その島には漁業を営む人たちが住んでいた。

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English Translation

The island was inhabited by a fishing people.

Furigana

その島(しま)には漁業(ぎょぎょう)を営(いとな)む人(ひと)たちが住(す)んでいた。

Romanji

Sono shima ni wa gyogyō o itonamu hitotachi ga sundeita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

漁業 (ぎょぎょう)

fishing (industry)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

営む (いとなむ)

to carry on (e.g. in ceremony); to run a business

人達 (ひとたち)

people

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide