| 1. | “Buwae ko kaṇe jeḷe jān i,” iba. | “We are about to pass the buoys,” I said. P522 | ḷe |
| 2. | “Bwe iba rej ḷōmṇak rej kōjparok kōj jān jorrāān, ak rejaje ke ilo aer kōṃṃane men in rej kọkkure wāween mour eo ad jaar jolōte jān ro jiṃṃaad,” Jema eba. | “It seems to me that they think they are protecting us, but what they don’t know is that in doing so they are destroying the way of life we inherited from our ancestors," Father said. P401 | jolōt |
| 3. | “Ebwe aō etal in lale tok ñan kōjro, Jema” iba im buuḷ laḷ ḷọk | "I can go for us and see how he’s doing, Father," I said and rushed down. P1140 | ñan |
| 4. | “Ekar jijet ke ikar wanlōñ waj,” iba ñan Jema ke ej erre tok. | “He was sitting up when I went up to get you,” I told Father when he looked at me. P1090 | waj |
| 5. | “Ekwe,” iba im bar mọọn ḷọk i lowa im jibadek ḷọk tiinin petkōj eo. | “Okay,” I said and went back inside where the tin of biscuits was. P961 | mọọn |
| 6. | “Ekwe,” iba im jibwe ḷọk men eo innem bar jino ānen | “Okay,” I said; I gave him the monkey wrench and then continued bailing. P623 | jibwe |
| 7. | “Ekwe,” iba innem jijet laḷ ḷọk i turin Kapen eo. | “Okay,” I said as I sat down next to the Captain. P1096 | turu- |
| 8. | “Ekwe,” iba ḷọk ke erro Bojin eo ej wōnāne ḷọk | “Ok,” I said as he and the Boatswain went ashore. P339 | wōnāne |
| 9. | “Ekwe,” iba ḷọk ñan e im jino kepooj jikin kōmat eo. | “Okay,” I said to him and started getting things ready in the galley. P367 | kōpopo |
| 10. | “Ekwe,” iba. | “Ok,” I said. P146 | ekwe |
| 11. | “Elukkuun bwil lowa,” iba ñan Jema. | “It’s really hot in there,” I said to Father. P990 | lowa |
| 12. | “Eṃṃan bwe iien eṇ jejeḷā ke jeban bar peḷọk,” iba. | “It will be better because we’ll be sure not to get lost again,” I said. P1336 | peḷọk |
| 13. | “Eṃṃan,” iba. | “Okay,” I said. P745 | ṃōṃan |
| 14. | “Eṃōj aō ālimi Likabwiro,” iba. | “I already bailed all the water out of the Likabwiro,” I said. P352 | ālim |
| 15. | “Emoot āne ḷọk iṃaaṃ wōt jidik,” iba. | “He went ashore a little while ago,” I said. P310 | ṃaa- |
| 16. | “En baj tōtoḷọk wōt ke jeṃōk in pād ioon lọjet,” iba ñan erro. | “That seems so far because we are so tired of being out here on the ocean,” I said to both of them. P1209 | tōtoḷọk |
| 17. | “Eo waj ḷe, Bojin,” iba im jibwe ḷọk bakōj eo ñan e. | “Here, Mr. Boatswain,” I said as I passed the bucket up. P644 | ḷe |
| 18. | “Eo waj,” iba. | “Here you go,” I said. P1169 | eo |
| 19. | “Iba eḷap jọkpej eṇ amieañ?” irooj eo ekajjitōk. | “Do you all have a lot of scrap?” the chief asked. P243 | ami |
| 20. | “Iba eṃṃan ñe jeañ tar āne waj im teiñi kōb ṇe adeañ ṃokta jān ad itaḷọk wōt ñan eoonene.” | “Should we sail to that island and fill up our water container before heading to the main island?” P1213 | kōb |
| 21. | “Iba eṃṃan ñe jeañ tar āne waj im teiñi kōb ṇe adeañ ṃokta jān ad itaḷọk wōt ñan eoonene.” | “Should we sail to that island and fill up our water container before heading to the main island?” P1213 | itaḷọk |
| 22. | “Iba eṃṃan ñe jeañ tar āne waj im teiñi kōb ṇe adeañ ṃokta jān ad itaḷọk wōt ñan eoonene.” | “Should we sail to that island and fill up our water container before heading to the main island?” P1213 | eoonene |
| 23. | “Iba waan tiṃoṇ men eo?” ikajjitōk ak ejej eṇ euwaak. | “Is it a ghost ship?” I asked, but no one answered. P1158 | ba |
| 24. | “Iba wōt kōn wiik in ñe jab wiik in laḷ ilo allōñin Juḷae, iien eo an lañ jab in.” | “I’m just talking about this week or next week in July; this is the time of bad weather.” P88 | Juḷae |
| 25. | “Iiūñ,“ iba ñan e. | “Ok,” I said to him. P153 | iiūñ |
