1. | “Eṃōj jenāj ita ke jeṃōkin añōtñōt bwe en oktak kooj in ad im jen bōk ṇa i reaar bwe ān eo epād ie, ak āinwōt ñe jej kōnono ñan mejatoto,” Jema eukōt ḷọk | “Well, I don’t know how many times we have said we should change our course and go east, because the island is over that way, but it’s as if we are talking into thin air,” Father replied. P1019 | ṃōk |
2. | Baj alikkarin mejatoto ke jej errelọk im lo Arṇo jān ijin. | It's such a clear day that we can see Arno from where we are. | alikkar |
3. | Bawūn mejatoto. | Birds. | bawūn |
4. | Bōlen men in enaaj kar baj waḷọk wōt bwe etke baj juon eo wāween mejatoto ilo raan eo. | Maybe it appeared that day because the air was right. P1026 | etke |
5. | Dedeen ke eḷak ekkāke baḷuun i mejatoto ioon aelōñ in, jeitan wūdeakeak kōn ainikiier.” | You know, it’s like how the planes are flying above this island all the time, the noise makes me want to go crazy.” P199 | ainikie- |
6. | Eaerḷọk mejatoto rainiin jān inne. | It's more oppressive today than yesterday. | aer |
7. | Ebūñalñal mejatoto. | The air is dusty. | būñal |
8. | Eiṃaajaj ainikien ko mejatoto. | Voices filled the air. | iṃaajaj |
9. | Ejjekadkad dekā mejatoto ilo taibuun eo. | The stones were flying in every direction during the typhoon. | jekadkad |
10. | Ekkāke jea im tebōḷ i mejatoto. | A table and chair flew into the air. P164 | kōkāke |
11. | Eḷap an aeṃōḷoḷo mejatoto in jota. | The air is very cool in the evening. | aeṃōḷoḷo |
12. | Eliṃaakake mejatoto. | The sky is full of kites. | liṃaakak |
13. | Elōñ baoun mejatoto āniin | There are lots of birds on this island. | bao |
14. | Eṃōj kōjjeḷā ilo mejatoto ke ewōr juon taibuun ej itok. | There is an announcement on the radio that a typhoon is coming. | jeḷā |
15. | Eñilñil mejatoto kōn an ṃwilaḷ | The air is thick because of the depth. | ñilñil |
16. | Etab mejatoto rainin | The air is hazy today. | tab |
17. | Jema ekaiur im kotak tāāñ eo ṇa i mejatoto. | Father quickly lifted the gas can up into the air. P598 | iur |
18. | Ke ej rōre tok im kalimjek eō, āinwōt juon juon eo mejatoto ejelōt eō. | When he looked toward me and stared, it was like something in the air was stifling me. P59 | jelōt |
19. | Kiiō aolep al jān aolep aelōñ rej jañ ilo mejatoto im armej remaroñ in kālet ko rōkōṇaan, ko rōṃṃan, ak ko renana. | Now all songs from all islands are heard on the air, and people can choose those they like—those that are good and those that are not. S26 | mejatoto |
20. | Koṃro en ja mejatoto ḷọk em bar itok. | You two go get some fresh air and come back again. | mejatoto |
21. | Ḷak jọteen ḷọk eo elur pedejdej ak kōmmān bwilōñ ke ejej iju i lañ meñe en kar or bwe ejej kōdọ i mejatoto. | It was completely calm as the evening came on but we were surprised that there weren’t any stars in the sky when we should have seen them as there wasn't a speck of cloud in the sky. P1031 | pedej |
22. | Lukkuun juon eṇ mejatoto ekōbbōkakkak ñe jej uwe ioon wa lewūjḷā. | It is such a thrill to ride on a boat with a sail. P856 | kōbbōkakkak |
23. | Oktakin mejatoto ekakeọik ṃōkaj wōtin in bōb eo iṃwiin. | The change of climate has speeded up the harvest season for the first pandanus fruits for this estate. | akeọ |
24. | Rej ba ke ñe ewōtlọk juon menọknọk ijin, emaat wōt ṇa i mejatoto ippān pako. | They say that if some trash is tossed overboard here, it will be snapped up by the sharks before it hits the water. P1322 | mejatoto |