1. | Joñan an jeḷā likao eo rājetakin Joọn ilo iien jiāe al eo wōt e. | John's counterpart in the singing competition was as good as John. | rejetak |
2. | “Ej ae niñaḷọk kiiō kōnke ekkā wōt an kūtak bwe ej iien rak wōt. | “The current is running northwards now, because there is normally wind from the southwest since it’s summer. P186 | ae |
3. | “Ej ettōr im or jerata jet iien eḷaññe jelo ke jebōd ak jeṃakoko in pokake im kajiṃwe kōj make.” | “Misfortune strikes sometimes when we see that we have made a mistake but don’t want to correct what we have done.” P1211 | bōd |
4. | “Ekwe, kwōn kab pād wōt ijeṇe bwe inaaj ekkotak lōñ ḷọk im iperi ḷọk ioon teek i lowaan kōjām ṇe ḷọk im kwōnaaj jibwe tu ḷokaer ilo iien eṇ ij kōtḷọki bwe ren jab wōtḷọk im ure eok kab injin ṇe,” Jema ekar kapilōk tok eō. | “Okay, just stay there, because I'm going to drag one end of the board up on deck and through the doorway while you hold the other end; that way it won’t fall on you or the engine,” Father suggested. P677 | ipep |
5. | “Eḷaññe kokadikḷọk aṃ ṃōṃōkadkad im jab kōmarōk wōt kukure, kwōnaaj jeḷā ia eo Jeṃaṃ epād ie aolep iien,” Kapen eo eba tok. | “If you didn’t wander around so much and play until it gets dark, you would always know where your Father is,” the Captain said to me. P50 | marok |
6. | “Eḷap aō iọkwe ḷōḷḷap in kōn an āñin eō ippān aolep iien ej jejerakrōk. | “I really love this old man because he always took me with him when he went sailing. P298 | jerak |
7. | “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 |
8. | “Eṃṃan ippa,” Bojin eo eba. “Im ñe je ḷoor ḷōmṇak in, ekwe jen ṃōkaj ṃokta jān an wōtlọk utọr ṇe bwe enaaj ejjeḷọk iien. | “It sounds good to me,” the Boatswain said, “but if that’s the plan, let’s do it quickly before the storm starts up; we don’t have much time. P739 | utọr |
9. | “Etke koṃeañ jab kōttar wiik uweo tok juon im jerak ke āinwōt epaak tok iien Likabwiro?” ḷōḷḷap eo ekar kajjitōk. | “Why don’t you guys wait for a while to sail, because it’s almost time for Likabwiro?” the old man asked. P87 | uweo |
10. | “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 |
11. | “Iien eo jeañ kar lo baḷuun in kōjeañ pād de i rilikin Kuwajleen,” eba. | “When we saw that plane we were just to the west of Kwajalein,” he said. P1203 | jeañ |
12. | “Iien eo jeañ kar lo baḷuun in kōjeañ pād de i rilikin Kuwajleen,” eba. | “When we saw that plane we were just to the west of Kwajalein,” he said. P1203 | kōjeañ |
13. | “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 |
14. | “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 |
15. | “Kwōn kab kūr eō ñe iien arro etal.” | “You can call me when it’s time for us to go.” P151 | ad |
16. | “Kwōn kab kūr eō ñe iien arro etal.” | “You can call me when it’s time for us to go.” P151 | kūr |
17. | Ajej in kabwebweūṃ enaaj eltakin ṃaje eok juon iien. | Your cheating will one day bring you negative consequences. | ajej in kabwebwe |
18. | Ajokḷāin iien ko an Ḷetao | It's a heap of stones from the time of the famous legendary trickster Ḷetao | ajokḷā |
19. | Ajorṃaanin iien ko an Lōtañūr. | It's a huge fish that's been around since the days of the legendary Lōktañūr (who invented the sail). | ajorṃaan |
20. | Ālikin eoreak eor kejota in kōjeṃḷọk iien būromej eṇ ñan armej eṇ. | After the spreading of the gravel, there is an evening meal to bring to an end the time of mourning. S14 | iien būroṃōj |
