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Sabbath   the Sabbath.  Jabōt sabotage   to sabotage.  kōmmatōr Saccharum   a plant, Saccharum officinarum L. sugar cane (Gramineae). (ko or to of Polynesia.).  tọ sack   burlap sack.  pāāk sacrament  jakkūramen sacred  kokwōjarjar sacrifice  joortak, katok sacrifice food to the gods.  wālọklik sacrilegious  kōtrāe sacrum  ḷuḷ sad  būroṃōj, ḷobōl saddening.  kabbūroṃōjṃōj sadness.  būroṃōj safe  jaruk, koṇ, pāāñ safety pin  piin sag  pidtoto sage  kanpil Sagittarius   sigma in Sagittarius and beta Librae.  Aunwōḷān-lañ stars in Sagittarius.  Mājetdikdik sail   a canoe with its sail flapping.  añōppāl a sail.  wōjḷā able to sail close to the wind.  wetak arrive, of sailing vessel or airplane.  po canoe part, decorations of feathers on masthead, boomtips, and sail.  deñḷọk canoe part, edge of sail fastened to the gaff.  aeṃaan canoe part, foot of sail, edge fastened to the boom.  aekōrā canoe part, waveguard on both sides of sailing canoe.  añtūkli canoe-surfing, when sailing down wind.  kōttōmāle cover a sail.  atro decorations made from feathers of frigate birds, one on each tip of the sail on a chief's canoe.  kadulele drawing much water causing it to be hard to paddle or sail, nautical.  añōt full sail, nautical.  kankan, lōtlōt go on a vehicle or sailing canoe (used with directional enclitics (and postpositions)).  tar- go sailing.  jerakrōk hoist sails.  jerak jaunt, sail, or drive around aimlessly.  tarto-tartak keep a canoe or boat full-sailing.  kabwijer land, sailing vessel.  po large outrigger canoe, for sailing.  tipñōl large sailing canoe.  jitōñ let sail and mast fall while tacking.  merā line used to decrease the sail on a canoe.  lukwar lines used to reef sails.  tiliej lower sail.  po mix sail power with engine power.  kabodān pacify the winds and cause winds favorable for a sailing expedition.  kaurur jiañ remain ahead of a wave when sailing following the wind.  buñṃaan sail away.  jerak, jeblaak sail close to the wind.  kipeddikdik sail downwind with the sail on the south and the outrigger on the north.  tōmeañ sail into the wind, tacking often.  jeje sail model canoes.  bwilbwil sail not full.  tọ sail of a certain shape.  ṃōjbwe sail onto land.  ṃor sail out to sea.  buñlik sail westward.  kabbwe sail with outrigger out of water.  ām sail with the outrigger on the south.  tōmrak sail with the wind.  kabbwe sailboat.  wajerakrōk sailing port to wind.  jabdik sailing starboard to wind.  jabḷap see po. lower sail, land.  potok shake, of a sail in the wind.  jopāl spar of sail.  rojak tack, change sail from one end of canoe to the other to tack.  diak tacks in sailing.  ālu test sail a new or overhauled vessel.  likbad to bring up outrigger and hold it at 45 degrees while sailing.  kakkiāmem to reef sails.  rujruj to sail a canoe or boat singlehandedly.  wajekā to sail a coconut hydroplane.  wūdādo to sail a toy canoe.  riwut to sheet sails in.  ṇatoon top part of sail in a traditional canoe.  atmāejet unable to sail close to the wind.  wāto uneven sailing wind in lee of an islet.  añinene use a sail.  lewōjḷā windward overlay of sail.  jā sailfish   a fish, Pacific sailfish.  wūjinleep sailor  jeeḷa, juwape salary   low salary.  dik oṇea- provide with a wage or salary.  ṇaoṇea- salary of.  oṇea- sale  wōtlọk kōn oṇāān ṃweiuk saliva  iādatōltōl, kaplo, ṃōṃōj salmon   a fish, salmon.  jaṃōṇ saloon  baar salt  jọọḷ a food, salted fish guts or clams.  jiookra not salty.  aebōjbōj salt water.  dānnin lọjet saltspray.  tabūṇṇo salty.  jatōk salutation  aḷe salute   salute with the hands.  jekjek salvation  lọmọọr same  āinwōt, āinwōt juon at the same level.  pen in deo same as.  āi- see āinwōt. too, also, same.  āin the same.  barāinwōt, dein sampan  jempaan sample  elmọkot, jaṃbōḷ sanctified  kokwōjarjar sanction  mālim sanctum  lokatok sand  bok add sand or grated coconut.  penpen be sandy.  bokbok coarse sand.  bok ajaj, bokkwelep digging of feet or tires into soft sand.  kōbkōb feet sink in sand making for difficult walking.  neen kōbkōb fine sand.  bokkwidik fine sand in sea.  liṃ fishing method, using weight with hook, octopus for bait, and dragging it on sandy bottom.  kōjọliṃ sand disks.  bok allōñ sand hardened together.  barḷọk sandbank.  pepe sandbar, usually not covered even at high tide.  bok sandspit.  bok scoop, dirt or sand.  eọkur slip under ground or sand.  jọ throw sand at.  bor to throw grated coconut or sand at someone or something.  pinik sand clam   sand clam, bivalve.  jukkwe sand crab  ṃōḷe fishing method, line fishing outside lagoon, usually on lee side and fairly close to shore, for flying fish, using sand crab for bait.  rōjep white sand crab.  kalibbañ, karuk sanderling   a bird, sanderling, Crocethia alba.  kwōl sandpaper  jaanpeba a coral which can be used as sandpaper.  paḷ sandpiper   a bird, semi-palmate sandpiper, Ereunetes pusillus.  kwōl sandspit   sandspit of.  bokwan, bokwā sandwich  jāānwūj sandworm   small sandworm.  būttiwaḷ sane  jeḷā ḷọkjeṇ sanitary  rōreo sanitary napkin.  te use a sanitary napkin.  tete sap  bwil a food, preserved breadfruit mixed with arrowroot and coconut sap or sugar, wrapped in breadfruit leaves and baked.  bwiro iiōk bottle used for coconut sap.  jeib choice coconut tree for collecting sap.  tāāñ coconut mixed with sap or sugar.  lukor coconut sap, toddy.  jedān, jekaro coconut shell for catching coconut sap, whole and empty.  kor fermented, of coconut sap.  mañūñ old and sour coconut sap.  mañūñ place a bottle (kor) at the end of coconut shoot to collect sap initially.  kajokkor sap of coconut tree.  dān use coconut sap for cooking.  utōn-jekaro Sarda   Sarda sarda.  ḷōjabwil sardine   a fish, sardine, Sardine sardinella (small).  mimuul a fish, sardine, Sardine sardinella (small).  mimuul a fish, sardine, Sardinella sp..  kwarkwar a fish, sardine, Sardinella sp..  mamo canned sardines.  jeṃṃa fishing method, using woven brown coconut fronds to catch sardines and minnows as they are chased ashore by bigger fish.  apep sardines.  jatiin satiate   satiated.  mat, ṃaal satisfied  mat be satisfied.  ju-bōro dissatisfied.  ikrooḷ not satisfied.  jaṃjaṃ pretend to be satisfied.  ḷōnañ satisfy  po bōro, polel dissatisfy.  jab po bōro easy to satisfy with food.  mattiie hard to satisfy with food.  mattiia saturate   saturated.  eo, ḷwōjat saturated with water.  bok Saturday  Jādede sauce  jāle-, jālele possessive classifier, sauces.  jāle- soy sauce.  joiu saucy  wōtan saunter  jaṃbo, kōkajoor sausage  jọjej savage   savage (see awiie {hawiyyẹy}).  awiia save  ijellọkwi-, kōjparok, lọmọọr save from a storm.  tōḷḷañ savings  joortoklik savor  edjoñ savory   savory smell.  bwiin-ennọ saw  jidpān correct angle of handsaws.  oḷā crosscut saw.  bukduul hacksaw.  jidpān aen ripsaw.  bōrrā sawdust.  kijen jidpān say  ba, bōḷa, kōmlōt interjection: "you doṇt say!".  kwōjabṃōk say in vain.  ba pata what do you say?.  eañ saying  jabōnkōnnaan, kaj scab   scabby.  kwōdkwōdi scad   a fish, big-eyed or goggle-eyed scad fish or horse mackerel, Trachurops crumenophthalmus.  pāti Scaevola   a plant, Scaevola frutescens (Mill.) krause.  kōṇṇat scaffold  okwa scale   scale fish.  karwūn scale of fish.  wūn scales  bọun scaly   disease, scaly and flaky skin.  koko scaly skin.  kwōdkwōdi scamper  uwea scan   scanning.  kakōlkōl scandal  kajjookok scandalize.  kabwilọklọk māj scandalized.  ubabōj Scapharca   small clam, oyster, a shell, Arcidae, Scapharca inequivalvis or Anadara pilulu.  kūkōr scar  kinej scarce  aḷakiia, jeja scarcity   scarcity of fish (see ike {yikey}).  jaike scare   coconut leaf chain used in fishing as scarer.  ṃwio fish that wanders outside coconut leaf chain scarer.  ikōn-ālkinṃwio fishing method, between two shoals (ṇa), with scarer.  uṇa fishing method, many men surround a school in shallow water using a coconut leaf chain as scarer.  aḷeḷe fishing method, using a coconut leaf chain as a scarer at night to block off exit route of fish and waiting for low tide in order to trap them.  lipaanto fishing method, using coconut leaf chain as scarer on dark nights.  pelpel fishing method, using scarer.  wōtojome fishing method, using scarer and weir.  kwōmej fishing term, said of a coconut leaf chain used as scarer that is strung out unevenly.  kapijjule form a triangle shape with scarer (ṃwieo) in fishing by the jurōk method.  juḷḷwe hard to scare.  jāmmijakjak not scare easily (see kōkōl {kẹkẹl}).  jakkōl not scare easily (see uwōta {wiwetah}).  jọuwōta scare away.  ubaak scared.  ilbōk, kor, kōkōl, mijak scarf  ḷokkorbar Scarus   a fish, parrotfish, Scarus harid.  ekmouj a fish, parrotfish, Scarus jonesi/sordidus.  mao a fish, parrotfish, Scarus jonesi/sordidus.  merā a fish, parrotfish, Scarus vetula.  taburbur scary  mijak scatter  ebeb, lij scattered.  ajeeded, ebjak, eojaḷ, jeplōklōk, jeeded, jekadkad scavenge  okpej scavenger   a fish, scavenger, Lethrinus kallopterus.  perak a fish, scavenger, Lethrinus microdon.  mejmej a fish, scavenger, Lethrinus miniatus.  jaḷiia a fish, scavenger, Lethrinus variegatus.  dijiñ a fish, scavenger, Lethrinus variegatus.  nōt a fish, scavenger, Lethrinus sp.  ṇamāni scene  wōja scent  nām trace scent.  kāātet scheme  jekaboot, kōkar, kōllejar, kōttōbalbal, ḷam school   a flock of birds flying over a school of fish.  la, wūnaak charge of a school of fish chasing minnows.  tūaḷ flock, school.  ṃur many, as a school of fish.  doom school of fish.  bwijin school of fish on reef, herd of animals.  baru school of sharks looking for smaller fish.  wūnaak school  jikuuḷ schoolhouse  ṃōn jikuuḷ schooner  jikuna scientist  jaintiij scissors  jijāj a game, scissors, paper, and stone.  jaañke cut with scissors.  jijāj scold  būroñ, eṇọ, jueoonmọñ, kauwe, kipel, lilu Scolopsis   a fish, snapper, Scolopsis cancellatus.  kwōlej Scomber   a fish, mackerel, Scomber japonicus.  ṃōlṃōl Scomberoides   a fish, leather-jack, Scomberoides lysan.  aoḷōt scoop   ladle, scoop food.  naṃōḷ scoop up.  rọkrok scoop up by hand.  rwaklep scoop up more than one's share.  rọklep scoop, dirt or sand.  eọkur scooter  wōtbai scorch   scorched.  aerar, tuḷaar score  bōnbōn scorn  akkōjdat, kōjdat Scorpaenopsis   scorpion fish or stone fish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus/gibbosa/novaeguineae/macadamsi/cacopsis/albobrunnea/guamens is/parvipinnis.  