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kahuna rijọubwe
Kanaka
Kanaka, derogatory. kōṇakō
Katsuwonus
a fish, bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis. ḷōjabwil
kawakawa
a fish, false albacore or kawakawa. ḷooj
keel kiiḷ
canoe keel made from kōñe wood. erer
keel over. jepewa
low keel. kaplep
keel-haul tuṃaḷ
keen kkañ
keen vision. loḷọkjeṇ
keep dāpdep
able to keep wits during crisis. lọḷe
belt keeper. tāānjen
keep going. etal wōt
keep in touch with. kkeini
keep on. ekwekwe,
pen in deo
keep onẹs cool. kōmmaanwa
keeping a ball in the air by kicking (anidep (haniydep)). jaja
keepsake. jolōt
not able to keep secrets. bbōk
to keep as a pet. nājnej
to keep awake during the usual hours of sleep. kōmja
unable to keep still. ne ṃakūtkūt
understand how to keep temper. kōmmaanwa
keg jepukpuk
kernel kwōle
kernel of spongy meat inside coconut that has just started to sprout. bōḷoñar
kerosene karjin
smell of kerosene. kkarjinjin
use kerosene. lekarjin
ketch jikuna
kettle kōṃa
tea kettle. tibat
key
also a ripe key of pandanus. bōb
bunch of pandanus keys. ajjen
butt of pandanus key. ṃak
discarded pandanus key. ār
dry key of pandanus fruit. pej
inner end of a single pandanus key. kiār
pandanus key, sprouted. wūnpej
pull keys off pandanus. ḷotḷot
two pandanus keys joined together. piro
key
off key, voice. bōna
key ki
khaki kaki
kick bwijbwij, bwijjik, jaṃ, jebwij, jjuur, juuj
backkick in kickball. jaṃlik
kick feet in swimming. bwijeae
kick out. joḷọk
play kickball. anidep
sidekick in kickball. jeṃkat
kid ajri
to kid. kōjak
kidney deke in jibke
lower sides of back, kidney area. aeo
kill ṃanṃan, uror
kill in the night. jjọñ
kill singly. jjoñjoñ
kill someone during a typhoon in anticipation of shortage of food. okjānḷañ
killed in battle. jak
to kill. ṃōrō
killer clam
a shell, killer clam. tōkale
kill-joy
a kill-joy. jaṃṃōṇōṇō
kin erṃwe, nukwi
matrilineal kin. jowi
kind jouj, kain, rot, tor, turot
be kind to. jeḷāṇae
kind of. uwaan
kindhearted. jouj
kindness. jouj
please, would you kindly. ṃōk
unkind. jememe
kindle tok
king bwio, irooj, kiiñ
a game, king of the mountain. kojuwa
kingdom aelōñin kiiñ
kingfish
a fish, kingfish. al
a fish, kingfish, Caranx fulvoguttatus Forskal. rewa
kink jāliñiñ
kinky. ṃōjālūlū
kinky, of hair. iñiñ
kiss mejenma, uṃṃa
French kiss. lojojo
kitchen ṃōn kuk
KITCO Kūtko
kite liṃaakak
fly a kite. liṃaakak
kleptomania pānāpnep
knack jeḷā kuṇaa-, kapeel, mejādik
knead ñal
knead preserved breadfruit. tola
to roll in a kneading way. ṃabwil
knee bukwe
kneed
knock-kneed. māro
kneel bukwelōlō, juubkwe
kneel or bend over. kapijpij
knife di
knife, small, not folding. bakbōk
long knife. jāje
pierce with knife. bwiār
pocket knife. ṇaib
smooth with a knife. eọr
stick with spear, knife, or needle, etc.. lōlō
knit āj
knock
almost knocked out. ṃajōjō
knock down coconuts from tree. nnōk
knock off. depdep
knocking. ḷḷaḷḷaḷ
to knock. kaḷḷaḷḷaḷ
knock-knee
knock-kneed. māro
knock-out
knock-out, pretty. kōjaij
knoll bat
knot booj
a knot. boḷan
a special kind of knot. annor
be knotted. booj
knot in divination. bo,
bwe
knot of hair, women. bujek
knot, in wood. bōke
shoestring knot. korak
tie a knot in string or rope. bubu
twist the hair into a knot. bujek
know jeḷā
know better. mañ
know by heart. kkiil
know how to. jeḷā
know how to maneuver. jeḷā kōppeḷak
know how to take care of. jeḷāṇae
know onẹs way around. ṃōṃō in,
util
known by only a few. anjejjo
not know. jaje,
ñak
not know which way to go. añjebwāālel
knowledge jeḷā ḷọkjeṇ
insufficient knowledge. jeḷā jabjab
intuition and knowledge possessed by certain expert Marshallese navigators using traditional methods. kabuñpet
knowledgeable, resourceful. wājepdik
seek knowledge. jitdaṃ
knuckle mọkwōj
kooky taṇo
Kuhlia
a fish, Pacific sea perch, Kuhlia taeniura (Mejit.). kōnān
a fish, stripey, Kuhlia taeniura. jerwōt
kwashiorkor jeje
Kyphosus
a fish, chub or rudder fish, Kyphosus vaigiensis. pājrōk
a fish, rudder fish, Kyphosus vaigiensis (Eniwetak). rōnna
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