1. | Bubu eḷap tokjān ñan wūno, ñan kapok ri-kọọt, im ñan kapok men ko rej jako. | Divination was important for medicine, for discovering thieves, and for locating lost objects. S21 | bubu |
2. | Ekammomo wūno ṇe | That medicine is very powerful. | mo |
3. | Ekōbbōkakkak an wūno. | His medicines are extraordinarily strong. | kōbbōkakkak |
4. | Eḷañe ewōr retio in kōnono ilo aolep aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ, ri-nañinmej rōban aikuj in mej kōñ an ejjeḷọk taktō ak wūno, im barāinwōt jipañ bōbrae jān an waḷọk ñūta | If there were radio communication on all islands in the Marshalls, sick people would not die for want of doctors or medicine, and it would also help prevent the occurrence of famine. S25 | bōbrae |
5. | Emālkwōj wūno rot eṇ ñan kinej. | That kind of medicine is good for wounds. | mālkwōj |
6. | Emālkwōj wūno rot eṇ ñan kinej. | That kind of medicine is powerful for wounds. | ñan |
7. | Emmālkwōjkwōj an wūno. | His medicines have great healing powers. | mālkwōj |
8. | Idaak wūno ṃokta jān an (m)melkwarkwar būruoṃ. | Take medicine before you start getting phlegm in your throat. | melkwarkwar |
9. | Iien eo iien wūno ej bar juon iaan men ko bubu ej kwaḷọk. | The time for medication was another thing divination showed. S21 | iien |
10. | Ikōṇaan idaak wūno bwe emtak bōra. | I want some medicine because I have a headache. | bwe |
11. | Kapejlọk wūno ṇe kōn jerpāntain. | Dilute the paint with turpentine. | kapejlọk |
12. | Kappej jidik wūno ṇe ṃokta jān aṃ kōjerbale. | Thin the paint a bit before using it. | pepej |
13. | Kiiō epojak ñan ṃōñā, kōṃakṃōk nuknuk, im ñan wūno. | Now it is ready for eating, starching clothes, and for medicine. S20 | ṃakṃōk |
14. | Kobōk ia batin wūno mouj ṇe aṃ? | Where did you get your five-gallon bucket of white paint? | bat |
15. | Kōn an kar mejinede ro ḷōmṇak bwe wūno in Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal kōn anijnij, raar jab kanooj ṃōṇōṇō in kōtḷọk an armej kōjerbale. | Because the missionaries thought that Marshallese medicine involved sorcery, they were not very happy to permit people to use it. S8 | mejinede |
16. | Kōn an kar mejinede ro ḷōmṇak bwe wūno in Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal kōn anijnij, raar jab kanooj ṃōṇōṇō in kōtḷọk an armej kōjerbale. | Because the missionaries thought that Marshallese medicine involved sorcery, they were not very happy to permit people to use it. S8 | anijnij |
17. | Kōn an kar mejinede ro ḷōmṇak bwe wūno in Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal kōn anijnij, raar jab kanooj ṃōṇōṇō in kōtḷọk an armej kōjerbale. | Because the missionaries thought that Marshallese medicine involved sorcery, they were not very happy to permit people to use it. S8 | kōtḷọk |
18. | Kwōn wia tok wūno jen wūnook wa e. | Buy some paint and let's paint this boat. | wūno |
19. | Kwōn wūno waj ñan tulowa. | Paint inward. | tulowa |
20. | Lale aṃ aḷok bwe enāj rọọl utōn wūno kaṇe arro. | Beware of breaking the taboos or our medicines will bring on adverse effects. | aḷok |
21. | Lelọk jidik wūno bwe en kōṃade jān an metak. | Give him a little medicine to ease his pain. | ṃad |
22. | Men in kar ṃōttan ekkōpāl im wūno. | This was part of sorcery and of medicine. S21 | kōkōpāl |
23. | Ṃokta jān an ri-pālle bōktok wūno ko aer, ri-Ṃajeḷ raar make kōṃṃan aer wūno jān bōlōk, wūjooj, okar im men ko jet. | Before Westerners brought their medicines, the Marshallese made medicines on their own from leaves, grasses, roots, and other things. S8 | wūno |
24. | Ṃokta jān an ri-pālle bōktok wūno ko aer, ri-Ṃajeḷ raar make kōṃṃan aer wūno jān bōlōk, wūjooj, okar im men ko jet. | Before Westerners brought their medicines, the Marshallese made medicines on their own from leaves, grasses, roots, and other things. S8 | wūno |
