E - e

e   pronoun. he; she; it. Note: subject pronoun, 3d person singular Audio: Sisma Andrew 2013.  For further information: see Quackenbush Word List.

e bwetsabwets   it is white. Source: Domiciano Andrew, 2014.

e pipi a matamatari farumir ra emir irani teti   biodiversity (different kinds of turtles, fish, et cetera). Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict (Peter W. Black). Category: Nature.

eafivoi   Variant spelling vou; mesäuoir. noun. ebb tide; receding water. Source: Augustin Krämer, Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.  Category: Nature.

eahuet   noun. dry brook. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.  Category: Nature.

ean eri gotuvafen   noun. wind: trade winds. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.  Category: Nature.

eangian   noun. monsoon. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.   Category: Nature.

eanijirubiru   noun. dew. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.  Category: Nature.

eas   noun. roof. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See:  chimorim. 09/Dec/2016.

ebe   it will. Source: Isauro Andrew. Note: Isauro identified this as a speech particle See:  hobe.

ebe pipiyeraho   abundance; abundant (continuously growing in numbers). Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict (Peter W. Black). Category: Nature.

ebebito   he or she will come.

ebech   it is hot. Source: Isauro Andrew 2010.

ebefas   verb. to be born. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009.  For further information: see No. 150 of Quackenbush Word List.

ebuehei   noun. dermatitis; skin allergy; itchy; irritated. Audio: Justin Andrew 2009. Note: Justin prefers baihaih which means itchy. The e added to the word changes the meaning to "that is itchy." See:  baihaih. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).   Category: Health & Body Parts. 04/Mar/2015.

ebuh   high tide. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See:  nibuhu. For further information: see No. 365 of Quackenbush Word List.  Category: Nature.

ebuh tati   ocean high tide. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. Category: Nature.

ebung   correct. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012.  For further information: see No. 299 of Quackenbush Word List.

ebur   noun. dust. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013.  For further information: see No. 351 of Quackenbush Word List.

echabor   noun. fish: shark: requiem: ocean black-tip shark. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Squaliformes: carcharhinidae: carcharhinus limbatus.  For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes)(Draft).  See also: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).  Tobian Fish List: F0005.  Category: Sea Creatures.

 

echarivus   noun. shark: requiem: white-tip shark. Audio: Marcus Hangaripaii. Note: Echarivus comes from words meaning "always bites stone" and refers to the tendency of the ocean white tip to bite at the stone weights used by dropline fishermen outside the reef. Squaliformes: carcharhinidae: triaenodon obesus. For further information: Tobian Fish Dictionary (Fish with their Tobian, English, & Latin Names) (Robert E. Johannes)(Draft).  See also: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).  Tobian Fish List: F0004.  Category: Sea Creatures.

 Echarivus.

echau   adjective. heavy. Echau fasura. The stone is heavy. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.

echingchitati   Variant spelling ichingiching. ocean low tide. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 366 of Quackenbush Word List.  Category: Nature.

echingichi   low tide. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See:  nichingiching; chingi chingi. For further information: see No. 366 of Quackenbush Word List.  Category: Nature.

echuh   verb. to leave (go away). Hobito nga emouchuh. He left when you arrived. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.

echuhangarihich   yes we can. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.

echuherifas   still alive. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009.  For further information: see No. 151 of Quackenbush Word List.

eeb   Variant spelling heb; geüb. noun. beard. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009; David Sapio 2001; 2nd variant: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. For further information: see No. 23 of Quackenbush Word List.  Category: Health & Body Parts.

eet   Variant spelling yat; ieter. noun. chin. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009; variant: David Sapio 2001; 2nd variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. For further information: see No. 44 of Quackenbush Word List.  Category: Health & Body Parts.

efas   born: the baby is born. Source: Isauro Andrew.

ehamatahutoh ra tamau   dangerous. Source: Paulina Theodore 2015. See:  merifuts; suhowu; bauh merifuts.

ehamateh fitihor siyer hubei   my calves hurt. Source: Justin Andrew. Category: Health & Body Parts.

ehameteri   muscle aches and pains; feeling sick. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006. See:  hameteri retip; fitihor. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).   Category: Health & Body Parts.

eiasor   noun. roof: mat. Source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.

eihefang   verb. to smoke (fish). Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2013.  For further information: see No. 420 of Quackenbush Word List.

