| 1. | “Ak kar baḷuun eo kōjmān kar ḷoor ḷọk, ia eo ej etal ñane?” ikar kajjitōk ippān Jema. | “So that airplane we were following, where was it going?” I asked Father. P1202 | ñan |
| 2. | “Eboñ kiin innem kōjmān naaj ja peḷọk im iptu ñan ilju jibboñ bwe en raane mejād ñan ad jerake wūjḷā ṇe | “Now it’s nighttime and we are just going to have to drift and heave to until tomorrow morning when there is enough light for us to see and use the sail. P797 | raan |
| 3. | “Ekwe jerake wūjḷā ṇe kōjmān jibadek jidik,” Kapen eo eba. | “Put up the sail so we can be on our way,” the Captain said. P1294 | jibadek |
| 4. | “Ekwe kōjmān tar āne waj,” eba. | “Okay, let’s sail toward the island,” he said. P1247 | tar |
| 5. | “Ia in kōjmān pād ie kiin?” Kapen eo ebar kajjitōk. | “Where are we now?” the Captain asked. P1229 | ie |
| 6. | “Ij ḷōmṇak kōjmān ḷe i jetakin ān eo.” | “I think we must be approaching land.” P871 | ḷe |
| 7. | “Ikar ba kōjmān kar pād wōt i liklaḷin Likiep ṃokta jān adeañ kar kabbwe,” Jema eba. | “I said we were still on the lee side of Likiep before we turned downwind,” Father said. P920 | liklaḷ |
| 8. | “Kōjmān kabbwe bwe eḷe wa in ireaar,” eba. | “We need to turn downwind because the boat is too far to the east,” he said. P890 | reeaar |
| 9. | “Kōjmān kōkōṃanṃanḷọk wōt bar jidik.” | “We need to wait a little while longer till the weather clears up.” P789 | kōṃanṃan |
| 10. | “Kōjmān naaj tar niñatak ṃōṃkaj innem diak rōkeañ,” Kapen eo eba. | “We’ll come north first and then tack to the south,” the Captain said. P841 | niña |
| 11. | “Kōjmān naaj tōpar ñāāt ijo,” ikajjitōk ippān Jema. | “When will we get there?” I asked Father. P1323 | tōpar |
| 12. | Ñe kōjmān tōpar arin ān ṇe kab kelọk, Bojin, im aō āne ḷọk eake kōb ṇe bwe ejej booj.” | “When we reach the lagoon side of the island, Mr. Boatswain, you can jump into the water and swim to the island with the water container because we don’t have a skiff.” P1248 | eake |
| 13. | “Remake naaj ilbōk ñe rōbar lo kōjmān,” iba. | “They are going to be so shocked when they see us,” I said. P1325 | make |
| 14. | Ej ja kooj in wōt kōjmān ej ektake kiin.” | It’s following the same course we are on now.” P937 | kooj |
| 15. | Ñe ededeḷọk kōjmān ektak im ilju jota mājojo jejeblaak. | When it’s ready, we’ll load up, and tomorrow evening we’ll go for sure. P279 | mājojo |