness makes him suffer.

eñuweo {yẹgiwweyew}. Variant form ofeñoweo {yẹgẹwweyew}.

eo {yẹw}. eowaj. here it is;take it.

1. “Eo ḷe,”Bojin eo eba. “Here you go,”the Boatswain said.P578

2. “Eo waj,”iba. “Here you go,”I said.P1169

3. “Lewaj eo bwe ebooḷ,”iba ke ij jibwe ḷọk bakōj eo ñan Jema. “Here,it’s full,”I said as I passed the bucket up to him.P608

4. “Tāāñ eo eo.” “Here’s the gas can.”P579

5.Eo bōke im etal. Here--take it and go.

6.Eo mā eo kijeṃ eo. Here is breadfruit for you to eat.

7.Eo waj,bōk ṇe kijeṃ. Here,take it as your food.

eo {yẹw}. n. al.; v. adj.; v. caus. intr.kōeo, tr.kōeouk(i); n. constr.eoin. Verywet;saturated.

1.Eḷap an eo pen ṇe. That grated coconut is saturated.

eo {yew}. the (often for entities not present);demonstrative, abstract singular.

eo {yew}. n. al.; n. constr.eoun. line;fishline.

1.Eoun ilarak. Trolling line.

2.Eoun kāāpil. Line for catchingāpil,from bamboo pole on lagoon beach. (smaller tackle).

3.Eoun kadjo. Line for catching goatfish,from bamboo pole on lagoon beach.

4.Eoun kaṃōṃō. Line for catching grouper,from bamboo pole on reef.

5.Eoun ḷatippān. Line for deep tuna fishing.

6.Eoun liklọk. Line for bottom fishing on ocean side.

7.Eoun urōk. Line for bottom fishing in lagoon.

eo eke {yew yẹkẹy}. Fromeke {yẹkẹy} |"blood vessel". nylon fishline.

eobrak Seeobrak.

eoeo {yewyew}. v. intr., tr.eoeook; n. inal.eoeoū; v. caus.kōeoeo; n. pers.ri-eoeo; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. rub back and forth gently orcaressingly;caress;stroke.

1.Kwōn eoeo ḷọk ñan unneen. You should rub him toward his feet.

2.Kwōn eoeok peiū bwe emetak. Rub my arm because it hurts.

3.Leḷḷap eo ej juon ri-eoeo. The old woman is the one who rubs people when they are in pain.

4.Leḷḷap eo eṃṃan eoeo. The old woman is good at rubbing back and forth.

eojaḷ {yewjaḷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.eojaḷū; v. caus.keojaḷ; v. distrib.eojaḷjaḷ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. scattered;spread out;plentiful; variant form ofajeḷḷā.

1.Eojaḷjaḷ ḷọk nuknuk ṇai lowaan ṃweeṇ. Clothes are strewn all around inside that house.

2.Eojaḷḷọk menọknọk i nōbjān ṃwiin. Trash is scattered around outside the house.

3.Eojaḷḷọk waini inabojin mweeṇ. The copra was scattered outside the house.

4.Iḷak mejek laḷ ḷọk lowaan wa eo ilo kein jerbal ko an Jema rej eojaḷ wōt ijo. Then I noticed that inside the boat Father’s tools were still all spread out down there.P52

5.Wōn ṇe ear keojaḷjaḷi nuknuk kaṇe? Who scattered those clothes?

eojojo {yewjewjew}. Fromeo {yew} |"fish line",jojo {jewjew} |"soak". v. intr., tr.eojojouk; n. inal.eojojoū; v. caus.kōeojojo; n. pers.ri-eojojo; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method, throw outline from lagoon beach.

1.Alfred ej juon iaan ri-eojojo ro jota. Alfred is one of the the men who went fishing with theeojojomethod last night.

2.Elōñ koṇan ḷōṃaro reeojojo iaar. The men caught lots of fish at the lagoon using theeojojo method

3.Iar eojojouk ḷañe e. I caught thisḷañeby theeojojo method

eok {yẹkʷ}. Alsoyok, yuk. you;pronoun, object, second person singular.

1. “Iọkwe eok,”Kapen eo eba. “Hello to you,”the Captain said.P71

2.Inaaj lo eok ilju. I'll see you tomorrow.

eokjak Seeokjak.

ekkor Seekokor.

ekkorkor Seekokorkor.

ekkọọl Seekokọọl.

ekkwaad Seekokwaad.

ekkwaḷ Seekokwaḷ.

ekkwanjinjin Seekokwanjinjin.

ekkweetet Seekokweetet.

ekkwelep Seekokwelep.

ekkwōjarjar Seekokwōjarjar.

eolaḷ {yewlaḷ}. v. intr., tr.eolaḷe; n. inal.eolaḷū; v. caus.kōeolaḷ; n. pers.ri-eolaḷ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method, bottom fishing in lagoon.

1.Ejjeḷọk koṇan ḷọṃaro raar eolaḷ. The men who were bottom fishing didn't catch anything.

2.Tom ej ṃōttan ri-eolaḷ ro ekkar ejjeḷọk koṇāer. Tom was one of them who didn't catch any fish using the bottom fishing method.

eolọk {yẹwlakʷ}. Alsoeoḷañ{yẹwḷag}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eolọke; n. constr.eolọkin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. pull at it;pull down.