ṇo scorpion  mādepep scorpion fish   a fish, scorpion fish, Dendrochirus zebra.  ōō scorpion fish or stone fish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus/gibbosa/novaeguineae/macadamsi/cacopsis/albobrunnea/guamens is/parvipinnis.  ṇo Scorpius   stars in Scorpius.  Kāājejen-Tūṃur, Korak-eṇ-an-Tūṃur, Ḷōmejdikdik, Tūṃur scourge   scourged.  eñtaan scramble  jitable scrap  jọkpej particles, scraps.  tipdikdik scrape  irir, kar, kutak, kwekwe chip or scrape rust off.  kajjo scrape bottom.  eoṇ scraper for pandanus with three wooden legs and bowl set beneath.  peka scratch  jukkwe, kar, kutak, kwekwe, rọkrok scratch anus, to goose.  rōbtak scratch in ground for food, chickens only.  toktok scratch with claws.  ubrar scratch, as a cat.  rakutak scratch, of chickens.  ebeb scratchy.  kurere small cut, scratch.  kurar scream  kōkkeilọk screen  ok screw  jikūru scribe  jikraip script  ṃalen scrotum  rọ smell of scrotum.  būbrọrọ scrounge  eded scrounge around.  okpej scrub  būraj coconut shell for scrubbing clothes.  kuḷatḷat scrub self with coconut husk or oil.  bokwārijet scrub, using wet cloths.  jokiiñ scrumptious  nenọ scrupulous  jiṃwe unscrupulous.  jāṃōd, jeḷmāne scrutinize   scrutinize, examine.  allọk scrutinizing  kakōlkōl scuba   scuba tank.  akjijen scuffle  taiṃ scull  oru scum   scum, food particles between teeth.  taiñad sea  lọjet, lọmeto, meto choppy seas.  liṃaajṇoṇo determine one's location at sea.  kajikmeto drift about the sea.  peto-petak fear of being alone in the dark or at sea.  abwinmake fly off towards the sea.  pikmeto go from sea side of an island to lagoon side.  kear go or come seaward.  wanmeto locate at sea.  kaijikmeto plunge into the sea.  roḷọk seacoast.  parijet seashore.  parijet seasick.  ḷōḷao, ṃōḷañḷōñ smell of the sea.  būbjetjet sea anemone  ḷọr sea bass   a fish, giant sea bass, Promicrops lanceolatus/truncatus.  jọwe a fish, giant sea bass, Promicrops truncatus.  jowāme sea cucumber   sea cucumber, Holothuroidea, Holothuria leucospilota.  jipenpen sea cucumber, Holothuroidea, Opheodesoma.  jāibo sea cucumber, Holothuroidea, Thelonia or Actinopyga.  piāpe sea demon  kwōjenmeto sea gull   a bird, white sea gull.  mānnimuuj sea horse   a fish, sea horse, Hippocampus kuda.  kidudujet sea perch   a fish, Pacific sea perch, Kuhlia taeniura (Mejit.).  kōnān sea slug  pedobar, piāpe sea snail  jinenpokpok sea snail, top shell.  kaddoḷ sea water   get old and dilapidated due to continuous soaking in sea water.  luwajet search  allo search for.  kappok, pepok search in a large area.  peet searchlight.  jatiraito turn over small rocks when searching.  okḷā season  buñ a gathering of people to celebrate the onset of breadfruit season in summer by making offerings to Jebro, the god of breadfruit.  ṃaṃa arrowroot season.  pāl dry season.  añōneañ onset of calm season.  añkidid onset of the windy season.  añkwōl season for breadfruit and pandanus.  wōtōn season of drought.  añōneañ windy season.  añōneañ seasoned   to dry and become seasoned, of lumber, as in canoe building.  pit seat  jea canoe part, seat on a paddling canoe, usually in the mid-section.  tọọt see bōro. heart, throat, seat of the emotions.  būruō see bōro. throat, heart, seat of the emotions.  būruon seaward  metoḷọk directional, enclitic, seaward.  meto seaweed   a plant, general term for seaweed. Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb.) Aschers..  wūjooj-in-lọjet any seaweed.  wūjooj-in-lọjet seaworthy  kōiie secede  diwōj second   second base.  jekōn second child.  utlōkḷap second moon phase.  meḷoktak second son or daughter.  utlōkḷap second-hand.  jekōnāān the second.  kein karuo the second zone of currents.  dibukae to second, concur.  rejetak second   a second of time.  jekōn secret  tūtino eat secretly.  jinre keep secret.  ṇōṇooj monitor secretly.  iaroñroñ not able to keep secrets.  bōbōk speak secretly.  wūnojidikdik section   section of.  ṃōtta- secure  pen, pojak secured.  koṇ tie securely.  boḷan security  kōpetaklik security, land or goods or money put away for future use or for children.  joortoklik seduce  jawōd, wadu seduce a woman.  kōrabōl see  allolo, lale, lelo let's see.  jaṃṃōk not able to see well (see lelo {lelew}).  jāllo not see well.  pilo oversee.  oṇaak see lelo. see.  loe see off on a journey.  kōjjājet see off on a voyage.  juwōne see something pass by.  jejāāl see, in Biblical usage.  lo sight-seeing.  alwōj bajjek to see a movie.  ṃupi to see someone passing between clumps of trees.  kōlọtuwawa seed  ine, kwōle edible portion inside certain nuts or seeds.  jibañūñ seedling.  ine seek  pepok seek knowledge.  jitdaṃ seek news.  eọroñ seek pity.  kōjjeraṃōlṃōl seem  āinwōt, tipen, tuon seer  ri-kaanij see-saw  abōṇtọun segment  ar segregate   segregated.  jenolọk seize  jebjeb seized.  po seldom  jeja seldom bathe.  mijak dān seldom bathe (see tutu {tiwtiw}).  jattutu seldom go fishing.  jeeọñōd seldom play (see kukure {kʷikʷirẹy}).  jọkkurere seldom rains (see wōt {wẹt}).  jọwōtwōt seldom tire (see kūkijeje {kikjẹyjẹy}).  jakkijeje select  jedkā, kōkāālel deselect.  kọkwōpej selection.  kōkāālel self  loḷātāt, make brag about one's self.  jājjāj Marshallese art of self-defense.  ṃaanpā see make. self, alone.  kwōmake selfish.  būruon kūro, kūbboṇ self-willed.  jeḷmāne sell  jobai, wia not to sell oneself short.  jab dodoorḷọk see wia. buy, sell.  wiaik see wia. buy, sell.  wiaiki set, sell oneself short.  dedoor soft sell.  lekōto semblance  ḷōma- semen  pek send  jijilōk see jijilōk. send.  jilkinḷọk send another to do one's work.  kōmādodo send by airmail.  eermeeḷ to send a command to.  kaiñ senile  pepaḷ senior  rūtto sennit   a piece of cork or coconut husk fitted to both ends of sennit line used to corral rainbow runner fish..  boṇōj bind with sennit.  eọeo clean whiskers off of newly braided sennit.  kōrōnāl club used for beating coconut husk for sennit.  jidjid coconut sennit.  kokwaḷ coil of coconut sennit.  tāte fishing method, surround a school of rainbow runners with plain sennit.  ekkoonak make sennit.  kokwaḷ net made of sennit used for sifting arrowroot starch.  waliklik piece of wood on which coconut husk is beaten to yield fibre for sennit.  jebōnmāl pit for soaking coconut husks for making sennit.  to place for beating coconut husks after soaking in preparation for making sennit.  ṃōṃal sennit used for tying canoes.  ām take coconut husks from water after soaking to make sennit.  jarjar twist sennit.  pit sensation   stinging sensation.  idid unpleasant sensation.  memāālel sense  eñjake come to one's senses.  iañak sensitive   hypersensitive, sexually.  makōrlep sensitive in perception.  loḷọkjeṇ sentence  jaṇtōj, jāntōj sentinel  baṃpe, waj sentry  baṃpe separate  jenolọk, jepel separate from.  jājḷọk separately.  kajjojo September  Jeptōṃba serene  ineeṃṃan, lur sergeant major   a fish, sergeant major, Abudefduf septemfasciatus.  badet series  lelkan Seriola   a fish, Seriola purpurascens.  ṃanoḷ serious   seriously.  dọlin take seriously.  el serpent  jabōn, jedpānit Serranus   a fish, rock cod, Serranus fuscoguttatus.  kūro servant  buwae, kuli, rijjelōk servant (with person prefix rū-).  kōṃakoko serve  buwae, jerbal be served right.  lele serve onto a dish or plate.  ātet service   not serviceable (see keiie {kẹyiyyẹy}).  jakeiie serviceable.  keiie set   set fire to.  tūtil set, sell oneself short.  dedoor to set, of hens.  lik settle  jukjuk fixed, settled.  tōt settle, of liquids.  jok settlement, village.  jukjuk seven  jiljilimjuon seventeen.  joñoul jiljilmjuon seventy.  jiljilimjuonñoul sever   severance of a relationship.  tūṃ kwōd severed.  ṃwijkōk, tūṃtūṃ several  iiet, jejjo, jet severe  dejeñ, pen sew  keke sew or tie on thatch.  kōtak sew together a rip in cloth.  ait sewing machine.  mejin sewn.  kijek sewing   twine for sewing up the mouth of a bag.  enneok sex appeal   black magic to give sex appeal.  anjin-wōlbo have sex appeal.  taḷe have sex appeal, of males.  tāāñ lacking in sex appeal (see taḷe {taḷẹy}).  jataḷe lacking sex appeal.  jatāāñ sextant  bōk aḷ, bōk iju sexual   euphemism for sexual position.  jitnen ṃōṃō euphemism for sexual relations.  kōmmerara euphemistic reference to illicit sexual relations.  teeṃbura fondle sexually.  lijjukul have sexual relations.  letak hypersensitive, sexually.  makōrlep illicit sexual intercourse.  paarōr initiate sexually.  karūtto interjection: "ouch!" (pain or sexual pleasure).  ōttōt interjection: expression of sexual pleasure.  ōrrōr movement of hips during sexual intercourse.  aelaḷ said of a male who ejaculates prematurely in sexual intercourse.  kako sexual act.  aelaḷ, katro sexual act, position.  wāiñat sexual intercourse.  ijij, peeḷ, peru, tape sexual position.  wātulik sexual technique.  kọkkwidikdik smell of unwashed sexual organs.  būṇo shabby  pidtoto shack  peḷak cook shack.  peḷak temporary house, shack.  ṃōn kōppād shackle   shackles.  jakōḷ shade  aelor, aemed, jabalur, lelor shadow, shade.  kallor to shade the eyes with the hand and watch for a school of fish (or an impediment to navigation).  jejor shading   countershading.  ukōt ṃōōr shadow  annañ, lelor shadow of death.  annañinmej shadow, shade.  kallor shake  idik, wūdiddid be shaken.  kajkaj be shaken by recoil of a gun.  ṃweiur shake a bush or tree.  iṃuk shake a liquid so that it gurgles.  kọkkorōjrōj shake down a container to pack more solidly.  ḷattuñ shake hands to make a promise binding.  jeep shake off.  pikpikūr shake out.  pikpikūr shake pebbles and ball or dice.  ḷuḷu shake the head in disagreement.  jeboulul shake up.  rukruk shake, of a sail in the wind.  jopāl shall  naaj shallow  pejpej canoe that cannot go in shallow water.  kaplep having a shallow draft, of ships (see kaplep).  kapdik shallow draft.  okwōjaja shallow place in the water.  kōppāāt unable to go in shallow water, of vessels.  kapjulaḷ shaman  ṇakṇōk shame  jook ashamed.  jook, lo ashamed, concerning food.  āliklik be ashamed.  pelọk shameful behavior.  kajjookok shameless.  jājjookok shanty  peḷak shape  annañ, kea-, ḷōma-, wāwee- body shape, looks.  rọkwōj elliptical in shape.  jepjep form of, shape of.  lọḷin give shape to.  