| 1. | It looks like an index finger belonging to a Marshallese. | Einwōt baj tipen addikọọtotin ri-Ṃajeḷ. | addi-kọọtot |
| 2. | Their way of carrying things in a basket, today's Marshallese women, that is. | Aduwadoier, kōrāān Ṃajeḷ in raan kein. | aduwado |
| 3. | There are no refrigerators in most Marshallese homes, except for some on Kwajalein and Majuro, and a few on outer islands. S27 | Ejjeḷọk aij-bọọk ilo enañin aolep eṃ i Ṃajeḷ, bōtab eḷak wōr ilo jet wōt eṃ ko Kuajleen im Mājro kab jejjo ilo aelōñ ko ilikin. | aelōñ |
| 4. | Preserve the Marshallese custom of taking care of your relatives by practicing it. | Kōjparok ṃantin Ṃajeḷ im jeḷā aerṃwe. | aerṃwe |
| 5. | Marshallese drums are good. | Eṃṃan ajein Majeḷ. | aje |
| 6. | Marshallese traditional style of repairing leaky thatch roofs. | Ajuiaakin aelōñ kein. | ajuiaak |
| 7. | "Look up to the frigate bird" is a Marshallese proverb (It means to follow and respect the traditional chief.) | "Jede ak eō" ej juon iaan jabōn kōnnaan ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | ak |
| 8. | The Nitijeḷā has approved the standardized Marshallese alphabet | Eṃōj an Nitijeḷā koweppān aḷbapeetin kajin Ṃajeḷ eo ekāāl bwe en jerbal. | aḷbapeet |
| 9. | White men gave the Marshallese language its alphabet. | Ri-pālle raar kōṃṃan an kajin Ṃajeḷ aḷbapeet. | aḷbapeet |
| 10. | It's forbidden to be singing up above when there is an irooj around according to Marshallese custom | Ilo ṃantin Ṃajeḷ, emọ aluej ñe ej or irooj. | aluej |
| 11. | Because the missionaries thought that Marshallese medicine involved sorcery, they were not very happy to permit people to use it. S8 | Kōn an kar mejinede ro ḷōmṇak bwe wūno in Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal kōn anijnij, raar jab kanooj ṃōṇōṇō in kōtḷọk an armej kōjerbale. | anijnij |
| 12. | Marshallese used to bow down when walking in front of one another—until recently. | Ri-Ṃajeḷ rejọ kōn ebbadikdik iṃaan mejān doon raan ko ḷọk | badik |
| 13. | The Marshallese employees in the company were gradually fired until not one remained. | Raar baere ri-jerbal in Ṃajeḷ ro ilo koṃbani eo ḷọk ḷọk oooṃ ejej wūdin juon epād. | baer |
| 14. | Some Marshallese children have yaws. | Ebakkito jet ajri in Ṃajeḷ | bakkito |
| 15. | There are pigs and chickens, but these have been imported by Westerners and aren’t original Marshallese animals. S23 | Ewōr piik im bao, ak men kein ebbōktok in ri-pālle im ejjab men in mour in Ṃajeḷ | bōbōk |
| 16. | There are no refrigerators in most Marshallese homes, except for some on Kwajalein and Majuro, and a few on outer islands. S27 | Ejjeḷọk aij-bọọk ilo enañin aolep eṃ i Ṃajeḷ, bōtab eḷak wōr ilo jet wōt eṃ ko Kuajleen im Mājro kab jejjo ilo aelōñ ko ilikin. | bọọk aij |
| 17. | Most famous in Marshallese legends is Etao. S13 | Buñbuñtata ilo inọñ in Ṃajeḷ ḶeEtao | buñbuñ |
| 18. | ” For this reason, many Westerners have given it the name Marshallese cheese. S28 | Kōn men in, elōñ ri-pālle rej ṇa etan “Marshallese cheese. | bwiro |
| 19. | The Marshallese people are extremely fortunate that coconut trees grow in their islands. S10 | Eḷap an ri-Ṃajeḷ jeraaṃṃan kōn an dedek ni ilo aelōñ ko aer. | dedek |
| 20. | There's no thatch in the gable of Marshallese houses | Ejjeḷọk aj ilo demājuun iṃōn Ṃajeḷ | demāju |
| 21. | Marshallese earrings | Diedein Ṃajeḷ | diede |
| 22. | There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9 | Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki. | dik |
| 23. | There are not as many Marshallese as there are Guamanians. | Ejjabdaan lōñ armej in Ṃajōḷ keidi ñan Kuam. | ejjabdaan |
| 24. | They're building a traditional Marshallese house | Raar kalōk juon iṃōn aelōñ kein. | eṃ |
