| 1. | “Alright, tomorrow together with the Boatswain we will fill this boat with our scrap,” the Captain said. | “Ioḷe ilju kōjjel Bojin kanne wa in kōn jọkpej ko adjel,” Kapen eo eba. | ad |
| 2. | “This part of the ocean feels a bit spooky,” Father said at the same time the incident occurred. P1036 | Āinwōt meto jab in ebaj aeto,” Jema ekar ba ejja ilo minit eo wōt ekar waḷọk men in. | aeto |
| 3. | It is said that there is always ice on the water at the North Pole. | Rej ba eaiji ioon dān ilo North Pole aolep iien. | aij |
| 4. | “The engine sounds good,” the person said. P449 | Āinwōt eṃṃan ainikien injin ṇe aṃ,” armej eo eba. | ainikie- |
| 5. | “It seems like the wind has picked up,” Father said. P697 | Āinwōt ej baj ḷapḷọk kōto in?” Jema ekar ba. | āinwōt |
| 6. | “Ok, for now I’m going to wander over to that boat and find out what’s going on,” the old man said. P133 | “Ekwe ij ja ajādik tok ṃōk ñan wa eṇ im eọroñ ennaan,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | ajādik |
| 7. | Our forebears said, "Plan your fishing in advance or you will not catch any fish." | Rūtto ro raar ba, "Jab ajineañro eḷaññe kwōj etal in eọñōd bwe kwōnaaj jeratā." | ajineañro |
| 8. | Father thought for a long time, but because the two men continued to insist, he said he would try. P21 | Eto an Jema ḷōmṇak ak ke ḷōṃaro ruo rōkar akweḷap wōt, ekar ba ke enaaj kajjioñ. | akweḷap |
| 9. | He said he was going to catch us some kingfish for dinner. | Ear ba enaaj kar kaaltok kijed. | al |
| 10. | Who said it was easy to find drinking water? | Wōn ej ba eaḷakiie dānnin idaak? | aḷakiie |
| 11. | “Well, man, my sympathies,” the Boatswain said. P1074 | “Aḷe, iọkwe,” Bojin eo eba. | aḷe |
| 12. | “I already bailed all the water out of the Likabwiro,” I said. P352 | “Eṃōj aō ālimi Likabwiro,” iba. | ālim |
| 13. | I heard him mumbling but I didn't hear what he said. | Ij roñ wōt an alñūrñūr ak ijjab roñ naan ko ej ba. | alñūrñūr |
| 14. | “Well, too bad for us when they take this island,” the old woman said. P201 | “Ojjej a iọkwe kōj ke rōbōk ān in āneed,” ḷeḷḷap eo eba. | āne |
| 15. | “I am going to start bailing water because there is a lot of it in the boat,” I said. P596 | “Ij ja itōn ānen bwe eḷap dān e i lowa,” iba. | ānen |
| 16. | “And let him know there is land up ahead,” Father said. P1215 | “Kab jujen kōjjeḷāiki ke ān eo e i ṃaan,” Jema ebaj ba. | āneo |
| 17. | “You stay there and eat,” he said as he started paddling toward the shore. P1276 | “Kwōn pād wōt bwe kwōn kapijje,” eba im aōṇōṇ āne ḷọk | aōṇōṇ |
| 18. | What he said troubled my conscience. | Men eo ear ba ear kaapaproroik eō. | apaproro |
| 19. | “You are right to call it that since that’s what lies ahead,” the Old Man said looking directly at me. P436 | “Ejiṃwe aṃ likit āt in bwe eñṇe i ṃaan,” ḷōḷḷap eo erre tok im lukkuun kalimjek meja im ba. | āt |
| 20. | “Mr. Engineer, you and the Boatswain bring your boat up alongside that boat over there,” the Captain said and then climbed up when he saw the Old Man and the Chief standing with the other people on the pier. P1344 | “Injinia e, kōmiro Bojin kaatartar waj wa ṇe waadmān,” Kapen eo ekar ba innem wanlaḷ ḷọk ke ej lo ḷōḷḷap eo im irooj eo ippān armej ro ioon wab eo. | atartar |
| 21. | “Serve yourself first, Son,” said Father. P376 | Ātet kijōṃ ṃokta, nejū,” Jema eba. | ātet |
| 22. | “Mr. Boatswain, come steer so I can go down there,” the Captain said. P632 | “Bojin e, atok ṃōk ippān jebwe e bwe in wōnṃaan waj,” Kapen eo eba. | atok |
| 23. | “Yeah, don’t underestimate their strength,” Father said. P1051 | “Ekwe lale kwaar atowaani,” Jema eba. | atowaan |
| 24. | “I’m sorry, but that clock doesn’t work,” the old man said. P212 | “Joḷọk bōd ak ej jab jerbal awa e,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | awa |
| 25. | “Here are the watch hours for the three of us,” he said. P537 | “Awaan waj ko adjeel kein,” ekar ba. | awa |
| 26. | They said that it would be good if he register with that family so he could be an inheritor there. | Rōba eṃṃan ñe ej jeje etan ippān baaṃle eṇ bwe en kab ri-jolōt ie. | ba |
| 27. | We said the island was out of rice but they didn't believe us. | Kōmba emaat raij iāneo ak rejab tōmak. | ba |
| 28. | We said for them to gather the coconuts and they obeyed. | Jeba ren aini waini ko im raar pokake. | ba |
| 29. | I said his car had broken down. | Iar ba ejorrāān wa eo waan. | ba |
| 30. | She said she had a toothache and couldn't chew pandanus. | Eba emetak ñiin im eban wōdwōd bōb. | ba |
| 31. | “I know there are because I can see smoke,” Father said. P1243 | “Alikkar ke eor bwe ebaatat,” Jema eba. | baatat |
| 32. | “Hey guys, I almost forgot one thing we still need to do,” the Captain said. P392 | Ḷōṃa e, ibaj meḷọkḷọk wōt jidik juon men jej aikuj kōṃṃane,” Kapen eo eba. | baj |
| 33. | “In other words, we were almost to the Caroline Islands, ” the Boatswain said. P1205 | “Kwōj ba jebaj ḷāwōde ḷọk aelōñin kapilōñ kaṇ wōt jidik,” Bojin eo eba. | baj |
| 34. | “Okay, start passing boards so we can put them away,” the Captain said after thinking about it. P741 | “Ekwe bar jino jebjeb tok bwe kōjjel bar kọkkọṇkọṇ,” Kapen eo ekar ba ālikin an ḷōmṇak bajjek. | bajjek |
| 35. | “Sheet the sails in a bit to get rid of the folds next to the gaff,” the Boatswain said as he scanned the horizon standing by the rigging on the starboard side. P854 | “Bar ṇatọọne tak jidik bwe en jako baḷok kaṇe i turin kaab eṇ” Bojin eo ekar ba ke ear jejed jān turin rikin eo i reeaar. | baḷok |
| 36. | He had such a hurt expression on his face when the girl said no | Ke ledik eo ej ba jaab joñan an mejān balu. | balu |
| 37. | “The Navy planes gave up looking for you,” someone said to us from the pier. P1342 | “Emaat baḷuunin Navy kaṇe aer pukpukōt kōmimān,” juon armej ekar kōkōnono tok ñan kōmmān jān ioon wab eo. | baḷuun |
| 38. | I said to myself, “I don’t believe there’s daylight already.” P221 | Iba ippa make, “Eban ñe eraan.” | ban |
| 39. | “Bring over some biscuits,” the Captain said. P960 | “Bōbōk tok petkōj,” Kapen eo eba. | bōbōk |
| 40. | “This stuff will be the death of us,” the Boatswain said, indicating he was agitated. P1128 | “Kein ta kein ke jenaaj mej kaki,” Bojin eo ekwaḷọk an bōbweer. | bōbweer |
| 41. | “Come and steer so I can go down and bring up the compass,” the Captain said to the Boatswain. P506 | “Wātok ja ilo jebwe e bwe in wawōj in bōklōñ tak kaṃbōj eo,” Kapen eo eba ñan Bojin eo. | bōk |
| 42. | “I hope there are a lot of biscuits left because we are going to be drifting for a while yet,” the Boatswain said as he started to eat. P965 | “En baj lōñ wōt ṇe petkōj kwōbōk tok ke eaetok peḷọk in,” Bojin eo eba im bwilik ṃaan meme eo. | bōk |
| 43. | Is he splitting the board open like I said? | Ej kōbōḷñake ke aḷaḷ eṇ āinwōt aō kar ba? | bōḷñak |
