| 1. | Aḷap eṇ eamḷap. | That old man has lots of land. | amḷap |
| 2. | Aḷap eo aō eṇ. | He's the head of the lineage I belong to. | aḷap |
| 3. | Aḷap eo ear kajipiiji ḷeo jatin. | The head of the extended Marshallese family let his younger brother speak on his behalf. | jipiij |
| 4. | Aḷap eo ear kanooj ṃōṇōṇō kōn amiwōj jeḷā ta eo kōmiwōj en kōṃṃane. | The aḷap was quite happy that you all knew your responsibilities toward him. | amiwōj |
| 5. | Eḷap an aḷap eṇ amḷap. | That old man has lots of land. | amḷap |
| 6. | Eḷap an aḷap kōjerbal kadkad ñan nañinmej kaṇ aer. | Older people often resort to bloodletting to cure their ailments. | kadkad |
| 7. | Elōñ iaan ri-pepe rein rej aḷap im irooj ro rej jañin iminene kōn kilen kōṃṃakūt ko an raan kein. | Many of these legislators are lineage heads and chiefs who are not yet completely accustomed to the way of doing business today as of 1965. S15 | kōl |
| 8. | Emake jijipiijij (ijjipiijij) aḷap eṇ | That old man is always preaching. | jipiij |
| 9. | Ij amiiañ aḷap. | I'm your aḷap | amiiañ |
| 10. | Jab kōṇaan kallulu aḷap. | Don't insult your elders. | lilu |
| 11. | Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie. | Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. S24 | lik |
| 12. | Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie. | Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. S24 | joonjo |
| 13. | Jikuuḷ ko ilo aelōñ ko ilikin rej pād eoḷapān jikin kwelọk ko, ijo im joonjo ro im aḷap ro rej jokwe ie. | Schools on the outer islands are located in the central meeting area, where officials and lineage heads live. S24 | eoḷōpa- |
| 14. | Kwōj aikuj jeḷā menmenbwij bwe kwōn jeḷā wōn eo ej Irooj, Aḷap, im ri-Jerbal eo Iṃaan ilo juon wāto. | You must know the genealogy in order to know who is the Irooj, Aḷap, and senior ri-Jerbal for each parcel of land.
| menmenbwij |
| 15. | Ledik eo ej ukōt bōkā ñan aḷap ro raar lale jān ke ear dik. | She's looking after the old folks to repay them for looking after her when she was quite young. | ukōt bōkā |
| 16. | Men in aje ekōn jerbal ilo iien rot ṇe an eb, tariṇae, im kwelọk an irooj eḷḷap ro im aḷap ro etto. | This drum used to be used at such times as dances, battles, and as an alarm for calling together family leaders in olden times. S11 | kōkein |
| 17. | Men in aje ekōn jerbal ilo iien rot ṇe an eb, tariṇae, im kwelọk an irooj eḷḷap ro im aḷap ro etto. | This drum used to be used at such times as dances, battles, and as an alarm for calling together family leaders in olden times. S11 | kōn |
| 18. | Ñe emej aḷap eṇ jeū enaaj pinej jenkwan. | When my uncle, who's also the lineage head, dies, my older brother will take his place. | aḷap |