1.Baru eo ear eoḷọke ni eo. The bulldozer pulled down the coconut tree.

2.Eolọke uroor in ni eṇ kōn aḷaḷ ṇe bwe ren wōtlọk. Push on that bunch of green coconuts with that stick,so that they fall down.

3.Kwōn kakkōt eolọke to ṇe. Pull on that rope as hard as you can.

eoḷap {yewḷap}. Dialectal variant ofioḷap {yi'yewḷap}.

eoḷōpa- {yewḷepa-}. n. inal.eoḷōpa; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. middle of;center.

1.Epād ioḷōpān iaḷ eo. It's in the middle of the road.

2.Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko,ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie. Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area,where officials and lineage heads live.S24

eomeḷañ {yewmeḷag}. Land reserved for chiefs.

eoṃwi- {yewṃi-}. Variant form ofiuṃwi- {yi'yiwṃi-}.

eoṇ {yeṇʷ}. Alsoeọṇ{yañʷ},eọr{yarʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.eoṇū; v. caus.kōeoṇ; v. distrib.eoṇeoṇ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Goaground;scrape bottom;strike ashoal.

1.Eeoṇ wa eo ilo juon wōd. The boat struck a coral head.

2.Eeoṇeoṇ wa eṇ. That boat is always going aground.

3.Wōn eo ear kaeoṇ wa eo? Who ran the boat aground?

eoo- {yewe-}. Variant form ofioo- {yi'yewe-}.

eoojjaak {yewejjahak}. v. intr.; n. inal.eoojjaakū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method, at night from acanoe near lagoon shore.

1.Elōñ koṇan ḷōṃaro raar eoojjaak. The men caught lots of fish by using theeoojjaak method

eoon {yẹwẹn}. verse;stanza.

1. “Baibōḷ ej ba,‘Eṃṃan pokake jān katok’,”Bojin eo eba tok eoon in ñan ña. “The Bible says,‘Obedience is better than sacrifice,’”the Boatswain responded to me with this verse.P1210

2.Raar kōnono eoon joñoul jiljino ilo John 3. They read verse16of John3

eoonene {yẹwẹnẹnẹy}. Alsoeoonene{yewenẹnẹy}. n. al.; n. pers.ri-eoonene. main islet of anatoll.

1. “Iba eṃṃan ñe jeañ tar āne waj im teiñi kōb ṇe adeañ ṃokta jān ad itaḷọk wōt ñan eoonene.” “Should we sail to that island and fill up our water container before heading to the main island?”P1213

2. “Kōjro naaj et ñe jetōpar eoonene?”ikar kajjitōk ippān. “What are we going to do when we get to the main island?”I asked him.P1332

3.Eietḷọk ri-eoonene in Mājro jān ri-Teḷap. The people from the main islet of Majuro are fewer than the people of Teḷap.

4.Laura ej eoonene eo an Mājro. Laura is the main islet of Majuro Atoll.

eoonkappe {yewenkappẹy}. Dialectal variant ofioonkappe {yi'yewenkappẹy}.

1.Eoonkappe in Ḷoora ebokboke. The shore of Laura is sandy.

eoonḷā {yewenḷay}. Alsoeoweḷā{yeweyḷay}. n. al.; n. constr.eoonḷāin. household.

1.Ewor ruo eoonḷā ilo wāto eṇ aō. There are two households on my tract of land.

2.Jenaaj le eoweḷā ilo kakkuṇaṇa in laḷ. We'll contribute next time according to household.

eoonpālōñ {yewenpaylẹg}. archaic. n. al.; v. intr.; n. pers.ri-eoonpālōñ; n. constr.eoonpālōñin. putting the forearm on the forehead while lying down.

1.Aolep ro rej eoonpālōñ rej kwaḷọk ke rōkelọk. Those that lie and put their arms on their foreheads show that they are lovesick.

eor {yẹrʷ}. n. al.; v. adj.; n. inal.eorū; n. constr.eorin. bleached;fading ofcolor.

1.Eeor mejān joōt eṇ an. The color of his shirt is fading.

2.Eeor tata nuknuk eṇ an lieṇ kōn an ikkutkut an kōṇake. Her dress has faded the most because she wore it so often.

3.Eto an libbukwe eo kōjeje innem eor jān ṃōṃan (eṃṃan)in. The shell stayed out so long in the sun that it was bleached.

eoreak {yerʷyak}. v. intr., tr.eoreake; n. inal.eoreakū; n. pers.ri-eoreak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. level off;ceremony performed six days afterburial,gravel is spread overgrave.

1.Baru eo eṃōj an eoreake ijo. The bulldozer has leveled off that area.

2.Raar eoreake lōb eo. They spread ceremonial gravel over the grave.

errob Seerorob.

errwe Seerore.

eotaak {yẹwtahak}. Dial. E only; seeoktaak {wẹktaak},uñtaak {wigtahak}. v. intr., tr.eotaake; n. inal.eotaakū; v. caus.kōeotaak; n. pers.ri-eotaak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. wrestling.

1.Irooj ro raar kaeotaak ḷōṃaro doer. The chiefs have their men compete in wrestling.

