Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 1 Marshallese Alphabet a, ä, b, d, e, i, j, k, l, ¸l, m, m, n, ñ, o, ¸ n, ¸ ¸o, ö, p, r, t, u, ü, w Lori Phillips, EdD Published by Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300 • Honolulu, Hawaiÿi 96813 Toll free: (1-800) 377-4773 • Phone: (808) 441-1300 • Fax: (808) 441-1385 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.prel.org Distributed by Bess Press 3565 Harding Avenue • Honolulu, Hawaiÿi 96816 Toll free: (1-800) 910-2377 • Phone: (808) 734-7159 • Fax: (808) 732-3627 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.besspress.com Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 2 Cover design by Carol Colbath Copyright © 2004 by PREL Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marshallese alphabet / Lori Phillips. p. cm. Includes illustrations. ISBN 1-57306-221-9 1. Marshallese language - Alphabet Juvenile literature. I. Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. II. Title. PL6255.P32 2004 499.5-dc21 This product was funded by the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED) under the Regional Educational Laboratory program, award number ED01CO0014. The content does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. ED or any other agency of the U.S. government. Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 3 This book is part of the Island Alphabet Books series, which features languages and children’s artwork from the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. Each book contains the complete alphabet for the language, four or five examples for each letter, and a word list with English translations. The series is published by PREL, a nonprofit corporation that works collaboratively with school systems to enhance education across the Pacific. Special thanks to the following people and organizations for their patience and enthusiastic support of this project: Palama Settlement ICT Learning Center National Endowment for the Arts Tom Barlow, Karen Ehrhorn, Kay Fukuda, Nancy Lane, Lee Noto, Mary Dodd Pearson, and Ludwig David van Broekhuizen of Pacific Resources for Educational and Learning (PREL) Celina Shetana and John Sullivan of Digital Majic This alphabet book has been reviewed by: Cheta N. Anien, Marshallese Language Arts Specialist Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Education Hilda Heine, PREL Scholar Pacific Resources for Education and Learning Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 4 awa addi-lep at aolök Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 5 Aa al¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 6 ät äne Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 7 Ää änbwin Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 8 boti ¸ bötta baj Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 9 Bb baru Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 10 deel di däp Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 11 Dd dak Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 12 elbön ¸ el Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 13 Ee ek Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 14 iju ine iia iaraj Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 15 Ii iep Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 16 jibör jijej jaam jidpän Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 17 Jj jelo ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 18 kwödeak kweet keinabbu kidu Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 19 Kk körkör Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 20 libbukwe leta lep libünöj ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 21 Ll limakaak Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 22 ¸lae ¸lalim jen ¸lolle ¸¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 23 Ll ¸¸ ¸laddik Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 24 mañko mej Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 25 Mm mä Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 26 made ¸ marmar ¸ ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 27 Mm ¸ ¸ maj ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 28 ni niitöl¸ niñniñ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 29 Nn ni kenato Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 30 nam ¸ nat ¸ naip ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 31 Nn ¸ ¸ no ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 32 ñad ñiñat ñöl Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 33 Ññ ñi Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 34 oran ok Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 35 Oo om Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 36 oo ¸¸ okwön ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 37 Oo ¸¸ ooj ¸ ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 38 ör Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 39 Öö ön Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 40 paañke peinaböl pako pilawe Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 41 Pp pinana Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 42 riiñ rooj Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 43 Rr raj Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 44 take töreej taij Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 45 Tt tol¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 46 ujooj um ¸ Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 47 Uu ukulele Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 48 ül Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 49 Üü ülül Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 50 wöd waj Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 51 Ww wön Marshallese 1/17/06 1:53 PM Page 52 English Translations addi-lep al¸ aolök at awa änbwin äne ät baj baru boti ¸ bötta dak däp deel di ek el toe sun jellyfish hat clock skinny man island eyebrow bus crab nose bat duck eel fan bone fish nest Marshallese 1/17/06 elbön ¸ iaraj iep iia iju ine jaam jelo ¸ jibör jidpän jijej keinabbu kidu körkör kweet kwödeak lep leta libbukwe libünöj ¸ 1:53 PM Page 53 elephant taro basket rainbow star sprouting coconut jam cricket zipper saw scissors papaya dog canoe octopus mustache egg letter shell shrimp Marshallese 1/17/06 limakaak ¸laddik ¸lae ¸lalim jen ¸lolle ¸¸ mañko mä mej made ¸ maj ¸ marmar ¸ ¸ ni ni kenato niitöl¸ niñniñ naip ¸ nam ¸ nat ¸ no ¸ ñad 1:53 PM Page 54 kite boy calm nickel lollipop mango breadfruit eye spear worm shell necklace coconut coconut tree needle baby knife mosquito bolt wave gum Marshallese 1/17/06 ñi ñiñat ñöl ok om oran okwön ¸ oo ¸ ¸ ooj ¸¸ ön ör paañke pako peinaböl pilawe pinana raj riiñ rooj taij 1:53 PM Page 55 tooth false teeth top of wave fishing net hermit crab orange organ circle horse vitamins grass skirt pumpkin shark pineapple bread banana whale ring rose dice Marshallese 1/17/06 take tol¸ töreej ujooj ukulele um ¸ ül ülül waj wöd wön 1:53 PM Page 56 turkey mountain thread grass ukulele underground oven dorsal fin axe watch coral turtle
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