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u | Rūbbwā u ro raṇ. | Those are the men who tend the fish traps. | bōbwā |
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| Enañin ṃōj ke bwāik u eo? | Has the fish trap been brought up yet? | bōbwā |
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| Wōn eṇ ear joon u eṇ? | Who put the fish trap in the water? | jojo |
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| U eo eṇ ej jojo. | The fish trap is already in the sea water. | jojo |
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ubaake | Irreito reitak im kappok kein aō ubaake ḷañe eo. | I looked around for something I could use to scare it the skipjack away. P387 | pepok |
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ubaakeḷọk | Ri-kaki eo ear ubaakeḷọk ri-alin ṃaina ro. | The parson shooed away those who were singing love songs | alin ṃaina |
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ubaatake | Innem ke ej ṃōj jerake wūjḷā eo im ej jejopālpāl, epoub in ubaatake jebwe eo bwe bōran wa eo en jaaḷ niñeañ ḷọk | Once the sail was up and flapping in the wind, the Captain was busy steering the wheel in order to point the boat northward. P850 | ubatak |
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ubaki | Kwōn ubaki bao kaṇe. | Shoo those chickens away. | ubaak |
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ubatake | Inaaj kar jako ñe iar jab ṃōkaj in iñtōk jān an ubatake eō kōn jebwe eo. | I'd have been a goner if I hadn't moved when he hit me with the broad side of the canoe paddle. | ubatak |
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| Emake ubatake baal in ānin | The barrier reef of this island is exceptionally high. | ubatak |
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Ubnen | Ubnen Ni Maro. | An immature nut of the Ni Maro variety. | ub |
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ubōn | Ebuwak ubōn ḷadik eṇ. | The boy has a birthmark on his chest. | buwak |
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| Einōknōke ubōn opija eo. | The officer was much decorated. | inōknōk |
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ubweṇo | Joñan an ḷap ṇo ejar ubweṇo eo | The wave-guard couldn't withstand the big waves. | ubweṇo |
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UH | Ear kadduojḷọk jān U.H.. | He graduated from the U.H.. | diwōjḷọk |
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| Eḷap peḷaakin kāāṃbōj eṇ an U.H.. | The U.H. has a big campus. | kāāṃbōj |
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Ujlañ | Raar peḷọk iuṃwin elōñ raan im eọtōkḷọk Ujlañ. | They drifted for many days and were finally stranded at Ujlañ. | eọtōk |
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ūjō | Ta ṇe kwōj ūjō kake?
| What are you grinning about? | kake |
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| Eṃōj ṇe aṃ ūjō. | Stop grinning. | ūjō |
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| Taṇe kwōj ūjō kake | What are you grinning about? | ūjō |
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| Ear ūjō tok ñan eō. | She grinned at me. | ūjō |
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ujooj | Ri-jepjep ujooj. | One who mows grass. | jepjep |
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| Jepjepḷọk ujooj. | Cutting away grass. | jepjep |
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| Eṃōj kōkkaduduik ujooj eo | The grass has been trimmed short. | kadu |
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uke | Kwōn uke ḷadik e im kōbaje. | Take this boy and put him on the bus. | baj |
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| Kwōn uke im kabouti. | You take him to the voting place and have him vote. | bout |
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| Kwōn uke ippaṃ im kōjeṃare. | Take him with you for summer vacation. | jeṃar |
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| Kwōn uke ḷadik ṇe ippaṃ kōjjerakrōke iaar. | Take the boy sailing with you sail with you in the lagoon. | jerakrōk |
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| Kwōn uke im kajikuuḷi. | Take him/her to school. | jikuuḷ |
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ukeḷọk | Kwōn ukeḷọk jān kadek. | Give up drinking. | ukeḷọk |
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| Ear ukeḷọk. | He confessed. | ukeḷọk |
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| Eṃōj an ukeḷọk jān bōd ko an. | He has repented of his sins. | ukeḷọk |
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ukōj | Wōn ṇe ear ukōj wa ṇe | Who capsized that canoe? | okjak |
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| Ukōj dekā kaṇe. | Turn those rocks over. | ukok |