2.Ḷōṃaro rej eotaak. The men are wrestling.

3.Ri-eotaak eo jān Mājeej eaar wiin. The wrestler from Mājeej won the wrestling match.

eoun Seeeo.fish line.

eọ {yaw}. v. intr.; n. inal.eọū. Start tobear fruit, ofcoconuts.

1.Eṃōj an jino eọ ni eṇ. That coconut tree has started to bear fruit.

2.Enañin eọ ke ni eṇ? Has that coconut tree started to bear fruit yet?

eọ {yaw}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eọuk(i); n. inal.eọū; v. caus.kōeọ; n. pers.ri-eọ; n. constr.eọan; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. tattoo.

1.Ear ijjino eọ ilo Aelōñḷapḷap. Tattooing began on Aelōñḷapḷap.

2.Wōn eo ear eọuk eok? Who tattooed you?

eọeo {yawyẹw}. v. intr., tr.eọut; n. inal.eọeoū; n. pers.ri-eọeo; v. distrib.eọiuti; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. bind withsennit;lash.

1.Eṃōj aer eọiuti aḷaḷ eo. They have lashed the piece of wood carelessly.

2.Kwōnañin eọut(i)ke ni jekaro eṇ aṃ? Did you lash that coconut sap sprout of yours yet?

3.Ḷeo ear eọeo wa. He was lashing canoes.

4.Ḷeo ear eọut wa eo. He lashed the canoe.

5.Ri-eọeo wa eo eṇ. He is the one who is expert in lashing canoes.

eọiuti {yawyiwtiy}. Distributive form ofeọeo {yawyẹw}.

1.En jab jabde aṃ eọiuti kubaak ṇe. Don't lash the outrigger carelessly.

eọjek {yawjẹk}. Dial. E only; W:ekkan {yekkan}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eọjeke; n. pers.ri-eọjek; n. constr.eọjekin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. bring food to achief orlineage head;tribute.

1.Eṃōj ke eọjeke Irooj eṇ? Have they taken food to the chief yet?

2.Jemān eọjekḷọk ñan irooj eṇ. Let's bring food to the king.

3.Raar eọjekeḷọk irooj eo. They took food to the chief.

eọkur {yakʷir}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eọkuri; n. inal.eọkurū; n. constr.eọkurin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. scoop,dirt orsand;throw byhandfuls.

1.Eọkurḷọk jidik bok im kōṃṃan jikin kijek. Scoop away some sand and make a fireplace.

2.Kwōn eọkur dekā im kadḷọk piik kaṇ jān ijeṇ. Scoop up some gravel and throw it at the pigs to scare them away from there.

3.Kwōn jab eọkur bok kaṇe. Don't throw that sand.

eọñ {yagʷ}. v. intr.; n. inal.eọñū; v. caus.kōeọñ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. sprout;grow.

1.Eeọñ ine eo iaar katōke. The seed I planted is growing/sprouting.

2.Ejjeḷọk wōt eọñ ṃōkaj in ni ṇe. That coconut tree really grew fast.

3.Kwōn kaeọñ waini ṇe im jab dibōje. Plant that coconut and don't husk it.

eọñwōd {yagʷed}. v. intr., tr.eọñwōde; n. inal.eọñwōdū; v. caus. tr.kaeọñwōde; n. pers.ri-eọñwōd; v. distrib.eeọñwōdñwōd. Gofishing.

1.Iuwe ḷọk ioon wab eo im kōttōpar ḷọk ijo jet ṃōṃaan rej eọñwōd ie,tōrerein wab eo tu iōñ. I went up onto the dock and went over to where some guys were fishing,on the north side of the dock.P314

2.Koṃin āñin ri-pālle ṇe im kaeọñwōde. You take theri-pāllewith you and have have him fish with you.

3.Rej jab batur kōñ an eeọñwōdñwōd. They don't crave fish because he's always fishing.

4.Ri-eọñwōd ro raṇe tok. Here come the fishermen.

eọọj {yawaj}. Dialectal variant ofiooj {yiyẹwẹj}.

1.Remoot eoọjḷọk. They went toward middle of thewato.They went toward the middle of the island.

eọọḷ {yawaḷ}. flow.

eọọn wōt juon {yawan wet jiwen}. v. caus.kōeọọn wōt juon; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. flat;level.

1.Kaeoon wōt juon jimeeṇ ṇe. Make that concrete level.

2.Kwōn eoreake jeṇe bwe en eọọn wōt juon. Smooth it out there so that it's level.

eọọt {yawat}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eọọte; n. inal.eọọtū; v. caus.kōeọọt; v. distrib.eọọtọte; n. constr.eọọtōn; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. striped orspotted, as in ancienttattoo.

1.Eọọtọte jedọujij eṇ an ḷeeṇ. His trousers are striped.

2.Eor eọọtin jedọujij eṇ an ḷeeṇ. His trousers are striped.

eọọtle {yawatlẹy}. archaic. On thesouth side of; seeaikne.

eọr {yarʷ}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eọre; n. inal.eọrū; n. pers.ri-eọr; n. constr.eọrin. carve;smooth with aknife;pare;whittle.

1.Eọre ṃaan aḷaḷ ṇe bwe en ekkañ. Whittle the end of that stick to sharpen it.

