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babble aplo
baby niñniñ
aboriginal womeṇs skirts, now used as a baby's mat. ed
baby bird, sooty tern, memej. jipila
baby birds. kābwil
babysit. kaajiriri
fat and healthy, usually referring to a baby. ṃọkulkul
nurse a baby (or a situation). kaajiriri
short tempered, cry-baby, provoked. kwi
soft spot on baby's head. mọñ
stillborn baby. kọ
bachelor ḷajinono
back āliki-
back of a fish. aeṃaan
back up. pāāk,
rie
back, after (see also liki-). ālikin
backkick in kickball. jaṃlik
carry a person on one's back. kuku
come back. rọọl
come back in order to (contraction of rọọltok in {rawaltekʷ yin}). rọọltōn
directional, enclitic, backward or toward the ocean side. lik
fall on one's back. jarleplep,
jedtak,
rotak
go backward. jenliklik,
wanlik
hunchback. kukuṃliklik
in back of. lik
lie on back as result of accident. jedtak
lie on one's back with no regard to surroundings or people.. jarleplep
look back. ālokorkor
lower sides of back, kidney area. aeo
see ālikin 'after' and liki-. after, outside, back. ālkin
see lik. back, ocean side. ilikin
taken aback. baaj
turn back. rọọl
turn the back on someone. ālkurkur
walk with the hands clasped behind the back. enliklik
back and forth
go back and forth. ito-itak
hop back and forth on both feet. kōṃajoñjoñ
roll back and forth. jabwilbwil
backbone dilep
backwash
wash, as a wave or backwash. tọr
bacteria kij
bad nana
bad case of skin disease (koko {kewkew}). keḷe
bad luck. jerata
bad odor. bwiin-nana,
bwiin-puwaḷ
in a bad mood. nana taṃṃwi-
see nana. bad. enana
speak taboo words that may bring bad luck. ḷakajeṃ
talk bad about someone. kōnana
use bad language. tepiḷ
baffle
baffled. pok
bag pāāk
baggy. pidtoto
open a bag or basket. kōjjād
twine for sewing up the mouth of a bag. enneok
baggage ṃweiuk
bail bakkiiñ
bail out. ālur
bail out water from canoe or boat. ānen
bailer. lem
bait anan
fish bait. mọọr
fishing method, line fishing inside lagoon using hermit crab for bait while at anchor. rupe oṃ
fishing method, line fishing outside lagoon, usually on lee side and fairly close to shore, for flying fish, using sand crab for bait. rōjep
fishing method, occasional jerking of line to lure a fish to the bait or jig. kooral
fishing method, use fishpole at night with either lure or bait. tōto
give bait. paane
live bait. jowāmuur
prepare bait. kaatat
prepare bait from a plant. kabūt
rinse bait. lije
stone upon which bait or chum is mashed. jinṃa
to use bait. mọọrọr
bake uṃ
a food, bundled and baked spongy meat of sprouted coconut. iutūr
a food, diluted starch baked in coconut spathe in earth oven. kōlọwutaktak
a food, plain baked ripe breadfruit. mejāliraan
a food, preserved breadfruit boiled or baked without wrapping. koḷeiaat
a food, spongy meat of sprouted coconut baked in its shell. iuwuṃuṃ
bake, usually in earth oven. uṃuṃ
baked breadfruit. liped
baked pandanus. edouṃ
balance bwe, peḷan
unbalanced. tōplik tōpar
well-balanced. jokkun wōt juon
balcony tōñaak
bald piḷōḷ
bald head. oḷūb
Balistapus
a fish, reef triggerfish, Balistapus rectangulus/aculeatus. iṃiṃ
balk apañ, itweḷọk
balking. perper
ball bọọḷ
a food, balls of preserved breadfruit sweetened and boiled in coconut oil. makillō
a game played with a ball and two columns of cans stacked on top of one another.. baani
a game, played with pebbles and ball, similar to dice game. ḷuḷu
backkick in kickball. jaṃlik
ball made from pandanus leaves. anidep
fly ball, in baseball. tōkai
ground ball in baseball. kōro
make balls. bobo
native ball game. anidep
play kickball. anidep
sidekick in kickball. jeṃkat
ballast bọḷōj, jooṇ
balloon bujeeñ, bujentōṃa
ballot pọḷot
balsa
balsa driftwood. wōj,
wūj
bamboo bae, koba
ban mọ
banana keeprañ
a food, cooked and pounded breadfruit, taro, bananas, or nuts mixed with grated coconut. wūdeñ
a plant, a general term for banana. pinana
bunch of bananas. āj,
uror
hand of bananas. ajjen
stalk inside bunch of bananas or breadfruit. perañ
band korak
band around ankles used in climbing trees. kae
band, used for tying torches made from fronds. ida
rubber band. liko
band
musical band. paan
bandage kokor, korak, kwarkor, rojroj
bandaged, tied up, wrapped up. korkor
bang
bang, as of gun. bokkoḷọk
bangle pāāñkōḷ
bangs
wear hair in bangs. kọkwe
banish kalia, kọbaj
bank
to bank, of airplanes. lā
bank
bank, financial. pāāñ
bankrupt būrook, pāāñkōrab
banquet keemem, ṃōñāin kōjab
baptize peptaij
bar
exposed and stony bar. ṇa
sandbar, usually not covered even at high tide. bok
bar baar
barb jalōb, kāāj
barbaric awiia
barbecue jinkadool, tōtaak
barber ri-ṃwijbar
bare keelwaan, koḷeiaat, ṃañke
barefoot
go barefoot. jintōb
bargain pepe
barge
flat-bottom barge. ḷaita
barge in
barge in on s.o. tōbtōb
bark
outer bark of tree. kilwōd
