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o
name of the letter o. ọo
oaf wūdkabbe
oak uuk
oakum
oakum, compost. kōṇ
oar jebwe
oarlock. piin
use an oarlock. piinin
oath kalliṃur
oatmeal wōtmiiḷ
obdurate bōt, kijñeñe, kipiliia
obedience pokake
wilful disobedience. aplep
obedient
disobedient (see jilikiie {jilikiyyẹy}). jilikiia
disobedient (see kipiliie {kipiliyyẹy}). kipiliia
obedient (see jilikiia {jilikiyyah}). jilikiie
obedient (see kipiliia {kipiliyyah}). kipiliie
obese
overweight, obese. tebu
obey pokake
disobey. kōjelbabō,
kōtrāe
obey readily and cheerfully. jilikiie
slow to obey. jilikiia
object men
objection. kein juṃae
objectionable. kōmmatōr
objective. mejānkajjik
obligate
obligated. aikuj,
kalliṃur
oblige kipel
obliterate jejeor
oblivious meḷọkḷọk, memālele
obnoxious kōmatōrtōr
obscene tōtoon
obscure aelọk, tūtino
obscured. ṇojak,
tilekek
obscured, cloudy. tab
observe jejāāl, kōjjaad, lale, waat
observe from a distance. jedjed
observing
forecast weather by observing clouds. kōbbaal
observing stars. jedjed iju
obsess
become an obsession. jiktok
obsessed. lokjak,
pālo
obsession. ikdeelel
obsolescent ṃor
obsolete ṃor
obstacle kinọwea-
obstinate bōt, kipiliia
obstruct pinej
obstructed. boṇ,
jeddaṃ
obtain bōk
cheat, obtain surreptitiously. liktak
Obtusifolia
a plant, tree, Premna corymbosa (Burm. F.) Rottl. + Willd. Var. Obtusifolia (R. Br.) Fletcher. kaar
obvious alikkar, jejedmatmat, tooj
obviously. ej jab aelọk
occasion alen, iien
occult tōtabōn
occupation jerbal
occupied ṃad, pālo, poub
occupy bōk
occupy a lot of space. koobob
occur waḷọk
occur one after another, consecutively, bumper-to-bumper. kij-ḷokwan-doon
occur to. eñak
occurrence. buñ
ocean lọjet, lọmeto, meto
depths of the ocean. ikjet
ocean swell. ñōl
passage into lagoon from ocean. to
see lik. ocean side. ilik
see lik. ocean side, outside, behind. likin
surface of the ocean. aejet
ocean side
anchorage on ocean side of islet where one waits for more favorable winds. metto
fishing method with a canoe and line on the ocean side. liklọk
go or come towards the ocean side of an island. wanlik
go to the ocean side. kālik
go to the ocean side on the southern end of an island. kālikrōk
ocean side of. lik,
liki
ocean side of an island. jablik
see lik. back, ocean side. ilikin
to drag or tow from lagoon side to ocean side. lelik
to drag or tow from ocean side to lagoon side. lear
Ochrosia
a plant, Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K. Schum. (Apocynaceae). kōjbar
Ocimum
a plant, Ocimum sanctum L. (labiatae). A cult. Mint. katriiñ
Octans
stars in Octans. Lo-raan-ṃwāṃwā-ko
October Oktoba
octopus kweet
a fish, devilfish, giant octopus. kouj
a food, octopus smothered in grated coconut. penkwe
fishing method, using weight with hook, octopus for bait, and dragging it on sandy bottom. kōjọliṃ
octopus tentacles. ko-in-kweet
to poke into a hole persistently at something, usually an octopus. lekōn
odd bwe, kūḷaṃwe
odious wōjaan-kōmatōrtōr
odor bwiin, nām
bad odor. bwiin-nana,
bwiin-puwaḷ
body odor, disagreeable. būbḷapḷap
foul odor stench. bwiin-puwaḷ
make odorous. kōnāmnām
see bwiin. smell, odor. ebwiin
smell, body odor, disagreeable. ajjiḷapḷap
of in
off jān
