1. | “Etke ej lelāle wa in ak ej jab lutōk ḷọk, eḷaññe kiaj men eo kobban?” ikajjitōk ippa make. | “If that’s gas inside the can, why isn’t gasoline spilling out with the boat rolling back and forth like this?” I asked myself. P591 | kajjitōk |
2. | “Alikkar ke enaaj bar rọọl tok in kọkoṇi kein jerbal kā an,” ikar ba ippa make. | “Obviously he is going to return and put away his tools,” I said to myself. P53 | koṇ |
3. | “Ej ettōr im or jerata jet iien eḷaññe jelo ke jebōd ak jeṃakoko in pokake im kajiṃwe kōj make.” | “Misfortune strikes sometimes when we see that we have made a mistake but don’t want to correct what we have done.” P1211 | bōd |
4. | “Ejjeḷọk pilawā āinwōt pilawāin ṃwiin, rej make wōt ennọ,” ḷeo ilo jikin wia eo ekar ba ñan juon iaan ruwia ro. | There’s no better bread than the bread they sell here; it’s really delicious,” the man at the store said to one of the customers. P262 | nenọ |
5. | “Etke ekar ba āinwōt juon ñe ejjeḷọk kaṃbōj, ak en baj ḷap wōt an loloodjake bwe en jab wōtlọk?” ikajjitōk ippa make. | “Why did he say it didn’t matter if there was no compass but now he’s trying so hard to make sure it doesn’t fall?” I asked myself. P515 | loloodjake |
6. | “Kōj make in jaar kōṃṃane bwe en āindein.” | “We are the ones who got ourselves into this mess.” P1130 | kōj |
7. | “Kōj make in jaar kōṃṃane bwe en āindein.” | “We are the ones who got ourselves into this mess.” P1130 | make |
8. | “Kōmij make wōt Ri-ṃaanpā rainin ilo aelōñ kein,” Saimon Latdik eba. | “We’re the remaining members of the clan in the islands with the traditional martial arts skills,” said Saimon Latrik. | ṃaanpā |
9. | Ṃool ke,” iba ippa make. | “That’s true,” I said to myself. P468 | make |
10. | Aolep laḷ ko rōḷḷap raar kanooj in itok limoier kōn men in bwe raar tōmak bwe men in juon kōkaḷḷe in an Ṃaikronijia jino wōnṃaanḷọk ñan an make jutak im bōk eddoin jerbal ko an make. | The major powers of the world were quite interested in this because they believed it to be a sign of the beginnining of Micronesian independence and of their taking responsibility for their own affairs. S16 | kakōḷḷe |
11. | Aolep laḷ ko rōḷḷap raar kanooj in itok limoier kōn men in bwe raar tōmak bwe men in juon kōkaḷḷe in an Ṃaikronijia jino wōnṃaanḷọk ñan an make jutak im bōk eddoin jerbal ko an make. | The major powers of the world were quite interested in this because they believed it to be a sign of the beginnining of Micronesian independence and of their taking responsibility for their own affairs. S16 | kakōḷḷe |
12. | Ear kōjakkōlkōl e make em lọk ñan bade eo. | He disguised himself and went to the party. | kōjakkōlkōl |
13. | Ear make tok | He came alone. | make |
14. | Ein kōj wōt ruamāejet ilo aelōñ kein ad make.” | Now it’s like we are outsiders in our own islands.” P398 | ruwamāejet |
15. | Eiñ-lọjien ḷadik eo kōn an kar make kotak pāāk eo. | The boy has strained his abdominal muscles by lifting the heavy bag by himself. | iñ-lọjien |
16. | Ej make wōt depakpak an riab. | His exaggerations are out of this world. | depakpak |
17. | Ej make wōt jāllulu tata. | No one is as patient as (s)he is. | jāllulu |
18. | Ej make wōt ḷolaḷ ilo kilaaj eṇ an. | He's the lowest student in his class. | ḷo- |
19. | Ej make wōt ñak aitwerōk. | He's special in that he never wants to get into controversies | aitwerōk |
20. | Ej make wōt ri-jojoon būrwōn jinen. | He's the only one left to pacify his mother's grief. | jojoon bōro |
21. | Eḷap an jājjookok bwe emaroñ al make iaan ñan bwijin armej. | He’s not shy because he can sing alone in front of a crowd. | jājjookok |
