1. | “Here’s the last one,” the Captain called to us. “Thank God!” P756 | “Aḷaḷ eo āliktata ṇe laḷ waj,” Kapen eo ekkūr tok. “Mour eo!” | ālik |
2. | Come closer (called by leader in aḷeḷe fishing). | Kwōn ārār tok ijeṇe. | ārār |
3. | “Come have some breakfast,” the Boatswain called over to me. P959 | “Itōm dao,” Bojin eo ekkūr tok. | dao |
4. | Did you go when your mother called? | Kwaar eọroñ ke jinōṃ ke ear kūr eok? | eọroñ |
5. | Did you go when your mother called? | Kwaar eọroñ ke jinōṃ ke ear kūr eok? | eọroñ |
6. | “It’s called Likabwiro.” P435 | “Etan in Likabwiro.” | in |
7. | “Hurry,” he called to me, “and return to the dock and clean your legs before you step on this boat!” P47 | Ṃōkaj,” ekkūr tok, “im bar rọọl ñan ioon wab ṇe im karreoiki neeṃ ṃōṃkaj jān aṃ juur tok ioon wa in!” | ioo- |
8. | The children of an irooj (chief) are bwidak and they are also called irooj-iddik in the Ratak easternatolls. | Bwidak ej irooj-iddik ilo aelōñ ko ilo Ratak. | irooj-iddik |
9. | “What’s wrong, Captain?” the Boatswain called down to him. P868 | “Eita ḷe, Kapen?” Bojin eo ekar kūkūr laḷ tak. | ita |
10. | I called and I got wiped out. (Poker game) | Iar wadu im jeddaṃ. | jeddaṃ |
11. | “The Captain says we should finish our breakfast, raise the sail, and be on our way,” he called over to me. P826 | “Kapen eṇ ej ba dedeḷọkin adeañ ṃabuñ, jejerake wūjḷā ñe im jibadek jidik,” ejiroñ tok eō.” | jerak |
12. | “Bring that gas can there," I called to him. P574 | “Jibwe tok tāāñin kiaj ṇe ijeṇe,” ilaṃōj ḷọk ñan e. | jibwe |
13. | “Okay, it’s finished,” Father called to the Boatswain and me. P326 | “Ekwe etōprak,” Jema ejiroñ tok kōṃro Bojin eo. | jiroñ |
14. | “It doesn’t have a name yet but I was thinking it would be good if we called it Likabwiro from now on,” he said. P329 | “Ej jañin kar or etan ak ij ḷōmṇak eṃṃan ñe jenaaj ṇa etan Likabwiro jān kiiō im wōnṃaan ḷọk,” eba. | kar |
15. | At that moment the boat started moving away from the side of the pier and the Captain called down that the engine should be put in reverse. P481 | Kiin ejino jen wa eo jān tōrerein wab eo im Kapen eo ekōjjeḷā laḷ ḷọk bwe en pāāk injin eo. | kōjjeḷā |
16. | “Son, come,” Father called me. P160 | “Nejū e, itok,” Jema ekkūr tok. | kūkūr |
17. | “Hello,” Father called over to the Chief. P455 | “Iọkwe eok,” Jema ekkūr ḷọk ñan irooj eo. | kūkūr |
18. | “Hello,” Father called over to the Old Man as he approached the boat. P427 | “Iọkwe eok,” Jema ekkūr ḷọk ñan e ke ej epaake tok wa eo. | kūkūr |
19. | Lakeke in the west, they (the sailors) stand by, vehicle of the storm called Elmọñdik. (a chant.) | Ḷakeke to, rooj iekūt, waan Elmọñdik. | Ḷakelōñ |
20. | It grows on almost every island, although there is a season, between May and August, called summer, when breadfruit bear most fruit. S28 | Ej kalle ilo enañin aolep aelōñ bōtab ewōr juon iien, kōtaan eṇ ilo Mae im Wọkwōj, etan “rak,” im ṃā ej lukkuun ḷap an kalle im kouwa. | le |
21. | “Mr. Boatswain, go over and be ready to pass up the water container,” the Captain called over from where he was sitting and eating. P1287 | “Ioḷe Bojin e, pojak waj im kab jibwe tok nien dān ṇe,” Kapen eo ekar kōnono ḷọk jān ijo ej jijet im ṃōñā ie. | ḷe |
22. | “It doesn’t have a name yet but I was thinking it would be good if we called it Likabwiro from now on,” he said. P329 | “Ej jañin kar or etan ak ij ḷōmṇak eṃṃan ñe jenaaj ṇa etan Likabwiro jān kiiō im wōnṃaan ḷọk,” eba. | Likabwiro |
23. | “Sir, thank you for letting me use your boat and for the provisions,” Father called over to the shore from behind the canoe. P1291 | Ḷōḷḷap eṇ e, koṃṃool kōn wa ṇe waaṃ kab teaak kā,” Jema ekkūr āne ḷọk i ḷọkwan kōrkōr eo. | ḷokwa- |
24. | “Son, take this change and go buy us some bread for breakfast,” Father called to me as I climbed out onto the deck. P260 | “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. | ṃabuñ |
25. | Because of the fact that venereal disease was first introduced to the Marshallese people by the American whaleship crewmen, they called it mādke ("America"). | Kōn an kar rūAmedka ro ilo waan kōrajraj ko jino bōktok nañinmej in ñan riṂajeḷ, raar ṇa etan mādke. | mādke |
26. | A disease called palsy struck. | Ear waḷok juon mijen mej ānbwin | mej ānbwin |
27. | “Son, can you make us some rice for lunch,” Father called to me as they left with the lumber. P366 | “Nejū e, kōmatte jidik adeañ ṃōñāin raelep raij,” Jema ekkūr tok ke erjel ej etal kōn aḷaḷ ko. | nāji- |
28. | “We are ready to sail at six o’clock,” I called to him. P461 | “Kōmij pojak in jerak kiin ilo jiljino awa,” ikkūr lọk ñane | ñan |
29. | “Father, you two leave your cups because I’m going to wash them,” I called to him and the Boatswain. P293 | “Jema, koṃro door kab kaṇe ñiimiro bwe inaaj karreoiki,” ijiroñ ḷọk erro Bojin eo. | ñii- |
30. | “Father, here comes the rain,” I called down to him when I looked to the east. P758 | “Jema e, wōt ko kā tok,” iba laḷ ḷọk ñan e ke ij rōre tak ḷọk | tak |
31. | When Father saw me do this he called over to me. P815 | Jema elo aō kain eo im kōnono tok. | tok |
32. | “We are ready,” the Boatswain called up to us. P355 | “Epojak ije,” elaṃōj lōñ tak Bojin eo. | tok |
33. | I was going to start bailing water but Father called down to me. P1143 | Ikar tōn bar ḷōmṇak in ānen ak Jema ekkūr laḷ tak. | tok |
34. | “Tell the old man to come onboard and wait a little because I’m coming up,” the Captain called up to me. P64 | “Ba ḷōḷḷap ṇe en uwe tok im kōttar jidik bwe ña e waj,” Kapen eo ekkūr lōñ tak. | waj |