1. | “Bōlen ṃōttan wōt joñoul im men aḷaḷ innem enaaj bwe jikin aō jerbal.” | “Maybe about ten more boards and there will be enough room for me to work.” P706 | im men |
2. | “Ekwe ṇo kein rej jiroñ eō bwe Kuajleen ṇe i rilik, ṃōttan jidik jeḷe,” Jema ekar ba. | “Well the waves are telling me Kwajalein is to the west and we are going to pass it very soon,” Father said. P899 | ḷe |
3. | “Kab ke ṃōttan jidik elutōk lañ. | “And soon it’s going to start pouring again. P727 | lañ |
4. | “Kar bōlen ṃōttan kōjwad im ekar jebwābwe tok ijekein tok,” euwaak. | “Maybe it strayed from its flock and ended up here,” he replied. P1066 | kōjwad |
5. | “Kar bōlen ṃōttan kōjwad im ekar jebwābwe tok ijekein tok,” euwaak. | “Maybe it strayed from its flock and ended up here,” he replied. P1066 | jebwābwe |
6. | “Ṃōttan ewi joñan ej aikuj to kiin?” Kapen eo ekajjitōk. | “How much more do we need to unload?” the Captain asked. P704 | ewi |
7. | “Ṃōttan wōt jidik kōjro tōkeak,” euwaak. | “Pretty soon we’ll get there,” he answered. P173 | tōkeak |
8. | Ānin ej ṃōttan mo ko an irooj raṇ ilo aelōñ in. | This islet is one of those restricted to the Irooj clan only. | mo |
9. | 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 |
10. | Ej ja ṃōttan wōt kein kautaṃweik kōj kaṇe jet rej itok jān laḷ kane rōḷḷap,” Jema eba. | It’s just one of those harmful things that come from the bigger countries,” Father said. P171 | utaṃwe |
11. | Ej kākemọọj wōt im barāinwōt ewōr ṃōttan an jeḷā kapenin Ṃajeḷ | He was a very active person, and there was something else in addition to his knowing how to be a Marshallese captain. P34 | kākemọọj |
12. | Ejaajmiik ṃōttan bwebwe eo kwaar bōktok. | He made sashimi of the piece of tuna you brought. | jaajmi |
13. | Ejino aemedḷọk ak ebarāinwōt wōr ṃōttan kain ṇe aproro. | The coolness of the evening was upon us as was our dilemma. P1022 | apaproro |
14. | Ejjekadkad ṃōttan bato eo ke ej rup. | Pieces of glass flew as the bottle broke. | jekadkad |
15. | Eḷak lutōk ḷọk ṃōttan ṃōñā ko i lọjet, ettōr tok ek jiddik kab kupkup ko itōrerein wa eo im wūnaaki. | When I threw the scraps of food into the water, a bunch of little skip jacks and other tiny fish swam over and started to eat. P385 | wūnaak |
16. | Eor ke ṃōttan aḷaḷ | Is there a piece of wood? | ṃōtta- |
17. | Eor ke ṃōttan nuknuk | Is there a piece of cloth? | ṃōtta- |
18. | Ilo an ibeb ḷọk kōn menokadu im ijibwe tok juon ṃōttan peba im deele. | I saw that he was dripping with sweat so I got a piece of paper and used it to fan him. P1097 | deelel |
19. | Ilo iien eo ekar ṃōj dọuk ḷọk aḷ im ṃōttan wōt jilu ne lōñ tak jān ioon dān. | At that time the sun was setting and it only had about three more feet to go before it touched the water. P1021 | dedọdo |
20. | Jema eto laḷ ḷọk im kōjọ injin eo ke ṃōttan kar joñoul ḷalem minit ñan jiljino awa. | Father went down into the engine room and started the engine since it was twenty-five minutes before 6 o’clock. P446 | ṃōtta- |
21. | Jibboñōn raan eo juon ikar ḷoḷoor ḷọk Jema kab ḷōṃa ro ruo ṃōttan ñan wa eo. | The morning of the next day I followed Father and the two men to the boat. P26 | ḷoor |
22. | Jojo ṇe ej ṃōttan ro eo jinoin. | That chick belongs to the first brood. | ro |
23. | Kab kaiur bwe ṃōttan wōt jidik ekun injin e admān bwe emaat kaan. | And hurry up. The engine is about to shut off because there’s only a little bit of fuel left.P570 | kaiur |
24. | Kekōle tok ṃōk ṃōttan e | Would you tear this piece of cloth for me? | kekeel |
25. | Kilin ek in ej ellok ṇa imejān juon ṃōttan wōjke rot ṇe me ewōr lowaan. | The skin of this fish is tied over the opening of a hollow log. S11 | lowa |
