i hihi hie clams: I am collecting clams or I married a clam. Source: Dave Sapio 2004. Audio: Crispin Emilio 2004.I - i
i ebuedz adjective. hot. Source: 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. See: bech.
i hihi hie clams: I am collecting clams or I married a clam. Source: Dave Sapio 2004. Audio: Crispin Emilio 2004.
iaak noun. flathead grey mullet. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Sea Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iaf Variant spelling yaf. fire. Rabut hemetah yaf. Snakes are afraid of fire. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; audio and variant: Nemecio Andrew 2012. Source: Augustin Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. See: yaf.
iafafi swim. Source: David Sapio 2001. For further information: see No. 291 of Quackenbush Word List. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iafief verb. to pull hand over hand. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. See: jafisi. For further information: see No. 281 of Quackenbush Word List.
iagog noun. bracelet of trochus. 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.
iahamat Variant spelling yahamat. noun. person, human being, people. Yahamat hamasuh nibong. People sleep at night. Audio and variant: Isauro Andrew 2006; Audio: Nemecio Andrew 2012. See: yahamat. For further information: see No. 240 of Quackenbush Word List.
iaik Variant spelling otarei. noun. midday; noon. Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Paul Hambruch. Category: Calendar. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iakiag noun. reef edge. 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. See: hoch; ruhuru hoch. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iamir verb. to wipe. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. For further information: see No. 256 of Quackenbush Word List.
ian noun. air. 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, pp. 40-47. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iangi Variant spelling yang; een; iiein. noun. wind. Efirefir yang. The wind is blowing. Audio and variant: Isauro Andrew 2006; audio: Nemecio Andrew 2012; other variants: Augustin Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. See: yang; pahas. Category: Nature. For further information: see No. 297 of Quackenbush Word List. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iangngangas noun. pulse. 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: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
iani bots noun. supply cupboard. 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, p.156.
Sketch of family houses by P. Hambruch. (1) post, suy. (2) board for bed mat, pin. (3) large box, bots. (4) bed, pasobos (bosobos). (5) door, xratom (gatam). (6) box cover or bowl (?). (7) supply cupboard, iani bots.
iapit noun. trusses between outrigger crosspiece and pontoon. 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. See also: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004). 09/Dec/2016.
iatieh verb. to rub briskly; to rub gently. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. For further information: see Nos. 257, 258 of Quackenbush Word List.
iaungar Variant spelling ual. noun. shade. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iautehi feifir noun. kin term: mother. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. Note: Nemecio said that taam and sir are very old words, old language and no longer used. Note that here, Nemecio spelled feifir, not faifir. See: sir; siresir; neira; . Category: Kin Terms. For further information: see No. 251 of Quackenbush Word List.
iautehi mar noun. kin term: father. Audio and source: Nemecio Andrew 2012. Note: Nemecio said that taam and sir are very old words, old language, and no longer used. See: taam; tamai; tamatam. Category: Kin Terms. For further information: see No. 250 of Quackenbush Word List.
ibechuch verb. I will depart or leave. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. 05/Mar/2015.
ibehanejan pronoun. I. Note: subject pronoun, first person singular Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013.
ich noun. twelfth lunar month; fish (generic). Audio and source: Justin H. Andrew 2004. See: ih. Category: Calendar. 03/Jan/2017.
ich raro noun. fish. Category: Fishing, Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ichur on (ship, tree, airplane, canoe, etc.) Emir ichur wa. He is on the canoe. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: iwor; wo.
iegaiei noun. birth. 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: Health & Body Parts.
iegoma noun. pipturus (a flowering plant genus in the nettle family, Urticaceae). Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. pipturus. Category: Plants & Trees. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iegoma.
iekirab Variant spelling bukonioitsik. noun. tide: high water. 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. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
ielat noun. brackish water. 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. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iemogo Variant spelling ioso. verb. to scrape roots. Source: 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. Category: Plants & Trees.
ienag noun. sugar. Source: 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. See: suka. Category: Food.
ienehohar noun. dry season. Source: 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. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iengalap noun. luff stay. 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.
ier this. Source: David Sapio 2001. Yahamat ier- This person. See: mere. Category: Location.
ier ma hafatitin Hatohobei a foti Tobi and its friends. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.
ierap noun. large wooden bowl. 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: tabi; togoutol.
ieretak noun. stairs. 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.
ietam noun. giant trevally. Source: David Sapio's Tobian Fish Names. caranx ignobilis. Category: Sea Creatures.
ietang noun. cooking stones; supports for cooking pot. Source: David Sapio 2001.
ietete uod noun. taro peel. Source: 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. Category: Plants & Trees.
ietete uod verb. to peel taro. Source: 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. Category: Plants & Trees.
ietiel noun. wedelia. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. wedelia. Category: Plants & Trees. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
ietiel.