bark
to bark, of dogs. rorror,
wañ
barkentine
a barkentine. ripitwōdwōd
barnacles dile
barometer kein katu
barque baak
barracuda
a fish, barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda. jujukōp
a fish, barracuda, Sphyraena forsteri. jure
a fish, barracuda, Sphyraena forsteri. ñiitwa
barrel jepukpuk, tūraṃ
empty gasoline barrel. kaajliiñ
barren orañe, war
barricade me
barrier apañ
high barrier reef. ubatak
Barringtonia
a plant, Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz. (Barringtoniaceae). wōp
barter jobai
basalt
basaltic rock which floats. tilaan
base ḷoñtak, pedped, wūn
base, foundation, bottom, stem, trunk. dāpi-
see un. reason, basis, base. unin
see wūn. base. wūnin
base
first base. bōōj
second base. jekōn
third base. tōōt
baseball iakiu
a game, Marshallese womeṇs baseball. ejjebaō
baseball catcher. kiaj,
kajji
baseball field. kūraaṇto
baseball glove. kurob
baseball pitcher. pijja
bat, baseball. bōtta
fly ball, in baseball. tōkai
ground ball in baseball. kōro
inning in baseball. teeñ
play baseball. iakiu
pop-up, in baseball. tōkai
runs, in a baseball game. deḷọñ
see kiaj. baseball catcher. kiaaj
wear a baseball glove. kurobrob
bashful abje, jejookok
basic
basic components of. utō-
Basidiomycetes
a plant, toadstool, Auricularia ampla Persoon and other earlike Basidiomycetes (fungi). Rogers. lọjilñin kijdik
basin pejin
basis pedped, wūn, wūnin
see un. reason, basis, base. unin
basket iep
a basket. buwar
a basket for bearing tribute to a chief. kōle
basket in which chiefs store left-overs. perañ
braid a handle of a basket. pirōkrōk
carry in a basket with long handle slung over shoulder. aduwado
catch with net or basket. bọur
fishing basket. ṃōṃar
hand basket of fine weave. bōjọ
kind of basket. aduwado,
jāli
large basket. iepān ṃaal,
kilōk
open a bag or basket. kōjjād
possessive classifier, flowers, medals, necklaces, or fishing baskets. ṃarō-
small basket. jepe
small basket, two handles, made from fronds. banonoor
wrap in basket or leaves. tūrtūr
bass
a fish, bass, Plectropomus truncatus. akajin
a fish, bass, Plectropomus truncatus. jowanurọñ
a fish, bass, Plectropomus truncatus. jọwe
a fish, bass, Variola louti. ikmid
a fish, bass, Variola louti. kanbōk
a fish, bass, Variola louti. oḷaḷo
a fish, giant sea bass, Promicrops lanceolatus/truncatus. jọwe
a fish, giant sea bass, Promicrops truncatus. jowāme
bass peij
bat
bat, baseball. bōtta
Batavian parrotfish audaṃ
batch baru
a batch. lelkan
bath
bathe, take a bath. tutu
bathing water of. utō-
place for bathing. jiadel
possessive classifier, bathing water. utō-
provide with bathing water. ṇautō-
royal bathing pool in old days. juwadel
seldom bathe. mijak dān
seldom bathe (see tutu {tiwtiw}). jattutu
take a bath. tulọk
bathing
bathing place. jikin tutu
Bathybembix
A shell, Trochidae, Bathybembix aeola. jidduul
batter iiōk
battery pātōre
charge a battery. jaaj
battle
battleship. ṃōnwa
fight a battle. tariṇae
get ready for battle. jabwea
killed in battle. jak
one who flees from battle. pikōt
see tariṇae. battle, war. rūttariṇae
signal made on the end of the kie of a canoe signifying battle. jubwij
bawl liṃō
bawl out. lilu
bay ḷam, peñak
bayonet jāje
be or
be doing something. ej
be formerly, used to be. jọ
be in progress. ej,
ij
be left. pād
be more like it. jejjet
be somewhere. pād
be under the impression. ba wōt
see ban. be unable. iban
see ej be doing, be in progress. kwōj
see ej be doing, be in progress. kwōj
see ej be doing, be in progress. kwōj
see ej be doing, be in progress. kwōj
see ej. be doing. ij
see maroñ. be able. imaroñ
see maroñ. be able. komaroñ
see maroñ. be able. kwōmaroñ
see or. be. ewōr
see tūṃ. be late. etūṃ
to be on both sides. kōjab
to be to. en
transitive form of bokbok {bekʷbekʷ} be sandy. boke
beach tarkijet
at the lagoon beach. iar
beach a boat for maintenance purposes. tọọk
beach a canoe to the water line. jidaak
lagoon beach. ar,
parijet
lagoon beach of. are
land edge of beach. kappe
landward side of beach. ioonkappe
place for beaching canoes. towa
see ar. lagoon beach. iarin
to beach canoe or vessel. ār
beacon jatiraito, kōmram
bead
foreign beads. pinid
perspiration beads. būḷuuddik
beak bọti
beam
beam of a house. tur
canoe part, two beams to which apet {hapẹt} are lashed. kie
beam
sunbeam. koonaḷ
bean
beans. piin
bear
bear a burden. inene
bear fruit. jebar,
le
bear fruit, of pandanus. wūd
bear many flowers. uwa
bear much fruit. uwa
bear offspring. kōmmour,
kaliklik
bear tales. bōbōk
incapable of bearing offspring, of women only. orañe,
war
see le. fruit, bear fruit. leen
sporadic in bearing, of trees. jepāl
start to bear fruit, of coconuts. eọ
to bear some hardship. kajumej
bear pāār
bear hug. jiburlep
beard kwōdeak
thick beard. debọkut
