| aet | yes |
| jaab | no |
| jab (usually pronounced jeb) | not, don’t, doesn’t |
| ewōr or elōñ | there is, there are |
| ejjeḷọk | there is none, there are none, there is no, there are no, none, nothing, nobody |
| aolep | all, every, everything, everybody |
| juon (usually pronounced juōn) | one, a, an |
| etal | go |
| itok (E: wātok) | come, arrive |
| ṃōñā | eat, food |
| idaak | drink, take (a pill or some other kind of medicine) |
| ba | say |
| koṃṃool | thank you |
| ilo | in, at |
| im | and |
| in | of |
| iọkwe | hello, goodbye, love |
| eṃṃan (E: sometimes ṃōṃan) | good |
| nana | bad, inedible |
| ennọ (E: sometimes nenọ) | tasty, tastes good, delicious, edible |
| ṃōj | finished, done Ex. Eṃōj mona = We’re finished eating |
| jeḷā | know, know how to, find out Ex. Ijeḷā = I know Ex. Ijab lukkuun jeḷā = I don’t really know/I’m not sure |
| jaje or ñak | not know, not know how to |
| ripālle | American person/people |
| riṃajeḷ | Marshallese person/people |
| jān | from, since, than, off |
| ñan | to, for, in order to |
| jikuuḷ (from English) | school, go to school (either as a student or a teacher), attend class |
| ṃōn jikuuḷ | school building |
| kōṃṃan | do, make, fix |
| kōṇaan | want, like, do often |
| lo | see, find |
| maroñ | can, may, might, possible |
| mā | breadfruit, breadfruit tree |
| ni | coconut, coconut tree |
| meḷeḷe | understand, disentangled, meaning, information Ex. Meḷeḷe in ‘ḷaddik’, ‘boy’ = ‘Ḷaddik’ means ‘boy’ Ex. Ta meḷeḷe in ‘laddik’? = What does ‘ḷaddik’ mean? |
| men | thing |
| Amedka | America, the United States |
| ṃajeḷ | The Marshall Islands, the Marshallese language |
| rūkaki | teacher, minister, priest |
| rijikuuḷ | student |
| ioon | on, on top of |
| aebōj | drinking water |
| iar | lagoon, at the lagoon, lagoon beach, at the lagoon beach |
| lik | ocean side of an island, at the ocean side of an island, beach on the ocean side, at the beach on the ocean side |
| bwebwenato | talk, have a conversation, chat |
| bōk | take, get, receive, minus (in arithmetic) |
| ak or akō | but, what about, or (when asking questions) |
| ñe ej jab | or (when expressing the idea of one or the other) |
| āne | island, islet, land |
| brother (from English) | brother |
| sister (from English) | sister |
| ṃaṃa (from English) | mom, mother |
| baba (from English) | dad, father |
| jerbal | work (in both the sense of ‘do work’ and ‘function’), job Ex. Ij jerbal = I am working Ex. Ej jab jerbal = It doesn’t work |
| jokwe | to live (as in, to live in a certain place) Ex. Ij jokwe ilo Ujae = I live on Ujae |
| mour | to live (as in, to be alive), life, alive, cured Ex. Emour = It is alive |
| kiiō | now |
| jibboñ | morning Ex. Ejibboñ kiiō = It is morning now |
| in jibboñ | in the morning |
| raelep | noon, afternoon Ex. Eraelep kiiō = It is the afternoon now |
| in raelep | in the afternoon |
| jota | evening, yesterday evening Ex. Ejota kiiō = It is the evening now |
| in jota | in the evening |
| boñ | night, last night Ex. Eboñ kiiō = It is night now |
| in boñ | at night |
| ṃōñā in jibboñ | breakfast, eat breakfast |
| ṃōñā in raelep | lunch, eat lunch |
| ṃōñā in jota | dinner, eat dinner |
| kōrā | woman |
| eṃṃaan (E: ṃōṃaan) | man |
| ek | fish |
| kiki | sleep, asleep, to live (in a certain place) |
| raan | day |
| kilep (when modifiying a noun, kileplep for singulars and killep for plurals) | big, fat Ex. Rekilep = They are big Ex. Juon ni kileplep = A big coconut Ex. Ruo ni killep = Two big coconuts |
| dik (when modifiying a noun, jidikdik for singulars and jiddik for plurals) | small, young Ex. Edik = It is small Ex. Juon ek jidikdik = A small fish Ex. Ruo ek jiddik = Two small fish |
| leddik | girl |
| ḷaddik | boy |
| ajri | child, kid, toddler |
| lukkuun | very, really, absolutely, totally Ex. Elukkuun eṃṃan = It is really good Ex. Elukkuun ejjeḷọk = There absolutely none |
| ñe | if, when (as if ‘when I leave,’ not for asking questions like ‘when are you leaving?’) |
| tutu | wet, get wet, take a shower, take a bath |
| tutu iar | go swimming or take a bath in the lagoon |
| tutu lik | go swimming or take a bath on the ocean side of an island |
| jidik | a little, a little bit |
| kain (from English) | kind (in the sense of ‘type,’ not ‘nice’), kind of Ex. Juon kain ek = A kind of fish Ex. Aolep kain = All kinds/All kinds of things |
| āinwōt | like (as in ‘it is like an apple’) Ex. Pako rej āinwōt ek = Sharks are like fish |
| aolep iien | always Ex. Aolep iien kwōj jikuuḷ = You always come to school |
| bōb | pandanus, pandanus tree |
| aikuj | need |
| aikuj in | need to, have to, should |
| ewi | where is it/him/her?, where is ___? Ex. Ewi ek eo = Where is the fish? |
| eọñōd | to fish, to go fishing |
| armej | person, people |
| baḷuun (from English ‘baloon’) | airplane |
| wiik (from English) | week |
| allōñ | month, moon |
| iiō (from English ‘year’) | year |
| kajin | language, language of, dialect, dialect of |
| kajin pālle or pālle or Iñlij | English language |
| kajin ṃajeḷ or ṃajeḷ | Marshallese language |
| katak or ekkatak | learn, study |
| katakin | teach |
| kwōle | hungry |
| maro | thirsty |
| nañinmej | sick, sickness, illness, disease |
| ṃōṇōṇō | happy, glad Ex. Iṃōṇōṇō in eọñōd = I am glad to fish |
| būroṃōj | sad |
| illu (E: lilu) | angry |
| mejki | sleepy |
| mijak | scared, scared of, fear Ex. Imijak baḷuun = I am scared of airplanes |
| ṃōk | tired |
| ṃōk in | tired of, tired from |
| lale | look, look at, watch |
| letok | give to me/us Ex.Letok juon ni = Give me a coconut |
| lewōj | give to you |
| leḷọk | give to him/her/it/them |
| ṃōttan jidik | soon, in a little bit |
| ñāāt | when? |
| ta | what?, do what? |
| wōn | who? |
| ia | where? |
| etke | why? |
| jete | how many? |
| ewi joñan | how much?, how big? |
| raij | rice |
| pād | to be located somewhere Ex. Ij pād ilo Majuro = I am in Majuro |
| jipañ | to help |
| aelōñ | atoll, single island (not part of an atoll), country |
| ban | will not, will never, cannot, unable, impossible Ex. Eban = It’s impossible Ex. Iban etal = I won’t go/I can’t go |
| awa | hour, time, time of the day, o’clock |
| awa in ___ | time for ___ Ex. Awa in ṃōñā = Time to eat |
| bōktok | bring |
| aiboojoj | beautiful (of things only, not people) |
| iukkure (E: kukure) | to play, game |
| eṃ | house, building |
| iien | time, time of, time for, chance, chance for Ex. Iien jikuuḷ = Time for school |
| alwōj | look at, watch |
| rainin | today |
| ilju | tomorrow, the future |
| inne | yesterday |
| ippān | with, with it/him/her (in the sense of ‘accompanied by’, not in the sense of ‘using’) Ex. Ej ṃōñā ippān Ali = She is eating with Ali Ex. Ij ṃōñā ippān = She is eating with him |
| kōn | with (in the sense of ‘using, by means of’), using, about, concerning because of, due to, caused by Ex. Bwebwenato kōn Amedka = Talking about America Ex. Jeje kōn pinjeḷ = Writing with a pencil |
| kake (E: eake) | with it (in the sense of ‘using it, by means of it’), about it, concerning it because of it, due to it, caused by it Ex. Bwebwenato kake = Talking about it Ex. Jeje kake = Writing with it |
| lọjet | ocean (in a general sense, including both the lagoon and the open ocean) |
| jouj | nice, friendly |
| jouj im ___ | please ___ Ex. Jouj im ṃōñā = Please eat |
| kōnke | because |
| kajjitōk | ask, question Ex. Kajjitōk ippān Alfred = Ask Alfred |
| kilaj (from English ‘class’) | class, grade (as in ‘first grade,’ ‘second grade,’ not as in ‘A/B/C/D/F’) |
| kilaj juon/kilaj ruo/kilaj jilu/etc. | first grade/second grade/third grade/etc. |
| ḷōmṇak | think (in both the sense of ‘think about something’ and ‘be of the opinion’) Ex. Ij ḷōmṇak = I am thinking Ex. Ij ḷōmṇak inaaj etal = I think I will go |
| ḷōmṇak in | plan to Ex. Ij ḷōmṇak in eọñōd rainin = I am planning to go fishing today |
| metak | to hurt (as in ‘my leg hurts,’ not as in ‘don’t hurt me’) Ex. Emetak = It hurts |
| ṃanit | custom, culture, manner |
| ṃantin | custom of, culture of, manner of |
| ṃantin ṃajeḷ | Marshallese culture/custom |
| ṃantin pālle | American culture/custom |
