"Another pastime was perusing my student's names. Better than fiberglass fishing spears or grass huts sporting solar panels, these names embodies the comingling of foreign and native. A few of the names were purely Marshallese : Jaiko, Alino, Joab, Jabdor, Rilong, Aknela, Jela, Jolopot. A few were purely English: Mike, Rosanna, Steve, Susan, Ronald, Solomon, Marshall. But most lay in a bizarre nether region between the two languages : Shisminta, Stainy, Rickson, Mickson, Bobson, Wantell, Bolta, Maston,Lobo,Rostiana, Leekey, Ranson, Brenson, Alvin, Almon, Jomly, Franty, Anty, Henty, Kenty, Hackney. "
"Cement, Superman, and Souvenir. There were rumors of villagers on other islands names Radioshack, and Tax Collector, and a father son name Typewriter and Computer."
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