beat lij, kapipā, orā, ṃanṃan, pejaju, piit
beat regular time to music, pace. buñtōn
beat upon. penpen
beating of the waves. depdep
chant and urge someone on by beating on a drum. piniktak
club used for beating coconut husk for sennit. jidjid
eat fish while fishing, beat up someone badly. kōmennañ
fast beating of heart in fear. kūkūṃkūṃ
given to wife-beating. ḷaire
beat
be beat. kajjinōk,
mejjeeḷ
beating
place for beating coconut husks after soaking in preparation for making sennit. ṃōṃal
beatitude lọudiñdiñ
beautiful deọ, kōjaij, ṃōtañ, oḷeọ, wōj
a very beautiful female. to-jān-lañ
beautifully arranged. pepānpān
extremely beautiful woman. to-jān-lañ
beauty
a rare beauty. to-jān-lañ
beauty spot. il meej,
ilmeej
because bwe, kōn, kōnke
because of. kake
because, already. dedeinke
beckon
beckon with the hand, downward motion. jeeaaḷ
become erom, jerkan
becoming
unbecoming. jekkar
bed peet
bed (old word used in Bible). aoj
bedlam pok
bee pi
beef kanniōkin kau, kau
corned beef. kọọnpiip
beer pia
before ṃaa-, ṃokta, ṃōṃōkaj
befriend jerā
beg owar, tūbḷotak
beg for food. kōjṃaal,
kōkkau,
uññar
beg insistently. akweḷap
beget keotak
begin bwilik ṃaan, jerkan, jijino
beginning. buñ
come about, begin to have. er-
see jijino. begin. jinoe
to begin. ruprupjọkur
to begin going. bweradik
behavior kōṃṃan, ṃanit, ṃūtō-, ṃwil
behead jebbar
behind āliki-, lik, liki, ḷokwa-
see lik. ocean side, outside, behind. likin
behold lo
being
human being. armej
belch wūlik
believe lōke
"I doṇt believe it!". eban
believe, faith, creed, pious. tōmak
not believe. jālōke
bell peeḷ
sound of a bell or something rung. tōññōḷọk
Bellatrix
Bellatrix in Orion. Legend says Ḷāātbweinbar has a basket (Jāli) which he carries to Ḷōkañebar, who eats contents, thereby nourishing his bright face. the bearer however does not partake, hence his pale face. Ḷāātbwiinbar
bellicose wōtan
belligerent wōtan
bellow uwaañañ
belly je
crawl on the belly. wāār
Belone
a fish, needlefish, Belone platyura. tak
belong
belonging to. aa-,
wōja-
belonging
see aa-. belonging to: possessive classifier. aṇ
belove
beloved. jitōnbōro,
wōlbo
below iuṃwi-, laḷ
see laḷ. below, earth. ilaḷ
belt kañūr
belt keeper. tāānjen
wear a belt. kañūrñūr
bench jea
bend dukwal, kukbōl
bend forward and down. jillọk
bend toward. ṃal-
to bend. ālkwōj,
kiel
to bend down, of coconut shoots only. kietak
beneath iuṃwi-
benediction jarin kōjeraaṃṃan
benefit jipañ
benevolence jouj
benign ineeṃṃan, jouj
bent kob
bent back. ālkōk
bent over. ālokjak,
kukuṃliklik
bequest amṇak
bereave būroṃōj
visit the bereaved. ilomej
beriberi pere
berry kwōle, lippiru
berserk wūdeakeak
berth wab
beseech owar
beseige
beseige a city. nitbwil
beside turu-
beside oneself with fear. ḷọkjenaa-
stand beside. kōjab
best
do one's best. kattūkat
bet peta
"You bet!". ekōjkan
call a bet in poker. wadu
raise a bet. peta
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse in Orion. Ḷōkañebar
betray ketak, kinaak, liaakḷọk
betroth koba
between kōtaa-
in between. jāpo,
loñ
bevel pābōḷ
beverage dān
a beverage, diluted coconut sap. jeruru
beverage of. lime-
like alcoholic beverages. ṇompe
not sweet, of beverages. jatōk
see lime-. beverage. liṃōṃ
strong liquor, alcoholic beverage. dānnin kadek
yeast beverage. iij
bevy baru
bewail
bewail one's state. aoḷ
beware kōjparok
interjection: "beware!". iọuwọ
bewilder
bewildered. pok
bewitch kokọọl
beyond jiṃa
beyond the point of. kōptata
Bezoardicella
Morum macandrewi/teramachii or Bezoardicella decussata/areola or Phalium glauca. jilel
bias kalijekḷọk
biased. jep
Bible Baibōḷ
possessive classifier, children, pets, money, watches, or Bible. nāji-
bib-overalls būrijōōt
bicker akwāāl
bickering. bowōd
bicycle baajkōḷ
bicycle pedal. patōḷ
bid pet
bide kattar
big kilep, ḷap
big shot. ḷaikaalal,
pālu
big toe. addi-lep
biggest. ḷaptata
see ḷap. big. eḷap
see ḷap. big. eḷḷap
big shot kāājāj
big wheel ḷakkūk
big-eye
a fish, big-eye or burgy. kie
a fish, big-eye or burgy, Monotaxis grandoculis. mejọkut
a fish, big-eye or burgy, Monotaxis grandoculis. ṃōjani
a fish, big-eyed or goggle-eyed scad fish or horse mackerel, Trachurops crumenophthalmus. pāti
bigot jep
bike
motorbike. wōtbai
bile at
bill piiḷ
billiard
billiards. piliet
light touching in billiards. kij
billow ñōl
bind lelok, liāp, loklok, pọpo, rojroj, tāte
bind with sennit. eọeo
binocular
binoculars. baiklaaj
biography bwebwenatoun mour an juon armej
biology katak kōn mour
bird bao
a big sea bird. Kwe
a bird. o,
rapit
a bird that sings at dawn. lọjiraan
a bird, black noddy, Anous tenuirostris. jekad
a bird, black-footed albatross, Diomedea nigripes. le
a bird, black-naped tern, Sterna sumatrana. keār
a bird, blue-faced booby, Sula dactylatra. lōḷḷap
a bird, blue-gray noddy, Procelsterna caerulea. lọun Pikaar
