1. | “Mōjin wōt ad mabuñ ak koṃro jiṃor eake injin ṇe,” Kapen eo ear ba. | “Now that we’ve finished breakfast, you two go work on the engine,” the Captain said. P278 | ṃabuñ |
2. | Ñe kōjmān tōpar arin ān ṇe kab kelọk, Bojin, im aō āne ḷọk eake kōb ṇe bwe ejej booj.” | “When we reach the lagoon side of the island, Mr. Boatswain, you can jump into the water and swim to the island with the water container because we don’t have a skiff.” P1248 | eake |
3. | Āinwōt euñkipden an oḷọk eake im kōṃadṃōde lōñ tak ek eo. | It was a well coordinated action the way he was tipping over and working very hard to bring in the fish. P1310 | uñkipden |
4. | Bojin eo ejujen wanlōñ āinwōt an ba, meñe ekar jab aelọk an jab itok-limoin eake men eo. | The Boatswain went up as he was told, even though it was obvious he didn’t want to. P916 | itok-limoin |
5. | Eake men e. | Because of this thing here. | kake |
6. | Eake Pikaar ilo allōñ kein. | The island of Bikar is teeming with frigate birds this time of the year. | ak |
7. | Ej aikuj kar meḷeḷe eake men eo Jema ekar jiroñ ḷọk kōnke joñan an kijoñ jāālelin nemān kiaj eo i lowa, jeitan ban kōboutuut ijo. | The Boatswain must have understood what Father meant, because the smell of gas was so strong inside that we could hardly breathe. P771 | jāālel |
8. | Ej aikuj kar meḷeḷe eake men eo Jema ekar jiroñ ḷọk kōnke joñan an kijoñ jāālelin nemān kiaj eo i lowa, jeitan ban kōboutuut ijo. | The Boatswain must have understood what Father meant, because the smell of gas was so strong inside that we could hardly breathe. P771 | kōboutut |
9. | Ej ja joobob eake joob eṇ arro. | Let him use our soap for now. | joobob |
10. | Ekar pinej ioon eake rā, kalōk juon eṃ ṇa ioon, kajuur juon kaju im kōḷaak wūjḷāin bwe en maroñ jerakrōk ilowaan ṃaḷoin aelōñ eṇ. | He covered its top with boards, built a house on it, put up a mast and attached a sail so that it could sail on the ocean around the island. P7 | wōjḷā |
11. | Ekar unoke im kōkāāle ijoko ekar wōr kurar bajjek ie ke ri-pālle ro rōkōn leāne lemeto jeḷaan tima ko waer eake. | He painted it and fixed the places where there were scratches from when they used to use the boat to set sailors ashore. P13 | leāne-lemeto |
12. | Eḷap an baj injin eo kajoor ñan dettan wa eo innem ewātin peḷḷọk jān ioon dān ñe ej tōtōr eake, eḷaptata ñe ej jej kobban. | The engine was very strong for the size of the boat, so it nearly skipped from the water’s surface when it was motoring with it, especially when there was no cargo. P10 | ḷap |
13. | Erro kaalikkar ke erro jeḷā wōn eo ikar kōnono eake. | They showed that they knew who I was talking about. P301 | alikkar |
14. | Erro kaalikkar ke erro jeḷā wōn eo ikar kōnono eake. | They showed that they knew who I was talking about. P301 | eake |
15. | 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 |
16. | Imaroñ ke kuuṃuṃ eake kuuṃ ṇe aṃ? | May I use your comb? | kuuṃuṃ |
17. | Iwanlik ḷọk eake im ḷak ijo liktata i lowa, ipāin ḷọk ie bwe en jab kaapañpañ. | I took it all the way to the back and shoved it into a place where it wouldn’t get in the way. P604 | pepāin |
18. | Jab mejpata eake bwe eor pāleen. | Don't fall over her for she's married. | mejpata |
19. | Jenaaj doonon eake ta | What will we use for a husker? | doonon |
20. | Jet rej wātin bwilōñ eake kōmmān, jet rej wātin eoroñ nenaan, ak jet rej wātin oñ tok ippāmmān. | Some came to wonder about ever seeing the four of us back, some came by to listen to our story, and others to say that they missed us and were glad to see the four of us again. P1340 | ippa- |
21. | Jilu wōt buñtōn an ōbbōḷọk eake im jitōke ek eo ak ejenolọk di jān kanniōk. | In just three strokes he had it gutted and the bones separated from the meat. P1316 | jenolọk |
22. | Jilu wōt buñtōn an ōbbōḷọk eake im jitōke ek eo ak ejenolọk di jān kanniōk. | In just three strokes he had it gutted and the bones separated from the meat. P1316 | ōbbōḷọk |
23. | Jilu wōt buñtōn an ōbbōḷọk eake im jitōke ek eo ak ejenolọk di jān kanniōk. | In just three strokes he had it gutted and the bones separated from the meat. P1316 | jejetōk |
24. | Joñan an ḷap ek eo eetal eake mejje eo aō. | The fish I hooked must have been a big one since it broke my pole-line. | mejje |
25. | Joñan eo ekar tōtor eake ebwe an ṃōkaj bwe eṃōrṃore tōrerein im jakurbaatat bōran wa eo. | The engine was making us go so fast that there were bubbles coming up along the side of the boat and mist splashing up in front. P493 | ar |
26. | Joñan eo ekar tōtor eake ebwe an ṃōkaj bwe eṃōrṃore tōrerein im jakurbaatat bōran wa eo. | The engine was making us go so fast that there were bubbles coming up along the side of the boat and mist splashing up in front. P493 | ṃōrṃōr |
27. | Joñan, ej jañin kar maat wōt jikka eo kijen ak ejibwe im kadkad to ḷọk eake ak ebar tile juon. | So much so that even though he hadn't finished his cigarette, he threw it away and lit up another. P881 | eake |
28. | Kōjāle pāāk ṇe bwe in kanne eake waini | Hold that bag open so I can fill it with copra. | kōjjāl |
29. | Ta eṇ ej dekōṃkōṃ eake? | What's he so noisy about? | dekōṃkōṃ |
30. | Ta eṇ rej jejeurur (ejjeurur) eake? | What are they excited about? | jejeurur |
31. | Ta ṇe kwōj abṇōṇō eake? | What are you complaining about? | abṇōṇō |
32. | Ta ṇe kwōj ruṃwij eake? | What makes you late? | eake |