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Marshallese

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Marshallese
rej[rˠɛtʲ]
pron
A pronoun used to indicate that 'they' are currently in the middle of performing an action.

“Rej etetal ilo rōk.”

They are walking on the beach.

Also means
  1. they (progressive)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
Jarej[tʲærˠɛtʲ]
name
Djarrit is one of the islands located on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

“Iar itok jen Jarej.”

I came from Djarrit.

Also means
  1. Djarrit (an island of Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands)
  2. Djarrit

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
dāp[rʲæpʲ]Appears in an example
noun
A large type of black eel that lives in the ocean.

“Rūtto ro rej kadek dāp.”

The elders are fishing for black moray eels.

Also means
  1. a large black moray eel (Gymnothorax)
  2. a large black moray eel

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
jet[tʲɛtˠ]Appears in an example
det
A word used to refer to a small number of items or people.

“Jet armej ro rej etal.”

Some of the people are leaving.

Also means
  1. few, a few others; several
  2. some

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
raj[rˠætʲ]Appears in an example
noun
A large marine mammal that lives in the ocean.

“Ilo an lo raj, armej ro rej ban kōtļo̧k.”

When people see a whale, they cannot let it go.

Also means
  1. whale

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
roj[rʷɛtʲ]Appears in an example
noun
An ebb tide is the period when the water level in the ocean is going out or receding.

“Ej toroj rej in.”

The tide is currently an ebb tide.

Also means
  1. an ebb tide
  2. ebb tide

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
til[tˠilʲ]Appears in an example
noun
A portable light source used for illumination, typically held in the hand.

“I aolep ro rej kōjerbal til ñan iien in maroñ.”

Everyone is using a torch for the nighttime.

Also means
  1. torch

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
bait[pˠæɰjitˠ]Appears in an example
noun
A physical fight involving the use of fists or a single strike delivered with a closed hand.

“Jet armej rej eo̧ron̄ kōn bait.”

Some people like to watch boxing.

Also means
  1. fistfight, boxing match
  2. punch, hit, strike, blow (with the fist)
  3. fistfight

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
buoj[pˠiwetʲ]Appears in an example
noun
This word refers to a capital city or a piece of land owned by a chief. It can also describe a location at sea where two waves collide.

“Aolep wōt rej kōjjelāik buoj in Majōro.”

Everyone is aware of the capital on Majuro.

Also means
  1. chief's land
  2. capital, capital city
  3. navigation knot (place where two waves meet)
  4. capital

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
Epjā[jɛpʲtʲæj]Appears in an example
name
Ebeye is the most populous island found within Kwajalein Atoll.

“Elōn̄ armej rej jokwe ilo Epjā.”

Many people live on Ebeye.

Also means
  1. Ebeye (the most populous island of Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands)
  2. Ebeye

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
bwiro[pˠijrˠew]Appears in an example
noun
A traditional Marshallese food made by burying breadfruit to let it ferment.

“Ilo iien in, armej rej kōm̧m̧an bwiro.”

During this season, people make preserved breadfruit.

Also means
  1. fermented preserved breadfruit (traditional Marshallese food made by burying and fermenting breadfruit)
  2. fermented preserved breadfruit

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
jebwa[tʲɛpˠwæɰ]Appears in an example
noun
A traditional Marshallese dance performed using wooden sticks.

“Rej jebwa ilo iien kōmmānman.”

They are performing the stick dance during the celebration.

Also means
  1. a Marshallese stick dance

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
kāān̄[kæjæŋ]Appears in an example
noun
A group of people associated together, often for social reasons or activities.

“Elōn̄ an ro rej kōm̧m̧an kāān̄ ioon aelōn̄ in.”

There are many groups forming gangs on this atoll.

Also means
  1. a gang

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
mijel[mʲitʲelʲ]Appears in an example
adj
Used to describe weather when clouds are very dense or layered heavily in the sky.

“Lokatok ko rej mijel.”

The clouds are thick.

Also means
  1. thick (of clouds)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
tenijAppears in an example
noun
The sport of tennis.

“Rej ikkure tenij.”

They are playing tennis.

Also means
  1. tennis

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
Amedka[ɰæmʲɛrʲkæɰ]Appears in an example
name
Amedka refers to the United States of America or the broader continent of the Americas.

“Eor ro rej jikuul ilo Amedka.”

There are people studying in America.

Also means
  1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
  2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
  3. America

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
anidep[ɰænʲijrʲɛpʲ]Appears in an example
noun
A traditional game where players keep a ball in the air by kicking it, or the ball itself which is made from pandanus leaves.

“Ri-anidep ro ran̄ rej kōttar eok bwe ren jinoe.”

The anidep players are out there waiting for you to start the game.

Also means
  1. a traditional Marshallese ball game, in which the object is to keep the ball from hitting the ground by kicking only
  2. the kickball used in the game; typically cube-shaped, made from pandanus leaves
  3. a cultivar of genus Pandanus found on Enewetak atoll

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
babbūb[pˠæpˠpˠipˠ]Appears in an example
noun
This is a general term for insects like butterflies and moths.

“Ajiri ro rej kōbabūb ļo̧k n̄an jabōn āniin.”

The children are looking for butterflies toward the end of the island.

Also means
  1. lepidopteran (any insect of the order Lepidoptera), such as butterflies and moths
  2. butterfly

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
bwiaea[pˠijæɰjæɰ]Appears in an example
noun
The eggs produced by a fish.

“Kōjparok bwiaeaan ek eo, bwe rej lukkuun wōn̄maanōk.”

Protect the fish eggs as they are particularly valuable.