a bird, bristle-thighed curlew, Numenius tahitiensis. kōkkōk
a bird, brown booby, Sula leucogaster. kaḷo
a bird, brown noddy, Anous stolidus. pejwak
a bird, crane, black kabaj. melmelea
a bird, crane, black and white spotted kabaj. kekebuona
a bird, crane, white kabaj. keke
a bird, crested tern, Thalasseus bergii. keār
a bird, found on Midway Island. kōjat
a bird, golden plover, Pluvialis dominica. kwōlej
a bird, golden plover, black variety, in breeding plumage. ḷakeke
a bird, great frigate bird, Fregata minor. ak
a bird, great frigate bird, Fregata minor. toorlōñ
a bird, gull. kūṃake
a bird, laysan albatross, Diomedea immutabilis. le
a bird, lessor frigate bird, Fregata ariel. ak
a bird, lessor frigate bird, Fregata ariel. toorlōñ
a bird, long-tailed New Zealand cuckoo, Urodynamis taitensis. wūdej
a bird, mallard, Anas platyrhynchos. roñanpat
a bird, Micronesian pigeon, Ducula oceanica. ṃuḷe
a bird, northern shoveler, Anas clypeata. roñanpat
a bird, red-footed booby. uteṇ
a bird, red-footed booby, Sula sula. nana
a bird, red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda. ḷokwājek
a bird, reef heron, Egretta sacra. kabaj
a bird, ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres. aerār
a bird, ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres. kōtkōt
a bird, sanderling, Crocethia alba. kwōl
a bird, semi-palmate sandpiper, Ereunetes pusillus. kwōl
a bird, short-eared owl, Asio flammeus. lijeṃao
a bird, short-eared owl, Asio flammeus. ṃao
a bird, sleeps in holes, similar to pejwak. jādṃūṃ
a bird, slender-billed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris. māntōl
a bird, small, about the size of a butterfly, lives in rocks around the shores of the Northwest Marshalls, smells sweet. annañ
a bird, sooty shearwater, Puffinus griseus. māntōl
a bird, sooty tern, Sterna fuscata. memej
a bird, wandering tattler, Heteroscelus incanum. kidid
a bird, whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus. kowak
a bird, white sea gull. mānnimuuj
a bird, white tern, Gygis alba. mejọ
a bird, white-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus. jipkorōj
a bird, wild duck. rañ
a catch of fish, crabs, or birds. koṇa-
a flock of birds flying over a school of fish. la,
wūnaak
a legendary bird. ao
a pet bird that flies away and never returns. lumọọrḷọk
a white sea bird. bōrōj
baby bird, sooty tern, memej. jipila
baby birds. kābwil
bird just getting first wing feathers and not big enough to eat. kāwur
bird trap. mejḷat
birdcall. kuur
birds feeding on surface of the ocean, diving and flying up again. ṃōt
birds flying looking for fish. wūnaak
catch birds at night. jejọñ
catch sleeping birds by hand. jejoñ
defecate from trees, of birds. de,
edde
dive of birds or planes. lōkā
flight of a group of birds or planes. depouk
flock of birds. iur,
kōjwad
flock of birds fishing. ḷae
look for birds. juakak
pit for bird fight. nit
place where birds, fish, or clams gather. ajañ
pluck feathers from a bird. tōtemakil
possessive classifier, fish, crabs, or birds. koṇa-
snare for catching birds. keepep
tall tree where seabirds sleep. joor
trap for catching birds. kūṃōōr
tree in which birds roost and defecate. jade
watch birds alight to locate roost. akajok
watch birds to locate roost. akade
young birds or animals. koon
birth ḷotak
afterbirth. kiliblib
birthmark, dark. buwak
birthplace dear and inherited. jānnibadbad
childbirth. utaṃwe
contractions during childbirth. kōḷo
give birth. kōmmour,
keotak
light birthmark. jao
stillbirth. jibuñ
woman who just gave birth. kūrae
birthday raanin ḷotak
birthday party. keemem
biscuit petkōj
a food, biscuits and flour cooked together in water. kōpjeḷtak
biscuits. būreej
bit
bits. tipdikdik
broken in bits. pedakilkil
little bit. jibbūñ,
jibūñ
bitch kidu
bite kūk, kūkij
bite lips. aṃtōk
bite the dust. ñarñar
eat with oversize bites. kuborbor
biting
not biting, of fish (see kūk {kik}). jakkūk
not biting, of fish. (see ṃōñā {ṃegay}). jaṃōñā
bitt
a bitt, as used on boats. pet
bitter meọ
smell or taste sour or bitter, as milk, vinegar, or rice soup, etc.. meñ
bivalve
a clam, bivalve. jenọ
a shell, small bivalve clam. kalibok
a shell, small bivalve, clam. kọnōt
close parts, as bivalve. kūkim
muscle in a bivalve. kōjjeṃ
sand clam, bivalve. jukkwe
blab
blabber-mouth. bōbōk,
tōtal
black ditōb, kilmeej
a bird, black noddy, Anous tenuirostris. jekad
black carbon on lantern chimney, used to blacken tattoos. ṃaṃōj
black magic. kōkōpāl,
tōtabōn
black magic performed by a sorcerer using a husked coconut. kaurur jiañ
pitch black, said of nights. innijek
pitchblack. maroklep
rub in black carbon on tattoos. iteṃaṃōj
black magic
black magic to stun sharks from attacking. anjin-pako
black magic to turn someone amicable. anjin-wōlbo
