1. | “The Boatswain is all alone at the wheel now and I am going up so we can think about which way we’re going now that the Captain is incapacitated. P1067 | “Bojin eṇ ej ajjimakeke ilo jebwe eṇ kiiō innem ij etal kōṃro ḷōmṇake ia in jej etal ie ḷọk kiiō ke eutaṃwe Kapen e. | ajjimakeke |
2. | I noticed him marking on the calendar the date on which his island was invaded. | Iar lo an aḷōṃṇake raan eo Amedka eaar jodiki aelōñ eṇ an. | aḷōṃṇak |
3. | I'm confused and don't know which way to go. | Iañjebwāālel. | añjebwāālel |
4. | Let's see which of us is better at checkers. | Itok kōjro jekab em atar doon. | atar |
5. | 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 |
6. | “It’s not that wavy, which is good,” the Captain said. P526 | “Eṃṃan wōt an jejḷọk ṇo,” Kapen eo eba. | ejjeḷọk |
7. | At this time I was seven or eight years old—I don’t exactly remember which. P2 | Ilo iien in eor jiljilimjuon ak rualitōk aō iiō—ij jab kanooj ememej. | ememej |
8. | He was closer to me, which is why I asked him. P1118 | E eo ekar epaake eō innem unin aō kar kajjitōk ippān eo. | epaak |
9. | Which one of the shirts do you prefer? | Ewi wōt iaan jōōt kā kwokōṇaan? | ewi |
10. | Which coconut trees are those good and wide inpel from? | Inpel in ni ta ṇe ke eṃṃan an depakpak? | inpel |
11. | Under which coconut tree did you clean up? | Iuṃwin ni ta eo koṃ are karreoiki? | iuṃwi- |
12. | “Let’s see which way it’s going.” P1111 | “Jej ja lale ej ettōr jikōt.” | ja |
13. | The Captain cast the tiller to the south and the boat, which was advancing slowly but steadily to the north, turned downwind P908 | Kapen eo ejo rōkeañ ḷọk jila eo im wa eo, ke ekar baj kipeddikdik niñeañ ḷọk, ejaaḷ im kabbwe bōran im jitōñ kapilōñ. | jaaḷ |
14. | Those jāj are from which atoll | Jāj in aelōñ ta kaṇe. | jāj |
15. | Your sleeping mat is from which atoll | Jañiñi in ia ṇe kineōṃ? | jañiñi |
16. | Which shift did you work the other night? | Jepta (Jepōt) eo kwaar pād ie joteen eo ḷọk | jep |
17. | How do we know which knowledge to put our trust in; the knowledge gained from actually feeling the sway of the boat on the waves or the knowledge that comes from observing. P800 | Jeḷā ta eo jej door ad leke ie; jeḷā eo ej waḷọk jān imminene in kile wāween jejepliklikin juon wa ioon ṇo ke ak jeḷā eo waḷọk jān lo kōn māj. | jepliklik |
18. | Which canoes are those sailing in the lagoon? | Waat kaṇe rej jerakrōk iar? | jerakrōk |
19. | Which way is it facing? | Ej jitjikōt? | jikōt |
20. | Which way is he running? | Ej ettōrjikōt? | jikōt |
21. | Which way did the plane land? | Baḷuun eo ear jokjikōt? | jikōt |
22. | “Let’s see which way it’s going.” P1111 | “Jej ja lale ej ettōr jikōt.” | jikōt |
23. | Which boat does that tiller belong to? | Jilain booj ta ṇe | jila |
24. | Which coconut trees did these coconut bunch stems come from? | Jinniprañin ni ta kein? | jinniprañ |
25. | Which way is that canoe headed? | Wa eṇ ej jit jekōt. | jit |
26. | Which house do you live in? | Ewi ṃwiin kwōj jokwe ie? | jokwe |
27. | Let's see which of us is taller. | Kōjro joñjoñ. | joñjoñ |
28. | Install that louver which fell off. | Kwōn kōḷaak kājōjō ṇe ewōtlọk. | kājōjō |
29. | Please compare which of those houses is best. | Kwōn keidi ṃōk ewi wōt ṃweo eṃṃan iaan ṃōkaṇ | keid |