ṇaḷōma- shapeless.  jej-ḷōma- to shape.  ḷam share  ded, jaketo-jaketak a share.  ājinkōj contribution, share.  kuṇaṇa do one's duty, do one's share.  bōk koṇaa- make shares, of food, work, etc.  kōjjebar scoop up more than one's share.  rọklep see koṇaa-. share, responsibility.  kuṇaaṃ share a drink.  ninninkoko share food equally.  aikiu share of food.  kōj share of food a chief gives to his lineage heads.  kōjenibwilej take more than one's share.  ṃōṃaelep sharing   two or more persons sharing one coconut.  ninikoko shark   a fish, a shark.  arōnpe a fish, general term for shark.  pako a fish, ground shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus.  pakoon eoon pedped a fish, kind of shark.  jepāp a fish, kind of shark, no teeth.  bab a fish, shark grouper, Carcharhinus melanopterus.  pako mej a fish, shark pilot, Echeneis naucrates.  ḷattil pako a fish, shark, Trisenodon obesus.  pako korak a fish, thresher shark, Alopias vulpes.  pako tọrtọr a fish, tiger shark, Galeocerdo arcticus.  pako tiltil a giant red shark.  Ejje a giant shark.  Jarkul black magic to stun sharks from attacking.  anjin-pako fastest method of righting a canoe after it has capsized in order to escape sharks.  keilupako left-overs of a shark.  anpakolu sharks   school of sharks looking for smaller fish.  wūnaak sharp  kōkañ sharp pain as from a whip or a burn.  ṇōṇōk sharpen.  jemjem sharpshooter.  wālel sharp-tongued.  kōkañ loo- sharp-witted.  wājepdik witty, sharp.  wājepdik shatter   shattered.  pedakilkil shave  āl, reja shaven head.  oḷūb shaving   wood-shavings.  tōp she  e shear   shears.  jijāj to shear.  ṃwijbar shearwater   a bird, slender-billed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris.  māntōl a bird, sooty shearwater, Puffinus griseus.  māntōl sheath  nine shed  tọọr a temporary shed.  peḷak shed clothing.  utūkaḷ sheep  jiip sheet  jiit canoe part, cleat for tying sheet.  jirukli mat used as blanket or sheet.  kilbur rope from sheet line forward and aft.  ieplik sheet of paper.  alen sheet, nautical.  iep to sheet sails in.  ṇatoon use a sheet.  jiitit shelf  po shell  wōpeñ a food, spongy meat of sprouted coconut baked in its shell.  iuwuṃuṃ a game, child's play using pebbles and shells as imaginary objects and characters.  lijjikin a game, slight-of-hand using shell and three holes in sand.  ṃōjjā a shell.  bake, dimuuj, toul, tōborọñ a shell, Acmaeidae.  jowakin a shell, Arcidae, Anadara (scapharca) satowi/broughtonii.  kūkōr-in-ar a shell, Cadiidae, Corculum impressum/monstrosum/cardissa.  kūkōr a shell, Conidae.  likaebeb a shell, Cymatiidae.  jilel a shell, Cypraeidae.  libbukwe a shell, Ellobiidae.  alu a shell, Fissurellidae.  jowakin a shell, Macrophragma tokyeense (Turritellidae).  likarkar a shell, Muricidae.  lidid a shell, Muricidae, Purpura (Manicinella) Armigera.  tōbo a shell, Nautilidae.  lọjilñin jourur a shell, Neritidae.  jinenpokpok a shell, Neritidae.  kaddoḷ a shell, Neritipsidae.  kobal a shell, Ovulidae.  libbukwe a shell, Patellidae.  jowakin a shell, Patellidae, Collisella grata.  jidduul a shell, Siphonaridae.  jowakin a shell, Solemyidae, Acila schencki.  kūkōr a shell, Strombidae.  aorak a shell, Strombidae.  lōkeed a shell, Strombidae, Lentigo lentiginosus or Tricornis sinuatus/thersites/latissimus.  eañ a shell, Tellinidae, Tellinella philippii/staurella/virgata.  kūkōr A shell, Trochidae, Bathybembix aeola.  jidduul a shell, Veneridae, Veremilpa minuta/micra/costellifera/scabra or Dosinia histrio/abyssicola.  kūkōr a shell, a clam, Tridacnidae.  mejānwōd a shell, Cassididae, Cassis cornuta, helmet shell.  bukbuk a shell, Cassididae, Cassis cornuta, helmet shell.  bukbuk a shell, Cassididae, Cassis cornuta, helmet shell.  laklak a shell, Cassididae, Cassis cornuta, helmet shell.  laklak a shell, clam.  pejao a shell, conical and longer than trochus.  jibbin-bōran-bōb, luo a shell, giant clam.  kapwor a shell, killer clam.  tōkale a shell, small bivalve clam.  kalibok a shell, small bivalve, clam.  kọnōt a toy, of shells or wood.  likaebeb Any cowrie shell, any shell.  libbukwe, libbukwe clam shell, large.  aded coconut shell.  ḷat coconut shell for catching coconut sap, whole and empty.  kor coconut shell for scrubbing clothes.  kuḷatḷat coconut shell, lower half with sharp end.  ḷat-jiṃ coconut shell, lower half, without eye.  jiṃ coconut shell, upper half next to stem, with eyes.  ḷat-mej cone shell.  likaebeb conical shell, larger than trochus.  luwo cut out copra meat from shell.  karkar fat in turtle shell.  wiwi limpet shell.  jowakin mallet made from clam shell.  dekenin method of extracting coconut meat out of its shell without breaking the meat.  kōmmālwewe money cowrie, a shell, Cypraeidae.  likajjid sea snail, top shell.  kaddoḷ shell of a crab.  jọkur shell of many colors, used as lure for tuna.  jepet shell of smaller clams.  wūpeñ small clam, oyster, a shell, Arcidae, Scapharca inequivalvis or Anadara pilulu.  kūkōr small empty shells that wash up and pile up on beach.  lōrro spider shell.  aorak substance of clam shell.  ajaj top shell.  jidduul triton shell. a shell, Cassididae.  jilel trochus, a shell, Pleurotomariidae.  likaabdoulul trochus, a shell, Trochidae, Omphalius pfeifferi or Tristichotrochus haliarchus. a shell, Pleurotomariidae.  likōppejdat trochus, a shell, Trochidae, Omphalius pfeifferi or Tristichotrochus haliarchus. a shell, Pleurotomariidae.  likōppejdat turtle shell.  bōd, jọkur weave flowers or shells into a lei.  ḷōḷō shelter   shelter pit, air raid.  rọñ shelter with mat at sea.  boktak sheltered.  jablur take shelter from the rain or sun.  kōjato temporary shelter.  iṃōn kōppād wait under shelter for rain to stop.  kaḷọk shepherd  jabōt shield  likōpejñak, tōrak shielded.  barōk shift  jep, kā shimmer  rorobōlbōl shin  bọtin nee- shinny up.  urabbaj shine  kāilar, romaak shine in the distance.  kabōlbōl shingle   shingled, cut the hair short.  taṃbaj shining  kabōlbōl shiny  jatōltōl, rabōlbōl ship  baak, tiṃa, wa battleship.  ṃōnwa bridge of ship.  būrij ferry between ship and shore.  leāne-lemeto field trip ship.  piiḷ tūrep, waan rawūn fleet of canoes, ships, or planes.  inej go on a field trip ship.  rawūn having a shallow draft, of ships (see kaplep).  kapdik lighten ship.  eakpel plunge of a canoe or ship.  ṃōt possessive classifier, canoe, ship, boat, or vehicle.  waa- propeller of plane or ship.  pikpik roll of a ship.  lelāle ship of.  waa- ship's mate.  meej shipwrecked.  eọtōk stranded, of canoes, boats or ships.  eọtōk to roll, of ships.  lā to ship water.  douj use a ship.  wawa warship.  ṃōnwa waves of ships or planes.  ibeb ship worm  dile shirk  kōmādodo shirt  jōōt shirtless.  koḷeiaat, ṃañke T-shirt.  jiiñlij undershirt.  jiiñlij wear a shirt.  jōōtōt shiver  ebeb, kebeban, wūdiddid have a shiver sent up one's spine.  memāālel shoal  kina, kōppāāt, ṇa fishing method, between two shoals (ṇa), with scarer.  uṇa fishing method, surrounding edges of shoals with net.  kuṇa shoal, of fish.  baru strike a shoal.  eoṇ shock  kūṃṃūḷọk, ṃajōjō electric shock.  jarom shocked.  ilbōk, kūrañ, ṃweiur, ubabōj shoe   shoes.  juuj shoestring knot.  korak wear shoes.  juujuj shoo   shoo away.  ubaak shoot  bu good marksmanship in shooting or throwing.  jerọ sharpshooter.  wālel shoot a bow and arrow.  lippọṇ shoot the breeze.  kōmāltato shoot with a rubber band.  lippin shoot with a sling.  kōpin shoot with rubber and spear.  lippin shooting contest.  kōjjerọro shoot the breeze   to shoot the breeze.  lekōto shoot   coconut shoot.  utak shoot of coconut, pandanus.  juubub shoot of the bird's nest fern (kartōp).  ṃūḷōñ young shoot.  ḷor young shoot. (not used for coconuts or pandanus..  juḷ shooter   pea-shooter.  lijjukwōlkwōl shooter marble.  ḷōttekōḷkōḷ shop  ṃōn wia shore  kappe, tarkijet ashore.  iāne directional, enclitic, islandward or shoreward.  āne drift ashore.  eọtōk ferry between ship and shore.  leāne-lemeto go or come ashore.  wanāne go shoreward.  wāānāne haul canoe or vessel up on shore.  ār lagoon shore.  parijet offshore.  tarkijet on the shore.  ioonkappe seashore.  parijet set ashore.  leāne shoreward.  wanāne steady waves buffeting the shore.  ninearear washed ashore.  ḷukut short  kadu, kanu be short of.  jabjab fall short of.  likjab fall short of, in length.  jen have one limb shorter than the other.  jipijuḷ kill someone during a typhoon in anticipation of shortage of food.  okjānḷañ not to sell oneself short.  jab dodoorḷọk of short duration.  jedkaju short and fat, of people.  depetdoul short of breath.  jabjab-menowa-, jeekḷọk short of money.  jiban short tempered, cry-baby, provoked.  kwi short winded.  kūkijeje shortcoming.  an mej eṇ shortcut.  iaḷ kadu shorten.  jepjep shortly.  ṃōttan jidik shot  wā a shot of whiskey.  jaat shot down.  balu, lel shotgun.  lijjukwōlkwōl should  aikuj, en, ḷokwan see en. ought, should.  kwōn see en. ought, should.  kwōn shoulder  aerā, kōp carry in a basket with long handle slung over shoulder.  aduwado carry on shoulders.  inene put one's arm across another's shoulders while walking.  waabbilāle slim-waisted and broad-shouldered.  kāāj in kabwebwe touch shoulders.  aerār shout  kōkeilọk, kōkkeilọk shout rhythmically while doing a job requiring team work, as carrying a canoe.  roro to shout.  laṃōj shove   shove a person.  jipeḷḷọk shovel  jabōḷ shoveler   a bird, northern shoveler, Anas clypeata.  roñanpat show  ba kajjie-, jāde, kaalwōjwōj, kowaḷọk please show it to me.  jaṃṃōk show off.  juwaḷōñḷōñ show where to go.  āñin shower   time between rain showers.  meḷa show-off  jājjāj, kabbil, kabōllaḷ, kakōl, kōṇkōṃṃan, likōmjāje a show-off.  utḷōṃ show-off before the opposite sex.  kattoojoj show-off one's possessions or achievements.  kōmmejāje shoyu  joiu shrewd  jiṃaat, mejādik shriek  kōkeilọk, kōkkeilọk shriek in terror or pain.  wūdikke shrimp  libbūṇōj shrine  lokatok shrink  jen, kaddikdik, kuṇōk, pit, tor to shrink from responsibility.  wōmak shrivel  kuṇōk dry up from aging, shrivel up, dehydrate.  diñōjḷọk shroud   shrouds.  rikin shrub  ḷor, mar a shrub.  debọkut shrug  nukuj shucks   "shucks!".  kōṃōttōṇa interjection: "Shucks!", "Darn!".  