| 44. | “How is the sun supposed to come out in this terrible weather," the Boatswain said. P661 when the sun is totally obstructed by storm clouds and is invisible | “Bwe enaaj ewi wāween an waḷọk aḷ ke ebọṇ ḷam jako lañ,” Bojin eo eba. | boṇ |
| 45. | “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 |
| 46. | He’s been saying we were off course since Roi-Namur and that we should tack windward because land was to the east, but you said no. P1236 | Eḷak kar ba ke jebuñ jān Ruōt im jen bwābwe wōt bwe aelōñ eo epād i reeaar, ekwe kwōbar ba ke eaab. | buñ |
| 47. | “Slice up some bread for us to eat,” the Captain said to me. P803 | “Ruprup tok kijedmān būreej bwe jen ṃōñā,” Kapen eo eba tok ñan ña | būreej |
| 48. | I said I would just be the cabin boy and bail at times when there was a lot of water in the boat. P30 | Ña iba inaaj buwae bajjek im ānen ilo iien rot eṇ eḷap dān i lowa. | buwae |
| 49. | “I think only one person needs to go,” he said. P1275 | “Ebwe aō etal,” eba. | bwe |
| 50. | “It seems like we've had our fair share of misfortunes,” the Boatswain said. P1174 | Āinwōt ej jab jokwōd an waḷọk bwijerro ñan kōjeañ,” Bojin eo eba. | bwijerro |
| 51. | “Thank you,” I said to him and hurried back to the boat, because I knew Father and the Boatswain were still waiting. P267 | “Koṃṃool,” iba ñan e im bwijọkorkor meto ḷọk ñan wa eo bwe ijeḷā ke Jema im Bojin eo erro ej kar kōttar wōt. | bwijọkorkor |
| 52. | “Fellas, because we are getting older we are starting to lose our vision,” the Captain said. P1245 | Ḷōṃare kōn ad bwijwōḷāḷọk jejino pilo,” eba. | bwijwoḷā |
| 53. | “Okay, that’s enough of that; let’s just move forward and think about getting ourselves some drinking water,” Father said. P1212 | “Ekwe eṃōj ṇe bwe emoot ḷọk eo kain ak jen ḷōmṇake dānnin idaak,” Jema eba. | dān |
| 54. | No one said anything else; we all just sat there and ate. P966 | Ejej en ekar bar kōnono ak kōmmān jijet laḷ ḷọk im dao. | dao |
| 55. | “I’m passing up some food the people on the island sent over,” the Boatswain said and passed up the bag as the canoe came up alongside the boat. P1268 | “Jibwi waj dao kā adeañ jān rūtto rā ānin.” Bojin eo eba im jibwe lōñ tak pāāk eo ke kōrkōr eo ekar atartar tok ippān wa eo. | dao |
| 56. | “Keep holding him,” Father said. P1162 | “Dāpij wōt,” Jema eba. | dāpij |
| 57. | “I am in a big hurry here; it doesn’t matter what the boat’s name is, just that we get going,” the Captain said. P437 | “Joñan aō kijerjer, jekdọọn āt rot ak men eo de eo jen jeblaak,” Kapen eo eba. | de |
| 58. | “I’ll jump in, too, so I can help him,” Father complemented what the Captain said. P1249 | Inaaj kelọk ippān im jipañe.,” Jema ediek ḷọk men eo Kapen eo ekar ba. | dede |
| 59. | Right as I said it a wave smashed up against the side of the boat. P597 | Ij ba wōt ijin ak etar tok juon ṇo im depet kōjaan wa eo. | depdep |
| 60. | She said no and thwarted his desires. | Eba jaab em kadikāāḷāḷ kōṇaan ko an. | dikāāḷāḷ |
| 61. | It had been a while, but I knew my thinking was wrong because when Father came out to where I was and saw the same thing, he said, “The moon is coming up.” P222 | “Ebaj to ak ijeḷā ke ebōd ḷōmṇak eo aō bwe Jema ediwōj tok im ḷak baj lo an āindeeo eba, “Eiiaḷañe.” | diwōj |
| 62. | “How about if we take Captain down below so he can lie down,” Father said to the Boatswain. P1046 | “Kōjro āktuwe laḷ tak Kapen ṇe ñan lowa bwe en babu,” Jema ekkōnono ḷọk ñan Bojin eo. | eakto |
| 63. | Since no one else said anything, he continued. P924 | Ḷak ke ejej eṇ ekkōnono, ejujen wōnṃaan ḷọk wōt. | ejej |
| 64. | “It’s not that wavy, which is good,” the Captain said. P526 | “Eṃṃan wōt an jejḷọk ṇo,” Kapen eo eba. | ejjeḷọk |
| 65. | “I was told to bring this letter to the Captain of this boat for him to take to Likiep,” he said. P309 | “Raar ba in bōk tok lōta e ñan Kapen ṇe an wa ṇe bwe en ektake ñan Likiep ,” eba. | ektak |
| 66. | “Ok,” I said. P146 | “Ekwe,” iba. | ekwe |
| 67. | I didn’t think Father had heard what he said because when I looked over he didn’t seem to be paying attention. P450 | Ij ḷōmṇak Jema ekar jab roñ men eo bwe iḷak lale ej jab kanooj el ḷọk | el |
| 68. | They were inspired by what he had just said. | Raar kanooj ellowetak kōn naan ko ear ba. | ellowetak |
| 69. | “I will need to visit him after I see you guys home,” Father said. P127 | “Inaaj aikuj lo ḷọk ālikin aō lo waj koṃeañ iṃweeṇ,” Jema eba. | eṃ |
| 70. | “Hey boy!” the voice said. P56 | Ḷadik eṇ!” ainikien eo eba. | eṇ |
| 71. | He’s over at the wheel,” the Captain said. P646 | Eñeṇ ilo jebwe eṇ,” Kapen eo eba. | eñeṇ |
| 72. | “Here, it’s full,” I said as I passed the bucket up to him. P608 | “Lewaj eo bwe ebooḷ,” iba ke ij jibwe ḷọk bakōj eo ñan Jema. | eo |
| 73. | “Here you go,” the Boatswain said. P578 | “Eo ḷe,” Bojin eo eba. | eo |
| 74. | “Here you go,” I said. P1169 | “Eo waj,” iba. | eo |
| 75. | “Hello to you,” the Captain said. P71 | “Iọkwe eok,” Kapen eo eba. | eok |
| 76. | “Okay, let’s keep unloading,” the Captain said. P707 | “Ekwe jen etal wōt im eakto,” Kapen eo eba. | etal |
| 77. | “Okay, that’s enough of that; you two need to figure out what else we need to prepare on the boat because it’s almost three o’clock,” the Captain said. P403 | “Ekwe ebwe in ak koṃro lukkuun etale ta ej aikuj kōpopo ioon wa in bwe kiin ej etal ñan jilu awa,” Kapen eo eba. | etale |
| 78. | None of the four of us said anything for a little while after that. P1041 | Ejej iaammān eṇ ekar kwaḷọk jidik naan iuṃwin jet ko ke minit ālikin an waḷọk men eo. | iaa- |
| 79. | “They were playing baseball when I headed over here,” he said. P465 | “Raar iakiu wōt ke ij itok,” eba. | iakiu |
| 80. | He shouted and said, "Let's take a break; we're breathless." | Ḷeo ear laṃōj im ba, "Jen ibbuku bwe jekajjinōk. | ibbuku |
| 81. | Father shook the Chief’s hand and said goodbye to the Old Man and a few other people who where there. P474 | Jema ebar idik pein irooj eo im iọkiọkwe ḷọk ḷōḷḷap eo kab armej ro jet ijo. | idik |
| 82. | “Ok,” I said to him. P153 | “Iiūñ,“ iba ñan e. | iiūñ |
| 83. | Why don’t you just empty it there where you are?” the Boatswain said. P647 | Etke kwōjab ja lutōk ḷọk ke kwōpād ijeṇe?” Bojin eo eba. | ijeṇe |
| 84. | “Over there to the northwest,” he said. P1105 | “Ijeṇeṇe iōñ i rilik,” eba. | ijeṇeṇe |
| 85. | “Well, all the pipes I have taken off so far are clogged,” Father said. P724 | “Ekwe, aolep baib kā ikar jeḷati im boṇ,” Jema eba. | im |
| 86. | “It’s okay,” Father quickly said. P1297 | Āinwōt juon,” Jema eṃōkaj im ba. | im |
| 87. | “Hello, everyone in this house,” Father said when we entered. P180 | “Iọkwe koṃ iṃwiin,” Jema eba ke kōṃro ej delọñ ḷọk | iṃwiin |
| 88. | I took his hand and we said goodbye. P473 | Ijujen kabwijer tok pein im kōṃro iọkiọkwe doon. | iọkiọkwe |
| 89. | “Oh, and goodbye to you two,” the old man said. P217 | “Ooo, a bar iọkwe koṃro,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | iọkwe |
