| 1. | “Ejọ kōn jab āindein etto. | “It wasn’t like that in the old days. P396 | jọ |
| 2. | Alin ṃurin ḷōḷḷap ro etto ewōr meḷeḷe ie. | The songs for reminiscing sung by old Marshall Islander men of long ago were symbolic. | alin ṃur |
| 3. | Bubu ej juon maroñ ri-wūno in etto ilo Ṃajeḷ raar kōjerbale ñe rej kōṇaan jeḷā kōn juon men eo rej jab meḷeḷe kake. | Divination was something olden-time Marshallese doctors used to learn about something they didn’t understand. S21 | kōkōpāl |
| 4. | Bubu ej juon maroñ ri-wūno in etto ilo Ṃajeḷ raar kōjerbale ñe rej kōṇaan jeḷā kōn juon men eo rej jab meḷeḷe kake. | Divination was something olden-time Marshallese doctors used to learn about something they didn’t understand. S21 | wūno |
| 5. | Eaillilōkḷọk jān etto. | She's more possessive than way back when. | aililōk |
| 6. | Ear kanooj iiet aebōj laḷ etto im jabdewōt armej rej kōjerbale im kattooni. | There were very few cisterns in olden times, and everyone used them and contaminated them. S22 | tōtoon |
| 7. | Eitoklimoū alwōje pijain etto. | I'm fond of watching historical pictures. | alwōj |
| 8. | Ejab etto jān iien eo ak ebaj waḷọk tok Jema. | Not long after, Father showed up. P324 | baj |
| 9. | Ejjeplejlej jeḷa in baak ko etto. | Sailors in barks of old often had venereal diseases. | jeplej |
| 10. | Eḷak eñaktok aō ke eiọkwe eō, etto wōt ke ear moot. | When I finally realized she was in love with me, she had been long gone. | eñak |
| 11. | Eḷap jirōṃrōṃ ilo eb in etto. | There was a lot jigging in old dances. | jirōṃrōṃ |
| 12. | Eḷap kōṃajoñjoñ ilo ebin etto. | There is a lot of back and forth hopping in ancient dances. | kōṃajoñjoñ |
| 13. | Eṃṃak im aebōj laḷ ko etto raar jab kanooj in rōreo (erreo). | Tree catchments and olden-time cisterns were not really clean. S22 | rōreo |
| 14. | Iien ko etto ekar ejjeḷọk jarom. | Long ago there was no electricity. | etto |
| 15. | Inaaj etal in etto iaraj | I will go and pick some taro. | iaraj |
| 16. | kajin etto. | Ancient language. | etto |
| 17. | Kōnke wōjḷā ko etto rejọ kōn kōṃṃan jān maañin bōb, rūtto ro rōkōn aikuj āj atro kein lōbboiki bwe ren jab tutu im ṃọḷeḷe | Because the sails of old were made from woven pandanus leaves, our ancestors necessarily had to weave atro for covering their canoe sails to prevent them from getting soaked. | lōbbọ |
| 18. | Kwōn jab ṃaṇtin etto. | Don't be old-fashioned. | ṃaṇtin etto |
| 19. | Ḷōṃaro raṇ rej tōto (etto) iaraj ṃōñein jota. | Those fellows are digging taro for supper. | tōto |
| 20. | 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 |
| 21. | 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 |
| 22. | Ni ej leḷọk ñan er limeer, kijeer, iṃweer, kinieer, kab kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto. | Coconuts provide them with beverages, food, dwellings, bedding, and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days. S10 | wa |
| 23. | Ni ej leḷọk ñan er limeer, kijeer, iṃweer, kinieer, kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto. | Coconuts provide them with beverages, food, dwellings, bedding, and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days. S10 | kije- |
| 24. | Ni ej leḷọk ñan er limeer, kijeer, iṃweer, kinieer, kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto. | Coconuts provide them with beverages, food, dwellings, bedding, and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days. S10 | lime- |
| 25. | Ni ej leḷọk ñan er limeer, kijeer, iṃweer, kinieer, kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto. | Coconuts provide them with beverages, food, dwellings, bedding, and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days. S10 | eṃ |
| 26. | Ni ej leḷọk ñan er limeer, kijeer, iṃweer, kinieer, kab waan aer itoitok iloṃaḷo im ilọmeto—bareinwōt aer kein jerbal im kein tariṇae ilo raan ko etto. | Coconuts provide them with beverages, food, dwellings, bedding, and canoes for their traveling in lagoons and in the ocean—and also their tools and weapons in olden days.
S10 | kinie- |
| 27. | Ri-baak ro raar itok ñan aelōñ kein etto. | Men from frigate ships came to the islands long ago. | baak |
| 28. | RiRuk rōkein kaḷkaḷ etto. | Trukese used to wear loin cloths. | kaḷkaḷ |
| 29. | Rūtto ro rōkōn ṇaetan baak ko etto ripitwōdwōd | Our ancestors used to call the foreign barkentines ripitwōdwōd | ripitwōdwōd |