| ṃane | hit, spank, kill |
| ___ ṃōk | please ____ Ex. Itok ṃōk = Please come |
| naan | word |
| oktak (jān) | different (from), unusual |
| roñ | hear, understand what somebody says Ex. Ij jab roñ = I can’t hear/I don’t understand what you’re saying |
| roñjake | listen, listen to |
| wia | buy |
| wia kake | sell |
| kōjerbal | use, employ |
| aebōj laḷ | well (in the ground for drinking water) |
| aebōj jimeeṇ | cistern (for catching and storing rain water for drinking) |
| baantuun | water catchment (for catching and storing rain water for drinking) |
| āt | name |
| etan | name of, its/his/her name, ‘um…’ (when you’re pausing to think of something while speaking) Ex. Ijaje etan = I don’t know his/her/its name Ex. Etan ‘coconut’ ilo Ṃajeḷ? = How do you say ‘coconut’ in Marshallese? |
| bōlen | maybe, possibly, probably |
| baamḷe (from English) | family |
| bok (from English) | book |
| al | sing, song Ex. Al juon al = Sing a song |
| bwil | hot, get burned |
| ṃōḷo | cold (of things only) Ex. Eṃōḷo rainin = It’s cold today |
| piọ | cold (of humans only) Ex. Ipiọ = I’m cold |
| jañin or jāñin | not yet Ex. Ej jañin itok = She hasn’t come yet Ex. Ejañin bwil = It’s not hot yet |
| ṃōn | house of |
| ṃōn jar | church |
| ṃōn tutu | shower house |
| ṃōn kuk | cookhouse, kitchen |
| ṃōn ṃōñā | restaurant |
| ṃōn wia | store |
| jeje | write |
| riit | read |
| keroro | be noisy, chatter, talk noisily Ex. Jab keroro! = Be quiet! |
| likūt | put |
| emaat | none left, all gone, used up Ex. Emaat ni = There are no coconuts left |
| mat | full (of food after eating) Ex. Kwomat ke? = Are you full? |
| oṇān or wōṇān | price, price of, salary, salary of Ex. Jete wōṇān? = How much does it cost? Ex. Jete wōṇān rūkaki? = How much do teachers get paid? |
| peba | paper, card |
| wa | boat, canoe, any vehicle |
| wōt | only, just, still Ex. Juon wōt = Only one Ex. Rej ṃōñā wōt = They are still eating |
| ekwe | okay then, well then, well, then |
| bar | again, also, else |
| bar juon | one more, once more, another |
| aō | swim |
| ibwij | high tide Ex. Eibwij = It is high tide |
| pāāt | low tide, shallow Ex. Epāāt = It is low tide |
| alen or katten | time (as if ‘one time, two times,’ not as in ‘what time is it?’), times (in arithmetic) Ex. Iaar etal ñan Ebeye jilu alen = I went to Ebeye three times |
| juon alen or juon katten | once |
| ruo alen or ruo katten | twice |
| bar juon alen or bar juon katten | again |
| lōñ alen | many times, often |
| bwijin | many, school (of fish), flock (of birds) Ex. Bwijin kajjitōk = Many questions Ex. Juon bwijin in ek = A school of fish Ex. Juon bwijin in bao = A flock of birds |
| jaṃbo | take a walk, stroll around, wander around aimlessly, go on a trip, trip, travel, voyage, journey |
| jet | some, a few |
| bar jet | some more, some other |
| jet ien | sometimes |
| ṃool | true, sure, tell the truth Ex. Kwōj ṃool ke? = Are you sure?/Really? Ex. Ña ij ṃool = I’m sure/I’m telling the truth Ex. Kwōj ṃool = You’re telling the truth/You’re right (Note: to say ‘I’m not sure’ say ‘Ijab lukkuun jeḷā,’ NOT ‘Ijab ṃool’) |
| riab | false, lie Ex. Eriab = It is false Ex. Ej riab = He is lying Ex. Ña ij riab = I’m lying/Just kidding |
| nōṃba (from English) | number |
| piik (from English) | pig |
| tiṃa | ship (noun) |
| tọọl (from English) | towel |
| taḷa (from English) | dollar |
| wōt | rain, to rain Ex. Ewōt = It is raining |
| rọọl | to leave (in the sense of ‘go away’, not in the sense of ‘leave something somewhere’) Ex. Raar rọọl inne = They left yesterday |
| ālikin or ṃōjin | after |
| ṃokta | before, first |
| ṃokta jān ____ | before ____ |
| Anij | God |
| bao | bird, chicken |
| bao in mejatoto | bird (specifically) |
| bao in laḷ | chicken (specifically) |
| bwebwe | crazy, stupid |
| iññā or iiūñ | yes (alternate forms of ‘aet’) |
| jijet | sit, sit down |
| ki | key |
| ḷak | lock, to lock, locked |
| joḷọk | throw away, take off (an article of clothing), quit, get rid of, break up with, get divorced from, spend, waste Ex. Joḷọk ek eo = Throw away the fish Ex. Joḷọk iien = Waste time Ex. Joḷọk keroro! = Quit talking/Be quiet! |
| kappok or pukot | look for, search for |
| jāān (from English) | cent, money |
| mej | die, dead |
| meḷọkḷọk | forget Ex. Imeḷọkḷọk = I forget |
| pād wōt | stay |
| taktō | doctor, see a doctor Ex. Iaar taktō inne = I went to the doctor yesterday |
| ṃōn taktō | hospital, medical dispensary |
| peḷḷọk | open, unlocked |
| kapeḷḷọk | to open |
| ti | tea |
| ruṃwij | late, slow |
| juon men | something |
| aolep men | everything |
| juon armij | somebody |
| aolep armij | everybody |
| juon jikin | somewhere |
| aolep jikin | everywhere |
| jar | to go to church, to attend a church service, to pray |
| kọọt | steal |
| amiṃōno | handicrafts, make handicrafts |
| alikkar | clear, obvious Ex. Ejañin alikkar = It isn’t clear yet/It hasn’t been decided yet/We’re not sure yet |
| irooj | chief, king |
| lerooj | chieftess, queen |
| jikin | place, place of/for Ex. Jikin tutu = Place for taking a shower |
| jorrāān or problem | problem, have a problem, hurt, get hurt, not working, out of order Ex. Ejorrāān = It’s broken Ex. Ejjeḷọk jorrāān = No problem Ex. Kwonaaj jorrāān = You’ll get hurt |
| kāāl | new, fresh |
| ṃor | old (of things only) |
| rūtto | old (of people only), adult |
| kidu | dog |
| kuuj | cat |
| ṃōkaj or eṃṃōkaj (E: ṃōkaj or ṃōṃkaj) | fast, on time, early Ex. Ṃōkaj ñan iien jikuuḷ = On time to school |
| nuknuk | clothes |
| ruuṃ (from English) | room, space |
| peen (from English) | pen |
| pen | hard (in both the physical sense and the sense of ‘difficult’) |
| pidodo | easy, soft |
| pilawā | flour, bread |
| pinjeḷ | pencil |
| teeñki | flashlight |
| tata | -est ending, to the utmost, extremely Ex. Kileptata = Biggest Ex. Eṃṃantata = Best, extremely good |
| ḷọk | -er ending Ex. Kilepḷọk = Bigger Ex. Eṃṃanḷọk = Better |
| wūnto (from English) | window |
| wailōj (from English ‘wireless’) | talk on a short-wave radio, use a short-wave radio |
| dekā | rock, stone, pebble, boulder, gravel |
| babu | lie down |
| bait or ire | to fight |
| ebooḷ | there are many Ex. Ebooḷ armej = There are many people |
| eiiet | there are few, not very many Ex. Eiiet armej = There are not very many people |
| bōkḷọk | take something to somewhere Ex. Bōkḷọk ki eo ñan Tenita = Take the key to Tenita |
| etetal | walk |
| iiep | basket |
| jutak | stand up |
| kajutak | to raise |
| minit | minute |
| ṃōkade | to be really good at something Ex. Eṃōkade eọñōd = He is really good at fishing |
| tallōñ | climb |
| pako | shark |
| ettoon (E: sometimes tōtoon) | dirty, messy |
| erreo (E: sometimes rōreo) | clean |
| karreo | to clean, clean up |
| ettōr (E: tōtōr) | to run |
| pija (from English) | picture, drawing, photograph, drawing, to draw, to take a picture, to get one’s picture taken |
| pileij (from English) | plate |
| niñniñ | baby |
| waini | brown coconut (older than a green coconut), copra |
| wōtḷọk (E: buñḷọk) | fall, fall down |
| likatu | beautiful woman, beautiful (of women only) |
| ḷakatu | good-looking man, good-looking (of men only) |
| ije or ijiiō | here (near me, but not near you) |
| ijin | here (near both of us, in between us, or around us) |
| ijōṇe | there (near you, but not near me) |
| ijo | there (near neither you nor me) |
| ijjuweo | there (far away) |
| ie | there (in the sense of, ‘the place we are talking about’) ex. A: Iaar etal ñan Mejit. = I went to Mejit B: Kwaar ta ie? = What did you do there? |
| āinwōt juon | the same, never mind, it doesn’t matter |
| baru | crab |
| eo | here you go (said when giving something to someone) |
| dān | water, any liquid |
| dānnin ni | coconut juice |
| wiiken (from English) | weekend |
| kāḷọk | to fly, to jump, to jump out of a boat into the water |
| baankek | pancake |
| jinoe | start, start it |
| jinoin | beginning, beginning of |
| kakkije | rest, relax, take a break, recess, go to recess |
| keemem | traditional party held on an infant’s first birthday, to attend or put on such a party, birthday party |
| menninmour | animal |
