1. | “Eban bwe Likabwiro ej itok ilo idik ak ear iaḷap ilo wiik ṇe kwōj kōnono kake,” ḷōḷḷap eo ebaj kwaḷọk jeḷā eo an. | “No, that’s not right, because Likabwiro comes during high tide, but the week you are talking about was high tide” — the old man was just demonstrating his knowledge. P92 | Likabwiro |
2. | “Ejjeḷọk wea rot ṇe i wa in eṇ ijeḷā kake,” Bojin eo euwaak. | “We don’t have that kind of wire on the boat that I know of,” the Boatswain replied. P733 | rot |
3. | An wōn ṇe ṃade kwōj ṃadede kake? | Whose spear are you using? | ṃadede |
4. | An wōn ṇe ṃade kwōj ṃadede kake? | Whose spear are you using? | kake |
5. | An wōn ṇe peen kwōj peenen kake? | Whose pen are you using? | peenen |
6. | Baj ailparokūṃ kake. | She must be a burden to you. | ailparok |
7. | Bubu ej juon maroñ ri-wūno in etto ilo Ṃajeḷ raar kōjerbale ñe rej kōṇaan jeḷā kōn juon men eo rej jab meḷeḷe kake. | Divination was something olden-time Marshallese doctors used to learn about something they didn’t understand. S21 | kōkōpāl |
8. | Bubu ej juon maroñ ri-wūno in etto ilo Ṃajeḷ raar kōjerbale ñe rej kōṇaan jeḷā kōn juon men eo rej jab meḷeḷe kake. | Divination was something olden-time Marshallese doctors used to learn about something they didn’t understand. S21 | wūno |
9. | Dān rot eo kwaar kwaḷkoḷ kake? | What kind of water did you use to wash with? | kwaḷkoḷ |
10. | Dōkā eo ear lel bōran kake ear kōjebwālele. | The stone that hit him on the head made him stagger. | jebwāālel |
11. | Ear jata kake wa eo waō. | He borrowed my boat. | jata |
12. | Ear jobai kake (kōn) ek ko koṇan. | He sold the fish he caught. | jobai |
13. | Ebwiin pipuwaḷwōḷ ṃōttan nuknuk ṇe kwaar roj kinej ṇe neeṃ kake. | The piece of cloth you wrapped the sore on your foot with smells of decayed flesh. | bwiin-puwaḷ |
14. | Eitok inne im jabneejej tok ñan ña kōn aer jab kōjeḷāik kake
keemem eo. | She came yesterday and cried on my shoulder about their not letting her know about the birthday party. | kōn |
15. | Eitok inne im jabneejej tok ñan ña kōn aer kar jab kōjeḷāik kake keemem eo. | She came and cried on my shoulder yesterday saying they did not let her know about the birthday party. | jabneejej |
16. | Ejeblọk jāje eo ke ij juok kōñe eo kake. | The machette broke in half as I was cutting down the kōñe tree (Pemphis acidula) with it. | jeblọk |
17. | Ekanooj in lōñ wāween kōmat im kōpooj ek ñan ṃōñā im jekdọọn ewi ikutkut in aer ṃōñā ak rōban in ṃōk kake. | There are many ways to cook and prepare fish for eating, and even though it is constantly in the diet, people don’t get tired of it. S23 | jekdọọn |
18. | Eñiin ej ḷeo koṃ ar roñ kake. | He is here, the man you heard about. | eñin |
19. | Etal kake bwe eṃōj an jerakiaarḷap. | Might as well continue since he's gone and spilled the beans. | jerakiaarḷap |
20. | Etke kwōj jab karreelel kake ṃweiuk kaṇ ilo ṃōn wia eṇ aṃ. | Why don't you advertise the merchandise in your store? | karreelel |
21. | Ewi pet eo kwaar ḷoñtak kake? | Where is the pillow you propped yourself up with? | kake |
22. | Iailparok ḷọk kake eok jān e. | You're more burdensome to me than he is. | ailparok |
23. | Ibūroṃōj kake ke ij lo an rereenak. | I pitied him when I saw him laugh like that. | rereenak |
24. | Ij apād kake bu e. | I am waiting with a gun. | apād |
25. | Ilām eọroñ ta eo raar kūr eok kake. | Go find out what they were calling you about. | eọroñ |
