| 1. | Anchor until everything is clear to me. (words from chant) | Ejjeḷā toon bōbtowa. | ejjeḷā |
| 2. | (words from a chant). | Ja eo jaan eṃṃaan. | ja |
| 3. | Just from the Boatswain’s chant, when the fish landed on the boat; there was no breath left in it. P1313 | Jān wōt roro ko an Bojin eo, eḷak jok ek eo ioon wa eo, ejej kūtwōn. | kōto |
| 4. | Lakeke in the west, they (the sailors) stand by, vehicle of the storm called Elmọñdik. (a chant. | Ḷakeke to, rooj iekūt, waan Elmọñdik. | Ḷakelōñ |
| 5. | “I see them,” the Boatswain said as he took the wheel from the Captain and started an ancient navigator's chant. P509 | “Iloi,” Bojin eo eba im bōk jebwe eo jān Kapen eo im jarōk juon alin ṃur | lelo |
| 6. | Hold it tightly and make it fit together more tightly (from a chant referring to the lashing of a canoe). | Kōkki im kōmājojoiki. | mājojo |
| 7. | Men from the north are strong (from a chant). | Māllen eañ in, ebuñut ḷakijoñjoñ in. | māl |
| 8. | The small porpoises are in motion, off Nakwōpe everything's fine for the o birds (to feed). (words from a chant about the sign.) | Kōṃṃakūtkūt ke dikdik ko, ilikin Nakwōpe eṃṃan o. | Nakwōpe |
| 9. | Feed the whale (words from a chant). | Paane paane raj eo. | paane |
| 10. | There is a chant for any type of work. | Eor roro ñan aolep kain jerbal. | roro |
| 11. | The old man can really chant. | Ḷōḷḷap eṇ ekanooj jeḷā roro. | roro |