| 90. | “It would be a shame if they were able to haul us but not all this stuff,” Father said. P1127 | “Iọkwi men kein ñe rōḷokwan ektake kōjeañ ak rejab ektaki,” Jema eba. | iọkwe |
| 91. | “Hi guys,” Father said. P101 | “Iọkwe eok ḷōmen,” Jema eba. | iọkwe |
| 92. | “Well, man, my sympathies,” the Boatswain said. P1074 | “Aḷe, iọkwe,” Bojin eo eba. | iọkwe |
| 93. | “Son, come up if everything is okay down there, because the boat is about to come alongside us now,” Father said. P1144 | “Nejū e, ñe ej eṃṃan wōt jabdewōt i jeṇe, ekwe wanlọñ tak ḷọk bwe wa eo e ejako eatartar ippād,” Jema ekkūr tok. | ippa- |
| 94. | “Everything is fine,” the Boatswain said and then chuckled. P762 | “Ej eṃṃan wōt itokin,” Bojin eo eba innem ettōñ. | itok |
| 95. | “What, is it true that the Americans have come in and taken control of us sailing around our own islands?” the Boatswain said in an angry voice. P395 | “Ta ḷōṃa, ṃool ke ripālle raṇe reitōm peek ad jerakrōk ikōtaan aelōñ kein ad?” Bojin eo eba ilo an ainikien ḷōkatip | itōm |
| 96. | “Okay, I’m coming,” he said. P555 | “Ekwe iwōj,” eba. | iwōj |
| 97. | “Go ahead and don’t worry; I’ll stay here at the wheel,” he said to Father. P1086 | “Iwōj wōt im jab inepata bwe ña e ippān jebwe e,” euwaak ḷọk ñan Jema. | iwōj |
| 98. | “Let’s wait a little while,” Father said. P1110 | “Jej ja kōttar jidik,” Jema eba. | ja |
| 99. | “Okay, the two of us are going to wander over to him,” Father said. P205 | “Ekwe kōṃro ej ja ajādik tok ñan ippān,” Jema eba. | ja |
| 100. | “Mr. Boatswain, you stay here at the wheel while I go down and see what’s going on,” Father said. P1085 | “Bojin e, kwōj ja pād wōt ilo jebwe ṇe bwe ij ja itōn lale eita,” Jema eba. | ja |
| 101. | “There’s no sign of land ahead and it’s going to be a while before we see any,” Father said. P872 | “Jaab ān eo wōt ṇe i ṃaan ak ej ettoḷọk wōt ñan ad maroñ loe,” Jema eba. | jaab |
| 102. | “It will be good for sashimi,” the Captain said. P1307 | “Jejaajmi wōt,” Kapen eo eba. | jaajmi |
| 103. | “Oh, don’t get angry again,” the old man said, “because pretty soon we will leave this island and we won’t come back.” P200 | “Ooo, a jab bar illu,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba, bwe kiiō wōt kōjro moot ḷọk jān ān in im jero ban bar rọọl tok.” | jab bar |
| 104. | Don't roll all over the place there or you'll get dirty (said to baby having tantrum). | Kwōn jab jejabwilbwil (ejjabwilbwil) ijeṇe bwe kwōnaaj tōtoon (ettoon). | jabwil |
| 105. | “I didn’t know if you guys were going to want to eat; our family had rice and tinned meat for supper,” the old man said. P189 | “Bwe jejaje koṃro en kar kōṇaan ke ṃōñā, ke raij im kuwat kōjota e am iṃwiin,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | jaje |
| 106. | Why can’t I see the lights on Kwajalein?” the Boatswain said. P561 | Etke ij jab lo meramin jatiraito eo i Kuwajleen?” Bojin eo eba. | jatiraito |
| 107. | “When we saw that plane we were just to the west of Kwajalein,” he said. P1203 | “Iien eo jeañ kar lo baḷuun in kōjeañ pād de i rilikin Kuwajleen,” eba. | jeañ |
| 108. | “Okay, here comes another one,” Father said. P710 | “Ekwe bar jino jebjeb waj,” Jema ekkōnono lōñ ḷọk | jebjeb |
| 109. | “Bring me some breadfruit and coconut, Boy,” the Captain said. P1277 | “Jebjeb tok mā im ni, ḷadik eṇ,” Kapen eo eba. | jebjeb |
| 110. | “Maybe he was talking in his sleep,” Father said. P1091 | “Bōlen ear ejja bajjek,” Jema eba. | jeja |
| 111. | “We were so far out westward that it’s taken us one week of sailing east to get here,” Father said. P1200 | “Joñan adeañ kar lo to, enañin juon wiikin adeañ jeek reeaar,” Jema eba. | jeje |
| 112. | “Now that seems to be more like it,” Father said. P546 | “Ekwe ebajjeet ke ejijjet ḷọk jidik,” Jema eba. | jejjet |
| 113. | “There are no more coral heads so it will be smooth sailing from here on out,” the Boatswain said as he came down from the top of the mast where he had been watching for coral heads up ahead. P504 | “Ejjeḷọk wōd ak metaltōl wōt jān ijin im etal,” Bojin eo eba im to laḷ tak jān raan kiju eo ke ekar jure ṃaan wa eo ie. | jejor |
| 114. | “Now,” Father said. P1100 | “Kiiō,” Jema eba. | jema- |
| 115. | “The boss is coming this way,” the Boatswain said through a mouthful of food. P270 | “Jeṃṃaan ṇe meto tak,” Bojin eo ekar kate wōt im ba kōn an kuborbor. | jeṃṃaan |
| 116. | “Captain, I don’t think I can take the pipes apart as you suggest because this lamp isn’t giving off enough light,” Father said. P655 | “Kapen e, ij jab ḷōmṇak imaroñ jeḷati baib kā āinwōt aṃ ba kōnke ejemram ḷaaṃ e,” Jema ekar ba. | jemram |
| 117. | “If it’s Epatōn you’re saying we are on our way back,” the Boatswain said. P1198 | “Bwe ñe enaaj Epatōn kwōj ba jej bar jepḷaak,” Bojin eo eba. | jepḷaak |
| 118. | “Well good luck to you all,” the chief said. P245 | “Koṃjeel jeraaṃṃan wōt,” irooj eo eba. | jeraaṃṃan |
| 119. | “What I do know is that I’m not the one who said we should sail in the first place. P639 | “Men eo ijeḷā in ke iar jab ba jen jerak. | jerak |
| 120. | The two of them went up to the front of the boat again and kept talking, but I don’t know what they said because I fell asleep. P563 | Erro kar bar wōnṃaan ḷọk im kōnono ak iñak ta ko jet erro kar ba bwe imājur. | jet |
| 121. | “Put up the sail so we can be on our way,” the Captain said. P1294 | “Ekwe jerake wūjḷā ṇe kōjmān jibadek jidik,” Kapen eo eba. | jibadek |
| 122. | “I’m passing up some food the people on the island sent over,” the Boatswain said and passed up the bag as the canoe came up alongside the boat. P1268 | “Jibwi waj dao kā adeañ jān rūtto rā ānin.” Bojin eo eba im jibwe lōñ tak pāāk eo ke kōrkōr eo ekar atartar tok ippān wa eo. | jibwe |
| 123. | “Okay,” I said; I gave him the monkey wrench and then continued bailing. P623 | “Ekwe,” iba im jibwe ḷọk men eo innem bar jino ānen | jibwe |
| 124. | “I am going to help you if you start to pass up the boards,” I said. P676 | “Inaaj jipañ eok ñe kwōjino jebjeb lōñ ḷọk aḷaḷ,” iba. | jijino |
| 125. | “Now where to this time,” the Captain said in disapproval. P426 | “Ekwe bar wajjikōt in,” Kapen eo eba ilo an kōrraat. | jikōt |
| 126. | We were about to go but Father still had his mind on questioning the old man, and he said, “Sir, what are the navigational signs before we see Likiep?” P206 | Kōṃro ej tōn ṃōṃakūt wōt ak ebar jiktok juon an kajjitōk ippān ḷōḷḷap eo, innem ebar ba, Ḷe kar ta jet iaan kōkḷaḷ ko ṃokta jān ad lo Likiep?” | jiktok |
| 127. | “Hey guys, let’s eat sashimi,” the Captain said when he saw the Boatswain was done slicing it up. P1329 | Ḷōṃa e, jemān jaajmi,” Kapen eo ekar ba ke elo an dedeḷọk an Bojin eo jiḷait. | jiḷait |
| 128. | “About 60 miles,” Father said. P1207 | “Tarrin jiljinoññoul ṃaiḷ,” [Jema] eba. | jiljinoñoul |
