Concordance of the English Example Sentences

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Laaand	“Laaand hooo!” the Boatswain yelled from atop the mast. P1195	Ḷāāānnooo!” ekkeilọk Bojin eo jān raan kaju eo.	kōkeilọk
labor	Your actions are based on child labor.	Kwaajriin uwaak aṃ jerbal.	ajriin uwaak
	She's starting labor.	Euwe kōḷowan.	kōḷo
laborer	The American advised the Majuro laborer to get on the ball.	Ri-pālle eo ear rọọje niiṃbuun Mājro eo.	rōrọọj
lace	She knit that lace.	Ear āje juwain ṇe	āj
	She knit that lace for her.	Ear ājeḷọk juwain ṇe ñane	āj
	The lace knitter is gone back.	Ri-āj juwain eo erọọl.	āj
	Whose dress are you putting lace on	An wōn nuknuk ṇe kwōj juwaini?	juwain
	There is lots of lace on that woman's dress.	Ejjuwainin nuknuk eṇ an kōrā eṇ.	juwain
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lack	What makes him lack in sex appeal?	Ta ṇe ear kōjateleiki.	jataḷe
	She doesn't take bath often because of a lack of water.	Ejattutu kōn an jeḷọk dān.	jattutu
	The house he built shows his lack of skill.	Ṃōe ear kalōke ej kwaḷọk an jekapeel.	jekapeel
	His behavior leaves a lot to be desired because of lack of discipline.	Epāpijek ṃwilin ḷadik eṇ kōn an tar jān joñan an anemkwōj.	pāpijek
	During a severe lack of cigarettes when smokers hankered for a smoke, my dad made me crawl under our house to search for cigarette butts because the island stores did not have cigarettes to sell.	Ilo añūr ḷapḷap eo jema ear ba in mọọn iuṃwin ṃweo iṃōm im kowōdānḷọk kijen bwe emaat jikka iṃōn wia ko.	wōdān
lacked	The only thing they lacked was a vehicle to haul these things to Likiep, except for the fieldtrip ship, but we would have had to wait for that for three months. P19	Men eo ejjeḷọk de eo waan ektaki ḷọk men kein ñan Likiep, ijellọkin wōt tiṃa in raun eo, ak kōnke kōmmān aikuj naaj kar kōttar tok bar jilu allōñ.	de
lacking	He doesn't have a wife because he is lacking in sex appeal.	Ejjañin wōr pāleen kōn an jetaḷe.	jataḷe
	He is the most lacking in sex appeal.	Jetale tata eo ṇe	jataḷe
	He is one of those lacking in sex appeal because he hasn't yet found a wife.	Ṃōttan rijetale ro raṇe bwe ejjañin ellolo pāleen.	jataḷe
	A person who is immature or lacking in skill.	Ri-jekapeel.	jekapeel
lad	The little lad refused to sing because there were lots of girls there.	Likao jidikdik eo ear abwin al kōn an lōñ leddik ijo.	abwin
	That lad is really strong	Ejjeḷọk mājojoon likao ṇe	mājojo
ladder	May I use your ladder?	Imaroñ ke kōjerbal jikin uwe eo aṃ?	jikin uwe
laden	When she appeared, she was laden with frills.	Eḷak jādetok lio eto an kūṃaḷṃaḷ.	kūṃaḷṃaḷ
ladies	The ladies always wear ribbons.	Errōpinpin limaraṇ.	rōpin
	The show-off is stopping with the ladies by the roadside.	Ri-niñeañ-rōkeañ eo eṇ ebōjrak ippān liṃaraṇ tōrerein iiaḷ eṇ.	niñeañ-rōkeañ
	The young man is trying to attract ladies with his native potion.	Likao eo eṇ ej kōttaḷeḷe kōn bōkāñaj eṇ kapitōn.	taḷe
ladle	Could you pour me some water with the ladle?	Kwōmaroñ ke ḷatōḷe tok jidik liṃō aebōj?	ḷatōḷ
lady	These zoris belong to that lady.	An kōrā eṇ jodi kein.	aa-
	The old lady made her daughter wear her hair loose on her back and took her to the chief.	Leḷḷap eo ear kaaleake ledik eo nejin im bōkḷọk ñan irooj eo.	aleak
	The lady is stringing the alu shells into a necklace lei.	Lio eṇ ej aluuki ṃarṃar eṇ.	alu
	I'm warning you beforehand that she is an old lady with a sharp tongue.	Ij kajineete eok ke eañjarjar an lōḷḷap eṇ kōnnaan.	añjarjar
	That lady always has twins.	Ebbobo nejin kōrā eṇ.	bo
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ladyʻs	The old lady's death was torturous.	Ekeiñtaanan mejin (mijen) lōḷḷap eo.	mej
lagoon	They made a harbor on the lagoon side of the island.	Raar abaiki arin āneo	aba
	The American soldiers created a harbor on the lagoon side of this island for our government.	Rūttariṇae in Amedka ro raar abaiktok arin aelōñ in ñan kien ṇe ad.	aba
	The lagoon side of this island is teeming with adenpe sharks.	Baj adenpein arin ānin ḷōṃa	adenpe
	The kōrkōr drifted into the lagoon with the current.	Eaewaare arḷọk kōrkōr eo.	aear
	Currents flowing into the lagoon are always present at this particular.	Eaewaare ijin.	aear
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lagoon because	Beware of the Portuguese man-o’-war in the lagoon because there are plenty of them at this time.	Kōjparok aṃ tutu iaar bwe eaolōke kiiō.	bwe
lagoons	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	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.	eṃ
	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	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.	kije-
	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	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.	kinie-
	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	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.	lime-
	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	Ni ej leḷọk ñan er limeer, kijeer, iṃweer, kinieer, kab kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto.	wa
lagoonside	He kept going back and forth, from the oceanside to the lagoonside and vice versa until night-fall.	Ear wanlik-wōnar ḷọk oooṃ emarok.	wanlik-wōnar
laid	If he continues with his laid back attitude he'll one day be left behind.	Ej alebabu ak juon raan enaaj ḷak ilbōk retal jāne.	alebabu
	We will all be laid in our graves.	Jenaaj aolep jitṃanṃan ilo lōb.	jitṃanṃan
	He laid the boards up against the log.	Ear kowawaik rā ko ioon kein ni eo.	kowawa
	The turtle crawled ashore and laid eggs	Eato wōn eo em lik.	lik
	These gifts are laid on the grave as gifts for the people to take home. S14	Ṃweiuk kein rej likūt ioon lōb eo ñan an armej tōptōp.	tōptōp
laid-back	Their tendency to always be laid-back prevented them from landing the job.	Alebabuier ekōṃṃan bwe ren jab teru ilo jerbal eo.	alebabu
lain	The child has already lain down on the mat.	Ebabu ajiri eo kadede ioon jaki eo.	babu
	I had just lain down on the mats down there below when the Captain came down. P974	Ij ja babu bajjek wōt ioon jaki ko ijo i laḷ ak Kapen eo ej baj to laḷ tak.	laḷ
Lakeke	Lakeke in the west, they (the sailors) stand by, vehicle of the storm called Elmọñdik. (a chant.)	Ḷakeke to, rooj iekūt, waan Elmọñdik.	Ḷakelōñ
lamp	Don't light the lamp or it will give away our position.	Lale koṃ ar kabbōle ḷaṃ ṇe bwe rōnaaj lo kōj.	bōbōl
	Father took a match out of his pants pocket and lit the lamp. P140	Jema ekwaḷọk juon mājet jān bōjọọn jedọujij eo an im tile ḷaaṃ eo.	bōjọ
	The lamp chimney is broken.	Erup jimniin ḷantōn eo.	jimni
	The lamp went out.	Ekun ḷaaṃ eo.	kukun
	That lamp is always going out.	Eokkunkun ḷaaṃ eṇ.	kukun
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land	The ocean side of his land had a lot of abḷajtiñ plants.	Eabḷajtiiñḷamjako likin ṃweo iṃōn.	abḷajtiiñ
	Our land belongs to us until death.	Bwidej ko ad rej addemlōkmej.	addemlōkmej
	He dug a well on the land for her.	Ear aebōj-laḷe ḷọk wāto eo ñane	aebōj-laḷ
	The lagoon side of that tract of land is infested with the surgeonfish.	Eṃōj aelmeeje arin ṃweeṇ	aelmeej
	He bestowed his land on his descendants.	Ear kaaelōñe ajiri ro nejin.	aelōñ
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land-based	Perhaps the cold sea breeze is the reason land-based chill is not as biting as the ocean one.	Bwōlen kōto ṃoḷo ṇe ioon lọmeto ej kōṃṃan bwe piọ in eppānene en jab ekkañin wōt piọ in ioon lọmeto.	eppānene
landed	While he was whistling a black noddy flew over and landed on the Captain’s right shoulder. P1035	Ej ja ajjewewe bajjek wōt ijo ak ekā tak juon jekad im jok ioon aeran anbwijmaroñ.	ajwewe
	He must have landed the job since he's walking with a happy gait.	Alikkar ke etōprak jerbal eo an bwe etke ealijerḷọk.	alijerḷọk
	It landed on the top of the mast.	Ejok i bōran kiju eo.	bar
	When he reached the cross-stick at the top of the mast, he suddenly started kicking, then he jumped up to the top and landed on it and sat down. P1192	Ke ekar tōpar kūrọọjti eo, ebuñjenōṃ ḷak bwijbwij, ekā lōñ ḷọk im jok ioon im jijet.	bwijbwij
	The plane landed yesterday	Baḷuun eo ear joktok inne?	jok
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landfall	The navigator has determined that we're still far from any landfall.	Ri-kaijikmeto eo ej ba ke jej ettoḷọk wōt jān āne	kaijikmeto
Lañdik	The dry-docking that the Lañdik underwent last month in Japan has rendered it seaworthy and able to now do field trip service to the other islands.	Tọọk eo an Lañdik i Jepaan allōñ eo ḷọk ekakōiieiki im kiiō emaroñ piiltūreep ñan aelōñ kaṇe jet.	kōiie
landing	My shyness prevent me from landing the job.	Abjeū ekōṃṃan bwe in jab teru.	abje
	Their tendency to always be laid-back prevented them from landing the job.	Alebabuier ekōṃṃan bwe ren jab teru ilo jerbal eo.	alebabu
	Why is that bird always landing?	En baj jejokjok (ejjokjok) wōt bao eṇ?	jok
landmarks	A good number of traditional landmarks have been damaged or have disappeared altogether due to the need for the people to build their homes.	Elōñ ṃuriniej eṃōj aer jorrāān ak jako jān wōt an armej in āneo kar aikuj jikin aer kalōki ṃōko iṃweer ie.	ṃuriniej
landslide	There was a landslide on the side of the mountain.	Eṃōraṃrōṃ laḷtak tōrerein toḷ eo.	ṃōraṃrōṃ
language	White men gave the Marshallese language its alphabet.	Ri-pālle raar kōṃṃan an kajin Ṃajeḷ aḷbapeet.	aḷbapeet
	Ancient language.	kajin etto.	etto
	Because the Marshallese language wasn’t put into writing until Westerners came, not many people living today know the legends of the Marshallese people. S13	Kōnke kajin Ṃajeḷ ear jab pād ilo peba ṃae iien eo ear itok ri-pālle, ej jab kanooj lōñ armej rej mour wōt kiiō rejeḷā inọñ ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	inọñ
	He knows the English language.	Ejeḷā kajin Iñlij.	Iñlij
	He knows the English language.	Ejeḷā kajin Iñlij.	Iñlij
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lantana	This particular spread is grown over with lantana.	Eḷḷaṇtōnana wāto jab in.	ḷaṇtōna
lantern	The Captain took the lantern and took it to the back of the boat to get ready for nightfall. P531	Kapen eo ejibwe ḷaṇtōn eo im bōk lik ḷọk ñan ijo jikin bwe en pojak ñan boñōn eo.	boñ
	Make that lantern real bright.	Kwōn būḷake ḷaaṃ ṇe	būḷak
	I went inside the cabin and lit the lantern. P533	Ideḷọñ ḷọk lowa im tile ḷaṇtōn eo ie.	deḷọñ
	He bumped the lantern.	Ear kajek ḷantōn eo.	kōkaj
	So I went ahead inside the boat in front of him and brought back the lantern. P139	Ijujen wōnṃaanḷọk ñan lowaan ṃweo ituṃaan im bōk liktak ḷaṇtōn eo.	lik
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large	Put Aelōñkein bananas in those large food baskets.	Aelōñkeini tok kobban kilōk kaṇe.	Aelōñ-kein
	I wish you'd stop grabbing so much land for yourself as we have a large lineage	Kwōn jab baj aṃḷap bwe jebwijlep.	amḷap
	It's a pumpkin from Wotje because it's large.	Baañke in Wotje bwe eḷap.	baañke
	He had a very large family and they were all on Likiep. P35	Baaṃle eo an ebwe an doom im rōpād i Likiep.	doom
	The ship that came wasn't that large.	Ejjabdaan lap wa eo eaar itok.	ejjabdaan
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larger	There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9	Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki.	dik
	There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9	Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki.	lik
	There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9	Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki.	ri-
lash	Did you lash that coconut sap sprout of yours yet?	Kwōnañin eọut(i) ke ni jekaro eṇ aṃ?	eọeo
	Don't lash the outrigger carelessly.	En jab jabde aṃ eọiuti kubaak ṇe	eọiuti
	Lash this way from the other end of the canoe there.	Kwōn inwijet tok jān jabōn kōrkōr ṇe	inwijet
	Mr. Boatswain, secure the tiller and come here so the two of us can lash these boards together so they won’t spread out and drift away. P669	Bojin e, kwōjab lukwōje jila ṇe aṃ im itok kōjro eọuti rā kā ippān doon bwe ren jab jejeplōklōk im peḷọk.	jeplōklōk
	Can you lash the bottom part of my canoe to the upper part?	Kwomaroñ ke inwijete tok jouj e an kōrkōr e waō?	jouj
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lashed	They have lashed the piece of wood carelessly.	Eṃōj aer eọiuti aḷaḷ eo.	eọeo
	He lashed the canoe.	Ḷeo ear eọut wa eo.	eọeo