25. | Ṃokta jān an ri-pālle bōktok wūno ko aer, ri-Ṃajeḷ raar make kōṃṃan aer wūno jān bōlōk, wūjooj, okar, im men ko jet. | Before Westerners brought their medicines, the Marshallese made medicines on their own from leaves, grasses, roots, and other things. S8 | okar |
26. | Ṃokta jān an ri-pālle bōktok wūno ko aer, ri-Ṃajeḷ raar make kōṃṃan aer wūno jān bōlōk, wūjooj, okar, im men ko jet. | Before Westerners brought their medicines, the Marshallese made medicines on their own from leaves, grasses, roots, and other things. S8 | okar |
27. | Pinniep ej kōṃṃan jān waini im ri-Ṃajeḷ rej kōjerbale ñan elōñ men ko āinwōt ekkapit bar, ānbwin, ñan wūno im ñan romrom. | Coconut oil is made from copra, and the Marshallese use it for many things, such as hair oil, body oil, medicine, and for illumination. S18 | romrom |
28. | Pinniep ej kōṃṃan jān waini im ri-Ṃajeḷ rej kōjerbale ñan elōñ men ko āinwōt ekkapit bar, ānbwin, ñan wūno im ñan romrom. | Coconut oil is made from copra, and the Marshallese use it for many things, such as hair oil, body oil, medicine, and for illumination. S18 | kōkapit |
29. | Raar kōjerbal ñan wūno ñe rej pukot nañinmej rot eo an juon armej, wūno ta eo ekkar, ia eo wūno eo epād ie, kab wōn eo ekkar ñan leḷọk wūno eo. | It was used in medicine for diagnosing the sickness of a person, what medicine to use, where to find the medicine, and whose responsibility it was to apply the medicine. S21 | wūno |
30. | Raar kōjerbal ñan wūno ñe rej pukot nañinmej rot eo an juon armej, wūno ta eo ekkar, ia eo wūno eo epād ie, kab wōn eo ekkar ñan leḷọk wūno eo. | It was used in medicine for diagnosing the sickness of a person, what medicine to use, where to find the medicine, and whose responsibility it was to apply the medicine. S21 | wūno |
31. | Raar kōjerbal ñan wūno ñe rej pukot nañinmej rot eo an juon armej, wūno ta eo ekkar, ia eo wūno eo epād ie, kab wōn eo ekkar ñan leḷọk wūno eo. | It was used in medicine for diagnosing the sickness of a person, what medicine to use, where to find the medicine, and whose responsibility it was to apply the medicine. S21 | wūno |
32. | Raar kōjerbal ñan wūno ñe rej pukot nañinmej rot eo an juon armej, wūno ta eo ekkar, ia eo wūno eo epād ie, kab wōn eo ekkar ñan leḷọk wūno eo. | It was used in medicine for diagnosing the sickness of a person, what medicine to use, where to find the medicine, and whose responsibility it was to apply the medicine. S21 | wūno |
33. | Ri-wūno rein raar ṇooj wūno ko aer im wāween kōṃṃani im kwaḷọk wōt ñan ro nukwier im jerāer. | These medical practicioners kept their medicines and how to use them secret, and revealed them only to their families and friends. S8 | ṇōṇooj |
34. | Ri-wūno rein raar ṇooj wūno ko aer im wāween kōṃṃani im kwaḷọk wōt ñan ro nukwier im jerāer. | These medical practicioners kept their medicines and how to use them secret, and revealed them only to their families and friends. S8 | wūno |
35. | Taktō ro rej jab bar kōtḷọk an ri-Ṃajeḷ make wūno bwe ej jab erreo aer kōṃṃan wūno im bar juon eḷap aer bōk maroñ jān armej. | The doctors also do not allow Marshallese to treat (patients) by themselves, for the way they prepare medications is unsanitary and also they usurp the people's right to do so. S8 | kōtḷọk |
36. | Taktō ro rej jab bar kōtḷọk an ri-Ṃajeḷ make wūno bwe ej jab erreo aer kōṃṃan wūno im bar juon eḷap aer bōk maroñ jān armej. | The doctors also do not allow Marshallese to treat (patients) by themselves, for the way they prepare medications is unsanitary and also they usurp the people's right to do so. S8 | kōtḷọk |
37. | Wūno eo ekōjoṇake. | The medication caused him to sleep soundly. | joṇak |
38. | Wūno eo ekōmouri eō. | The medicine cured me. | kōmour |
39. | Wūno eo ekọwōnōt ḷoon eo. | The paint made the motorboat look new. | wōnōt |
40. | Wūno in kōṃajṃaj. | Medicine for the treatment of hemorrhoids. | ṃaj |
41. | Wūno in kọwōlbobo. | Love potion. | wōlbo |