| 129. | “Goodbye,” we both said as the old man left. P135 | “Iọkwe eok, ” kōṃro Jema jiṃor ba ke ḷōḷḷap eo ej etal. | jiṃor |
| 130. | “Hello,” Father and the Boatswain both said to the Captain as he came onto the boat. P274 | “Iọkwe,” Jema im Bojin erro jiṃor ba ḷọk ñan Kapen eo ke ej to tok ioon wa eo. | jiṃor |
| 131. | 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 | 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. | jirilọk |
| 132. | “The engine is running,” the Boatswain said to me. P323 | “Ejọ injin e,” Bojin eo eba tok ñan ña | jọ |
| 133. | “It seems like we've had our fair share of misfortunes,” the Boatswain said. P1174 | Āinwōt ej jab jokwōd an waḷọk bwijerro ñan kōjeañ,” Bojin eo eba. | jokwōd |
| 134. | “It seems to me that they think they are protecting us, but what they don’t know is that in doing so they are destroying the way of life we inherited from our ancestors," Father said. P401 | “Bwe iba rej ḷōmṇak rej kōjparok kōj jān jorrāān, ak rejaje ke ilo aer kōṃṃane men in rej kọkkure wāween mour eo ad jaar jolōte jān ro jiṃṃaad,” Jema eba. | jolōt |
| 135. | “Hold on,” he said, “Maybe we should lower the sail first; it’s not good for it to be flapping in the wind like this. P1119 | “Kōttar,” eba “Bōlen eṃṃan ñe jero poon wūjḷā ṇe ṃokta bwe enana an ejjopālpāl. | jopāl |
| 136. | “But I’m sure I felt the Pikeej island ocean side waves at dawn, just a little while before it shut off,” Father said. P792 | “Ak āinwōt iar eñjake ṇoin likin Pikeej ke ej joraantak, ṃoktaḷọk jidik jān an kun,” Jema eba. | joraantak |
| 137. | “Nothing’s the matter,” Father said. P587 | “Ejjeḷọk jorrāān,” Jema eba. | jorrāān |
| 138. | As soon as he said that he jumped down to where Dad, the Captain, and I were. P763 | Ej ṃōj wōt an ba ijin ak ekālaḷtak im jok i lowa ijo kōmjel Jema im Kapen eo ej pād ie. | kā- |
| 139. | “They said hurry up because the fuel is almost empty and the engine is going to shut off.” P575 | “Rej ba kwōn ṃōkaj bwe ejako ekun injin e bwe emaat kaan.” | kaan |
| 140. | “Mr. Boatswain, that wasn’t a gas can you gave me,” Father said as he shined a light on the pipe he had removed. P625 | “Bojin e, kwōjeḷā ke ej jab kāānin kiaj men eo kwaar letok,” Jema eba ke ej rome baib eo ekar jeḷate. | kāān |
| 141. | I took his hand and we said goodbye. P473 | Ijujen kabwijer tok pein im kōṃro iọkiọkwe doon. | kabwijer |
| 142. | “That was astounding,” Father said with amazement. P1156 | “Ekabwilōñlōñ wōt in wāween,” Jema ebaj bwilōñ im ba. | kabwilōñlōñ |
| 143. | “I heard yelling and felt the boat shaking and I just woke up,” I said. P583 | “Iroñ ainikien lelaṃōjṃōj koba ippān an kajkaj wa in im ijujen ruj,” iba. | kajkaj |
| 144. | “This stuff will be the death of us,” the Boatswain said, indicating he was agitated. P1128 | “Kein ta kein ke jenaaj mej kaki,” Bojin eo ekwaḷọk an bōbweer. | kake |
| 145. | “Seeeveneeeleeveeen,” the man said with all his might, and then threw the dice against the wall of the house. P156 | “Jeeepeniiileeepen,” ḷeo ekate ba innem kad kiin eṃ kōn taij ko. | kakkōt |
| 146. | “You are right to call it that since that’s what lies ahead,” the Old Man said looking directly at me. P436 | “Ejiṃwe aṃ likit āt in bwe eñṇe i ṃaan,” ḷōḷḷap eo erre tok im lukkuun kalimjek meja im ba. | kalimjek |
| 147. | No one said anything for a few minutes until Father looked at the clock hanging in the engine room and said, “But it is morning. P657 | Ejej eṇ ekar bar kōnono iuṃwin jet minit, innem Jema ekalimjek ḷọk awa eo i kiin ṃōn injin eo tu lōñ im ba, “Bwe ke eraan. | kallimjek |
| 148. | No one said anything for a few minutes until Father looked at the clock hanging in the engine room and said, “But it is morning. P657 | Ejej eṇ ekar bar kōnono iuṃwin jet minit, innem Jema ekalimjek ḷọk awa eo i kiin ṃōn injin eo tu lōñ im ba, “Bwe ke eraan. | kallimjek |
| 149. | In his speech to the people, President Obama said, "You all come; the food is sufficient for everyone." | Ke ear kōnono ñan armej ro, Būreejtōn Obama ear ba, "Koṃwin aolep tok bwe kannin laḷ jok!" | kannin laḷ jok |
| 150. | “You stay there and eat,” he said as he started paddling toward the shore. P1276 | “Kwōn pād wōt bwe kwōn kapijje,” eba im aōṇōṇ āne ḷọk | kapije |
| 151. | What was it the old man said?” P780 | Kar ta eo ḷōḷḷap eo ekar ba?” | kar |
| 152. | I’m not the one who said the weather would be fine. P640 | Iar jab ba ke enaaj kar eṃṃan lañ. | kar |
| 153. | “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 |
| 154. | “Yes,” Father said. “I saw the Boatswain patching up some little tears the other day. But …” P422 | “Iññā,” Jema eba, “Ikar lo wōt an Bojin karpeni potak jiddik ko ie raan eo ḷọk. Ak …” | karpen |
| 155. | “Yes, I still remember what our chief taught us when we studied with him,” Father said to the old man. P123 | “Aaet ij ememej wōt ekkatak ko an irooj eo kōjro kar bōk arro jeḷā ippān,” Jema eba ñan ḷōḷḷap eo. | katak |
| 156. | “Son, hold on a minute and don’t go to sleep yet,” he said. P816 | “Nejū e, bar kate eok jidik im jab kijer in mājur,” eba. | kate |
| 157. | “Hold on a minute,” Father said. P1102 | “Kōttar jidik,” Jema ekar ba. | kattar |
| 158. | “Be careful; things are getting pretty dangerous,” Father said. P749 | “Kōṃṃanṃōn wōt bwe ekauwōtataḷọk,” Jema eba. | kauwōtata |
| 159. | “Fill up that bucket with sea water,” he said. P1167 | “Bar teiñi tok ṃōk keikōb ṇe kōn dānnin lọjet,” Jema eba tok. | keikōb |
| 160. | “It doesn’t matter; I am still going to signal the plane to let them know we have lost our way,” the Boatswain said as he prepared the flare. P938 | “Jekdọọn ak ij tōn kōkaḷḷe ñan baḷuun eṇ bwe en kōjjeḷā ke jepeḷọk,” Bojin eo eba im kōpoje kein kōjjoram eo. | kein kōjjoram |
| 161. | “Fill up that bucket with sea water,” he said. P1167 | “Bar teiñi tok ṃōk keikōb ṇe kōn dānnin lọjet,” Jema eba tok. | kekōb |
| 162. | “Do you guys know if there’s any wire on the boat” Father said, “the kind that’s really thick?” P731 | “Koṃro jeḷā eor ke wea i wa in?” Jema eba, “Kain rot eṇ ekijñeñe. | kijñeñe |
| 163. | “He’s asleep,” Father said. P1072 | “Ekiki,” Jema eba. | kiki |
| 164. | “Maybe it’s better if you don’t smoke here,” Father said. P770 | “Bōlen eṃṃan ñe kwōjab kōbaatat ijin,” Jema eba. | kōbaatat |
| 165. | Right as I said it a wave smashed up against the side of the boat. P597 | Ij ba wōt ijin ak etar tok juon ṇo im depet kōjaan wa eo. | kōja |
| 166. | “When we saw that plane we were just to the west of Kwajalein,” he said. P1203 | “Iien eo jeañ kar lo baḷuun in kōjeañ pād de i rilikin Kuwajleen,” eba. | kōjeañ |
| 167. | The chief stared at Father and said, “You guys shouldn’t be careless, because this is the month of the Likabwiro storms. P249 | Irooj eo ekalimjek Jema im ba, “Koṃwin jab kōjelbabō bwe allōñ eo an Likabwiro in. | kōjelbabō |
| 168. | “And let him know there is land up ahead,” Father said. P1215 | “Kab jujen kōjjeḷāiki ke ān eo e i ṃaan,” Jema ebaj ba. | kōjjeḷā |