	They've already lashed the canoe.	Ededeḷọk aer inwijete kōrkōr eo.	inwijet
	The boatswain securely lashed down the drum of gasoline on the boat’s deck so it wouldn’t roll about.	Bojin eo ear eọuti im kanooj in kapene tūraṃin kiaaj eo ioon teekin wa eo bwe en jab dāpilto-dāpiltak.	dāpilto-dāpiltak
lashing	He was lashing canoes	Ḷeo ear eọeo wa.	eọeo
	He is the one who is expert in lashing canoes	Ri-eọeo wa eo eṇ.	eọeo
	Here is my lashing cord	Juon e aō ino.	ino
	Tie the outrigger with the lashing cord	Kwōn inoik wa kubaak ṇe	ino
	Few people nowadays can do a good lashing job	Raan kein ejejā eṇ eṃṃan an inwijet.	inwijet
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Lasso	Lasso that breadfruit.	Kwōn rajāle mā ṇe	rajāl
lassoed	The bad guy was running by on the horse when the good guy lassoed him	Ri-nana eo ej ja ettōrḷọk wōt ioon ọọj eo ak kaubowe eo ealluke.	alluke
last	Did you notice Arcturus in the sky last night	Kwaar lo ke Ad boñ?	Ad
	They went fishing for red squirrel fish last night	Raar kaaelbūrōrō jota.	aelbūrōrō
	It was cooler last evening than this evening.	Eaemedḷọk ḷọk jota jān jotenin.	aemedḷọk
	The last I saw him he was being his noisy self going your way.	Eñeo ear baj aeñwāñwā wōt waj ijeṇeṇe waj.	aeñwāñwā
	The relationship within our clan will last forever because it's alive and well.	Aerṃwein jowi in ad ej ñan indeo kōn aer jeḷā aerṃweiki doon.	aerṃwe
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lasts	Enjoy it while it lasts because it's hard to get.	Amāne ke ej ja wōr bwe eaḷakiia.	aḷakiia
late	“Let’s go, it’s getting late.” P161	“Kōjro ajādik bwe eboñ.”	ajādik
	She regretted but it was too late to bring him back.	Eajḷọk ak ejjeḷọk iien kōrọọltok.	ajḷọk
	I'm late.	Iaḷo.	aḷo
	Try hard not to be coming in late.	Kajjioñ kate eok bwe en jako aṃ aḷo.	aḷo
	Don't come late for the exam.	Kwōn jab aḷtotok ñan iien teej.	aḷo
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latent	Don't make him angry because he's a latent psychotic	Jab kalluuki bwe eṃṃaḷkaro.	ṃōṃaḷkaro
later	It's invisible now but will be revealed later.	Eaelọk kiiō ak enaaj alikkar tokālik.	aelọk
	Go ahead because I'm coming later.	Iwōj bwe ij baj aḷo waj wōt.	aḷo
	I'll come later.	Inaaj iwōj ālik	ālik
	You go on and I'll come later.	Kwōn iwōj bwe ij ibbat wōj.	bōbat
	There will be lots of time later.	Elōñ iien tokālik.	iien
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Latrik	“We’re the remaining members of the clan in the islands with the traditional martial arts skills,” said Saimon Latrik.	“Kōmij make wōt Ri-ṃaanpā rainin ilo aelōñ kein,” Saimon Latdik eba.	ṃaanpā
laugh	Did you detect the scorn in their laugh?	Kwaar eñjaake ke aerjeañ rereen kajjirere?	aerjeañ
	Don't laugh so loudly because they are sleeping.	Koṃwin jab tōtōñ (ettōñ) leea bwe rej kiki.	leea
	The comedian really made the audience laugh.	Ri-kōṃṃan kōjak eo ear kaleeaik rūalwōj ro.	leea
	I pitied him when I saw him laugh like that.	Ibūroṃōj kake ke ij lo an rereenak.	rereenak
	Don't make me laugh.	Jab kattōñ eō.	tōtōñ
laughable	His hitting is laughable.	Ekōjak bōttain kijak eṇ.	bōtta
laughed	“Alright, no big deal, but you should go get yourself ready so we won’t drift and end up on the island of Ṇauṇau,” the Boatswain said as he laughed. P290	“Ekwe ej jab nana ak kwōn kōpopo ilo boojaṃ bwe jen jab peḷọk im peek aelōñin Ṇauṇau,” Bojin eo erere ke ej ba men in.	booj
	I had finished speaking but Father and the Boatswain looked at me and laughed. P300	Ej ṃōj wōt aō kōnono ak erro Bojin eo rōre tok ñan ña im tōtōñ.	er
	“Hey guys, Vroom Vroom is alive,” one of the fishermen said, and everyone laughed mockingly. P317	Ṃa e, emour būrūṃrūṃ,” juon iaan rieọñōd ro eba innem aolep im tōtōñin kajjirere.	mour
laughing	Your laughing will bring sadness afterward.	Aṃ ettōñ enaaj kaburoṃōje eok tokālik.	aṃ
	I've never seen a woman who is always laughing like her.	Ebaūjō wōt ṇe kōrā.	baūjō
	That man is always laughing.	Ebbaūjōjō wōt ṇe eṃṃaan.	baūjō
	The two of them were laughing but I couldn’t help thinking that we had just barely skirted death. P1348	Erro kar tōtōñ bajjek ijo ippān doon ak ña ikar lukkuun ḷōmṇaki naan kein an bar juon alen, kōmmān kar rọọl jān iiaḷin mej.	iaḷ
	It became clear that this boat wasn't a laughing matter. P1147	Ej kab kar alikkar ke ej jab wa kajjirere men eo.	kajjirere
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laugh-provoking	He tells laugh-provoking stories	Ekattōñtōñ an bwebwenato.	kattōñtōñ
laughter	We all burst into laughter when we heard him break wind.	Kōmwōj dekakḷọk ke kōm roñ an jiñ.	dekakḷọk
	While I was asleep, I heard the sound of song and laughter.	Iar kiki im roñ ainikien al im leea.	leea
launch	Come let's work together and launch this boat.	Koṃwin itok jen atanijo im bwillọke wa e.	atanijo
	The launch chased the ship.	Ḷoon eo ear liboorore tiṃa eo.	libooror
launched	They launched Toke's boat.	Raar bwilli waan Toke.	bwil
	That canoe has been launched.	Wa eo eṇ eṃōj bwillọke.	bwillọk
	They launched the rocket.	Raar kōkālọk rakōt eo.	kōkālọk
	He pulled his boat ashore for maintenance and when he gave it a trial cruise after it was launched it caused more spray than before.	Etọọke wa eṇ waan im ke ej likbade ālikin an kelọk ejọkurbaatat ḷọk jān ṃokta	jọkurbaatat
launching	These people on Ebeye work at Kwajalein Island, site of missle launching of the American military. S1	Armej rein ioon Epjā rej jerbal ilo Kuwajleen, jikin kōkeḷọk mijeḷ an rūttariṇae in Amedka.	kālọk
	They'll caulk the boat before launching it	Rōnaaj kōṇe wa eṇ ṃokta jān an bwil.	kōṇ
Laura	The sandiest place in Majuro Atoll is at the end of Laura.	Ekabokbok tata jabōn Laura.	bokbok
	Laura is the main islet of Majuro Atoll.	Laura ej eoonene eo an Mājro.	eoonene
	The shore of Laura is sandy.	Eoonkappe in Ḷoora ebokboke.	eoonkappe
	Alfred's car went swiftly westward toward Laura.	Kar eo waan Alfred eo ej kaiiṃtoḷọk ñan Mājro.	iiṃ
	When are you planning to go (westward) to Laura?	Kwōj ḷōmṇak in itoḷọk ṇāāt ñan Laura?	ito
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lava-lava	Where is my lava-lava?	Ewi ḷobḷoba eo aō?	ḷobḷoba
	Use your towel as a lava-lava.	Kwōn ḷobḷoba kōn tọọl ṇe	ḷobḷoba
law	U.S. law. American law.	Kien Amedka.	kien
	U.S. law. American law.	Kien Amedka.	kien
	We do what the law prescribes	Kōmij kōṃṃan ta kien ej karōke.	kōkar
	The support of someone who knows the law.	Juraakein juon eo ejeḷā kōn kien.	juraake
lawn	He's mowing the grass on his lawn.	Ej jepjep wūjooj ilo meḷan eṇ an.	meḷan
laws	The Marshallese legislators assemble at Majuro each year and review the laws and also pass laws to meet the needs and proclamations of the Marshallese people. S15	Ri-pepe ro ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ rej kwelọktok ñan Mājro aolep iiō im etali kien ko im bar kōṃṃan kien ekkar ñan aikuj ko im kōṇaan ko an armej ro i Ṃajeḷ	kweilọk
	The Marshallese legislators assemble at Majuro each year and review the laws and also pass laws to meet the needs and proclamations of the Marshallese people. S15	Ri-pepe ro ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ rej kwelọktok ñan Mājro aolep iiō im etali kien ko im bar kōṃṃan kien ekkar ñan aikuj ko im kōṇaan ko an armej ro i Ṃajeḷ	kweilọk
	Should there be laws against the possession of arms by the citizens?	Ej aikuj ke wōr kien ṇae bōkkāwūdik?	bōkkāwūdik
lawyer	Who's your lawyer?	Wōn ej aṃ ḷoār	ḷoār
lay	As soon as we were done saying our prayers, I lay back down. P818	Ke ej dedeḷọk aṃro jarin kiki, ibar babu ḷọk	babu
	The turtle is going to lay eggs	Ebatbat wōn eṇ.	batbat
	Don't lay out the whole mat.	Jab eḷḷọk lepe jake ṇe	eḷḷọk
	He lay face up outside the movie theatre.	Ear jālleplep nabōjān ṃōn ṃupi eo.	jarleplep
	Lay the baby with its head pointing northward.	Kajitniñeañḷọk niñniñ ṇe	jitniñeañ
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Laying	Laying out the mats toward here.	Eḷḷọki tok jaki kaṇe.	eḷḷọk
	They are laying out mats.	Rej eḷḷọk jaki.	eḷḷọk
	When I got back up to the deck I heard the Captain laying out steering duties for the three of them for the night. P536	Ke ij tōprak ḷọk ioon teek iroñ an Kapen eo kōppeḷaak ikijjien awaan jebwebwe ko aerjeel Jema im Bojin.	peḷaak
layout	This island has a good layout.	Eṃṃan peḷaakin ānin	peḷaak
Lazarus	Jesus gave Lazarus his spirit which brought him back to life.	Jesus ear ṇajitbōn Lazarus im ear bar mōur.	ṇajitbōn
laziest	He is the laziest of the boys.	Jowan tata eo eṇ iaan ḷadik raṇ.	jowan
laziness	She's the type that is inclined to recline simply due to laziness.	Alebabuin jowan men eṇ.	alebabu
lazing	But as I went by there I saw him lazing about	Ak ke ij etal ijo ḷọk ij lo an babu bajjek.	ak
lazy	He's not lively because he's lazy.	Ejāmmourur kōn an jowan.	jāmmourur
	Alfred is very industrious and Tony is very lazy.	Alfred elukkuun niknik im Tony elukkuun jāniknik.	jāniknik
	Tony is a lazy guy	Tony ej juon ri-jāniknik.	jāniknik
	That girl is lazy.	Ejowan ledik eṇ.	jowan
	The young men are too lazy to go to church.	Ejowan likao ro in jar.	jowan
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lbs	I can lift 150 lbs.	Imaroñ kotak jibukwi-lemñoul bọun.	maroñ
	Can you lift 150 lbs?	Kwōmaroñ ke kotak jibukwi-lemñoul bọun?	maroñ
lead	It's your turn to lead the prayers this Sunday.	Amiro iien kōṃṃan jar Jabōt in.	amiro
	I heard his mother give him religious instruction so that he would lead a straight life.	Iar roñ an jinen baibōḷe bwe en kajiṃweik an mour.	Baibōḷ
	Lead us not into temptation.	Jab kadeḷọñ kōm ilo kapo.	kapo
	Don't associate with him or he'll lead you astray.	Jab po ippān bwe enaaj tōlpilouk eok.	tōlpilo
leader	Trolling wire leader.	Atadin ilarak.	atad
	Maybe you should use a wire leader so you won't lose the hook	Bōlen kwōn atade bwe en jab jako kāāj ṇe	atad
	Come closer (called by leader in aḷeḷe fishing).	Kwōn ārār tok ijeṇe.	ārār
	He is slow to anger and is fit to be a leader.	Ej juon rijọkkwikwi im ekkar ñan ritel.	jọkkwikwi
	Their making him their leader made him arrogant.	Aer likūti bwe en aer rūtōl ekaloṃaane.	loṃaan
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leaders	This drum used to be used at such times as dances, battles, and as an alarm for calling together family leaders in olden times. S11	Men in aje ekōn jerbal ilo iien rot ṇe an eb, tariṇae, im kwelọk an irooj eḷḷap ro im aḷap ro etto.	kōkein
	This drum used to be used at such times as dances, battles, and as an alarm for calling together family leaders in olden times. S11	Men in aje ekōn jerbal ilo iien rot ṇe an eb, tariṇae, im kwelọk an irooj eḷḷap ro im aḷap ro etto.	kōn
	The leaders of the legislature as of 1965 are young men who have gone to school and studied the legislative process. S15	Ri-tōl ro an kọñkorej in rej likao ro raar jikuuḷ im katak kōn wāween kien.	tōl
leads	He is the one who leads the chorus at church.	Rijjino al eo eṇ ilo iṃōn jar eṇ.	jijino
	He leads a cheerful existence.	Eḷap an leṃōṇōṇō mour eṇ an.	leṃōṇōṇō
leaf	You're as skinny as a coconut leaf midrib	Aidikiṃ wōt ṇok	aidik
	A fern with one leaf.	Aijoon kino.	aijo
	Is is time to surround the fish with the coconut leaf scarer	Eajilowōd ke?	ajilowōd
	What kind of fish are they using the coconut leaf scarer to catch now?	Rej aḷeḷe ek rot kiiō?	aḷeḷe
	He's using a banana leaf as raincoat.	Ej aḷkoot kōn bwilkōn pinana.	aḷkoot
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leaking	The water is leaking from that bucket.	Dān eo ej pil jidik jān bakōj ṇe	pil
leaks	You didn't putty the cracks in the boat well as it still leaks.	Enana aṃ kar bateik wa e bwe ej ettal wōt.	bate
	Come let's cap this roof because it leaks.	Itok jen bōrwaje ṃwe bwe ettal.	bōrwaj
	This pot leaks.	Ettal ainbat e.	tōtal
	They are repairing leaks in that roof.	Rej ajuiaake ṃweeṇ bwe ettal.	ajuiaak
leaky	Repair the leaky roof in your northern direction while I'm repairing eastward.	Ajuiaak niñawaj bwe ij ajuiaaktak.	ajuiaak
	Marshallese traditional style of repairing leaky thatch roofs.	Ajuiaakin aelōñ kein.	ajuiaak
	He's expert in repairing leaky thatched roofs.	Ṃōkadein ri-ajuiaak men eṇ.	ajuiaak
lean	Don't lean (on me) because I can't support you.	Kwōn jab atōrak bwe jebane eok.	atōrak
	The pig they killed had much lean meat	Eḷap an kōkanniōkeōk (ekkanniōkeōk) piik eṇ raar ṃane	kanniōk
	Don't lean on that or you might get a splinter.	Jab atartar ijeṇe bwe kwōnaaj tenaḷ.	tenaḷ