| kōto | wind |
| ekkōtoto (E: sometimes kōkōtoto) | windy |
| kweilọk | meeting, to have a meeting, to attend a meeting |
| libbukwe | shell (as in, the shells you find on the beach, not the shell of an egg) |
| ruuḷ | rule |
| ṃakoko (in) | unwilling (to), refuse (to), really not want (to) |
| nabōj | outside |
| nabōjin or ālkin | outside of |
| ettōñ (E: tōtōñ) | laugh, smile |
| rup | break, broken |
| tebōḷ (from English) | table, desk |
| tōñal | sweet |
| turọñ | spearfish, go spearfishing |
| waḷọk | happen, occur, appear, rise (of the sun or the moon) |
| tulọk | to dive, to dive down, to set (of the sun) |
| jipeeḷ (from English) | spell, spelling |
| uno | medicine, paint |
| bwe | so-so Ex. Eṃṃan mour? Ebwe = How’s it going? So-so. |
| aō | my/mine |
| aṃ | your/yours/ (for one person only) |
| an | his, her/hers, its |
| ad | our/ours (including the person being spoken to) |
| am | our/ours (not including the person being spoken to) |
| ami | your/yours (for more than one person) |
| aer | their/theirs |
| naip (from English) | knife |
| ___ in laḷ | next ____ Ex. wiik in laḷ = next month |
| ___ eo ḷọk or ___ eo | last ____ (in the sense of ‘previous,’ not last in a list) Ex. wiik eo ḷọk = last week |
| kiil or kiili | to close, to memorize |
| kilōk | closed, memorized Ex. Ekilōk = It is closed |
| bwe | because, so that Ex. Bwe kwōṃōṇōṇō = Because you are happy Ex. Bwe kwōn ṃōṇōṇō = So that you will be happy |
| aḷ | sun |
| ettoḷọk (E: sometimes tōtoḷọk) | far away |
| pinana (from English) | banana |
| kain rot or kain rōt (E: kain rot) | what kind? |
| __ rot or __ rōt (E: __ tor) | what kind of ___? Ex. Ek rōt = What kind of fish? |
| tonaaj (from English) | donut |
| jañ | cry, make a noise, be played on the radio |
| kōrkōr | small outrigger canoe, paddled or with a sail |
| tipñōl | larger outrigger canoe, with a sail |
| luuj (from English) | lose |
| wiin (from English) | win |
| māj | eye, face, mask, snorkeling mask, glasses |
| tūrak (from English) | truck, car |
| uwaak | answer (noun or verb), reply |
| wōd | coral, coral reef, coral head |
| iakiu or baseball (from English) | baseball |
| volleyball | volleyball |
| basket | basketball |
| outer island (from English) or aelōñ ko ilikin | outer islands |
| aolepān | all of it, all of ___, the whole ___ Ex. Aolepān = All of it/The whole thing Ex. Aolepān wiik = All week |
| aolepāer | all of them |
| bōd | wrong, error, mistake, make a mistake, fault Ex. Ebōd = It is wrong Ex. Kwaar bōd = You are wrong/You made a mistake Ex. Aṃ bōd = It’s your fault |
| joḷọk bōd | I’m sorry, to apologize |
| jiṃwe | correct, right, straight |
| kajiṃwe | to correct, to straighten |
| doon | each other |
| ippān doon | together, with each other |
| jako | gone, missing, lost, disappeared |
| kōjām | door, gate |
| jiṃaat (from English) or mālōtlōt | smart |
| jukwa | sugar, use sugar |
| kab | and also |
| kajoor | strong, powerful |
| kweet | octopus |
| laḷ | ground |
| ilaḷ | on the ground |
| le | informal word used at the end of a sentence when talking to a woman or girl Ex. Kwōj etal ñan ia le? = Where are you going, girl? |
| ḷe | informal word used at the end of a sentence when talking to a man or boy Ex. Kwōj etal ñan ia ḷe? = Where are you going, man? |
| liṃa | informal word used at the end of a sentence when talking to more than one woman or girl Ex. Iọkwe liṃa = Hi girls |
| ḷōṃa | informal word used at the end of a sentence when talking to more than one man or boy Ex. Iọkwe ḷōṃa = Hi guys |
| ewi toon? | how long? (in the sense of ‘how much time?’) |
| ṇaṃ (E: jokwajok) | mosquito |
| peet (from English) | bed |
| tiṃōṇ | demon |
| iturun | next to, close to |
| wūt | flower, flower headdress |
| wōjke | tree |
| bwiro | preserved breadfruit (a common food) |
| keememej | remember Ex. Ij keememej = I remember |
| eet? | what’s the matter?, what’s the matter with it? |
| jibwe | to take, to grab |
| būbū | grandma |
| jiṃṃa | grandpa |
| jook | shy, embarrassed, ashamed |
| kōḷḷā | to pay, to get paid |
| kōmat | to cook |
| mat | cooked (not raw) |
| kūbwe | feces |
| kwōpej (from English) | garbage |
| ḷotak | to be born |
| retio (from English) | radio |
| tāākji (from English) | taxi |
| teej (from English) | test, exam, take a test |
| pāātḷọk | tide going out (getting lower) |
| ibwijtok | tide coming in (getting higher) |
| kaṇaṃṇaṃ | mosquito coil |
| kabbōl | to turn on (a light, lamp, etc.) |
| kun | to turn off (a light, lamp, etc. |
| jabdewōt | any, anything, anybody |
| marok | dark |
| kinaak | to tell on, to report someone to an authority figure |
| bọọj (from English) | boss, leader |
| bar | head, head hair |
| bōran | head of, head hair of, tip of |
| ebwe | there is enough |
| et | do what? |
| inepata | worry, worried, upset Ex. Jab inepata = Don’t worry |
| jea (from English) | chair |
| jitto | western half of an island |
| jittak | eastern half of an island |
| joob (from English) | soap |
| joob in tutu | soap for bathing |
| joob in kwaḷkoḷ | soap for washing |
| kijeek | fire |
| cousin (from English) | cousin |
| kōppojak (ñan) | to get ready (for), to prepare (for), (also a euphemism for going to the bathroom) |
| ṃōn kōppojak or bathroom (from English) | outhouse, bathroom |
| pā | hand, arm |
| pedped | reef, foundation |
| ippa | with me, in my opinion Ex. Eṃṃan ippa = It’s good in my opinion/I like it |
| ippaṃ | with you (talking to only one person), in your opinion |
| ippān | with him/her/it, in his/her/it opinion |
| ippād | with us (including the person being talked to), in our opinion |
| ippām | with us (not including the person being talked to), in our opinion |
| ippāmi | with you (talking to more than one person), in your opinion |
| ippāer | with them, in their opinion |
| tōmak | believe Ex. Ij jab tōmak eok = I don’t believe you Ex. Ij tōmak bwe kwōnaaj bar itok = I think you will come back |
| wōn | turtle |
| bōjrak | stop |
| erri | where are they?, where are ___? |
| deḷọñ | to enter, to go inside |
| diwōj | to exit, to go outside |
| kọkkure | to mess up (something), waste, break (a rule), violate |
| jimattan | half, half of |
| kōn menin | so (as in ‘I was sick, so I didn’t go to school’), therefore |
| joḷọk iien or kọkkure iien | waste time |
| karjin (from English) | kerosene |
| ke | or (synonym to ‘ak,’ for asking questions like ‘man or woman?’), marker used to indicate a yes/no question |
| kein | thing of, thing for Ex. Kein tutu = Things for taking a shower (bucket, dippet, etc.) |
| kein jerbal | tool |
| kein iukkure (E: kein kukure) | toy |
| kein jikuuḷ | school supplies |
| kein kajuon/kein karuo/kein kajilu/etc. | first/second/third/etc. |
| laḷ in | the world, the Earth |
| ḷain (from English) | line, clothesline, line up, form a line |
| ṃōttan ___ | in (a certain amount of time), ___ remaining Ex. Ṃōttan ruo = Two left/two more |
| ṃwilaḷ | deep, profound |
| pejpej | shallow |
| peeḷ (from English) | bell |
| ri- | person of, person who, person who is (put before nouns, verbs, and adjectives) |
| to | long time Ex. Eto am jako = You’ve been gone for a long time |
| uklele (from English) | ukulele, to play the ukulele |
| kautiej | respect, to treat respectfully |
| baro (from English) | borrow |
| innām ḷak ṃōj | and then |
| kadek | poisonous (of fish), poisoned (from eating fish), intoxicated, drunk, get drunk |
| ek in kadek | poisonous fish |
| dānnin kadek | alcohol |
| men in le- (with -tok, -wōj, and ‘ḷọk’) | gift, present Ex. Juon men in lewōj = A gift for you |
| kimej | palm frond |
| bọọk | box |
| enret (E: ālmen) | how? Ex. Enret aṃ kōṃṃane? = How do you do it? |
| ewi wāween or ta wāween | how? Ex. Ewi wāween aṃ kōṃṃane? = How do you do it? |
| bwilōñ or ilbōk | surprised, amazed |
| kabwilōñ or kailbōk | to surprise, to amaze |
| kekōb | dipper |
| ḷāibrāre (from English) | library |
| ṃaiḷ (from English) | mile |
| pātōre | battery |
| waj | wristwatch |
| wōnṃaanḷọk | to go forward, to go on, to continue |
| ebajeet? | why? (always used by itself, never as part of a sentence) |
| epaak | close |