| 25. | He was saying the Japanese were going to kill all the Marshallese people on the island where his family and some other people were living. P979 | Ej ba kōn an kar ri-Nippoñ ro itan ṃan ermān aolep ri-Ṃajeḷ ilo ān eo ermān baaṃle eo an rej jokwe ie ippān bar jet armej. | er |
| 26. | He became a Marshallese citizen after he married a Marshallese. | Ear erom juon ri-Ṃajeḷ ālkin an paleek juon ri-Ṃajeḷ. | erom |
| 27. | He became a Marshallese citizen after he married a Marshallese. | Ear erom juon ri-Ṃajeḷ ālkin an paleek juon ri-Ṃajeḷ. | erom |
| 28. | Most famous in Marshallese legends is Etao. S13 | Buñbuñtata ilo inọñ in Ṃajeḷ ḶeEtao | Etao |
| 29. | When the Navy no longer needed this ship, they gave it to a Marshallese person who was working with them at the time. P5 | Ṃōjin aer aikuji wa in Navy ro rōkar leḷọk ñan juon ri-Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal ippāer ilo iien eo. | iien |
| 30. | There are no refrigerators in most Marshallese homes, except for some on Kwajalein and Majuro, and a few on the outer islands. S27 | Ejjeḷọk aij-bọọk ilo enañin aolep eṃ i Ṃajeḷ, bōtab eḷak wōr ilo jet wōt eṃ ko Kuajleen im Mājro kab jejjo ilo aelōñ ko ilikin. | ilikin |
| 31. | Because the Marshallese language wasn’t put into writing until Westerners came, not many people living today know the legends of the Marshallese people. S13 | Kōnke kajin Ṃajeḷ ear jab pād ilo peba ṃae iien eo ear itok ri-pālle, ej jab kanooj lōñ armej rej mour wōt kiiō rejeḷā inọñ ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | inọñ |
| 32. | Because the Marshallese language wasn’t put into writing until Westerners came, not many people living today know the legends of the Marshallese people. S13 | Kōnke kajin Ṃajeḷ ear jab pād ilo peba ṃae iien eo ear itok ri-pālle, ej jab kanooj lōñ armej rej mour wōt kiiō rejeḷā inọñ ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | inọñ |
| 33. | Marshallese use inpel for straining coconut milk. | RiṂajeḷ rej kōjerbal inpel ñan kāāḷāḷ. | inpel |
| 34. | Some Marshallese don't take kindly to those who are trying to advocate changes. | Jet armejin Ṃajeḷ rōdike kain eṇ ej iuiuun dekein jinme. | iuiuun dekein jinme |
| 35. | The Marshallese way of caring for younger siblings. | Jatiin ri-Ṃajeḷ. | jati |
| 36. | He writes better in English than in Marshallese. | Ejeḷāḷọk jeje ilo kajin Iñlij jān kajin Ṃajōḷ | jeje |
| 37. | It was finally a time when the Marshallese had chosen their own representatives, and there was great excitement. S16 | Ej kab kar juon iien an ri-Ṃajeḷ maat im kālōt ri-kwelọk ro aer im ear kanooj ḷap ejjeurur. | jejeurur |
| 38. | There are a few Marshallese in Hawaii. | Eor jejjo ri-Ṃajeḷ Awai. | jejjo |
| 39. | There are Marshallese scattered throughout Hawaii. | Eor jejjojo ri-Ṃajeḷ Awai. | jejjo |
| 40. | The Japanese really helped the Marshallese in developing the islands. | Eḷap jipañ an ri-Jepaan ñan ri-Ṃajōḷ. | Jepaan |
| 41. | The Marshallese people are extremely fortunate that coconut trees grow in their islands. S10 | Eḷap an ri-Ṃajeḷ jeraaṃṃan kōn an dedek ni ilo aelōñ ko aer. | jeraaṃṃan |
| 42. | Few Marshallese reach the age of seventy. | Ejeja ri-Ṃajōḷ ej tōpar jiljilimjuonñoul iiō. | jiljilimjuonñoul |
| 43. | Also, if we let jekaro stand for three days, it will become jimañūñ—the alcoholic beverage of the Marshallese. S19 | Bar juon, elañe jenaaj kōtḷọk jekaro eo bwe en pād jilu raan, enaaj erom jimañūñ—dān in kadek eo limen ri-Ṃajeḷ. | jimañūñ |
| 44. | There are Marshallese who are experts in treating jiṇo | Elōñ ri-Ṃajeḷ rōlukkuun jeḷā kajjiṇoṇo. | jiṇo |
| 45. | The head of the extended Marshallese family let his younger brother speak on his behalf. | Aḷap eo ear kajipiiji ḷeo jatin. | jipiij |
