1. | Āinwōt joñan in adeañ meto tak jān āne jen kar lo wōt meramin Kwajleen. | “It seems like when we were sailing east we could still see the lights on Kwajalein. P548 | meram |
2. | Āinwōt meto jab in ebaj aeto,” Jema ekar ba ejja ilo minit eo wōt ekar waḷọk men in. | “This part of the ocean feels a bit spooky,” Father said at the same time the incident occurred. P1036 | aeto |
3. | “Injinia eo ṇe meto tak,” Bojin eo eba. | “Here comes the Engineer,” the Boatswain said. P1286 | tok |
4. | “Iọkwe koṃro i wa ṇe,” ḷōḷḷap eo elaṃōj meto tak | “Hello there on the boat,” the Old Man yelled across the water. P1262 | tok |
5. | “Ipojak ñan meto ṇe i ṃaan.” | “I am ready to face the seas that lie ahead.” P440 | meto |
6. | “Jejeḷā ḷọk kōn meto kein ad jān er bwe jaar dik im rūttoḷọk ie ippān ro jiṃṃaad. | We know more about our ocean than them because we grew up learning about it from our grandparents.” P402 | rūttoḷọk |
7. | “Jeṃṃaan ṇe meto tak,” Bojin eo ekar kate wōt im ba kōn an kuborbor. | “The boss is coming this way,” the Boatswain said through a mouthful of food. P270 | jeṃṃaan |
8. | “Koṃṃool,” iba ñan e im bwijọkorkor meto ḷọk ñan wa eo bwe ijeḷā ke Jema im Bojin eo erro ej kar kōttar wōt. | “Thank you,” I said to him and hurried back to the boat, because I knew Father and the Boatswain were still waiting. P267 | bwijọkorkor |
9. | Ḷōḷḷap eo ṇe meto tak,” Jema elo miroin im ba. | “The Old Man is coming our way,” Father said as soon as he caught a glimpse him. P425 | miro |
10. | “Peḷọk ilo meto kauwōtata imaroñ ba kiin ke elukkuun nana.” | “I can now say for sure that drifting in the dangerous open ocean is a horrible experience.” P1337 | peḷọk |
11. | Eaeniñeañḷọk ḷọk āñin meto jān rakin meto. | The northward current is stronger in the northern section than in the southern section of the islands. | aeniñeañḷọk |
12. | Eaeniñeañḷọk ḷọk āñin meto jān rakin meto. | The northward current is stronger in the northern section than in the southern section of the islands. | aeniñeañḷọk |
13. | Eaeniñeañḷọk meto eṇ kōtaan Likiep im Ruōt. | The current in the ocean between Likiep and Ruōt is flowing northward. | aeniñeañḷọk |
14. | Ebarāinwōt tipen kōiie i loṃaḷo meñe ej jañin kar tar meto kaṇ rōḷḷap. | It seemed seaworthy in the lagoon, but it had not yet traveled on the high sea. P15 | kōiie |
15. | Ebarāinwōt tipen kōiie i loṃaḷo meñe ej jañin kar tar meto kaṇ rōḷḷap. | It seemed seaworthy in the lagoon, but it had not yet traveled on the high sea. P15 | meñe |
16. | Ejeḷā meto. | He knows navigation. | meto |
17. | Ejjeḷọk ri-rejetake ineek meto ḷọk pāākin lōñlōñ in waini ko ñan ḷaita eo. | He carried the many sacks of copra all by himself to the lighter at the lagoon beach. | rejetak |
18. | Ekadu meto jab in.” | It’s a short trip.” P97 | kadu |
19. | Erjel kar mọọn ḷọk ilo mar ko im ḷak bar jāde tok erjel ej kōjerrāiki meto tak juon kōrkōr. | They disappeared into the bushes and then reappeared carrying a small canoe. P1266 | kōjerrā |
20. | Erjel kar mọọn ḷọk ilo mar ko im ḷak bar jāde tok erjel ej kōjerrāiki meto tak juon kōrkōr. | They disappeared into the bushes and then reappeared carrying a small canoe. P1266 | mọọn |
21. | Ke ej dedeḷọk im pād wa in i lọjet, Jema im Bojin eo erro ektaki ḷọk men ko ippāerro im aōṇōṇ meto tak ñan Likabwiro. | Once the boat was in the water, Father and the Boatswain loaded the things they were carrying and paddled over to the Likabwiro. P1267 | aōṇōṇ |
22. | Kōmjel bar pād jidik im iḷak rōre āne ḷọk, ilo Jema ej jepak meto tak nien dān eo. | The three of us stayed there for a while, and then I looked toward the shore and saw Father carrying the container of water away from the island. P1282 | jepak |
23. | Rālik ej etan aelōñ ko rej ekkar iturilik ilo meto in Ṃajeḷ, im Ratak ej ñan ko rej ekkar iturear. | Rālik is the name of the islands located to the west in the sea of the Marshalls, and Ratak of those to the east. S1 | kōkar |