1. | “Ekwe ikar jab baj kakkōt mejōk ioon lọjet ilo awa ṇe kwōj ba, ak āinwōt epen aō tōmak ke joñan de in admān tōtoḷọk jān Likiep,” Kapen eo eba. | “Well I didn’t look very carefully at the ocean at that time, but I have a hard time believing we are that far away from Likiep,” the Captain said. P796 | tōtoḷọk |
2. | “Ij jab tōmak bwe Kapen eṇ enaaj eọroñ eō bwe aolep iien ij leḷọk aō ḷōmṇak ñan e, ellootaan im ḷōkatip | “I don’t believe that the Captain will listen to me, because I’m always telling him what I think, worries and complaints. P128 | lelotaan |
3. | “Ij jab tōmak bwe Kapen eṇ enaaj eọroñ eō bwe aolep iien ij leḷọk aō ḷōmṇak ñan e, ellootaan im ḷōkatip | “I don’t believe that the Captain will listen to me, because I’m always telling him what I think, worries and complaints. P128 | ḷōkatip |
4. | “O ṃool ke?” Bojin eo eba ilo an jab tōmak. | “Oh, really?” the Boatswain said in disbelief. P628 | tōmak |
5. | “To laḷ tak ṃōk lale ñe kwōj jab tōmak,” Jema eba. | “Come down and look for yourself if you don’t believe me,” Father said. P629 | tōmak |
6. | 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 |
7. | Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in, kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween ko ñan jeḷā kōn wāween mour, im rāpeḷtan kajin Ṃajeḷ | We believe that the lessons in this book include ways for learning about the way of living, and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language. S29 | pooḷ |
8. | Aolepān katak kein ilo bok in, kōmij tōmak bwe rōkōpooḷ aolep wāween ko ñan jeḷā kōn wāween mour, im rāpeḷtan kajin Ṃajeḷ | We believe that the lessons in this book include ways for learning about the way of living, and a deeper understanding of the Marshallese language. S29 | rāpeḷta- |
9. | Ej jeboulul ilo an jab tōmak ke emej likao eo jein. | He shook his head in disbelief at the news of his brother's death. | jeboulul |
10. | Erōññōḷọk kōnke ear jab tōmak enāj kar bōk tūb eo. | He was overcome with joy in as much as he didn't believe he would be the winner. | raññōḷọk |
11. | Ij tōmak bwe ewōr aelōñin-lañ. | I believe in heaven. | aelōñin-lañ |
12. | Kōmba emaat raij iāneo ak rejab tōmak. | We said the island was out of rice but they didn't believe us. | ba |
13. | 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 |
14. | 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 |
15. | Kwōj juraake ke tōmak ṇe aṃ kōn jerbal eṃṃan ijellọkin kōnono wōt? | Do you witness or stand for your faith by good works besides just talk? | juraake |
16. | Kwōj tōmak ke ewōr anin armej? | Do you believe that people have souls? | an |
17. | Men in ej juon iaan men ko jej tōmak bwe kien enaaj loloodjake ilo allōñ kein rej itok. | This is something we believe that the government will give attention to in the months to come as of 1965. S25 | loloodjake |
18. | Men kein rej kōjerbali ñan iien eoreak, jiljino raan ālikin an armej eṇ mej im iien eo rej tōmak bwe ri-mej eṇ ej jerkakpeje. | These things are used for the time of “spreading the gravel,” six days after the time of death, when they believe that the dead rise. S14 | jerkakpeje |
19. | Meñe eṃṃanḷọk aō roñ peḷḷọkin naan ko an Kapen eo, āinwōt eitok wōt bwe in kar tōmak naan ko an Jema kōnke elōñ de alen an kar Kapen eo jirillọk. | Although what the Captain said sounded good, I was more inclined to believe Father because the Captain had already made so many mistakes on this trip and so many bad things were happening as a result. P875 | jirilọk |