be off course. buñ
come off of. to
euphemistic reference to any of a variety of activities, mostly off-color. mettorkaṇ
off beat. kūḷaṃwe
off key, voice. bōna
see jar. break off. ejar
take off of fire. ato
off and on pād o
offal kwōpej
guts, intestines, bowels, offal, innards. ṃajñal
offend tipñōl
offended. lilu,
lotaan,
matōrtōr
offensive kōmatōrtōr, kōmmatōr
offer aje, jake, le-
a gathering of people to celebrate the onset of breadfruit season in summer by making offerings to Jebro, the god of breadfruit. ṃaṃa
church offering. jabawōt
offer sacrifice. katok
offerings. menin aje
to offer formally. tilmaak
office wōpij
officer wōpija
officer of high rank. kapen
offshoot ajāllik
offshore tarkijet
offspring
incapable of bearing offspring, of women only. orañe,
war
offspring of. nāji-
often kut, lōñ alen, makijkij, memakijkij
not often. jọkkutkut
very often. kōkā
ogle kōmmāidik
Oh
exclamation: "Oh my!". edded
Interjection: "Oh. Oh my. Darn it." (exclamation of mild surprise or disappointment). o
oil weiḷ, wōil
coconut cloth used to squeeze and extract oil from grated coconut. jouneak
coconut oil. pinneep
container of oil or water for use with royal whetstone. ṇop
diesel oil. tijeḷ
dry hair, not oily. kuraañañ
hair smoothed with oil. medọḷ
oil belonging to. kapitō-
oil found under the shell of a turtle. ao
oil oneself. kōkapit
oily. maḷḷipen
oily hair. medọḷ
press oil out of grated copra. joniak
rub with oil as medical treatment. pitpit
scrub self with coconut husk or oil. bokwārijet
oiled wōil
oily wōil
ointment kōkapit
ointment of leaves and oil. kūṃur
okay ekwe
old rūtto
get old and dilapidated due to continuous soaking in sea water. luwajet
old chicken. jenḷap
old man. ḷaḷḷap
old man, term of respect. aḷap
old woman. obajañ
old, of things. ṃor
olden times. ennāp
old-fashioned. ṃaṇtin etto
olden
olden times. etto
older sibling
see jei-. older sibling. jein
omen bwijerro, kakōḷḷe, tōtabōn
Omphalius
trochus, a shell, Trochidae, Omphalius pfeifferi or Tristichotrochus haliarchus. a shell, Pleurotomariidae. likōppejdat
on ewe, i, ioo-
get on. uwe
off and on. pād o
see ioo-. on, upon. ioon
once juon alen, juon iien
Onchidium
Nudibranchs, Onchidium sp. pedobar
one juon
come one at a time. iaḷ aidik
go one at a time. iaḷ aidik
one another. doon
one hundred pairs, fish or copra. jikut
one thousand. tọujin
someone. juon
onion anien
only de, dein, wōt
only, indicating relative unimportance of activity. bajjek
see baj. just, only. ebaj
onrush ibeb
onset ibeb
onslaught ibeb
onward ṃaan
ooze tọọr
oozy kōkōr
opelu
a fish, opelu, Cecapterus sp. kauwe
open erḷọk, peḷḷọk
eyes wide open. kabūrōrō
hold open and up. kōjjāl
open a bag or basket. kōjjād
open a crack. ḷañ
open air. nabōj
open eyes under water. tumej
open the mouth. waḷañi
open-handed. ṃōṃool
spread legs wide open. bōḷñak
opening
opening of any container, hole, doorway, or cave, etc.. māj,
meja-
openings in a house causing drafts. ajerwawa
possessive classifier, eyes, lids, openings, eyeglasses, masks, or goggles. meja-
small opening. tuwa
the opening between islets. mej,
mejje
operate bukwabok, jerbal, kōṃṃan, ṃadṃōd
operate an engine. leinjin
Opheodesoma
sea cucumber, Holothuroidea, Opheodesoma. jāibo
