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pwidengi— to heat
sikei— powerful
armaj lap— elder
kijesik winan— rat
li— a line held by a person in the back of the canoe that helps to control the sail
imwinsihsi— enemy
kak wiawi— possible
pij soal— black pig
koa— bite
pwoakoar— the wooden side of the pahj
no— wave, the surf
jaim— sharpen
kudlaij— sword
pongpong— deaf
rein mwahmwa li— paternal aunt
jeripein— girl
load— piece of wood on the tip of the kehu that holds all the lines attached to the sail
kioang— give
peihk— obey
lallal— talk
pijpij— urinate (to piss)
rienpahioai jerpein— sister-in-law
kummwad— fearless
majmaj— spear for fishing
johlo— to catch a tuna
Ingkarakin armaj— lice, body
poak— defecate (to shit)
jumwa— chicken
eijiek eu— eleven
pwaklap— where the main mast is placed, in the middle of the canoe
koapwoapwoa— rich
kidal pene ara— they know each other
mweujang— better
kasoa— throw
japan, kadek— not stingy
daonke— light
wal koalik— elderly man
war ewar riau— I have 2 canoes
jahr kajrekrek— pocket knife
nahmwarki— traditional chief
sipoak— kick
wihk lakapw— next week
kapi— coffee
men— classifier for people
sinek— snake
warin— canoe front
minipnip— thin
kawiliali— exchange, to
me— here
waluh— eight
sakai— stone, rock
noasikdi, koapoaiddi— born, be
ipwil— love
piju mene kalik— this big pig
kimwi— you (plural remote, more than two individuals)
pahj— a sitting place on the edge of the canoe, on top of the connection between the canoe and the outrigger
lokpoa— hip
jahr kohlk— big knife
koakilej wahssa— red ant
duhdu pisen moang— wash hair
keiou— first
oaring— coconut in its last stage of development (meat is hard, husk is brown, coconut fallen from tree)
ahsenenjet— seahorse
leme— think
umw— hearth, cooking pit/fire
ngoah dukupda a luk ou.— I bought her a dress.
sohn loakijid— fishermen
nainki jeri— to have children
moadaok— pain
mwosmwos— short
jerimwein o moair nen amak o— the boy is sleeping in the hammock
ohroj— every
oakoakla— being hidden
leu— cooked
meleisik— heart
wijahn koaujoan— village
li o nikihjang pumpo woal o— the woman took the fish from the man
kahs— sweetheart
ngoah johpwa kapang pij a— I did not see the pig
lioang mas— malaria
pwideng— hut
rajak mwein— top mast of a sail
wou— dog bark
sorohrpijoang— separated, be
koalik— big
nangjaou— sunny
sang— fly
siksik— little
jed— salt
saosuwa— leaf
ihs— east
rahurahu— shout
mijoa— eye
pil— water
alij— beard
johmwehu— become sick
sahlaplap— wide
moai— breadfruit tree
ohla— break
pik— sand
insahdi— bleed
mijenloang nauna— it's cloudy (the sky is bad)
kehu— middle mast
woal o me khdoam ngoahi pij o— the man gave the pig to me
pilda— choose
jilijek— thirty
luj— jump
jahr kharekrek— Swiss army knife
pwurpwuren joi— hair swirl, said to be mark of a naughty child
koapine— heel
jimwin rehl— the rail on top of the canoe and near the front end; above the kapwidpwid; prevents water from entering the canoe
iwihwi— scaleless fish
men a war ewar— I have a canoe
rehno mwohn kajapwlakoanaio— day before yesterday
Pwel— mud
dilla— exit
amai— yours (plural)
rehnoawe— today
kirip— very young coconut
johpwa, johkin— never
id— sea snake
en mwahmwa nohno— paternal grandmother
par— sprouting coconut
joaujoau— grave
moang— head
pahu— four
pekendihdi jeripein— youngest sister
mweuhki— want
al— trail
pij soal jiluhmen— three black pigs
ngorngor— snore
nen li o pijo— the woman's pig
kirihj— body fat, grease
siak— copulate (have sex with)
johkak wiawi— impossible
pajda— arrive
loal— deep
mwoaswel— garden
jileu— bluefin tuna
mwaoroan pwirej— brown
kil— skin
jirhak— to spread legs (vulgar)
kiljoula— undress
lehmwsik— show-off
kohl— sing
mehdi— dead
jaihdlap— thumb
uk— blow
johkin wiawi— impossible
jamwrou— priest
men— your
sil— coconut sprouted a little
wijekjek— wet
umw/imw— house
jerimwein— boy
liohdi— widow
ikel— eagle
ngoas— lips
dam— outrigger
joan jilu— a type of knot
pij soal jilmen— three black pigs
dehparau— surgeon fish
koaul— sing
diliej— a piece of line tied to the kehu that can be pulled to reduce the size of the sail
kopou— gold
kalangan— thank you
Karer— lime
pon— virgin
uhdi— stop
pwuhl mwuhn— full moon
jamin— not clean
pij soal jilmenne— these three black pigs
japahl— return
sowi— wood, firewood
noaski— sell
mijikda— frighten
lehmwsik— ostentatious person
e— leg
majmaj— popular with girls
ngi— tooth
sapin woaroa— neck
jerimwein o doauda in suhkoa— the boy climbed up the tree
ingkarak— flea
arimaj da mahrjil— people of Marshall Islands
jeri siksik— small baby, child
ingkarakin nehn moang— louse, head
kohl— gold
repiakiak— a piece of wood across the top edge of the canoe that holds the sail
koau— fishinghook
soapwoahd— nose
ia— where
oapil— goatfish
dir armjaj— many people
kijou— run
joapoa— cheek
wihk wayu— last week
emen aramas— other person
kororo— white
noajnoaj— clean
jengjeng— skipjack (fish)

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