2.Ḷōḷḷap eṇ ej eọre juon raanke. The old man is carving a coconut grater.

eọr {yarʷ}. oyster.

eọr {yarʷ}. Alsoeọṇ, eoṇ. Goaground.

eọreor {yarʷyẹrʷ}. vulgar. v. intr.; n. inal.eọreorū; v. caus. intr.kōeọreor, tr.kārure,kāārerwe; n. pers.ri-eọreor; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. wash anus after defecating, especially women and children, usually in ocean.

1.Eṃōj ke an ajri eo eọreor? Has that child's bottom been washed?

2.Jinen niñniñ eo ej kārure niñniñ eo nejin. The mother washed her baby's bottom.

3.Kwōn kāeọreore ajri eṇ. Wash that child's bottom.

eọroñ {yawregʷ}. Alsoāroñ{yaregʷ}. n. al.; v. intr.; n. constr.eọroñin. respond to;find out;answer tocall;seek news;report whencalled.

1.Eṃōj ke aṃ eọroñ lōta eo aṃ? Did you read your letter?

2.Ilām eọroñ ta eo raar kūr eok kake. Go find out what they were calling you about.

3.Kiiō armej in aelōñ ko ilikin rejjab aikuj in kōttar wa bwe ren eọroñ ennaan. Now people on outer islands don’t need to await the arrival of a ship so that they can hear news.S26

4.Kōjañ retio ṇe bwe jen eọroñ. Turn the radio on so we can listen to the news.

5.Kwaar eọroñ ke jinōṃ ke ear kūr eok? Did you go when your mother called?

6.Kwaar eọroñ ke jinōṃ ke ear kūr eok? Did you go when your mother called?

7.Kwōn eọroñe. You should listen to her.

8.Kwōn ilān āroñe bwe ear kūr eok. You better report to him for he was calling you.

eọroñ naan {yawregʷ nahan}. v. intr.; n. inal.eọroñ naanū; n. pers.ri-eọroñ naan; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. gather news orinformation.

1.Koṃin eọroñ naan in laḷ in. Listen to the world news.

2.Koṃwin etal eọroñ naan in wa eṇ. Go find out what news that ship brought.

3.Ḷeo emoot in eọroñ tok naan (eọroñ (naan tok). He went to get the news.

eọtōk {yawtẹk}. v. intr.; n. inal.eọtōkū; v. caus.kōeọtōk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. drift ashore;stranded, ofcanoes,boats orships;ship wrecked.

1.Kōto eo ear keeọtōk wa eo. The high wind stranded the boat.

2.Raar peḷọk iuṃwin elōñ raan im eọtōkḷọk Ujlañ. They drifted for many days and were finally stranded at Ujlañ.

3.Wa eo eṇ eeọtōk. That canoe is stranded.

eọuk {yawik}. Transitive form ofeọ {yaw}.

eọut {yawit}. Transitive form ofeọeo {yawyẹw}.

eọwilik {yawiylik}. v. intr.. retreat inwar;sleep close tofire all night, especially old people.

1.Jar in tariṇae eo ear eọwilik. The troop retreated.

2.Ḷōḷḷap eo ear eọwilik boñ. The old man slept close to the fire last night.

3.Raar kappok tok kane in eọwilik. They gathered wood to make a night campfire.

eō {yẹh}. me;pronoun, object, first person singular.

1.Etke kwojjab jilkinḷọk eō bwe in bōk jikiṃ? Why not send me to take your place?

2.Kwōn jab deñḷọke eō. Don't hit me.

eōō {yeheh}. Variant form ofōō {heheh}.

ep {yẹp}. Alsoṃur{ṃirʷ}. n. al.; n. inal.ipō; n. constr.epin. hip;loin.

epaak {yepahak}. v. adj., tr.epaake; n. inal.epaakū; v. caus.keepaak; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. near;soon;nearly;immediate;next to;close to.

1.E eo ekar epaake eō innem unin aō kar kajjitōk ippān eo. He was closer to me,which is why I asked him.P1118

2.Eḷap aerro epaake doon. They (two)are immediate relatives.

3.Epaak an jepḷaaktok. He'll be back any moment.

4.Iepaake ḷọk wōt mweeṇ jān kwe. I am closer to the house than you are.

5.Ke kōṃro ej epaake ḷọk ṃōn irooj eo,juon armej elaṃōje ḷọk kōṃro. When we were getting close to the chief’s house,a person yelled to us.P226

6.Kwōn kepaakeḷọk wa eṇ. You should go closer to the boat.

7.Wa eo eṇ epaakeḷọk wōd eṇ. The boat is close to the reef.

epat {yepat}. archaic. bottom.

epād Seepād.stay,remain.

epeḷḷọk Seepeḷḷọk.

epen Seepen.hard,difficult.

epepen {yepyepen}. Alsoepepen{yẹpyẹpẹn},epepen{yẹpẹypẹn}. age;generation.

1.Dekā in epepen. Rock of ages.

2.Eor jete an lelḷap ṇe epepen? How many generation does that old woman go back (from the youngest one today)?

3.Epepen eo an jiṃṃaad. Our grandfather's generation.