| 46. | Marshallese people could go through the scrap and haul it to their island. P17 | Ri-Ṃajeḷ rōmaroñ jọkpej im ektak ñan aelōñ ko aer. | jọkpej |
| 47. | A lazy American is better than a lazy Marshallese. | Jowan in ri-pālle eṃṃanḷọk jān jowan in ri-Ṃajeḷ. | jowan |
| 48. | Because he possesses the intuition and knowledge of Marshallese navigation, he can sense that a boat is off its course even while he's inside the boat. | Kōn an jeḷā kabuñpet emaroñ pād ilowaan juon wa im jeḷā ke ebōd kooj eo an. | kabuñpet |
| 49. | Modern day Marshallese children do not know how to play kajjeor | Ajriin raan kein rejaje kajjeor. | kajjeor |
| 50. | He was a very active person, and there was something else in addition to his knowing how to be a Marshallese captain. P34 | Ej kākemọọj wōt im barāinwōt ewōr ṃōttan an jeḷā kapenin Ṃajeḷ | kākemọọj |
| 51. | Kakkiāmem is a favorite pastime among Marshallese youngsters | Likao jiddik in Ṃajeḷ eḷap aer iọkwe kakkiāmem. | kakkiāmem |
| 52. | Marshallese are always having parties. | Ekkaṃōḷoḷo ri-Ṃajeḷ. | kaṃōḷo |
| 53. | Arrowroot is one of the foods of the Marshallese. S20 | Ṃakṃōk ej juon iaan ṃōñā ko kijen ri-Ṃajeḷ. | kije- |
| 54. | If you have been diligent from the beginning, we hope that when you read this page, you are able to speak and understand Marshallese. S29 | Eḷaññe kwaar kijenmej jān jinoun, kemij kejatdikdik bwe ilo awa in kwōj riiti peijin, kwōmaroñ kōnono im meḷeḷe kajin Ṃajeḷ | kijenmej |
| 55. | Another way in which radio has made life easier for Marshallese concerns their songs. S26 | Bar juon men, retio eṃōj an kapidodoḷọk ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ, ej kijjien al ko aer. | kijjie- |
| 56. | When Marshallese commit suicide, they jump off coconut trees. | Ñe ri-Ṃajeḷ rej kilaba, rej kālọk jān ni. | kilaba |
| 57. | If you have been diligent from the beginning, we hope that when you read this page, you are able to speak and understand Marshallese. S29 | Eḷaññe kwaar kijenmej jān jinoun, kemij kōjatdikdik bwe ilo awa in kwōj riiti peijin, kwōmaroñ kōnono im meḷeḷe kajin Ṃajeḷ | kōjatdikdik |
| 58. | Breadfruit is one of the foods that Marshallese use most. S28 | Mā ej juon iaan ṃōñā ko eḷaptata an ri-Ṃajeḷ kōjerbale. | kōjerbale |
| 59. | Marshallese girls can really play marbles. | Ledik in Ṃajeḷ rōjeḷā kōjjobaba. | kōjjobaba |
| 60. | 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 | Pinniep ej kōṃṃan jān waini im ri-Ṃajeḷ rej kōjerbale ñan elōñ men ko āinwōt ekkapit bar, ānbwin, ñan wūno im ñan romrom. | kōkapit |
| 61. | Divination was something olden-time Marshallese doctors used to learn about something they didn’t understand. S21 | Bubu ej juon maroñ ri-wūno in etto ilo Ṃajeḷ raar kōjerbale ñe rej kōṇaan jeḷā kōn juon men eo rej jab meḷeḷe kake. | kōkōpāl |
| 62. | According to Marshallese etiquette, you have to listen to your older siblings. | Ekkar ñan kōṃanitin Ṃajeḷ, kwōj aikuj pokake jeiṃ. | kōṃanōt |
| 63. | We believe also that what you have covered up to this point includes some understanding of the customs and ways of living of the Marshallese. S29 | Kōmij tōmak barāinwōt bwe jān dedeḷọk in eṃōj aṃ tōpare, ewōr ṃōttan aṃ meḷeḷe kōn ṃanit im wāween mour an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | kōmij |
| 64. | Also, if we let jekaro stand for three days, it will become jimañūñ—the alcoholic beverage of the Marshallese. S19 | Bar juon, elañe jenaaj kōtḷọk jekaro eo bwe en pād jilu raan, enaaj erom jimañūñ—dān in kadek eo limen ri-Ṃajeḷ. | kōtḷọk |
| 65. | Because the missionaries thought that Marshallese medicine involved sorcery, they were not very happy to permit people to use it. S8 | Kōn an kar mejinede ro ḷōmṇak bwe wūno in Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal kōn anijnij, raar jab kanooj ṃōṇōṇō in kōtḷọk an armej kōjerbale. | kōtḷọk |