to do black magic on a fisherman to make him not catch fish (used against a fisherman who usually catches many fish).. bōkjān koṇa-
bladder bok
variant form of bok {bẹkʷ} bladder. bo
blade
blade of machete. mejān jāje
blame kōmmatōr, ṇa-ruon
blame someone or something. jekpen
bland mera
blanket būḷañkōj, kọọj
blanket of. kọje-
cuddle under a blanket. kilbur
mat used as blanket or sheet. kilbur
possessive classifier, blankets and other things used as blankets. kọje-
possessive classifier, mat or blanket or mattress. kinie-
to provide with a blanket. ṇakọje-
use a blanket. kọọjoj
wrap up in a blanket. tūroro
blaspheme būḷaajpiim
blast bokkoḷọk
blaze
burning, blaze, lighted. urur
bleach jerajko
bleached. eor
to bleach pandanus leaves over the fire. rar
bleacher jea
bleary
bleary-eyed. mejkōr
bleat rōraakak
bleed bōtōktōk
bleeding. piliñliñ
nosebleed. ḷōjo
blend kāre
blend in. peljo
blenny
a fish, blenny, Istiblennius paulus (Mejit). kudọkwōl
a fish, general term for all blenny. jibbaḷañ
bless
blessed. jeraaṃṃan
blind kun an ḷaaṃ, pilo
blind leading the blind. tōlpilo
blinded by sunlight. taṃtaṃ
blinded with smoke. mejko
blindfold
a game, with blindfolds. lijjapillo
blink mājkun, rom
bliss lọudiñdiñ
blister
blister, chicken pox. bok
small blisters from over exposure to sun. il
bloat
bloated. ṃaal
block bōbaar
blockade. bōbaar
blocked. boṇ
to block. pinej
block
concrete block. būḷak,
pirōk
hat block form, any mold, any form. ṃōṇakjān
block būḷak
block and tackle. tekōḷ
blood bōtōktōk, da
blood clot. mekak
blood pressure. aerin bōtōktōk
blood vessel. eke,
iaḷan bōtōktōk
bloodletting. kadkad
covered with blood. daat
mixed blood. aiṇokko
smell of blood. meḷḷā
thick blood. mekak
bloom bōbōl, bōl
start to bloom. nōr
blossom bōbōl
pandanus blossom. tūar
blow pāl, uuk
blow gently, of wind. leladikdik
blow sharply, of wind. letōñ
blow the nose. ba
blow, of the wind. detak
blown. peḷḷọk
to blow one's nose. uwur
blow
to duck a blow. wōmak
blowtorch pilerab
blubber kūriij, wiwi
blue būḷu
blue jeans
denim trousers, blue jeans, Levis. tanim
bluegum būḷukaṃ
bluff būḷab
bluing būḷu
blunt bwijil, kōkōb, lijib
blur
fog, dim, haze, blur. tab
blurt
blurt out. bōbōk
blush kilbūrōrō
board rā
canoe part, board that runs lengthwise on the leeside, above the jouj (the bottom half). jānel
checker board. jekaboot
board
to board. uwe
boast jājjāj, kōṇkōṃṃan, likōmjāje
boastful. jājjāj,
kōmmejāje
boat booj, wa
a bitt, as used on boats. pet
a toy, boat of half coconut. wa bweọ
bail out water from canoe or boat. ānen
be overcrowded, of boats or vehicles (see kaddoujuj). douj
beach a boat for maintenance purposes. tọọk
boat decorations. ḷōb
boat of. waa-
boat passage on reef. toorwa
boat passage through a reef. tọọr
break a boat in. rupe bōkā
build a canoe or boat. jekjek wa
design edges of canoes or boats. ñadñad
drinking water containers on a canoe or boat. kōb
fishing boat. waan eọñwōd
picket boat. ḷoon
pitch, of a boat. ṃōṃōt,
ṃōt
possessive classifier, canoe, ship, boat, or vehicle. waa-
rails of boats. reeḷ
repair a boat. āe
riggings of boats. rikin
row a boat. oru
sailboat. wajerakrōk
stranded, of canoes, boats or ships. eọtōk
swift, of canoes or boats, nautical term. ḷōḷaeoeo
to sail a canoe or boat singlehandedly. wajekā
tow, as a boat. aik
use a boat. wawa
wake of a boat. aod
boatswain bojin
bob
to bob. ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ
bobby pin piin
body ānbwin
body odor, disagreeable. būbḷapḷap
body shape, looks. rọkwōj
lift weights to build up body. kaddipenpen
see anbwin. body. ānbwinnin
somebody. juon
stretch the body. makōḷkōḷ
well built body. bakūk
Boerhavia
Also applied on most atolls to Boerhavia duffusa L. dāpijdekā
boil du
a food, preserved breadfruit boiled or baked without wrapping. koḷeiaat
a food, unleavened dough cooked by boiling. jāibo
boil, of water only. buḷuḷḷuḷ
put a pot or kettle on a fire or stove to boil water or cook food. tōtaak
to boil pandanus. aintiin
boil wōt
core of a boil. wūn
boisterous koḷap, lelejlej, peran
bold jejọjọ, kijoñ, mejel kil, peran
bold water. jirūṃle
not bold. memejọkunkun
bolt
to bolt one's food. kōdālōb,
orjin
bolt jikūru
bolt
bolt of cloth. kap
bomb baaṃ, bọkutañ
bomber waan baaṃ
bon voyage kōjjeṃḷọk
bond korak
bone di
ankle bones. lijaakkwōlele
backbone. dilep
breastbone of a fowl. pājeñ
fishbone stuck in throat. paḷ
remove bones from fish. iiaak
see di-. bone. diiṃ
bonito
a fish, bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis. ḷōjabwil
fishing method, for bonitos. kōḷōjabwil
herd of bonitos that enters the lagoon and can't find its way out. ajilowōd
bonus boṇōj
booby
a bird, blue-faced booby, Sula dactylatra. lōḷḷap
a bird, brown booby, Sula leucogaster. kaḷo