leaning	Father was leaning against the water tank, the Boatswain was sitting with his feet hanging over the side of the boat, and the Captain was straddling the tiller and standing up steering. P1033	Jema ekar atartar i turin tāāñin dān eo, Bojin eo ej jijet i tōrerein wa eo im kattotoik neen, ak Kapen eo eṃōj an ḷōke jila eo im ej jutak im jebwebwe.	toto
leap	A false albacore swam toward us and caused minnows and sardines to leap out of the water around the boat. P114	Ettōr tok juon ḷooj im uwōjaki awal im kwarkwar ko itōrerein wa eo.	aol
	A false albacore swam toward us and caused minnows and sardines to leap out of the water around the boat. P114 P114	Ettōr tok juon ḷooj im uwōjaki awal im kwarkwar ko itōrerein wa eo.	uwōjak
leapt	When we reached the ocean side of the reef stretching eastward, a tuna so big it would require two men to carry it leapt at the lure and was firmly hooked. P1302	Ke kōmmān kar tōpar likin tōkā eo tak ḷọk, ekā tak juon ajbōkruo im pen.	ajbōkruo
learn	This is a special kind of knot you'll never learn.	Juon e kain annor kwoban jeḷā.	annor
	You should start letting him learn how to climb coconut trees to pick green coconuts.	Kwōn jino kaentake bwe en katak entak.	entak
	He's beginning to learn how to write.	Ej jino katak jeje.	jeje
	Help the boy learn his spelling lesson.	Jipañ ḷadik eṇ im kajipeeḷe.	jipeeḷ
	You must learn to renounce the temptations of the flesh.	Koṃwin katak kaarmejjete kōṇaan ko an kanniōk.	kaarmejjet
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learned	Because I showed him how a person should behave toward relatives, he finally learned.	Kōn aō kaaerṃweiki ejujen wōt im jeḷā.	aerṃwe
	Wash the child's hands because s/he hasn't learned how to do so yet.	Kwōn aṃwinḷọk pein ajri ṇe bwe ej jañin jeḷā.	aṃwin
	I haven't learned to inhale.	Ij jañin jeḷā koub.	koub
	You don't seem to have learned anything with the years.	Eḷap aṃ rūtto pata.	pata
	He fell down many times before he learned how to wrestle.	Elōñ alen an kar buñjerkak innem ej kab jeḷā uñtaak eo.	buñjerkak
learning	He's learning as much as he can while his father is here.	Ej ājḷor ke jemān ej ja pād.	ājḷor
	We believe that the lessons in this book include ways for learning about the way of living, and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language. S29	Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in, kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween ko ñan jeḷā kōn wāween mour, im rāpeḷtan kajin Ṃajeḷ	pooḷ
	We believe that the lessons in this book include ways for learning about the way of living, and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language. S29	Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in, kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween ko ñan jeḷā kōn wāween mour, im rāpeḷtan kajin Ṃajeḷ	rāpeḷta-
	We know more about our ocean than them because we grew up learning about it from our grandparents.” P402	“Jejeḷā ḷọk kōn meto kein ad jān er bwe jaar dik im rūttoḷọk ie ippān ro jiṃṃaad.	rūttoḷọk
	Encourage your child to value learning to so that s/he becomes the student you will be proud of.	Kōketak ajri eo nājiṃ kōn aurōk in jeḷā ḷọkjeṇ bwe en erom juōn ri-jikuuḷ eo kwōnaaj utiej buruōṃ kake.	ketak
least	He is the least cooperative	Ḷeeṇ ej make wōt kijoñ kōṃṃan bōro-jepel.	bōro-jepel
	He is the least athletic of all.	Jọkkurere tata eo eṇ.	jọkkurere
	Did you get at least a taste of it?	Kwōaṃwij ke jidik?	aṃwij jidik
leave	Take care of those who have accounts here first before they leave and don't pay their bills.	Kwōn eọroñ ri-akkaun raṇe ṃokta bwe renaaj jujen rọọl im jab kōḷḷā.	akkaun
	Watch your eating so you don't leave candy crumbs on the table.	Lale aṃ ṃōñā ijeṇe bwe kwōnaaj kaametōṃaiki ioon tebōḷ ṇe	ametōṃa
	Leave that book there.	Kwōn door wōt bok ṇe	dedoor
	Don't stop now; keep at it so we can leave soon	Ekwekwe bwe jen etal ḷọk	ekwekwe
	“Oh, don’t get angry again,” the old man said, “because pretty soon we will leave this island and we won’t come back.” P200	“Ooo, a jab bar illu,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba, bwe kiiō wōt kōjro moot ḷọk jān ān in im jero ban bar rọọl tok.”	jab bar
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leaven	Have you put leaven in the dough?	Kwōnañin kọuweiki ke pilawā eo?	kauwe
leaves	Clean the leaves from the pandanus stem for him.	Ainṃakeḷọk bōb eṇ daan.	ainṃak
	The leaves near the stem make the pandanus bad.	Eainṃake bōb ṇe im nana.	ainṃak
	The pandanus I have has more leaves near the stem than the one you have.	Eainṃake ḷọk bōb e ippa jān bōb ṇe ippaṃ.	ainṃak
	Remove the leaves near the pandanus stem for him.	Kwōn kaainṃake tok bōb ne daan.	ainṃak
	The women are looking for pandanus leaves to thatch this house.	Liṃaro rej kōmaañ ajin ṃweo	aj
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leaving	I'm coming but you're leaving.	Ij itok ak kwōj etal.	ak
	“When are you planning on leaving?” P246	“Ak koṃwij ḷōmṇak in jeblaak ñāāt?”	jeblaak
	She spent the night with her son who is leaving for Hawaii.	Kōrā eo ejebokwōn ippān ḷadik eo nājin bwe ej kelōk ñan Hawaii.	jebokwōn
	If you are leaving tomorrow, I'll come and spend the night with you.	Ñe kwōj uwe ilju inaaj jebokwōn ippaṃ buñūnin.	jebokwōn
	Think twice before leaving.	Kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ ṃokta jān aṃ etal.	kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ
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lee	The current flows west on the lee side of the atoll	Eaeto rilikin aelōñ in.	aeto
	Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind was blowing that we were on the lee side of the island, but now as the wind blows, it’s clear we’re at a distance from the island? P922	Koṃro kar kile ke an añināne raan eo ak kiiō eñin eḷak detak ekalikkar ad ettoḷọk jān āne	añ
	Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind was blowing that we were on the lee side of the island, but now as the wind blows, it’s clear we’re at a distance from the island? P922	Koṃro kar kile ke an añināne raan eo ak kiiō eñin eḷak detak ekalikkar ad ettoḷọk jān āne	añinene
	“I said we were still on the lee side of Likiep before we turned downwind,” Father said. P920	“Ikar ba kōjmān kar pād wōt i liklaḷin Likiep ṃokta jān adeañ kar kabbwe,” Jema eba.	liklaḷ
leeside	The surface of the ocean on the leeside of this island's is smoother than that of Jemo Island.	Eḷae ḷọk ioon aejetin liklaḷin ānin jān Jemọ.	aejet
	You strike needlefish on the leeside while I do so on the outrigger side.	Kwōn deñtak waj ikōja ak ña iretam.	deñtak
leeward	“One of you at the lower spar of the sail and one at the rope for tacking leeward.” P907	“Juon ilo rojak ṇe ak juon ilo toon kabbwe ṇe.”	kabbwe
	“We are at the windward side of the island, so we need to turn the boat and tack leeward,” the Captain still insisted. P904	“Likiejān ān eo in, innem jeaikuj kōjaaḷ wa in im kabbwe,” eakweḷap wōt.	likiej
leeway	Provide for some leeway because of the strong westward current.	Kwōn kōṃṃan kijen peto bwe ekajoor āeto in.	kijen peto
left	Put it on my left shoulder	Likūti ioon aera tuanmiiñ.	aerā
	The blood pressure he felt in the blood vessels in his left arm prevented him from work.	Aerin bōtōktōkin ekein pein tuanmiiñ ear kautaṃweiki jān jerbal.	aerin bōtōktōk
	The driftwood hunters have left.	Ri-kaaik ro remoot.	aik
	You're taller than when you left to go to school.	Kwaitokḷọk jān ke kwaar etal in jikuuḷ.	aitok
	Have the people who're going to get livers left?	Enañin etal ke ri-kaaj ro?	aj
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left[P570]	And hurry up. The engine is about to shut off because there’s only a little bit of fuel left.P570	Kab kaiur bwe ṃōttan wōt jidik ekun injin e admān bwe emaat kaan.	kaiur
left-over	I returned to the rice, and realizing that the left-over was enough for dinner, I then stowed it in the boat’s pantry. P390	Irọọl tok ñan raij eo im ḷak lale ke ebwe ñan kōjota, ijujen kọkoṇe ḷọk wōt i lowaan pāāntōre eo an wa eo.	kọkkoṇkoṇ
	Anṃōkaj ate all he could of his fish and gave the left-over to Ṃūttūūri	Anṃōkaj emate ek eo kijen innem eleḷọk bwe eo kijen Ṃūttūūri	mat
leftovers	What are we going to do with the leftovers of the shark?	Jenaaj itene anpakolu e?	anpakolu
	Eat his leftovers.	Kwōn kañ ṃōñā ṇe matin.	mat
leg	My arm is affected by palsy more than my leg.	Eakāḷọk peū jān neō.	akā
	When I got down there I didn’t notice the muffler and I rubbed against it and burned my leg. P343	Ke ij to laḷ ḷọk ijab mejek baibin būṃbūṃ eo an injin eo ak ijuri im bwil neō.	baib
	Why don't you see the doctor about that ulcer on your leg?	Etke kwōj jab taktō kōn bakke ṇe neeṃ?	bakke
	The boy has birthmarks all over his leg.	Ebbuwakwak neen ḷadik eṇ.	buwak
	The boy writhed in pain when he broke his leg.	Eiññimmal ḷadik eo ke ej bwilōk neen.	iñimmaḷ
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legend	In the legend Inedel was given only wrasse to eat by his father.	Ek eo kijen Inedel jān jemān ilo bwebwenato eo ej alle.	alle
	People from the bottom of ocean (legend).	Ri-ikjet.	ikjet
	Every time the children listen to their grandfather telling the legend.	Aolep iien ajiri ro rej roñjake an jimṃaer inọñ.	inọñ
	Where does that legend you're telling come from?	Inọñūn ia ṇe kwōj inọñ kake?	inọñ
legendary	He's a greater wife stealer than the legendary Jemāluut	Eaelellọḷ ḷọk jān Jemāluut.	aelellaḷ
	Don't eat that turtle for it's the legendary turtle Ajjuunun	Jab kañ wōn ṇe bwe Ajjuunun ṇe	Ajjuunun
	It's a heap of stones from the time of the famous legendary trickster Ḷetao	Ajokḷāin iien ko an Ḷetao	ajokḷā
	It's a huge fish that's been around since the days of the legendary Lōktañūr (who invented the sail).	Ajorṃaanin iien ko an Lōtañūr.	ajorṃaan
legends	Most famous in Marshallese legends is Etao. S13	Buñbuñtata ilo inọñ in Ṃajeḷ ḶeEtao	buñbuñ
	Most famous in Marshallese legends is Etao. S13	Buñbuñtata ilo inọñ in Ṃajeḷ ḶeEtao	Etao
	However, he knows all kinds of stories, chants, and legends. P41	Bōtab ejeḷā aolep kain bwebwenato, roro, kab inoñ.	inọñ
	However, there are some legends that remain today and we can hear them at bedtime. S13	Bōtab ewōr jet inọñ rej pād wōt ñan rainin im jej maroñ wōt roñ ilo iien kiki.	inọñ
	Because the Marshallese language wasn’t put into writing until Westerners came, not many people living today know the legends of the Marshallese people. S13	Kōnke kajin Ṃajeḷ ear jab pād ilo peba ṃae iien eo ear itok ri-pālle, ej jab kanooj lōñ armej rej mour wōt kiiō rejeḷā inọñ ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	inọñ
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legislate	What are they going to legislate upon today?	Ta eṇ rej nitijeḷāiki rainin?	nitijeḷā
legislative	Professors came from the University of Hawai‘i and instructed the representatives on important points of how to meet and hold legislative sessions. S16	Ear itok ri-kaki jān Iuunibōjiti eṇ an Awai im raar katakin ri-pepe ro wāween kwelọk im bar men ko jet eḷap tokjāer ñan kōṃṃani kwelọk ko an kien.	pepe
	The leaders of the legislature as of 1965 are young men who have gone to school and studied the legislative process. S15	Ri-tōl ro an kọñkorej in rej likao ro raar jikuuḷ im katak kōn wāween kien.	tōl
legislators	Many of these legislators are lineage heads and chiefs who are not yet completely accustomed to the way of doing business today as of 1965. S15	Elōñ iaan ri-pepe rein rej aḷap im irooj ro rej jañin iminene kōn kilen kōṃṃakūt ko an raan kein.	kōl
	The Marshallese legislators assemble at Majuro each year and review the laws and also pass laws to meet the needs and proclamations of the Marshallese people. S15	Ri-pepe ro ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ rej kwelọktok ñan Mājro aolep iiō im etali kien ko im bar kōṃṃan kien ekkar ñan aikuj ko im kōṇaan ko an armej ro i Ṃajeḷ	kweilọk
legislature	The leaders of the legislature as of 1965 are young men who have gone to school and studied the legislative process. S15	Ri-tōl ro an kọñkorej in rej likao ro raar jikuuḷ im katak kōn wāween kien.	tōl
	The legislature as of 1965 does not have great powers, so it works to help students and the infirmed in order to improve the life of the Marshallese people. S15	Kọñkōrej in ej jab lukkuun ḷap an maroñ ijoke eḷap an jipañ ri-jikuuḷ ro im ro routaṃwe ñan kōkōṃanṃanḷọk wāween mour an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	utaṃwe