io shudder  ebeb shudder, as with cold.  kebeban shut  kilōk, kūkiil shut-eye   get some shut-eye.  wūne māj shuttle  booj shy  abje, jook sibling   duty that a younger sibling is expected to give to older siblings.  jei duty that an older sibling is expected to give to younger siblings.  jati older sibling.  jei- quarreling among siblings.  bowōd see jati-. younger sibling.  jatin see jati-. younger sibling.  jatū see jei-. older sibling.  jein younger sibling.  jati- siblings  jeṃjāti sick  nañinmej, utaṃwe a sickness supposed to come from eating kọnet {kawnet}.  pepārijet be sick to one's stomach.  jemetak chronically sickly.  addimej come down with a sickness.  lōbọ homesick.  oñ look after a sick person.  kau lovesick.  kālọk, mejkaiie motion sickness.  ḷōḷao seasick.  ḷōḷao, ṃōḷañḷōñ see nañinmej. sick.  ri-nañinmej sickly.  lọkmej sickly (see mour {mẹwir}).  jāmmourur sickness.  nañinmej, ñūt sickness believed to be caused by sleeping at night under the moon.  ṃōjọliñōr sickness, believed caused by sea-ghosts.  rilojet sickness, constant running nose.  anjilik sickness, swollen lymph glands.  būbūra sickle  jikōḷ Sida   a plant, Sida fallax Walpers.  kio side  tōrerei-, ūlūl alongside.  tōrerei- come alongside.  atartar leeward side of an atoll.  liklaḷ move a little sideways to make room.  rōrā north side.  eañtak on the east side of.  jetak, wetaa- on the north side of.  aikne on the south side of.  eọọtle on the west side of.  rāātle, rilik one-sided.  rājet see lik. back, ocean side.  ilikin see lik. ocean side.  ilik see lik. ocean side, outside, behind.  likin side of a house.  kii- side of man or animal.  kat sidekick in kickball.  jeṃkat take sides, advocate.  rōrā to be on both sides.  kōjab windward side of an atoll.  likiej sideburns  jeor sieve  kein liklik to sieve arrowroot.  epta to sieve arrowroot: first time.  jepta sift  liklik net made of sennit used for sifting arrowroot starch.  waliklik not well-sifted.  jālōt well-sifted.  lōt Siganus   a fish, rabbitfish, Siganus rostratus/puellus.  ellōk a fish, rabbitfish, Siganus rostratus.  ṃọle Siganus   a fish, rabbitfish, Siganus sp..  ṃorṃor sight   be in sight.  jāde distant, of sight and sound.  kokwaad euphemism used on sailing vessels to notify men to stay out of sight when women need to relieve themselves.  inọñ eyesight.  rōre foresight.  loḷọkjeṇ out of sight.  penjak receive sight.  loḷọkjeṇ sight along a board to see if it is straight.  allọk sight land.  ḷanno sightless.  kun an ḷaaṃ sight-seeing.  alwōj bajjek sign  jain, kakōḷḷe a rain storm that is the sign of a chief coming.  ḷañōn irooj name of two navigational signs.  Kobal navigational sign in Marshallese navigation.  kōkḷaḷ signal.  kakōḷḷe signal with a mirror.  kakkilaajaj signify.  kakōḷḷe signal   signal made on the end of the kie of a canoe signifying battle.  jubwij visual signal such as fire to notify of death or other natural disasters.  jubwij significantly  tōḷọk silence  ikōñ silent   be silent and pensive.  kejakḷọkjeṇ keep silent.  ikōñ silhouette  annañ silk  jelōk silly  bwebwe, jajeḷọkjeṇ silver  jelba silverfish   a fish, silverfish, Gerres baconensis.  ilmek similar   and other similar things.  āierḷọk wōt more similar to.  āinḷọk wōt similar to.  ari-, āi- simmer  du simple  ḷam waan, pidodo simulate  ari- sin  bōd, jerọwiwi, ruo- fall into sin.  tōmrok mortal sin.  jerọwiwiin mej original sin.  jerọwiwiin jolōt since  jān, kōnke sincere  ṃool sing  al a musical composition to be sung by all singers together.  kọrōj see al. sing, song.  alin sing soprano.  jebrano sing upon trees or in places above.  aluej singe  rirar single   single, unmarried.  jalen singlehanded   to sail a canoe or boat singlehandedly.  wajekā singly  kajjojo sink  pelaḷ, ruñḷọk, tal, timaruk, tuññūlaḷḷọk, turruḷọk feet sink in sand making for difficult walking.  neen kōbkōb outrigger sinks because too much weight is placed on it.  tōmrok sink into something.  mọọn sink something in water.  kōtal sinus   characterized by chronic sinusitis.  rijekā siphon  ṇomṇom Siphonaria   Siphonaria atra/japonica/sirius.  jowakin Siphonaridae   a shell, Siphonaridae.  jowakin sir  ḷe siren  jaidiñ trumpet, horn, siren, conch.  jilel sister   older sister.  jei-, jine- sisters of a male.  ine- younger sister.  jati- sit   babysit.  kaajiriri sit close together.  atartar sit down.  jijet sit on one's haunches.  pijḷeḷe sitting mat.  era-, tōḷao small sitting mat.  miar to sit up on something high with the feet dangling and moving incessantly.  tōpḷedik site  wōja six  jiljino sixteen.  joñoul jiljino sixty.  jiljinoñoul sixty pairs, fish or copra.  jiljinokor sixth   sixth moon phase.  maroklep size  ded, detta-, jaij, joña- compare size.  joñjoñ decreasing in size.  mọkun decreasing in size, as of physique.  tor giant size.  debbōn of good size.  ṃōṃan ded see joña-. size, extent.  joñan sizzle  tūtiijij skate  jikeet a fish, a species of skate.  jiṃjọ skeptical  kōrraat ski  jājjāj skid  jājjāj, jirilọk, midij skiff  booj skill  mejādik, tuon skillful.  kapeel, ṇakṇōk skilled   unskilled person.  jedañ skillful  uñkipden unskillful.  jekapeel skim   skim across a surface.  jājjāj skin  kil bad case of skin disease (koko {kewkew}).  keḷe cracks in skin of soles of feet.  bōlkōk darkskinned.  jakmeej disease, scaly and flaky skin.  koko flabby, of skin.  pidtoto get under one's skin.  kiliddāp light skinned.  wūdmouj mole on the skin.  ilmeej rough skin.  bōbadede scaly skin.  kwōdkwōdi see kil. skin.  kilin skin disease.  karko, tilpoki skin disease, white spots on body.  jān skin diving.  turọñ skin parts of a plant to ensure its bearing of fruit or flowers.  kōnar skin ulcer.  dekā, eakeak tender skin of a baby.  ub to skin.  ākilkil, kakilkil twine made from skin of coconut frond midrib.  mālwe skinned   thick-skinned.  mejel kil skinny  aidik, uwaidikdik skip  jājjāj, kijoon a game, skip-rope.  kutiñ skip over.  kājoon skip jack   a fish, skip jack, Caranx lessonii.  ḷañe a fish, skip jack, Caranx lessonii.  ṃōḷajutak a fish, skip jack, Caranx melampygus, Hawaiian ulua.  deltokrōk a fish, skip jack, immature form, Caranx lessonii.  kupkup skirmish  taiṃ a skirmish.  im skirt  likko aboriginal womeṇs skirts, now used as a baby's mat.  ed grass skirt.  in, inin, ōr grass skirt boys put on at puberty.  kiōk maṇs skirt made from coconut fronds.  elmen wear a skirt.  inin skull  ḷat sky  lañ northwestern sky.  kapilōñ iōñ red colored, of reddish coconuts or sky.  mir southwestern sky.  kapilōñ rōk western sky.  kapilōñ slab  pedped slack   let out a rope to slacken it.  peaut slam   slam, as of a door.  okkoḷọk slander  ruruwe, wūnwūj, wūnwūjriabeb slang  kaj slap  deñdeñ, depdep, jeptak, ubrar slap on the back of the head.  jepwaḷ to hit or slap someone with something, usually flat.  ubatak waves receding from shore slapping against incoming waves.  jipikra slash  ōrōr cut, hack, chop off, split, slash.  jepak slash with machete.  kabwil sound of s.t. being ripped, torn, or slashed apart.  ōbbōḷọk slaughter  ṃanṃan slave  kuli slay  kowadoñ, ṃanṃan sleek  meoeo, metal sleep  kiki, mājur asleep.  kiki, mājur fall asleep.  ṃadenḷọk look up after nodding, sleeping, or reading.  bōk bar make a sound of pleasure while sleeping because of good dreams.  jeja oversleep.  mājurlep see a vision in sleep.  ṃadenḷọk sleep close to fire all night, especially old people.  eọwilik sleep on mattress.  būtoñtoñ sleep soundly.  joṇak, leṇak, mājurlep, ṃadenḷọk, ñakḷọkjeṇ, tōtoñ sleep, chickens only.  de sleeping mat.  jañiñi sleeping place of.  lọrun sleepy.  aruñijñij, mejki, memadidi, memejraalal talk or walk in one's sleep.  jeja sleeping mat   a sleeping mat that's wet.  datoñ sleeve   roll up shirt sleeves or trousers.  limtak slender  kādik, uwaidikdik slice  jiḷait slick  meoeo, metal slide  midij, wāār slide accidentally.  jirilọk slide out of hand.  rōḷọk slight  jiniñniñ slightly.  jaad slim  kādik, uwaidikdik slim-waisted and broad-shouldered.  kāāj in kabwebwe slime   slime from slugs and fish.  medaekek slimy  dāndān, korōt, kōkōr slimy-eyed.  mejkōr sling   hoist by sling.  ṃukko not good marksman, with gun, slingshot, or by throwing stones (see jerọ {jeraw}).  jerta shoot with a sling.  kōpin sling for hoisting cargo.  ṃukko slingshot.  buwat stones in a sling.  bo slip  jājḷọk, jikeet, jirilọk, midij, tipjek, tūbbọk slip down a tree or pole.  pirūrrūr slip down out of position, of things.  pir slip out.  kōkkekaak slip under ground or sand.  jọ slipped by, unite, escape.  rōḷọk slippery.  jijir slippery, of trees.  tabur slip  jemej, likko wear a slip.  jemej slipper  jodi slipshod  jabde slit  ṃwijṃwij slither   slithering.  tōbalbal sliver  tenaḷ slobber  iādatōltōl, kaplo slogan  kaj sloop  ioot a sloop.  jibūkbūk slop   slop out.  lilutōk sloppy.  jabde, iiōk dakdak, jakōl slope  jepāpe steep slope.  jirūṃle slovenly  iiōk dakdak a slovenly person.  ikōn-aḷe slow  bat, jāiur, kadikdik, mejjeeḷ, pepedikdik, raḷọk, ruṃwij be slow to decide.  aepedped be slow witted.  aḷḷañ move slowly, snail's pace.  ṃōkaj jān oṃ slow moving.  iki-ruṃwij slow to anger in debate (see kwi {kʷiy}).  jọkkwikwi slow to anger in debate (see ñeñiñi {gigiygiy}).  jaññiñi slow to cry.  jọkkwikwi slow to die (see mejjiie {mẹjjiyyẹy}).  mejjiia slow to learn (see penawiie {pẹnhawiyyẹy}).  penawiia slow to obey.  jilikiia slow when called (see āñiie {yagiyyẹy}).  āñiia to slow.  jiḷo very slow.  iki-ruṃwij slug   sea slug.  pedobar, piāpe slime from slugs and fish.  medaekek slug  dukwaḷ sluggish  dedo, jāmmourur sluggishness.  addiṃakoko slumber  kiki slur   slur one's words.  aplo slurp   to slurp.  ḷwiit sly  Etao smack  kōjbouk smack the lips.  tōmmeḷọk small  dik, jidik, jiddik, niñ, wūddik anything small and round.  lijadoul general term for small things.  oḷar see dik. small.  ekadik see dik. small.  kadik small fry.  mānniñ small pieces.  tipdikdik small pox.  bokḷap small thing.  ja very small.  jibbatūñtūñ, jiniñniñ, wūnniñ very small amount.  jebōñ smart  jiṃaat, mālōtlōt, penawiie a smart move.  jeḷā kōppeḷak not smart.  jājiṃaat smart   smart, as medicine on a sore.  māāṇ smart, irritated.  korōt smash  jijiped, kōjbouk, rup be smashed against something, of canoes.  ubwe get smashed in.  penā smash into each other.  iṃaajaj smashed.  