| aṃwin | to wash one’s hands |
| bakōj (from English) | bucket |
| ṃoktata | first (in a series of things) |
| āliktata | last (in a series of things) |
| dike | hate |
| jaki | mat |
| kōjak | joke, funny, strange Ex. Ekōjak = It’s funny Ex. Ij kōṃṃan kōjak = I’m making a joke/I’m just kidding |
| jilkinḷọk | send |
| juuj (from English) | shoe |
| juujuj | to wear shoes |
| keinabbu | papaya |
| kiaj (from English) | gas |
| jeḷā ṃanit | polite |
| jaje ṃanit or ñak ṃanit | rude |
| kiiō kiiō wōt | right now |
| kūta (from English) | guitar, to play the guitar |
| lañ | sky, weather |
| mejatoto | sky, air, climate |
| ḷaaṃ | lamp |
| eḷap | there is a lot, there is a lot of, a lot of |
| edik | there is not very much |
| ne | leg, foot (both the part of the body and the unit of measure) |
| pakij (from English) | package |
| to | rope, string |
| wōtōr (from English) | to order something over the radio |
| buñniin | tonight |
| jọtiniin | this evening |
| raelepniin | this afternoon |
| jibboñniin or ke ejibboñ | this morning |
| Baibōḷ (from English) | Bible |
| būrinjibōḷ (from English) | principal |
| aḷaḷ | wood, stick of wood |
| iuṃwin | under, for (a certain amount of time) |
| jemjem | to sharpen |
| kōjparok | to protect, to take care of, to treat gently, to conserve Ex. Kōjparok aṃ mour = Take care of yourself |
| pojak | ready |
| keinikkan | plant (noun) |
| ḷa- | informal word attached to the beginning of a male name, to refer to a man or boy in an informal, familiar, or affectionate way Ex. ḶaAli = Ali (referred to in an informal way) |
| li- | informal word attached to the beginning of a female name, to refer to a woman or girl in an informal, familiar, or affectionate way Ex. LiTonika = Tonika (referred to in an informal way) |
| ṃarṃar | necklace |
| eṃṃōlolo (E: sometimes ṃōṃōlolo) | cool (in the sense of ‘pleasantly cold’) |
| uwe | to get on (a boat, car, etc.), to ride |
| to | to get off (a boat, car, etc.), to come down, to climb down |
| tōpar or tōprak | to reach (a place), to get to (a place), to arrive at (a place) Ex. Raar tōpar Majuro inne = They got to Majuro yesterday |
| kadik | particularly, too (as in ‘too big, ‘too small,’ etc.) |
| turun māj | face |
| aetok | long, tall (of people) |
| kadu (E: kanu) | short, brief |
| buḷōn mar or buḷōn wojke or buḷōn jungle | jungle, forest |
| eita? | what’s happening?, what’s wrong? (always said by itself, not as part of a sentence) |
| aujpitōḷ (from English) | hospital |
| bwilọk | snapped, broken (of long thin objects, like pencils) |
| aorōk | important, precious, valuable |
| kwalọk | to show |
| iwōj (E: wāwōj) | go to where you are, come with you, go over to your house Ex. Ña ij iwōj = I’m coming with you |
| kab | cup |
| kabkab | use a cup |
| kōnnaan or kōnono | to talk |
| kajjioñ | to try (to) (in both the sense of ‘attempt to’ and ‘test something out’) Ex. Iaar kajjioñ bwiro = I tried some preserved breadfruit Ex. Iaar kajjioñ tallōñ ni eo = I tried to climb the coconut tree |
| kien | government, government of, rule, rule of Ex. Kien Ṃajeḷ = Government of the Marshall Islands |
| kwaḷkoḷ | wash |
| laṃōj | shout |
| lọje | stomach, belly |
| kaṃool | to make sure |
| lọñi | mouth |
| ṃwil | behavior |
| pāāk | bag |
| tariṇae | to fight a war, to fight in a war |
| rūttariṇae | soldier |
| leen wōjke | fruit |
| pejtōbōḷ (from English) | vegetable |
| uṃṃa | kiss |
| unin | reason, reason of, cause, cause of |
| ta unin | why? |
| kijoñ | often do something, usually do something Ex. Kwaar kijoñ ṃōñā ta ilo Amedka? = What did you usually eat in America? |
| kanōk | to pull |
| āinwōt ___ | it seems that ___ Ex. Āinwōt inañinmej = It seems that I’m sick/I feel sick Ex. Āinwōt ejjeḷọk ek = It seems that there are no fish/There seem to be no fish |
| alikkar ____ | it must be the case that ___, obviously ___ Ex. Alikkar enaaj wōt = Obviously it’s going to rain Ex. Alikkar eḷap aṃ jāān = You obviously have a lot of money/You must have a lot of money |
| kaal (from English) | call on the radio or telephone |
| baṃ (from English) | pump, to pump |
| ikkij (E: kūkij) | bite |
| barāinwōt | also |
| di | bone |
| kōbaatat | to smoke |
| deñōt | spank |
| iu | coconut seedling (when a coconut has hit the ground and started to sprout leaves), the meat of a coconut seedling (a common food) |
| kāiuiu | look for and gather coconut seedlings |
| kọpe (from English) | coffee, to drink coffee |
| jen | let’s Ex. Jen iukkure = Let’s play |
| jemoot | let’s go |
| jiit (from English) | sheet |
| kadkad | to throw |
| ke (for some words) or bwe (for other words) | that (as if ‘I know that I can’) Ex. Ijeḷā ke eṃṃan = I know that it’s good Ex. Kwaar ba bwe enana = You said it was bad |
| kajjien | identity of (used to make sentences like ‘I know John,’ ‘you know Mary’) Ex. Ijeḷā kajjien Rosemary = I know Rosemary |
| kilin | skin of |
| raan | on top of |
| nājin | child of, offspring of, so, of daughter of |
| liḷḷap | old woman |
| ḷaḷḷap | old man |
| ennaan (E: nōnaan) or nuuj (from English) | news |
| nuujpeba (from English) | newspaper |
| ṇo | wave Ex. Eḷap ṇo rainin = The waves are big today |
| pata (from English ‘battle’) | war |
| pata eo kein karuo | World War II |
| pijek | to defecate |
| raut | to urinate, urine |
| talboon (from English) | telephone, to call on the telephone |
| tūrep (from English) | trip, voyage, excursion |
| wōdwōd | to eat (for pandanus only) |
| kea (from English) | care Ex. Ij jab kea = I don’t care |
| kein eṃ | wall, side of a house |
| kōkairir | hurry up |
| bọọti | nose |
| buruṃ | broom, to sweep |
| eddo (E: sometimes dedo) | heavy, responsibility Ex. Aṃ eddo = It’s your responsibility |
| jeṃaan | a while ago (anywhere from a few months to many years) |
| etto | a long time ago (many years ago), in olden times |
| iioon | to meet (a person), to come across, to encounter, to find (without looking for the thing) |
| ekkañ (E: sometimes kōkañ) | sharp |
| ekkōb (E: sometimes kōkōb) | dull |
| jāntōj (from English) | sentence |
| kọuwōtata | dangerous |
| loḷọk | to visit |
| ḷoñ | ant |
| ḷọñ | fly (the insect) |
| mejānwōd (E: jenọ) | medium-sized clam with very brightly-colored inside, lives on coral |
| piit (from English ‘beat’) | dance (Western style), common type of dancing to Western music for holiday celebrations |
| tipi (from English) | TV, television, TB, tuberculosis |
| pārōn (from English) | parent (used only in the context of PTA meetings, school, etc.) |
| kōbaḷuun | to go to the airport and wait for an airplane to come |
| abṇōṇō | uncomfortable, bothered |
| kaabṇōṇō | to bother, to make uncomfortable |
| baajkōḷ (from English) | bicycle, to ride a bicycle |
| iiaḷo (from English) | yellow |
| kūre (from English) | gray |
| kūriin (from English) or maroro | green |
| bilu (from English) | blue |
| būrawūn (from English) | brown |
| būrōrō | red |
| mouj | white |
| kilmeej | black |
| oran (from English) | orange (the color or the fruit) |
| baijin (from English) | poison, poisoned, poisonous |
| jālele | meat for eating, meat course of a meal |
| jibuun (from English) | spoon |
| kōjañjañ | to play (a musical instrument) |
| jikin kallib | garden, farm |
| kōkkāāl | to change (in the sense of ‘switch,’ ‘replace’) |
| kōkkāāl nuknuk | to change clothes |
| kommeḷeḷe | to explain, to disentangle |
| kaḷan (from English) | gallon |
| kāānjeḷ (from English) | cancel, cancelled |
| limo | fun (adjective) |
| ṃade | spear |
| ṃwijṃwij | to cut, cut (as in, a small wound on the body) |
| ṃwijbar | to get a haircut, to cut someone’s hair |
| rọọltok | to return (to here) |
| rọọlḷọk | to return (to somewhere other than here) |
| toḷ | mountain, hill |
| wōpij (from English) | office |
| būḷañkōj (from English) or kọọj | blanket |
| ajej | to divide, to pass out (something to a group of people), divided by (in arithmetic) |
| at (from English) | hat |
| atat | to wear a hat |
| ilo ien eo | at that time, while |
| ejabwe | there is not enough ____ |
| jekaro | coconut sap (drunk as a beverage or used in cooking) |