26. | Kōmij tōmak barāinwōt bwe jān dedeḷọk in eṃōj aṃ tōpare, ewōr ṃōttan aṃ meḷeḷe kōn ṃanit im wāween mour an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | We believe also that what you have covered up to this point includes some understanding of the customs and ways of living of the Marshallese. S29 | kōmij |
27. | Kōmij tōmak barāinwōt bwe jān dedeḷọk in eṃōj aṃ tōpare, ewōr ṃōttan aṃ meḷeḷe kōn ṃanit im wāween mour an ri-Ṃajeḷ. | We believe also that what you have covered up to this point includes some understanding of the customs and ways of living of the Marshallese. S29 | ṃanit |
28. | Kōn men in, ṃōttan jidik ejjeḷọk ri-wūno ej mour wōt kiiō. | As a result, soon there will no longer be any living practicioners of Marshallese medicine. S8 | ṃōttan jidik |
29. | Kōnke ṃōttan wōt jidik ṇa i kapin tāāñin dān ṇe limedmān, jenaaj kōjparoke wōt ñan idaak. | We’ve almost reached the bottom of the container of drinking water for the four of us, so we need to be careful and use the water strictly for drinking. P985 | lime- |
30. | Kwōn jolọketok ṃōk jidik ṃōttan aḷaḷ bwe kōjro etoñ. | How about making a little piece of wood as jolọk so we can hustle up a fire using the etoñ method. | jolọk |
31. | Kwōn kainini ledik ṇe bwe en maroñ etal in eb ippān ledik raṇ ṃōttan. | Dress that girl up with a grass skirt so she can join the other girls in the dance. | inin |
32. | Kwōn pikūri ṃōttan raij ṇe | Brush off that piece of rice. | pikūr |
33. | Ledik eṇ ej ṃōttan ri-jattutu raṇ. | That girl is one of those who seldom takes a bath. | jattutu |
34. | Ḷeeṇ ej ṃōttan ri-jeeọñōd ro ilo āniin | That man is one of those who seldom goes fishing on this islet. | jeeọñōd |
35. | Likao eṇ ej ṃōttan ri-jimaroñ ro an Ṃajōḷ | That young man is one of those who can throw farthest in the Marshalls. | jimaroñ |
36. | Men in kar ṃōttan ekkōpāl im wūno. | This was part of sorcery and of medicine. S21 | kōkōpāl |
37. | Men kein rej joob, jāān, ṃōttan nuknuk, im men ko āierḷọk wōt. | These are things like soap, coins, articles of clothing, and other such things. S14 | āinḷọk wōt |
38. | Men kein rej joob, jāān, ṃōttan nuknuk, im men ko āierḷọkwōt | These are things like soap, coins, articles of clothing, and other such things. S14 | āierḷọk wōt |
39. | Ṃōttan bar jet tok armej im jemarōñ etal. | A few more people and we can go. | bar jet |
40. | Ṃōttan emān tok waini. | There are four more coconuts to be brought. | emān |
41. | Ṃōttan jiddik | Small pieces. | jiddik |
42. | Ṃōttan jidik eJuun. | It will soon be June. | Juun |
43. | Ṃōttan men ko kien ear būktok ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ ej retio. | Among the things the government has brought to the Marshallese is radio. S26 | retio |
44. | Ṃōttan men ko rōḷḷap tokjāer im rej waḷọk jān ni ej pinniep. | Among the products of importance from coconut trees is coconut oil. S18 | tokja- |
45. | Ṃōttan rijetale ro raṇe bwe ejjañin ellolo pāleen. | He is one of those lacking in sex appeal because he hasn't yet found a wife. | jataḷe |
46. | Ṃōttan wōt bar jilu tok awa im jejerak. | Only three more hours until we set sail. P404 | jerak |
47. | Ṃōttan wōt jibbatūñtūñ. | Just a wee bit more. | jibbatūñtūñ |
48. | Ṃōttan wōt jidik ebar ibeb tok. | A series of waves will be coming soon. | ibeb |
49. | Ṃōttan wōt jidik ejoñouljilu an an iiō. | He's almost thirteen years old. | joñoul jilu |
50. | Senator eo jān Mājej eaar rie pepe eo an senator ṃōttan jān Aelok. | The senator from Mejit backed up the proposal of his fellow-senator from Aelok. | rie |
51. | Tom ej ṃōttan ri-eolaḷ ro ekkar ejjeḷọk koṇāer. | Tom was one of them who didn't catch any fish using the bottom fishing method. | eolaḷ |