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36 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

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Marshallese

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Marshallese
ruo[rˠiwɛw]
num
The number two.

“Ewor ruo bao.”

There are two birds.

Also means
  1. two

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

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Marshallese
Ruot[rʷiwɛtˠ]
name
An island located in Kwajalein Atoll within the Marshall Islands.

“Iar ilok nan Ruot.”

I went to Roi.

Also means
  1. Roi (an island of Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands)
  2. Roi

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

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Marshallese
Ruot im Nim̧ur[rʷiwɛtˠ jimʲ nʲimˠirʷ]
name
This is the name for the islet of Roi-Namur within the Kwajalein Atoll.

“Ruot im Nim̧ur ej bar juon jikin kōjjeļā.”

Roi-Namur is also a place for communication.

Also means
  1. Roi-Namur (an islet of Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands)
  2. Roi-Namur

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

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Marshallese
ek[jek]Appears in an example
noun
A general term for any kind of fish.

“Jijej eaar naajdik ļalem taujin armej ro kōn ļalem ļoob im ruo ek.”

Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves and two fish.

Also means
  1. fish

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

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Marshallese
rañAppears in an example
noun
A common water bird that swims and walks on land. It is a type of bird often kept on farms.

“Ewor ruo rañ ilo bwebwenato in.”

There are two ducks in this story.

Also means
  1. duck

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

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Marshallese
ļoob[lˠɛwɛpˠ]Appears in an example
noun
A quantity of bread baked as a single piece.

“Jijej eaar naajdik ļalem taujin armej ro kōn ļalem ļoob im ruo ek.”

Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves and two fish.

Also means
  1. a loaf of bread

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

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Marshallese
tiin[tˠijinʲ]Appears in an example
noun
A metallic material, often used for roofing sheets.

“Ewor ruo tiin ilo mweo.”

There are two pieces of tin roofing on the house.

Also means
  1. tin
  2. a piece of tin roofing

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

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Marshallese
aolep[ɰæwɛlʲɛpʲ]Appears in an example
det
A word used to refer to every member of a group or the entire amount of something.

“Ālkin aolep ruo allōn̄, waan rawūn en̄ ej raun n̄an aolep aelōn̄in M̧ajeļ.”

Every two months the field trip ship makes rounds of all the Marshall Islands.

Also means
  1. all, every, each
  2. both (for exactly two items)
  3. entire, whole, complete, total
  4. all

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

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Marshallese
Jijej[tʲijtʲetʲ]Appears in an example
name
The central figure of Christianity. This name is used to refer to him in Marshallese.

“Jijej eaar naajdik ļalem taujin armej ro kōn ļalem ļoob im ruo ek.”

Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves and two fish.

Also means
  1. Jesus

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

Adapted
Marshallese
wōjke[wetʲkej]Appears in an example
noun
A general term referring to any type of tree, a log, or pieces of timber.

“Ewor ruo wōjke ilo jikin kōjjel.”

There are two trees in the garden.

Also means
  1. a tree (general word)
  2. a log
  3. timber

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

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Marshallese
Katlik[kætˠlʲik]Appears in an example
name
Relating to the Roman Catholic Church, its members, or its places of worship.

“Ewōr emān an Būrotijen jikuuļ kab ruo an Katlik.”

Four of the schools are Protestant and two Catholic.

Also means
  1. Catholicism, particularly Roman Catholicism (denomination)
  2. the Catholic Church (organisation)
  3. Catholic, particularly Roman Catholic (member)
  4. a Catholic church building, a cathedral
  5. Catholic

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

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Marshallese
likjab[lʲiktʲæpˠ]Appears in an example
adj
A phrase used to describe a quantity that is smaller than another.

“Likjab in ruo kōṃaṃan.”

Less than two men.

Also means
  1. less than

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

Adapted
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-NukneAppears in an example
noun
A person who comes from the country of Papua New Guinea.

“Ewor ruo ri-Nukne ilo kilin.”

There are two New Guineans in the school.

Also means
  1. a New Guinean

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

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Marshallese
Būrotijen[pˠirˠɛwtˠijtʲɛnʲ]Appears in an example
name
Refers to the Protestant denomination, a member of that church, or a Protestant church building.

“Ewōr emān an Būrotijen jikuuļ kab ruo an Katlik.”

Four of the schools are Protestant and two Catholic.

Also means
  1. Protestantism (denomination)
  2. Protestant (member)
  3. a Protestant church building
  4. Protestantism

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

Adapted
Marshallese
ri-Epatōn[rˠi-jɛpʲætˠɛnʲ]Appears in an example
noun
This refers to someone who is from Ebadon, which is located on Kwajalein atoll.

“Ewor ruo ri-Epatōn ijen.”

There are two people from Ebadon there.

Also means
  1. a person from Ebadon, Kwajalein atoll

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

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