Also means
  1. fish roe, fish eggs
  2. fish roe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
erm̧we[jerˠmˠej]Appears in an example
noun
A person's family members or kin.

“Erm̧we ro a̧ipp̧aaj rej itok.”

All my relatives are coming.

Also means
  1. relatives
  2. family
  3. kin

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
jendikAppears in an example
noun
A chicken that is still in its youth; a chick.

“Jendik ko rej kiki ilo aebōj.”

The young chickens are sleeping in the coop.

Also means
  1. a young chicken

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
jurbak[tʲirʷpˠæk]Appears in an example
noun
A specific type of fast-paced dance.

“Armej ro rej jurbak ilo iien kōjjelā.”

The people are jitterbugging during the party.

Also means
  1. the jitterbug (dance)
  2. a tap dance
  3. the jitterbug

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
piliet[pʲilʲijɛtˠ]Appears in an example
noun
A game played on a large cloth-covered table where players use cues to hit balls into pockets.

“Rej m̧ōņōņō in m̧weiuk piliet.”

They are happy playing billiards.

Also means
  1. billiards
  2. pool (game)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
roojoj[rˠɛwɛtʲwɛtʲ]Appears in an example
verb
The act of wearing a flower, such as a rose or a hibiscus, for decoration.

“Kōrā ro rej roojoj.”

The women are wearing flowers.

Also means
  1. to wear a rose or hibiscus flower

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
iāekwōj[jijæjekʷetʲ]Appears in an example
verb
To engage in a contest of speed against one or more people.

“Rijilep ro rej iāekwōj.”

The children are racing.

Also means
  1. to race

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
Jāipaan[tʲæjipʲæɰænʲ]Appears in an example
name
The name of an island in the Northern Mariana Islands.

“Rej etetal n̄an Jāipaan.”

They are traveling to Saipan.

Also means
  1. Saipan

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
jon̄oulAppears in an example
num
The number ten.

“Jon̄oul kōrā ro rej jerbal.”

Ten women are working.

Also means
  1. ten

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
Kuwaam̧[kʷiwæɰæmˠ]Appears in an example
name
An alternative name for the island of Guam.

“Rej ba Kuwaam̧.”

They say Kuwaam̧.

Also means
  1. alternative form of Kuam̧
  2. Guam

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
ron̄oulAppears in an example
num
The number twenty.

“Ron̄oul armej rej itok.”

Twenty people are coming.

Also means
  1. twenty.
  2. twenty

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
RuWōjjā[rˠi-wɛtʲtʲæj]Appears in an example
name
An alternate spelling or form used to refer to a person from Wōjjā.

“RuWōjjā ro rej itok.”

The people from Wōjjā are coming.

Also means
  1. alternative form of Ri-Wōjjā

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
wūntoba[winʲtˠɛwpˠæɰ]Appears in an example
noun
A designated area where children or people go to play.

“Rijon ro rej m̧ōņōņō ioon wūntoba in.”

The children are happy on this playground.

Also means
  1. a playground

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Marshallese
baļuunin[pˠælˠiwinʲinʲ]Appears in an example
noun
This is the grammatical form of the word baļuun used when connecting it to another noun.

“Baļuunin kein kōjjel ko an rūtto ro rej lukkuun mweiuk.”

The old people's balloons are very expensive.

Also means
  1. construct state of baļuun

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
eo̧n̄wōd[jæŋʷɛrʲ]Appears in an example
verb
To go out to catch fish. This activity can be done for food or as a pastime.

“Ilo iien in, ri-Marshall ro rej etal in eo̧n̄wōd.”

At this time, Marshallese people go fishing.

Also means
  1. to fish
  2. to go fishing

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
ri-Epoon[rˠi-jɛpʲɛwɛnʲ]Appears in an example
noun
A person whose home or origin is Ebon atoll.

“Ri-Epoon ro rej kōjeram̧m̧an.”

The people from Ebon are blessed.

Also means
  1. a person from Ebon atoll

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
ri-Kōjae[rˠi-kɛtʲæɰjɛj]Appears in an example
noun
Another way to refer to a person from Kosrae.

“Ewor ruo ri-Kōjae rej itok.”

There are two Kosraeans coming.

Also means
  1. alternative form of ri-Kujjae

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
ri-Nam̧o[rˠi-nʲæmˠew]Appears in an example
noun
A person who is from the Namu atoll.

“Ri-Nam̧o ro rej kōm̧m̧an kōkōl.”

The people from Namu are making handicrafts.

Also means
  1. a person from Namu atoll

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
ri-Rojia[rˠi-rʷewtʲijæɰ]Appears in an example
noun
This is the term used to describe a person who is from Russia.

“Ri-Rojia ro rej kōjeramōn eō.”

The Russian people are blessing me.

Also means
  1. a Russian

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
ri-Wōjjā[rˠi-wɛtʲtʲæj]Appears in an example
noun
An individual who comes from Wotje Atoll.

“Ri-Wōjjā ro rej jerbal.”

The people from Wotje are working.

Also means
  1. a person from Wotje atoll

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
ri-Wōtto[rˠi-wɛtˠtˠɛw]Appears in an example
noun
A person who belongs to or comes from Wotho Atoll.

“Ri-Wōtto ro rej kadkad.”

The people from Wotho are fishing.

Also means
  1. a person from Wotho atoll

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Marshallese
to̧o̧lin[tˠæwælʲinʲ]Appears in an example
noun
The construct state of the word to̧o̧l. This version of the word appears when it is connected to another noun.

“To̧o̧lin armej ro rej lukkun pen.”

The to̧o̧l of the people is very hard.

Also means
  1. construct state of to̧o̧l

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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