Woleaian

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Dictionary yeeli ila ye seogiuliu ishile mariken ka yesa translate ngali ishile faliuwashe be yebe tepangi sari ka re tugufaiye tage me liugiunengi ka re tagiula kapetali faliuwashe be yebe masherage ngaliire be rebe tirile kabunge kapetali faliuwash. Shoka re gaforiye dictionary yel ila semaliu remariken ila ital Josiah Murphy me riuwemaliu reyaurupige ila iteeri Lenny Saumar me Dominic Jr. Taiwer Taruwemai. Yaiulepale gashigeshige yebe lago ngali University of Hawaii me Bilinski Foundation me Waikiki Beachboys Canoe Club rel yar gatapetape ngali gaforile iye dictionary yel. Gare yore yami gassiye gare gai tipeli be gaibe fang tubami ngali gaforile iye dictionary nge gaibe mwele be gaibe kepate ngaligemame. Yaamame email ika yebe ffate me faale. This dictionary provides multimedia samples of actual Woleaian language used to describe various watercraft, components, equipment, and related terminology used by Woleaian paddlers in the Outer Islands and in the Hawaiian Islands. Entries are organized alphabetically by first letter of the Woleaian term, with equivalents in Hawaiian and English. Entries contain additional linguistic information in English, and all information is in the process of being translated into Woleaian. Check back periodically as more entries are added! Dictionary data was elicited by linguist Josiah Murphy (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) working with two native Woleaian speakers from Eauripik: Lenny Saumar and Dominic “DJ” Taruwemai Taiwer Jr. The three have been working on linguistic and anthropological documentation of the Woleaian language and material culture since 2022, focusing on topics related to canoeing, marine culture, and oceanography. They also paddle outrigger canoes together with the Waikiki Beachboys Canoe Club in Hawai‘i; the Beachboys supported this project via access to canoes and equipment, some of which can be seen in dictionary photos. Support also comes from the Bilinski Foundation and the UH Foundation. All dictionary…