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ukōje | Ear dāit bōran em ukōje. | He grabbed his hair and pulled him down. | dāde |
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| Rūbait eo ear ukōje aolepān ḷōṃaro jet. | The boxer beat all the rest of the competitors. | ukok |
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ukok | Raar ukok dekā em kalibbukwe. | They turned the rocks over to find shells. | ukok |
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ukoktak | Im Kapen eo ebōjrak an ukoktak ak ekar kaōḷōḷe wōt ñiin im ñūñūr | The Captain stopped tossing and turning but his teeth were chattering and he was groaning. P1173 | ōḷōḷ |
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| Eḷap an ukoktak kūtwōn allōñ kein. | These are the months when the wind fluctuates. | ukoktak |
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| Kōto in ej ukoktak ikōtaan eañōm rak. | The wind keeps alternating between north and south. | ukoktak |
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ukood | Ennọ ukood in bwebwe. | Raw tuna is delicious. | ukood |
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ukot | Wōn ṇe ear ukot bok ṇe ñan kajin Ṃajeḷ | Who translated that book into Marshallese? | ukok |
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Ukōt | Ukōt ainiken | Translate what he says. | ukok |
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| Kwōn jeḷā ukōt jouj | You have to know how to reciprocate favors. | ukok |
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| Ledik eo ej ukōt bōkā ñan aḷap ro raar lale jān ke ear dik. | She's looking after the old folks to repay them for looking after her when she was quite young. | ukōt bōkā |
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ukukōj | Raar deḷọñ im ukukōj jea ko. | They went in and threw the chairs around. | ukok |
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ukukot | Wōn eṇ enaaj ukukot ainikien ilo tūrep in an ñan Ratak? | Who will interpret for him at every place on his trip around the eastern chain? | ukok |
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ukukōt | Jab ukukōt kilen eb ṇe | Stop inserting variations into the dance. | ukok |
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uḷa | Jiroñin Awai bwe eṃṃan an uḷa. | That girl must be from Hawaii because she can hula. | jiroñ |
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| Ear kōṇak juon uḷa rōōj Būḷāide eo. | He wore a loud aloha shirt on Friday. | rōōj |
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Ullepa/rūkorea | Ullepa/rūkorea. | My uncle (my mother's brothers). | jema- |
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ūlūl | Eṃōj pānuk ioon wab eo kōn armej im rej ūlūl wōt jān doon, joñan an lōñ. | There were so many people on the pier that they were standing shoulder to shoulder. P1339 | pānuk |
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| Ña ij ūlūl. | I'm lying on my side. | ūlūl |
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| Eṃōj pānuk ioon wab eo kōn armej im rej ūlūl wōt jān doon, joñan an lōñ. | There were so many people on the pier that they were standing shoulder to shoulder. P1339 | ūlūl |
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ūlūlin | Imaroñ ke kōjerbal ūlūlin pālle ṇe aṃ? | May I use your axe? | ūlūl |
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| Ūlūlin kowainini eo aṃ e ke? | Is this your copra axe? | ūlūl |
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ūlūlōt | Kwōn jab ūlūlōt aṃ kōnnaan. | Don't talk back. | ūlūlōt |
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uṃ | Eḷap an baatat tok uṃ eṇ an lieṇ. | Her oven is making a lot of smoke come this way. | baatat |
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| Enañin bal ke uṃ eo? | Has the earth oven been covered? | bal |
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| Koṃwin bale uṃ eṇ. | Cover that oven. | bal |
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| Mary enaaj e eo enaaj ri-kōbale uṃ eṇ. | Mary will be the one to cover the earth oven. | bal |
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| Ri-jukok uṃ ro remoot in juki uṃ ko. | Those who were assigned to uncover the ovens have already gone to do the job. | jukok |
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uṃjāje | Eṃōj ke aṃ uṃjāje nuknuk ṇe | Did you wring the clothes? | uṃjāj |
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uṃuṃ | Āj in uṃuṃ. | Right for baking. | āj |
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| Mā ko kaṇ rej uṃuṃ. | Those breadfruit are baking now. | uṃuṃ |