4.Epepen kaṇe rej itok enaaj kanooj oktak mour. The way of life of coming generations will be greatly changed.

5.Epepen ta ṇe an leḷḷap ṇe? What generation is that old woman?How many generations does that old woman go back?

epiọ Seepiọ.

epje {yẹpjẹy}. Variant form ofpeje {pẹjẹy}.

epliklik {yepliklik}. usually,mostly.

epo Seepo.

Epoon SeeEpoon.place name.

eppaḷ Seepepaḷ.

eppat Seepepat.

eppāin Seepepāin.

eppālpāl Seepepālpāl.

eppānene {yeppanyẹnẹy}. archaic. Ondry land.

1.Bwōlen kōto ṃoḷo ṇe ioon lọmeto ej kōṃṃan bwe piọ in eppānene en jab ekkañin wōt piọ in ioon lọmeto. Perhaps the cold sea breeze is the reason land-based chill is not as biting as the ocean one.

2.Piọ in eppānene ej jab joñan wōt piọ in eoon lọjet. Feeling chilly while on dry land is not the same as the chill one experiences on open ocean.

3.Piọ in eppānene. Only the sort of chill one gets on dry land,where a fire can soon warm,not like a chill at sea.

4.Piọ waan men eṇ ippān kōnke piọ in eppānene. His is a minor case of the negligable chill one gets while on dry land.

5.Piọọn eppānene. Feeling chilly while on dry land.

6.Ta eo enāj kapioin eppāneneik kōj bwe jen jab ebbweer? What is going to give us the dry land chill so we don't get discouraged?

eppānpen Seepepānpān.

eppārijet Seepepārijet.

eppe Seepepe.

eppedikdik Seepepedikdik.

eppeerir Seepepeerir.

eppej Seepepej.

eppel Seepepel.

eppepe Seepepepe.

eppok Seepepok.

eppoñ Seepepoñ.

Eprōḷ {yepreḷ}. From Engl. April.

epta {yeptah}. Alsoāpta. n. al.; v. intr., tr.eptaik; n. pers.ri-epta; n. constr.eptain. Tosieve arrowroot; second time; seejepta.

1.Bar eptaiki ṃakṃōk ṇe. Sieve the arrowroot a second time.

er {yẹr}. they;pronoun, absolute, third person plural,them;pronoun, object, third person plural.

1.Ej ba kōn an kar ri-Nippoñ ro itan ṃan ermān aolep ri-Ṃajeḷ ilo ān eo ermān baaṃle eo an rej jokwe ie ippān bar jet armej. He was saying the Japanese were going to kill all the Marshallese people on the island where his family and some other people were living.P979

2.Ej ṃōj wōt aō kōnono ak erro Bojin eo rōre tok ñan ña im tōtōñ. I had finished speaking but Father and the Boatswain looked at me and laughed.P300

3.Ereañ wōt raar ilọk im eoñwōd. Only four of them went fishing.

4.Innem ekar wōnṃaan ḷọk wōt im kajjitōk im ekar rōḷọk wa eo ñan erjeel. So he went ahead and asked,and brought the ship to them.P25

er- {yer-}. come about,begin to have; seeerōm.

era- {yera-}. sittingmat; seeerer.

eran Seeerer.

eran jebwe {yeran jebey}. Fromerer {yeryer} |"protector",jebwe {jebey} |"paddle" n. al.; n. constr.eran jebwein. canoe part, piece of wood on leeside asguard againstrubbing fromsteeringpaddle.

1.Eran jebwe eo ṇe. That's the paddle protector.

eran tebōḷ {yeran teybeḷ}. table cloth.

1.Eḷḷọke eran tebōḷ ṇe. Spread the tablecloth.

2.Eran tebōḷ in ia ṇe? Where is that tablecloth from?Where was that tablecloth made?

ere {yerey}. canoe part,outrigger platform.

1.Kōrā ro rej jijet ilo ere eo. The women are sitting on the canoe platform.

erer {yeryer}. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ere; n. inal.era; v. distrib.ererak; n. constr.ererin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj; perf.erōk, erer). protector;mat;rug;covering;padding forcomfort or forprotection from dirt;canoe keel made fromkōñe wood.

1.Eererak jaki ilowaan ṃweo. Mats were all over the floor in the house.

2.Erakiḷọk dekā kaṇe ñan ṃweo juon. Spread the gravel toward the other house.

3.Ewi jaki eo eran lowaan ṃwiin? Where is the mat that belongs in this room?

4.Kwōn ere lowaan wa ṇe. Put some protection in that canoe (from dirt or for comfort).

5.Raar ereraki dekā ko inabōjān ṃweo. The spread the gravel outside the house.

erkaṇ {yerkaṇ}. Thosethings (close to neither of us); sentencedemonstrative, third person plural nonhuman.

1.Erkaṇ bao ko kwaar pukoti. The chickens you were looking for are there.

2.Erkaṇe men ko iar aikuji. Those are the things (there by you)I needed.

erkaṇe {yerkaṇey}. there they are (things close to you); sentencedemonstrative, second person plural nonhuman.

1.Erkaṇe kain ṃōñā ko eḷap aikuji. Those (there by you)are the kinds of food I need.

erkā {yerkay}. here they are (things close to me); sentencedemonstrative, first person exclusive plural nonhuman.