Ophiuchus
dark spot in the Milky Way beside theta in Ophiuchus. Dāp-eo
gamma in Ophiuchus. Bake-eo
stars in Ophiuchus. Debwāāl-eo,
Ṃade-eo-an-Tūṃur
opinion ḷōmṇak
have an opinion. baab
opium wōpieṃ
Oplismenus
a plant, Oplismenus compositus (L.) beauv. wūjooj-in-Ep
opportune ṃōṃan
opportunity iien ṃōṃan
lie in wait to grab an opportunity. kōppao
miss an opportunity. waakḷọk
oppose deṃak, juṃae, pāpjel ṃae
oppress
oppressed. orā
oppression. jijiped
optical
mirage, optical illusion, illusion. jāmilur
optimism kijenmej
optimistic kije
option kōkāālel
opulent ṃweiie
or ak
oral kōnono
orange
orange colored. kio
orange, the fruit. oran
orange spot tang
a fish, orange spot tang, Acanthurus olivaceus. ael
orate wājepdik
oration kwaḷọk naan
orchestra paan
ordeal etalju
order laajrak
disorder. pok
in good order. meḷak
not in order. pepeerir
orderliness. koṇ
orderly. koṇ
out of order, of machines. wōla
put in order. kōkar,
kwadikdik
well-ordered. meḷeḷe
order wōtar
ordinal
word used to form phrases and ordinal numbers. kein
ordinance kien
ordination kapitōn būriij
organ
organ of giant clam. lām
organ, musical. ọkwōn
organization doulul
head of a governmental organization. koṃja
organize kōkar
well-organized. koṇ
orgasm diṃōṃ
orifice
cave, orifice, pit. rọñ
origin jijino
origin (see āe 'carve'). jemānāe
original sin. jerọwiwiin jolōt
originate. jebar,
jijino
Orion
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
Betelgeuse in Orion. Ḷōkañebar
delta, epsilon, zeta, sigma Orionis. Legend says its rising brings powerful storms such as the typhoon of June 30, 1905.. Jeljel
lambda, phi 1, phi 2 Orionis. Jāli
stars in Orion. Kouj
ornament
ornament, trimmings. inōknōk
ornaments. kūṃaḷṃaḷ
ornery ṃōṃaḷkaro
orphan atajinemjen
oscillate rọọl
osculate mejenma
osteopathy pitpit
Ostracion
a fish, boxfish, Ostracion cubicus. būḷ
a fish, boxfish, Ostracion sebae. pel
a fish, trunkfish, Ostracion tuberculatus. pel
ostracize kalia
other bar jet, juon
a few others. jet
and other similar things. āierḷọk wōt
each other. doon
otherwise. āinjuon
others bar jet
ouch
"ouch!". ekōḷōk,
ūō
interjection: "ouch!". iā
interjection: "ouch!" (pain or sexual pleasure). ōttōt
ought en
see en. ought, should. kwōn
see en. ought, should. kwōn
ought to
ought to have. kar
ounce aunij
our
our, dual inclusive. arro
our, exclusive. am
our, inclusive. ad
ours. ad,
am,
arro
oust kōkālọk
out jako
broke, out of money. jar
come out of water. ato
current flowing out. aelik
get out. diwōj
go out a passage. ṃwelik
go out, of a light. kukun
out of commission. jorrāān
out of joint. ir
out of order. jorrāān
out of order, of machines. wōla
out of reach. jabjab
out of sight. penjak
outside. āliki-
put out a fire. kukun
put someone out of a competition. kupi
outboard
outboard motor. injin ḷọk
with outboard engine. ḷoon
outburst raññōḷọk
outburst of laughter. dekakḷọk
outcast ri-nana
outcome waḷọk
outdated ṃor
outdo ḷe
outdoors meḷaaj
outer ilikin
outer clothes. anilik
outfit koṃbani, kōbwebwei-
outlandish kōjak
outlaw ri-nana
outline annañ
outnumber lōñ
outrageous kōmmatōr
outrigger kubaak
a game, racing toy outrigger canoes. kariwutut
canoe part, line from top of mast to outrigger spar (jojo {jewjew}). tokubaak
