| 1. | “Eban bwe Likabwiro ej itok ilo idik ak ear iaḷap ilo wiik ṇe kwōj kōnono kake,” ḷōḷḷap eo ebaj kwaḷọk jeḷā eo an. | “No, that’s not right, because Likabwiro comes during high tide, but the week you are talking about was high tide” — the old man was just demonstrating his knowledge. P92 | Likabwiro |
| 2. | “Eban kar bar ṃōṃanḷọk jān wāween in rainin. | “It’s never been better than it is today. P420 | ṃōṃan |
| 3. | “Ejino tak ak eban lukkuun alikkar bwe ej jañin apdik an boṇ lañ,” Bojin eo eṃōkaj im uwaak. | “A little bit, but it won’t be very clear because the clouds are in the way and moving slowly,” the Boatswain quickly answered. P700 | apdik |
| 4. | “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 |
| 5. | Aililōkin ḷaro eban peljo | The association of the broken-hearted is easy to detect. | aililōk |
| 6. | Ajoḷin Epoon eban eddek ilo bar juon āne | The ajoḷ pandanus variety from Ebon cannot grow anywhere else. | Ajoḷ |
| 7. | Ajwewein Joun ñe ej jerbal eban peljo | Jones's whistling while working is one of a kind. | ajwewe |
| 8. | Eba emetak ñiin im eban wōdwōd bōb. | She said she had a toothache and couldn't chew pandanus. | ba |
| 9. | Eban bwil bwe etokwiia. | It won't burn because it's incombustible. | tokwiia |
| 10. | Eban e bwe ejaje ajjikad. | It can't be him since he never throws stones repeatedly at others. | ajjikad |
| 11. | Eban ein dein ḷọk wōt arro aibabbab in deo. | We can't go on clinging to each other forever. | bab |
| 12. | Eban eṃṃan kōn an ḷap aṃ kabōeaiki. | He's not going to improve because you’re always treating him like a kid. | boea |
| 13. | Eban jab ajejin Jowa bwe jowi eo an eṇ. | He's bound to be a reclaimer of gifts as a member of the Jowa clan. | ajejin Jowa |
| 14. | Eban jab bwe an mej eṇ. | He's bound to do so because that's his weakness. | an mej eṇ |
| 15. | Eban jab jeḷā bwe ṇakṇōk | He's bound to have the answer since he's a wizard. | ṇakṇōk |
| 16. | Eban jab jeraaṃṃan ad eọñōd ilo aejekin ibwijtok. | We're bound to be lucky when we fish with a surrounding net on a dark night with the tide coming in. | aejek |
| 17. | Eban jab wōr ri-aepādpād. | There'll always be procrastinators. | aepedped |
| 18. | Eban jejeor (ejjeor) eọ ṇe | That tattoo is indelible. | ban jejeor |
| 19. | Eban jeṃḷọk aō emḷọke tok ijin. | I can't stop being nostalgic about this place. | emḷọk |
| 20. | Eban kakkōt ibwij. | The tide will not be very high. | kakkōt |
| 21. | Eban kanooj ḷap an ekkeini kōj bwe eḷap an iabuñ kōn ajri raṇ nājin. | We don't see very much of him because he's so busy with his children. | iabuñ |
| 22. | Eban kōtḷọktok ledik raṇ nājin. | He won't let his daughters come with us. | kōtḷọk |
| 23. | Eban lewaj aṃ jāān bwe emiin. | He won't give you any money because he is a miser. | miin |
| 24. | Eban mat bwiro ṇe kōnke eko mọọlin uṃ ṇe | The bwiro won't be cooked as the heat in the earth oven has abated and isn't hot enough. | mọọl |
| 25. | Eban ṃōñā raj bwe eñiban. | He can't eat whale meat because he's got weak teeth. | ñiban |
| 26. | Eban ñe kwe ṇe! | I can't believe it's you! | eban |
| 27. | Eban pālele bwe ejokwa. | She won't get married for she's very homely. | jokwa |
| 28. | Eban peek eō. | He'll never dominate me. | peek |
| 29. | Eban peljo bwe ealikkar awetak eṇ an. | You can't miss him because of his outstanding part. | awetak |
| 30. | Eban peljo kaabjājeū. | My method of tucking things under the arm is obvious. | abjāje |
| 31. | Eban tọọr ooj ṇe bwe ejāliñiñ. | Water won't come out of the hose because it is kinked. | jāliñiñ |