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| Piik uṃuṃ. | Roasted pork. | uṃuṃ |
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Uṃuṃwin | Uṃuṃwin wōn mā kein? | Who baked these breadfruit? | uṃuṃ |
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uṃwini | Ñe ej emmed, kwōj uṃwini im ewaḷọk liped ak jekaka. | When it is ripe, you bake it and it becomes liped (baked breadfruit) or jekaka (breadfruit chips). S12 | memed |
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| Wāween kōṃṃan jāānkun jān bōb eñin, ñe ej owat bōb, jej aintiini ak uṃwini. | The way to make jāānkun from pandanus is, when it is ripe, to boil it or bake it. S12 | owat |
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| Emej uṃwini mā ko. | Those breadfruit have been baked. | uṃuṃ |
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UN | Ejjopālpāl bōḷāāk ilo U.N. Day eo. | Flags were flying all over the place on U.N. Day. | jopāl |
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| Rej wūntokai aolep U.N. Day. | They hold track and field events every U.N. Day. | wūntokai |
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unaak | Eajorṃaane unaak eo | The school of fish had exceptionally big fish in it. | ajorṃaan |
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unaake | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, rōpojak in naj kar unaake. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | tiṃoṇ |
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Uñar | Uñar juon | Carry one. | uñar |
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unin | Kwōn jab kaabōbbōb bwe unin an naaj ṃakoko ṇe | You shouldn't persist cause it's turning her off. | abōbbōb |
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| Jab anlọke bwe unin an kakileiki ṇe | Don't admire him because that's why he's spoiled. | allọk |
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| Unin aō ba men in kōnke ikar lo an rwe bōjọ eo an im kwaḷọk jikka eo kijen im juon mājet. | I only knew this because I saw him stick his hand in his pocket and take out a cigarette and a match. P768 | bōjọ |
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| Ta unin aṃ eḷḷọk jāne? | Why did you turn away from her? | el |
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| E eo ekar epaake eō innem unin aō kar kajjitōk ippān eo. | He was closer to me, which is why I asked him. P1118 | epaak |
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uñkipden | Kumi in ikkure eo jān Mājej uñkipden tata aer jurbak. | The Mājej performers were the most skillful tap dancers of them all. | uñkipden |
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uñkipdenḷọk | Eḷaññe kwōnāj lutōk waj juon tebōljibuun in ajiṇoṃōto ilo juub ṇe, ej kab nāj uñkipdenḷọk ḷọk wōt. | Mixing a tablespoon of ajinomoto into the soup will certainly make the flavor that much tastier. | uñkipden |
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uññare | Armej jeedwaan eo eaar uññare ri-ṃweie eo kōnke ekwōle. | The hungry tramp begged for food from the rich person. | armej jeedwaan |
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unneen | Kwōn eoeo ḷọk ñan unneen. | You should rub him toward his feet. | eoeo |
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uno | Iar addeboululḷọk ñan ṃōn Jeeki inne in kappok liṃō uno. | I was dizzy when I went to Jeeki's house yesterday to get some medicine. | addeboulul |
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| Uno eo ekōmōur ri-ajeḷkā eo. | The medicine healed the person who felt weak from hunger. | ajeḷkā |
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| Uno kaṇe rejjab jejjet ñan doon. | The colors don't go well together. | jejjet |
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| Kwōn kajil aṃ uno maroroik ṃōṇe | You should paint that house dark green. | jil |
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| Kwōn kajjoik wa ṇe ṃokta jān an uno. | Remove the rust before you paint it. | jejo |
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unokan | Eaiboojoj unokan alu kein. | These alu shells have beautiful colors. | alu |
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| Kwōn iaḷoiki unokan iṃōṇe | You should paint the house yellow. | iaḷo |
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| Eḷap an ilartok unokan mweeṇ | The color of the house's paint is distinctly bright. | ilar |
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| Eḷap an ilar unokan ṃweeṇ | The house's paint is certainly bright and fancy. | ilar |
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| Emarok ḷọk unokan wa e wāo jān ṇe waaṃ. | I have a lighter paint on my car than yours.