ekeng   Variant spelling ekang. sharp. Eburohongar terirae uwasei ra ekeng. He cuts the rope with a sharp knife. Audio: Nemecio Andrew 2012. Source: Isauro Andrew 2006.  For further information: see No. 225 of Quackenbush Word List.

ekeri   Variant spelling kiri. noun. amoebic dysentery. Audio & variant: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin spells this word kiri and he suggests the meaning is the level of intensity of something. See:  kiri; hameterisi. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).   Category: Health & Body Parts.

emabu   verb. to drown. Source: Sisma Andrew 2013.  For further information: see No. 306 of Quackenbush Word List.

emahoni merir   Variant spelling emohoni merir; emoh nimariei. good morning. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014; variant: David Sapio 2001. See:  emohoni nifahaf; emahoni touhat; emoh nimariei; merir; nifahafi.

emahoni touhat   Variant spelling emoh nitouhat. good afternoon. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014; variant: David Sapio 2001. See:  emoh nitouhat; emahoni merir; emohoni nifahaf.

emanguchota   Variant spelling manguchtuh. noun. stroke; dizzy. Audio and variant: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin spells this word manguchtuh because its meaning comes from manguch, weak, and tuh (an intensity descriptor), getting weaker; so manguchtuh means you are getting better because the intensity/weakness is decreasing. See:  manguchtuh; manguch.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).  Category: Health & Body Parts.

emariei chimei   noun. dizziness; drunkenness. Audio & source: Justin Andrew.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).  Category: Health & Body Parts.

emira   it is there. Source: David Sapio 2001. See:  mir. Category: Location.

emoh   good; beautiful (scenery); beautiful (woman). Audio: Sebastian Marino 2004. emoh Audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2013. See:  emahoni merir; emahoni nifahaf; emahoni touhat.  For further information: see Nos. 123, 331, 332 of Quackenbush Word List.

emoh haani faseh   Variant spelling emoh haani faramu. happy birthday. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2014. Variant: Joe Kintoki 2014. Note: Literally, good day you are born.

emoh hotsah   I'm good (fine). David Sapio 2001.

emoh nifahafi   Variant spelling emohoni nifahaf. good evening. Borrowed from: Source: David Sapio 2001. See:  emohoni nifahaf; emoh nimariei; emahoni merir; nifahafi; merir.

emoh nimariei   Variant spelling yemoh nimariyeri. good morning. Source: David Sapio 2001; variant: Justin Andrew 2015. See:  emahoni merir.

emoh nitouhat   Variant spelling emahoni touhat. good afternoon. Source: David Sapio 2001. See:  emahoni touhat; emahoni merir; emohoni nifhaf.

emoh tipei   I'm happy. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew.  Compare No. 209 of Quackenbush Word List.

emohoni nifahaf   Variant spelling emoh nifahafi. good evening. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014; variant: David Sapio 2001. See:  emoh nifahafi; emoh nitouhat; emoh nimariei; emahoni merir; merir; nifahafi.

emohori faruh   environmental cleanliness (the island is clean as it is now; good things around the island). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Nature.

emohrira   good enough. Source: David Sapio 2001.

emotothah   sitting: he's just sitting around. Source: Isauro Andrew.

enau   good (to the taste). Enau iheye. The fish is good. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.

enchimei   Variant spelling rien tsim; eanitsimai. noun. hair (of the head). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2009; variant: David Sapio 2001; 2nd variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See:  yanichim. For further information: see No. 20 of Quackenbush Word List.   Category: Health & Body Parts.

engangas   Variant spelling yerengas. verb. to breathe hard. Engangas sewa. He is breathing hard. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.

enidzim   noun. body cord for grown girls. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See:  nigek.

enirogi   noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition.  For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co.  Category: Location.

eobata   noun. long lengthwise outrigger brace. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.

epet   shallow. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2013.  For further information: see No. 364 of Quackenbush Word List. 

epipie   many. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See:  pipiye.  For further information: see No. 561 of Quackenbush Word List. 

epou   empty. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew.  For further information: see No. 101 of Quackenbush Word List. 

epunguroh   noun. loss. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Conflict.

erap   big; a lot of. Erap fasura hochohoch itonae. There is a big black stone over there. Erap char me sirimi. We drank a lot of water. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.

