1. | “Ekwe ejab bwe iban meḷọkḷọk nukū, ak kōn ad kar jaadin poub raan ko ḷọk ippān injin kakūtōtō in an wa in. | “I would never forget my family; we have just been busy these last few days with the annoying engine in this boat. P106 | kakūtōtō |
2. | Aia, iban etal | Nuts! I'm not going. | aia |
3. | Aiaea iban kōṇaan! | Nuts! I won't like it! | aiaea |
4. | Baj aitokūṃ ke iban lo ioon bōraṃ. | Your height is such that I can't see the top of your head. | aitok |
5. | Eba, "Iban tanij ñe ejjeḷọk rājetakū." | He said, "I won't dance without a partner." | rejetak |
6. | Iban ellolo jikka kiiō bwe eḷap an akā ñan kombani. | I can't get any cigarettes because the companies can't get any. | akā |
7. | Iban etal im ejjeḷọk bar leḷọk-letok. | I won't go, and there are no if's, and's or but's about it. | leḷọk-letok |
8. | Iban kijer in kajjitōk ṃae iien ilukkuun ban. | I won't ask until I'm really stuck. | kijer |
9. | Iban kijer in kajjitōk ṃae iien ilukkuun ban. | I won't ask until I'm really stuck. | ṃae |
10. | Iban lo ṃaan bwe etinaad. | I can't see forward due to the glare. | tinaad |
11. | Iban luuj bwe inaaj bōktak. | I won't lose, I'll catch up. | bōktak |
12. | Iban meḷọkḷọk abjājein lio. | I can't forget the way she tucked things under her arm. | abjāje |
13. | Iban meḷọkḷọk kiddikūrro. | I'll never forget those little things we used to do. | kiddik |
14. | Iban ṇaruoṃ | I won't blame you. | ṇaruon |
15. | Iban tulọk ḷọk wōt bwe enaaj jabjab-menowa. | I can't dive deeper or I'll run out of breath. | jabjab-menowan |
16. | Iban wōnṃaanḷọk wōt. | I cannot go on. | ban |
17. | Jaab, iban iwōj | No, I won't come. | jaab |
18. | Jekdọọn ñe kotuur būruō ak iban kwaḷọk aō ḷōmṇak | Even if you persist on questioning me, I will not say what's on my mind. | tūtuur bōro |
19. | Jimettanin iiō in laḷ iban pād ilo Ṃajōḷ in. | Half of next year, I will not be in the Marshalls. | jimattan |
20. | Joñan an loṃaan ke ej rọọltok, iban ba | I cannot describe how arrogant he was when he returned. | loṃaan |