26. | Innem juon raan Jema kab ḷōṃarein ruo erjel kar kwelọk ippān doon im lo juon ḷōmṇak bwe Jema en kepaak ḷeo waan booj in im roñoul ruo ne aitokan im kajjitōk ippān emaroñ ke kōtḷọk wa eo waan bwe erjel en jata kake ñan Likiep. | Then one day Father and the two men met together and the idea arose that Father should approach the man who owned the twenty-two foot boat and ask if he would allow them to charter it to Likiep. P20 | jata |
27. | Inọñūn ia ṇe kwōj inọñ kake? | Where does that legend you're telling come from? | inọñ |
28. | Itok jen jiṃor buñ kake to e im kanōk wa eṇ. | Come let's all pull together on this rope and pull the boat. | buñ kake |
29. | Jab inepata kake bwe ikōnālkinṃwio. | Don’t worry about him because he’s not with it. | kake |
30. | Jab inepata kake bwe ikōn-ālkinṃwio. | Don't worry about him because he's not with it. | ikōn-ālkinṃwio |
31. | Jab inepata kōn / kake niñniñ eo. | Don’t worry about the baby. | kōn |
32. | Jab jājjāj kake lieṇ pāleeṃ. | Don't boast about your wife. | jājjāj |
33. | Jenaaj mālijjoñ kake jerbal ko an. | Let's take his works as examples. | mālejjoñ |
34. | Jọọn eñak ta eo en ba kōn an mejko kake Jemej ke ear buñ. | John didn't know what to say, being so embarrassed for James when he (James) fell down. | mejko |
35. | Jọọn eñak ta eo en ba kōn an mejko kake Jemej ke ear buñ. | John didn’t know what to say because of his embarassment for James when he fell. | kōn |
36. | Jouj im jab kōmaroke ḷaaṃ ṇe bwe ij lale bok kake. | Please don't darken the lamp as I'm reading the book. | marok |
37. | Kọjerbal to ṇe ekaāl im emeje wa ṇe kake. | Use the new rope to anchor the boat. | emje |
38. | Kōketak ajri eo nājiṃ kōn aurōk in jeḷā ḷọkjeṇ bwe en erom juōn ri-jikuuḷ eo kwōnaaj utiej buruōṃ kake. | Encourage your child to value learning to so that s/he becomes the student you will be proud of. | ketak |
39. | 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 |
40. | Kwōj etal kake adkeelel ṇe wōjaṃ ñan ia? | Where are you toting your disobedience to? | adkeelel |
41. | Kwomaroñ ke letok teeñki ṇe aṃ bwe in ja romromḷọk kake? | Can you give me your flashlight so that I can light my way with it? | bwe |
42. | Kwōmaroñ ke letok teeñki ṇe aṃ bwe in ja romromḷọk kake? | Can you give me your flashlight so that I can light my way with it? | romrom |
43. | Kwōn jab kabbil kake bwe ṃor lieṇ. | Don't go showing off with her because she and I used to be intimate. | ṃor |
44. | Kwōn kōjerbal booḷ ṇe im jọjo kake. | Use the bowl to pour water with. | jọjo |
45. | Lale kwobuñ kake ajri ṇe | Be careful you don't fall with that child. | buñ kake |
46. | Ḷañe ear jejoñjoñ (ejjoñjoñ) kake er | The skipjack picked them all off one by one. | jejoñjoñ |
47. | Ḷōḷḷap eo ear kọkuliik (kuli kake) ledik eo. | The old man enslaved the girl. | kuli |
48. | Ḷōṇe ej juon ri-jata kake kaar | That man is one who rents out cars. | jata |
49. | Men eo enana kake, kōnke jej ikkure kōn jāān. | The bad thing about it is that we play with money. P168 | jāān |
50. | Ñe ewōr taibuun im jorrāān ko rōḷḷap, remaroñ in jeḷā kake jān aer roñjake retio. | If there are typhoons or other disasters, then can know about them by listening to the radio. S26 | taibuun |
51. | Peen ta eo kwaar jaini jāāk ko kake? | What pen did you sign the checks with? | kake |