kwōppeḷọk, mālij, obab, peddejọkwe smash-up.  iṃaajaj smear  būrar smegma  kōkkōk, ṇaṇ smell  ātāt, būbḷapḷap, bwiin, kāātet, kōnāmnām, nām, nāmnām fragrant smell.  ñaj savory smell.  bwiin-ennọ see bwiin. smell, odor.  ebwiin smell and taste of uncooked meat.  būbūramejmej smell moldy.  ḷōḷ smell of a swamp.  juoñ smell of armpits.  medwañ smell of blood.  meḷḷā smell of breaking wind.  bwiin-jiñ smell of cats.  kukuujuj smell of chicken manure.  bwiin-kūbween-alōr smell of clothing or mats under sun.  būbwidetdet smell of cockroaches.  bwiin-juwapen smell of coconuts.  būbnini, bwiin-ni smell of cooking fish.  uwi smell of copper.  kōkōbaba smell of damp clothing.  jatbo smell of dead flesh.  kōkōōrōr smell of dead plants in water.  juoñ smell of decayed flesh.  bwiin-puwaḷ, juoñ smell of decayed or rotten matter.  juoñ smell of exposed reef.  būbwilwōdwōd smell of feces.  kūñ smell of feces on body or clothing.  ñoño smell of fish, lingering on hands, body, or utensils.  aelel smell of fish--lingering on hands, body, or utensils.  joñọ smell of imported goods.  bwiin-ppāllele smell of iron.  memāālāl smell of kerosene.  kōkarjinjin smell of leaves of bushes.  kukmarmar smell of new things.  bwiin-ppāllele smell of pit for soaking coconut husks.  būto smell of pork improperly butchered.  būbrọrọ smell of preserved breadfruit.  būbwiroro smell of roasting breadfruit.  kokwanjinjin smell of rotten copra on body.  maḷḷipen smell of rotten copra or rancid coconut oil.  ḷōḷ smell of scrotum.  būbrọrọ smell of smoke on breath, body, or clothing, etc..  bōbaidid smell of the sea.  būbjetjet smell of turtles.  būbwilwōnwōn smell of unwashed genitals.  kūtkūt smell of unwashed sexual organs.  būṇo smell of urine.  kūḷōj, mieñ smell or taste sour or bitter, as milk, vinegar, or rice soup, etc..  meñ smell, body odor, disagreeable.  ajjiḷapḷap smell, halitosis.  taiñad smelly.  nām sweet smell, of ripe pandanus fruit.  bwiin-tōñal smelly  juoñ smile  tōtōñ dikdik a boy or man whose appearance makes everyone smile.  ḷōḷajkōnkōn smile, showing the white of the teeth.  rere smiling   always smiling or laughing.  baūjō smite  ubrar smithereens  pedakilkil smoke  atiti, baat, baatat, boutḷọk blinded with smoke.  mejko chain smoke.  baidtōñtōñ rack for heat or smoke drying.  ati, bwi smell of smoke on breath, body, or clothing, etc..  bōbaidid smoke illicitly.  lijāludik smoke out.  jinbaat smoked fish.  ek ṃōṇakṇak to smoke.  kōbaatat smoking   smoking addict.  añūrlep smoking marijuana.  kaurur baib smooth  metal hair smoothed with oil.  medọḷ not smooth.  kurere smooth and calm, of water.  ḷae smooth like fur.  meoeo smooth surf after a succession of rollers.  mooḷ smooth with a knife.  eọr smother   smothered.  jabjen-menowa- smothered, of food.  jitable smudge  jinbaat, rōran smuggle  kōrabōl smut  rōran snack  ṃōñein kōtaan awa snag   snagged.  kijek snail   common snail.  lidid limpet snails with nonconical shells.  jidduul move slowly, snail's pace.  ṃōkaj jān oṃ sea snail.  jinenpokpok sea snail, top shell.  kaddoḷ snake  jabōn, jedpānit snake eel   a fish, snake eel, Myrichthys colubrinus.  ṃajid snap  kwōj snap up.  kukbōl snap, as a branch.  dokwōj snapping or cracking sound.  ṇōṇōjṇōj snapping sound.  ṇoj snapper   a fish, red snapper, Lutjanus bohar.  paan a fish, red snapper, Lutjanus vaigiensis.  jaap a fish, snapper, Aprion virescens.  ewae a fish, snapper, Gymnocranius microndon/griseus.  mejmej a fish, snapper, Lutjanus flavipes.  jāj a fish, snapper, Lutjanus kasmira forskal.  jetaar a fish, snapper, Lutjanus monostigmus.  juwajo a fish, snapper, Lutjanus vitta.  bōnej a fish, snapper, Scolopsis cancellatus.  kwōlej a fish, spot snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma.  kalikūrōk snare  allok, aujiid, jān snare for catching birds.  keepep snarf  ñabñab snarl  ūjō snarled.  pok unsnarl.  jaḷjaḷ, mejaḷ unsnarl a tangled fishline.  kōmmeḷeḷe snarled   unsnarled.  meḷeḷe snatch   taking gifts, such as clothes, soap, candies, etc., usually by grabbing or snatching, at a wedding, funeral, or birthday party, to take home.  tōptōp sneak  ajādik, ajjādikdik sneak away.  iaḷ aidik sneak away from.  kona sneak out.  ajjiwewe sneer  kajjirere sneeze  ṃaje sneezing   constant sneezing.  anjilik sniff  kāātet, kōnāmnām sniff around.  kāātet sniff, inhale, breathe.  kōboutut snipe  kwōlej snipe that has lost its feathers.  ṃōdkowak snitch  kinaak, kona, kōrabōl snitch.  kiltōn snob   snobbish.  kappok jide snoop  apād snooping.  eded snore  ñortak snout  bọti snow  jiṇo snuff  kāātet so  āinde-, jemḷam, toḷọk and so.  jujen and so (in narratives).  eṃōj so that.  bwe so what.  makarta soak  jojo get old and dilapidated due to continuous soaking in sea water.  luwajet pit for soaking coconut husks for making sennit.  to smell of pit for soaking coconut husks.  būto soaked.  ṃoujlep soap  joob use soap.  joobob soar  pāl- sob  batoñtoñ sobbing because of grief.  ṃōtato sober  jememe, jeḷā ḷọkjeṇ social   anti-social.  jememe social status.  bōnbōn society  jarlepju socket   socket for end of boom (one at each end of canoe).  dipāākāk socks  jitọkin, takin wear socks.  takinkin sod   surface, sod.  jat sofa  joba soft  jijipdodo, pidodo, ub soft drink.  koḷa soft sell.  lekōto soft spoken.  naan mera soft spot on baby's head.  mọñ soft to touch.  meoeo soft-hearted.  ineeṃṃan, meanwōd soggy  ḷwōjat soil  bwidej, rōran area from which soil has been taken.  anil fertile soil.  kōl good soil.  ijo poor soil.  lọurō push up soil, of roots.  pādāl rich, of soil or plant.  kimuur sol   syllable "sol" of musical scale.  jooḷ solace  jojoon sold   hung up on, sold on.  reel soldier  rūttarinae magic to make soldiers brave.  mọun sole   cracks in skin of soles of feet.  bōlkōk sole of foot.  lọpiden ne Solemyidae   a shell, Solemyidae, Acila schencki.  kūkōr solid  mājojo, ñilñil, pen packed solid.  ñūñ shake down a container to pack more solidly.  ḷattuñ solidify.  kwōj solitaire  kawūjwūj solitary  ajjimakeke, make somber  lianij some  jet, jiṃa somebody.  juon someone.  juon something.  juon men sometime.  juon iien sometimes.  jet iien somewhat.  jaad somewhere here around me.  ijekā, ijekākā somewhere here around us.  ijekein someone   see iaa-. with someone.  iaan see iaa-. with someone.  iaan someone that people are always talking about.  tiemlo somersault  juñaidi somnolent  memadidi son   second son or daughter.  utlōkḷap see nāji-. son of, daughter of.  nājin see nāji-. son of, daughter of.  nejin son of.  nāji- son or daughter-in-law of.  nāji- sonny.  būrọ song  al Christmas song fest (Protestant groups).  jebta compose songs or chants.  kine love song.  alin ṃaina mistake in performing a dance, song, or chant.  dujebwābwe see al. sing, song.  alin start a song.  jarjar steering song.  alin ṃur 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 Sonneratia   a plant, Sonneratia caseolaris (Takeuchi).  buḷaboḷ a plant, mangrove, Sonneratia caseolaris. In mangrove depressions.  kōnpat sonorous  ḷōḷaaj soon  epaak, ṃōttan jidik very soon.  kiiō-kiiō soot  rōran soothsayer  ri-kaanij sooty   baby bird, sooty tern, memej.  jipila sooty tern   a bird, sooty tern, Sterna fuscata.  memej Sophora   a plant, Sophora tomentosa L. (Leguminosae).  kille soprano   sing soprano.  jebrano sorcerer  ri-jọubwe black magic performed by a sorcerer using a husked coconut.  kaurur jiañ sorcerer whose speech has magical power.  atlo sorcery  anijnij, rojak sorcery in medicine.  ṃadṃōd sorcery to make a person win a contest..  anjin-wōlbo sore  metak a sore, painful and malignant, usually located on the hands or feet.  jiṇo bump a sore or wound.  keeñjak, kōkeñaj have sore eyes.  mejmetak sorrow  būroṃōj remember with sorrow.  ememḷọkjeṇ sorrowful.  kabbūroṃōjṃōj sorrowful laughter.  rereenak sorrowful looking.  kōmjaaḷaḷ sorry  būroṃōj sorry consequences.  amentaklaḷ sort  kain, rot, tor, turot sort of.  kaiṇṇe sort out.  kọkwōpej sort out bad copra.  ākūt sortie   a sortie of planes.  ibeb soul  loḷātāt her soul.  an his soul.  an my soul.  aō our soul.  am our souls.  ad, arro your soul.  aṃ your souls.  ami Soulamea   a plant, Soulamea amara Lam. (Simarubaceae).  kabwijlōñ sound  ainikie-, ñil clanging sound.  taññaḷọk crying sound.  ṃa distant, of sight and sound.  kokwaad explosive sound, voiceless bilabial affricate.  rūb frisky, sound, vigorous.  ājmuur high-pitched sound.  ḷōḷaaj make a sound of pleasure while sleeping because of good dreams.  jeja melodious sound.  ḷōḷaaj piercing sound.  ḷōḷaaj popping sound.  ṇọb popping sound made when squashing lice.  noñ rasping sound.  rap ringing sound.  tūññūḷọk see ainikie-. voice, sound.  ainikien sleep soundly.  ñakḷọkjeṇ snapping or cracking sound.  ṇōṇōjṇōj snapping sound.  ṇoj sound of a bell or something rung.  tōññōḷọk sound of a collision.  okkoḷọk sound of an explosion.  bokkoḷọk sound of coconut bouncing.  rukruk sound of grease frying.  tūtiijij sound of liquid being poured.  kokopkop sound of s.t. being ripped, torn, or slashed apart.  ōbbōḷọk sound of someone falling.  pọkwi sound of stamping.  puruk sound of treading feet.  ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ sound of waves pounding on reef.  lijeñūrñūr thudding sound.  pọkwi tremor or vibration caused by sound of gun or thunder.  pañijñij voiceless bilabial affricate with a sudden, audible expulsion of sound (low).  rap soundly   sleep soundly.  joṇak, leṇak, mājurlep, ṃadenḷọk, tōtoñ soup  juub a food, breadfruit soup.  jokkwōpin mā a food, soup of soft rice or breadfruit.  jokkwōp a food, soup, spongy coconut and arrowroot.  aikiu sour  meọ make a sour face.  kōmmeñ old and sour coconut sap.  mañūñ smell or taste sour or bitter, as milk, vinegar, or rice soup, etc..  meñ sour faced.  jaṃṃōṇōṇō sour toddy.  jimañūñ source  wūn south  rak, rōk on the south side of.  eọọtle sail with the outrigger on the south.  tōmrak southern part.  turōk southerly   southerly swell.  buñtokrōk southern  rōk the Southern Cross.  Būbwin Epoon southward  rōkeañ, rōña current flowing southward.  aerōkeañḷọk directional, enclitic, southward.  rōkeañ, rōña drift southward.  perōkeañ head southward.  jitrōkeañ southwest   southwestern sky.  kapilōñ rōk wind from southwest.  kūtak souvenir  jolōt, kein kakeememej sow   to sow.  kōkat soy sauce  joiu space  mejatoto, meḷan cleared space.  