21. | Ālikin jet raan jān iien eo, ejerak waan raun eo ñan Ratak Eañ im kōmmān uwe kōn ṃweiuk ko ṃweiemmān ioon ñan Likiep. | After a few days, the Ratak Eañ field trip ship set sail and we sailed to Likiep with all our cargo. P1349 | ṃweiuk |
22. | Allōñin rak ej iien Likabwiro | The summer months are Likabwiro's months. | Likabwiro |
23. | Aṃbōḷin iien ko jāmne men ṇe | That anvil has been around since the German times. | aṃbōḷ |
24. | Amijeel iien kowainini | It's your (three persons) turn to harvest the coconut and make copra. | amijeel |
25. | Amiro iien kōṃṃan jar Jabōt in. | It's your turn to lead the prayers this Sunday. | amiro |
26. | An wōn iien tōtaiṃoṇ | Whose turn is it to make tōtaiṃon | tōtaiṃoṇ |
27. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | jepjep |
28. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | jepjep |
29. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | jidik illọk jidik |
30. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | jidik illọk jidik |
31. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | kietak |
32. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | kietak |
33. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | bwije- |
34. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | bwije- |
35. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | idaaj bwijen |
36. | Aolep iien ad jekaro, ilo jibboñ im jota im jet iien ilo raelep, jej jep utak eo jidik illọk jidik, im barāinwōt kietake bwe en jab idaak bwijen. | Every time we tend to the task of drawing coconut sap, in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, we cut the coconut shoot a bit each time, and we also bend the shoot down to prevent the sap from drowning its navel. S19 | idaaj bwijen |
37. | Aolep iien ajiri ro rej roñjake an jimṃaer inọñ. | Every time the children listen to their grandfather telling the legend. | inọñ |
38. | Aolep iien ej jekpen im ba enañinmej bwe en jab jerbal. | He was always pretending to be sick so that he wouldn't have to work. | jekpen |
39. | Aolep iien ej jinjin ñe ej illu. | He always curses when he's mad. | jinjin |
40. | Aolep iien ej kabbōōlōl neen. | He always wiggles his toes. | bōbōōlōl |
41. | Aolep iien ej kōkopāpā (ekkopāpā). | He always wears a coat. | kopā |
42. | Aolep iien ej ruj in jijimmarokrok. | S/he always gets up early in the morning. | jimmarok |
43. | Aolep iien kōrā rej ruruwe doon. | Women are always slandering one another. | ruruwe |
44. | Aolep iien kwōj eaklepi lolo kaṇe im ṃool ke kwe kwōj juon ri-eaklep. | You always rob the hens of their eggs and it's true that you are an egg robber. | eaklep |
45. | Aolep iien kwōj jeklepe armej. | You always confront people with their faults. | jeklep |
46. | Aolep iien ḷeeṇ ej aṃtōk ñe ej lilu (illu). | He always bites his lips when he's angry. | aṃtōk |
47. | Aolep iien ḷeeṇ ej ekkōṇak nuknuk jokdād. | He always wears filthy clothes. | jokdād |
48. | Aolep iien rej lui ḷadik eṇ. | They are always scolding that boy. | lilu |
49. | Aolep jibboñ im jota, ej iien eakto jekaro im kōkkāāl jeib. | Every morning and evening the jekaro should be unloaded and the bottle renewed. S19 | eakto |
50. | Aolep jibboñ im jota, ej iien eakto jekaro im kōkkāāl jeib. | Every morning and evening the jekaro should be unloaded and the bottle renewed. S19 | jeib |