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unoke | Ekar unoke im kōkāāle ijoko ekar wōr kurar bajjek ie ke ri-pālle ro rōkōn leāne lemeto jeḷaan tima ko waer eake. | He painted it and fixed the places where there were scratches from when they used to use the boat to set sailors ashore. P13 | leāne-lemeto |
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unooke | Wōn eṇ ear unooke akūkin ledik eṇ? | Who painted the girl's fingernails and toenails? | akūk |
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unoon | Aḷe, elukkuun eṃṃan an kilmir im akōñkōñtok ad lale unoon wa eṇ. | Guys, the crimson and red that we see in the colors of that boat are really great. | akōñkōñ |
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uñtaak | Ḷōṃaro ran uñtaak ioonkappe | The men are wrestling on the beach. | ioonkappe |
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| Ḷōttekōḷkōḷ eo nejin eanjọ ilo uñtaak. | His heavyweight son won the wrestling contest.
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| Rūkadek ro raar uñtaak im rōpatōk ḷeo juon. | The drunks were wrestling and one threw the other down. | patpat |
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| Elōñ alen an kar buñjerkak innem ej kab jeḷā uñtaak eo | He fell down many times before he learned how to wrestle. | buñjerkak |
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uñūri | Kwōn jab uñūri iō bwe kwōnaaj kabūtouk iō. | Don't touch me or you'll make me smell all of būto | būto |
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| Jab uñūri. | Don't touch her. | uññūr |
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upaaj | Kwōn raakutake ḷọk iawewe kaṇe jān lowaan upaaj ṇe | Please rake out the coral lime from the fireplace. | iawewe |
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upaajin | Ikar kwaḷe im ḷak rōreo, itaake ioon upaajin kōmat eo, innem ibar ankaane ḷọk kijeek eo bwe en mat ṃōkaj kōkan eo. | I rinsed it clean, put it on the stove, and fed the fire so it would cook quickly. P369 | tōtaak |
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uraak | Aolep uraak likḷọk | Everyone move to the rear. | lik |
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| Uraak tok | Move this way. | uraak |
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| Uraak tok joujo iturū. | Move here close to me. | uraak |
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Uraake | Uraake ḷọk kōbañ ṇe | Move that suitcase away. | uraak |
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urabbaje | Ear urabbaje ni eo. | He shinnied up the coconut tree. | urabbaj |
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uraiki | Raan kein ejako ad ri-Ṃajeḷ uraiki doon | Nowadays we Marshallese have ceased killing and burying each other with a deceased chieftain. | ura |
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ure | “Ekwe, kwōn kab pād wōt ijeṇe bwe inaaj ekkotak lōñ ḷọk im iperi ḷọk ioon teek i lowaan kōjām ṇe ḷọk im kwōnaaj jibwe tu ḷokaer ilo iien eṇ ij kōtḷọki bwe ren jab wōtḷọk im ure eok kab injin ṇe,” Jema ekar kapilōk tok eō. | “Okay, just stay there, because I'm going to drag one end of the board up on deck and through the doorway while you hold the other end; that way it won’t fall on you or the engine,” Father suggested. P677 | ipep |
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urōje | Kwōj kaaeñwāñwā kōn aṃ urōje. | You're creating noise by bothering him. | aeñwāñwā |
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ūrōje | Kwōn jab ūrōje. | Don't bother him. | ūrōj |
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urōk | Ewōr ke ri-anan ñan kōjro ñe kōjro etal in urōk? | Will we take along a chummer when we go bottom fishing? | anan |
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| Eoun urōk. | Line for bottom fishing in lagoon. | eo |
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uroor | Eolọke uroor in ni eṇ kōn aḷaḷ ṇe bwe ren wōtlọk. | Push on that bunch of green coconuts with that stick, so that they fall down. | eolọk |
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uror | Eub uror ṇe | That bunch of coconuts isn't ripe yet. | ub |
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| Emọ uror. | It's forbidden to kill. Don't kill. | uror |
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| Kwōn jab uror. | Thou shalt not kill. S5 | uror |
