| 1. | The wind made the current drift the canoe southward | Kōto in ekaaerōkeañḷọk wa eo. | aerōkeañḷọk |
| 2. | Please put scrapings of sweet smelling drift nut on his flower wreath. | Ajete tok ṃōk wūt e wūtin. | ajet |
| 3. | Your putting sweet smelling drift nut to make coconut oil is better than mine. | Ajetūṃ eñaj jān ajetū. | ajet |
| 4. | Your eyes are looking at too many choices which will result in the achievement of none.Your eyes are looking at too many choices which will result in the achievement of none. (Lit. Having too many eyes to take in your choice will cause you to loose your grip and to drift aft between the outrigger and the hull and away from the canoe. | Elōñ mejān aṃ ātet innem kwomaroñ in peeto kōtaan apit to! | ātet |
| 5. | “Alright, no big deal, but you should go get yourself ready so we won’t drift and end up on the island of Ṇauṇau,” the Boatswain said as he laughed. P290 | “Ekwe ej jab nana ak kwōn kōpopo ilo boojaṃ bwe jen jab peḷọk im peek aelōñin Ṇauṇau,” Bojin eo erere ke ej ba men in. | booj |
| 6. | Father kicked the canoe so it would drift toward the island while the Boatswain started getting things organized on the boat. P1290 | Jema ebwijlọke āne ḷọk kōrkōr eo bwe en peāne ḷọk ak Bojin eo ekarrūkarōk ioon wa eo. | bwijbwij |
| 7. | Don't drift away from these canoes, these are your passes to life. (Don't take things for granted.) | Kwōjab inojeikḷọk jāni wa kein, iaḷ iṇ mour ko kein. | inojeik |
| 8. | Mr. Boatswain, secure the tiller and come here so the two of us can lash these boards together so they won’t spread out and drift away. P669 | Bojin e, kwōjab lukwōje jila ṇe aṃ im itok kōjro eọuti rā kā ippān doon bwe ren jab jejeplōklōk im peḷọk. | jeplōklōk |
| 9. | He found a drift bottle | Ear lo juon an jokwā bato ilik. | jokwā |
| 10. | The canoe had to determine its location after it had to furl it sail and drift with the rain squall. | Wa eo ear aikuj kaijikmeto ālikin an kar po im peḷọk ippān utọr eo. | kajikmeto |
| 11. | Moor that boat far enough out so it doesn't drift ashore | Kwōn kōḷometoiki aṃ emej wa ṇe bwe en jab eọtōk. | ḷo- |
| 12. | “You are going drift back here,” the Chief yelled to us. P488 | “Koṃeañ naaj bar pe tok,” irooj eo ebaj ikkūr tok. | pe- |
| 13. | “Okay, go ahead and sail, but you are just going to drift and end up back here where you started,” the chief said. P253 | “Ekwe koṃeañ etal wōt im jerak, ak kab lale ṃōk ke koṃ naaj bar pe tok im eọtōk iaelōñ in,” Irooj eo eba. | pe- |
| 14. | “Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started?” That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father. P1347 | Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in?” men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in. | peḷọk |
| 15. | “Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started?” That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father. P1347 | Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in?” men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in. | petok |
| 16. | “Now it’s nighttime and we are just going to have to drift and heave to until tomorrow morning when there is enough light for us to see and use the sail. P797 | “Eboñ kiin innem kōjmān naaj ja peḷọk im iptu ñan ilju jibboñ bwe en raane mejād ñan ad jerake wūjḷā ṇe | raan |
| 17. | “Now there’s nothing we can do but drift and wait for daylight. P636 | Kiin ejej men en jetokwōje ak peḷọk im kōttar an raan. | tokwōj |
| 18. | Remember that the path may be short, but not when you drift off course.” P487 | Kememej bwe ekadu tōllọk in ak eaetok pelọk in.” | tōllọk |