| jeṃlọk | to end, ended, done, over |
| jeṃḷokin | end (noun) |
| jeraaṃṃan | good luck, lucky, fortunate, rich |
| jerata | bad luck, unlucky, unfortunate, poor |
| kōjota | eat dinner |
| juub (from English) | soup |
| kakūtōtō | to harass, tease, heckle |
| kakilkil | sunburned |
| kate (E: sometimes kakkōt) | to try hard, exert oneself, put effort into something, effort |
| kapwor | giant clam |
| kuuṃ (from English) | comb |
| kalibbukwe | look for shells |
| lukwi | real one Ex. Luwki eo = The real one |
| lukkuun or ṃool in | real Ex. Juon lukkuun in armej = A real person |
| ḷait (from English) | electric light |
| ḷoon (from English ‘launch’) or buṃ-buṃ | motorboat |
| tok | to me/us, towards where I am, towards where we are (put directly after a verb) |
| wōj or waj | to you, towards where you are (put directly after a verb) |
| ḷọk | to him/her/it/them, towards where he/she/it/they are, away from me and you (put directly after a verb) |
| makmake | favorite |
| ṃōrō (from English ‘murder’) | kill, murder, murderer |
| piliṃ (from English) | film (that you put in a camera, not that you watch) |
| ruj | wake up |
| karuj | to wake (somebody) up |
| utiej | high |
| riutiej | ‘high person,’ honored person, VIP |
| ettā (E: sometimes tōtā) | low |
| wūjooj | grass |
| boriñ (from English) | bored, boring |
| booḷ (from English) | full |
| abwinmake | afraid of demons, afraid of being alone at night |
| būreejtōn (from English) | president |
| ainikien | sound, sound of, voice, voice of |
| bōkwōj | bring to you, take to you |
| diaka | cart, wheelbarrow |
| kọkweet | look for octopuses |
| mminene (W: imminene, E: miminene) | accustomed to |
| jamminene | not accustomed to, not used to |
| jerak | to leave (in a boat), to leave (of boats only), to sail away, to hoist sail |
| jerakrōk | to go sailing |
| kuḷuḷ | co*ckroach |
| lōñ | up, up there Ex.: Epād lōñ = It’s up there |
| laḷ | down, down there Ex: Epād laḷ = It’s down there |
| mājet (from English) | matches |
| jōmar (from English) | summer, to spend a summer (somewhere) |
| kattōr or tūraip (from English) | drive |
| pepe (in) | decide (to), decision Ex: Iar pepe in rọọl = I decided to leave Ex: Aṃ pepe or Aṃ wōt pepe = It’s up to you/It’s your decision |
| raj | whale, dolphin |
| tōprak | results, success, successful Ex: Eḷap tōprak = It was very successful/It really worked Ex: Ejjeḷọk tōprak = There was no success/It didn’t work Ex: Ejañin wōr tōprak = There haven’t been any results yet/It hasn’t worked yet/ Ex: Etōprak = It’s successful/It works |
| jidikin | a little bit of (it), a piece of (it) |
| ukot or ukōt | to change (in the sense of ‘alter’) Ex. Iaar ukōt aō lōmṇak = I changed my mind |
| wāween | way, manner, way of, manner of Ex: Ilo bwijin wāween ko = In many ways |
| papōḷōr (from English) | popular |
| eḷaptata | especially, most of all, in particular |
| aet | current (in a body of water) Ex: Eḷap aet = There’s a strong current Ex: Edik aet = There’s not much of a current Ex: Ejjeḷọk aet = There’s no current |
| bōt | naughty, to be naughty, disobey, misbehave Ex: Ebōt = He is naughty Ex: Ej bōt = He is being naughty/He is disobeying |
| kāālōt | choose, elect |
| eddeb (E:dedeb) | to husk coconuts |
| bwiin | smell, smell of, it smells like ___ Ex: Bwiin bwiro = It smells like bwiro |
| jaaṃ | why? (always put after the pronoun) Ex: Kwōjaaṃ kōṃṃan iiep? = Why are you making baskets? |
| uraak | to move (oneself to a place) |
| jodi (from English) | zorries, flip-flops |
| ka | to cause to be (before adjectives), to cause to (before verbs) to look for (before nouns) Ex: Kanañinmej = To make sick Ex: Kabaru = To look for crabs |
| kabbokbok | to clap, applause |
| kain ṇe | like that (what you’re doing), do that (what you’re doing) |
| kajjirere | to make fun of, to laugh at, to ridicule |
| ḷaita (from English) | lighter |
| ṃakūtkūt or eṃṃakūt (E: ṃakūtkūt or ṃōṃakūt) | to move, to move around |
| kōṃṃakūt | to move (something) |
| obrak | full, no room left for people or things |
| ok | net |
| pāāk (from English) | back up |
| rarō | to clean up an area |
| taiṇaṃ | mosquito netting |
| uṃ | oven, underground oven |
| uṃuṃ | to bake |
| kamminene | to practice, to get used to |
| kōmmālmel | to practice, to test |
| ko | run away, flee |
| aij (from English) | ice |
| dipen | strong (of people only) |
| ilowaan | inside of |
| jikka (from English ‘cigar’) | cigarette, cigar |
| jiṃa | and a little bit more (put after numbers) Ex: Roñoul jiṃa = Twenty some/A little over twenty |
| joiu | soy sauce |
| im men | and an unnamed other person (often the spouse of the first person mentioned) Ex: Lisson im men = Lisson and his wife Ex: Elina im men = Elina and her husband |
| moot or mootḷọk | gone, gone away |
| emootḷọk (for singulars), remootḷọk (for plurals) | ago Ex: Juon iiō emootḷọk = One year ago Ex: Ruo iiō remootḷọk = Two weeks ago |
| ṃare (from English) | to marry, married |
| pet | pillow |
| rinana | outcast, criminal, delinquent, rascal |
| taibuun (from English) | typhoon, big storm |
| etteiñ (E: tōteiñ) | to fill up, put liquid in a container |
| utaṃwe | busy, unable to do something due to a prior obligation, in mourning after a death |
| wōteḷ (from English) | hotel, very big building |
| ḷọk ñan | to (in lists of things) Ex: Kilaj juon ḷọk ñan ralitōk = Grades one to eight |
| wanlōñḷọk | go up |
| waḷọkḷọk | go down |
| bajjek | just (after verbs, indicating unimportance) Ex: Ij jaṃbo bajjek = I’m just taking a walk |
| edik wōṇān | cheap |
| eḷap wōṇān | expensive |
| ejjeḷọk wōṇān | free (no charge) |
| bōlōk | leaf |
| ekkōṇak (E: kōkōṇak) | to wear, to put on (an article of clothing), to love |
| entak | to climb a coconut tree and retrieve green coconuts |
| jedọujij (from English ‘trousers’) | pants |
| jōōt (from English) | shirt |
| jōōtōt | to wear a shirt |
| jiiñlij | t-shirt |
| likko | skirt |
| likko lowaan | underskirt, slip |
| jerkak | to get up (in the morning after waking up) |
| eṃṃoj (E: ṃōṃōj) | to vomit |
| kumi | group, team, gang |
| kuwata (from English) | quarter (the kind of coin) |
| tilekek or kūttiliek (E: kattilōklōk) | to hide, to hide (something) |
| make | alone, by oneself, self (after pronouns) Ex: Eaar make jaṃbo = He took a walk by himself Ex: Kwe make = You alone/Yourself |
| meram | bright, light (adjective) |
| ñi | tooth |
| ọọj (from English) | horse |
| reja (from English) | razor, to shave |
| ettōṇak (E: tōtōṇak) | to dream, dream (noun), daydream |
| tūkōt (from English) | ticket |
| kadede | beforehand, already |
| je or jeek(i) | transitive form of ‘jeje’ (‘write’) |
| ipeḷaakin | around, surrounding |
| bukwōn | state, province, part of a country |
| eddek or eddekḷọk (E: dedek or dedekḷọk) | to grow, to sprout, to germinate |
| rūttoḷọk | to grow (of humans only), to grow up, to get older |
| koba | together, plus (in arithmetic) |
| kobaik or kakobaik | to put together, to join (something to something else) |
| aidik or ainiñ | thin (of things or people) |
| būrae (from English) (transitive form: būraeik(i)) | to fry |
| kabbwilōñlōñ | amazing, surprising |
| anmiiñ | left (the direction) |
| anmooṇ | right (the direction) |
| kọọnpiip (from English) | corned beef, euphemism for peeping on someone |
| jiroñ | young woman (usually unmarried) |
| likao | young man (usually unmarried) |
| bwe | leftovers, what’s left, the rest |
| jọọl (from English) | salt, salty |
| kalbuuj (from English ‘calaboose’) | jail, prison, be in jail, go to jail, put in jail |
| ikōtaan | between |
| kile | recognize, realize |
| wōr | lobster |
| kūriij (from English) | grease, fat (noun) |
| pinneep | coconut oil |
| ālikin raelep | afternoon (as opposed to ‘raelep,’ which can mean both ‘afternoon’ and ‘noon’) |
| ekōn | used to (do something in the past) |
| tibat | teapot |
| kōmpōlein (from English) | complain |
| uwaroñ | annoyed (by noise only) |
| wāto | land tract (usually a strip of the island extending from the lagoon side to the ocean side, always with a name) |
| weiḷ (from English) | oil |
| pair (from English) | fired, expelled |