1.Erkā ilowi. I found them.

2.Erkā jaki ko kineō kā. These are the mats that belong to me.

erkākaṇ {yerkaykaṇ}. Thosethings (close to neither of us); sentencedemonstrative, third person plural nonhuman, singling out.

1.Erkākaṇ bao ko iaar aoḷ kaki. Those are the chickens that I've been complaining about.

2.Erkākaṇ kilōkin ṃōñā ko. Those over there are the food baskets.

erkākaṇe {yerkaykaṇey}. there they are (things close to you); sentencedemonstrative, second person plural nonhuman, singling out.

1.Erkākaṇe,juuj ko aō kaṇe rej pād ituruṃ. Those are my shoes right there next to you.

erkākā {yerkaykay}. here they are (things close to me); sentencedemonstrative, first person exclusive plural nonhuman, singling out.

1.Erkākā,jāān ko aō ij pukoti. Here they are,my coins I've been looking for.

erkein {yẹrkẹyin}. here they are (things close to both of us); sentencedemonstrative, first person inclusive plural nonhuman.

1.Erkein,ek ko kijed raar bwikitok. Here they are,the fish they brought for us.

erki {yerkiy}. where are they? (of things);demonstrative, interrogative plural nonhuman.

1.Erki bok ko aṃ,kwōnañin lowi ke? Where are your books;haven't you found them yet?

2.Erki nuknuk ko aō? Where are my clothes?

erko {yerkew}. Alsoirko {yirkew}. Thesethings (close to me); sentencedemonstrative, abstract plural nonhuman;here they are.

1.Erko bok ko aṃ ko. Here are your books.

2.Erko nuknuk aṃ kwōj pukoti. Here are your clothes you've been looking for.

3.Wa ko erko ilo aba eo rej añkō. The boats were there at the anchorage/harbor.

erkoko {yerkewkew}. Thosethings (close to neither of us); sentencedemonstrative, abstract plural nonhuman, singling out;there they are.

1.Erkoko,bao ko kwōj pukoti. Right over there are those chickens you're looking for.

erḷọk {yerḷakʷ}. v. intr., tr.erḷọke; n. inal.erḷọkū; v. caus.kōerḷọk; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. open;spread out;stretch out.

1.Kwōn erlọkwe jake ṇe bwe en kōjeje. Spread out that mat under the sun.

2.Kwōn etal ilo peet eṇ im erḷọke diiṃ. Go lie down and relax.

erṃwe {yẹrṃẹy}. n. al.; n. inal.erṃweō; v. caus. intr.kāerṃweṃwe, tr.kāerṃweik(i); n. constr.erṃween. relatives;family;kin.

1.Ear kāerṃweiki koṃro. He showed you how you are related.He is a relative you have in common.

2.Erṃwe eo aō ṇe. That person (just named)is my relative.

3.Erṃweō ḷeeṇ. He's my relative.

4.Rej ermweik doon. They are relatives.

erom {yẹrʷẹm}. v. intr.. become;change from one thing to another.

1.Ear erom juon ri-Ṃajeḷ ālkin an paleek juon ri-Ṃajeḷ. He became a Marshallese citizen after he married a Marshallese.

2.Eṃōj an erom ri-kadek. He has become a drunkard.

erōk {yerek}. Alsoerak. v. intr., tr.erōke; n. inal.erōkū; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. spread mats;perfective form oferer {yeryer}.

1.Kwōn eraki jaki kaṇe. Spread out those mats.

Erra {yẹrrah}. Name of anavigational sign; one of a pair ofwhales; near Namorik; other namedKerara.

erraakak Seerōraakak.

erran Seerōran.

erraṇ {yerraṇ}. Thosepeople (close to neither of us); sentencedemonstrative, third person plural human.

1.Erraṇ,ḷōṃaro ri-kadek. There they are,the drunkard men.

2.Ḷōṃaro raar eoñwōd,erraṇ rej kadek kiio. The men who went fishing are now there drinking liquor.

erraṇe {yerraṇey}. there they are (people close to you); sentencedemonstrative, second person plural human.

1.Erraṇe ijeṇe. They are over there (by you).

errā {yerray}. here they are (people close to me); sentencedemonstrative, first person exclusive plural human.

1.Errā ije. The things are here.

errā Seerōrā.

errāraṇ {yerrayraṇ}. Thosepeople (close to neither of us); sentencedemonstrative, third person plural human, singling out.

1.Errāraṇe ituruṃ. Those are the things by you.

errāraṇe {yerrayraṇey}. there they are (people close to neither of us); sentencedemonstrative, second person plural human, singling out.

errārā {yerrayray}. here they are (people close to me); sentencedemonstrative, first person exclusive plural human, singling out.

1.Bao ko kākā.Ierkākā. Those are the chickens.There they are.

2.Bao ko kākā.Ierrārā. Those are the chickens.There they are.

erre Seerōre.

errein {yẹrrẹyin}. here they are (people close to us both); sentencedemonstrative, first person inclusive plural human.

1.Errein armej ro jaar kōttar er. These are the people we were waiting for.

erreo Seerōreo.

erri {yerriy}. Alsoerri{yẹrriy}. where are they? (of humans);demonstrative, interrogative plural human.