51. | Aolep jibboñ im jota, ej iien eakto jekaro im kōkkāāl jeib. | Every morning and evening the jekaro should be unloaded and the bottle renewed. S19 | kāāl |
52. | Bōtab ewōr jet inọñ rej pād wōt ñan rainin im jej maroñ wōt roñ ilo iien kiki | However, there are some legends that remain today and we can hear them at bedtime. S13 | inọñ |
53. | Dedeinke wiik uweo tok juon naaj iien an niñniñ eo nejū kemem im iabwin jako jāne. | And because the week after next will be my son’s first birthday and I really don’t want to miss it. P95 | dedeinke |
54. | Eajḷọk ak ejjeḷọk iien kōrọọltok | She regretted but it was too late to bring him back. | ajḷọk |
55. | Ear juon iien iiaieo eṃṃan im kaṃōṇōṇō. | It was a good and enjoyable get-together. | iiāio |
56. | Ear tōpe ruo nuknuk ilo iien keemem eo. | He took two pieces of cloth as gifts at the time of the birthday party. | tōptōp |
57. | Ebar iien aunwōḷāḷọk ñan irooj eṇ. | It's time again to present food tribute to the chief. | aunwōḷā |
58. | Ebooḷ ṇakṇōkin ri-abba raar itok ilo iien Jepaan ko. | There were lots of experts in dynamiting during Japanese times. | abba |
59. | Ej ājḷor tok ñan kōjro ke ej jab eṃṃan iien ñane | He's taking advantage of the situation and getting as much (info) for us as he can. | ājḷor |
60. | Ej ja ilo iien in wōt kōmmān kar buñut ḷọk Toon Mej. | It was about this time that Toon Mej came into view. P1319 | buñ |
61. | Ej kab kar juon iien an ri-Ṃajeḷ maat im kālōt ri-kwelọk ro aer im ear kanooj ḷap ejjeurur. | It was finally a time when the Marshallese had chosen their own representatives, and there was great excitement. S16 | jejeurur |
62. | Ej kalle ilo enañin aolep aelōñ bōtab ewōr juon iien, kōtaan eṇ ilo Mae im Wọkwōj, etan “rak,” im ṃā ej lukkuun ḷap an kalle im kouwa. | It grows on almost every island, although there is a season, between May and August, called summer, when breadfruit bear most fruit. S28 | le |
63. | Ej kōṃṃan amiwōj iien loḷọk ilo aujpitōḷ. | She's arranging for you (three or more persons) visit him at the hospital. | amiwōj |
64. | Ej pipi ijeṇ iuṃwin jidik iien. | He's taking a short nap there. | pipi |
65. | Ejab etto jān iien eo ak ebaj waḷọk tok Jema. | Not long after, Father showed up. P324 | baj |
66. | Ejaje akkaun lieṇ. Ej kōḷḷā aolep iien ej wia. | She never buys on credit. She always pays for what she buys. | akkaun |
67. | Ejeparujruj armej ñe ej iien jibadede iNaṃo. | People on Namu get excited when they prepare to catch flying fish there. | jibadede |
68. | Ejjeḷọk men in kabwilōñlōñ ekar bar waḷọk ñan kōmmān raan ko tokālik ṃae iien kōmmān bar tōprak ilo āne eṃōrā. | Nothing too surprising happened to us after that until we reached dry land. P1181 | tokālik |
69. | Ejowālel Alfred im aolep iien ej iiet koṇan ñe ej turọñ. | Alfred is not a good marksman at spearfishing and his catch is never large when he goes spearfishing. | jowālel |
70. | Ekwe iien eo wōt kwōpojak, kwōmaroñ jino jibwi lōñ tak aḷaḷ kaṇe wōt me rōkaapañ aṃ jerbal.” | Okay, whenever you’re ready you can start passing up any boards that are in your way.” P672 | apañ |
71. | Elañe eṃōj, likit ilo nuknuk im totouki ṃae iien emōrā | When that is finished, wrap it in cloth and hang it up to dry. S20 | toto |