| ae (transitive form ain(i)) | to gather, to collect |
| bok | sand |
| bokbok | sandy, covered with sand |
| bat | slow |
| aṃa (from English) | hammer |
| eo | fishing line |
| āj | to weave |
| kōdọ | cloud |
| ekkōdọdo (E: sometimes kōkōdọdo) | cloudy, overcast |
| jebta (from English) | chapter (in a book or of a church) |
| jiṇo | snow |
| kijdik | mouse, rat |
| maañ | pandanus leaves (used for making mats and handicrafts) |
| ṃan | transitive form of ‘ṃanṃan’ (‘to hit, spank, kill’) |
| parijet | shore, beach |
| rijerbal | worker, employee, one of the three types of owners of land in Marshallese society (highest is irooj/lerooj, second highest is aḷap, lowest is rijerbal) |
| ukood | raw, to eat something raw |
| wōtōmjej | all, every |
| kwaḷ | transitive form of kwaḷkoḷ (‘to wash’) |
| kij(i) | transitive form of ikkij/kūkij (‘to bite’) |
| kinej | wound, scar |
| kinejnej | wounded |
| dāp or ṃaj | eel |
| bọbo (transitive form bọur(i)) | to catch |
| bato (from English) | bottle |
| bwil | chewing gum |
| bọọk (from English) | fork |
| ___ eo juon (for singulars) ___ ko jet (for plural non-humans) ___ ro jet (for plural humans) | the other ___ Ex: Ni eo juon = The other coconut Ex: Ni ko jet = The other coconut Ex: Ajri ro jet = The other children |
| ejjeḷọkun wōt | except for |
| jānij | trade, exchange, switch |
| kōjatdikdik | hope |
| jilkinḷọk | send |
| kōpooj(i) (intransitive form kōpopo) | to prepare (something), to get something ready |
| kijerjer | anxious |
| makijkij | often |
| ṃōt | what house? |
| ṃupi (from English) | movie, watch a movie |
| pālele | marriage, married |
| rọñ | hole |
| tūraṃ | drum |
| wiaik(i) | transitive form of ‘wia’ (‘buy’) |
| kad | transitive form of ‘kadkad’ (‘throw’) |
| ebbōl (E: bōbōl) | to shine |
| rabōlbōl | shiny |
| bōtōktōk | blood, bleed, menstruation |
| ekkokowa (E: lejọñjọñ) | juggle, juggling |
| buḷajtiik (from English) | plastic |
| iju | star, planet |
| jarom | electricity |
| jekdoon | ignore, no matter ___, it doesn’t matter |
| jekdoon ta | no matter what |
| jekdoon ñe or āinwōt juon ñe | even if, no matter if |
| jekdoon ñe __, ak __ or āinwōt juon ñe __, ak __ | even if ___, ___. even though ____, ____. Ex: Jekdoon ñe epen, ak inaaj high school = Even if it’s hards, I will go to high school Ex: Āinwōt juon ñe ewōt, ak inaaj eọñōd = Even if it rains, I will fish |
| ḷḷao (W: eḷḷao E: ḷōḷao) | seasick, nauseous |
| kūrjin (from English) | Christian, member of a church in good standing |
| kwōdeak | beard, moustache |
| būrọro | pregnant |
| ṃṃool (W: eṃṃool E: ṃōṃool) | thanked, to be thanked Ex: Koṃṃool = You are thanked/Thank you Ex: Kwōlukkuun eṃṃool = You are really thanked/Thank you very much Ex. Kwōbar eṃṃool = Thank you too |
| kañ (E: kan) | transitive form of ‘ṃōñā’ (‘eat’) |
| pelaḷ | sink down |
| pelōñ | float up to the surface |
| peḷọk | drift at sea, lose direction while traveling at sea, miss destination while at sea |
| eppepe (E: pepepe) | to float |
| tūrabōḷ (from English) | trouble |
| lojen (from English) | lotion (such as mosquito repellant or sunscreen) |
| pijaik(i) | transitive form of ‘pija’ (‘draw, take a picture’) |
| karreoik(i) | transitive form of ‘karreo’ (‘to clean’) |
| didi | bony |
| akkọun (from English) | charge to an account |
| iiṃ | fast |
| bajinjea (from English) | passenger |
| ile | string for stringing fish while fishing |
| injin (from English) | engine |
| kwalọk mool | tell the truth |
| tūṃ | to break, broken (of long, thin objects like string, grass, etc.) |
| jāje | machete, sword |
| jeḷāḷọkjeṇ | education, knowledge, conscious |
| jajeḷọkjeṇ | ignorance, ignorant, unconscious |
| kanne | to fill up (often said of plates being filled with someone’s portion of food) |
| lep | egg |
| kwalọk kōn | tell about |
| kaluuj | to make lose, to beat (somebody) at a game |
| mālim | permission, allowed, legal |
| piiḷ tūrep (from English) | field trip, field trip ships that deliver supplies to outer islands |
| roba (from English) | rubber, rubber tube at the end of a fishing spear |
| teek | what relation? Ex: Kwōj teek Jenita = How are you related to Jenita? |
| wōdwōd | covered with coral, teeming with coral |
| wōtbai (from English ‘autobike’) | motorcycle |
| wūlio | good-looking (of men only) |
| aen (from English) | iron, metal |
| deel | fan (noun) |
| deelel (transitive form deel) | to fan (verb) |
| bu (transitive form buuk(i)) | gun, to shoot |
| kor (intransitive form W: eokkor E: kokor) | to tie |
| eḷaññe | if |
| añkō (from English) | anchor, to anchor |
| empiḷoob (from English) or kilin leta | envelope |
| inne eo ḷọk juon | the day before yesterday |
| jekḷaj | the day after tomorrow |
| kōmmour | to give birth |
| kaṃṃoolol | to thank |
| iuut (from English) or jọdikdik | youth, young person |
| kūrijṃōj (from English) | Christmas |
| ājmour | health |
| jipiij (from English) | speech, to deliver a speech |
| kwalọk naan | to deliver a speech |
| ello or ellolo (E: lelo or lelolo) | intransitive form of ‘lo’ (‘to see, to find’) |
| ṃaan | front |
| iṃaan | in the front, in front of |
| ṃaantata | at the very front, first |
| itulikin | behind |
| pāāñkōḷ | bracelet |
| pilo | blind, not see well |
| toṇ | tune, melody |
| kattoon | to make dirty |
| lōb | tomb, grave |
| joda | unable to catch many fish, not very good at fishing |
| wōda | able to catch many fish, good at fishing |
| wanlikḷọk, | to go to the ocean side of an island |
| wanarḷọk | to go to the lagoon side of an island |
| wanāneḷọk | to go towards land, away from the sea |
| wanmetoḷọk | to go towards sea, away from the land |
| jem | transitive form of ‘jemjem’ (“to sharpen’) |
| kobban | contents, contents of Ex: Ejjeḷọk kobban = It’s empty |
| al in jar | hymn, song sung at church |
| bar | rocky area of a beach, reef, or lagoon (above water at least part of the time) |
| bwidej | dirt, land |
| anōk | to copy, imitate |
| bōkā | tide |
| kūr(i) (transitive form: W: ikkūr, E: kūkūr) | to call, to call someone to come, to summon |
| bbōj (W: ebbōj, E:bōbōj) | swollen |
| bọun (from English) | pound (unit of weight) |
| door (intransitive form W: eddoor E: dedoor) | to put (something) down, to leave (something somewhere) |
| ilomej | part of a Marshallese funeral |
| āmej | another part of a Marshallese funeral |
| eoreak | third part of a Marshallese funeral |
| jjir (W: ejjir, E: jijir) | slippery |
| kaaj (from English) | cards (for playing card games) |
| kajjidede | to guess |
| kallib (transitive form: kalbwin(i)) | to plant, to bury |
| ke | dolphin, porpoise |
| ḷoor | to follow |
| lōke | to believe in, to trust |
| tōṃato (from English) | tomato |
| piknik (from English) | picnic, to have a picnic |
| tanij (from English) | dance |
| to | channel from the ocean to inside of the lagoon, where large ships can pass through |
| katoto (transitive form: katotoik(i)) | to hang, to hang up |
| tulōñin | top, top of |
| itulōñin | at the top, at the top of |
| tulaḷin | bottom, bottom of |
| itulaḷin | at the bottom, at the bottom of |
| kapin | bottom, bottom of, western end of an island |
| waan joñak | example, for example |
| bōtōn (from English) | button, pill |
| ute | rain on Ex: Enaaj ute jaki eo = The mat is going to get rained on |
| kijōr | take an offer |
| kōḷḷāiki(i) | transitive form of ‘kōḷḷā’ (‘to pay’) |
| baroik(i) | transitive form of ‘baro’ (‘to borrow’) |
| baab | think, be of the opinion, suppose |
| bujek | to tie up one’s hair |
| bwebwenatoon etto | legend |
| bōro | throat, gills, seat of the emotions (like ‘heart’ in English) |
| būrookraaṃ (from English) | program, to put on a program |
| dila | nail (for building things) |
| make iaan | alone, by oneself |
| bōnbōn (transitive form: bwin(i)) | to count, arithmetic |
| dāpdep (transitive form: dāpij(i)) | to hold, keep, retain, control |
| ine | seed |
| ito–itak | go back and forth, wander around |
| ninnin | to suck, to nurse, breast, nipple |
| jekōn (from English) | second (unit of time) |
| kōjjeḷā | announce, announcement |
| jitoob (from English) | stove |