| 32. | Eban tōprak an jikuuḷ kōn an ṇompe | He won't succeed in school because of his love for alcohol. | ṇompe |
| 33. | Ejaad in ḷap kōto kiiō im eban maroñ jerak tipñōl eṇ. | There is just a little wind right now and that outrigger will not be able to sail. | jaad |
| 34. | Ekajjiṃwe im eban tōprak aikuj ṇe aṃ. | You won't get what you want because he's very inflexible. | kajjiṃwe |
| 35. | Eḷaññe jowi eo an jemān Tony ej Erroja-kijeek, ej meḷeḷen bwe jowi eo an Tony eban Erroja-kijeek, kōnke jej bōk ad jowi jān jined. | If the clan name for Tony's father is Erroja-kijeek, it means that Tony's clan name would not be Erroja-kijeek, because we inherit our clan from our mothers. | Erroja-kijeek |
| 36. | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ lilikakōjkōj (illikakōjkōj) bwe eban or men etōprak. | Quit your wistful yearning if you want to accomplish anything. | likakōj |
| 37. | Erjel ej aikuj kar kōrọọl jimettanin ḷōut jab eo bwe eban kar maat in uwe. | They had to take half a load back because it wouldn’t have fit on the boat. P365 | kar |
| 38. | Iar kabkūbjere em ṃōk ak kōn an kar bōd katakini eban ṃōṃan (eṃṃan). | I gave him all the advice I could but he's been so spoiled that I doubt if he'll ever reform. | kabkūbjer |
| 39. | Iba ippa make, Eban ñe eraan.” | I said to myself, “I don’t believe there’s daylight already.” P221 | ban |
| 40. | Ij iti ak eban tok bwe eṃōḷọwi. | I keep striking the match but it won't light up because it's wet. | it |
| 41. | Ij kile ippa make ke eban tōprak jerbal eṇ. | I can see on my own that that job can never be finished. | kile |
| 42. | Jeblaak in wa enāj bar jebḷaak, jeblaak in armej eban bar jebḷaak. | Proverb: The ship that leaves will return, but the person who leaves (dies) will never return. | jeblaak |
| 43. | Jimañūñ eban jab kaaplouk an kōnnaan. | Toddy always slurs his speech. | aplo |
| 44. | Ke ej uwe tok ioon wa eo, eban jitpeeḷeḷ | When it got onto the boat, it couldn't lie crosswise. P1311 | jitpeeḷeḷ |
| 45. | Kōl eo de eo kōmmān maroñ kar kōṃṃane, eḷaññe eṃṃan kōto, lewūjḷā kōnke alikkar ke eban ṃōṃan injin eo ammān. | The only way we would make it was for the wind to die down enough for us to raise the sail; clearly the engine was not going to work. P787 | kōl |
| 46. | Kwōn jab akwāāle bwe eban wōr tōprak. | Don't argue with him as you'll get nowhere. | akwāāl |
| 47. | Kwōnaaj kakienḷọk ñane im ṃōk ak eban oktak | You will do all you can to set him straight but he is not going to change. | kien |
| 48. | Ḷeo eban kar tōprak ippān kōrā deọeo eṇ ñe bōkā eo kapiten en kar jab kōtaḷeiki. | He wouldn't gotten to first base with that beautiful woman if it wasn't for his love potion. | taḷe |
| 49. | Ṃool ke eban jerbal | It's true that it won't work. | eban |
| 50. | Ṃool ke ekadek lieṇ; eban kar buñto-buñtak joñan ṇe | She must be drunk or she wouldn't fall about like that. | buñto-buñtak |
| 51. | Ñe juon enaaj jeḷā kōkḷaḷ eban peḷọk | If ones knows all the navigational signs he'll never get lost at sea. | kōkḷaḷ |
| 52. | Ñe kwōnaaj kabọọrọre eban lutōk | If you cork it, it won't spill. | bọọror |
| 53. | Pinniep eo ekajjir pein im eban dāpij aḷaḷ eo. | The coconut oil made his hand too slippery to hold the stick. | jijir |
| 54. | Raar kōwanlōñ-wanlaḷe ilo jikin uwe eo ñan ñe eban eṃṃakūtkūt kōn an kajjinek. | They made him climb up and down the stairway until he couldn’t move because he was exhausted. | wanlōñ-wōnlaḷ |
| 55. | Wa eo eban rọọl bwe ekōptata. | The boat won't turn back for it's passed the point of no return. | kōptata |