1. “Erri kijak ro jet?”ikkajitōk. “Where are the other guys?”I asked.P464 P464

2.Erri ḷadik ro? Where are the boys?

erro {yerrew}. these (people close to me); sentencedemonstrative, abstract plural human;here they are.

1.Erro mootḷọk ḷadik ro. The two boys left.

2.Erro,ḷadik ro jaar pukot er. Here they are,the boys we were searching for.

erro {yerrew}. v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. they, two people.

errobōlbōl Seerorobōlbōl.

Erroja {yẹrrẹwjah}. clan name.

1.Jowi eo an jinō Erroja,im kōn menin jowi eo aō ej bar Erroja. My mother's clan is Erroja,for this reason my clan is also an Erroja.

Erroja-kijeek {yẹrrẹwjah-kijeyek}. clan name.

1.Eḷaññe jowi eo an jemān Tony ej Erroja-kijeek,ej meḷeḷen bwe jowi eo an Tony eban Erroja-kijeek,kōnke jej bōk ad jowi jān jined. If the clan name for Tony's father is Erroja-kijeek,it means that Tony's clan name would not be Erroja-kijeek,because we inherit our clan from our mothers.

Erroja-pakolikaelaḷ {yerrẹwjah-pakewlikhayelaḷ}. clan name.

Erroja-rilikin-bwilujo {yẹrrẹwjah-rilikin-biliwjew}. clan name.

Erroja-rūbūkien-jekjekeṇ {yẹrrẹwjah-ribikiyen-jẹkjẹkyeṇ}. clan name.

erroro {yerrewrew}. Thosepeople (close to neither of us); sentencedemonstrative, abstract plural human, singling out;there they are.

1.Erroro ilo wa eṇ,ḷōṃaro raar ilọk in eoñwōd. Those are the men on that boat who went fishing.

errọñ Seerōrọñ.

errọọj Seerōrọọj.

errōñ Seerōrōñ.

Errūbra {yẹrribrah}. clan name.

ertak {yertak}. put something ontop of;cover anearth oven withstones.

ertak {yertak}. ripen.

eruṃwij Seeruṃwij.

erup Seerup.broken, torn.

erūttoḷọk Seerūtto.

et {yẹt}. Dial. W, E:ita {yitah}. Alsoita {yitah} (see for examples).. v. interrog., tr.itene. do what?.

1. “Ak kwōj et wōt ānin?”Jema ekajjitōk. “So what have you been doing on this island?”Father asked.P196

2. “Ej et mour ḷe,Kapen?”Jema ekajjitōk. “How are you,Captain?”Father asked.P1226

3. “Ejjeḷọk,”Jema ekar uwaak, “Ak ej et ijeṇe i lōñ?” “Nothing,”Father replied,“How about up there?”P693

4. “Kwōj ita?”ikkajitōk ippān. “What’s up?”I asked him.P308

5.Ebaj et ḷadik eṇ ke ejañ? Why was that boy crying?

6.Eet? What's the matter with it?

7.Ej et aṃ mour? How are you?

8.Ej et ḷōmṇak in?” What do you think?”P738

9.Ej et? What's he doing?Howzit?

10.Etōke ejab ṃōj homework eo aṃ?,Kwaar et wōt boñ? Why didn't you do your homework?What did you do last night?

11.Kwaar itene? What did you do to it?

etal {yetal}. v. intr.; n. inal.etalū; n. pers.ri-etal; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. go.

1. “Ekwe jen etal wōt im eakto,”Kapen eo eba. “Okay,let’s keep unloading,”the Captain said.P707

2.Etōke kwōj jab etal laḷ? Why didn't you walk?

3.Iaar etale iaar ak iaar jab loe. I did go over on the beach,but I didn't see it.

4.Ri-etal laḷ eo ṇe. He is the one who always walks.

etal iene {yetal yiyẹnẹy}. walk betweenislands at lowtide.

1.Iar etal iene ke ej pāāt ñan āneṇ. I walked to that small islet during low tide.

etal in wōt juon {yetal yin wet jiwen}. steadily;continuously.

1.Eruṃwij ak etal in wōt juon. Slowly but surely.

2.Etal in wōt juon aer al. They keep on singing.

3.Etal in wōt juon an wōt. It keeps on raining.

4.Etal-in-wot juon aer loḷọk Irooj eo. They keep on visiting the chief's house.

etal laḷ {yetal laḷ}. walk;go onfoot.

etal ḷore {yetal ḷewrey}. v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. follow after.

1.Etal ḷore ajiri eṇ. Keep following the child.

2.Kwōn etal ḷore wōt bao eṇ. Follow that chicken.

etal wōt {yetal wet}. idiom. Frometal {yetal} |"go",wōt {wet} |"still". continue;proceed;keep going.

1.Etal wōt ñan ñe ejeṃḷọk. Keep on going until the end.

2.Jab bōjrak ak etal wōt im bwebwenato. Don't stop but continue with your story.

etale {yetaley}. v. intr.; n. inal.etaleū; v. caus.kōetale; n. pers.ri-etale; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. go over;look over;inspect;examine;diagnose;investigate;figure out.