72. | Eḷaññe enaaj aerwōj iien jerbal renaaj kate er joñan wōt aer maroñ. | When it's their turn to work, they'll do their best. | aerwōj |
73. | Eḷaññe kōṃro to, kōṃro kab ḷe wōt ilo Oktoba, iien eṇ enaaj bar wōr piiḷtūreep. | If the two of us don’t go, we will have to wait until October when there will be another fieldtrip ship. P130 | ḷe |
74. | Eḷap aṃ iien. | You have plenty of time. | ḷap |
75. | Eḷap an MIECO QUEEN buñto-buñtak ilo iien an ḷap ṇo | The MIECO Queen really rolls when there are big waves. | buñto-buñtak |
76. | Elōñ iien tokālik | There will be lots of time later. | iien |
77. | Enaaj wōr iien ñan ri-akḷañ. | A time will come for those who are always preempting others. | akḷañ |
78. | Eor iien an ṃōṃōḷkaro (eṃṃōḷkaro). | There are times when he gets rowdy. | ṃōṃaḷkaro |
79. | Eor iien jeraaṃṃan im eor iien jerata. | There are good times and bad times. | jeraaṃṃan |
80. | Eor iien jeraaṃṃan im eor iien jerata. | There are good times and bad times. | jeraaṃṃan |
81. | Etke ej kakūtōtōik eok aolep iien? | Why is she always teasing you? | aolep iien |
82. | Ewōr iien kaajoḷ | There is a season for picking the fruits of the Ajoḷ pandanus | Ajoḷ |
83. | Ewōr ke amimān iien? | Do the four of you have some time? | amimān |
84. | Iban kijer in kajjitōk ṃae iien ilukkuun ban. | I won't ask until I'm really stuck. | kijer |
85. | Iban kijer in kajjitōk ṃae iien ilukkuun ban. | I won't ask until I'm really stuck. | ṃae |
86. | Iien añak ilju. | The period of añak starts tomorrow. | añak |
87. | Iien ejjab kōttar juon. | Time waits for no man. | iien |
88. | Iien emṃanṃan | Good opportunity. | iien |
89. | Iien eo iien wūno ej bar juon iaan men ko bubu ej kwaḷọk. | The time for medication was another thing divination showed. S21 | iien |
90. | Iien eo iien wūno ej bar juon iaan men ko bubu ej kwaḷọk. | The time for medication was another thing divination showed. S21 | iien |
91. | Iien eo raar ṃare | The time they got married. | iien |
92. | Iien ko etto ekar ejjeḷọk jarom. | Long ago there was no electricity. | etto |
93. | Iien kōṃadṃōd | It's harvest time. | ṃadṃōd |
94. | Iien kōṃṃalijar | It's the time for the contest. | kōṃṃalijar |
95. | Iien ñūta men in innem kōjro etal in keedwaan. | We're in a famine situation so let's go look for wild pandanus to eat. | edwaan |
96. | Iien rak | Summer time. | iien |
97. | Iien rarō kiiō. | It's clean up time now. | rarō |
98. | Ij jañin kar lelolo wōt joñan an mejel im lōñ āinwōt wōt jab ko ilo iien eo | I had never seen a rain as heavy as that. P766 | wōt |
99. | Ilo iien aṃ jiktok, iitōn bwebwe. | When you come into my mind, I nearly go crazy. | jiktok |
100. | Ilo iien eo ekar ṃōj dọuk ḷọk aḷ im ṃōttan wōt jilu ne lōñ tak jān ioon dān. | At that time the sun was setting and it only had about three more feet to go before it touched the water. P1021 | dedọdo |
101. | Ilo iien eo ke ekar kun injin eo im wa eo ej pepepe bajjek ej kab toojḷọk ainikien kōto eo. | Once the engine was off and the boat was just floating, the sound of the wind became much more obvious. P663 | tooj |
102. | Ilo iien eo kwaar jako, iar bōk jikūṃ im kōnono ilo etaṃ. | I spoke on your behalf while you were gone. | jako |
103. | Ilo iien in eor jiljilimjuon ak rualitōk aō iiō—ij jab kanooj ememej. | At this time I was seven or eight years old—I don’t exactly remember which. P2 | ememej |