legs	How is it that you could climb that tall coconut tree when you're weak in the legs?	Āindeet aṃ kar tallōñe ni kenato ṇe ke kwōlijjipido?	āinde-
	He was so drunk when he tried to stand his legs buckled	Joñan an kadek eḷak tan jutak eālokjak neen.	ālokjak
	That baby's legs are so covered with yaws it's pitiful.	Emake baj bōbakkeke neen niñniñ eṇ.	bakke
	As he ran, his legs got tangled	Ettōr im idaaptōk neen.	idaaptōk
	“Hurry,” he called to me, “and return to the dock and clean your legs before you step on this boat!” P47	Ṃōkaj,” ekkūr tok, “im bar rọọl ñan ioon wab ṇe im karreoiki neeṃ ṃōṃkaj jān aṃ juur tok ioon wa in!”	ioo-
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lei	The lady is stringing the alu shells into a necklace lei.	Lio eṇ ej aluuki ṃarṃar eṇ.	alu
	Whose alu head lei is that?	Wūtin wōn e alu?	alu
	Wrap the lei around your head.	Kōpooḷ ut ṇe ṇa ioon bōraṃ.	kōpooḷ
	Make a lei for tomorrow.	Kwōn ḷōōt juon ñan ilju.	ḷōḷō
	What's that lei you're stringing for?	Pāllin ta ṇe kwōj ḷōōte	pālli-
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leis	Let's (us three) go look for alu shells to make head leis.	Kōjjel ilān kaalutok kein ad kōṃṃan ṃarṃar	alu
	Those women are making leis.	Liṃaro raṇ rej ḷōḷō	ḷōḷō
	They were putting the leis around his neck when I left.	Raar kōṃarṃare wōt ke ij eṃṃakūt.	ṃarṃar
leisurely	They are just taking a leisurely walk on Sunday.	Rej kōjjabōtbōt bajjek.	Jabōt
	Those men are just leisurely sailing around in the lagoon.	Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej jejerakrōk (ejjerakrōk) bajjek iaar.	jerakrōk
lemon	He's a lemon.	Ñak men ṇe	ñak
Lend	Lend me a nickel so I'll have enough money for some cigarettes.	Letok ḷalem jāān em kabweḷọk oṇāān juon jikka.	bwe
	He got Halmar to lend us his jeep.	Ear waduuktok jiip eo waan Eaḷṃar.	wadu
length	A lot of them were almost all up and down the length of our boat. P999	Elōñ iaer reitan aetokaer wōt wa eo waammān.	aetok
lengthen	Why don't you lengthen that rope, because it's short?	Etke kwōj jab diekḷọk to ṇe ke ekadu?	dede
lengthened	This year's dresses have been lengthened.	Eṃōj kaaetoktok nuknuk iiō in.	aetok
lengthening	I'm lengthening this sennit for you.	Ij kaaetokewaj ekkwaḷ e.	aetok
lengthwise	They are chopping copra nuts (in two lengthwise).	Rej jekjek waini.	jekjek
Leopards	Leopards are spotted.	Ebbwijinjin kilin kuuj in ioon toḷ.	būbjinjin
leprechauns	Marshallese children love to hunt for leprechauns.	Ajri in Ṃajeḷ rōkōn karimmenanuwe.	rimmenanuwe
less	These breadfruit are less well-cooked than the ones yesterday.	Eamejḷọk mā kein jān ko inne.	amej
	The bottles on all those coconut trees being tapped for sap are all less than half full.	Aolep ni jekaro kaṇ im jejekapenpen (ejjekapenpen).	jakapen
	This cistern is less than half full.	Ejakapen aebōj jimeeṇ e.	jakapen
	Fish are biting less on the lagoon side than on the ocean side.	Ejakkūk ḷọk iaar jān lik.	jakkūk
	The coconut tree that I have for making fresh toddy produced less than expected.	Ni jekaro eṇ aō ejetāāñ.	jatāāñ
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Lessen	Lessen your pride. Don't be so haughty.	En dik ḷọk aṃ juwa.	juwa
lesson	Help the boy learn his spelling lesson.	Jipañ ḷadik eṇ im kajipeeḷe.	jipeeḷ
	Don't you ever act tough with your dad again or I'll teach you a lesson.	Kwōn jab bar kakijoñjoñ eok ñan jeṃaṃ bwe ināj katakin eok.	kijoñ
	I taught the thief a lesson in such a way that he's going to think twice before stealing again.	Iar kōmañ(e) ri-kọọt eo.	kōmañmañ
lessons	Could you write down those lessons he missed when he was absent?	Komaroñ ke jeiḷọk katak ko ear jako jāni?	jei
	This is the end (of our Spoken Marshallese lessons). S29	Eñiin ej jeṃḷọk eo.	jeṃḷọk
	See if the children know their lessons.	Kakiil ṃōk ajri raṇe.	kūkiil
	We will try to look at some legends in coming lessons. S13	Jenaaj kajjioñ in lale jet inọñ ilo katak kein tok i laḷ.	laḷ
	We believe that the lessons in this book include ways for learning about the way of living, and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language. S29	Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in, kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween ko ñan jeḷā kōn wāween mour, im rāpeḷtan kajin Ṃajeḷ	pooḷ
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Let	Let her play teeter-totter with you.	Kaabōntauni ippaṃ.	abōṇtọun
	Let him prod it closer to us.	Kōtḷọk bwe en adbwijitok.	adebdeb
	Let me use the prodding stick.	Letok kein adebdeb ṇe bwe in ja kōjerbale.	adebdeb
	Hurry up and let him carry it in the basket so we can be on our way.	Kwōn kaudwadoikiḷọk bwe jen etal.	aduwado
	Don't you worry cause I'll let you use my iron	Jab inepata bwe inaaj kaene eok.	aen
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lethargic	Where is he going with his lethargic attitude	Ej addimejmejḷọk ñan ia?	addimej
	It is so hot today it gives me a lethargic feeling	Eḷap an bwil rainin im kaaddiṃakokoik eō.	addiṃakoko
	I'm so weak that I'm lethargic.	Baj ajeḷkāū ke iaddimejmej.	ajeḷkā
Lets	“Let’s go, it’s getting late.” P161	“Kōjro ajādik bwe eboñ.”	ajādik
	After he prepares the meaty part of the giant clam and lets you eat it, it is so delicious it's out of this world.	Ñe ej iiōke aḷaḷ in kapoor eṇ im lewaj, kwōmeḷọkḷọk nukuṃ.	aḷaḷ
	“Let’s wait a little.” P1296	Ṃool ke jeban kōttar jidik.”	ban
	“Okay, that’s enough of that; let’s just move forward and think about getting ourselves some drinking water,” Father said. P1212	“Ekwe eṃōj ṇe bwe emoot ḷọk eo kain ak jen ḷōmṇake dānnin idaak,” Jema eba.	dān
	“Okay, let’s keep unloading,” the Captain said. P707	“Ekwe jen etal wōt im eakto,” Kapen eo eba.	etal
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Letʻs	Let's go pick abḷajtiiñ flowers for the two of us.	Kōjro etal in kaabḷajtiiñtok wūtūrro.	abḷajtiiñ
	Let's step on it cause it's getting dark.	Ekwe eabōbbōbḷọk bwe eboñ.	abōbbōb
	Let's go ride the see-saw.	Kōjro ilān abōtọun.	abōṇtọun
	Let's pool our money to buy an engine.	Jen aini ṃani kein ad im wiaiki juon injin.	ae
	Let's wait for the current to flow out to set sail.	Kōjro kaaelik im jerak.	aelik
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letter	I addressed the letter to my girl.	Iar atōreje lōta eo aō ñan ledik eo jera.	atōrej
	My letter came by airmail	Lōta e aō ear itok ilo eermeeḷ tok.	eermeeḷ
	“I was told to bring this letter to the Captain of this boat for him to take to Likiep,” he said. P309	“Raar ba in bōk tok lōta e ñan Kapen ṇe an wa ṇe bwe en ektake ñan Likiep ,” eba.	ektak
	Did you read your letter?	Eṃōj ke aṃ eọroñ lōta eo aṃ?	eọroñ
	The letter has already been stamped.	Ejitaaṃ kadede leta eo.	jitaaṃ
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letters	Some had packages and some had letters. P442	Jet rej bōbōk tok lemlem, jet lōta.	bōbōk
	Some had packages and some had letters. P442	Jet rej bōbōk tok lemlem, jet lōta.	lemlem
letting	“Better than letting him go on like this as if he's sailing this boat single-handedly,” the Boatswain replied. P1047	“Eṃṃanḷọk jān an āindeṇe im āinwōt ej jānwōde wa in,” Bojin eo euwaak.	āinde-
	Why are you letting the engine run slow?	Etke kwōj kōbate injin ṇe	bat
	You should start letting him learn how to climb coconut trees to pick green coconuts.	Kwōn jino kaentake bwe en katak entak.	entak
	Is he letting the boy wear a belt? is he putting a belt on the boy?	Ej ke kakañōrñōre ḷadik eṇ?	kañūrñūr
	I'm letting the fishing line out.	Ij kōtḷọkḷọk eo e.	kōtḷọk
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level	They are bulldozing the airfield to make it level.	Rej baruuk pij eṇ bwe en ṃōṃan (eṃṃan) jepaan	baru
	Make that concrete level.	Kaeoon wōt juon jimeeṇ ṇe	eọọn wōt juon
	Smooth it out there so that it's level.	Kwōn eoreake jeṇe bwe en eọọn wōt juon.	eọọn wōt juon
	The tide was starting to come in and the boat was starting to float upwards to the same level as the dock. P312	Ejino ibwij tok im wa eo ejino pelōñ tak im jepaan wōt ioon ọb eo.	jepaa-
leveled	The bulldozer has leveled off that area.	Baru eo eṃōj an eoreake ijo.	eoreak
level-headed	He is very level-headed.	Eḷap an lọḷe ḷeeṇ	lọḷe
lever	Father slowed a bit first and then pushed the engine’s reverse lever back. P482	Jema ejiḷoik ḷọk jidik ṃōṃkaj im iuun lik ḷọk jurōn kein pāāk eo ilo injin eo.	jiḷo
libbed	He ad libbed what he said.	Ear kine ta eo en ba.	kōkōn
liberty	I'd like to take my liberty pass in your town -- words from a love song.	Ikōṇaan bwe in bōk aō kiibbuun anemkwōj ioon tawūn aṃ.	kiibbu
lice	Her hair is full of lice.	Ekijkij bōran lieṇ.	kij
	They are killing lice.	Rej kannoñ kij.	noñ
lick	Don't lick your hand (continuously).	Jab daṃdeṃwij peiṃ.	daṃdeṃ
	Don't lick that lollipop cause it's dirty.	Jab daṃwij ḷọḷe ṇe bwe etoon.	daṃdeṃ
licking	He just kept licking the lollipop.	Ear bajjek daṃdiṃwij ḷọḷe eo.	daṃdeṃ
	The dogs are licking at the plates.	Kidu ko rej daṃdeṃ ilo pilej ko.	daṃdeṃ
	Watch out, that dog is licking your plate.	Lale kidu ṇe ej daṃwij pilej ṇe	daṃdeṃ
lid	What happened to that cauldron's lid?	Ewi libobo eo an kōṃa ṇe	libobo
	Cover that pot with a lid.	Kwōn kamājmāje ainbat ṇe	mājmāj
lie	He tends to lie down more than you.	Ealebabuḷọk jān kwe.	alebabu
	Lie down in this direction.	Kwōn babutok.	babu
	Unroll our sleeping mats on the plywood on the port side and lie down. P556	Eḷḷọkwe jaki kaṇe kinierro ioon būlāwūt kaṇe i retam im babu.	būḷāwūt
	“How about if we take Captain down below so he can lie down,” Father said to the Boatswain. P1046	“Kōjro āktuwe laḷ tak Kapen ṇe ñan lowa bwe en babu,” Jema ekkōnono ḷọk ñan Bojin eo.	eakto
	Lie down and relax (stretch out your backbone).	Eḷḷọke diiṃ.	eḷḷọk
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lies	She's spreading her lies.	Ej kajeedede riab ṇe an.	ajeeded
	“You are right to call it that since that’s what lies ahead,” the Old Man said looking directly at me. P436	“Ejiṃwe aṃ likit āt in bwe eñṇe i ṃaan,” ḷōḷḷap eo erre tok im lukkuun kalimjek meja im ba.	āt
	Don't disregard my words (don't consider my words lies).	Jab door naan ko aō naan jekdọọn.	dedoor
	“You are right to call it that since that’s what lies ahead,” the Old Man said looking directly at me. P436	“Ejiṃwe aṃ likit āt in bwe eñṇe i ṃaan,” ḷōḷḷap eo erre tok im lukkuun kalimjek meja im ba.	kalimjek
	Don't neglect the commoners because that's where the strength lies.	Jab kwōje dunen meḷaaj.	kwōje dunen meḷaaj
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life	Jesus offered his life for our salvation.	Jijej ear aje mour eo an ñan kōj.	aje
	Jesus offered his life for our salvation.	Jijej ear aje mour eo an ñan kōj.	aje
	You two should not make life with each other difficult.	Koṃro en jab kakāik amiro mour ippān doon.	amiro
	People nowadays don't seem to like family life.	Ri-raan kein einwōt ejako ḷọk aer ebbaaṃlele.	baaṃle
	I heard his mother give him religious instruction so that he would lead a straight life.	Iar roñ an jinen baibōḷe bwe en kajiṃweik an mour.	Baibōḷ
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lifestyle	Don't try to change the lifestyle of the family.	Lale kwaar ikūr wāween an baaṃle ṇe mour ippān doon.	ikūr
Lift	Lift your foot out (of the water) because it's impeding our progress.	Kotak neōṃ bwe ekaaborbor.	abor
	He strained his abdominal muscles trying to lift the heavy weight.	Eiñ-lọjien kōn an kate kotak men dedodo (eddodo) eo	iñ-lọjien
	Don't lift that bag of copra because you are not strong enough.	Kwōn jab kotak pāāk in waini ṇe kwōjādipen.	jādipen
	Be careful when you lift the baby so you don't sprain its arm.	Kōjparok aṃ kotak niñniñ ṇe bwe en jab jānruk pein.	jānruk
	Help him lift the lumber.	Kwōn jipañe kotak aḷaḷ ṇe	jipañ
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lifted	The giant grabbed the men and lifted them up with his fingers.	Ri-maakaiio eo ear addiiki ḷōṃaro im kotak er.	addi
	He's got such strong fingers, he lifted the big food basket with his pinky.	Joñan an kajoor addiin pein, ear addi-diki kilōk eo im kotake.	addi-dik
	I tried to ignore how heavy the bucket was as I lifted it up and emptied it where he had told me to. P649	Ikōjekdọọn an dedo im kate eō kotak bakōj eo im lutōke ṇa ijo ekar ba.	dedo
	Father quickly lifted the gas can up into the air. P598	Jema ekaiur im kotak tāāñ eo ṇa i mejatoto.	iur
	He lifted the baby with only one hand.	Ear jalenpāik niñniñ eo kotake.	jalenpā