ieton noun. sandstone. 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. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
ietsingtsin noun. tide: low water. 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. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
ieua cooked through. Source: 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.
ifageue noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the west and north of Tobi Island recorded by 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: Location.
ifar underneath. Itetihiu ifar Put it underneath. Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Location.
ifiri at; concerning; time of. Source: David Sapio 2001. ifiri mosuwe olden times. See: mosuwe.
ifiri marawe yotori marek Variant spelling ifiri merik. during the American time. Justin Andrew 2017; Peter W. Black 1968. See: merican.
ifou I am cold; fever. Audio and source: Justin Andrew 2006. Source: Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006. Category: Health & Body Parts. For further information: Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006).
iga tomo noun. diagonal wall. 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, p.164. See: bay.
igaga pangek noun. slats and trough. 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.
igagasusu noun. roof: rafters. 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.
igai noun. wood: rotten wood. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Plants & Trees. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iganot noun. short outrigger crosspiece above the pontoon. 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: tsa. Category: Canoes. See also: Canoe Parts (Isauro Andrew, Peter W. Black 2004). 09/Dec/2016.
igaowor noun. tree: beach vitex; tree: chaste tree. Source: Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005).vitex trifolia (verbenaceae. Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.
igaowor (Photo by: Photo by Arthur Whistler, http://www.hawaii.edu/cpis/MI/plants/utkonamnam.html).
igarevorovat Variant spelling uariket. noun. wind protection. Source: Augustin Krämer and 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.
igaut noun. land. 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. See: faruh; mochoh; bour. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
igerai uaivi noun. little girl. Source: Hans Hellwig, 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.
iglesia noun. church. Borrowed from: Spanish: iglesia (church). Source: Sabino Sakarias, 2013. See: keresia.
ih Variant spelling ich; ik. noun. fish (generic). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. Variant ik: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Epipie sewa ih. There are a lot of fish. Ih ya neinsi pai. The fish is biting. See: ich. Category: Sea Creatures.For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See No. 437 of Quackenbush Word List. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
ih pronoun. they. Source: David Sapio 2001.
ih heri hoch Variant spelling ich heri hoch. noun. reef fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ih heri matau Variant spelling ich heri matau. noun. deep sea fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ih heri ni matau Variant spelling ich heri ni matau. noun. ocean fishing. Category: Sea Creatures, Fishing. 08/Dec/2014.
ih patchi Variant spelling ich patchi. noun. small fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ih raro Variant spelling ich raro. noun. fish. Audio: Justin Andrew. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ih ya neinsi pai a fish is biting. Category: Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ihaut after the beach, the land. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004. Category: Nature.
ihaweri noun. plant of verbena family.Vitex negundo var. bicolor (Willd.) Lam.. Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts. For further information: Fourteen Medicinal Recipes from Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ihaweri [Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden].
iheh pronoun. we, us. Note: independent pronoun, first person plural inclusive Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See: ngamami; si; hich; ngangmen. For further information: see Quackenbush Word List.
iheheh securely resting in place. Imeye eiheheh yarasu. This house is securely standing. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
iheirou noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ihenap Variant spelling ichenap. noun. big fish. Category: Sea Creatures, Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
iheri faruhei noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
iherough noun. fish. Category: Sea Creatures, Fishing. For further information: Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968).
ihewe the fish we know. Note: we is one of three noun endings. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For more information, see Vocabulary: Noun Endings.
ihfarufur See: burhariye.
ii Variant spelling i. pronoun. him, her it. Source: David Sapio 2001.
iim Variant spelling im. noun. house. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013; variant: David Sapio 2001. See: im. For further information: see No. 388 of Quackenbush Word List.
ikeh happy: I'm happy. Source: David Sapio 2001.
im See: iim.
im hapar noun. house: small house; outhouse. Source: David Sapio 2001. See: ninieripag.
im io faifil noun. house type: house for single girls. Recorded by 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,
im io fisud noun. house type: coconut shed. Recorded by 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,
im io mar noun. house type: family living and sleeping quarters. Recorded by 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,
im io ua noun. house type: canoe house. Recorded by 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: fare. Category: Canoes.
im io uot noun. house type: house for cooking taro. Recorded by 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,
im manu sunik noun. house type: house for cooking fish. Recorded by 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,
im manuborutochob noun. house type: house for menstruation. Recorded by 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: imeri poar; ipoar; imehefaifir. Category: Health & Body Parts.
im maripar Variant spelling imeripar. noun. house type: birthing house. Source and variant: Paul Hambruch and 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, p.154.Category: Health & Body Parts.