maaj little space between trees.  tuwa occupy a lot of space.  koobob open space.  meḷaaj space-filling.  kaddoujuj spade  jipeit deuce of spades.  litōḷpi Spain  Jipein spank  deñdeñ, depdep, eṇọ, ḷwōjā, kapipā, notoñ, pejaju spanking, child speech.  baṃbaṃ spar   canoe part, line from top of mast to outrigger spar (jojo {jewjew}).  tokubaak canoe part, outrigger spar.  jojo canoe part, ties between spar and outrigger.  jojo spar of sail.  rojak spat  leḷọk-letok spathe   a food, diluted starch baked in coconut spathe in earth oven.  kōlọwutaktak open spathe of coconut tree.  jepar, jinniprañ spawn  ine speak  kōmlōt, kōnnaan, kōnono speak secretly.  wūnojidikdik speak taboo words that may bring bad luck.  ḷakajeṃ speaker   directional, postposition, toward the speaker.  tok spear  ṃade, wākar bundle of long objects such as spears, fish poles, etc.  tūr fishing method, hanging on to reef while spearing.  kiijbaal fishing method, spear fishing.  turọñ fishing method, spear fishing while diving.  tuwā fishing method, spearfishing on reef.  aubō fishing method, waiting along the usual path of fish on the reef to spear them, usually done at the beginning of ebb and flow tide.  kōkkāāḷāḷ fishing method, with spear at reef edge.  bōbō make a handle for a spear.  buñi not be a good marksman with a spear (see wālel {waylẹl}).  jowālel pierce with husking stick or spear.  dedeb shoot with rubber and spear.  lippin spear handle.  buñ spearing.  wālel stick with spear, knife, or needle, etc..  lōlō to spear.  debdeb, wā use a spear.  ṃadede ward off a spear thrust.  taar special   especially.  ḷaptata specialist  ṇakṇōk specific  jejjet spectacles  māj kilaaj spectacular  kōppaḷpaḷ speculate  kajjidede, kajjimalele, leḷōmṇak speech  jipiij, kwaḷọk naan critical in speech.  kōkañ loo- magical power of speech.  atlo make a speech.  jipiij powerful in speech.  aejemjem speechless  jejeḷọk an naan speed  ṃōkaj move at highest possible speed.  buuḷtōñtōñ not speedy.  jāiurjet run at full speed.  kọkleejej speed away.  bwijāljāl speed up.  kūrōn speed up when rubbing sticks to make fire.  jorjor speedy.  ṃōkaj, speedy  innitōt spell   ability to cast spell.  anitta cast a spell on.  anjin spell, enchantment.  anijnij spell  jipeeḷ spelling.  jipeeḷ spend  amān custom of spending the last night with people before they depart.  jeboñōn spend last moments together, farewell occasion, bring to a finish.  kōjjeṃḷọk spend the night with friends who are departing.  jebokwōn spendthrift  bōro-ḷap sperm  pek spew   spew out chewed food.  burak Sphyraena   a fish, barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda.  jujukōp a fish, barracuda, Sphyraena forsteri.  jure a fish, barracuda, Sphyraena forsteri.  ñiitwa Spica   Spica in Virgo.  Da the pair of stars Spica and Arcturus.  Daam-Ad spider  kadeọeo, kauḷaḷo giant spider.  kūrkūrbale, kūrūble spider's web.  toon kọuḷaḷo spider shell  aorak spigot  bọjet spike  jibaik marlinespike.  ṃaanjibaik spill  lilutōk spin  jet, likaebeb, kajet spine  dilep spines on fish.  iñ spinster  lejnono spiral  kilmij spirit  jetōb invoke a spirit.  allōk spirit dwelling within a person, good or bad.  juk jetōb spiritual power.  abōn to possess, of evil spirits.  tuwe spit  iādatōltōl, ṃōṃōj spit out something.  pejmām spittle.  kaplo to spit.  kaplo spit   sandspit.  bok spite   in spite of.  jekdọọn splash  aojọjọ, būbtūktūk, jejelōblōb splash water on.  jọjo spleen  aj splendid  aiboojoj splendor  kāilar splice  dede splinter   get a splinter.  tenaḷ pick out splinters.  arar splinter, chip.  naaḷ splintered.  kurbalōklōk split  bōrrā, ejar, jar, kōk cut, hack, chop off, split, slash.  jepak split open.  bōḷñak spoil  kọkkure, tōrañ abandoned unhatched egg, usually spoiled.  kor be spoiled, of a pampered child.  kakōl get spoiled, of fish.  ekḷọk hives, from eating spoiled fish.  judu overripe spoiled breadfruit.  māḷọk spoiled fish or meat.  kōt spoiled from overexposure to air and sun.  ṃōṇakṇak take care not to spoil a good thing.  kōṃbade spoiled  adkeelel spoke   soft spoken.  naan mera spokesman.  jiṃwin ñi, wōnṃaan spokeshave  jibọkjeep Spondius  bake sponge  matmat, oñoñ sponge off.  uñtaak sponge   to sponge off of someone.  kañkañ, kwōdmat, reja spook  tiṃoṇ spooky.  aeto spool   roll up, line or film, spool.  tāte spoon  jibuun spoon cut from coconut husk.  kūḷatḷat spoon made from chip of green coconut husk.  auḷakḷak tablespoon.  tebōḷ jibuun teaspoon.  tijibuun sporadic   sporadic in bearing, of trees.  jepāl sport  kukure be a good sport.  kaṃōṇōṇō spot  buwaj beauty spot.  il meej, ilmeej multicolored, spotted, usually brownish.  kōkaadad spot, as on dog.  buwak spotless.  kokwōjarjar spotted.  tiltil spotted, dotted, spotty.  būbjinjin striped or spotted, as in ancient tattoo.  eọọt white spot on the head of the brown noddy (pejwak) bird.  ao spouse  kuṇaa-, pālee-, rii-, rūturi- covet another's spouse, steal another's spouse.  aelellaḷ, aelellaḷ see pālee-. spouse of.  pāleen spouse of.  ippa- steal another's spouse.  jebbōro, kukuul bōro spout   spout, rain gutter.  tāāñ sprain  iñiñ, iñrōk, jānruk, jidpaḷ sprained.  ir sprat   long fish trap, for sprats, net with handle.  bọro Spratelloides   a fish, piha, Spratelloides delicatulus.  aol spray  boutḷọk, būbtūktūk, jādbūtūktūk, jọkurbaatat bow spray.  ṇojọ protect from rain or spray at sea with mat.  boktak saltspray.  tabūṇṇo wet with spray.  jādbūtūktūk spread   spread about.  jeplōklōk spread abroad.  peddejak spread eagle.  perakrōk spread far and wide.  tilmaak spread legs wide open.  bōḷñak spread mats.  erōk spread one's thighs.  ḷañ spread out.  eḷḷọk, erḷọk, eojaḷ, jeeded spread the word.  bōōjōj stand for, support, in favor of, spread, to be witness for.  juraake sprightly  alijerḷọk, iurjet, kākemọọj, memourur spring  jibriiñ spring tide.  iaḷap spring up.  pikkālọk swamp spring.  keiiuiu to spring.  kā- sprinkle  būbūtbūt, jijidwōtwōt, wōt-dikdik to sprinkle.  utdikdik sprit   bowsprit.  ḷobōrwa sprout  eọñ, juḷ, ḷor a food, bundled and baked spongy meat of sprouted coconut.  iutūr a food, pounded meat of sprouted coconut.  lukor hard coconut meat remaining in half-shall of sprouted coconut after spongy core has been removed.  ñar kernel of spongy meat inside coconut that has just started to sprout.  bōḷoñar overgrown and inedible sprouted coconut.  iupej pandanus key, sprouted.  wūnpej small sprouted coconut.  per smaller eye of sprouted coconut.  tōbo spongy meat of sprouted coconut.  iu sprout, of leaves.  jebar sprouted coconut.  iu stage of the coconut seedling in which it is beginning to sprout.  tōboḷāār taro sprout.  il sprouted coconut   a food, spongy meat of sprouted coconut baked in its shell.  iuwuṃuṃ a food, spongy meat of sprouted coconut cooked with arrowroot starch and diluted with water.  peaut group of sprouted coconuts past the eating stage.  debweiu spur  jebwij to urge, goad, spur, push.  rōrọọj spurt  būbtūktūk, būttūk sputum  memed spy  iaroñroñ, jibai, kōjjaad, waat spyglass  baiklaaj squab  koon squall  utọr wind squall.  mowi squander  jerwaan square  jukweea square off   to square off.  jibwe doon squash  baañke fall and get squashed.  pedej squat  pijḷeḷe squat with legs wide apart.  kōḷtak squawk  rōraakak squeamish  arrukwikwi, ārre, jejō not squeamish.  jājjō squeeze  kōkeeṇ coconut cloth used to squeeze and extract oil from grated coconut.  jouneak grab, squeeze.  kukuul squeeze into.  obar squeeze into a seat.  koobob squid  nōt squint  addikdik, aljet squirm  iñtōk squirrel fish   a fish, squirrel fish.  mālij a fish, squirrel fish, Holocentrus binotatus/scythrops.  kur a fish, squirrel fish, Holocentrus microstoma.  kañkōñ a fish, squirrel fish, Holocentrus sp..  jera a fish, squirrel fish, Myripristis berndti.  ṃōn fishing method, fishing for squirrel fish in small holes on reef during low tide using a two or three-foot-long leader fastened onto a piece of wood about the same length.  diil squirt  būttūk stab  bwiār, ōrōr, wā, wāāpep, wākar stabilize   stabilized.  jokkun wōt juon stable   emotionally unstable.  anniabeab mentally unstable.  ṃōjọliñōr, taṇo unstable.  bōbōroro, bōro-pejpej, ṃōṃakūt stack  ejouj stack up.  jojoon staff  jokoṇ, joor stage   group of sprouted coconuts past the eating stage.  debweiu stage of growth.  ded stage of the coconut seedling in which it is beginning to sprout.  tōboḷāār young stage of coconut growth, after debweiu.  jokiae stagger  jebwāālel, jepāppāp, ṃōṃal stain   stained.  māār stains.  būrar water stain on clothes after sitting on a wet spot..  datoñ stair   climb a ladder or a staircase.  jikin uwe staircase.  jikin uwe stairway.  jikin uwe stake  dumej stake   play cards for stakes.  pile stale  nānnān, nenān stalk   stalk inside bunch of bananas or breadfruit.  perañ stalk of arrowroot plant.  aetōktōk stalk people.  aemọkkwe stalk, leafstem, petiole.  kōḷā stalk   stalk someone or something.  apād stall   to stall.  ṃoṇ stalwart  kije stammer  allo stamp   sound of stamping.  puruk stamping.  ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ stamp  jitaaṃ stance   fighting stance.  joorkatkat stand  jurōk, kajjuur, kowawa stand a coconut husking stick in the ground.  kat stand a torch in the ground.  kwōn stand at attention.  kankan stand back and study critically, as an artist.  allọk stand beside.  kōjab stand by a weir waiting for tide.  watak stand for, support, in favor of, spread, to be witness for.  juraake stand on one's hands.  ju stand on one's head.  ju, lōlō stand on tiptoes.  ajjuknene stand out.  tooj stand ready.  joorkatkat, kakkōt stand still.  bōjrak stand up.  jutak stand upward from below (seen from above, as looking down in water).  jitlōñ standing.  jurōk stanza  eoon star  iju a star.  Ad, Bad, Bake-eo, Da, Dekā-Lijone, Dipāākāk, Iju-ilo-bok-ajaj, Iju-ilo-raan-kubōk, Iju-māj-rouṃuṃ, Jeḷeilōñ, Jurōn-aodet-kaṇ-rilik, Ledikdik, Likin-Buwame, Liṃanṃan-eṇ-an-Ñinjib, Lōktañūr, Ḷakelōñ, Ḷāātbwiinbar, ḷeepwal, Ḷoojḷapḷap, Ḷōkañebar, Ḷōkoojṇo, Ḷōmānkōto, Mejabwil, Poobin-raj-eo, Ūlin-raj-eo, Wōd-Wāto-eṇ a star (planet), Evening Star, Venus (evenings only).  Maalal a star (planet), Morning Star, Venus (mornings only).  Jurōn-Jemān-Kurlōñ a star name, Vega.  