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lifting	He got a hernia just by lifting heavy bags.	Ear iñtok wōt lọjien jān an kar ekkotak pāāk eddo.	iñ-lọjien
	The boy has strained his abdominal muscles by lifting the heavy bag by himself.	Eiñ-lọjien ḷadik eo kōn an kar make kotak pāāk eo.	iñ-lọjien
	He is strong because of his lifting weights	Edipen kōn an kaddipenpen.	kaddipenpen
	The men are lifting weights	Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej kaddipenpen.	kaddipenpen
	The groaning sound of the man's bones was quite audible as he was lifting the heavy sack of dried copra to be weighed.	Eḷap aninikien ñōñōrñōrin (eññōrñōrin) diin ḷeo ke ej kotak pāākin wainin dedodo eo bwe en baun.	ñōñōrñōr
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lifts	That man always lifts things using only one hand.	Ri-jalenpā eo eṇ.	jalenpā
light	His being an offspring of a Japanese father gives him a light complexion	An nejin ri-Jepaan ekaaiṇokkoiki.	aiṇokko
	You're so light skinned that I didn't recognize you.	Baj aiṇokkouṃ ke ijakile eok.	aiṇokko
	He's light skinned because his father is a white American.	Eaiṇokko kōnke nejin ri-pālle.	aiṇokko
	He's more light complexioned than his older sister.	Eaiṇokko ḷọk jān ledik eṇ jein.	aiṇokko
	The basket was light enough for her to carry under her arm.	Joñan an mera iep eo, lio ear albakbōke.	albakbōk
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lighted	They lighted the fire and let it burn out of control.	Raar tile em kōkōḷọke kijek eo.	kōḷọk
lighter	Who did you swipe that lighter from	Wōn ṇe kwaar kakiltōne ḷait ṇe aṃ jāne?	kiltōn
	Let's haul the copra on the lighter.	Jero ḷaitaik ḷọk waini kā.	ḷaita
	I have a lighter paint on my car than yours.	Emarok ḷọk unokan wa e wāo jān ṇe waaṃ.	marok
	I am lighter than before.	Imera ḷọk jān ṃokta	mera
	Make your suitcase lighter.	Kwōn kameraik ḷọk kōbañ ṇe	mera
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lightest	Tony's writing is the lightest.	Jāmeej tata jeje kaṇ an Tony.	jāmeej
Lighting	Lighting damaged the coconut tree.	Jourur etuwe (etwe) ni eo.	tuwe
lightly	He just had to lightly press the ignition button and it turned over and started up right away. P447	Jidik wōt an tōñōle batinin kōjjọ eo ak erọọl injin eo im jọ.	batin
	Lightly broiled flying fish are delicious.	Ennọ koububin jojo.	koubub
	Would you please broil that fish lightly for me.	Kwōn koububi tok ṃōk ek ṇe	koubub
	We can just sleep lightly so we’ll be ready to jump up if we need to. We'll sleep like roosters. P810	Jej mājurin kako.	mājur
lightning	There is frequent lightning because of the bad weather.	Ejjaromrom kōn an nana lañ.	jarom
	There's lots of lightning this evening.	Eḷap an jejaromrom (ejjaromrom) buñūnin	jarom
	Know ye by this lightning that there will be calm weather.	Ṃa e enaaj lur bwe ejetḷādik.	jetḷādik
	It kept lightning and thundering all night (last night).	Eḷap an kar ejjaromrom im joururi boñ.	jourur
lights	There was nothing else, even a dark shadow that would have been there since it was so close; even though the lights went out we should still have made out its shape. P1154	Ejej kain ṇe bar memarokrok ak lelorin annañ ke baj joñan eppak eo an, jekdọọn ñe ekun ak kōmin kar lo wōt annañin.	annañ
	It was rather high and we could barely see its lights or hear the sound of its engine. P930	Ejadin utiej im jidik wōt ammān arromi teeñki ko ie im jidik wōt ammān roñjake ainikien.	arrom
	Why can’t I see the lights on Kwajalein?” the Boatswain said. P561	Etke ij jab lo meramin jatiraito eo i Kuwajleen?” Bojin eo eba.	jatiraito
	We didn’t see the other boat again after its lights disappeared. P1172	Ak ñe wa eo juon ekar jab bar waḷọk ālikin an kar kun.	kukun
	“It seems like when we were sailing east we could still see the lights on Kwajalein. P548	Āinwōt joñan in adeañ meto tak jān āne jen kar lo wōt meramin Kwajleen.	meram
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light-skinned	He's light-skinned because his father is Japanese.	Ewūdmouj bwe nājin riJepaan.	wūdmouj
Likabwiro	Once the boat was in the water, Father and the Boatswain loaded the things they were carrying and paddled over to the Likabwiro. P1267	Ke ej dedeḷọk im pād wa in i lọjet, Jema im Bojin eo erro ektaki ḷọk men ko ippāerro im aōṇōṇ meto tak ñan Likabwiro.	aōṇōṇ
	“I already bailed all the water out of the Likabwiro,” I said. P352	“Eṃōj aō ālimi Likabwiro,” iba.	ālim
	All island captains know that this month all boats should be beached so they can wait to see when Likabwiro appears.” P251	Aolep kapenin aelōñ kein rōjeḷā bwe allōñ in wa otemjej rej ār bwe ren kōttar im lale ebuñlọk ke Likabwiro.”	ār
	It’s almost time for the Likabwiro storms to begin. P121	Likabwiro epaak iien an buñ lọk.	buñ
	It was clear that the Likabwiro was filled to capacity and carrying as much as it could as soon as it moved away from the side of the pier and starting sailing out through the pass into the open ocean. P490	Ej kab bar alikkar an Likabwiro ḷe jān joñan an jok ke ekar ṃōṃakūt jān turin wab eo im tōtōr ḷọk ñan an buñlik.	buñlik
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Likabwiroʻs	The summer months are Likabwiro's months.	Allōñin rak ej iien Likabwiro.	Likabwiro
like	But what can I do if she doesn't like you	Ab in et ñe edike eok.	ab in et
	I like the way you tuck that basket under your arm. It's okay for you to carry that basket under your arm.	Eṃṃan aṃ abjājeiki iep ṇe aṃ.	abjāje
	You like making girls shy.	Kwe rūkabjeik leddik.	abje
	That boy looks like the stubborn type.	Āinwōt baj tipen ḷaddik abōblep men ṇe	abōblep
	It looks like an index finger belonging to a Marshallese.	Einwōt baj tipen addikọọtotin ri-Ṃajeḷ.	addi-kọọtot
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likeable	He is not likeable.	Ewōjaan-kōmatōrtōr ḷeeṇ	wōjaan-kōmatōrtōr
likely	I thought to myself that most likely he said this because we were going to sail soon and he was implying that it was dangerous. P219	Iḷōmṇak ippa make ke bōlen ej kōnono eake ammān tōn jerak ilo iien in im ej ba ekauwōtata.	ḷōmṇak
likeness	That girl is almost exactly the likeness of her older sister.	Enañin āin nemāmeen lieṇ wōt lio jein.	nemāmei-
	Whose likeness is this? Who is this a picture of?	Pijaan wōn e?	pijaa-
	It's my likeness. It's a picture of me.	Pijaō.	pijaa-
likes	She likes full-length dresses.	Emṃan nuknuk ipep ippān.	ipep
	The young lady likes to cuddle.	Ejjiburbur lieṇ.	jijibur
	Nobody likes that girl because she's filthy.	Aolepem dike ledik eṇ bwe ejokdād.	jokdād
	She likes to dress children.	Ekōṇaan kakkōṇak ajri.	kōkōṇak
	Everyone likes her because of her appealing personality.	Aolep armej im iọkwe kōn an lelejkōnkōn (ellejkōnkōn).	lelejkōnkōn
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like—those	Now all songs from all islands are heard on the air, and people can choose those they like—those that are good and those that are not. S26	Kiiō aolep al jān aolep aelōñ rej jañ ilo mejatoto im armej remaroñ in kālet ko rōkōṇaan, ko rōṃṃan, ak ko renana.	mejatoto
likewise	Their (two) mutual love of one another inspired me to do likewise.	Aerro iọkwe doon ekōṃṃan waanjoñak eṃṃan ñan ña	aerro
Likiep	A Japanese ship sank in the harbor at Likiep.	Eaar ruṃḷọk juon tiiṃa in Jepaan eo ilo aba eṇ Likiep.	aba
	Likiep has the best anchorage.	Eṃṃan tata aba eṇ iarin Likiep.	aba
	That way we’ll sail into the wind toward Likiep. P842	Āindein admān naaj jeje tak waj ijeṇe tak waj ñan Likiep.	ad
	The current in the ocean between Likiep and Ruōt is flowing northward.	Eaeniñeañḷọk meto eṇ kōtaan Likiep im Ruōt.	aeniñeañḷọk
	All of these men were from Likiep, and they were so good at sailing that they could do it in their sleep. P31	Ḷōṃarein aolep ri-Likiep im rej mājur ḷọk wōt ilo men in jejerakrōk, joñan aerjel jelā.	aer
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Liktakñūr	The sons of Liktakñūr tried hard to reach the east.	Legend: Ḷōṃaro nejin Liktakñūr raar jibadbad im kōttōbar rear.	jibadbad
lilies	I got the hives from those spider lilies I carried.	Ilennab kōn kieb ko iar būki.	lennab
lime	Please rake out the coral lime from the fireplace.	Kwōn raakutake ḷọk iawewe kaṇe jān lowaan upaaj ṇe	iawewe
limit	He kept thinking until he went over his time limit.	Ear ḷōmṇak ḷọk ḷọk eḷe jān minit ko an.	ḷọk
limp	It's a limp he's had since he was a child.	Ajjukubin jān ke ear dik.	ajjukub
	He walks with a limp.	Eajjukub an etetal.	ajjukub
	He tends to limp every time he walks.	Eajjukubkub ñe ej etetal.	ajjukub
	You limp more than I do so get on the truck.	Kwaajukubḷọk jān ña innām kwōn uwe.	ajjukub
	They took those who walked with a limp to him so he could give them the treatment they needed.	Raar bōkḷọk ri-ajjukub ro bwe en taktōik er.	ajjukub
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limping	Your limping delayed us.	Ajjukubūṃ ekōṃṃan ad ruṃwij.	ajjukub
	He was last seen limping in your direction.	Ear baj ajjukub waj wōt ijeṇeṇe waj.	ajjukub
limps	He limps because he sprained his ankle.	Eajjukub kōn an kar iñrōk neen.	ajjukub
	He limps the most.	Eajukubtata an etetal.	ajjukub
Limwejo	Did you notice Limwejo walking to the lagoon side here?	Kwaar lo ke an Liṃwejo keeaar iṃwiin?	keeaar
line	You must be very cross-eyed as the line is crooked.	Baj aljetūṃ ke eip ḷain e.	aljet
	Tie that line well	Boḷane to ṇe	boḷan
	Trolling line.	Eoun ilarak.	eo
	Line for catching āpil, from bamboo pole on lagoon beach. (smaller tackle).	Eoun kāāpil.	eo
	Line for catching goatfish, from bamboo pole on lagoon beach.	Eoun kadjo.	eo
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lineage	The taste of today's ajbwirōk pandanus is not as good as in the day of Ḷañinni (Ḷañinni was the first prehistoric chief that can be traced back from whom descendants of the present day Kabua chiefly lineage originated.)	Ajbwirōkin raan kein ejjab einwōt raan ko an Ḷañinni	Ajbwirōk
	He's the head of the lineage I belong to.	Aḷap eo aō eṇ.	aḷap
	When my uncle, who's also the lineage head, dies, my older brother will take his place.	Ñe emej aḷap eṇ jeū enaaj pinej jenkwan.	aḷap
	He's got lots of land because he's the head of his lineage.	Eamḷap kōnke ej ṃaan bwij.	amḷap
	I wish you'd stop grabbing so much land for yourself as we have a large lineage.	Kwōn jab baj aṃḷap bwe jebwijlep.	amḷap
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lineages	The members of the lineages have been feuding for quite some time.	Eto an bwij kaṇ an armeje doon.	an armeje doon
lined	Those houses are lined up nicely.	Eṃṃan laajrak in ṃōkaṇ	laajrak
lines	Nylon lines are good because they don't tangle often.	Eṃṃan eke bwe rōjjab ddapitōktōk.	dapitōk
lip	He didn't know what made him bite his lip.	Ejaje ta eo ekaaṃtōke.	aṃtōk
Lipepeʻs	One of the Woleaians hacked off Lipepe's head.	Juon iaan riWōleai ro ear jepake bōran Lipepe.	jepak
lips	My biting my lips made me mispronounce the word.	Aṃtōkū ekōṃṃan an bōd aō ba naan eo.	aṃtōk
	He always bites his lips when he's angry.	Aolep iien ḷeeṇ ej aṃtōk ñe ej lilu (illu).	aṃtōk
	They say that if we bite our lips it means someone is mentioning our name.	Rej ba ke ñe jej aṃtōk ewōr eṇ ej ba etad.	aṃtōk
	Your sweet lips fooled me completely.	Buñraakkin ṃaan tieṃ ear kabwebweik eō.	buñraak
	Who is that that keeps smacking his lips?	Wōn in ej tōtōmtōm (ettōmtōm)?	tōmmeḷọk
lipstick	She's wearing lipstick.	Ej kabūrōrō.	būrōrō
liquid	The roll of the boat back and forth on the waves started to intensify, and the water inside the boat splashed and sprayed me and Father until we were soaking wet, but the liquid we were pouring from the can never once spilled over. P595	Eḷak bar ḷapḷọk an lelāle im ṃōt wa eo, dān eo lowa ejjādbūtbūt im kōṃro Jema ṇok ak ejab lilutōktōk dān eo kōṃro ej teiñi ḷọk ñan lowaan tāāñ eo.	lelāle
liquor	The liquor made the guys sing.	Dānnin kadek eo ekaale ḷōṃaro	al
	The strong liquor made him pie-eyed.	Dān in kadek eo ekaaljete.	aljet
	The men who went fishing are now there drinking liquor.	Ḷōṃaro raar eoñwōd, erraṇ rej kadek kiio.	erraṇ
	We make liquor from yeast.	Kōmij kōṃṃan dānnin kadek jān iij.	iij
	He abstained from intoxicating liquor for two years.	Ear jitlọk jān kadek iuṃwin ruo iiō.	jitlọk
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lisp	When he returned from America he talked with a lisp.	Eḷak rọọltok jān Amedka, eweejej an kōnnaan.	weejej
	Don't lisp when you talk.	Kwōn jab kọweejeje aṃ kōnnaan.	weejej