| 169. | “Thank you both,” Father said, “but we just had supper.” P183 | “Koṃro eṃṃool,” Jema eba, “ak ej kab ṃōj amro kōjota.” | kōjota |
| 170. | “Take good care of it,” Father said. P1304 | “Kōjparoke,” Jema eba. | kōjparok |
| 171. | We were about to go but Father still had his mind on questioning the old man, and he said, “Sir, what are the navigational signs before we see Likiep?” P206 | Kōṃro ej tōn ṃōṃakūt wōt ak ebar jiktok juon an kajjitōk ippān ḷōḷḷap eo, innem ebar ba, Ḷe kar ta jet iaan kōkḷaḷ ko ṃokta jān ad lo Likiep?” | kōkḷaḷ |
| 172. | “Two whales and one frigate bird,” he said. P207 | “Ruo raj im juon ak,” eba. | kōkḷaḷ |
| 173. | “Don’t forget to warn the Captain about the Old Man’s advice,” I said to Father once the Boatswain had left. P413 | “Lale kwōmeḷọkḷọk in kakkōle Kapen eṇ kōn naanin rōjañ eo an ḷōḷḷap eo,” irre lọk im ba ñan Jema ke ej moot ḷọk Bojin eo. | kōkōl |
| 174. | He ad libbed what he said. | Ear kine ta eo en ba. | kōkōn |
| 175. | “Don’t jinx us or we will have bad luck,” Father said. P254 | “Kwōn jab bar ekkọọl bwe jenaaj jerata,” Jema eba. | kokọọl |
| 176. | “We should sail along the ocean side of the islands until we reach Kwajalein,” the Captain said after thinking for a while. P1239 | “Jen jerak tak ḷọk i lik tak ḷọk ñan bōran aelōñ in,” Kapen eo ekar ba ālikin an kar kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ jidik. | kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ |
| 177. | “Well good luck to you all,” the chief said. P245 | “Koṃjeel jeraṃṃan wōt,” irooj eo eba. | koṃ |
| 178. | “You two get ready,” he said. P906 | “Kōmiro pojak,” ekar ba. | kōmi |
| 179. | “The two of you come in and sit down,” he said. P232 | “Koṃro deḷọñ tok im jijet,” eba. | koṃro |
| 180. | “Close the hatch as soon as you put away the anchor line,” the Captain said to the Boatswain. P759 | “Kab kili aj ṇe ṃōjin aṃ kọkoni emjak kaṇe,” Kapen eo eba ñan Bojin eo. | koṇ |
| 181. | “Obviously he is going to return and put away his tools,” I said to myself. P53 | “Alikkar ke enaaj bar rọọl tok in kọkoṇi kein jerbal kā an,” ikar ba ippa make. | koṇ |
| 182. | “Son, go back to the same place you were before if you want,” Father said. P743 | “Nejū, kwōnaaj bar pād ijo kar jikūṃ ṃokta, ñe kwōkōṇaan,” Jema eba. | kōṇaan |
| 183. | He said bad things about you to me. | Ear kōnanaiktok eok ñan eō. | kōnana |
| 184. | “Okay, okay, you can talk but don’t stop passing me the lumber,” the Captain said. P754 | “Ekwe, ekwe, kwōn kōnnaan ak en jab bōjrak aṃ jebjeb tok aḷaḷ,” Kapen eo eba. | kōnnaan |
| 185. | There’s not enough to make coffee,” Father said. P986 | Edik kiiō ñan kōmat kọpe,” Jema ear ba. | kọpe |
| 186. | “It doesn’t matter; I am still going to signal the plane to let them know we have lost our way,” the Boatswain said as he prepared the flare. P938 | “Jekdọọn ak ij tōn kōkaḷḷe ñan baḷuun eṇ bwe en kōjjeḷā ke jepeḷọk,” Bojin eo eba im kōpoje kein kōjjarom eo. | kōpopo |
| 187. | “Okay,” I said to him and started getting things ready in the galley. P367 | “Ekwe,” iba ḷọk ñan e im jino kepooj jikin kōmat eo. | kōpopo |
| 188. | “Bring all your things to the boat because we are going to set sail at 6 o’clock,” the Captain said to me between bites. P379 | “Kōpooj tok aolep ṃweiemi ñan wa in bwe jiljino awa jejeblaak,” Kapen eo ekkōnono tok ikōtaan meme. | kōtaa- |
| 189. | “Guys, it’s starting to get windy,” the Boatswain said. P547 | Ḷōṃa e, ejino ekkōtoto tok, ” Bojin eo eba. | kōto |
| 190. | I was just thinking my son and I would drop by and see you this evening,” Father said to him. P107 | Iar ḷōmṇak wōt bwe kōṃro ḷe nejū en kar iukkure waj jọteen in,” Jema eba ñane | kukure |
| 191. | “Like I said, my son and I are going to drop by your house this evening,” I heard Father say. P117 | Āinwōt aō kar ba ke kōṃro ḷe nejū naaj iukkure waj ñan ṃween iṃōṃ jọteen in ḷọk,” iroñ an Jema ba. | kukure |
| 192. | “Seems like you really know your duties, Son!” he said as he smiled. P294 | Āinwōt kwōjeḷā kuṇaaṃ ḷe nejū!” ettōñ dikdik tok ilo an ba. | kuṇaa- |
| 193. | “I’m really tired of begging that we go back, but here we are just staying and getting more gout,” the old woman said. P197 | “Ilukkuun ṃōk in añōtñōt bwe kōṃro en rọọl ak eñin kōṃro kab pād de ijin im kūrroḷọk wōt,” leḷḷap eo eba. | kūrro |
| 194. | “Well, well,” the Boatswain said. P1125 | “Kwōjab, kwōjab,” Bojin eo eba. | kwōjabṃōk |
| 195. | “Mr. Boatswain, go get your clothes while I lash down the things lying loose on deck,” Father said. P407 | “Bojin e, etal im pukoti nuknuk ko aṃ bwe inaaj ḷaajiñi menọknọk kaṇe ioon teek,” Jema eba. | ḷaajiñ |
| 196. | “Roi-Namur is to the south, but it will be a while before we sight land,” Father said. P925 | “Ruōt ṇe irōk, ak ettoḷọk ñan ad maroñ ḷannoiki,” Jema eba. | ḷanno |
| 197. | Father was still in the middle of talking when the Captain interrupted him, “We will use the engine first and then when the wind picks up we will use the sail,” the Captain said. P423 | Ejab jeṃḷọk an Jema kōnono bwe Kapen eo ekkōnono, “Jenaaj leinjin tak ḷọk im ñe eṃṃan kōto, jelewūjḷā,” Kapen eo eba. | le |
| 198. | “Well the waves are telling me Kwajalein is to the west and we are going to pass it very soon,” Father said. P899 | “Ekwe ṇo kein rej jiroñ eō bwe Kuajleen ṇe i rilik, ṃōttan jidik jeḷe,” Jema ekar ba. | ḷe |
| 199. | “Hey, man, it’s like I told you,” the other man said. P158 | “Ioḷe, ej ja wōt eo iaar ba ñan kwe,” ḷeo juon eba. | ḷe |
| 200. | “My son and I already have our things on board,” Father said. P381 | “Ededeḷọk tok ṃweiemro ḷe nejū,” Jema eba. | ḷe |
| 201. | “We are about to pass the buoys,” I said. P522 | “Buwae ko kaṇe jeḷe jān i,” iba. | ḷe |
| 202. | “Here, Mr. Boatswain,” I said as I passed the bucket up. P644 | “Eo waj ḷe, Bojin,” iba im jibwe ḷọk bakōj eo ñan e. | ḷe |
| 203. | “Here, it’s full,” I said as I passed the bucket up to him. P608 | “Lewaj eo bwe ebooḷ,” iba ke ij jibwe ḷọk bakōj eo ñan Jema. | le- |
| 204. | “Man, I didn’t even know you were leaving until I looked over and saw all these people next to the boat, and I thought I should come see what’s going on,” he said. P463 | Ḷeiō, ilukkuun jaje ke koṃwij jerak ak iḷak erre tok im lo an lōñ armej i turin wa in ibaj itok in lale ta,” eba. | ḷeiō |
| 205. | He said he wanted to cool off a bit in the breeze because he was hot. P492 | Ekar ba ej kōlladikdik bwe ebwil. | leladikdik |
| 206. | “It’s a tuna for sure,” the Boatswain said with his emotions running high. P1306 | “Lukkuun ṃool ke bwebwe,” Bojin eo eba ke ej eñjake lelejlejin tok. | lelejlej |
| 207. | “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 |
| 208. | “Make sure you bind them tightly so they don’t come untied,” the Captain said. P685 | “Lukkuun lukwōji bwe ren pen ippān doon im jab mejaḷ ḷọk,” Kapen eo eba. | lelok |