| kalliṃur (transitive form: kalliṃur(i)) | to promise |
| kawōr | to hunt for lobsters |
| kaṃōj | to finish |
| lọmọọr (transitive form: lọmọọr or lọmọọren) | to save, to rescue |
| ḷak | when (like ‘ke,’ but put after the pronoun) Ex. Reḷak lale, raar ilbōk = When they looked, they were surprised. |
| lukwarkwar | to chase |
| ___ ḷọk | hurry up and ____ |
| niñ (when modifying a noun, jiniñniñ for singulars and jinniñ for plurals) | small, young (synonym to ‘dik’) |
| nitijeḷā | legislative body of the Marshall Islands |
| peij (from English) | page |
| pia (from English) | beer |
| pokpok | to cough |
| toḷọk | westwards |
| taḷọk (E: takḷọk) | eastwards |
| wōnṃae | to go and meet |
| wūjooj in lọjet | seaweed |
| unook | to treat (a sickness, wound) with medicine |
| kōṃakūt(i) | transitive form of kōṃṃakūt (‘to move(something)’) |
| iaraj | taro |
| ainbat (from English) | iron pot, pot |
| baiḷat (from English) | pilot |
| bwil (transitive form: bwill(i)) | to push, to launch a boat from the beach |
| eñjake | to feel, feelings, emotions |
| iaan | of (for phrases like ‘one of the cups,’ ‘two of the men’) |
| iaer | of them |
| ioḷap | middle, at the middle |
| ioḷapin | middle of, at the middle of |
| kōwainini | look for and gather waini (brown coconuts), harvest copra, make copra |
| jabōḷ | shovel |
| jebo | tied scored in a game |
| jebwābwe | lost |
| jọọb (from English) | job, to have a job |
| juur(i) (intransitive form: W: ijjuur, E: jijuur) | to step on |
| kanniōk | meat, flesh |
| kōpooḷ | to go around something |
| raanke | to grate coconut meat out of a waini (brown coconut) for use in cooking |
| karkar (kōrat) | to take coconut meat out of a waini (brown coconut) in chunks for making copra |
| kilaj (from English ‘glass’) | mirror, look at oneself in the mirror |
| kōtḷọk | let, allow, let go, let go of, release |
| kwōle | nut |
| mād | ripe, to ripen |
| mājmāj | to wear a mask, snorkeling mask, or glasses |
| ṃōrā | dry |
| ṃōttan | part of, friend of |
| ṃōttan nuknuk | cloth |
| i or ṇa i | in, on, at |
| kattoto | time-consuming, take a long time |
| reba (from English) | river |
| roro (transitive form: ruj or rooj) | chant, to chant (to make good luck for fishing, etc.) |
| rujān | chant of Ex: Rujān eọñōd = Fishing chant |
| errọọlọl (E: rōrọọlọl) | to turn around in circles |
| ettōñ dikdik (E: tōtōñ dikdik) | to smile |
| tu ia? | where exactly? |
| wajwaj | to wear a watch |
| kilōb (from English) | baseball glove |
| wōjḷā | sail (noun) |
| kakon (intransitive form: kakonkon) | to put away |
| jukwaik(i) | transitive form of ‘jukwa’ (‘to put sugar in’) |
| kōjañ | transitive form of ‘kōjañjañ’ (‘to play a musical instrument’) |
| uṃwin(i) | transitive form of ‘uṃuṃ’ (‘to bake’) |
| aenōṃṃan | peace, peaceful, tranquil |
| būraj (from English) | brush, to brush |
| anijnij | magic |
| anijnij(i) | to make magic, to cast a spell |
| buñbuñ | famous |
| ibwijleplep | very high tide, spring tide, flood |
| pāāt mōṇakṇak | very low tide, neap tide |
| barulep | coconut crab (a very large, edible land crab) |
| depakpak | wide |
| koṃbani (from English) | company, corporation |
| indeeo or ñan indeeo | forever |
| iur | fast |
| jọkkutkut | not often, seldom, rarely |
| jukjukun pād | community |
| okkadkad | fishing by throwing a small net in the water from the shore |
| kajin etto | old Marshallese language (the way it was spoken a long time ago) |
| kakeememej | to remind |
| kanooj | very, really |
| kiin jeṃaanḷọk | recently |
| kilaj (from English) | glass |
| menokadu | sweat, to sweat |
| ḷae | smooth, of the lagoon or ocean |
| ṃajeḷ (from English) | muscle |
| kaṃṃōkṃōk | tiring, strenuous |
| nañin | almost |
| nañin aolep | almost all, most |
| pinej | to block |
| penjak | blocked, out of sight |
| kalibubu | to cover |
| pok | confused |
| kapok | to confuse |
| riwut | toy outrigger canoes, made for racing |
| tipjek | to trip |
| kawōnwōn | to hunt for turtles |
| eju | there are many (of insects only) |
| uwi | fatty and delicious (of fish only) |
| kajiṃweik(i) | transitive form of ‘kajiṃwe’ (‘to correct, to straighten’) |
| kakūtōtōik(i) | transitive form of ‘kakūtōtō’ (‘to tease, harass, heckle’) |
| ṃōrōik(i) | transitive form of ‘ṃōrō’ (‘to murder, kill’) |
| ekkāāleḷ (E: kōkāālel) | intransitive form of ‘kāālōt’ (‘to choose’) |
| kajjirereik(i) | transitive form of ‘kajjirere’ (‘to make fun of, laugh at, ridicule’) |
| ukood (E: amej) | raw, to eat raw |
| ānbwin | body |
| kkar (W: ekkar, E: kōkar) | to fit, fitting, appropriate, relevant |
| ekkar ñan | according to |
| jekkar | not fit, unfitting, inappropriate, ridiculous |
| būḷāwūt (from English) | plywood, wood for making houses |
| iiāekwōj | race, to race |
| koko (from English ‘cocoa’) | chocolate, hot chocolate |
| baat | smoke |
| baatat | smoky |
| ekkāke (E: kōkāke) | to jump up and down |
| baaṃ (from English) | bomb |
| ilarak | to fish by putting a line out from a boat while moving (trawling) |
| ittūt (E: tūttūt) | breast |
| ittin | breast of |
| jaajmi (from English) | sashimi, raw fish |
| jāibo | soup made from flour and water |
| joba (from English) | sofa, couch |
| jok | to land (of planes, birds, etc.) |
| kabbūroṃōjṃōj | sad, saddening |
| kaṃo | jealous, envious |
| kanejnej | to swear at (someone), to curse (someone) |
| kubaak | outrigger |
| eokkutkut | often |
| kwarkor (transitive form: kor) | to tie |
| metoḷọk | towards the ocean or lagoon, farther into the ocean or lagoon |
| ṃae | until, against |
| nono (transitive form: no) | to pound |
| ṇaṃṇaṃ | teeming with mosquitoes |
| okjak (transitive form: ukwōj) | fall over, turn over, capsize |
| piteto (from English) | potato |
| pokake | to obey |
| uṃṃaik(i) | transitive form of ‘uṃṃa’ (‘to kiss’) |
| kōmmeḷeḷeik(i) | transitive form of ‘kōmmeḷeḷe’ (‘to explain, to disentangle’) |
| ṃwijit(i) | transitive form of ‘ṃwijṃwij’ (‘to cut’) |
| teiñ(i) | transitive form of ‘etteiñ, tōteiñ’ (‘to fill up with a liquid’) |
| kōṇak | transitive form of ‘ekkōṇak, kōkōṇak’ (‘to wear, to put on (an article of clothing), to love’) |
| ūlūl | axe, hatchet |
| kabwebwe (transitive form: kabwebweik(i)) | to fool |
| idid (transitive form: id) | to sting |
| diwōjḷọk or kadduojḷọk | to graduate, graduation |
| iọkiọkwe | to greet, to say hello, to say goodbye |
| kooṇtōreak (from English) | contract |
| jidiṃkij | sudden, suddenly, in a hurry |
| kōjjeṃḷọk | to bring to an end, to spend time with people before leaving for a long time |
| jikin uwe | stairs, ladder, climb stairs or a ladder |
| kōl | way |
| kilen or kiltōn | way of |
| kakijen | to look for and gather food |
| kallimjek (transitive form: kalimjek) | to gaze, to gaze at, to stare, to stare at |
| kauḷaḷo (E: kadeọeo) | spider |
| ānen | to bail out water from a boat |
| loñḷọk | upwards |
| laḷḷọk | downwards |
| lel | to get hit Ex. Elel bōra = My head got hit |
| illik (E: lilik) (transitive form: likūt(i)) | to put, to consider (something as something) |
| kallu (transitive form kalluuk(i)) | to anger |
| ḷwe | pool, pond, lake, tide pool |
| naṃ | pond, lake, small secondary lagoon attached to the main lagoon of an atoll. |
| maḷoñ | to drown |
| mera | light (in weight) |
| ṃōjṇọ | weak |
| ṃweiuk | belongings, goods |
| peejnej (from English) | business |
| taṃtaṃ | blinded by the glare of the sun |
| potak | full of holes (of materials only) |
| urōk | to fish from a boat, bottom fishing |
| joñan wōt juon | the same size |
| wātoḷọk or itoḷọk | to go westwards |
| wātaḷọk or itaḷọk (E: wātakḷọk or itakḷọk) | to go eastwards |
| wāniñaḷọk (E: wāniñeañḷọk) | to go southwards |
| wārōñaḷọk (E: wānrōkeañḷọk) | to go northwards |
| dānnin laḷ | well water |
| aōṇōṇ | paddle, to paddle |
| bōk eddo (E: bōk dedo) | to take charge of, to take responsibility for |
| bōk jikin | to replace, to take the place of |
| kaddeḷọñ | to insert, to put in |
| kadduoj | to remove, to take out |
| bōtab | but, however |
| kāitoktok-limo | interesting |
| jaaj (from English) | to charge to an account |
| jimeeṇ (from English) | cement |