list	Don't make that canoe list.	Kwōn jab kōjepāpeik wa ṇe	jepāpe
	I felt the boat list to one side as the wind caught the sail. P1060	Ikar eñjake an wa eo bar jepāpe ke ej jaaklọk im jitṃanṃane kōto eo.	jitṃanṃan
	Here's the list.	Laajrak eo eo.	laajrak
	The great quantity of copra made the boat list.	Waini lōñlōñ eo ekōlāik wa eo.	lā
	“The first thing we are going to do is tell them to put our name on the list so we can ride on the fastest field trip ship to our island,” Father said. P1333	“Men eo ṃoktata, kōjro naaj wōnāne ḷọk im ba ke ren je etarro bwe kōjro en uwe ilo waan raun eo eṃōkajtata ñan aelōñ eo arro,” Jema ekar ba.	ṃōkaj
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listed	Your name is written and listed in that family.	Ejeje etaṃ ilo baaṃle eṇ.	jeje
listen	No one wants to listen to people quarrel.	Jej jab kōṇaan roñjake ri-akwāāl.	akwāāl
	It's relaxing to listen to soft music as the sun goes down at the end of the day.	Eṃṃan roñjake alin ṃur ilo jota dikdikḷọk.	alin ṃur
	Listen to me to show you the way.	Kwōn eltok ñan ña bwe in kwaḷọk waj iiaḷ eo.	el
	Turn the radio on so we can listen to the news.	Kōjañ retio ṇe bwe jen eọroñ.	eọroñ
	You should listen to her.	Kwōn eọroñe.	eọroñ
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listened	Everyone listened to the wind and the rain and thought for a while. P775	Aolep im kar bar kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ im roñjake kōto im wōt ko.	kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ
	We just thought for a little while and listened to the wind and the sail flapping and the waves pounding against the boat. P695	Kōmmān kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ jidik im roñjake an kōto eo lōtlōt im ṇo ko notoñe wa eo.	notoñ
listening	I'm keen on listening to their singing.	Eitok limoū roñjake aer al.	al
	That's the first time he got aroused after listening to a speech.	Kab baj bab-laḷin ke ej roñjake jipiij eo.	bab-laḷin
	His ways were such that people never tired of seeing or listening to him.	Ekadik kōjaṃjaṃ kōl ko nājin.	jaṃjaṃ
	I don’t know when Father and the Boatswain finished talking because I fell asleep listening to their stories. P980	Iñak ñāāt wōt eo erro kar bōjrak bwe etal im imājur jān aerro bwebwenato.	mājur
	Listening to what he said I looked over to the west and saw that the sun was starting to set in the middle of the ocean. P500	Iroñjake an kōnono tok im ḷak rōre to ḷọk ñan kapilōñ, ilo an aḷ jino jako ḷọk i buḷōn lọjet.	roñjake
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listens	His appearance was like those people who when they talk, everyone listens and believes what they say. P60	Epao tokin kain eṇ eaejemjem.	aejemjem
listing	The boat is listing.	Ejepāpe wa eo.	jepāpe
	The boat is listing to other side.	Ekōjepewa ḷọk eṇ.	jepewa
lit	He's very tall. (lit. He's taller than a tall coconut tree.)	Eaitok jān kenato.	aitok
	Your eyes are looking at too many choices which will result in the achievement of none.Your eyes are looking at too many choices which will result in the achievement of none. (Lit. Having too many eyes to take in your choice will cause you to loose your grip and to drift aft between the outrigger and the hull and away from the canoe.	Elōñ mejān aṃ ātet innem kwomaroñ in peeto kōtaan apit to!	ātet
	Father took a match out of his pants pocket and lit the lamp. P140	Jema ekwaḷọk juon mājet jān bōjọọn jedọujij eo an im tile ḷaaṃ eo.	bōjọ
	I went inside the cabin and lit the lantern. P533	Ideḷọñ ḷọk lowa im tile ḷaṇtōn eo ie.	deḷọñ
	So much so that even though he hadn't finished his cigarette, he threw it away and lit up another. P881	Joñan, ej jañin kar maat wōt jikka eo kijen ak ejibwe im kadkad to ḷọk eake ak ebar tile juon.	eake
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literally	The sun is eclipsing (literally, bleeding)	Ebōtōktōk aḷ.	aḷ
	The U.S. fleet came in such huge numbers to the Majuro lagoon that it literally overflowed	Inej eo an Amedka ear jepekōḷane tok loṃaḷoun Mājro im lutōkḷọk.	jepekōḷan
	The storm clouds are so thick and low one can literally touch them. P740	Lañ e jej jipeḷḷọke wōt.	jipeḷḷọk
litter	Don't litter the road.	Jab kọkwōpejpeje iaḷ ṇe	kwōpejpej
	There's litter all around this house.	Ettoonon nōbjān ṃwiin	tōtoon
littered	The ocean side shore is littered with driftwood.	Eaiki likin ānin	aik
	The ocean side of Jemọ island is littered the most with driftwood.	Eaiki tata likin Jemọ.	aik
	Newly built canoes littered the lagoon beach of the island..	Eakadiki eoon kappein arin āneo	akadik
	The ocean side of this islet is littered with driftwood.	Ejjokwākwā likin ānin	jokwā
	The area around the house was littered with pieces of tarps after the troops lived there.	Ettabooḷanḷan turin ṃweeṇ ālikin an rūttariṇae ro jokwe ie.	taaboḷan
littering	The ship was benighted at the ocean-side of the atoll and the captain was afraid to enter the lagoon for fear of running aground on any of the coral heads littering the channel.	Emaroke tiṃa eo ṇailik innem emijak kapen eo in ṃwear kōnke ewōdwōde lowaan to eo.	marok
little	The little lad refused to sing because there were lots of girls there.	Likao jidikdik eo ear abwin al kōn an lōñ leddik ijo.	abwin
	He'll be a coward because you make him fear ghosts while he's still little.	Enaaj pikōt kōn aṃ kaabwinmakeiki ilo an dik.	abwinmake
	She put a little finger on the doll with a piece of cloth.	Ear kaaddi-diki (kōṃṃan addi-dikin) tọḷe eo kōn mōttan nuknuk.	addi-dik
	It's smaller than my little finger	Edik jān addi-dikū.	addi-dik
	Please use chopsticks to serve me a little rice	Ajiiki tok ṃōk jidik raij.	aji
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live	Our body will die but the soul will live forever	Ānbwinnid enaaj mej ak ad enaaj mour indeo.	ad
	She'll know, being someone who influences others to live as relatives toward one another.	Enaaj jeḷā bwe e ri-kaaerṃwe.	aerṃwe
	Those who live on their inherited land have nothing to worry about.	Ri-amṇak ejjeḷọk aer inepata.	amṇak
	Your body will die but you soul will live forever	Enaaj mej ānbwinniṃ ak aṃ enaaj pād ñan indeo.	aṃ
	Our bodies will die and disappear but our souls will live on forever.	Ānbwinnid enaaj mej im jako ak an kein ad renaaj mour wōt ñan indeo.	an
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lived	The area around the house was littered with pieces of tarps after the troops lived there	Ettabooḷanḷan turin ṃweeṇ ālikin an rūttariṇae ro jokwe ie.	taaboḷan
lively	He's not lively because he's lazy.	Ejāmmourur kōn an jowan.	jāmmourur
	He is not lively because he's hungry.	Ejāmmourur kōn an kwole.	jāmmourur
	I am very lively in the morning.	Eḷap aō memourur (emmourur) in jibboñ.	memourur
	He's lively.	Emmourur.	mour
	I had never seen the Boatswain so physically fit and lively. P1194	Ij kab kar lo an Bojin eo util.	util
liver	He's going to get some liver where they're butchering the pigs.	Ej etal in kaaj ijeṇ rej ṃanṃan piik ie.	aj
	His liver is shot due to drunkenness.	Ejorrāān ajin kōn an ekkadekdek.	aj
livers	Have the people who're going to get livers left	Enañin etal ke ri-kaaj ro?	aj
	Would you like to go with me to get some livers for dinner?	Kwokōṇaan ke itok ippa kōjro etal in kaaj tok jālele in jota?	aj
lives	Dedicate your lives to God.	Koṃwin ajeḷọk mour kaṇe ami ñan Anij. / Koṃwin ajeḷọk mour ko ami ñan Anij.	aje
	Dedicate your lives to God.	Koṃwin ajeḷọk mour ko ami ñan Anij.	aje
	Is Tony in your house there? .. (You're) assuming he lives here	Epād ke Toni i ṃōṇe? ...Bwe bōta ej jokwe ṃwiin	bwe bōta
	He lives mostly in America.	Ej jokwe tok wōt Amedka.	jokwe
	Don't endanger our lives.	Kwōn jab kọuwōtataiki mour kein ad.	kauwōtata
living	I'm living on the north side of the island.	Ij jokwe i aiknein ānin	aikne
	There is usually no one living on either end of an island.	Ajokḷāin juon āne ekkā wōt an ejjeḷọk armej ej jokwe ie.	ajokḷā
	There shouldn't be anybody owning more land than others these days as the living situation has changed.	Ej jab aikuj wōr ri-amḷap raan kein kōnke eoktak wāween mour.	amḷap
	We feel at home now living on our own land.	Jaamṇak kiiō bwe jej jokwe ioon bwidej in ad.	amṇak
	Who is living in the small room?	Wōn ṇe ej jokwe ilo daṃoḷọk ṇe	daṃok
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lizard	If a lizard defecates on your head, you will have good luck.	Ñe korap epekat bōraṃ, kwōnaaj jeraaṃṃan.	pijek
lizards	They put lizards on the island and nowadays it's crawling with lizards.	Raar kakutiltili āneo im raan kein ekanooj kuktiltil (ikkutiltil).	kutiltil
	They put lizards on the island and nowadays it's crawling with lizards.	Raar kakutiltili āneo im raan kein ekanooj kuktiltil (ikkutiltil).	kutiltil
load	It took us longer to load them up than it had to offload them since the waves were making the boat sway back and forth even more than before. P747	Eruṃwijḷọk ektak jān kar ammān ākto kōn wōt an kar ḷōḷapḷọk ṇo im eḷapḷọk an jepliklik wa eo jān kar ṃokta	eakto
	When the first pile was gone the truck left and brought in another load. P359	Ej maat wōt ejouj jab eo ak ebar ettōr āne ḷọk tūrak eo im kanne tok.	ejouj
	Load this copra onto that boat.	Ektaki waj waini kā.	ektak
	Load the boat to its full capacity.	Kwōn kanne wa ṇe im kajoke.	jok
	They had to take half a load back because it wouldn’t have fit on the boat. P365	Erjel ej aikuj kar kōrọọl jimettanin ḷōut jab eo bwe eban kar maat in uwe.	kar
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loaded	Once the boat was in the water, Father and the Boatswain loaded the things they were carrying and paddled over to the Likabwiro. P1267	Ke ej dedeḷọk im pād wa in i lọjet, Jema im Bojin eo erro ektaki ḷọk men ko ippāerro im aōṇōṇ meto tak ñan Likabwiro.	aōṇōṇ
	The boat is fully loaded.	Ejok wa eṇ.	jok
	They loaded the boat in a well-balanced way.	Jokkun wōt juon aer kar kanne wa eo.	jokkun wōt juon
	I have loaded the ship with trade goods (or provisions).	Eṃōj aō kanne wa eo kōn ṃweiuk	kanne
	The plane was loaded with dignitaries.	Ebooḷ baḷuun eo kōn kāājāj.	kāājāj
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loading	I’m turning it off and the two of us will go ashore and together with the Captain we’ll start loading our scrap. P337	Ij kune im kōjro wōnāne ḷọk kōjjel Kapen eo jino ektaki tok jọkpej ko adjel.	ad
	“We will start loading tomorrow and getting everything ready.” P248	“Kōmij jino ektak ilju im kadede ḷọk aolep men.”	dede
	Everything is ready except for loading the lumber and metal, and warming up the engine in the boat. P80	Epojak aolep men ijellọkin wōt ektak aḷaḷ kab tiin im deenjuuk injin e an wa in.	deenju
	That boat is loading trade goods.	Wa eo eṇ ej ektak ṃweiuk	ektak
	After Father turned off the engine, he and the Boatswain went ashore to look for the Captain so they could start loading up the boat. P340	Ṃōjin an Jema kune injin eo, erro Bojin eo wōnāne ḷọk im pukōt Kapen eo bwe ren jino ektak im kanne wa eo.	kune
loads	He is the one who loads copra for the RRE.	Ri-ektak waini eo an RRE eṇ.	ektak
	It went on like this for four loads until the boat was so packed that nothing else would fit inside. P360	Kar āindeo ḷọk im ḷak kein keemān ḷōut, elukkuun wūdañōlñōl wa eo im ban bar kanne ḷọk wōt.	emān
loaf	The man ate a whole loaf of bread.	Ḷeo ear kaiiouk juon pilawā im kañe.	iio
	Who's going to slice that loaf?	Ewi ri-jiḷait eo bwe en jiḷaiti ḷoob ṇe	jiḷait
	Would you slice up the loaf so we can have some bread?	Kwōn jiḷaiti ḷoob ṇe bwe jen ṃōñā	jiḷait
	Don't leave the loaf out in the open because it'll get hard.	Kwōn jab kajjedwawaik(i) pilawā ṇe bwe enaaj kijñeñe.	jejedwawa
loan	What will be your collateral should I give you the loan?	Naaj ta aṃ kōpetaklik ñe inaaj kaṃuriik eok?	kōpetaklik
	Can you loan him a dollar?	Kwōmaroñ ke kaṃuriik e juon taḷa?	ṃuri
loaves	The man went into a room and when he came back out he was holding loaves of bread, already wrapped in brown paper, still warm from the oven. P264	Ḷeo edeḷọñ ḷọk ilowaan ruuṃ eo im ḷak diwōj tok ej jibwe ruo ḷoobwin pilawā, eṃōj an limi kōn peba būrawūn, ej ja āindeeo aer māāṇāṇ ke rej kab mat tok.	būrawūn
	I put down the bread next to them and then found a tray, a small knife, and handed them over, and the Boatswain took the knife and sliced one of the loaves and we all ate and drank. P269	Idoori pilawā ko iturierro innem kwaḷọk tok juon tūre, juon bakbōk im jake ḷọk men ko im Bojin eo ebōk bakbōk eo im jiḷaiti juon iaan ḷoob ko im kōmjel idaak im ṃōñā	dedoor