a bird, red-footed booby. uteṇ
a bird, red-footed booby, Sula sula. nana
book bok
bookworm
damage caused by termites or bookworms. dile
boom buuṃ, rojak
canoe part, decorations of feathers on masthead, boomtips, and sail. deñḷọk
canoe part, end of yard, boom (rojak ṃaan). baḷ
socket for end of boom (one at each end of canoe). dipāākāk
boom bokkoḷọk, jañai
boondocks debọkut, mar
boost iuun
boot jibuut
Bootes
Arcturus in Bootes. Ad
stars in Bootes (beta, mu, nu) and mu in Corona Borealis. Ok-an-adik
borage
The beach borage. kiden
border tōrerei-
border on mat or stone edge of road. apar
see kōtaa-. border. kōtaan
bore dedāil
bored. kidel
born
be born. ḷotak
first-born. ṃaanje,
utṃaan
high-born person. arōṃṃan
well born. arōṃṃan
born's
contents of newborn's intestines. jā
borrow jata
procure something by flattery or by "borrowingʷ. kōrabōl
bosom diklōñ, ob
boss bọọj, jeṃṃaan
be bossy. kōbbọọjọj
both aolep, jiṃor
bother abbwilōñlōñ, ikien, ūrōj
annoyed or bothered by noise. uwaroñ
be bothered by something. ikdeelel
bothered. abṇōṇō,
aploñloñ
Bothus
a fish, flounder, Bothus mancus. badej
bottle bato
bottle used for coconut sap. jeib
large bottle, demijohn. teemjọọn
place a bottle (kor) at the end of coconut shoot to collect sap initially. kajokkor
ready for a bottle, of coconut shoots only. raane-bōkāān
small bottle or jar. bōkā
tall bottle. kude
wash bottles. naṃnaṃ
bottom epat, laḷ, ḷokwa-
base, foundation, bottom, stem, trunk. dāpi-
bottom of. kapi,
kapi-
rock bottom. ikjet
scrape bottom. eoṇ
see kapi-. bottom. kapin
to warm one's bottom by the fire. rabwij
bottoms up kodia
bough ra
boulder ejṃaan
bound pọpo
boundary line. kōtaa-
bout im
bow
bow down. badik
bow one's head. dukwal
bow the head, as in prayer. jillọk
to bow. ṃajid
bow ḷobōrwa
bow line, used to tie up an anchor. lokṃaan
bow spray. ṇojọ
bow waves from a ship. at
bowsprit. ḷobōrwa
steer a course with land on one's bow. anlọk
bow lippọṇ
shoot a bow and arrow. lippọṇ
bow-leg
bow-legged. māro,
perakrōk
bowel
guts, intestines, bowels, offal, innards. ṃajñal
loose bowels. ilọk lọje,
wōtōdtōd
bower jik
bowl
a small dug-out bowl for pounding food. jāpe
rice bowl. jokkwi
wooden bowl. jāpe
bow-wow rorror
box bọọk
cash box. jiipkako,
pāāñ
short punches in boxing, as in the beating of a drum. tūraṃ
toolbox. tuuḷbọọk
use a box. bọọkọk
box bait
boxfish
a fish, boxfish, Ostracion cubicus. būḷ
a fish, boxfish, Ostracion sebae. pel
boy ḷaddik
a boy or man whose appearance makes everyone smile. ḷōḷajkōnkōn
cabin boy. buwae
see ḷaddik. boy. ḷadik
see ḷaddik. boy. ḷadik
that boy (close to neither of us). ḷeeṇ,
ḷeieṇ,
ḷouweo
that boy (close to you). ḷōṇe,
ḷōṇeṇe
these boys (close to me). ḷōṃarā,
ḷōṃarārā,
ḷōṃaro
these boys (close to us both). ḷōṃarein
this boy. ḷein
this boy (close to me). ḷeo,
ḷōe
this boy (close to us both). ḷeiō
those boys (close to neither of us). ḷōṃarāraṇ,
ḷōṃaroro
those boys (close to you). ḷōṃaraṇe,
ḷōṃarāraṇe
vocative to boys. būrọ
what man? what boy?. ḷōt
young boy. jọdikdik
brace
roof brace. añinwoḷā
bracelet pāāñkōḷ
wear a bracelet. pāāñkōḷ
brackish
brackish, of water. kōḷaebar
brag
brag about one's self. jājjāj
braid bujek
braid a handle of a basket. pirōkrōk
braid, of hair. pirōkrōk
braid, tie. bobo
clean whiskers off of newly braided sennit. kōrōnāl
brain kōmālij
brake būreek
bramble
brambles. kālōklōk
branch ra
lasso a branch. rajāl
major branch of a tree and its contents. ṃwiañ
small branches. radikdik
throw a rope over a branch. rajāl
brand kakōḷḷe
brash ṃōṃaelep
brass būraaj, jinibọọr
brave kijoñ, pen-būruon, peran
magic to make soldiers brave. mọun
seat of brave emotions. at
seat of bravery. aj
brawl ire, im
brawn
brawny. ṃajeḷ
bread pilawā, pilawā mat
a food, coconut bread, from copra and flour and sap or sugar. jinkōḷar
loaf of bread. ḷoob
rise, of bread. jib
breadfruit
a food, balls of preserved breadfruit sweetened and boiled in coconut oil. makillō
a food, breadfruit baked in earth oven. kōpjar
a food, breadfruit cooked on coals and scraped. kwanjin
a food, breadfruit soup. jokkwōpin mā
a food, cooked and pounded breadfruit, taro, bananas, or nuts mixed with grated coconut. wūdeñ
a food, cooked preserved breadfruit smothered in grated coconut. kubaḷ
a food, dried overripe breadfruit. jāānkun
a food, nuts of breadfruit, cooked. kwōlejiped
a food, plain baked ripe breadfruit. mejāliraan
a food, preserved breadfruit. bwiro
a food, preserved breadfruit boiled or baked without wrapping. koḷeiaat
a food, preserved breadfruit mixed with arrowroot and coconut sap or sugar, wrapped in breadfruit leaves and baked. bwiro iiōk
a food, preserved breadfruit or peru flattened and covered with breadfruit leaves and baked. kajipedped
a food, preserved breadfruit, formed into loaves, wrapped in coconut leaves, and cooked on fire. ṃaio