104. | Ilo iien in, armej rej kōṃṃan bwiro. | During this season, people make preserved breadfruit. S28 | bwiro |
105. | Ilo iien kaṇ ej kọjek ñe kōmij eọñōd, kōmmān ej jinkadool wot, ñe jab ainbati kōn dānnin lọjet. | At the times when we were fishing and hooked a fish, we only grilled it, or boiled it in a pot with seawater. P1013 | ainbat |
106. | Ilo iien rak eo, ear eppedejdej iuṃwin aolep mā. | During the summer there was squashed ripe breadfruit under all the breadfruit trees. | pedej |
107. | Iḷōmṇak ippa make ke bōlen ej kōnono eake ammān tōn jerak ilo iien in im ej ba ekauwōtata. | I thought to myself that most likely he said this because we were going to sail soon and he was implying that it was dangerous. P219 | ḷōmṇak |
108. | Imaroñ ba kiin ke iien otemjej ke kōṃro Jema kar jar, kōṃro jimor kōn eñjake an aenōṃṃan im jokane tok ḷōmṇak ko aṃro. | I can say now that the whole time we were praying, the two of us felt a sense of peace and calmness in our thoughts. P950 | jokane |
109. | Jab inepata kōn an iien iabuñi koṃ. | Don't worry about time catching up with you. | iabuñ |
110. | Jabdewōt iien kwōj lelo (ello) kōjwad, kwōn jeḷā bwe eor ek ippāer. | Anytime you see a flock of birds on the ocean, you must know that there are fish with it. | kōjwad |
111. | Jān iien eo im wōnṃaan ḷọk ekar bōjrak ammem kōmat kijemmem raij. | From then on, we stopped cooking rice. P1012 (ammem and kijemmem are (E) first person plural exclusive forms) | am |
112. | Jān iien eo im wōnṃaan ḷọk, āinwōt emej nukun. | From then on, he looked like a member of his family had died. P880 | nukwi |
113. | Jekaro ej waḷọk jān utak in ni ilo iien eṇ ej jañin rup im jepeḷḷọk im waḷọk kwaḷini. | Jekaro comes from coconut shoots before the time when they haven’t yet broken and separated and small coconuts have appeared. S19 | jepel |
114. | Jema ekar bōjrak iuṃwin jidik iien bwe en tile juon kijen jikka. | Father paused for a moment so he could light a cigarette. P923 | tūtil |
115. | Jema kab ḷōṃarein ruo rōkar lo bwe juon eo iien eṃṃan innem raar jọkpej im aini jet aerjel aḷaḷ kab tiin. | Father and the two men saw an opportunity, so they went through the scrap and collected wood and metal for themselves. P18 | jọkpej |
116. | Jen kaṃōje ke ej ja or wōt iien. | Let's finish it while there is still time to do so. | ja |
117. | Jenaaj bar jālṃae doon juon iien. | We'll meet again sometime. | jelṃae |
118. | Jet iien ejjab wōt ñan jidik. | Sometimes there is no rain at all. Sometimes it doesn't rain at all. | jet iien |
119. | Jet iien ilo aer kōmatte rej likit wōt men ko rōñaj ie bwe en ennọ bwiin im jab ḷōḷ | Sometimes when they cook it they put things that are fragrant with it just so that it will smell good, and not musty. S18 | ñaj |
120. | Jet iien ilo aer kōmatte rej likit wōt men ko rōñaj ie bwe en ennọ bwiin im jab ḷōḷ | Sometimes when they cook it they put things that are fragrant with it just so that it will smell good, and not musty. S18 | ḷōḷ |
121. | Jet kein kajjitōk ij ḷōmṇak rōkkar ñan an ro ilubwilijid eor aer jeḷā, meḷeḷe, im imminene kōn metoin aelōñ kein, bwe ren kwaḷọk mejḷaer kiin ke ej wōr wōt aer iien. | Some of these questions I was thinking are appropriate for those among us who have knowledge, understanding, and experience with the ocean in our islands, so they can teach others while they still have time. P802 | bwilji- |