Elṃad a star, eta in Taurus (Pleiades).  Jebrọ a star, possibly Achernar (alpha Eridani).  Ijuun Rak cloud formation or star.  ad falling star.  iju rabōḷḷọk North Star.  Liṃanṃan observing stars.  jedjed iju the pair of stars Spica and Arcturus.  Daam-Ad two pairs of stars that point to the North Star.  Jurōn-Liṃanṃan, Jurōn-Liṃanṃan starboard   sailing starboard to wind.  jabḷap starboard tack.  jabdik to paddle a canoe on the starboard side to change course.  auretam starch  ṃakṃōk a food, diluted starch baked in coconut spathe in earth oven.  kōlọwutaktak a food, spongy meat of sprouted coconut cooked with arrowroot starch and diluted with water.  peaut a food, three to one combination of arrowroot starch and water cooked together.  likōbla add liquid to substance such as starch.  kapejlọk molded arrowroot starch.  jibwil net made of sennit used for sifting arrowroot starch.  waliklik stare   stare after.  alluwaḷọk stare at.  kallimjek stare open-mouthed.  aḷḷañ starry flounder   a fish, starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus.  bale start  jijino not start easily.  jọwiia start a fire.  jenjen, kenọkwōl start a song.  jarjar start easily.  jọwiie start fighting.  ṃur start, of fire.  jọ startle   startled.  ilbōk, kūrañ, ṃweiur starvation  ñūta starve   starved.  kwōle state  kōnnaan statue  annañ, ekjab stature   of great stature.  ineea status  kadkad loss of royal status through defeat in war.  jipọkwe person who carries weight in his speech due to social status.  ḷajjuur social status.  bōnbōn status quo   tamper with the status quo.  iuiuun dekein jinme stay  pād inability to stay underwater long (see pakij {pakij}).  jāpakij see pād. stay, remain.  epād stay away from.  kawiiaea stay in the rain.  utute stay put.  likatōttōt, tinak stay up.  memej stay where one is at patiently.  likatōttōt STD  jeplej steadily  etal in wōt juon steady   keep a boat steady.  jok move with steady and deliberate purpose.  ijuboñ-ijuraan steal  jaṃ, kọọt, kōjjen, pānāpnep covet another's spouse, steal another's spouse.  aelellaḷ steal and drink coconut toddy (off a tree).  jekeidaak steal another's spouse.  jebbōro, kukuul bōro steal away.  dej steal someone's wife (euphemism).  tuuj bōl steam  baatat, boutḷọk steamer  tiṃa steel  jitūūl, māāl steep  ju steep close to shore.  jirūṃle steer  jebwebwe, kōjbwe canoe part, piece of wood on leeside as guard against rubbing from steering paddle.  eran jebwe steer a course with land on one's bow.  anlọk steer canoe with paddle on right of stern to keep bow straight.  audik steer directly for.  kaiok steering method using a paddle.  ubtak steering song.  alin ṃur steering wheel.  jebwe stem   base, foundation, bottom, stem, trunk.  dāpi- stalk, leafstem, petiole.  kōḷā stem from.  jebar stem of a fruit.  kōḷā stem of coconut bunch from which nuts have fallen.  jepar, jinniprañ stems of coconut tree that nuts are attached to.  pirañrañ stench  kūḷōj foul odor stench.  bwiin-puwaḷ step   footsteps in gravel or dry leaves.  ṃōṃōjānjān method of doing something step by step.  kiltōn overstep one's responsibilities.  weḷọk quick short steps.  netūbtūb step on.  etetal, jijuur step or go over.  ḷōke steps.  buñtōn, buñtōn ne sterile  orañe, war stern  kajjiṃwe Sterna   a bird, black-naped tern, Sterna sumatrana.  keār a bird, sooty tern, Sterna fuscata.  memej stevedore  okun bade stew  juub stick  aḷaḷ a pointed stick rubbed up and down on another stick to make a fire.  jolọk bundle that has been wrapped, sticks or pandanus leaves.  tūr long stick placed on shoulders of two persons to carry burden suspended between.  ine make fire by rubbing sticks.  etoñ, it Marshallese stick dance.  jebwa Marshallese women's stick dance.  jiṃōkṃōk move something closer by using a stick.  adebdeb pick breadfruit with a stick.  kōṃkōṃ sharp stick for husking coconuts.  doon speed up when rubbing sticks to make fire.  jorjor stand a coconut husking stick in the ground.  kat stick for picking breadfruit.  kein kōṃ stick for stirring fire, turning breadfruit while cooking, etc..  jabōn pe stick used for clubbing fish.  jeṃōnna stick used to spread hot stones for earth oven.  tokrak stir food or fire with a stick.  arar walking stick.  jokoṇ stick   stick hand into pocket, hole, or crack.  rore stick in.  duuj stick something into the ground.  kōtlaḷ stick up, on head or canoe.  aujrọñrọñ stick with spear, knife, or needle, etc..  lōlō stick   stick to.  dedāp sticky.  dedāp sticky, of eyes.  tōtaorak viscid, sticky, of food.  depñat stiff   stiffen.  kwōj stiffness in joints.  akā stiffness of a corpse.  ajeḷkā, kā stifle  jelōt stifled.  jabjen-menowa- still  ja, lur, wōt see jaaṃ. why still?, why persist?.  kwōjaam see jaaṃ. why still?, why persist?.  kwōjaaṃ stand still.  bōjrak stay still.  tōt unable to keep still.  ne ṃakūtkūt why still?.  jaaṃ stillbirth  jibuñ stillborn   stillborn baby.  kọ stimulation   physical stimulation.  kōḷo sting  ṇōṇōk stinging sensation.  idid to sting.  idid sting ray  boraañ, ṃaḷokḷok stingy  arōk, kūbboṇ, miin stink  bwiin-puwaḷ stipend  oṇea- stir  aujek, poktak stick for stirring fire, turning breadfruit while cooking, etc..  jabōn pe stir a fire.  kenọkwōl stir food or fire with a stick.  arar stir up.  iiōk, jejeurur, kiojaḷjaḷ stirred up.  liṃ, poktak stir-crazy  kidel stirred   challenged, enthused, excited, stirred.  ketak stitch  keke stock   stock of an anchor.  rorob stockade  kalbuuj stockings  jitọkin stoke   stoke a fire.  kenọkwōl stomach  je, lọje, tudek be sick to one's stomach.  jemetak fish's stomach.  petōk lie on stomach.  pedo stomach ache.  jemetak uncomfortable feeling about the stomach from being overstuffed with food.  akeke upset stomach.  wōtōdtōd stone  dekā luau stones.  dekā lọḷ a game, scissors, paper, and stone.  jaañke cook fish on stones.  ikjin cover an earth oven with stones.  ertak heap of stones.  ajokḷā large stone.  ejṃaan large stone used as an anchor.  kadkad little stones used to make necklaces.  kāāj not good marksman, with gun, slingshot, or by throwing stones (see jerọ {jeraw}).  jerta pile of stones.  eakḷe pumice stone.  tilaan select stones for missiles.  jemān bo stone axe.  jeljel stone fortress for trapping fish.  kōjjoal stone upon which bait or chum is mashed.  jinṃa stone used for grinding arrowroot.  pukor stones in a sling.  bo stones used in jibke fishing method for porpoises.  dekā in jibke throw stones at.  jemān bo, kijbo throw stones repeatedly at an object or person.  ajjikad tombstone.  jebwe stone fish   scorpion fish or stone fish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus/gibbosa/novaeguineae/macadamsi/cacopsis/albobrunnea/guamens is/parvipinnis.  ṇo stoned   wiped out, busted, stoned.  kwōppeḷọk stony  dekāke stony islet without trees.  bokoṃṇa stoop  ṃal- stooped.  kob stop  bōbrae, bōjrak, ḷọk, pāpjel ṃae meet and stop.  pāpjel ṃae stop craving fish.  kōbbaturtur stop, in the sense of stay.  pād stopper  bọọr, penja- store  ṃōn wia store   to store.  kōttōn storehouse  joko storehouse  ale storey   storey of a house.  alen storm  ibeb, kior, kōtteepiṇa, ḷañ, ñōñat a big storm.  jeḷañ a rain storm that is the sign of a chief coming.  ḷañōn irooj a storm.  aere cloud formation preceding storm.  pālmuuj interim period between stormy seasons, usually a calm spell.  jo name of a storm that usually comes in the summer.  Likabwiro period of storms.  Dāpeij place where members of the Ripako clan exercise their power to control storm.  bōn save from a storm.  tōḷḷañ storms associated with the ascendancy of Jeljel (stars in Orion).  Jeljeltak tropical storm similar to typhoon in strength.  kapiḷak violent storm.  aññat story  bwebwenato folkloristic story.  inọñ illustration, instance, illustrative story.  waan joñak story   two-story house.  nikāi upper story of house.  po stout  pen stouthearted.  pen-būruon stove  jitoob, obwin put a pot or kettle on a fire or stove to boil water or cook food.  tōtaak small oven or stove.  paaj stow  pānuk straddle  perakrōk straggle  jeplōklōk straight  jejjet, jiṃwe see jiṃwe. straight, correct.  ejiṃwe straight hair.  maḷko straight up, of tall trees.  ju straight, in playing poker.  tōreej straighten one's self up.  mōōbōb straightforward.  jiṃwe straightlaced.  jaṃṃōṇōṇō straightedge   ruler, straightedge.  ruḷa strain  atbọkwōj, kōkeeṇ, liklik strain one's abdominal muscles.  iñ lọjien strand   be stranded high-and-dry.  pāte bristle, strand of hair.  tōōḷ strand of rope or wire.  ko strands.  iden strands for weaving garlands or stringing leis.  id stranded  tabu stranded high-and-dry.  pāāt stranded, of canoes, boats or ships.  eọtōk strange  kōjak stranger.  ruwamāejet stranger   stranger, tramp, vagabond.  armej jeedwaan strangle   strangle, to throttle.  kukuul bōro strap  kañūr strategy  kōllejar good strategy.  jeḷā kōppeḷak stratum  pik straw   drinking straw made from aetōktōk.  aetōktōk stray  jebwābwe lead astray.  tōlpilo streak   unexpected streak of luck, windfall.  tọọr pata streaker   a fish, streaker, Aprion virescens.  ḷọom stream   stream running out of swamp.  kōḷ street  iaḷ strength  kajoor stretch  eḷḷọk, kankan dilute food or drink to make it stretch.  ilọk recline, stretched out.  jitṃanṃan stretch out.  erḷọk stretch the body.  makōḷkōḷ stretch the neck.  mōōbōb stretched.  aer stretched luck.  kankan kōj stretched tight, of lines, ropes, etc..  lōtlōt stretchy.  mō strict  kajjiṃwe, kijñeñe, pen strife  akwāāl strike  notoñ, ubrar strike a match.  it strike a shoal.  eoṇ strike a wave.  ṃwitaak strike against.  itaak strike aginst each other.  iṃaajaj strike the trunk of a tree so that the flowers may blossom forth quickly.  kōnar string  ile, tō-, to shoestring knot.  korak strands for weaving garlands or stringing leis.  id string fish, coconuts, flowers, etc.  ilele string for towing toy canoe in water, held in middle with ends attached to ends of canoe for steering.  tokadkad string under penis.  lil to pull and break objects such as string, rope, wire or grass.  tūṃtūṃ wire for stringing fish.  ile wrapped around, of string.  jāliñiñ strip   cut into strips.  ōrōr strip of reef.  tōkā strip or peel off one layer at a time.  ejej strips of green coconut branches laid across a fire for warming pandanus leaves.  