| 1. | “Bōlen ear ejja bajjek,” Jema eba. | “Maybe he was talking in his sleep,” Father said. P1091 | jeja |
| 2. | “Bōlen eboṇ kaabreta e an. | “Maybe the carburetor is clogged. P620 | boṇ |
| 3. | “Bōlen eṃṃan ñe kōjjel jino ākto aḷaḷ kiin ṇa i lọjet im pojak ñan ñe eraan im merame mejān Injinia ñan an ṃadṃōde injin ṇe,” Kapen eo eba. | “Maybe we should start unloading some of this lumber into the water so that we’ll be ready when there’s enough light for the Engineer to see and start fixing the engine,” the Captain said. P668 | ṃadṃōd |
| 4. | “Bōlen eṃṃan ñe kwōjab kōbaatat ijin,” Jema eba. | “Maybe it’s better if you don’t smoke here,” Father said. P770 | kōbaatat |
| 5. | “Bōlen ṃōttan wōt joñoul im men aḷaḷ innem enaaj bwe jikin aō jerbal.” | “Maybe about ten more boards and there will be enough room for me to work.” P706 | im men |
| 6. | “Eḷaññe kōṃro kōttar waan raun, ijaje kōṃro naaj ḷe taḷọk ñāāt, bōlen naaj ḷọkin jilu ak emān allōñ jān kiiō.” | “If we waited for the fieldtrip ship, I don’t know when we would go, probably three or four months from now.” P236 | ḷe |
| 7. | “Ij jañin kajjioñ ak bōlen eban pen bwe āinwōt iḷak baj lale men eo jej wōjak de eṇ kōdapili taij kaṇ im ewaḷọk bōnbōn eo ad. | “I haven’t tried but it probably wouldn’t be hard, because it seems like I just saw how they do it; you just roll the dice and the number of points show. P167 | dāpilpil |
| 8. | “Innem āte tok ruo amro Bojin pileij, kab bōlen eṃṃan ñe kwōbar kwaḷọk tok juon jālele bwe ij ḷōmṇak ejabwe men ṇe.” | “Then make two plates for the Boatswain and me, and maybe you should go get another can of meat because I don’t think this will be enough for all of us.” P377 | ātet |
| 9. | “Kar bōlen ṃōttan kōjwad im ekar jebwābwe tok ijekein tok,” euwaak. | “Maybe it strayed from its flock and ended up here,” he replied. P1066 | kōjwad |
| 10. | “Kar bōlen ṃōttan kōjwad im ekar jebwābwe tok ijekein tok,” euwaak. | “Maybe it strayed from its flock and ended up here,” he replied. P1066 | jebwābwe |
| 11. | “Kōttar,” eba Bōlen eṃṃan ñe jero poon wūjḷā ṇe ṃokta bwe enana an ejjopālpāl. | “Hold on,” he said, “Maybe we should lower the sail first; it’s not good for it to be flapping in the wind like this. P1119 | jopāl |
| 12. | Bōlen ekar bar pād ippān injin eo. | Maybe he spent more time with the engine. P867 | bōlen |
| 13. | Bōlen ekar dik an ḷōmṇaki meḷeḷe ko ilo naan ko an ḷōḷḷap eo. | Perhaps he hadn’t really thought about what the Old Man had said. P438 | ḷōmṇak |
| 14. | Bōlen eṃṃan ñe jekōttōpar ḷọk.” | Maybe we should sail over that way and see.” P1109 | tōpar |
| 15. | Bōlen enaaj itok ilju. | Maybe he'll come tomorrow. | bōlen |
| 16. | Bōlen kar eñeo ilo wiik eo ḷọk ak ejab kanooj kar kajoor.” | Maybe it was last week, but it wasn’t really strong.” P91 | wiik |
| 17. | Bōlen kwōn atade bwe en jab jako kāāj ṇe | Maybe you should use a wire leader so you won't lose the hook | atad |
| 18. | Bōlen men in enaaj kar baj waḷọk wōt bwe etke baj juon eo wāween mejatoto ilo raan eo. | Maybe it appeared that day because the air was right. P1026 | etke |
| 19. | Bōlen rej lale epidodo ke bwe ren kab naaj kar ebaje. | Maybe they wanted to see if it was soft enough so they could tear it apart. P1002 | ebeb |
| 20. | Bōlen unin an ikkutkut aō kūrro in kōn ṃōñāin pālle kein kijed raan kein im rōjekkar ñan ānbwinnid.” | Maybe the reason my gout is always acting up is from all the foreign food these days, it’s not suitable for our bodies.” P192 | kut |
| 21. | Bōlen wōjke eo kwaar ilimi ekamelkwarkware būruoṃ. | Maybe the whiskey you drank got your throat clogged up. | melkwarkwar |
| 22. | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, repojak in naaj kar wūnaake. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | wūnaak |
| 23. | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, repojak in naaj kar wūnaake. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | pojak |
| 24. | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, rōpojak in naj kar unaake. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | tiṃoṇ |
| 25. | Ejjeḷọk eṇ ejeḷā ta eo ḷōḷḷap eo ekar ḷōmṇake ilo awa eo ak bōlen ekar lukkuun liaajḷoḷ ilowaan būruon. | No one knew what the Old Man was thinking at that time but maybe he was deeply distressed in his heart. P433 | liaajlọḷ |
| 26. | Ekar wanlōñ ḷọk men eo im ḷak bōlen jibukwi jiṃa ne utiej, erọọl im lōkā laḷ tak. | The flare went up approximately 100 feet in the air before it turned and made a dive back down. P943 | lōkā |
| 27. | Eṃṃan kōto in naaj bōlen ruom jilu wōt ālū | The wind is good and two or three tacks should be enough. | ālu |
| 28. | Ilju bōlen enaaj eṃṃan lañ. | Maybe tomorrow we will have good weather. | ilju |
| 29. | Iḷōmṇak ippa make ke bōlen ej kōnono eake ammān tōn jerak ilo iien in im ej ba ekauwōtata. | I thought to myself that most likely he said this because we were going to sail soon and he was implying that it was dangerous. P219 | ḷōmṇak |
| 30. | Kiiō ke eṃōj an kalbuuj, bōlen enaaj mañ. | Now that he has been in jail, maybe he will know better. | mañ |
| 31. | Kōmmān ñak ekar lo ke kōjjoram eo ak kōmmān ḷak aṇtọọne ḷọk, bōlen ekar jab loe bwe kōnke ejab rọọl in kar lale ak ekar etal wōt. | We didn’t know if it had seen the flare but we guessed that it hadn’t because it didn’t come back to see what it was but just kept going. P946 | kōmram |
| 32. | Meram eo ekar lukkuun epaak, bōlen ruo ṃaiḷ epaak tok. | The light was quite close, maybe within two miles. P1146 | lukkuun |