| 1. | Āinwōt aō kar ba ke kōṃro ḷe nejū naaj iukkure waj ñan ṃween iṃōṃ jọteen in ḷọk,” iroñ an Jema ba. | “Like I said, my son and I are going to drop by your house this evening,” I heard Father say. P117 | kukure |
| 2. | Āinwōt kwōjeḷā kuṇaaṃ ḷe nejū!” ettōñ dikdik tok ilo an ba. | “Seems like you really know your duties, Son!” he said as he smiled. P294 | kuṇaa- |
| 3. | Ātet kijōṃ ṃokta, nejū,” Jema eba. | “Serve yourself first, Son,” said Father. P376 | ātet |
| 4. | “Ededeḷọk tok ṃweiemro ḷe nejū,” Jema eba. | “My son and I already have our things on board,” Father said. P381 | ṃweiuk |
| 5. | “Ededeḷọk tok ṃweiemro ḷe nejū,” Jema eba. | “My son and I already have our things on board,” Father said. P381 | ḷe |
| 6. | “Eṃōj aō jiroñ ḷọk ḷeen nejū bwe en kōmjaik wōt im kab kōjjeḷāik tok kōjro ñe eor oktak.” | “I told my son to watch him and to let us know if anything changes.” P1073 | kōmja |
| 7. | “Juon ri-pālle ear letok nejū ak kiiō ejorrāān im ijaje kōṃṃane.” | “A foreigner gave it to me, but now it’s broken and I don’t know how to fix it.” P213 | pālle |
| 8. | “Nejū e, bar kate eok jidik im jab kijer in mājur,” eba. | “Son, hold on a minute and don’t go to sleep yet,” he said. P816 | kate |
| 9. | “Nejū e, itok,” Jema ekkūr tok. | “Son, come,” Father called me. P160 | kūkūr |
| 10. | “Nejū e, kadikdik bwe ej naaj maat wōt,” Jema eba ke ej lo aō menonoin kijdik. | “Son, slow down; the water is almost gone,” Father said when he saw how fast I was breathing. P675 | menono |
| 11. | “Nejū e, kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷap ṇo,” Jema ejiroñ tok eō. | “Son, hang on; the waves are getting bigger,” Father yelled to me. P498 | jirok |
| 12. | “Nejū e, kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷap ṇo,” Jema ejiroñ tok eō. | “Son, hang on; the waves are getting bigger,” Father yelled to me. P498 | kōkōt |
| 13. | “Nejū e, kōjro wanlaḷ waj im nokwōnin jota bwe kwōnaaj ḷak baj mejki wōt,” ekar ba. | “Son, let’s go down and say our evening prayers because you may want to go to bed soon,” he said. P948 | nokwōn |
| 14. | “Nejū e, kōmatte jidik adeañ ṃōñāin raelep raij,” Jema ekkūr tok ke erjel ej etal kōn aḷaḷ ko. | “Son, can you make us some rice for lunch,” Father called to me as they left with the lumber. P366 | nāji- |
| 15. | “Nejū e, lewaj jāān jet kā im etal im wia tok ad ṃabuñ pilawā,” Jema ekkūr tok ke ij wanlōñ tak jān lowa ñan ioon teek. | “Son, take this change and go buy us some bread for breakfast,” Father called to me as I climbed out onto the deck. P260 | ṃabuñ |
| 16. | “Nejū e, ñe ej eṃṃan wōt jabdewōt i jeṇe, ekwe wanlọñ tak ḷọk bwe wa eo e ejako eatartar ippād,” Jema ekkūr tok. | “Son, come up if everything is okay down there, because the boat is about to come alongside us now,” Father said. P1144 | ippa- |
| 17. | “Nejū, kwōnaaj bar pād ijo kar jikūṃ ṃokta, ñe kwōkōṇaan,” Jema eba. | “Son, go back to the same place you were before if you want,” Father said. P743 | kōṇaan |
| 18. | “Nejū, mọọn ṃaan waj ṃōk i lowa im jibwe tok tiinin petkōj eo ijene iuṃwin kōbba ṇe,” Jema eba. | “Son, go up to the front and get the tin of biscuits from under the cover,” Father said. P806 | tiin |
| 19. | “Nejū, to laḷ waj ṃōk jibwe tok juon iaan āmje tiinin kar petkōj ko i lowa bwe in bar rọọl āne ḷọk in teiñki tok,” ekar ba tok. | “Son, go down and get one of the empty biscuit containers so I can go back ashore and fill it up,” he said. P1272 | tiin |
| 20. | Ak ij aikuj uwe ilo tūreep in bwe in kōjparok ḷọk ḷe nejū bwe ejako ejino jikuuḷ. | But I need to go on this trip so that I can make sure my son gets there in time to start school. P129 | kōjparok |
| 21. | Aṃonikain ṃōn wia eṇ an Jọọn men e nejū. | I bought my harmonica at John's store. | aṃonika |
| 22. | Bọọlin iakiu eo nejū ṇe | That's my baseball. | bọọḷ |
| 23. | Dedeinke wiik uweo tok juon naaj iien an niñniñ eo nejū kemem im iabwin jako jāne. | And because the week after next will be my son’s first birthday and I really don’t want to miss it. P95 | dedeinke |
| 24. | Eor juon nejū jekad | I have a pet jekad | jekad |
| 25. | Eutiej būruō kōn ḷadik e nejū. | I'm proud of my son. | utiej būruo- |
| 26. | Iar ḷōmṇak wōt bwe kōṃro ḷe nejū en kar iukkure waj jọteen in,” Jema eba ñane | I was just thinking my son and I would drop by and see you this evening,” Father said to him. P107 | kukure |
| 27. | Jema eḷọñjak jān ijo ekar jijet ie im ba, “Ekwe kōṃro ej ḷe nejū ja etal in lo ḷọk irooj eṇ ad ṃokta jān an mejki. | Father got up from where he had been sitting and said, “Alright, my son and I are just going to go visit our chief before he gets sleepy. P214 | lōñjak |
| 28. | Jibwe tok ṃōk ṃañke jibana ṇe i lowaan tuuḷbọọk ṇe, Nejū.” | Son, bring me the monkey wrench inside my toolbox.” P622 | ṃañke jibana |
| 29. | Juon eṇ nejū jukoñki in Japan. | I have a Japanese record player | jukoñki |
| 30. | Kōmij barāinwōt kaiur ñan an ḷe nejū jab ruṃwij jān an iien jino jikuuḷ.” | We are also hurrying so that my son won’t be late for the start of school.” P241 | ruṃwij |
| 31. | Kwōn boke ḷadik eṇ nejū. | Book my boy. | bok |
| 32. | Ḷadik eo nejū ej kaboub. | My son is catching dragon flies. | boub |
| 33. | Nejū, kab pād wōt iwa in im kōttar.” | Son, please stay here on the boat and wait.” P338 | wa |
| 34. | Wōn eo ear alluke kidu eṇ nejū? | Who snared my dog? | allok |