| 66. | 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 | 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. | kōtḷọk |
| 67. | The Marshallese legislators assemble at Majuro each year and review the laws and also pass laws to meet the needs and proclamations of the Marshallese people. S15 | Ri-pepe ro ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ rej kwelọktok ñan Mājro aolep iiō im etali kien ko im bar kōṃṃan kien ekkar ñan aikuj ko im kōṇaan ko an armej ro i Ṃajeḷ | kweilọk |
| 68. | The Marshallese legislators assemble at Majuro each year and review the laws and also pass laws to meet the needs and proclamations of the Marshallese people. S15 | Ri-pepe ro ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ rej kwelọktok ñan Mājro aolep iiō im etali kien ko im bar kōṃṃan kien ekkar ñan aikuj ko im kōṇaan ko an armej ro i Ṃajeḷ | kweilọk |
| 69. | Because of this, large ships are extermely important to the Marshallese. S25 | Kōn men in eḷap an wa ḷap tokjān ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ. | ḷap |
| 70. | There are no refrigerators in most Marshallese homes, except for some on Kwajalein and Majuro, and a few on the outer islands. S27 | Ejjeḷọk aij-bọọk ilo enañin aolep eṃ i Ṃajeḷ, bōtab eḷak wōr ilo jet wōt eṃ ko Kuajleen im Mājro kab jejjo ilo aelōñ ko ilikin. | lik |
| 71. | There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9 | Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki. | lik |
| 72. | Marshallese women wean their babies with bitter leaves. | Kōrein Ṃajeḷ rej kaliktūt kōn bōlōk meọ. | liktūt |
| 73. | They really know the Marshallese language | Rōlukkuun jeḷā kajin Ṃajeḷ | lukkuun |
| 74. | Breadfruit is one of the foods that Marshallese use most. S28 | Mā ej juon iaan ṃōñā ko eḷaptata an ri-Ṃajeḷ kōjerbale. | mā |
| 75. | Because of the fact that venereal disease was first introduced to the Marshallese people by the American whaleship crewmen, they called it mādke ("America"). | Kōn an kar rūAmedka ro ilo waan kōrajraj ko jino bōktok nañinmej in ñan riṂajeḷ, raar ṇa etan mādke. | mādke |
| 76. | We believe also that what you have covered up to this point includes some understanding of the customs and ways of living of the Marshallese. S29 | Kōmij tōmak barāinwōt bwe jān dedeḷọk in eṃōj aṃ tōpare, ewōr ṃōttan aṃ meḷeḷe kōn ṃanit im wāween mour an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | ṃanit |
| 77. | Because the missionaries thought that Marshallese medicine involved sorcery, they were not very happy to permit people to use it. S8 | Kōn an kar mejinede ro ḷōmṇak bwe wūno in Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal kōn anijnij, raar jab kanooj ṃōṇōṇō in kōtḷọk an armej kōjerbale. | mejinede |
| 78. | I almost couldn’t bend over—I was so full—but didn’t feel nearly as good as I would if I were eating local Marshallese food. P391 | Iwātin ban jillọk joñan an ḷap aō mat, ak iḷak eñjaake ippa ej jab eṃṃanin aō mour wōt ñe ikar ṃōñā kōkanin aelōñ kein. | ṃōṃan |
| 79. | Breadfruit is one of the foods that Marshallese use most. S28 | Mā ej juon iaan ṃōñā ko eḷaptata an ri-Ṃajeḷ kōjerbale. | ṃōñā |
| 80. | As a result, soon there will no longer be any living practicioners of Marshallese medicine. S8 | Kōn men in, ṃōttan jidik ejjeḷọk ri-wūno ej mour wōt kiiō. | ṃōttan jidik |
| 81. | If it weren’t for the coconut, the Marshallese people would not have been able to survive. S10 | Ñe en kar jab ni, ri-Ṃajeḷ rōban kar maroñ mour. | ni |
| 82. | These things show and make clear how important coconut trees are in sustaining the Marshallese. S19 | Men kein rej kwalok im kalikkar joñan an ḷap an ni jipañ ri-Ṃajeḷ. | ni |