tọḷ weaving strips.  iden strip   to strip.  utūkaḷ to strip of money or property by fraud or threat.  kwōdmat, reja stripe   striped or spotted, as in ancient tattoo.  eọọt stripes showing military rank.  ieṃa striped mullet   a fish, striped mullet, Chelon vaigiensis.  aotak stripey   a fish, stripey, Kuhlia taeniura.  jerwōt strive  kakkōt strive to attain.  jawōd strive toward.  pinnitto stroke  eoeo stroll  alwōj bajjek, jaṃbo Strombidae   a shell, Strombidae.  aorak a shell, Strombidae.  lōkeed a shell, Strombidae, Lentigo lentiginosus or Tricornis sinuatus/thersites/latissimus.  eañ strong  kajoor, keiie, keke, kijñeñe, kōiie, kōkōt, kūtarre, mājojo, pen, peñpeñ having strong stomach (see jejō {jẹjẹh}).  jājjō not strong.  jakeiie not strong physically (see dipen {diypẹn}).  jādipen physically strong.  dejeñ, dipen see kajoor. strong.  ekajoor strong, of wind or storm.  dejeñ stronghearted.  pen-būruon Strongylura   a fish, needlefish, Strongylura marina.  ṃak struck  lel structure  kōkal struggle  kakkōt, kōpkōp to struggle for.  pinnitto strut  kōmmāidik, ḷakḷak strut of a rooster.  adpā, to stubborn  būruon kūro, dejeñ, kiliddāp stuck  kōn fishbone stuck in throat.  paḷ stuck on to.  kōkejel stuck-up  kabbil, kakōl, loṃaan study  katak, liñōr stand back and study critically, as an artist.  allọk study one's genealogy.  jitdaṃ stuff   uncomfortable feeling about the stomach from being overstuffed with food.  akeke stuffy  nitñil stumble  tipjek, tipñōl, tūbbọk stumble and fall while carrying.  buñ kake stumble and rise again to run.  buñ-peltak stumble but not fall.  jepāppāp stump  dāpdep, ibnene coconut stump.  debọkut pandanus stump.  debọkut stump of any tree.  debọkut stun   stunned.  kūrañ, ṃōjālūlū, ṃaal, ṃajōjō stunned, of fish.  kōjḷọr stunt   stunted growth.  ḷūbbat, wūdkabbe Stupid  bwebwe, kūḷaṃwe, penawiia, taṇo interjection: "Stupid!".  bōkāro sturdy  kije, kōiie stutter  allo sty   sty on the eye.  ātbwe style  ṃūtō- style (clothes).  joñak style-setter.  kakōl stymied  boṇ subdue  anjọ subject   subjects.  doon submarine  waan tulọk submerge  tal, tulọk subside  dikḷọk, mera, meraḷọk substance  ōn substitute   substitute for.  bōk jikin, pinej-jenkwa subtle  mera subtract  bōk succeed  pinej-jenkwa, teru, tōprak succeed in work, play, school, or with the opposite sex.  bōktak success   successful.  jeraaṃṃan successful   unsuccessful in one's love advances.  bokbok such  toḷọk such a.  jemḷam suck  ninnin land given by a king to a commoner woman as a bounty for suckling a royal baby.  limen ninnin suck in hard.  ṇomṇom suck up.  jorom sucking noise made in drinking green coconuts.  ṃōṃōtṃōt suckle.  ninnin two babies suckling from the same woman.  limenkoko sudden  idiñ, jedkaju, jidimkij, jumej all of a sudden.  buñjen suddenly.  buñjen, idiñ suffer   longsuffering.  meanwōd suffer from ulcers.  aḷjer suffering.  eñtaan sufficient  bwe fish that areṇt sufficient for the next day.  ekin boñ jab lo raan just sufficient.  bōka- sufficient even if it's little, of food.  kaniọkwe suffocate  jabjen-menowa- choke on something, suffocate.  pọk sugar  jukwa a food, preserved breadfruit mixed with arrowroot and coconut sap or sugar, wrapped in breadfruit leaves and baked.  bwiro iiōk suggest   suggestion.  ḷōmṇak suicide  kilaba, wōdinikek commit suicide.  wōdinikek suit  jejjet suitable.  kōkar suitable   unsuitable.  jekkar suitcase  kōbañ Sula   a bird, blue-faced booby, Sula dactylatra.  lōḷḷap a bird, brown booby, Sula leucogaster.  kaḷo a bird, red-footed booby, Sula sula.  nana sulk   sulky.  ṃōṃaḷkaro sultry   appear sultry.  kōmmāidik sultry mannerisms.  ikiddik sum  koba summer  jeṃar, rak a gathering of people to celebrate the onset of breadfruit season in summer by making offerings to Jebro, the god of breadfruit.  ṃaṃa laden with summer fruit, usually said of trees.  uwaanrak name of a storm that usually comes in the summer.  Likabwiro summertime.  iien rak summon  kūkūr, lale sun  aḷ blinded by sunlight.  taṃtaṃ look pretty at sunset.  aḷkōnar period between setting of sun and rising of moon.  meḷoktakōn, meḷọkḷọk, tuujloñloñ period between setting of sun and rising or moon.  meḷoktak rays of the sun.  ko-in-aḷ small blisters from over exposure to sun.  il smell of clothing or mats under sun.  būbwidetdet sunbathe.  kōjeje sunbathing.  aḷkwōjeje sunbeam.  koonaḷ sunburned.  kakilkil sundown.  tulọkun aḷ sunglasses.  māj sunlight.  meramin aḷ sunny day without wind.  detñil sunray.  koonaḷ sunrise.  takin aḷ sunset.  tulọkun aḷ sunshine.  det sun-up.  takin aḷ take shelter from the rain or sun.  kōjato to dry under the sun.  nel to sun.  kōjeje Sunday  Jabōt sunk   sunken in.  kōn sup   to sup.  kōjota supercargo  baja, jiipkako superficial  pejpej superficially fancy.  kōmjedeọ superlative   superlative particle.  tata supernatural   having supernatural powers.  mọṇmọṇ supersede  pinej-jenkwa superstition  tōmak ilo jetōb superstition that cat crying at night portends death of someone.  bwijenro superstition that large waves portend the arrival of a vessel.  tokwanwa supervise  lale supine  jedelañ supper  kōjota last supper.  ṃōñāin kōjab supplant  bōk jikin supple  jijipdodo supplement   supplementary part.  rejeta- supplied   well supplied with food and property.  jeban support  jepak, rie something that is put under something else to protect, lift, or support it.  ḷoñtak stand for, support, in favor of, spread, to be witness for.  juraake support one another by holding each other's waists.  waanikli suppose  baab supposing  jen ba sure  mājojo, ṃool make sure.  loloorjake surely.  lukkuun surety  joortoklik surf  ṇo canoe-surfing, when sailing down wind.  kōttōmāle high surf.  buñṇo rolled, as by surf.  ḷukut smooth surf after a succession of rollers.  mooḷ surface  ioo- be on top of a plane surface, water or land.  memat float upwards to the surface of the water.  pelōñ land surface.  meḷan plane surface.  pik surface of.  ewe surface of the ocean.  aejet surface, sod.  jat surf-board   surf-boarding.  lōkā, lōkōr surgeonfish  bwilak a fish, banded surgeonfish, Acanthurus triostegus triostegus Linnaeus.  kupañ a fish, black surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricans.  tiepdọ a fish, convict tang or banded surgeonfish, Hepatus triostegus.  kupañ a fish, surgeonfish, Acanthurus dussumieri.  kōpat a fish, surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus.  kuwi a fish, surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus.  kwi a fish, surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricans.  aelmeej a fish, surgeonfish, Naso unicornis.  eañrōk a fish, surgeonfish, Naso unicornis.  ṃọṇe surgery  ṃwijṃwij Suriana   a plant, Suriana maritima L. (Simarubaceae).  ñeñe surmise  kajjimalele, leḷōmṇak surpass  ḷe surplus  budeñ, bwe surprise  bwilōñ exclamation, of surprise.  bōraṃṃaanō interjection: surprise or disappointment.  ōjjej surprised.  ilbōk take by surprise in hand combat.  ankōṃad surprising  kabwilōñlōñ surprisingly.  jatdik surrender  baaj, bōbweer, wūjlep- surrender, give up.  jatōptōp surreptitious   cheat, obtain surreptitiously.  liktak surround  kōpooḷ, nitbwil be surrounded by.  kōkōṇak fishing method, many men surround a school in shallow water using a coconut leaf chain as scarer.  aḷeḷe fishing method, surrounding edges of shoals with net.  kuṇa fishing method, using surrounding net on dark nights.  aejek surrounded.  pooḷ surrounding.  peḷaak surroundings.  meḷan survey  joñak survey critically.  allọk to survey.  peet susceptible   susceptible to.  kōkā suspect  eṇak, eṇọ, kōkōljake suspense   suspenseful.  kakkūṃkūṃ suspicion  kōkōljake sustenance  kōkan swabby  juwape swaddle  kūtimtim swagger  ḷakḷak swallow  kōdālōb, orañḷọk swamp  pat smell of a swamp.  juoñ stream running out of swamp.  kōḷ swamp spring.  keiiuiu swamped.  turruḷọk water rises in a well or swamp.  jib swap  jānij swat   swat flies.  ubḷọñ sway  ṃal-, ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ sway back and forth.  ajjiṃaalal, buñto-buñtak swaying from side to side, as a ship rolling.  jepliklik swear  jinjin, kanejnej interjection: "honestly, I swear it's so.".  mejāro to swear by.  kajje sweat  menokadu sweaty.  kōkōr sweep  popo to sweep.  buruṃ sweet  māmet, tōñal not sweet, of beverages.  jatōk sweet coconut water.  māmet sweet smell, of ripe pandanus fruit.  bwiin-tōñal sweetish taste.  māmet sweet potato   a plant, sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas.  piteto sweetheart  batin, jitōnbōro swell  bōbool, bōbọk, bōbōj swell up.  jib swelling.  ḷōpper, per swell   easterly swell.  buñtokrear northerly swell.  buñtokeañ ocean swell.  ñōl southerly swell.  buñtokrōk westerly swell.  buñtokrilik swell  ṃōṃan swift  iur, iiṃ move out swiftly.  kōplọk swift, of canoes or boats, nautical term.  ḷōḷaeoeo swim  aō go, run, swim, or rush toward s.t. or s.o. (with directionals), often impetuously, without having been invited or asked to do so.  tōbtōb kick feet in swimming.  bwijeae tow while swimming.  akake swindle  ajej in kabwebwe, kọọt outsmart, swindle.  Etao swing  jālirara a swing.  lijjidwaḷọk swing arms while walking.  jerjer swing something or someone around in a circle, as a child.  jelpaak swinging.  toor to swing at someone wildly.  depdep walk swinging the arms.  iliik swipe  jaṃ, kiltōn, kọọt, kōrabōl switch  jānij ignition switch.  kein kōjjọ swivel  juwabōḷ swollen  bōbọk, bōbōj swollen abdomen.  jeje, jieje swollen corpse.  bōj sword  jāje swordfish   a fish, swordfish, Xiphia gladius.  ḷōjkaan Sybedrella   a plant, Sybedrella nodiflora (L.) gaertn. (see kinwōj) (compositae).  bwilbwilikkaj syllable   syllable "do" of musical scale.  to syllable "fa" of musical scale.  ba syllable "la" of musical scale.  la syllable "mi" of musical scale.  mi syllable "re" of musical scale.  re syllable "sol" of musical scale.  jooḷ syllable "ti" of musical scale.  ji symbol  kakōḷḷe symbol  bwe sympathize  iọkwe sympathize with.  tūriaṃo symptom  kakōḷḷe Synanceja   Synanceja verrucosa.  ṇo Synedrella   a plant, Synedrella nodiflora, a small yellow fld. Composite weed.  kinwōj syphilis  jeplej syrup  jurub coconut syrup boiled down from sap.  jekṃai system  kōkar