| kajjiṃaatat | to pretend to be smart, to act like you’re smart |
| kappāllele | to pretend to be American, to act like an American |
| kōṃṃan __ ñan __ | to make __ into __ |
| kakilkil (transitive form: kakil(i)) | to peel, to strip the scales off of a fish |
| kau (from English) | cow, beef |
| kijoon | to cross, to skip |
| ḷat | coconut shell |
| mar | bush, foliage, undergrowth |
| marmar | covered with undergrowth, overgrown |
| meḷa | to clear up after raining |
| menono | to breathe, heart |
| ṃad | busy, occupied, distracted |
| kōṃad | to keep (someone) busy, to occupy, to distract |
| okaetok | long fishing net, fish using a long fishing net |
| ppakoko (W: eppakoko, E: pōpakoko) | teeming with sharks |
| riiñ (from English) | ring |
| tōṃa | light bulb |
| ūl | fin on the back of a fish |
| ūlin | fin of Ex: Ewōr ūlin pako = Sharks have fins on their backs |
| wiik (from English) | wick |
| kōjọ | to light (a fire) |
| bubu (transitive form: buuj(i)) | to tie |
| diak | to tack (switch the sail over to the other side of the canoe) |
| diede or dede | earring |
| akwāāl | to argue |
| jabōn kōnnaan | saying, proverb |
| jāāk (from English) | check, to get checked |
| jiṃor | together |
| joobob | to use soap |
| kaammijak | scary, frightening |
| kaṃōḷo | party, to have a party, to attend a party |
| kattu | to dip (something in something) |
| naan in kauwe | advice, warning |
| kepaak (transitive form: kepaak(i)) | to approach |
| kūḷu (transitive form: kūḷuik(i)) (from English) | glue, to glue |
| arin | lagoon of |
| māāṇāṇ | warm, warmth, heat |
| oṃ | hermit crab |
| orañḷọk | to swallow |
| waḷap | large sailing canoe for open-ocean voyages |
| tōñal | to have diabetes |
| nañinmej in tōñal | diabetes |
| rūtōñal | person with diabetes |
| waat? | what boat? |
| kankan | intransitive form of ‘kanōk’ (‘to pull’) |
| kajitūkin(i) | transitive form of ‘kajjitōk’ (‘to ask’) |
| atbọkwōj | to hug |
| deọ | beautiful (of women only) |
| baañke (from English) | pumpkin |
| būrotijen (from English) | Protestant |
| katlik (from English) | Catholic |
| debdeb (transitive form dibōj(i)) or wākar | to spear, to pierce |
| jaike | scarce in fish |
| jejjo | few |
| kōjato | take shelter from the rain of sun |
| jukkwe | kind of small clam that lives in the sand |
| kein kakeememej | reminder, memento |
| kuku | to ride piggy-back |
| lọmeto | ocean (less common word than lọjet) |
| lōt or lōta | what woman? what girl? |
| ḷōt or ḷōta | what man? what boy? |
| mọọr | bait (noun) |
| mọọrọr | to use bait, to use as bait |
| ṃañke (from English) | monkey, naked |
| rūṃwijbar | barber |
| nājnej | keep as a pet |
| piliet (from English) | billiards |
| tieta (from English) | theater, play, to put on a play |
| deñdeñ | intransitive form of ‘denōt’ (‘to hit, to spank’) |
| ebbōk (E: bōbōk) | intransitive form of ‘bōk’ (‘to get, to take’) |
| baar (from English) | bar (in the sense of ‘saloon’) |
| baak (from English) | to park (a car) |
| bukun iju | constellation |
| edjoñ | to taste, to try (a food to see what it tastes like) |
| Etao or Ḷetao | legendary trickster in Marshallese folklore |
| iaḷap | period of the year with large tidal variations (high tides are very high, low tides are very low) |
| idik | period of the year with small tidal variations (high tides are not very high, low tides are not very low) |
| aḷap | honorable term for an old man, one of the three kinds of landowners in Marshallese society |
| Ijitō (from English) | Easter |
| korak (transitive form: kor) | to tie |
| lāj | cruel, mean |
| ḷaim | lime |
| kōmaañ | look for and gather pandanus leaves |
| me or im | that, which (in sentences like ‘the house that I live in’) |
| mọ | forbidden, taboo Ex: Emọ kōbaatat = Smoking is forbidden/No smoking |
| ṃabuñ | breakfast, to eat breakfast |
| kōṃanṃanḷọk | to improve |
| naajdik | to feed |
| ob | chest |
| oḷip (from English) | wolf |
| wōrwōr | fence, coop, pen for animals |
| petpet | to use a pillow, to use as a pillow |
| taeo | pimple |
| ukok | intransitive form of ‘ukot, ukōt’ (‘to change, to alter’) |
| addi | finger, toe, clamshell |
| addin ne | finger |
| addin pā | toe |
| ekkā wōt | usually |
| bōtta | bat (for baseball) |
| anemkwōj | free, freedom |
| buñtobuñtak | rock back and forth, sway back and forth |
| bōbrae | to prevent, to stop (someone from doing something) |
| iia (E: sometimes jemaluut) | rainbow |
| dede | ready |
| ikkwetōr (from English) | equator |
| jāmin | will not, will never |
| kiju (E: kaju) | mast |
| kein kamool | proof |
| mālu | sweet-smelling |
| po- (with -tok, -wōj, -ḷọk) | to arrive (in a boat), to lower sail |
| tiikri (from English) | degree |
| tōrerein | alongside, alongside of |
| ejjino (E: jijino) | intransitive form of ‘jino’ (‘to start’) |
| rakij(i) | transitive form of ‘rarō’ (‘to clean up an area’) |
| abōḷ (from English) | apple |
| būrij (from English) | bridge |
| koṃa (from English) | comma |
| pidieet (from English) | period (punctuation mark) |
| iaḷ kadu | shortcut |
| eḷbōn (from English) | elephant |
| ekkapit (E: kōkapit) (transitive form: kapit(i)) | to put oil on, to lubricate, to anoint |
| kooḷ | hair, feather |
| ja | in the meantime |
| kọọjoj (transitive form: kọjek) | to use a blanket, to use as a blanket |
| jiij (from English) | cheese |
| kajjookok | shameful, embarrassing |
| jujen | and so (put after a subject pronoun) Ex: Ijujen delọñ = So I went in. |
| piin (from English) | bean |
| wawa | to use a boat, to use as a boat |
| ikkiil (E: kūkiil) | intransitive form of ‘kiil(i)’ (‘to close, to memorize’) |
| aepokpok | complicated |
| baj ña/baj kwe/etc. | now me/now you/etc. (indicating that another person had been doing the thing, and now someone else is going to do it) |
| bōk- (bōkaō, bōkaaṃ, etc.) | fill (noun), just enough for |
| dānnin kōmjaaḷaḷ | tears (when crying) |
| ātdik | nickname |
| aj | thatching materials for traditional Marshallese houses |
| ilọk | go (less common than ‘etal’) |
| ejjaromrom (E: jōjaromrom) | lightning |
| joñan | size, size of |
| lik | lay (an egg) |
| mab (from English) | map |
| ṇaet- (ṇaeta, ṇaetaṃ, etc.) | to name |
| piano (from English) | piano |
| wūdiddid | to shiver |
| ebbeer (E: bōbweer) | to give up, get discouraged |
| ak | frigate bird |
| ekōjk- (ekōjka, ekōjkaṃ, etc.) | what is the condition of? |
| bōjjāān (from English) | percent |
| debwāāl | cross (noun) |
| jarroñroñ | deaf, hard of hearing |
| karuwanene (transitive form: karuwaneneik(i)) | to invite, to welcome |
| ruwanene | invited |
| mijiḷ (from English) | missile |
| ōne (from English) | honey |
| wain (from English) | wine |
| alej | to aim at |
| būrọk (from English) | frog |
| batur | crave meat, really want to eat meat after not having had it for a long time |
| ekajet | trial, to go on trial |
| ṃōn ekajet | courthouse |
| aikiu | common dish made from iu (coconut sproutling) |
| ātāt (transitive form: ātoñ) | to smell |
| baal | kind of coral found where the waves break on the ocean side reef |
| bōran baal | place where the waves break on the ocean side reef |
| mañko (from English) | mango |
| nōbar | to praise |
| ṇae | against |
| pi (from English) | bee |
| akki- (akkū, akkūṃ, etc.) | fingernail, toenail |
| akkiin pe- (akkiin peiū, akkiin peiṃ, etc.) | fingernail |
| akkiin ne -(akkiin neō, akkiin neeṃ, etc.) | toenail |
| āindein | so (in the sense of ‘in that way, thusly’) Ex: Āindein aer ba = So they say/That’s what they say |
| ametōma | Marshallese candy made from grated coconut meat and coconut sap |
| bwebwe | tuna |
| Jaina (from English) | China |
| Jepaan (from English) | Japan |
| Iñlen (from English) | England |
| Jipeen (from English) | Spain |
| Būranij (from English) | France |
| Jāmne (from English) | Germany |
| aḷeḷe | fishing by tying palm fronds together in a long line to catch fish, name of a museum in Majuro |
| anidep | box made of pandanus leaves, old Marshallese game using the same |
| dak (from English) | duck (the animal) |
| annañ- (annañū, annañūṃ, etc.) | shadow, reflection, image |
| aj (ajū, ajūṃ, etc.) | liver |
