1. | “Ilo aṃ jeḷā ḷe kar ilo allōñ kein, ae ṇe ikōtaan aelōñ in im Likiep ej ae niñaḷọk ke ak rōñaḷọk. | “In your knowledge of these months now, is the current between this island and Likiep running north or south? P184 | rōña |
2. | “Kōpooj tok aolep ṃweiemi ñan wa in bwe jiljino awa jejeblaak,” Kapen eo ekkōnono tok ikōtaan meme | “Bring all your things to the boat because we are going to set sail at 6 o’clock,” the Captain said to me between bites. P379 | kōtaa- |
3. | “Ta ḷōṃa, ṃool ke ripālle raṇe reitōm peek ad jerakrōk ikōtaan aelōñ kein ad?” Bojin eo eba ilo an ainikien ḷōkatip | “What, is it true that the Americans have come in and taken control of us sailing around our own islands?” the Boatswain said in an angry voice. P395 | itōm |
4. | Enaaj or juon koṇ kāāl ikōtaan Amedka im aelōñ kein. | There will be a new agreement made between the U.S. and these islands. | koṇ |
5. | Ijọ kōn tutu ilo naṃ eṇ ikōtaan Jenkā im Ḷōtoonke tōre ko kōmjel jinō im jema kar jokwe im kowainini ilo Jālukra. | I used to swim in the salt-water pool that lies between Jenkā and Ḷōtoonke when I went with my parents to make copra at Jālukra wāto (on Emejwa Islet on Likiep). | naṃ |
6. | Ikōṇaan babu ikōtaan ittūt kaṇ rokkut. | I want to lay my head between those heavenly orbs (line from a love song). | kut |
7. | Juon eo baj pako tiltil iaer ejaad alikkar an lāj jān aolep bwe ñe ej ikueaak ikōtaan pako ko jet, aolep im ewweaea ḷọk | It was obvious that one of the spotted sharks was fiercer than the rest because whenever it swam back and forth between the other sharks, they would all swim away. P1003 | ikueaak |
8. | Juon eo baj pako tiltil iaer ejaad alikkar an lāj jān aolep bwe ñe ej ikueaak ikōtaan pako ko jet, aolep im euweaea ḷọk | It was obvious that one of the spotted sharks was fiercer than the rest because whenever it swam back and forth between the other sharks, they would all swim away. P1003 | uwea |
9. | Kōto in ej ukoktak ikōtaan eañōm rak. | The wind keeps alternating between north and south. | ukoktak |
10. | Raar kaalimōmōūki ikōtaan oror ko. | They allowed him to peek through the fence. | allimōmō |
11. | Tōran ikōtaan Mājro im Jālwōj eḷap. | The distance between Majuro and Jaluit is great. | tōran |