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| Ḷeo ri-karejeran ear kalbuuj kōn an kar uror. | His associate was charged with murder and imprisoned. | karejar |
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ūrōrmej | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ ūrōrmej. | Why don't you stop picking quarrels all the time? | ūrōj |
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urōt | Lale aṃ kūbboṇ bwe amentaklaḷ eo enaaj urōt eok | Keep it up and your stinginess will reap unhappy consequences for you. | amentaklaḷ |
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| Kein ar urōt jatin Ebōḷ. | Cain slew his brother Abel. | uror |
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urur | Baj lukkuun mejek ṃōk, āinwōt urur eṇ ej kilepḷọk. | And can you please keep watching because it looks like the light is getting bigger. P1123 | mejek |
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| Ejej jeṇ ej jab urur im kabōlbōl ilo wa eo. | There was no part of the boat that wasn’t lit and bright. P1150 | urur |
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| Eḷak urur ḷaaṃ eo ejako an marok ijo. | The flame came up and lit up the room. P534 | urur |
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US | US im RMI rej jeṃdoon kōn bujen ṇe ilōtaerro. | The US and the RMI are working together to meet their compact agreements.
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ut | Kwōn ḷōḷō albok bwe ren ḷak bōbōl (ebbōl) ekoṇ mejān ut ṇe utūṃ. | Make a garland with buds so when they bloom they'll fit closer together. | albok |
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| Ebbōl ut eṇ. | That flower is opening. | bōbōl |
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| Ekanooj aiboojoj bōbōl (ebbōl) in ut eṇ. | The blossoms of that bush are really beautiful. | bōbōl |
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| Kwōn kabbōl ut eṇ ṃokta jān aṃ bōke. | Make that flower open before you take it. | bōbōl |
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| Ta unin aṃ idikdiki ut ṇe | Why did you keep on shaking that flower tree? | idik |
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utak | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | bwije- |
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| Jekaro ej waḷọk jān utak in ni ilo iien eṇ ej jañin rup im jepeḷḷọk im waḷọk kwaḷini. | Jekaro comes from coconut shoots before the time when they haven’t yet broken and separated and small coconuts have appeared. S19 | jepel |
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| Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | jepjep |
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| Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | jidik illọk jidik |
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| Ṃokta, jej kakilen utak eo, bwe ñe eṃṃan joñan, jej jepe im eọuti, kọudpake, im kietake jidik. | First, we examine the shoot, so that if it is the right size, we trim and bind it, peel off its end, and bend it down a little. S19 | kakōlkōl |
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utakin | Eḷḷap utakin ni eṇ. | That coconut tree has big shoots. | utak |
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Utaṃwe | Utaṃwe in ebaj jelōt aolepāmmān wōt jidik. | This terrible situation really could have made us all all four of us go crazy. P1023 | aolep |
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| Iba kwaar pād iṃōn utaṃwe eṇ | Could it be that you were in the asylum? | iṃōn utaṃwe |
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| Utaṃwe ta ear kōṃṃane men in. | What nut did this? | utaṃwe |
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| Lio ippa ear utaṃwe iMājro | My wife gave birth at Majuro. | utaṃwe |
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| Ḷeeṇ utaṃwe bajjek | That guy's just a crackpot. | utaṃwe |
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utdikdiki | Ij utdikdiki ut kā bwe ren memourur (emmourur). | I'm sprinkling these flowers with water so they can flourish. | utdikdik |
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ute | Kwōn atrouk wōjḷā ṇe bwe en jab ute. | Cover that sail so that it doesn't get rained on. | atro |
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| Kwōn jab ute bwiḷāwut ṇe im kaboke. | Don't put the plywood under the rain otherwise it will warp. | bok |
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| Kwōn kailiiki bwe en ute kōj | Walk fast before the rain comes. | iliik |