| 26. | “Ij ja itōn ānen bwe eḷap dān e i lowa,” iba. | “I am going to start bailing water because there is a lot of it in the boat,” I said. P596 | ānen |
| 27. | “Inaaj jipañ eok ñe kwōjino jebjeb lōñ ḷọk aḷaḷ,” iba. | “I am going to help you if you start to pass up the boards,” I said. P676 | jijino |
| 28. | “Iroñ ainikien lelaṃōjṃōj koba ippān an kajkaj wa in im ijujen ruj,” iba. | “I heard yelling and felt the boat shaking and I just woke up,” I said. P583 | kajkaj |
| 29. | “Jema e, imejki, ij ja itōn mājur,” iba. | “Father, I’m tired; I am going to get some sleep,” I said. P554 | mājur |
| 30. | “Jema e, wōt ko kā tok,” iba laḷ ḷọk ñan e ke ij rōre tak ḷọk | “Father, here comes the rain,” I called down to him when I looked to the east. P758 | tak |
| 31. | “Jema im Bojin raṇe tok,” iba. | “Here come Father and the Boatswain,” I said. P1257 | raṇe |
| 32. | “Juon ḷōḷḷap ekar katakin eō bwe in kautiej rūtto,” iba. | “An old man taught me to respect my elders,” I said. P297 | utiej |
| 33. | “Kapen eo eṇ eruj im jijet,” iba. | “The Captain woke up and sat up,” I said. P1083 | ruj |
| 34. | “Koṃṃool,” iba ñan e im bwijọkorkor meto ḷọk ñan wa eo bwe ijeḷā ke Jema im Bojin eo erro ej kar kōttar wōt. | “Thank you,” I said to him and hurried back to the boat, because I knew Father and the Boatswain were still waiting. P267 | bwijọkorkor |
| 35. | “Kwōmaroñ ke letok pilawā kōn aolepān jāān e?” iba ñan ḷeo ilo jikin wia eo im leḷọk lemñoul jāān. | “Could you give me bread for all of this change?” I asked the man at the shop and gave him fifty cents. P263 | jāān |
| 36. | “Lewaj eo bwe ebooḷ,” iba ke ij jibwe ḷọk bakōj eo ñan Jema. | “Here, it’s full,” I said as I passed the bucket up to him. P608 | eo |
| 37. | “Lewaj eo bwe ebooḷ,” iba ke ij jibwe ḷọk bakōj eo ñan Jema. | “Here, it’s full,” I said as I passed the bucket up to him. P608 | le- |
| 38. | Ṃool ke,” iba ippa make. | “That’s true,” I said to myself. P468 | make |
| 39. | “Remake naaj ilbōk ñe rōbar lo kōjmān,” iba. | “They are going to be so shocked when they see us,” I said. P1325 | make |
| 40. | Eḷak debak ḷọk ṇo eo i tōrerein wa eo iba wōt eitan rup. | As the wave smashed hard against the side of the boat, I thought it would break apart. P611 | ba wōt |
| 41. | Eḷak debakḷọk ṇo eo i tōrerein wa eo iba wōt eitan rup. | As the wave smashed hard against the side of the boat, I thought it would break apart. P611 | debokḷọk |
| 42. | Iba ippa make, “Eban ñe eraan.” | I said to myself, “I don’t believe there’s daylight already.” P221 | ban |
| 43. | Iba kajjien ñane | I introduce him | ba |
| 44. | Iba kwaar pād iṃōn utaṃwe eṇ? | Could it be that you were in the asylum? | iṃōn utaṃwe |
| 45. | Iba wōt ej baj ṃōṃan wōt an pād ak iḷak ilbōk elōñjak im jijet. | I thought he was fine but was startled when he roused and sat up. P1081 | lōñjak |
| 46. | Iba wōt emeḷeḷe kōn an ṃōṃjidjid (eṃṃajidjid) ke ij kōnono ñane | I thought he understood my point because he nodded when I talked to him about it. | ṃajid |
| 47. | Iba wōt ke ejorrāān wa eo waan. | I thought his car had broken down. | ba |
| 48. | Iba wōt kwe eo iaar lo animrokan ak ej jab. | I thought that was you I caught a glimpse of, but it wasn't. | ba wōt |
| 49. | Ke ij roñ ainikien ṃōṃōjānjānḷọk (eṃṃōjānjānḷọk), iba wōt kwōj eañiñin eō. | When I heard footsteps I thought you were calling my name. | ṃōṃōjānjān |
| 50. | Ḷeo iba eppedodo ṇe | This is the man that always falls on his face. | pedo |
| 51. | Ña iba inaaj buwae bajjek im ānen ilo iien rot eṇ eḷap dān i lowa. | I said I would just be the cabin boy and bail at times when there was a lot of water in the boat. P30 | buwae |