Marshallese

Introduction

Marshallese is a language of Marshall Islands. It is spoken in Also in Nauru, United States.

Dialects

Rälik, Ratak. Dialects inherently intelligible. Ujelang, the westernmost island, has slightly less homogeneous speech. Lexical similarity: 33% with Pohnapeian (See: Pohnpeian).

The Marshallese Verb

Verblist

ae, aen, akwāāl, aolep, ākto, āktuwe, ākūtwe, ātāt, bait, bajinjea, baļebo̧o̧ļ, bata, bōk, bukwabok, buwae, būļu, būroṃōj, būrōrō, būton̄ton̄, bwe, bweetkōn, bwiin, bwijuwe, deo̧, dik, ditōb, diwōj, duoj, eakeake, eakto, eaktuwe, ean̄, ed, em̧m̧an, eo̧n̄, eo̧n̄ōd, eo̧n̄wōd, etal, iakiakwe, iakwāāl, iakwe, iaļo, iāekwōj, ibbuku, idaak, iiaeae, iiaļo, iiāekwōj, io̧kio̧kwe, io̧kwe, iuwi, iuwōta, jabjab, jaļ-, jan̄, jauwi, jāj, jāl-, jānij, jeb, jennade, jerā, jerbal, jet, jetjet, jiipip, jijāj, jikuuļ, jok, jourur, jo̧uwi, jukuuļ, jurbak, kaarar, kako, kan, kañ, kaṃōṇōṇō, kidu, kilaaj, kilaj, kilmeej, kilmir, kito, koba, koļeiaat, ko̧o̧joj, kōbaatat, kurm̧a, kuum̧um̧, kūta, kwaļm̧we, kwōle, lelejkakkak, likjab, lilu, lomo̧o̧r, lo̧mo̧o̧r, lọkwa, ļaam̧am̧, ļan̄, mājur, mej, mejatoto, metak, mour, M̧ōjlim, m̧ōjm̧ōj, m̧ōm̧ōj, m̧ōn̄ā, m̧wijm̧wij, naaj, nabōj, nañinmej, nāj, oļeo̧, o̧kwōn, o̧o̧jo̧j, pedam̧wijm̧wij, pedan̄otn̄ot, pedan̄utn̄ut, pedan̄wūjn̄wūj, piano, pijin, pik, piliet, popo, pukwōj, robba, ron̄, roojoj, taeo, tāeo, teem̧bura, teem̧būra, ti, tun̄n̄ūlaļļo̧k, tūm̧m̧wilaļļo̧k, uklele, upaajaj, utut, uuk, uwi, uwōta, ūlūl, waak, wan̄, watre, wia, wōj, wōt, wūjwūj, wūno, wūpaajaj, wūtwūt, yokwe, yokyokwe, ṃōñā.

• (j)-ahjéy, jeļā, kiley -- to know, be knowledgeable
• (kka)-yalyél, jedkā -- to choose
• (til)-yékyék, kaattilōklōk -- to hide
• (ya)-teŋʷ, kōnāmnām -- to sniff, smell
• aō, haheh -- to swim
• atok -- to come
• ba, bʷah -- to say
• bénbén, bōnbōn, wate-k, watwat -- to count
• buŋ -- to fall
• bʷahbʷiw, eļļok -- to lie down
• bʷbʷej, bōbok -- to swell
• bʷel-ŋak, bōrrā -- to split
• bwiār -- to stab, pierce
• ddek, dedek -- to grow
• eooļ, heļ -- to flow
• erļok -- to open, uncover
• etetal, yetal -- to walk
• iadatōltōl -- to spit
• idaak, inim, li-me-, ni-me- -- to drink
• jaŋ, jaŋi-t -- to cry
• jay, jekjek, jepak -- to cut, hack
• jeor -- to turn
• jerbal, jerbʷal -- to work
• jijet, jiyjōt -- to sit
• jikʷjikʷ, jikʷjikʷiy, jukjuk, nin -- to pound, beat
• jiw-(tak), ju|tak -- to stand
• jukkwe, kar -- to scratch
• kā- -- to fly
• kad, kadey, kadkad -- to throw
• kaikai, kaŋ, mʷeŋay -- to eat
• kajji-réyréy, lelejkakkak -- to laugh
• kallib -- to plant
• kawat, koot -- to steal
• keke -- to sew
• ki-jiy, kik, kkij, kki-j -- to bite
• kkeeņ[e] -- to squeeze
• kōb, tiwij(iy), ttéw -- to dig
• kōbobo, pawpéw, yawyéw -- to tie up, fasten
• kōmat -- to cook
• kukuul -- to hold
• lale, lew-(ey), llew -- to see
• lippoņ -- to shoot
• majirʷ, mājur -- to sleep
• ṃanṃan -- to hit
• ṃanṃan, mʷanmʷan -- to kill
• maŋ, ļōmņak -- to think
• mebbōļa -- to yawn
• méj, mej -- to die, be dead
• meme -- to chew
• menono -- to breathe
• méwir, mour -- to live, be alive
• mijak, mi-jak -- to fear
• mʷmʷéj, mōṃōj -- to vomit
• ninnin, niŋniŋ -- to suck
• reŋʷ, roŋ -- to hear
• tteņa-k, ttōņak -- to dream
• ttil -- to burn
• uuk, wiwik, wiwiki-(y) -- to blow
• wanlōŋ -- to climb
• wia, wiyah -- to buy