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| Ṇaiṃōn wa ṇe bwe en jab kōjeje im ute. | Provide shelter for the boat to ward off the rain and sun. | ṇaiṃōn |
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uten | Elukkuun jejjet uten iiōk e. | The amount of water for the recipe is just right. | jejjet |
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utiej | Ear utiej ke ej pād ilo ami. | He was high in rank in the army. | ami |
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| Ejadin utiej im jidik wōt ammān arromi teeñki ko ie im jidik wōt ammān roñjake ainikien. | It was rather high and we could barely see its lights or hear the sound of its engine. P930 | arrom |
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| En jab daan utiej. | Don't make it so high. | daan |
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| Ñe eejaak enaaj lukkuun utiej. | When it is built (completely), it will be very tall. | ejej |
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| Ear jiṃalejlej meja ṇai raan ni utiej eo | I felt giddy in the tall coconut tree. | jiṃalejlej |
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utiejej | Kōmij tōprakḷọk wōt raan toḷ utiejej eo ak ejeekḷọk. | He started gasping for air upon our reaching the high mountain top. | jeekḷọk |
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utiejḷọk | An utiejḷọk ekaadpāiki | He's put on airs due to the promotion. | adpā |
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| Kōṃanṃan aṃ jerbal bwe kwōn utiejḷọk. | Do a good job so you can be promoted. | aṃ |
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util | Ñe iar jab util, inaaj kar jorrāān. | If I wasn't coordinated, I would have hurt myself. | util |
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| Kwōmake util. | You sure know your way around. | util |
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| Ij kab kar lo an Bojin eo util. | I had never seen the Boatswain so physically fit and lively. P1194 | util |
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| Itūrrọọlin util de eo, eñeo ejab pedo ak ejutak wōt im pojak. | His was the circling movement of an agile person such that he didn't fall but stood poised and ready. | itūrrọọl |
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utōṃ | Etteiñ utōṃ ilo aebōj eṇ. | Draw some water for your bath at the cistern. | utō- |
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| Eor ke utōṃ? | Have you got bathing water? | utō- |
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utōn | Lale aṃ aḷok bwe enāj rọọl utōn wūno kaṇe arro. | Beware of breaking the taboos or our medicines will bring on adverse effects. | aḷok |
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| Ejejjet utōn likōbla in. | This likōbla is well prepared. | likōbla |
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| Raij utōn jekaro | Rice cooked in jekaro | utō- |
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| Erọọl utōn. | He's gone crazy. | utō- |
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| “Mmmm, a ejejjet wōt utōn in kọpe,” Bojin eo eba. | “Mmmm, this is how coffee ought to taste,” the Boatswain said. P284 | utō- |
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utōn-jekarouk | Ear utōn-jekarouk raij eo. | He cooked the rice in jekaro | utōn-jekaro |
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utōr | Ewi jellen wa eo ālkin utōr eo | How was the boat after the storm. | jellen |
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utọr | Rōpeḷḷọk deñḷọk ko ilo utọr jidik eo. | The feather decorations blew away during the sqall. | deñḷọk |
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| “Iḷak lale eṃṃan ñe kōjjel bar kōrrọọl waj aḷaḷ ñan lowa im kọkọṇi ṃokta jān an buñ utọr ṇe im kōjjeplōklōki. | “I think we should bring all the lumber back in and put it away before the wind and rain pick up again and spread them all around in the water. P736 | rọọl |
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| “Eṃṃan ippa,” Bojin eo eba. “Im ñe je ḷoor ḷōmṇak in, ekwe jen ṃōkaj ṃokta jān an wōtlọk utọr ṇe bwe enaaj ejjeḷọk iien. | “It sounds good to me,” the Boatswain said, “but if that’s the plan, let’s do it quickly before the storm starts up; we don’t have much time. P739 | utọr |
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| Wa eo ear aikuj kaijikmeto ālikin an kar po im peḷọk ippān utọr eo | The canoe had to determine its location after it had to furl it sail and drift with the rain squall. | kajikmeto |