| 209. | “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 |
| 210. | “I said we were still on the lee side of Likiep before we turned downwind,” Father said. P920 | “Ikar ba kōjmān kar pād wōt i liklaḷin Likiep ṃokta jān adeañ kar kabbwe,” Jema eba. | liklaḷ |
| 211. | “I said we were still on the lee side of Likiep before we turned downwind,” Father said. P920 | “Ikar ba kōjmān kar pād wōt i liklaḷin Likiep ṃokta jān adeañ kar kabbwe,” Jema eba. | liklaḷ |
| 212. | “Guys, there’s the pass up ahead,” the Captain said. P501 | “Lōṃa e, to eo ṇe i ṃaan,” Kapen eo eba. | ḷōṃa |
| 213. | “Me and two other men, and also this boy who is the son of one of the men,” the Captain said. P83 | Ña im bar ruo ṃōṃaan kab ḷadik e nejin juon iaan ḷōṃarein,” Kapen eo eba. | ḷōṃarein |
| 214. | I thought to myself that most likely he said this because we were going to sail soon and he was implying that it was dangerous. P219 | Iḷōmṇak ippa make ke bōlen ej kōnono eake ammān tōn jerak ilo iien in im ej ba ekauwōtata. | ḷōmṇak |
| 215. | Perhaps he hadn’t really thought about what the Old Man had said. P438 | Bōlen ekar dik an ḷōmṇaki meḷeḷe ko ilo naan ko an ḷōḷḷap eo. | ḷōmṇak |
| 216. | “Okay, that’s enough of that; let’s just move forward and think about getting ourselves some drinking water,” Father said. P1212 | “Ekwe eṃōj ṇe bwe emoot ḷọk eo kain ak jen ḷōmṇake dānnin idaak,” Jema eba. | ḷōmṇak |
| 217. | “You can start passing things down to us,” the Captain said and before the Captain said it Father had started passing lumber to him. P356 | “Jino jebjeb tok,” eruṃwij an wōtlọk naan eo jān lāñwiin Kapen eo ke Jema ej jino leleḷọk aḷaḷ ñan e. | lọñi |
| 218. | “You can start passing things down to us,” the Captain said and before the Captain said it Father had started passing lumber to him. P356 | “Jino jebjeb tok,” eruṃwij an wōtlọk naan eo jān lāñwiin Kapen eo ke Jema ej jino leleḷọk aḷaḷ ñan e. | lọñi |
| 219. | 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 | 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. | lōñjak |
| 220. | “What is that for? We are following the right course to Kwajalein,” the Captain said. P933 | “Kein ta ṇe ke kooj eo an Kwajleen in jej ḷọọre,” Kapen eo eba. | ḷoor |
| 221. | “It must be nice to be able to just sit there and tell people what to do,” the Boatswain said with obvious resentment. P1288 | “Eṃṃan wōt ñe jej jijet wōt im kōnono,” Bojin eo ekwaḷọk an lelotaan. | lotaan |
| 222. | The Captain said this as he came up from below. P405 | Kapen eo ekar kōnono men in ke ekar waḷọk lōñ tak jān lowa. | lowa |
| 223. | “It’s really hot in there,” I said to Father. P990 | “Elukkuun bwil lowa,” iba ñan Jema. | lowa |
| 224. | “He went ashore a little while ago,” I said. P310 | “Emoot āne ḷọk iṃaaṃ wōt jidik,” iba. | ṃaa- |
| 225. | “The engine is warm enough now,” Father said after the engine had been running for a few minutes. P335 | “Ebwe ṇe an injin ṇe kōmmāāṇāṇ,” Jema eba ḷọkin jet minitin an injin eo jọ. | māāṇāṇ |
| 226. | “We’re the remaining members of the clan in the islands with the traditional martial arts skills,” said Saimon Latrik. | “Kōmij make wōt Ri-ṃaanpā rainin ilo aelōñ kein,” Saimon Latdik eba.
| ṃaanpā |
| 227. | “Don’t move yet. We need to empty the rest of this can into the engine and then you can continue bailing water,” Father said. P602 | “Jab kijer in eṃṃakūtkūt bwe kōjro kōmaat ḷọk kāān in ṇa lowaan tāāñ e, innem kwōmaroñ jino aṃ ānen,” Jema eba tok. | maat |
| 228. | “Now that we’ve finished breakfast, you two go work on the engine,” the Captain said. P278 | “Mōjin wōt ad mabuñ ak koṃro jiṃor eake injin ṇe,” Kapen eo ear ba. | ṃabuñ |
| 229. | “Maybe we should start unloading some of this lumber into the water so that we’ll be ready when there’s enough light for the Engineer to see and start fixing the engine,” the Captain said. P668 | “Bōlen eṃṃan ñe kōjjel jino ākto aḷaḷ kiin ṇa i lọjet im pojak ñan ñe eraan im merame mejān Injinia ñan an ṃadṃōde injin ṇe,” Kapen eo eba. | ṃadṃōd |
| 230. | “Father, I’m tired; I am going to get some sleep,” I said. P554 | “Jema e, imejki, ij ja itōn mājur,” iba. | mājur |
| 231. | “We’ll sleep but not too deeply since we are drifting,” the Captain said. P809 | “Kain ṇe jej mājur ak jej ḷōmṇak bwe jej peḷọk,” Kapen eo eba. | mājur |
| 232. | That's what I said. | Make. | make |
| 233. | “They are going to be so shocked when they see us,” I said. P1325 | “Remake naaj ilbōk ñe rōbar lo kōjmān,” iba. | make |
| 234. | “That’s true,” I said to myself. P468 | Ṃool ke,” iba ippa make. | make |
| 235. | “This guy sure is brave,” Father said, chuckling as the two of them carried him down with both hands. P1048 | “Māllen eañ in ebuñut ḷakijoñjoñ in,” Jema eba im ettōñ dikdik ke erro kar pārorāiki laḷ ḷọk | māl |
| 236. | “Oh, those things are really strong,” the Boatswain said. P1050 | “O, a baj mālkwōj wōt men kein,” Bojin eo eba. | mālkwōj |
| 237. | “If you didn’t wander around so much and play until it gets dark, you would always know where your Father is,” the Captain said to me. P50 | “Eḷaññe kokadikḷọk aṃ ṃōṃōkadkad im jab kōmarōk wōt kukure, kwōnaaj jeḷā ia eo Jeṃaṃ epād ie aolep iien,” Kapen eo eba tok. | marok |
| 238. | “It might be Epatōn,” Father said. P1197 | “Emaroñ Epatōn,” Jema eba. | maroñ |
| 239. | “Make sure you bind them tightly so they don’t come untied,” the Captain said. P685 | “Lukkuun lukwōji bwe ren pen ippān doon im jab mejaḷ ḷọk,” Kapen eo eba. | mejaḷ |
| 240. | “It’s not that cluttered now,” Father said. P705 | “Ejako emeḷak,” Jema eba. | meḷak |
| 241. | “That’ll do, because there’s enough space down here now,” Father said as he started to take apart the pipes. P713 | “Ebwe ṇe bwe emeḷak ije kiiō,” Jema eba im jino jaḷjaḷ baib. | meḷak |
| 242. | “Have you forgotten about the engine?” Father said. P541 | “Ak kwōmeḷọkḷọk injin e ke?” Jema eba. | meḷọkḷọk |
| 243. | “Son, slow down; the water is almost gone,” Father said when he saw how fast I was breathing. P675 | “Nejū e, kadikdik bwe ej naaj maat wōt,” Jema eba ke ej lo aō menonoin kijdik. | menono |
| 244. | He thought for a minute and then said, “The Boatswain and I will steer and you take care of the engine.” P545 | Eḷōmṇak jidik innem ba, “Kōṃro wōt Bojin naaj mije jebwe e ak kwe wōt ilo injin ṇe.” | mije |
| 245. | “Guys, it’s raining so hard and the weather is so bad that it seems like it’s nighttime even though it’s 10 o’clock in the morning,” Father said. P778 | Ḷōmare, joñan an mejel wōt kein im nana lañ, eñin āinwōt eboñ, meñe joñoul awa jibboñ kiiō” Jema ekar ba. | mijel |
| 246. | “The Old Man is coming our way,” Father said as soon as he caught a glimpse him. P425 | Ḷōḷḷap eo ṇe meto tak,” Jema elo miroin im ba. | miro |
| 247. | “So what do you figure we should do?” he said. P735 | “Eṃōj kiiō ta ṇe koṃro loe tok ñan kōj?” eba. | ṃōj |