a food, preserved dried breadfruit. ṃōṇakjān
a food, ripe breadfruit mixed with coconut oil and cooked in pots. nāpnāpe
a food, soup of soft rice or breadfruit. jokkwōp
a food, very ripe breadfruit baked in coconut milk. pọḷjej
a food, very ripe breadfruit baked in coconut oil. kappokpok,
ṃōjjero
a food, very ripe breadfruit mixed with coconut milk. kaḷọ
a gathering of people to celebrate the onset of breadfruit season in summer by making offerings to Jebro, the god of breadfruit. ṃaṃa
a plant, breadfruit variety. Mejwaan,
Metete,
Petaaktak
a plant, general term for the breadfruit, Artocarpus incisus (Thunb.) L. F. Moraceae. mā
an insect, small, brown, often found around rotten breadfruit. māniddik
baked breadfruit. liped
breadfruit blown down by the wind. mābuñ
breadfruit bud. tōbak
breadfruit flower. elme,
kabbok
collect coconuts or breadfruit. jinwōd
cut tree trunk into pieces, as breadfruit for making canoe. kabbok
harvest first fruit of coconut, breadfruit, or pandanus. akeọ
inedible portion near stem of pandanus or breadfruit. ṃak
knead preserved breadfruit. tola
male flower of breadfruit. tōbak
net, large-meshed, bag-shaped, for washing arrowroot and soaking breadfruit. do
not ripe, of breadfruit. kinbūt
overripe breadfruit. meimed
overripe spoiled breadfruit. māḷọk
overripe, of breadfruit without seeds. mejbak
pick breadfruit with a stick. kōṃkōṃ
portion of fruit near stem of pandanus or breadfruit. ainṃak
pound breadfruit or taro. jukjuk
ripe, of breadfruit. kalo,
kōt
season for breadfruit and pandanus. wōtōn
sliced unripe breadfruit cooked in coconut milk. bwilitudek
smallest breadfruit or pandanus remaining on tree at end of season. ḷajdeñ
smell of preserved breadfruit. būbwiroro
smell of roasting breadfruit. kokwanjinjin
stalk inside bunch of bananas or breadfruit. perañ
stick for picking breadfruit. kein kōṃ
stick for stirring fire, turning breadfruit while cooking, etc.. jabōn pe
to roast breadfruit. kwanjin
unripe fallen breadfruit. māirrūb
very ripe, overripe, of breadfruit only. memed
windfallen breadfruit. mābuñ
breadth
breadth of an island. wūjaḷoñ
break bwilọk, rujruj, ruprup
break a boat in. rupe bōkā
break a fast. dao
break a taboo, desecrate. kōtrāe
break loose, as boat from sand. ejjelọk
break off of. tooj
break something in. kōkaan
break taboos attendant to certain medicines while under treatment. aḷok
break through. deblọk
break wind. jiñ,
rūb
break, as a branch. kwōj
break, as a rope. ṃwijkōk
break, as a stick. ṃọruj
break, sticks or bones. kwōj
breakable. pidodo
breaking of waves. buñraak,
rere
breaking waves. buñṇo
do something that will result in misfortune, such as breaking a taboo. ḷōkajeṃ
easy to break or tear. ṃōdṃōd
misfortune due to breaking of a taboo. ruwe
not break wind often (see jiñ {jig}). jājjiñjiñ
see jar. break off. ejar
smell of breaking wind. bwiin-jiñ
taboo breaker. neen wūlej
take a break. ibbuku,
kakkije
to pull and break objects such as string, rope, wire or grass. tūṃtūṃ
breakfast ṃabuñ
eat breakfast. ṃabuñ
breast ittūt, ninnin
breastbone of a fowl. pājeñ
enlargement of breasts at puberty. bwā
breath kōto
breathe quick and hard. memenonoun kijdik
dying breath. aū,
bōk ob
hold one's breath. dek
out of breath. jabjab-menowa-
short of breath. jabjab-menowa-,
jeekḷọk
to breathe. menono
breathe
sniff, inhale, breathe. kōboutut
bred
ill-bred. pāpijek
well-bred. arōṃṃan
breed ine
breeze añ, ḷarere
a breeze forecasting calm weather. añinlur
coolness of a breeze. leladikdik
easterly breeze. añōlto
fair breeze. ṃakroro
fresh breeze. ṃakroro
shoot the breeze. kōmāltato
steady light breeze. añjānjān
westerly breeze. añōltak
breezy leladikdik
bribe wiaik būruo-
brick būḷak, pirōk
bridge
bridge of ship. būrij
brief kadu, kanu
bright kabōlbōl, mālōtlōt, meram
bright colored. ilar,
meej
loud, of colors, bright. rōōj
brilliant jatōltōl
brim
full to the brim. dujejjet,
lōñ mājidjid
bring bōk, uke
bring food to a chief. ekkan
bring food to a chief or lineage head. eọjek
bring forth. kōmmour
see bōk. bring. bwikitok
see bōk. bring, take. bōktok
see bōk. take, bring. bōkḷọk
see bōk. take, bring. ebōk
spend last moments together, farewell occasion, bring to a finish. kōjjeṃḷọk
to bring foods with songs as refreshments to a group of men building a canoe or house to keep their morale up, usually done by the womenfolk of a community. jemjem māāl
bristle aujrọñrọñ
bristle, strand of hair. tōōḷ
bristling
bristling hair standing on end from terror. rōrọñ
brittle jejeṃ, kōkōṃ, pidodo
dry and brittle. ñañ
broad depakpak
a game, high jump or broad jump. kappiñ
have broadened horizons. loḷọkjeṇ
slim-waisted and broad-shouldered. kāāj in kabwebwe
broadcast bōōjōj
broil
a food, fish eaten half broiled but still raw. koubub