Interior of birthing house. [Sketch by E. Kramer].
im memer house of laughter. Source and audio: Sisma Andrew 2013.
im merigan Variant spelling im matatarigan. noun. house type: house for preparing turmeric. Recorded by Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Note: Members of the Thilenius Expedition appear to have used the Palauan word for turmeric, reng, for turmeric on Tobi Island. 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,
im tutu noun. shower house. Source: David Sapio 2001.
im yos noun. thatch house. Source: David Sapio 2001.
imari masek noun. sleeping house with plank floor. 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. 09/Dec/2016.
imaseka noun. house: without walls. 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. 09/Dec/2016.
imaseri valued thing (literally, I like it). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Note: in a discussion of what iteperi is used for and what imaseri is used for, one person distinguished between liking things on land (iteperi) and things on the ocean (imaseri). For something like the Constitution, either can be used. Canoes and ships were said to require iteperi, while rain, sky, wind called for imaseri. Iteperi sewa (to like very much) means to love in Tobian as does imaseri sewa in Sonsorolese. These are now interchangeable. See: itiperi.
imehahi solidly. Note: Perhaps this is the actual name of farahihak Source: Justin Andrew 2015. See: farahihak.
imehefaifir noun. menstrual house. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. 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: Health & Body Parts. See: ipoar; imeri poar; im manuborutochob. For further information: see No. 395 of Quackenbush Word List.
imehefaifir [Photo: A. Kramer 1908-1910] [Photograph of this plate by Barbara W. Black, with kind permission of the ethnographic collection, Tübingen University. Sammlung des Instituts für Ethnologie der Universität Tübingen].
imehemar noun. men's house. Audio & source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 394 of Quackenbush Word List.
imera pitek noun. supply house. 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,
imeri koko noun. house type: chicken house. 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: koko.
imeri nibor noun. taro houses on the plantation. 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: Plants & Trees, Location. 14/Dec/2016.
imeri poar Variant spelling imaripar. noun. menstrual house; house to plug leak. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; 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. Category: Health & Body Parts. See: imehefaifir; ipoar; im manuborutochob.
imericook noun. cooking house. Borrowed from: English. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. See: murum. For further information: see No. 416 of Quackenbush Word List.
imewe the house we know. Note: we is one of three noun endings. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For more information, see Vocabulary: Noun Endings.
imihir adverb. behind. Ifefeter imihir. I am walking behind him. Emot imihirim. He is sitting behind the house. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. Category: Location.
imim io manifaifil noun. house type: materials shed. Recorded by 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,
imotothah he's just sitting. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2010. For further information: see No. 207 of Quackenbush Word List.
imotsorion noun. ren (turmeric) house. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Note: Members of the Thilenius Expedition appear to have used the Palauan word for turmeric, reng, for turmeric on Tobi Island. 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: heng. 09/Dec/2016.
inget when. Hobobito inget? When will you come? Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. For further information: see No. 568 of Quackenbush Word List.
ingetsich noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name in the area of taro plantations on Tobi Island that refers to constructed dams, recorded by 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: Location.
ingir noun. fin: back fin; fish: back fin. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Sea Creatures, Fishing. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
ingisiar noun. fin: anal fin; fish: anal fin. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Sea Creatures, Fishing. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
ioba noun. putrefaction. 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. 09/Dec/2016.
iogeruk verb. to rain; it is raining. Source: Hans Hellwig, 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. Category: Nature. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
iogog noun. snail: trochus snail. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Note: Krämer notes this snail is present at Helen Reef. Category: Sea Creatures. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.
ioi teringar noun. ear lobe. 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: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
iongogu noun. coconut: seed juice. Source: 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. Category: Plants & Trees, Food.
iorubaut noun. septum. 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: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
iorubut noun. umbilical cord. 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: Health & Body Parts. 09/Dec/2016.
ipoar noun. menstrual house. Hangari faifinae baebe bitiho ipoar ba eteing. Tell that girl to go to the menstrual house because she is bleeding. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. See: imehefaifir; imeri poar; im manuborutochob. Category: Health & Body Parts.
ira that's right. Note: Isauro Andrew: enough; perfect, you got it! Ira, hosamir. That's right. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014; Source: David Sapio 2001, Isauro Andrew 2010, Sisma Andrew 2014.
irae that. Itowae hangi irae. I don't eat that. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew. Category: Location.
iramaii Variant spelling iramai. it's right; that's it; that's the way. Source: Isauro Andrew 2009.
iran preposition. into. Ebirong renim. He went into the house. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
iran in. Ewo char iren kop. There is water in the cup. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew.
irani inside. Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Location.
irani pau noun. hand; palm (inside arm). Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Health & Body Parts.
ireh old. Ireh feifir. Old lady. Source: Isauro Andrew 2009. See: bes; tarapar; rehiri; urehir; habah.
irekeri fivil noun. old woman. Source: 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.
ireti distribution by equal share. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. See: fauhu; iriti yahamat; iritiri im.
iriti yahamat distribution: one person by one person (even for babies in the womb). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. See: iritiri im; ireti; fauhu.