1. “Ekwe ebwe in ak koṃro lukkuun etale ta ej aikuj kōpopo ioon wa in bwe kiin ej etal ñan jilu awa,”Kapen eo eba. “Okay,that’s enough of that;you two need to figure out what else we need to prepare on the boat because it’s almost three o’clock,”the Captain said.P403

2.Kwaar etale ke an jerbal? Did you go over his works?

3.Kwaar etale ke bok e iar je? Did you look at this book I wrote?

4.Kwōmarōñ ke etale nañinmej e aō? Can you diagnose my illness?

5.Ri-etale ri-jerbal eo eṇ emoottok. The man who goes over each employee is here.

6.Ta ṇe kwōj kiiō? What are investigating now?

etale-liktōmān {yetaley-likteman}. idiom. From woman namedLiktōmān who had this characteristic. Do something for (or against) someoneanonymously.

etalju {yetaljiw}. v. adj., tr.etalju(i). ordeal.

1.Eetalju(i)mour in. Life is an ordeal.

etalpeet {yetalpẹyẹt}. Dial. E only. n. al.; v. intr., tr.etalpeete; n. pers.ri-etalpeet; n. constr.etalpeetin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method, searching for fish at lowtide over thereef.

1.Etalpeete ṃōk lik ṇe im lale kwōlo ke ṃọle eo. How about taking a walk over the ocean side reef and see if you locate the school ofṃọle.

2.Ḷōṃaro raar etalpeet ke peet. The menetalepeetduring the low tide.

3.Ri-etalpeet eo ṇe. He is the expert inetalpeet.

etaṃ Seeāt.name.

etan Seeāt.name.

etan wōt ñe {yetan wet gey}. pretend that;imagine;as if.

1.Etan wōt ñe kōjro ej pād Amedka. Pretend that we are in the United States.

2.Etan wōt ñe koñak. As if you don't know.

Etao {yetahwew}. Alsoetao{yetahwew}. v. intr., tr.etaouk; n. inal.etaoū; n. pers.ri-etao; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Name oflegendary trickster;sly;outwit;outsmart,swindle.

1.Buñbuñtata ilo inọñ in Ṃajeḷ ḶeEtao. Most famous in Marshallese legends is Etao.S13

2.Eḷap aṃ etao. You are sly.

3.Enaaj etaouki. He'll swindle him.

4.Etao kar lukkuun ri-nana im maroñ ko an rōkanooj in kabwilōñlōñ. Etao was a real rascal and his powers were amazing.S13

5.Kwe kwōj juon ri-etao. You are a sly person.

etetal {yetyetal}. v. intr.; n. inal.etetalū; v. caus.kōetetal; n. pers.ri-etetal; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. walk;step on.

1.Ej juon ri-etetal. He is a walker.

2.Etetal in ri-pālle eṃōkaj. The wayripāllewalk is fast.

3.Jab etetal ioon wūjooj kaṇe. Don't walk on the grass.

4.Koṃro en etetal tok ñan ije. You two walk toward here.

5.Kwōn ketetale ioon bok iaar. You let him walk on the beach.

etke {yetkey}. why?.

1.Bōlen men in enaaj kar baj waḷọk wōt bwe etke baj juon eo wāween mejatoto ilo raan eo. Maybe it appeared that day because the air was right.P1026

2.Etke kwaar jab itok ñan bade eo? Why didn't you come to the party?

etṇake {yetṇakey}. Alsoātṇaake{yatṇahakey}. v. intr.; n. inal.etṇakeū; v. caus.kōetṇake; n. pers.ri-etṇake; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Benamed for a person;namesake.

1.Ḷadik eṇ ej etṇake jiṃṃaan. That boy is named after his grandfather.

eto Seeto. along time.

etoñ {yetegʷ}. Dial. E, W:it {yit}. v. intr.; n. inal.etoñū; n. pers.ri-etoñ; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Makefire byrubbingsticks.

1.Raar etoñ bwe ren maroñ kōmat. They make fire by rubbing sticks,so they could cook food.

etōke Seeetke.why?.

etōprak Seetōprak.

etta Seetōta.

ettabōn Seetōtabōn.

ettal Seetōtal.

ettaorak Seetōtaorak.

ettā Seetōtā.

ettā bōro Seetōtā bōro.

etteiñ Seetōteiñ.

ettemakil Seetōtemakil.

etto {yettew}. n. pers.ri-etto; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. Along time ago;ancient times;olden times.

1.Iien ko etto ekar ejjeḷọk jarom. Long ago there was no electricity.

2.kajin etto. Ancient language.

3.Ri-etto. Ancient people

etto Seetōto.

ettoḷọk Seetōtoḷọk.

ettoñ Seetōtoñ.

ettoon Seetōtoon.

ettọ Seetōtọ.

ettọḷūm Seetōtọḷūm.

ettōbok {yẹttẹbekʷ}. Alsotūbok. n. al.; v. intr., tr.ettōboke; n. pers.ri-ettōbok; n. constr.ettōbokin; v. dir. ~tok/ḷọk/waj. fishing method,line fishing in lagoon from canoe at night.

1.Koṃ naaj bar ettōbok ñāāt? When will you fish theettōbokmethod again?

2.Tipen rūttōbok. He has the look of a man who knows how to fish theettōbok method