How to Say “Bread” in Marshallese

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pilawā
The Marshallese word for bread is pilawā.
pilawā refers to baked dough made from cereals.
Meaning: baked dough made from cereals (noun)

Did you know?

  • The word pilawā is a phonetic adaptation of the English word 'flour'.
  • While pilawā refers to oven-baked bread, traditional Marshallese staples like breadfruit are not called pilawā because they are not made from flour.
  • The spelling of pilawā reflects the unique Marshallese vowel system, which uses macrons to indicate length.

Example conversation

Sarah and David are shopping for groceries.

  1. Sarah

    David, jipād pilawā.
    David, I want bread.
  2. David

    Iakwe,pilawā eōk im eōk.
    Yes, we have bread and more.
  3. Sarah

    PILAWĀ n̄an mōñōñō.
    Bread for the meal.
  4. David

    Kōmman jipād.
    Let's go get it.

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