iritiri im distribution by household. Note: age can be important in a distribution; older people sometimes get more. Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. See: fauhu; ireti; iriti yahamat.
irotowo Variant spelling irotou; iliatau; metag. west. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variants: Augustin Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. See: mataho. Category: Location. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. For further information: see No. 377 of Quackenbush Word List.
irou buts I'm going crazy. Source: David Sapio 2001. See: ho butsa mena.
iruh Variant spelling iruk feteg. east. Note: This audio clip includes north, south, east, and west. Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004; source: Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Variant: Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Location. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. For further information: see No. 376 of Quackenbush Word List.
isehe beside. Itou faifir ra emot esehe her? Who is that woman sitting beside you? Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Location.
it noun. name. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Etahura iter sirei. He does not know my mother's name. 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. 396 of Quackenbush Word List.
ita peri like: I like it. Source: Sisma Andrew 2014. See: itiperi.
itahura I do not know. Source: Isauro Andrew 2009.
itap noun. place name: Echang, Koror. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014. Category: Location.
itei not. Audio: Sisma Andrew 2014.
iteikeh unhappy: I'm not happy. Source: David Sapio 2001.
iteit verb. to save or keep (money or food). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict.
itere here (close by). Emasuh itere. He sleeps here. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2004, 2006; source: Sebastian Marino 2004. Category: Location.
itetiho verb. to put; to put down. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 317 of Quackenbush Word List.
itetipari like: I don't like it. Source: Sisma Andrew 2014.
itewou verb. to put out; to take out; to come out of a place. Itiwou ma irani im. Come out from inside the house. Source: David Sapio 2001. See: hahowau.
itiperi valued thing (literally, I like it). Source: Peter W. Black 1999: A vocabulary of resource use and conflict. Note: in a discussion of what iteperi is used for and what imaseri is used for, one person distinguished between liking things on land (iteperi) and things on the ocean (imaseri). For something like the Constitution, either can be used. Canoes and ships were said to require iteperi, while rain, sky, wind called for imaseri. Iteperi sewa (to like very much) means to love in Tobian as does imaseri sewa in Sonsorolese. These are now interchangeable. See: imaseri; ita peri.
itiperi sewa to like very much. See: itiperi.
itit Variant spelling tit. noun. scoop; spoon. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; David Sapio 2001. 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, p.171. See: supun.
Itit Breadfruit wood spoons. Handles: 41 cm; 30 cm.
itonae Variant spelling itona. there; there (at a distance). Emot itonae. He is sitting over there. Note: itona: there; itonae: over there, farther from the speaker. Source: Sebastian Marino 2004; audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; variant: David Sapio 2001. Category: Location.
itonae sewa far away. Source: Sebastian Marino 2004. Category: Location. 07/Dec/2014.
itonei in it. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2013. For further information: see No. 553 of Quackenbush Word List.
itor down. Source: Sebastian Marino 2004; audio: Isauro Andrew. Category: Location.
itou pronoun. who. Itou? Who is it? Itou ma ebito? Who came? Source: Sebastian Marino 2004; audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006. For further information: see No. 562 of Quackenbush Word List.
iwor on (roof, floor, house, etc.) Emir worim. He is on the roof. Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006; Sisma Andrew 2013. See: ichur; wo. For further information: see No. 550 of Quackenbush Word List.
iya where. Iya me rei koko? Where is my chicken? Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004; Isauro Andrew 2006. Category: Location. For further information: see No. 564 of Quackenbush Word List.
iyafang Variant spelling iefen. north. Note: This audio clip includes north, south, east, and west. Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004; variant: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Location. For further information: see No. 374 of Quackenbush Word List. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. 08/Dec/2014.
iyat noun. bud of the coconut tree. Source: David Sapio 2001. Category: Plants & Trees.
iyat up. Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004. See: weneng.
iye pronoun. it. Ebito nga ichuherimir itere It came (and it is still here). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
iye pronoun. he. Ebito nga ichuherimir itere He came (and he is still here). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
iye pronoun. she. Ebito nga ichuherimir itere She came (and she is still here). Audio and source: Isauro Andrew 2006.
iye piroh he/she/it goes. Iya piroh nga iye pito. To go and come back several times. Haroh Let's go. Audio and source: Sisma Andrew 2014; source: David Sapio 2001. See: biroh.
iyefa Variant spelling iefa. which. David Sapio 2001.
iyerei the way. Source: Paulina Theodore 2014.
iyoho preposition. from; among. Source: J. Ellis, 2013.
iyouh Variant spelling ioik; ieog. south. Note: This audio clip includes north, south, east, and west. Audio and source: Sebastian Marino 2004; Variants: Augustin Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. Category: Location. For further information: see No. 374 of Quackenbush Word List. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment. 08/Dec/2014.