Marshallese
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- adjective
- /ˌmɑːrʃəˈliːz/
- And here, by the way, you hear them singing their Marshallese version of "you are my sunshine."
- Marshallese adoptions
- Marshallese mothers
- Marshallese women
Examples
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To the majority of the Marshallese children, all Americans are rich movie stars, and I wanted to be adopted too.
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Speaking on camera, the visibly emotional Marshallese leader said that the Marshall Islands have a proud history of thousands of years.
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And Marshallese believe that these swells be used to show the direction where you're going.
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Both kinds of maps highlight the culturally salient features of the Marshallese seascape—which, from a Western perspective, represent a truly unique way of modeling the world.
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Ascher begins her account of Marshallese "wave piloting" by describing the use of the mattang, a stick-chart training device for prospective navigators that represents the general pattern of how ocean swells break around an atoll.
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Many Marshallese children enjoy traditional games that are unique to their culture.
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The Marshallese language has distinct sounds not found in English.
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During the festival, the Marshallese community showcased their vibrant dances and cultural heritage.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Marshallese = Marshall (transparent) = Marshall + ese
The suffix '-ese' is a standard English suffix used to form adjectives and nouns relating to a place or people.
Etymology
Marshallese comes from the name of the Marshall Islands, which were named after the British captain John Marshall. The ending -ese means 'of or from', like in Chinese or Japanese, so Marshallese describes something that is 'of or from' the Marshall Islands.