| 248. | “Well, I don’t know how many times we have said we should change our course and go east, because the island is over that way, but it’s as if we are talking into thin air,” Father replied. P1019 | “Eṃōj jenāj ita ke jeṃōkin añōtñōt bwe en oktak kooj in ad im jen bōk ṇa i reaar bwe ān eo epād ie, ak āinwōt ñe jej kōnono ñan mejatoto,” Jema eukōt ḷọk | ṃōk |
| 249. | “Run down and see if the Captain is awake,” the Boatswain said to me. P1214 | “Ettōr ṃōk lale eruj ke Kapen eo,” Bojin eo ebar kōnono tok. | ṃōk |
| 250. | “The first thing we are going to do is tell them to put our name on the list so we can ride on the fastest field trip ship to our island,” Father said. P1333 | “Men eo ṃoktata, kōjro naaj wōnāne ḷọk im ba ke ren je etarro bwe kōjro en uwe ilo waan raun eo eṃōkajtata ñan aelōñ eo arro,” Jema ekar ba. | ṃōkaj |
| 251. | “Everything is loaded up and ready to go; now we are just waiting until 6 o’clock and we’ll get going,” the Captain said. P430 | “Ededeḷọk ektak im jabdewōt, kiin kōmij kōttar an jiljino awa bwe kōmmān en ṃōkōr ḷọk,” Kapen eo eba. | ṃōkōr |
| 252. | “Move that container of water so I can put the compass there,” the Captain said pointing. P513 | “Kōṃakūt ṃōk nien dān ṇe bwe en pād kaṃbōj e ijeṇe,” Kapen eo eba im jitōñ ḷọk ijo. | ṃōṃakūt |
| 253. | “Are they good?” the Boatswain said. P287 | “Rōṃṃan ke?” Bojin eo eba. | ṃōṃan |
| 254. | “It’s just great!” he said. P419 | “Eor wōt ṃōṃanin!” eba. | ṃōṃan |
| 255. | “Okay,” I said. P745 | “Eṃṃan,” iba. | ṃōṃan |
| 256. | “That’s true,” the old man said. P98 | Ṃool,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | ṃool |
| 257. | “That light is obviously a boat,” Father said. P1134 | Ṃool ke wa men ṇe ej meram,” Jema eba. | ṃool |
| 258. | “This is a real disaster,” Father said. P722 | Ṃool ke jerata men in,” Jema eba. | ṃool |
| 259. | “You're right,” Father said. P235 | “Kwōj ṃool,” Jema eba. | ṃool |
| 260. | “Okay,” I said and went back inside where the tin of biscuits was. P961 | “Ekwe,” iba im bar mọọn ḷọk i lowa im jibadek ḷọk tiinin petkōj eo. | mọọn |
| 261. | “Hey guys, Vroom Vroom is alive,” one of the fishermen said, and everyone laughed mockingly. P317 | Ṃa e, emour būrūṃrūṃ,” juon iaan rieọñōd ro eba innem aolep im tōtōñin kajjirere. | mour |
| 262. | “My son and I already have our things on board,” Father said. P381 | “Ededeḷọk tok ṃweiemro ḷe nejū,” Jema eba. | ṃweiuk |
| 263. | “Seven o’clock now,” the Captain said as he looked at his watch. P291 | “Jiljilimjuon awa kiin,” Kapen eo eba ke ej lale waj eo nejin. | nāji- |
| 264. | “I don’t know,” he said. P296 | “Iñak,” eba. | ñak |
| 265. | "I can go for us and see how he’s doing, Father," I said and rushed down. P1140 | “Ebwe aō etal in lale tok ñan kōjro, Jema” iba im buuḷ laḷ ḷọk | ñan |
| 266. | He said bad things about me (which are not true). | Ear kōnanaik eō. | nana |
| 267. | “How long were you two going to wait before waking me up?” he said. P1231 | “Enañin to amiro itan kọruj eō?” eba. | nañin |
| 268. | “It’s good because it will light your way,” the old man said from inside the house. P223 | “Eṃṃan bwe enaaj merame nemiro ḷọk ijene ḷọk,” ḷōḷḷap eo ekar kōnono tok jān lowaan ṃweo | ne |
| 269. | “What’s going on?” the old man said. P73 | “Ta ennaan bajjek,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | nenaan |
| 270. | There’s no better bread than the bread they sell here; it’s really delicious,” the man at the store said to one of the customers. P262 | “Ejjeḷọk pilawā āinwōt pilawāin ṃwiin, rej make wōt ennọ,” ḷeo ilo jikin wia eo ekar ba ñan juon iaan ruwia ro. | nenọ |
| 271. | “We’ll come north first and then tack to the south,” the Captain said. P841 | “Kōjmān naaj tar niñatak ṃōṃkaj innem diak rōkeañ,” Kapen eo eba. | niña |
| 272. | As the old man was leaving, Father said, “Let’s go down to the engine room so I can straighten up my tools and put them away in their box.” P136 | Ej moot ḷọk wōt ḷeo ak Jema eba, “Jero wanlaḷ tak ñan ruuṃin injin e bwe in kọkoṇi kein jerbal kaṇ im āti ilowaan bọọk eṇ nieer.” | nine |
| 273. | “Those guys don’t keep anything secret,” the Captain said. P78 | Ḷōṃarere ejej men eṇ enaaj ṇojak,” Kapen eo eba. | ṇojak |
| 274. | “Son, let’s go down and say our evening prayers because you may want to go to bed soon,” he said. P948 | “Nejū e, kōjro wanlaḷ waj im nokwōnin jota bwe kwōnaaj ḷak baj mejki wōt,” ekar ba. | nokwōn |
| 275. | Father and I said our evening prayers and then went back up with the others. P972 | Kōṃro kar nokwōn joteen eo im kōṃro bar wanlōñ ḷọk ippāerro ijo lōñ. | nokwōn |
| 276. | “Wow!” the old man said. P102 | Ōjjej!” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | ōjjej |
| 277. | “Right! I forgot,” the Captain said. P544 | Ōjjej! Ilukkuun meḷọkḷọk,” Kapen eo eba. | ōjjej |
| 278. | “Oh oh oh!” the Captain said. P1044 | Ōōōō!” Kapen eo eba. | ōō |
| 279. | “Well my friend, let me shake your hand because it looks like you are leaving now,” he said as he reached out his hand. P472 | “Ioḷe jera e, letok peiūṃ bwe koṃwij tan etal kiiō,” eba im jaake tok pein. | pā |
| 280. | “This guy sure is brave,” Father said, chuckling as the two of them carried him down with both hands. P1048 | “Māllen eañ in ebuñut ḷakijoñjoñ in,” Jema eba im ettōñ dikdik ke erro kar pārorāiki laḷ ḷọk | pārorā |
| 281. | “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- |
| 282. | “It will be better because we’ll be sure not to get lost again,” I said. P1336 | “Eṃṃan bwe iien eṇ jejeḷā ke jeban bar peḷọk,” iba. | peḷọk |
| 283. | “And if we put up the sail, the wind will just rip it up,” the Boatswain said. P726 | “Ak jen ḷak jerake wūjḷā e kōto in enaaj peọọte,” Bojin eo eba. | peoeo |
| 284. | "We'll just have to wash our food down with fresh water since the weather is not good for cooking," the Boatswain said. P804 | "Jenaaj aikuj kōpelaḷ ḷọk ṃōñā kein kijed kōn aebōj ṃōḷo bwe enana lañ ñan kōmat," Bojin eo eba. | pepepe |
| 285. | After the Captain said this, he jumped onto the dock and went to the island. P111 | Ṃōjin an Kapen eo ba ijin, epikkālọk ñan ioon wab eo im wōnāne ḷọk | pikkālọk |
| 286. | “I am busy steering,” the Boatswain said. P518 | “Ipoub ilo jebwe e,” Bojin eo eba. | poub |
| 287. | “This is a great day,” Father said. P302 | “Eṃṃan wōt in raan,” Jema eba. | raan |
| 288. | The Engineer said we should go eastward so we would stay on course to Likiep, but you said we were already to the east. P1235 | Injinia eḷak kar ba ke jen itaḷọk wōt bwe jej pād wōt i rōtlein Likiep, kwōba ke jeḷe i reeaar. | rāātle |
| 289. | The Engineer said we should go eastward so we would stay on course to Likiep, but you said we were already to the east. P1235 | Injinia eḷak kar ba ke jen itaḷọk wōt bwe jej pād wōt i rōtlein Likiep, kwōba ke jeḷe i reeaar. | rāātle |
| 290. | “Here come Father and the Boatswain,” I said. P1257 | “Jema im Bojin raṇe tok,” iba. | raṇe |