122. | Jet kein kajjitōk ij ḷōmṇak rōkkar ñan an ro ilubwilijid eor aer jeḷā, meḷeḷe, im imminene kōn metwan (metoin) aelōñ kein, bwe ren kwaḷọk mejḷaer kiin ke ej wōr wōt aer iien. | These are some questions I was thinking are appropriate for those among us who have knowledge, understanding, and experience with the ocean in our islands, so they can explain and describe (analyze) them while they are still able to do so. P802 | mejaḷ |
123. | Joñan an kilep, emaroñ kar ektake tiṃa ko rōkōn raun tok ñan aelōñ ko ilo iien Navy ko. | It was so large that it could have hauled the ships that used to do field trips around the islands during Navy times. P1151 | tiṃa |
124. | Juon iien jenaaj bar lo doon. | One day we will see each other again. | juon iien |
125. | Ke ij rōre lọk im lale turin mejān, ibar ememej tok iien eo jinoin aṃro kar jerā. | I looked at my friend’s face and thought back to when we first became friends. P469 | jerā |
126. | Kiō epojak ñan ṃōñā jabdewōt iien. | Now it is ready to eat at any time. S12 | iien |
127. | Kōmij barāinwōt kaiur ñan an ḷe nejū jab ruṃwij jān an iien jino jikuuḷ.” | We are also hurrying so that my son won’t be late for the start of school.” P241 | ruṃwij |
128. | Kōmij ektaki ḷọk jọkpej kaṇ ameañ im kōttōpar ḷọk iien jar eṇ an ajri eo nejin Kapen eṇ I Likiep. | We are hauling our scrap over and going in time for the celebration for the Captain’s son who is on Likiep. P240 | tōpar |
129. | Kōṃro kar bar ikoñ iuṃwin jidik iien bwe epoub Jema im ainikien wōt kein jaḷjaḷ ko ke rej tōtōñtōñ ippān injin eo ke ej niñeañ rōkeañ ijo. | The two of us stayed quiet awhile as Father was working; the only sound was the monkey wrench banging on the engine as he shifted back and forth in there. P720 | ikōñ |
130. | Kōṃro naaj bar ikkure tok eḷaññe eor iien ṃokta jān ameañ jerak. | We will swing by here again if there’s time before we sail. P215 | kukure |
131. | Koṃwin kōppojak bwe ejako iien kaṃōḷo | Get ready because it's almost time for the party. | kaṃōḷo |
132. | Kōn an jabwe wa im kein kōnono ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ, jet iien ej wōr ñūta ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ak ejjeḷọk ejeḷā kake ṃae iien ej etal wa ko ñani | Because there are not enough ships and communication gear in the Marshall Islands, sometimes there is famine on the outer islands but no one knows about it until ships go there. S25 | ñūta |
133. | Kōn an jabwe wa im kein kōnono ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ, jet iien ej wōr ñūta ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ak ejjeḷọk ejeḷā kake ṃae iien ej etal wa ko ñani | Because there are not enough ships and communication gear in the Marshall Islands, sometimes there is famine on the outer islands but no one knows about it until ships go there. S25 | ñūta |
134. | Kōn men in jerbal in ri-kaki ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ej juon jerbal epen im ebōk iien. | For this reason, the job of the teacher in outer-island schools is demanding and time consuming. S9 | bōk iien |
135. | Kōnke kajin Ṃajeḷ ear jab pād ilo peba ṃae iien eo ear itok ri-pālle, ej jab kanooj lōñ armej rej mour wōt kiiō rejeḷā inọñ ko an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | Because the Marshallese language wasn’t put into writing until Westerners came, not many people living today know the legends of the Marshallese people. S13 | inọñ |