canoe part, outrigger platform. ere,
kōṃñūr
canoe part, outrigger spar. jojo
canoe part, ties between spar and outrigger. jojo
dimension of a canoe between hull and outrigger. kōṃñūr
large outrigger canoe, for sailing. tipñōl
outrigger goes underwater. timaruk
outrigger sinks because too much weight is placed on it. tōmrok
sail downwind with the sail on the south and the outrigger on the north. tōmeañ
sail with outrigger out of water. ām
sail with the outrigger on the south. tōmrak
the outrigger side of a canoe. retam
to bring up outrigger and hold it at 45 degrees while sailing. kakkiāmem
outside lik, liki, nabōj
see ālikin 'after' and liki-. after, outside, back. ālkin
see lik. ocean side, outside, behind. likin
outsmart
outsmart, swindle. Etao
outwit Etao
oval
long and oval. uwaitoktok
ovation kabbokbok
oven obwin
a food, breadfruit baked in earth oven. kōpjar
a food, diluted starch baked in coconut spathe in earth oven. kōlọwutaktak
bake, usually in earth oven. uṃuṃ
cover an earth oven with stones. ertak
cover up an earth oven with leaves and dirt. kobal
earth oven. uṃ
native oven. uṃ
small oven or stove. paaj
stick used to spread hot stones for earth oven. tokrak
uncover an earth oven, usually when food therein is cooked. jukok
over ioo-, lōñ, ḷọk
kneel or bend over. kapijpij
overflow. lilutōk
overhead. lōñ
repeat over and over. ālijinmen
overalls
bib-overalls. būrijōōt
overanxious ṃōṃaelep
to lust, overanxious. ṃōṃ
overbearing kōbbọọjọj
overcast kōdọ
overcoat kabba, kopā
overcome anjọ, ibeb
be overcome. rōññaḷọk
be overcome with emotion, excitement, joy. raññōḷọk
catch up with, overcome, overwhelm. iabuñ
overcook
overcooked. tuḷaar
overcrowd
be overcrowded, of boats or vehicles (see kaddoujuj). douj
overdecorate
be overdecorated. to jān enōka-
overeat
overeat on fruitful land. jejāāk
overexposure
spoiled from overexposure to air and sun. ṃōṇakṇak
overflow budeñ, ibeb, jieb-
overflow, water. booḷtōñtōñ
overflowing. lutōkḷọk
overhang maḷtu
overhaul an, āe
test drive a new or overhauled vehicle. likbad
test sail a new or overhauled vessel. likbad
overlay
windward overlay of sail. jā
overripe
overripe breadfruit. meimed
overripe spoiled breadfruit. māḷọk
overripe, of breadfruit with seeds. meimed
overripe, of breadfruit without seeds. mejbak
very ripe, overripe, of breadfruit only. memed
overrun ibeb
oversee oṇaak, peet
overshoot ḷe
oversleep mājurlep
overstep
overstep authority. bōkjab
overstep one's responsibilities. weḷọk
overthrow jeepepḷọk
overtime obataim
work overtime. ailparo,
ailparok
overturn okjak, ukok
overweight
overweight, obese. tebu
overwhelm
catch up with, overcome, overwhelm. iabuñ
overwhelmed (usually with negative emotion). lañṃwijidjid
overwork
overworked. parōk
Ovula
Ovula costellatum. libbukwe
Ovulidae
a shell, Ovulidae. libbukwe
owe likjab, ṃuri
owl
a bird, short-eared owl, Asio flammeus. lijeṃao
a bird, short-eared owl, Asio flammeus. ṃao
own peek
own much land. amḷap
own much land or real estate. amṇak
own up. kwaḷọk ṃool
oxygen akjijen
oyster di, eọr
small clam, oyster, a shell, Arcidae, Scapharca inequivalvis or Anadara pilulu. kūkōr
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