22. | Eñeo iar lo an kōkōnono (ekkōnono) ippān make ḷọk ijeṇe waj. | I saw him talking to himself heading in your direction. | kōnono |
23. | Iba ippa make, “Eban ñe eraan.” | I said to myself, “I don’t believe there’s daylight already.” P221 | ban |
24. | Ij jilkinḷọk eok bwe kwōn ṃupi bōtaab kwōnaaj make kōḷḷā oṇeaṃ. | I'm sending you to the movies, but you'll have to pay your own way. | bōtaab |
25. | Ij kile ippa make ke eban tōprak jerbal eṇ. | I can see on my own that that job can never be finished. | kile |
26. | Ikar roñ an kōnono ippān make. | I heard him talking to himself. P975 | make |
27. | Iḷōmṇak ippa make ke bōlen ej kōnono eake ammān tōn jerak ilo iien in im ej ba ekauwōtata. | I thought to myself that most likely he said this because we were going to sail soon and he was implying that it was dangerous. P219 | ḷōmṇak |
28. | Jab kaiñ-lọjiōṃ im make kotak pāāk ṇe | Don't strain your abdominal muscles by carrying the bag by yourself. | iñ-lọjien |
29. | Jema ear kile ippān make ke ḷeo ej itōn kajjitōk wa eo waan ej kain armej rot eṇ epen ṃweien kōnke eḷap an tiljek im kōjparok. | Father realized that the man who owned the boat who he was going to ask for his boat was a frugal kind of guy, because he was very careful and protective of the boat. P22 | itōn |
30. | Komaroñ uwe im kakkije ippa Hawaii, ijoke kwōj aikuj make kōḷḷā wōṇaāṃ. | You can come with me and have a vacation in Hawaii, but you have to pay your own way. | ijoke |
31. | Kōrā eṇ ej make wōt bōbōk (ebbōk) iaan kōrin ānin | That woman is the nosiest on this island. | bōbōk |
32. | Kōrein Likiep rej make wōt jeḷā āj deel amiṃōṇo. | Women of Likiep are renowned makers of fan handicraft. | kōrā |
33. | Kwōn jab kaaruñijñiji eok make. | Stop making yourself sleepy. | aruñijñij |
34. | Kwōn jab kōbanban eok make. | Don't pretend to be a weakling. | banban |
35. | Kwōn jab kōjekkar eok make. | Don't make a fool of yourself. | jekkar |
36. | Ḷeeṇ ej make wōt kijoñ kōṃṃan bōro-jepel. | He is the least cooperative. | bōro-jepel |
37. | Ḷeo ej make wōt kijoñ kajjikurkur eṇ. | He's always the most negative. | kajjikur |
38. | Make ij jerbal. | But I am working. | make |
39. | Make. | That's what I said. | make |
40. | Ṃokta jān an ri-pālle bōktok wūno ko aer, ri-Ṃajeḷ raar make kōṃṃan aer wūno jān bōlōk, wūjooj, okar im men ko jet. | Before Westerners brought their medicines, the Marshallese made medicines on their own from leaves, grasses, roots, and other things. S8 | wūno |
41. | Ṃokta jān an ri-pālle bōktok wūno ko aer, ri-Ṃajeḷ raar make kōṃṃan aer wūno jān bōlōk, wūjooj, okar, im men ko jet. | Before Westerners brought their medicines, the Marshallese made medicines on their own from leaves, grasses, roots, and other things. S8 | okar |
42. | Ṃōṃaanin Mājej rej make wōt ṃōkade ilo jurbak. |
Men of Mājej Island are famous tap dancers. | jurbak |
43. | Ri-jāmminene ro raṇ ej make wōt ruṃwij aer jerbal. | These inexperienced workers are very slow in doing their work. | jāmminene |
44. | Taktō ro rej jab bar kōtḷọk an ri-Ṃajeḷ make wūno bwe ej jab erreo aer kōṃṃan wūno im bar juon eḷap aer bōk maroñ jān armej. | The doctors also do not allow Marshallese to treat (patients) by themselves, for the way they prepare medications is unsanitary and also they usurp the people's right to do so. S8 | kōtḷọk |
45. | Uwaakin kajjitōk kein aō make rōkar waḷọk tokālik. | I would soon have the answers to my questions. P593 | make |
46. | Wūliaṃ ej make wōt jejarjar (ejjarjar). | William is always broke. | jar |