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utpāj | Kwōn utpāj bwe eṃōkaj ḷọk | Make plain flower wreaths because it's simpler. | utpāj |
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| Enana utpāj bwe rej jab aiboojoj. | Plain flower wreaths are not attractive. | utpāj |
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Utrōk | Eaelōñkeini ḷọk Mājro jān Utrōk. | Majuro grows more Aelōñkein bananas than Utrik. | Aelōñ-kein |
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utū | Tūṃtok juon utū ilo radikdik ko. | Pick me a flower from the small branches. | radikdik |
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utūkaḷ | Kōm ar alwōj utūkaḷ. | We went to a burlesque show. | utūkaḷ |
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Utūkaḷe | Utūkaḷe bwe etutu. | Take off his diapers because they are wet. | utūkaḷ |
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utūṃ | Kwōn ḷōḷō albok bwe ren ḷak bōbōl (ebbōl) ekoṇ mejān ut ṇe utūṃ. | Make a garland with buds so when they bloom they'll fit closer together. | albok |
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utute | Kwōn jab utute eok | Don't stay in the rain. | utute |
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uwaak | Ejerata ḷokwan an jerbal kōn an kijoñ ajriin uwaak. | Whatever he does always gets fouled up in the end because he relies on child help. | ajriin uwaak |
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| Kwaajriin uwaak aṃ jerbal. | Your actions are based on child labor. | ajriin uwaak |
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| Baj akajeūṃ ke epen aṃ uwaak. | You're such a V.I.P. it's difficult to get you to answer the question. | akaje |
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| Iar añōtñōt ñane im ṃōk ak ear jab uwaak. | I importuned him so much that I got tired, but he didn't answer. | añōtñōt |
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| “Ejino tak ak eban lukkuun alikkar bwe ej jañin apdik an boṇ lañ,” Bojin eo eṃōkaj im uwaak. | “A little bit, but it won’t be very clear because the clouds are in the way and moving slowly,” the Boatswain quickly answered. P700 | apdik |
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uwaake | Eaajriin uwaake lieṇ | She's known for relying on children to do chores for her. | ajriin uwaak |
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| “Ewi toon aō kar babu?” Kapen eo ejab uwaake Jema ak ebaj kajjitōk. | “How long have I been lying down?” the Captain didn’t ask Father specifically, but just asked. P1227 | ewi |
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| Kapen eo ekar itan uwaake ak ejikrōk Jema im kōnono ippān ḷōḷḷap eo. | The Captain was going to answer him but then Father arrived and started talking with the old man. P100 | jikrōk |
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| Kapen eo ekar jab kijer im uwaake Bojin eo ak ekar kōnono ḷọk ṃōṃkaj ñan Jema. | The Captain didn’t answer the Boatswain and instead started talking to Father. P869 | kijer |
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| Kwaar uwaake ke kajjitōk eo an? | Did you answer his question? | uwaak |
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uwaakin | Ajriin uwaakin kōrā eṇ enaaj kōjerataiki. | Her relying so much on child help will be her downfall. | ajriin uwaak |
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| Uwaakin kajjitōk kein aō make rōkar waḷọk tokālik. | I would soon have the answers to my questions. P593 | make |
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uwaan | Elōñ uwaan ami eo an Amedka. | The U.S. Army has a lot of men. | ami |
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| Ebar or ke uwaan nuknuk e? | Are there any more of this kind of clothing? | uwaan |
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| Jete uwaan jar eo ej itok? | How many are in the group that's coming? | uwaan |
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| Ej jab aelọk uwaan kakūtōtō bwe epedet armej. | He's obviously of a naughty sort because he's too forward in his actions. | uwaan kakūtōtō |
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uwaañañ | Ta ṇe kwōj uwaañañ kake | What are you hollering about. | uwaañañ |
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| Ear uwaañañ ke ij deñḷọke. | He howled when I spanked him. | uwaañañ |
