| 1. | “Ak jab meḷọkḷọk naan eo an rūtto ro, ‘ekadu tōllọk in a eaetok peḷọk in’ ñe koṃ ḷokan kanne wa ṇe kōn jọkpej, ej kab naaj kauwōtataḷọk wōt.” | “But don’t forget the old saying ‘staying within the realm of possibilities is short, but being adrift like this is long’; when you guys fill the boat with scrap, it will be more dangerous.” P99 | kauwōtata |
| 2. | “Ak jọkpej kein?” ikajjitōk. | “What about all the scrap?” I asked. P1334 | jọkpej |
| 3. | “Bojin e, lukkuun kọkoṇ lowa bwe en maroñ uwe aolepān jọkpej kaṇ adjeel.” | “Mr. Boatswain, make sure you stack these neatly so everything can go.” P357 | koṇ |
| 4. | “Iba eḷap jọkpej eṇ amieañ?” irooj eo ekajjitōk. | “Do you all have a lot of scrap?” the chief asked. P243 | ami |
| 5. | “Ioḷe ilju kōjjel Bojin kanne wa in kōn jọkpej ko adjel,” Kapen eo eba. | “Alright, tomorrow together with the Boatswain we will fill this boat with our scrap,” the Captain said. | ad |
| 6. | “Kwōn kab wanāne waj im kappok tūrakin ektaki jọkpej kaṇ ad,” Jema ejiroñ ḷọk | “You should go to the island and find a truck for us to use to load our scrap,” Father told him. P280 | tūrak |
| 7. | Āinwōt an Likabwiro obrak im lutōkḷọk kōn jọkpej. | Just like the Likabwiro was full and overflowing with scrap. P375 | lutōkḷọk |
| 8. | Ij kune im kōjro wōnāne ḷọk kōjjel Kapen eo jino ektaki tok jọkpej ko adjel. | I’m turning it off and the two of us will go ashore and together with the Captain we’ll start loading our scrap. P337 | ad |
| 9. | 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 |
| 10. | 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 |
| 11. | Ri-jọkpej ro raṇ rej jino aer jọkpej. | The rubbish collectors are starting to collect trash. | jọkpej |
| 12. | Ri-Ṃajeḷ rōmaroñ jọkpej im ektak ñan aelōñ ko aer. | Marshallese people could go through the scrap and haul it to their island. P17 | jọkpej |