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Marshallese Language Training Manual - Linguistics

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Eböd.= That's wrong.<br />

it-wrong<br />

Ilo kajin Majel etan in = In <strong>Marshallese</strong> it's name is<br />

in/tongue-of/M./name-it's/is/book<br />

Ilo kajin Iñlij etan in book.= In English it's name is book.<br />

in/tongue-of/E./name-it's/is/book<br />

Ilo kajin Majel rej ba = In <strong>Marshallese</strong> they say<br />

in/tongue-of/M./they-are/say/he-is/go<br />

Ilo kajin Iñlij rej ba he is going.= In English they say he is going.<br />

in/tongue-of/E./they-are/say/_<br />

Ta melelein write ilo kajin Iñlij? =<br />

What does mean in <strong>Marshallese</strong>?<br />

what?/unsnarl-of/_/in/tongue-of/E.<br />

melelein listen ilo kajin Iñlij.=<br />

Listen means in <strong>Marshallese</strong>?<br />

_/unsnarl-of/_/in/tongue-of/E<br />

Kwömelele ke?= Do you understand?<br />

you-unsnarled/?<br />

Imelele.= I understand.<br />

I-unsnarled<br />

Ijab melele.= I don't understand.<br />

I-not/unsnarled<br />

Ijab lukkuun melele.= I don't really understand.<br />

I-not/really/unsnarled<br />

Komeleleik eö.= Explain it to me. (lit., "Disentangle me.")<br />

make-unsnarl-it/me[object of verb]<br />

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