136. | Kwōleḷọk ke aerro iien kōnono | Did you give both of them a chance to talk? | aerro |
137. | Kwōn jab aḷtotok ñan iien teej | Don't come late for the exam. | aḷo |
138. | Kwōn jab jerwaane iien ṃōṃanṃōn (eṃṃanṃōn) kein | Don't squander the good times. | jerwaan |
139. | Ḷadik eṇ ej juon eṇ ri-jippapa bwe aolep iien ej jipapa ippān jemān. | That boy is one who is always playing jipapa with his father. | jippapa |
140. | Ḷadik eo etōpar iien eṃṃan ded. | The boy is reaching maturity. | ṃōṃan ded |
141. | Lieṇ im ḷeeṇ aolep iien rej iakwāālāl. | The man and his wife are always arguing. | iakwāāl |
142. | Likabwiro epaak iien an buñ lọk. | It’s almost time for the Likabwiro storms to begin. P121 | buñ |
143. | Likatōttōt wōt bwe enañin iien ṃupi wōt jidik. | Be patient and stay where you are because it's almost time for the movie. | likatōttōt |
144. | Meḷeḷein bwe ejjeḷọk iien aō naaj wūne meja.” | That means I’ll never get any shut-eye.” P543 | wūne māj |
145. | 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 |
146. | 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 |
147. | Men kein rej kōjerbali ñan iien eoreak, jiljino raan ālikin an armej eṇ mej im iien eo rej tōmak bwe ri-mej eṇ ej jerkakpeje. | These things are used for the time of “spreading the gravel,” six days after the time of death, when they believe that the dead rise. S14 | jerkakpeje |
148. | Men kein rej kōjerbali ñan iien eoreak, jiljino raan ālikin an armej eṇ mej im iien eo rej tōmak bwe ri-mej eṇ ej jerkakpeje. | These things are used for the time of “spreading the gravel,” six days after the time of death, when they believe that the dead rise. S14 | jerkakpeje |
149. | Ṃōjin aer aikuji wa in Navy ro rōkar leḷọk ñan juon ri-Ṃajeḷ ej jerbal ippāer ilo iien eo | When the Navy no longer needed this ship, they gave it to a Marshallese person who was working with them at the time. P5 | iien |
150. | Ṃōjin, jej kōjeeki, im ñe rōṃōrā, kọkoṇi ṇai lowaan iiep, bọọk, ak tiin, ṃae iien jeaikuji ñan ṃōñā | Then we put them to dry in the sun, and when they are dry, fit them into a basket, box, or can until we need them for food. S27 | koṇ |
151. | Ṃōjin, jej kōjeeki, im ñe rōṃōrā, kọkoṇi ṇai lowaan iiep, bọọk, ak tiin, ṃae iien jeaikuji ñan ṃōñā | Then we put them to dry in the sun, and when they are dry, fit them into a basket, box, or can until we need them for food. S27 | kōjeje |
152. | 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 |
153. | Ñe juon armej ej mej ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ, men in ej juon iien kwelọk tok an ro nukun, ro jeran, im aolep ro rejeḷā kajjien. | When someone dies in the Marshalls, this is a time for the coming together of their family, friends, and everyone who knew them. S14 | kijjie- |
154. | Raar kōjeraaṃṃane ilo iien eo ear kaddiojḷọk. | They congratulated him during the graduation ceremony. | jeraaṃṃan |
155. | Rar jaketo-jaketak ṃōñā ko ilo iien keemem eo. | They distributed the food at the birthday party. | jaketo-jaketak |
156. | Rej ba eaiji ioon dān ilo North Pole aolep iien. | It is said that there is always ice on the water at the North Pole. | aij |
157. | Rej jejālele (ejjālele) aolep iien. | They always eat sauce with their food. | jālele |