1. | “Ejjeḷọk enaan ije ij tan eọroñ enaan ippaṃ,” ḷōḷḷap eo euwaak. | “I’ve got no news; I was going to see what’s going on with you,” the old man answered. P75 | uwaak |
2. | “Ekwe ij ja ajādik tok ṃōk ñan wa eṇ im eọroñ ennaan,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | “Ok, for now I’m going to wander over to that boat and find out what’s going on,” the old man said. P133 | ajādik |
3. | “Ij jab tōmak bwe Kapen eṇ enaaj eọroñ eō bwe aolep iien ij leḷọk aō ḷōmṇak ñan e, ellootaan im ḷōkatip | “I don’t believe that the Captain will listen to me, because I’m always telling him what I think, worries and complaints. P128 | lelotaan |
4. | “Ij jab tōmak bwe Kapen eṇ enaaj eọroñ eō bwe aolep iien ij leḷọk aō ḷōmṇak ñan e, ellootaan im ḷōkatip | “I don’t believe that the Captain will listen to me, because I’m always telling him what I think, worries and complaints. P128 | ḷōkatip |
5. | Eṃōj ke aṃ eọroñ lōta eo aṃ? | Did you read your letter? | eọroñ |
6. | Ilām eọroñ ta eo raar kūr eok kake. | Go find out what they were calling you about. | eọroñ |
7. | Kiiō armej in aelōñ ko ilikin rejjab aikuj in kōttar wa bwe ren eọroñ ennaan | Now people on outer islands don’t need to await the arrival of a ship so that they can hear news. S26 | eọroñ |
8. | Kiiō armej in aelōñ ko ilikin rejjab aikuj in kōttar wa bwe ren eọroñ ennaan | Now people on outer islands don’t need to await the arrival of a ship so that they can hear news. S26 | nenaan |
9. | Kōjañ retio ṇe bwe jen eọroñ. | Turn the radio on so we can listen to the news. | eọroñ |
10. | Koṃin eọroñ naan in laḷ in. | Listen to the world news. | eọroñ naan |
11. | Koṃwin etal eọroñ naan in wa eṇ. | Go find out what news that ship brought. | eọroñ naan |
12. | Kwaar eọroñ ke jinōṃ ke ear kūr eok? | Did you go when your mother called? | eọroñ |
13. | Kwaar eọroñ ke jinōṃ ke ear kūr eok? | Did you go when your mother called? | eọroñ |
14. | Kwōn eọroñ ri-akkaun raṇe ṃokta bwe renaaj jujen rọọl im jab kōḷḷā. | Take care of those who have accounts here first before they leave and don't pay their bills. | akkaun |
15. | Ḷeo emoot in eọroñ tok naan (eọroñ naan tok). | He went to get the news. | eọroñ naan |
16. | Ḷeo emoot in eọroñ tok naan (eọroñ naan tok). | He went to get the news. | eọroñ naan |