Epjā

Marshallese Alternative forms mh Ebeje old orthography Pronunciation yepjay Proper noun proper noun mh the most populous <<island>> of <<atoll:suf/Kwajalein>>, <<c/Marshall Islands>> Ebeye Usage notes The form mh Epjā is the traditional and official name of en Ebeye. The form mh Ibae is the most common local name, borrowed from English. This distinction is historical; most Marshallese residents of Ebeye today are not indigenous to this particular island, but are descended from refugees who were resettled by the United States government because of the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. The islanders were introduced to the island through its English name rather than through the Marshallese name it already had. Since the English name was already derived obliquely from mh Epjā through a sight pronunciation of a misspelling of its German form de Ebeje, this made mh Ibae a twice-borrowed term in Marshallese. Synonyms mh Ibae Descendants 1 de Ebeje 1 ja エビゼ Ebize References LocK.htm#Kuwajleen