| addijokur |
back of a crab, used as a finger tattoo. (tattoo motif no30). |
| addilajju |
motif taken from the cone shell used as a finger tattoo (tattoo motif no14b). |
| Ael·¿laplap |
Atoll in the central (western) Ralik Chain of islands, traditional seat of the supreme chief of the Ralik Chain (common English spelling: Ailinglaplap). |
| âne-pi¿ |
Islet on Ael·¿laplap Atoll in the Ralik Chain, traditionally the main place for tattooing ceremonies. |
| anijjar |
"praying to the gods" (tattoo motif no12). |
| apar |
border of a mat or road. |
| ar |
Tattoo design. |
| atok |
Lesser royal rank, title commonly conferred as a reward for bravery in battle. |
| bad |
place for divination. |
| b·d (?) |
joined hexagons, said to represent the dermal plates of a turtle shell(tattoo motif no19). |
| b·d eo L·b·ll·¿ |
sign of the L·b·ll·¿ (tattoo motif no2). |
| Bokw·j |
(literally: to embrace) ornament zone on Marshallese mats. |
| Bunbun aur·k |
grown up and tattooed chiefly son. |
| b¨l |
boxfish. |
| bwilak |
tail end of the unicorn fish (tattoo motif no16a, 16b, 16c). |
| d¼nnin w·t |
"rain water" (tattoo motif no18). |
| deeleak |
fan tattoo motif no? (tattoo motif no16??). |
| elo¿wa |
"Duck's foot" shell (Lepas anserifera) (tattoo motif no5). |
| E·mo |
Ailinglaplap Islet. |
| eo |
(straight) line; (tattoo motif no20a). |
| eo |
Fish (either Pygoplites diacanthus[blue-banded angelfish] or Pterois volitans[lion fish]) seen as the ideal ornament a tattooist should strive for. |
| eo |
Tattooing (general term). |
| eo elap |
thick lines (tattoo motif no20b). |
| eo elap |
upper back band (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| eo kadikdik |
tattoo like the woven ropeÍbelt (tattoo motif no31). |
| eo kat |
tattoo on side of chest (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| eo oten-boro |
neck tattoo (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| eodi, eo dim, eo din |
Tattoo (general term). |
| Eo¿·¿ |
Mejit Tract (meaning unclear). |
| Eower·k |
Mile tract ("land of the departed spirits"). |
| Eom·l·¿ |
Ailinglaplap tract (meaning unclear). |
| Eom·n-m¼ |
Arno tract ("under the breadfruit tree"). |
| Eomwe-la¿ |
Majuro tract ("under the sky"). |
| eoon-m¼j |
face tattoo. |
| eoot |
striped or spotted as in ancient tattoos (modern term). |
| eooten-b·ro |
neck tattoo. |
| Eootle |
Likiep Islet ("south"). |
| ibeiro |
row of dots (tattoo motif no10b). |
| Irooj laplap |
Title of paramount chief. |
| itt¨t |
lower chest triangle (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| It¨t¨t |
(literally: intertwined) ornament zone on Marshallese mats. |
| jade |
to beat the tattooing chisel with the mallet |
| j¼lili |
zigzag tattoo motif no (tattoo motif no1?). |
| j¼pe |
wooden bowl used for final meal after completed tattoo. |
| jareo |
the group of women drumming and singing outside the tattooing house during the tattooing process. |
| jikin uwe (?) |
(tattoo motif no28). |
| Joor |
(literally: pillar or post) ornament zone on Marshallese mats. |
| joor in dilep |
"spine posts" (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| joor in limoar |
"front posts" (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| joor in limolik |
two "back posts" (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| k¼boborok |
a zigzag motif (tattoo motif). |
| kabwijeran |
payment for the tattoo. |
| kabo¿ eon |
tattooing ceremony for children of chielfy rank. |
| k¼dikdik |
Tile slats, (tattoo motif no23b). |
| k¼laplap |
"Shape of a body" (tattoo motif). |
| ke |
dolphin motif. (tattoo motif no15a/15b). |
| kein k·m |
stick to pick breadfruit (tattoo motif no1). |
| kein k·m |
stick for picking breadfruit. |
| kiju |
central vertical ornament field (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| kilin b¨l |
boxfish; skin of a boxfish (tattoo motif no17). |
| kinejo |
Scar tattoo (?). |
| k·do |
clouds, (tattoo motif no4a, 4b). |
| lijja |
(tattoo motif no3). |
| l¼rooj |
atoll or island reserved for food gathering, usually for a chief and his immediate family. |
| looj |
False albacore or kawakawa. |
| louj |
a fish with long fins. |
| L·lo |
(literally: to wreathe) ornament zone on Marshallese mats. |
| l·¿jak |
(tattoo motif no7). |
| looj bonito |
(tattoo motif no13). |
| lukwo |
arm tattoo ("bracelet") (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| mad p··dpudi |
"spirally peeled sticks", (tattoo motif no22b, ). |
| m¼do |
net for cleaning arrowroot or soaking breadfruit (tattoo motif no6). |
| menin lob |
upper chest triangle (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| m·k |
a fish, smaller than the k·pat surgeon fish. |
| mak |
needlefish Strongylura marina. |
| ¿imak |
teeth of the mak fish (needlefish). (tattoo motif no14). |
| ninninkat |
(tattoo motif). |
| nit |
pit for sunken bird fighting enclosure. |
| ··/e·· |
lion fish Pterois volitans. |
| ·r |
grass skirt. |
| p¼d¼lijmaan |
"grass stalk on which flies sit" (tattoo motif no8). |
| pako |
shark's tooth (tattoo motif no21a, 21b). |
| raanke |
coconut grater used for final meal after completed tattoo. |
| ribwebwe |
sorcerer, magician. |
| rieo |
tattooist. |
| rij·ubwe |
sorcerer, magician. |
| roja¿pe |
arm tattoo ("bracelet") (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| rolo¿jak |
chest tattoo (tattoo motif no9). |
| r¨b·b |
Holocanthus diancanthus. |
| Tiltil |
(literally: embroidery) ornament zone on Marshallese mats. |
| tiltil |
embroidery; spotted; dotted. |
| tokrak |
firehook (tattoo motif no11). |
| tokrak |
lower back field (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| tokrak |
stick used to spread hot oven stones. |
| wajid |
single tattooed dot (tattoo motif no10a). |
| w¼loklik |
sacrifice food to the gods. |
| waurok |
shoulder tattoo (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| wo eo |
back triangle (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| wude |
stepped zigzag (tattoo motif no32). |
| wun (?) |
a fish scalemotif (tattoo motif no27). |
| wunne |
Leg tattoos (ornament field, men's tattoo) |
| w¨nne |
Leg tattoo (literally: thigh tattoo). |