broil, on hot stones. jinkadool
broiler. jijidiiñ
broke pāāñkōrab
broke, financially. būrook,
oḷiiñ
broke, out of money. jar
broken jintanji, jorrāān, jọre, ṃọruj, rup
broken in bits. pedakilkil
broken, of engines. wōla
broken-hearted. rup bōro
see jorrāān. kaput, broken, no good. ejorrāān
see rup. broken, torn. erup
brood ḷobōl, ro
broom buruṃ
brothel ṃōn utḷaṃ
brother
brother-sister relationship. jeṃnāji
older brother. jei-
relation between two brothers-in-law who are married to two sisters. jemānji-
wife's brother. ṃōṃaan
younger brother. jati-
brow daṃ
eyebrow. āt
brown būrawūn, ṃōṇakṇak
brown coconut leaves which fall. ṃwe
multicolored, spotted, usually brownish. kōkaadad
brown booby
a bird, brown booby, Sula leucogaster. kaḷo
Bruguiera
a plant, mangrove, Bruguiera conjugata (L.) Merrill. joñ
bruise buwaj
bruised. mao,
obab
brunette jakmeej
brush būraj, kutak
brush off. pikūr,
popo
brush teeth. kurkur
brush
lower part of tree, brush, or grass. wūn
bubble buḷuḷḷuḷ
bucket bakōj
bucket or can for drawing water from a well. keikōb
container, usually five-gallon paint bucket. bat
buckle bakōḷ
buckle down. liñōr
buckled. ālokjak,
kob
bud albok
breadfruit bud. tōbak
bud forth. juḷ
budding. bōrọro
buddy koṃbani
budge ṃōṃakūt
budget bajet
buffet ñal
steady waves buffeting the shore. ninearear
bug kij
build ejaak, ejej, kajjuur, kōkal, kōṃṃan
build a canoe or boat. jekjek wa
build a cistern. aebōj-jimeeṇ
build a platform. pepe
build attachments onto a canoe. peḷọñ
build up. ejej
build up a pile of rocks. pepe
building materials. kōbwebwei-
lift weights to build up body. kaddipenpen
see kōkal. build. kalōke
building eṃ
go out of a building. wannabōj
new building. akadik
possessive classifier, houses or other buildings. eṃ
built
well built body. bakūk
bulb
lightbulb. tōṃa
bulge bōbaḷokḷok
bulging buḷọkwōjkwōj
bulk
bulky. buḷọkwōjkwōj
bulldozer baru
bullet joot
graze, as a bullet, ricochet. tāṃoṇ
bulletin kōjjeḷā
bulwark jālitak, reeḷ
bum
to bum. baṃ,
kañkañ
bump
bump a sore or wound. keeñjak,
kōkeñaj
bump and grind. kajikia
bump into. itaak
bump into each other. iṃaajaj
bumpy. kajkaj,
kōkaj
to bump. kōkaj
bump būtti
tiny bumps on glans penis. jarōj
bumper baṃbōr
occur one after another, consecutively, bumper-to-bumper. kij-ḷokwan-doon
bunch
a bunch of dried pandanus leaves for thatch. jiṃ
bunch of bananas. āj,
uror
bunch of pandanus keys. ajjen
bunch of ripe and drinkable coconuts. uror
bundle jepjep, tūrtūr
a food, bundled and baked spongy meat of sprouted coconut. iutūr
bundle of goods wrapped with a square of cloth. būroojki
bundle of long objects such as spears, fish poles, etc. tūr
bundle of mats. kōtōṃ
bundle that has been wrapped, sticks or pandanus leaves. tūr
cloth for wrapping bundle of goods. būroojki
tie up a bundle. wūnit
bunk bañ
buoy buwae
tie up to a buoy. emjak
burden dedo, iabuñ
be overburdened. ajjibanban
bear a burden. inene
burdensome. ailparo,
ailparok,
parok
bureau tūroot
burglar
burglarize. kọọt
burgy
a fish, big-eye or burgy. kie
a fish, big-eye or burgy, Monotaxis grandoculis. mejọkut
a fish, big-eye or burgy, Monotaxis grandoculis. ṃōjani
burial
ceremony performed six days after burial, gravel is spread over grave. eoreak
burlap
burlap sack. pāāk
burn bwil, māāṇ, tūtil
burn a tree. jidep
burn hair off. rirar
burn to ashes. melkwaarar
burn, of eyes. korōt
burning, blaze, lighted. urur
burnt. tuḷaar
incapable of catching fire and burning. tokwiia
sunburned. kakilkil
burp wūlik
burst ebjak
burst into flame. urrūḷọk
loud, as of a burst. pañijñij
bury kallib
bus baj
bush mar
a bush. debọkut
prune a bush. jipijuḷ
rosebush. utrooj
shake a bush or tree. iṃuk
smell of leaves of bushes. kukmarmar
bushed orā
bushel jepukpuk
business peejnej
company, business usage. koṃbani
bust
wiped out, busted, stoned. kwōppeḷọk
busy bajbaj, ṃad, poub, utaṃwe
be busy with. lokjak,
ṃadjake
busy man. ḷowaṇwoṇ
busy woman. lowaṇwoṇ
very busy. ailparo,
ailparok,
parok,
pālo
but ak, akō, bōtaab
but as. ijoke
but what. akō
but what can I do. ab in et
butt pid
butt of cigarette. jablọk
butt of pandanus key. ṃak
buttocks. jepe rūr,
lọdiñi,
pid
cigarette butt. wōdān
posterior, buttocks. lọk
butter bōta
butterfly babbūb
butterfly fish
a fish, butterfly fish, Chaetodon anriga (Ebon). utot
a fish, butterfly fish, Chaetodon ocellatus. dibab
a fish, butterfly fish, Chaetodon ornatissimus. bwine
a fish, general term for butterfly fish. rūbōb
a fish, thread-backed butterfly fish, Heniochus acuminatus. ek-bōlōk
button batin
buy wia
buy drinks and food for a group. jọut
buy gifts for. jọut
see wia. buy, sell. wiaik
see wia. buy, sell. wiaiki
by-pass ḷe
by-product
a by-product of jekaro. jekajeje
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