erei   Variant spelling yerei. long. Ehekene rabut ra eyerei. He saw a long snake. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009. See:  yerei.  For further information: see No. 114 of Quackenbush Word List.

eripung   noun. scabies. Audio: Justin Andrew. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006. Note: Justin Andrew points out that the base word is ripung.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).  Category: Health & Body Parts.

erir   noun. tenth lunar month. Source: Words of the Lagoon: Fishing and Marine Lore in the Palau District of Micronesia (R.E. Johannes 1981). See:  yaruyoru. Category: Calendar.

es   Variant spelling ess. noun. liver. ess Ehochoch eserih? Did he eat the fish's liver? Source, variant, and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 58 of Quackenbush Word List.   Category: Health & Body Parts.

esa   then. Source: David Sapio 2001.

esu   he/she is standing. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014.

esum   verb. to cultivate. Feifinae esum raur tumucho. She is cultivating her sweet potatoes. Audio & source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See:  hachap.

esum tumucho   verb. to cultivate sweet potato. Feifinae esum raur tumucho. She is cultivating her sweet potatoes. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. See:  tumucho; hachap. Category: Plants & Trees, Food.

etab   Variant spelling etabu; ietap. noun. taboo (literally, it is wrong and forbidden). Source and audio: Sisma Andrew 2013; Peter W. Black 1999; 2nd variant: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. See:  piheimoaru; bau; hateh.  For further information: see No. 398 of Quackenbush Word List.

etabung   incorrect. Audio & source: Nemecio Andrew 2012.  For further information: see No. 300 of Quackenbush Word List.

etafaiei   noun. scar. Source: Justin Andrew, Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006. Audio: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin Andrew points out that the meaning is "not the same" or "uneven." See:  batbaat. For further information: see No. 65 of Quackenbush Word List. See also: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).   Category: Health & Body Parts.

etai inou harai   loss of appetite; anorexia. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006. Audio: Justin Andrew.  For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).  Category: Health & Body Parts.

etai tomar   not bad. Sourec: Sebastian Marino 2004. See:  tai.

etaimir   not here; dead. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. See:  etamin.

etaimo bour   smelly. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 329 of Quackenbush Word List. See:  etamau bour; ba; bauh.

etaitei   rich. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict.

etaiwoh   there is no more. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict.

etamal   pollution (literally, it is bad, something bad). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Nature, Conflict.

etamau bour   rotten; no good. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See:  ba; bauh.  For further information: see No. 328 of Quackenbush Word List.

etamin   death; he or she is missing. Source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See:  etaimir; puhuroh; mase.

etat   noun. brownstripe red snapper. Source: David Sapio.Lutjanus vitta. Category: Sea Creatures.

 etat. [Photo: Fishbase, G.R. Allen].

etawas   noun. pollution (literally, it is wrecked or broken). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Category: Nature, Conflict.

etemau tipei   noun. nausea; dizziness. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006. Audio: Justin Andrew. See:  hameteri retip. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).   Category: Health & Body Parts.

etewas   pain from broken bones or external injuries. Source: Aunchalee Loscalzo 2006. Audio: Justin Andrew. Note: Justin Andrew points out that tewas means something, anything, broken. See:  tewas; hametehi; hameteri chirfaria. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).   Category: Health & Body Parts.

etiawoh   there is no more. Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict.

etifats   noun. yellow-striped sweetlips. Source: David Sapio.Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855). Category: Sea Creatures.

 etifats [Photo: J.E. Randall, Fishbase].

eto   deep. Eto ribarae. The hole is deep. Source and audio: Isauro Andrew 2006. See:  etorong.

etoh   nothing. Source and audio: Sebastian Marino 2004.

etomau tipei   I'm sad. Source: David Sapio 2001.

etorong   deep. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2013. See:  eto.  For further information: see No. 363 of Quackenbush Word List.

ewere meta   Variant spelling eweye meta. how. Source and audio: Sebastian Marino 2004; variant: David Sapio 2001.

ewoh   there is. Source and audio: Sebastian Marino 2004.

eyaharo fitarih   fishing: over-fishing (too much fishing). Source: Peter W. Black 1999. Category: Fishing, Conflict.

ezar   noun. short, cylindrical shaft of paddle. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.For further information: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004).   Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.