30. | I had to hold onto the teapot, so it wouldn't topple over, and occasionally stir the fire, which tended to die because the firewood was damp. P885 | Ikar aikuj dāpij tibat eo bwe en jab okjak im pāddo kenọkwōle ḷọk kijeek eo bwe ej itok wōt in mej kōn an ṃōḷauwi kane ko. | kenọkwōl |
31. | Another way in which radio has made life easier for Marshallese concerns their songs. S26 | Bar juon men, retio eṃōj an kapidodoḷọk ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ, ej kijjien al ko aer. | kijjie- |
32. | “And if we turn, we won’t see it and we’ll run into the northward current which will carry us past Ruōt. P900 | “Innem ñe jeañ kabbwe, jeañ ban loe ak jenaaj iione ae niñaḷọk ṇe im enaaj kinōōr kōj bwe jen ḷe jān Ruōt. | kinōōr |
33. | You may use those matches (which have never been used before). | Kwōmaroñ kaane mājet kaṇe. | kōkaan |
34. | Which hen left that egg unhatched? | Kurōn lọlọọt ṇe | kor |
35. | There's a certain manner in which we conduct a conversation when we are at a ḷārooj island. | Eor kilen kōnono ilo ḷārooj | ḷārooj |
36. | This method is faster and the coconut oil isn’t really musty, like that which is only dried under the sun. S18 | Wāween jab in, eḷapḷọk an ṃōkaj im pinniep eṇ ejjap kannooj ḷōḷ im āinwōt eṇ me rej kōjeek wōt. | ḷōḷ |
37. | Father took over the tiller, and the Boatswain, using a climbing method in which only the feet and hands touch the tree, climbed up the base of the mast. P1191 | Jema ewelọk ilo jila eo ak Bojin eḷọrronpā lōñ ḷọk idāpin kaju eo lōñ ḷọk | ḷọrronpā |
38. | “Mr. Boatswain, you will steer from 8 o’clock until 10, which means you are going to start now. P538 | “Bojin, kwe jān rualitōk ñan joñoul, meḷeḷein bwe kwōnaaj jino jān kiin. | meḷeḷe |
39. | Which house | Ṃōjabōt | ṃōjab- |
40. | Which one of these houses? | Ṃōta iaan ṃōkā | ṃōt |
41. | Jesus gave Lazarus his spirit which brought him back to life. | Jesus ear ṇajitbōn Lazarus im ear bar mōur. | ṇajitbōn |
42. | He said bad things about me (which are not true). | Ear kōnanaik eō. | nana |
43. | Let's go see which of the two of us can stay under longer. | Kōjro etal in kōppakijkij. | pakij |
44. | He drew a diamond which gave him flushes. | Eitok juon taiṃoṇ em kōpeḷaje. | peḷaj |
45. | Another way in which radio has made life easier for Marshallese concerns their songs. S26 | Bar juon men, retio eṃōj an kapidodoḷọk ñan ri-Ṃajeḷ, ej kijjien al ko aer. | pidodo |
46. | Which one of you spilled the violet paint there? | Wōn iaami ear kapiolōte ijeṇe? | piolōt |
47. | Which side are you on? | Wōn ṇe kwōj rōrā (errā) (ippān)? | rōrā |
48. | In which direction are you pole fishing? | Kwōj tōtoor (ettoor) (jikōt). | tōtoor |
49. | I kept trying to light it but the sail was up which made the cooking area list over to one side. P884 | Ikar kate eō bajjek innem eurur ak ejepāpe jikin kōmat eo kōn an wa eo lewūjlā. | urur |
50. | “The Boatswain is all alone at the wheel now and I am going up so we can think about which way we’re going now that the Captain is incapacitated. P1067 | “Bojin eṇ ej ajjimakeke ilo jebwe eṇ kiiō innem ij etal kōṃro ḷōmṇake ia in jej etal ie ḷọk kiiō ke eutaṃwe Kapen e. | utaṃwe |
51. | Which team won at baseball? | Kumi it eo ewiin ilo iakiu eo? | wiin |