	These loaves of bread are all cut in half.	Ejjimattantan pilawā kā.	jimattan
	The loaves have been cut in half.	Eṃōj kajimettani pilawā kā.	jimattan
	These loaves of bread keep crumbling.	Ettipdikdik pilawā kā.	tipdikdik
lobster	We hunt for lobster by the tilkawor method only on moonless nights.	Jej tilkawor wōt ilo buñūn marok.	tilkawor
	The fishing for lobster of an inexperienced person.	Tilkaworin jaje.	tilkawor
lobsters	They went to look for lobsters.	Rōmoot in kalwor.	kalwor
	It's not good to hunt for lobsters on moonless nights.	Enana kawor ilo maroklep.	maroklep
	I ate lobsters till I was absolutely full.	Iar ṃōñā wor ḷọk oom ṃaal	ṃaal
local	I really like local food. P191	Jelukkuun ijoḷ ṃōñāin aelōñ kein.	ijoḷ
	Don't fail to conribute to the general welfare of your local community	Jipjipañ wōt doon.	jipañ
	That island is full of local produce	Ejuure āneeṇ kōn ṃōñā in Ṃajōḷ	jijuurore
	“He came from the west end of the island a few days ago, on the local boat.” P126	“Ear itok jān kapin aelōñ in raan ko ḷọk, ioon wa e waan aelōñ in.”	kapi-
	I almost couldn’t bend over—I was so full—but didn’t feel nearly as good as I would if I were eating local Marshallese food. P391	Iwātin ban jillọk joñan an ḷap aō mat, ak iḷak eñjaake ippa ej jab eṃṃanin aō mour wōt ñe ikar ṃōñā kōkanin aelōñ kein.	ṃōṃan
locate	Ḷōlwōj's watching birds to locate their roost is quite thorough.	Akadein Ḷōlwōj ebwe an tiljek.	akade
	It's best to watch birds at twilight to locate their roost	Eṃṃan tata akadein jotaḷọk.	akade
	The bird watchers are over there under the breadfruit tree to locate where the birds are roosting.	Ri-akade ro raṇ iuṃmwin mā eṇ.	akade
	It's best to watch birds alight to locate their roosts when the sun is setting.	Eṃṃan tata akajok ilo an jotaḷọk.	akajok
	Let's go locate the frigate birds' roost so we can easily catch them tonight.	Jen ilān akajoki ak kaṇ bwe en kab pidodo ad jejọñ (ejjọñ).	akajok
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located	Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. S24	Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.	eoḷōpa-
	Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. S24	Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.	joonjo
	Rālik is the name of the islands located to the west in the sea of the Marshalls, and Ratak of those to the east. S1	Rālik ej etan aelōñ ko rej ekkar iturilik ilo meto in Ṃajeḷ, im Ratak ej ñan ko rej ekkar iturear.	kōkar
	Usually they are located where the dispensary is. S24	Ekkā aer pād ijo iṃōn taktō eo ej pād ie.	kōkā
	Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. S24	Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie.	lik
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locating	Did you watch the birds locating their roost?	Kwaar akadeik ke bao ko?	akade
	Divination was important for medicine, for discovering thieves, and for locating lost objects. S21	Bubu eḷap tokjān ñan wūno, ñan kapok ri-kọọt, im ñan kapok men ko rej jako.	bubu
location	Choose trees that are good for picking green coconuts and note their location.	Jedkā im lali erki wōt ni in entak kein.	jedkā
	Please determine our location in so far as you are able.	Kwōj ja kaijikmeto tok ñan kōjro bwe kwōjeḷā.	kajikmeto
	The canoe had to determine its location after it had to furl it sail and drift with the rain squall.	Wa eo ear aikuj kaijikmeto ālikin an kar po im peḷọk ippān utọr eo.	kajikmeto
	I determined our nautical location a while ago and we are already close to the island. P844	Ikar kaijikmeto kōkein ḷọk im jej epaake wōt aelōñ eo.	kaijikmeto
	The weatherman is scanning the skies and waves to let us know our location.	Ri-meto eo eṇ ej kaijikmeto tok ñan kōj bwe jen jeḷā ia in jepād ie.	kaijikmeto
lock	Do you have a lock?	Eor ke aṃ ḷak	ḷak
	Lock the house then (when you leave.)	Kwōn kab ḷake ṃōṇe	ḷak
locked	He's being independent until he gets locked up in the calaboose.	Ej anemkwōjḷọk ñan ñe edeḷọñ ilo kalbuuj.	anemkwōj
	I missed when they were locked in combat.	Iruṃwij jān aerro bab.	bab
	After he locked it, we turned down the lamp and disembarked. P142	Ṃōjin an ḷake bọọk eo kōṃro kadikḷọk ḷaaṃ eo im to āneḷọk	to
locker	That locker isn't standing straight.	Enana jellen ḷōkar eṇ.	jellen
	Look for a carpenter to make the locker.	Pukottok juon kaaṃtō bwe en kaaṃtōik ḷakōr ṇe	kaaṃtō
Loeaakʻs	The people on Loeaak's canoe signaled to the rest of the fleet to get ready for battle.	Ruwa eo waan Ḷoeaak rejubwijiḷọk inej eo.	jubwij
log	He laid the boards up against the log.	Ear kowawaik rā ko ioon kein ni eo.	kowawa
	The skin of this fish is tied over the opening of a hollow log. S11	Kilin ek in ej ellok ṇa imejān juon ṃōttan wōjke rot ṇe me ewōr lowaan.	lowa
	The log was washed ashore.	Raar ḷukut ānetak kājokwā eo.	ḷukut
loin	Trukese used to wear loin cloths	RiRuk rōkein kaḷkaḷ etto.	kaḷkaḷ
loitering	He missed the boat because of his loitering around	Eruṃwij jān wa eo kōn an ṃōṃadṃad (eṃṃadṃad).	ṃad
Lōktañūr	It's a huge fish that's been around since the days of the legendary Lōktañūr (who invented the sail).	Ajorṃaanin iien ko an Lōtañūr.	ajorṃaan
lollipop	He just kept licking the lollipop.	Ear bajjek daṃdiṃwij ḷọḷe eo.	daṃdeṃ
	Don't lick that lollipop cause it's dirty.	Jab daṃwij ḷọḷe ṇe bwe etoon.	daṃdeṃ
lonelier	She's lonelier than you are.	Eajjimakekeḷọk jān kwe.	ajjimakeke
loneliness	The woman is crying and shows her loneliness.	Kọrā eo ej jañ im kōjjeraṃōlṃōl.	jeraṃōl
lonely	We feel poor and lonely because we don't have people around.	Āinwot jejeraṃōl kōn an ejjeḷọk armej.	jeraṃōl
	He has become more lonely since his mother died.	Ejeraṃōl ḷọk wōt ālkin an an mej jinen.	jeraṃōl
	After his mother's death he became very lonely.	Eḷak mej jinen jāne elukkuun jeraṃōl.	jeraṃōl
loner	He's a loner the most in working.	Eajerrā tata ilo jerbal.	ajerre
	Don't be a loner or you might go insane.	Kwōn jab ajjimakeke bwe kwōnaaj wūdeakeak.	ajjimakeke
lonesome	He is lonesome for his wife who is gone on a trip.	Ejañinuwaade tok kōrā eo ippān bwe emootḷọk.	jañnuwaad
	I am lonesome for you.	Ij jañnuwaade tok eok.	jañnuwaad
long	How long is she going to iron?	Ej aen ḷọk ñan ñāāt	aen
	How long are you going to keep looking for driftwood?	Kwōj kaaikḷọk ñan ñāāt	aik
	These things here are more thick and long than those over there.	Eaiḷḷip ḷọk men kein jān men kākaṇ.	aiḷip
	How long will the tornado season last?	Ej aire ḷọk ñan ñāāt	aire
	One can easily pick out from a crowd those who wear long dresses	Ri-kaaitoktok nuknuk rōban peljo.	aitok
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longer	His preaching was longer than yours.	Eaetokḷọk an kwaḷọk jān kwe.	aetok
	He made the canoe longer.	Ḷeeṇ ear kaaetokḷọk wa eṇ.	aetok
	It took us longer to load them up than it had to offload them since the waves were making the boat sway back and forth even more than before. P747	Eruṃwijḷọk ektak jān kar ammān ākto kōn wōt an kar ḷōḷapḷọk ṇo im eḷapḷọk an jepliklik wa eo jān kar ṃokta	eakto
	When the Navy no longer needed this ship, they gave it to a Marshallese person who was working with them at the time. P5	Ṃōjin aer aikuji wa in Navy ro rōkar leḷọk ñan juon ri-Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal ippāer ilo iien eo.	iien
	If we boil it longer it becomes jekṃai (coconut syrup). S19	Elañe eto ḷọk wōt ad kōmatte enaaj waḷọk jekōṃai.	jekṃai
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longest	Let's see who can stand on his hands the longest.	Lale wōn in eto an ju.	ju
long-winded	His speeches are long-winded.	Ekaṃṃōkṃōk an jipij.	ṃōk
look	Go look for some kaijo plants for us.	Kwōn kaaijo tok arro.	aijo
	Let's go and look for cedar driftwood.	Jen etal in kaaik.	aik
	Remember to look for some driftwood for us.	Kab kaaiktok arro.	aik
	"Look up to the frigate bird" is a Marshallese proverb. (It means to follow and respect the traditional chief.)	"Jede ak eō" ej juon iaan jabōn kōnnaan ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ.	ak
	They look like they're the type who catch mullet.	Einwōt baj tipen ri-kaakōr men raṇ.	akōr
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looked	The water was so calm that it looked glassy as if it were inside a cistern. P994	Joñan, eḷae ioon dān āinwōt lowaan juon aebōj-jimeeṇ.	aebōj-jimeeṇ
	You looked so obvious that I didn't have any problem noticing you standing there.	Alikkarūṃ ṇaijo ke ij reiwaj wōt im jeḷā ke kwe eo.	alikkar
	I heard a noise and looked over to where I thought it had come from. P1039	Iroñ ainikien eo im ḷak lukkuun alluwaḷọke ḷọk ijo ej itok jāne.	alluwaḷọk
	Before I went up I looked under the boards inside to see how the bilge water was. P1115	Ṃōṃkaj jān aō kar etal jān ijo, ikar bar alluwaḷọke ḷọk iuṃwin rā ko bwe in lale ej et dān eo i lowa.	alluwaḷọk
	When he spoke it looked like he was smoking because the rice had just come off the fire and was still steaming. P380	Eḷak kōnono āinwōt ej kōbaatat ke raij eo ej kab ato jān kijeek im ej baatat wōt.	ato
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looking	I saw him looking uninterested and heading that away.	Eñeo ear abōblepwaj wōt ijeṇeṇe waj.	abōblep
	My looking at her out of the corner of my eye made her nervous.	Addikdū ekōṃṃan an abṇōṇō.	addikdik
	She's looking at you out of the corner of her eye.	Ej addikdiki eok.	addikdik
	People are attracted to them because they're always looking out for others as relatives.	Rej kañaltok armej kōn aer aerṃweṃwe.	aerṃwe
	They're looking for arrowroot stalks in the interior of the island.	Erraṇ rej kaaetōktōk eọọj.	aetōktōk
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looking for	The boy you were looking for is here by me.	Ḷaddik eo kwōj pukote e ieñe ije.	ieñe
lookout	They kept a lookout on the house before raiding it.	Raar jede ṃweo ṃokta jān aer deḷọñe.	jedjed
	A lookout for planes. Airplane spotter.	Rijjāāl baḷuun.	jejāāl
looks	That boy looks like the stubborn type.	Āinwōt baj tipen ḷaddik abōblep men ṇe	abōblep
	It looks like an index finger belonging to a Marshallese.	Einwōt baj tipen addikọọtotin ri-Ṃajeḷ.	addi-kọọtot
	He sure looks like a trouble maker.	Lukkuun paotokin ri-airwaro men eṇ.	airuwaro
	He looks after a child well.	Eṃṃan an kaajjiriri.	ajri
	“What’s the story? It looks like you are getting ready; is the forecast good?” P429	“Ta ennaan? Āinwōt koṃ pojak bajjek, eṃṃan bween ke?”	bwe
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loose	Every time she wears her hair loose on her back I nearly go out of my mind.	Eḷak aleak eitōn tūṃ aō ḷōmṇak	aleak
	She naturally wears her hair loose on her back so provocatively.	Kar baj ri-aleak wōt.	aleak
	You should wear your hair loose on your back because it is becoming on you.	Kwōn aleak bwe ekōkōjaiji eok.	aleak
	Don't wear your hair loose on your back to the church because the parson will scold you.	Kwōn jab aleakḷọk ñan ṃōnjar eṇ bwe ri-kaki eṇ enaaj lu eok.	aleak
	The old lady made her daughter wear her hair loose on her back and took her to the chief.	Leḷḷap eo ear kaaleake ledik eo nejin im bōkḷọk ñan irooj eo.	aleak
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loosely	You tied the rope loosely.	Ebooḷoḷ aṃ kar lukwōj to eo.	booḷoḷ
	Your clothing fits you loosely.	Epidtoto nuknuk ṇe aṃ.	pidtoto
Loosen	Loosen the screw.	Kabooḷoḷ jikūru ṇe	booḷoḷ
	Loosen your shoestring.	Jeḷate korak in juuj ṇe	jaḷjaḷ
loosened	So the Boatswain pulled up the mast and loosened the tether on the sail and we set sail. P1299	Bojin eo ejujen tōbtōb ḷọk ippān kaju eo im jeḷat toon jerak eo im jino jerak.	jaḷjaḷ
	The boat's anchor could not be loosened from the reef.	Epen an jo añkō eo an wa eo jān wōd eo.	jo
looted	His store was looted last night.	Rōropāje ṃōn wia eo an boñ.	ropāj
Lord	The Lord of Hosts as described in the Bible.	Anij in Inelep eo einwōt an kōmlōt ilo Baibōḷ.	Anij in Inelep
	The spirit of the Lord of Hosts is upon us all in great abundance.	Ebuñleplep jitbōn Anij in Inelep ioodwōj.	Anij in Inelep
	Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.	Kwōn jab ba pata etan aṃ Irooj.	ba pata
	Thou shalt not take in vain the name of the Lord thy God, for the Lord will never forgive one who takes his name in vain. S5	Kwōn jab ba pata etan Jeova aṃ Anij; bwe Jeova ejāmin joḷọk ruōn eo ej ba pata etan.	ba pata