52. | Raar ilọk in kajiokratok ilo ṃōn wia kake jiokra eṇ. | They went to buy jiokra from the store where they sell it. | jiookra |
53. | Raar kōbọuwe kake an Amedka pād Pietnaaṃ. | They debated on America's presence in Viet Nam. | kōbọuwe |
54. | Rūkọọt eo ear tarlepe ejoujikin waini eo im etal kake kōn dieka eo. | The thief scooped up the entire pile of copra on the rear cart and took off with it. | tarlep |
55. | Ta eṇ ekajorjor likao kake. | What makes that young man walk so fast. | jerjer |
56. | Ta eṇ rej iruj ḷọk kake? | What are they getting excited about? | iruj |
57. | Ta eṇ ri-mweeṇ rej eṃṃōḷō kake? | What are the people in that household so excited about? | eṃṃōḷō |
58. | Ta eo raar ekajete kake? | What did they grill him about? | ekajet |
59. | Ta ṇe ekabokbok kōj ṇe aṃ kake? | What makes you get rejected? | bokbok |
60. | Ta ṇe ekōjjāneneik ri-ṃweeṇ kake? | What caused the excitement in that house? | jejānene |
61. | Ta ṇe koṃeañ ej bwebwenato kake? | What are you four talking about? | bwebwenato |
62. | Ta ṇe koṃwij jejānene (ejjānene) kake? | What are you so excited about? | jejānene |
63. | Ta ṇe kwaar kuuṃuṃ kake? | What did you use for a comb? | kake |
64. | Ta ṇe kwaar taktō kake? | What did you go to see the doctor about? | taktō |
65. | Ta ṇe kwōj ba aer kake? | Why do you say it's theirs? | aer |
66. | Ta ṇe kwōj bar kōkeroro (ekkeroro) kake kiiō | Now what are you fussing about again? | kōkeroro |
67. | Ta ṇe kwōj bōbweer (ebbweer) kake? | What makes you get discouraged so easily? | bōbweer |
68. | Ta ṇe kwōj emej wa ṇe kake? | What do you use as an anchor for that boat? | emje |
69. | Ta ṇe kwōj jememe kake? | What makes you so hostile? | jememe |
70. | Ta ṇe kwōj jibadekḷọk Amedka kake. | Why are you trying to go to the States? | jibadek |
71. | Ta ṇe kwōj jitdaṃe jiṃṃaaṃ kake? | What are you asking your grandfather about? | jitdaṃ |
72. | Ta ṇe kwōj jọjo kake? | What are you using to throw water with. | jọjo |
73. | Ta ṇe kwōj jook kake? | What are you ashamed of? | jook |
74. | Ta ṇe kwōj jook kake? | What are you ashamed of? | jejookok |
75. | Ta ṇe kwōj joortoklik kake? | What do you have for collateral? | joortoklik |
76. | Ta ṇe kwōj kajjirere kake? | What are you laughing at? Who are you mocking? | kajjirere |
77. | Ta ṇe kwōj kejakḷọkjeṇ kake? | What are you being so silent and pensive about? | kejakḷọkjeṇ |
78. | Ta ṇe kwōj kōbōjbōje wa ṇe kake? | What are you poling the canoe with? | kōbōjbōj |
79. | Ta ṇe kwōj kōjjeboulul bọraṃ kake. | What are you shaking your head about. | jeboulul |
80. | Ta ṇe kwōj kọọjoj kake? | What are you using for a blanket? | kọọj |
81. | Ta ṇe kwōj kūkūṃkūṃ (ikkūṃkūṃ) kake? | What is your heart beating so fast about? | kūkūṃkūṃ |
82. | Ta ṇe kwōj ṇaṃaanpeiūṃ kake? | What are you using to protect yourself with. | ṇaṃaanpein |
83. | Ta ṇe kwōj ūjō kake?
| What are you grinning about? | kake |
84. | Ta ṇe kwōj uwaañañ kake. | What are you hollering about. | uwaañañ |
85. | Ta ṇe raar kajeiki kake? | What did they punish him for? | kaje |
86. | Taṇe kwōj ūjō kake. | What are you grinning about? | ūjō |
87. | Wā in ta eo raar wāik eok kake? | What kind of shot did they give you? | wā |
88. | Wā in ta eo raar wāik eok kake? | What kind of shot did they give you? | kake |
89. | Waan wōn ṇe (wa) kwōj wawa kake? | Whose canoe are you sailing around with? | wawa |