| 291. | “We need to turn downwind because the boat is too far to the east,” he said. P890 | “Kōjmān kabbwe bwe eḷe wa in ireaar,” eba. | reeaar |
| 292. | He said, "I won't dance without a partner." | Eba, "Iban tanij ñe ejjeḷọk rājetakū." | rejetak |
| 293. | We think he said that because he’s from Kwajalein (lit. 'he's a Kwajalein person'). P505 | Kōnke e ri-Kuwajleen kōmmān tōmake ke ej ba men eo. | ri- |
| 294. | “He’ll be okay but we need to say the rosary together and ask for help,” Father said. P1076 | “Enaaj eṃṃan ak kōjeañ aikuj rojōri ippān doon im kajjitōk jipañ,” Jema ekar ba. | rojeri |
| 295. | “Nothing is better than saying the rosary,” Father said. P1177 | “Ejjeḷọk men eṇ eṃṃanḷọk jān rojōri,” Jema ekar ba. | rojeri |
| 296. | Listening to what he said I looked over to the west and saw that the sun was starting to set in the middle of the ocean. P500 | Iroñjake an kōnono tok im ḷak rōre to ḷọk ñan kapilōñ, ilo an aḷ jino jako ḷọk i buḷōn lọjet. | roñjake |
| 297. | “I agree with the Engineer,” the Boatswain said to the Captain. P895 | Āinwōt irrā ilo ḷōmṇak e an Injinia,” Bojin eo eba ḷọk ñan Kapen eo. | rōrā |
| 298. | “The pipes need to come off now so you can clean them,” the Captain said. P643 | “Baib kaṇe rej aikuj jaḷjaḷ kiin wōt bwe kwōn karreoiki,” Kapen eo eba. | rōreo |
| 299. | “Guys, what kind of boat would that be?” the Boatswain quickly said. P1155 | Ḷōṃare, naaj wa rot,” Bojin eo eṃōkaj im ba. | rot |
| 300. | Don't deviate from what I said. | Kwōn jab rowāḷọk jān men eo iar ba. | rowālọk |
| 301. | “The Captain woke up and sat up,” I said. P1083 | “Kapen eo eṇ eruj im jijet,” iba. | ruj |
| 302. | “The lumber and tin are not to blame,” Father said. P1129 | “Ejjeḷọk ruōn aḷaḷ im tiin kein,” Jema eba. | ruo- |
| 303. | “I think we need to keep sailing eastward a little longer,” Father said. P891 | “Ij ba kōjeañ jerak tak waj wōt bar jidik,” Jema eba. | tak |
| 304. | “Come take the wheel for a minute so I can go up and take a look,” the Captain said to the Boatswain as he started to go up. P870 | “Wātok ṃōṃkaj ṃōk ilo jebwe e bwe in wawōj in baj tallōñ,” Kapen eo eba ḷọk ñan Bojin eo ke ej wōnṃaan ḷọk | tallōñ |
| 305. | “Climb up and see if you spot land up ahead,” he said. P915 | “Kwōn ṃōk bar tallōñ im lale kwōllo ke āne i ṃaan,” ekar ba. | tallōñ |
| 306. | Then when you sail westward from the island in the east and slip by this island, you know that you will pass by to the north,” the old man took a breath, and then said, “Don't you two want to eat a little?” P187 | Innem eḷaññe kwōnaaj tarto jān aelōñ ṇe i reeaar im rōḷọk jān aelōñ in, kwōj jeḷā bwe kwōḷe i iōñ,” ḷōḷḷap eo ebōk kūtwōn jidik im bar ba, “Koṃro ej jab ṃōñā jidik ke?” | tar |
| 307. | “Okay, let’s sail toward the island,” he said. P1247 | “Ekwe kōjmān tar āne waj,” eba. | tar |
| 308. | “Son, go up to the front and get the tin of biscuits from under the cover,” Father said. P806 | “Nejū, mọọn ṃaan waj ṃōk i lowa im jibwe tok tiinin petkōj eo ijene iuṃwin kōbba ṇe,” Jema eba. | tiin |
| 309. | “Son, go down and get one of the empty biscuit containers so I can go back ashore and fill it up,” he said. P1272 | “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. | tiin |
| 310. | “We can look until our eyeballs fall off before we see land,” the Boatswain said when he got down from the mast.” P919 | “Enaaj to timmejid ak jeban ellolo āne,” Bojin eo ekar ba ke ej ṃōj an to jān kaju eo. | timmej |
| 311. | God blessed Adam and Eve and said, "Be fruitful and multiply, so that your offspring will spread be all over the world." (Genesis 1:28) | Anij ear kōjeraṃṃan Adam im Eve im ba, "Koṃro en timọọn im wōrḷọk, bwe ro ineemi ren ajedeed ioon laḷ. | timọọn |
| 312. | I went down and did what he said. P558 | Ito laḷ ḷọk im kōṃṃan āinwōt an kar ba. | to |
| 313. | “And this is only the beginning; what if they stay even longer?” the Boatswain said. P399 | “Ekwe ej kab baj ṃaantakin in ak ekōjkan ñe etoḷọk jidik aer pād?” Bojin eo eba. | to |
| 314. | “Here comes the Engineer,” the Boatswain said. P1286 | “Injinia eo ṇe meto tak,” Bojin eo eba. | tok |
| 315. | “Oh, really?” the Boatswain said in disbelief. P628 | “O ṃool ke?” Bojin eo eba ilo an jab tōmak. | tōmak |
| 316. | “Come down and look for yourself if you don’t believe me,” Father said. P629 | “To laḷ tak ṃōk lale ñe kwōj jab tōmak,” Jema eba. | tōmak |
| 317. | “That seems so far because we are so tired of being out here on the ocean,” I said to both of them. P1209 | “En baj tōtoḷọk wōt ke jeṃōk in pād ioon lọjet,” iba ñan erro. | tōtoḷọk |
| 318. | “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 | “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. | tōtoḷọk |
| 319. | “Yeah, but it seems like it’s really far away,” the Boatswain said. P1107 | “Iññā, ak āinwōt ebaj ettoḷọk,” Bojin eo eba. | tōtoḷọk |
| 320. | “Yeah it’s still okay,” he smiled as he said this. P210 | “Ekwe ej bwe wōt,” ettōñdikdik ke ej ba men in. | tōtōñ dikdik |
| 321. | The old man smiled and said, “I’ll wait for the two of you. P118 | Ḷōḷḷap eo ettōñ dikdik im ba, “Inaaj kōttar koṃro. | tōtōñ dikdik |
| 322. | The boat isn’t going anywhere now,” the Boatswain said. P634 | Wa in ej jab ettōr kiiō,” eba. | tōtōr |
| 323. | “Okay,” I said as I sat down next to the Captain. P1096 | “Ekwe,” iba innem jijet laḷ ḷọk i turin Kapen eo. | turu- |
| 324. | It’s just one of those harmful things that come from the bigger countries,” Father said. P171 | Ej ja ṃōttan wōt kein kautaṃweik kōj kaṇe jet rej itok jān laḷ kane rōḷḷap,” Jema eba. | utaṃwe |
| 325. | “An old man taught me to respect my elders,” I said. P297 | “Juon ḷōḷḷap ekar katakin eō bwe in kautiej rūtto,” iba. | utiej |
| 326. | “Mmmm, this is how coffee ought to taste,” the Boatswain said. P284 | “Mmmm, a ejejjet wōt utōn in kọpe,” Bojin eo eba. | utō- |
| 327. | “It sounds good to me,” the Boatswain said, “but if that’s the plan, let’s do it quickly before the storm starts up; we don’t have much time. P739 | “Eṃṃan ippa,” Bojin eo eba. “Im ñe je ḷoor ḷōmṇak in, ekwe jen ṃōkaj ṃokta jān an wōtlọk utọr ṇe bwe enaaj ejjeḷọk iien. | utọr |
| 328. | “I think we need to keep sailing eastward a little longer,” Father said. P891 | “Ij ba kōjeañ jerak tak waj wōt bar jidik,” Jema eba. | waj |
| 329. | “Here you go, boy,” he said as he handed them to me. P265 | “Eo waj ḷe ḷadik eṇ,” eba ke ej letok. | waj |
| 330. | Is it perfect now? now look what you've done (said negatively and critically). | Ewānōk ke kiiō? | wānōk |
| 331. | “The end of this week or the beginning of next week,” Father said. P247 | Ḷọkin wiik in ñe jab jinoin wiik in laḷ,” Jema eba. | wiik |
| 332. | “Oh, right! I almost forgot!” he said. P772 | “Wōdded! Ilukkuun meḷọkḷọk,” eba. | wōdded |
| 333. | “Ok,” I said as he and the Boatswain went ashore. P339 | “Ekwe,” iba ḷọk ke erro Bojin eo ej wōnāne ḷọk | wōnāne |