	Thou shalt not take in vain the name of the Lord thy God, for the Lord will never forgive one who takes his name in vain. S5	Kwōn jab ba pata etan Jeova aṃ Anij; bwe Jeova ejāmin joḷọk ruōn eo ej ba pata etan.	ba pata
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Lordʻs	See you in January if my health's OK and it's the Lord's will.	Lo eok Jānwōde ñe eṃṃan mōur im ankilaan Irooj.	ankilaa-
lose	Maybe you should use a wire leader so you won't lose the hook	Bōlen kwōn atade bwe en jab jako kāāj ṇe	atad
	I won't lose, I'll catch up.	Iban luuj bwe inaaj bōktak.	bōktak
	“Fellas, because we are getting older we are starting to lose our vision,” the Captain said. P1245	Ḷōṃare kōn ad bwijwōḷāḷọk jejino pilo,” eba.	bwijwoḷā
	“Our team is going to lose again. P466	“Enaaj luuj de juon alen kumi eo arro.	de
	What makes them lose their land right status.	Ta eo ear kajipọkweik er jān bidej ko aer?	jipọkwe
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loses	He always loses at poker.	Elluujuj ḷeeṇ ilo pile.	luuj
losing	I am impatient because my team keeps losing.	Eḷap aō atebar kōn an luujḷọk wōt tiim e aō.	atebar
	He's an "icebox" (he causes losing).	Ekalluujuj.	luuj
	The coconut tree is losing its leaves because it was singed by the fire.	Eṃōd ni eo kōn an kar aerar.	ṃōd
	Our team has been losing ever since we lost you as pitcher.” P467	Kwaar jako jān aṃ pijja innem unin an kumi eo arro kar luuj.”	pijja
loss	As a result of their defeat in battle and loss of royal status, they lost all their land.	Kōn aer kar jipọkwe, raar kaliaik er.	kalia
lost	Wait till it's lost its way before breaking out the aḷeḷe	Koṃwin kōttar an ajilowōd im aḷeḷeiki.	ajilowōd
	Have you seen that lost chicken	Enañin aloklok ke bao eo ear jako.	aloklok
	The person who worked on a canoe to make it sail fast got lost at sea.	Ri-an wa eo epeḷọk.	an
	I had only a glimpse of John before I lost sight of him for good.	Animrokan Jọọn wōt eo ak ijab bar loe.	animroka-
	Divination was important for medicine, for discovering thieves, and for locating lost objects. S21	Bubu eḷap tokjān ñan wūno, ñan kapok ri-kọọt, im ñan kapok men ko rej jako.	bubu
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lot	The ocean side of his land had a lot of abḷajtiñ plants.	Eabḷajtiiñḷamjako likin ṃweo iṃōn.	abḷajtiiñ
	The current that flows north in that area is a lot greater	Aeniñeañḷọkin tujab eṇ ebwe an kakijoñjoñ.	aeniñeañḷọk
	A lot of them were almost all up and down the length of our boat. P999	Elōñ iaer reitan aetokaer wōt wa eo waammān.	aetok
	There's a lot of fighting at the club.	Eḷap airuwaro ilo kuḷab eṇ.	airuwaro
	“Do you all have a lot of scrap?” the chief asked. P243	“Iba eḷap jọkpej eṇ amieañ?” irooj eo ekajjitōk.	ami
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Lọto	There are more huts on Lọto island than on Piepe island.	Eajjuriḷọk Lọto jān Piepe.	ajjuur
	This is the anbwe at the lagoon side of Lọto Islet	Anbwein arin Lọto men in.	anbwe
lots	There were lots of experts in dynamiting during Japanese times.	Ebooḷ ṇakṇōkin ri-abba raar itok ilo iien Jepaan ko.	abba
	There are lots of apples on that table over there.	Eabōḷe eoon tebōḷ uweo.	abōḷ
	The little lad refused to sing because there were lots of girls there.	Likao jidikdik eo ear abwin al kōn an lōñ leddik ijo.	abwin
	There are lots of giant clam shells on the beach of this island.	Eḷap wōt an adede arin ānin	aded
	The lagoon side of the main island of Mili has lots of surgeonfish.	Eaelmeeje arin eooneneen Mile.	aelmeej
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loud	Don't mumble but speak out loud and tell us what you think.	Koṃwin jab alñūrñūr ak koṃwin kwaḷọk ami ḷōmṇak	alñūrñūr
	They got drunk and sang high and loud.	Rōkadek em būḷake al eo.	būḷak
	The wind was so strong that I had to yell really loud for him to hear me. P576	Ikar kakkōt laṃōj kōn an dejeñjeñ ḷọk kōto eo.	dejeñ
	The explosion was so loud it was nearly deafening.	Joñan an peran jañin baaṃ eo ekiōk pedañwūjñwūj.	pedañwūjñwūj
	The noise of the gun is loud.	Eḷap an peran ainikien bu eo.	peran
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loud-colored	You have a loud-colored shirt	Erōōj wūnokan jōōt ṇe aṃ.	wūno
louder	It's louder than the whisper of a child.	Eḷḷaaj jān ajjinonin ajiri.	ajjinono
loudly	What are they doing to that boy that he's crying so loudly?	Rej itene ḷadik eṇ ke eḷap an jañ?	itene
	Don't talk too loudly.	Kwōn kōkadikdik aṃ ekkonono.	kadikdik
	Don't laugh so loudly because they are sleeping.	Koṃwin jab tōtōñ (ettōñ) leea bwe rej kiki.	leea
	He wept loudly when he heard his father had died.	Eḷap an kar liṃō ke ej roñ ke emej jemān.	liṃō
louse	The louse snapped when squashed.	Enoññoḷọk kij eo.	noñ
louver	Install that louver which fell off.	Kwōn kōḷaak kājōjō ṇe ewōtlọk.	kājōjō
louvers	When are you going to put the louvers on that window?	Kwōnaaj ḷubōre ñāāt wūntō ṇe	ḷubōr
love	Their (two) mutual love of one another inspired me to do likewise.	Aerro iọkwe doon ekōṃṃan waanjoñak eṃṃan ñan ña	aerro
	The sound of your voice lulls my soul to sleep. (words from a love song).	Ainikiōṃ ekakiiki aō.	ainikie-
	It's hard for someone who constantly hates others to love them	Epen an ri-akkōjdatdat iọkwe armej.	akkōjdat
	Drunks love to sing love songs also.	Eṃṃan alin ṃaina ippān ri-kadek.	alin ṃaina
	Drunks love to sing love songs also.	Eṃṃan alin ṃaina ippān ri-kadek.	alin ṃaina
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loved	I loved their singing but the thing is the sounds seemed so distant.	Eṃṃan aō roñjake aer al ak men eo, eokkwaad.	kokwaad
lovely	That's a lovely house	Eṃ ṃōṃanṃōn (eṃṃanṃōn) men eṇ.	ṃōṃan
lover	She's using her deceased husband's money to get in good with her lover.	Ej anbōro kōn jāān ko an ḷeo pāleen emej.	anbōro
	He's having her as a secret lover.	Ej batini lieṇ.	batin
	Your husband has a lover everywhere he goes.	Ellolo ḷeen riiṃ.	lelolo
lovers	They are secret lovers.	Erro ej batin.	batin
lovesick	Those that lie and put their arms on their foreheads show that they are lovesick.	Aolep ro rej eoonpālōñ rej kwaḷọk ke rōkelọk.	eoonpālōñ
low	I couldn’t understand what he was saying because he was talking in a low voice. P976	Ij jab meḷeḷe ta ko ekar ba kōn an dik ainikien.	ainikie-
	We thought the tide was low but when we got to the opening it was still high tide.	Kōmbaab epāāt ak kōm ḷak etal ñan mejje eo ej tūkōk wōt.	baab
	The smell of the sea is all over the place because the low tide	Eḷap an būbjetjet (ibbwijetjet) kōn an pāāt.	būbjetjet
	The smell of reef is all over the place because it's low tide	Ebbwilwōdwōd tok kōn an pāāt.	būbwilwōdwōd
	I walked to that small islet during low tide	Iar etal iene ke ej pāāt ñan āneṇ	etal iene
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lower	Kindly check out the lower sides of my back.	Kwōn ṃōk kaaeoik eō.	aeo
	Go lower the coconut-frond mat for her.	Etal im dọuk ḷọk jeinae eṇ ñane	dedọdo
	Please lower (close) the window because it's raining in.	Komaroñ ke dọuk wūnto ṇe bwe etọ tok?	dedọdo
	Lower that pole.	Kwōn dọuk bwā ṇe	dedọdo
	There is one high school—and a few lower schools—in the Marshall Islands as of 1965. S9	Ewōr juon aijikuuḷ kab jejjo jikuuḷ jiddik ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ	jikuuḷ
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lowest	That's the one who speaks the lowest in volume.	Ajjinono tata an kōnono eo ṇe	ajjinono
	He's the lowest student in his class.	Ej make wōt ḷolaḷ ilo kilaaj eṇ an.	ḷo-
	It's absolutely the lowest possible tide.	Ejej wōt rojin.	roj
lubricated	Has it been lubricated?	Eor ke kajjirin?	jijir
luck	Why are we having such bad luck?” P729	Etke jen baj jerata wōt.”	baj
	“Best of luck to you all.” P1293	“Jeraaṃṃan ñan koṃ.”	jeraaṃṃan
	“Well good luck to you all,” the chief said. P245	“Koṃjeel jeraaṃṃan wōt,” irooj eo eba.	jeraaṃṃan
	What brings you bad luck?	Ta ṇe ear kōjerataik eok?	jerata
	Don't come on this trip or you will bring bad luck.	Jab itok ilo tūreep e bwe konaj kajonaiki.	jona
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luckier	You're luckier than I am in terms of owning much more land.	Eḷap aṃ amṇakḷọk jān ña	amṇak
lucky	We're bound to be lucky when we fish with a surrounding net on a dark night with the tide coming in.	Eban jab jeraaṃṃan ad eọñōd ilo aejekin ibwijtok.	aejek
	It's lucky and our fate to see each other again.	Jide im anilen bwe jen bar lo doon.	anilen
	He was very lucky when he went fishing.	Ear kanooj jeraaṃṃan ilo an kar āñwōd	jeraaṃṃan
	He was lucky to get the job.	Ejide im bōk jerbal eo.	jide
	S/he's one of those lucky people	Juon ṇe ri-kajjidede.	jide
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lugging	He was lugging his trunk when I saw him.	Ej ajjibanbane kōbañ eo an ke ij loe.	ajjibanban
	Where are you lugging that case of beer to?	Kwōj ajjibanbaneḷọk keejin pia ṇe ñan ia?	ajjibanban
Luke	The Book of Luke presents the genealogy of Jesus.	Bok in Luk ej kwaḷọk menmenbwij an Jisōs.	menmenbwij
lulls	The sound of your voice lulls my soul to sleep. (words from a love song).	Ainikiōṃ ekakiiki aō.	ainikie-
lumber	The school construction lumber is on its way here on the field trip ship.	Aḷaḷin ekkal ko an jikuuḷ rej itok wōt ioon piiḷtūreep eo tok.	aḷaḷ
	Who supplied you with lumber as you didn't have any before?	Wōn ṇe ekaaḷaḷe eok ke ekar ejjeḷọk aṃ ṃōṃkaj	aḷaḷ
	I think we should reload the lumber before it starts raining even if it will be more difficult then. P728	Eṃṃan ñe jebar ektaki tok aḷaḷ kā ṃokta jān an wōt bwe ej kab naaj apañḷọk wōt.	apañ
	Everything is ready except for loading the lumber and metal, and warming up the engine in the boat. P80	Epojak aolep men ijellọkin wōt ektak aḷaḷ kab tiin im deenjuuk injin e an wa in.	deenju
	Could you measure the lumber and find out how many inches?	Kwomaroñ ke iniji tok aetokan aḷaḷ e?	inij
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lumps	Look for the kind of breadfruit tree that doesn't have lots of lumps.	Kappok mā rot eṇ ej jab bwijuwewe.	bwijuwe
lunatic	The lunatic shrieked all day long until nightfall.	Bwebwe eo ear kōkeilọk aolepān raan eo ḷọk ooṃ eboñ.	kōkeilọk
Lunaticʻs	Lunatic's house.	Iṃōn rūbwebwe.	bwebwe
lunch	When we were done eating lunch, I washed the dishes and scrubbed the bits of rice and corned beef from the deck. P384	“Ke ej dedeḷọk ṃōñāin raelep, ikarreoiki kein ṃōñā ko im waateeke ioon wa eo jān ṃōraṃrōṃin raij kab būbrarrarin kọọnpiip.	būrar
	Is one dollar enough for your lunch?	Ebwe ke juon taḷa ñan aṃ ṃōñein raelep?	bwe
	They are still there under the breadfruit tree where we had our lunch.	Rej pād wōt ijo iuṃwin mā ijo jaar ṃōñā ie.	ijo
	They made jekōbwa for lunch.	Rar jekōbwa ṃōñā in raelep.	jekōbwa
	“Son, can you make us some rice for lunch,” Father called to me as they left with the lumber. P366	“Nejū e, kōmatte jidik adeañ ṃōñāin raelep raij,” Jema ekkūr tok ke erjel ej etal kōn aḷaḷ ko.	nāji-
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Lure	Lure that shark here so we can spear it.	Kwōn ane tok pako eṇ bwe jen dibōje.	anan
	When we reached the ocean side of the reef stretching eastward, a tuna so big it would require two men to carry it leapt at the lure and was firmly hooked. P1302	Ke kōmmān kar tōpar likin tōkā eo tak ḷọk, ekā tak juon ajbōkruo im pen.	ajbōkruo
Lurōk	He didn't go with them because he was as cowardly as Lurōk, who got fired from their team.	Ear jab āñini ippāer kōnke ej tōḷọk pikōt āinwōt Lurōk eo raar kupiiki jān kumi eo aer.	tōḷọk
luscious	That ripe pandanus looks luscious.	Ekaijoḷjoḷ tok bōb eṇ.	kaijoḷjoḷ
	That ripe pandanus is the most luscious.	Kaijoḷjoḷ tata bōb eṇ.	kaijoḷjoḷ
lust	The well-known lust within the Ri-Ṃae clan.	Aelellọḷin jowi eṇ an Ri-Ṃae.	aelellaḷ
	Control your lust before it ruins you.	Kwōjab aelellaḷ bwe kwōnāj jorrāān.	aelellaḷ
	Lust is a mortal sin.	Jerọwiwiin mej ḷōñ	jerọwiwiin mej
	Don't lust.	Kwōn jab ḷōñ	ḷōñ
lying	Don't always be lying down if you don't want to grow old fast.	Kwōn jab alebabu bwe kwōnaaj ḷōḷḷap ṃōkaj	alebabu
	You're always lying down	Eḷap aṃ bōbabubu (ebbabubu).	babu
	That's my bunk you're lying on	Bañ eo aō ṇe ippaṃ.	bañ
	The soldier is lying in ambush.	Rūttariṇae eo ej buñ-pedo im apād.	buñ-pedo
	“How long have I been lying down?” the Captain didn’t ask Father specifically, but just asked. P1227	“Ewi toon aō kar babu?” Kapen eo ejab uwaake Jema ak ebaj kajjitōk.	ewi
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