| 1. | “Ekwe jero jino ñijiri,” iroñ an Jema ba ñan Bojin eo. | “Okay, let’s start chanting,” I heard Father say to the Boatswain. P839 | ñijir |
| 2. | “Jero kōrọọl wa in bwe jen jino jeje tak,” iroñ an Jema jiroñ ḷọk Bojin eo. | “Let’s turn the boat so we can sail into the wind,” I heard Father yell over to the Boatswain. P1098 | rọọl |
| 3. | “Jero kōrọọl wa in bwe jen jino jeje tak,” iroñ an Jema jiroñ ḷọk Bojin eo. | “Let’s turn the boat so we can sail into the wind,” I heard Father yell over to the Boatswain. P1098 | jero |
| 4. | “Jero kōrọọl wa in bwe jen jino jeje tak,” iroñ an Jema jiroñ ḷọk Bojin eo. | “Let’s turn the boat so we can sail into the wind,” I heard Father yell over to the Boatswain. P1098 | kōj |
| 5. | “Kōttar,” eba “Bōlen eṃṃan ñe jero poon wūjḷā ṇe ṃokta bwe enana an ejjopālpāl. | “Hold on,” he said, “Maybe we should lower the sail first; it’s not good for it to be flapping in the wind like this. P1119 | jopāl |
| 6. | “Ooo, a jab bar illu,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba, bwe kiiō wōt kōjro moot ḷọk jān ān in im jero ban bar rọọl tok.” | “Oh, don’t get angry again,” the old man said, “because pretty soon we will leave this island and we won’t come back.” P200 | jab bar |
| 7. | Ej moot ḷọk wōt ḷeo ak Jema eba, Jero wanlaḷ tak ñan ruuṃin injin e bwe in kọkoṇi kein jerbal kaṇ im āti ilowaan bọọk eṇ nieer.” | As the old man was leaving, Father said, “Let’s go down to the engine room so I can straighten up my tools and put them away in their box.” P136 | nine |
| 8. | Jero etal in kōttọọri merā ko bwe bōkāiier kiiō. | Let's go chase the parrotfish into the weir because this is the right tide for them. | kōttọọr |
| 9. | Jero jerak ḷọk ñan bōran aelōñin. | Let's sail up to the main island. | bōran aelōñ |
| 10. | Jero kaddipenpen em tallōñ. | Let's test our strength and climb. | dipen |
| 11. | Jero ḷaitaik ḷọk waini kā. | Let's haul the copra on the lighter. | ḷaita |
| 12. | Jero naaj bar iion doon juon raan. | We will meet each other someday. | iioon |
| 13. | Jero nini koko. | Let's share this coconut. | koko |