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uwaṇ | Ej jañin ḷōmṇak in uwaṇ. | He did not even have gray hair yet. P33 | uwaṇ |
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uwe | Kwaajukubḷọk jān ña innām kwōn uwe. | You limp more than I do so get on the truck. | ajjukub |
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| “Kapen e ej ba kwōn uwe tok in kōttare ioon wa e,” iāliji ḷọk ñan ḷōḷḷap eo ej jutak ioon wab eo. | “The Captain says you should come onboard and wait for him on the boat,” I repeated to the old man standing on the dock. P65 | ālij |
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| Ij keememej ḷọk wōt ke ikar uwe ippān Jema kab ruo ṃōṃaan ilo juon booj jidikdik eo roñoul ruo ne aitokan im jiljino ne depakpakin. | I still remember when I sailed with Father and two other men on a small boat that was twenty-two feet long and six feet wide. P1 | depakpak |
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| Ejjeḷọk emaroñ bar uwe bwe edouj wa e. | No more can get on as this boat is overcrowded as it is. | douj |
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| Eḷaññe iar jab nañinmej inaaj uwe ilo wa eo. | If I didn't get sick I might have gone on the boat. | eḷaññe |
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uweo | Eabōḷe eoon tebōḷ uweo. | There are lots of apples on that table over there. | abōḷ |
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| Ājinḷọk ṃōñā bao e jān bao uweo. | This chicken is fitter to eat than that one over there. | āj |
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| Dedeinke wiik uweo tok juon naaj iien an niñniñ eo nejū kemem im iabwin jako jāne. | And because the week after next will be my son’s first birthday and I really don’t want to miss it. P95 | dedeinke |
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| Juon uweo iia irilik. | There is a rainbow to the west. | iia |
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| Ṃōjab uweo. | That house way over there. | jab |
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uweoḷọk | Kukuṃliklik (Ikkuṃliklik) eo uweoḷọk. | There goes the hunchback. | kukuṃliklik |
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uwi | Eḷap an uwi jerobbwā in Wōjjā. | Jerobbwā from Wotje are tasty. | jorobbwā |
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| Nemān uwi in ea in ej jāālel tok? | Where is the smell of cooking fish wafting this way from? | nām |
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uwōjak | Ekadek em uwōjak ilo kuḷab eo. | He got drunk and caused a ruckus in the clubhouse. | uwōjak |
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| Rej ja ṃōṃōṇōṇō wōt kōn men ko kijeer ak etōbtōb tok juon ḷañe kakūtōtō im uwōjak. | While they were enjoying their little bits of food, a big naughty skipjack came over and started causing a commotion. P386 | tōbtōb |
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uwōjaki | Ettōr tok juon ḷooj im uwōjaki awal im kwarkwar ko itōrerein wa eo. | A false albacore swam toward us and caused minnows and sardines to leap out of the water around the boat. P114 | aol |
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| Ettōr tok juon ḷooj im uwōjaki awal im kwarkwar ko itōrerein wa eo. | A false albacore swam toward us and caused minnows and sardines to leap out of the water around the boat. P114 P114 | uwōjak |
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Uwọk | Uwọk, āinwōt kwōjeḷā injin, ḷe | Gee, I didn't know you were a mechanic. | uwọk |
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| Ta le uwọk! | What in tarnation! | uwọk |
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uwur | Eḷap tata ilo Ṃajeḷ nañinmej in uwur, pokpok, kab jiemetak. | The most common sicknesses are head colds, coughs, and abdominal pain. S7 | jiemetak |
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| Eḷap tata ilo Ṃajeḷ nañinmej in uwur, pokpok, kab jiemetak. | The most common sicknesses are head colds, coughs, and abdominal pain. S7 | nañinmej |
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| Eḷap tata ilo Ṃajeḷ nañinmej in uwur, pokpok, kab jiemetak. | The most common sicknesses are head colds, coughs, and abdominal pain. S7 | pokpok |
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| Eḷap tata ilo Ṃajeḷ nañinmej in uwur, pokpok, kab jiemetak. | The most common sicknesses are head colds, coughs, and abdominal pain. S7 | uwur |