| 83. | Before Westerners brought their medicines, the Marshallese made medicines on their own from leaves, grasses, roots, and other things. S8 | Ṃokta jān an ri-pālle bōktok wūno ko aer, ri-Ṃajeḷ raar make kōṃṃan aer wūno jān bōlōk, wūjooj, okar, im men ko jet. | okar |
| 84. | Fish were the only part of the Marshallese diet that provided the nutrients one gets from meat. S23 | Kar kijen ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt ek ñan jalele im ñan ōn ko rōaikuji jān kanniek. | ōn |
| 85. | As we mentioned before, Marshallese today prefer imported foods like rice, flour, sugar, and so forth. S25 | Āinwōt ad kar ba ṃokta bwe ri-Ṃajeḷ rainin eḷap wōt aer ḷōmṇak kōn ṃōñā in pālle āinwōt raij, pilawā, jukwa im men ko jet. | pālle |
| 86. | Another way in which radio has made life easier for Marshallese concerns their songs. S26 | Bar juon men, retio eṃōj an kapidodoḷọk ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ, ej kijjien al ko aer. | pidodo |
| 87. | We believe that the lessons in this book include ways for learning about the way of living, and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language. S29 | Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in, kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween ko ñan jeḷā kōn wāween mour, im rāpeḷtan kajin Ṃajeḷ | pooḷ |
| 88. | We believe that the lessons in this book include ways for learning about the way of living, and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language. S29 | Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in, kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween ko ñan jeḷā kōn wāween mour, im rāpeḷtan kajin Ṃajeḷ | rāpeḷta- |
| 89. | Among the things the government has brought to the Marshallese is radio. S26 | Ṃōttan men ko kien ear būktok ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ ej retio. | retio |
| 90. | There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9 | Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki. | ri- |
| 91. | Are there any Marshallese authors | Enañin or ke rūkōṃṃan bwebwenatoun Ṃajeḷ | ri-kōṃṃan bwebwenato |
| 92. | Marshallese children love to hunt for leprechauns. | Ajri in Ṃajeḷ rōkōn karimmenanuwe. | rimmenanuwe |
| 93. | 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 | Pinniep ej kōṃṃan jān waini im ri-Ṃajeḷ rej kōjerbale ñan elōñ men ko āinwōt ekkapit bar, ānbwin, ñan wūno im ñan romrom. | romrom |
| 94. | It's unacceptable for girls to sit with their feet dangling, according to Marshallese custom | Ilo ṃantin Ṃajeḷ, emọ an leddik tōpḷedik. | tōpḷedik |
| 95. | Who translated that book into Marshallese? | Wōn ṇe ear ukot bok ṇe ñan kajin Ṃajeḷ | ukok |
| 96. | Nowadays we Marshallese have ceased killing and burying each other with a deceased chieftain. | Raan kein ejako ad ri-Ṃajeḷ uraiki doon. | ura |
| 97. | The legislature as of 1965 does not have great powers, so it works to help students and the infirmed in order to improve the life of the Marshallese people. S15 | Kọñkōrej in ej jab lukkuun ḷap an maroñ ijoke eḷap an jipañ ri-jikuuḷ ro im ro routaṃwe ñan kōkōṃanṃanḷọk wāween mour an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | utaṃwe |
| 98. | Before Westerners brought their medicines, the Marshallese made medicines on their own from leaves, grasses, roots, and other things. S8 | Ṃokta jān an ri-pālle bōktok wūno ko aer, ri-Ṃajeḷ raar make kōṃṃan aer wūno jān bōlōk, wūjooj, okar im men ko jet. | wūno |
| 99. | Divination was something olden-time Marshallese doctors used to learn about something they didn’t understand. S21 | Bubu ej juon maroñ ri-wūno in etto ilo Ṃajeḷ raar kōjerbale ñe rej kōṇaan jeḷā kōn juon men eo rej jab meḷeḷe kake. | wūno |