Reverse Concordance of Example Sentences
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| 1. | “Ak jen ḷak jerake wūjḷā e kōto in enaaj peọọte,” Bojin eo eba. | “And if we put up the sail, the wind will just rip it up,” the Boatswain said. [P726] | peoeo |
| 2. | “Ebaj to ak ijeḷā ke ebōd ḷōmṇak eo aō bwe Jema ediwōj tok im ḷak baj lo an āindeeo eba, “Eiiaḷañe.” | 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] | diwōj |
| 3. | “Ibōk bōra im ḷak rōre lọk, ilo juon ḷōḷḷap ioon wab eo. | I looked up, and when I looked over I saw an old man on the dock. [P58] | ḷak |
| 4. | “Nejū e, kōjro wanlaḷ waj im nokwōnin jota bwe kwōnaaj ḷak baj mejki wōt,” ekar ba. | “Son, let’s go down and say our evening prayers because you may want to go to bed soon,” he said. [P948] | nokwōn |
| 5. | Āindeo an wa eo kar epaak tok wōt im kōm kar ḷōmṇak enaaj kar wātokin de eo ak ebuñjen im ḷak kun teeñki ko ie, ejej men eṇ kōmjel loe. | In this way the boat got closer and we thought it would just keep coming, but all of a sudden the lights on it went out, and we couldn’t see anything. [P1153] | buñjen |
| 6. | Boñon eo ke kōmmān ej aolep im pād ioon teekin Likabwiro im ḷōṃaro rej kōmeltato bajjek, kōmmān ḷak ilbōk ej kā to juon baḷuun i lōñ to. | That evening as we were all on the deck of the Likabwiro and the men were shooting the breeze we were surprised to see a plane fly overhead toward the west. [P929] | kōmāltato |
| 7. | Boñon eo ke kōmmān ej aolep im pād ioon teekin Likabwiro im ḷōṃaro rej kōmeltato bajjek, kōmmān ḷak ilbōk ej kā to juon baḷuun i lōñ to. | That evening as we were all on the deck of the Likabwiro and the men were shooting the breeze we were surprised to see a plane fly overhead toward the west. [P929] [P929] | teek |
| 8. | Ear dọlel ḷọk em ḷak kiōk mej, ebar mour. | He was near death but recovered. | kiōk |
| 9. | Eba wōt dānnin idaak im ḷak ilimi eṃṃōj. | He thought it was drinking water and when he drank it he threw up. | ba wōt |
| 10. | Edibuki mar em ḷak etal kōm jab bar lowe. | It took off into the boonies and that was the last we saw of it. | dibuk |
| 11. | Ej alebabu ak juon raan enaaj ḷak ilbōk retal jāne. | If he continues with his laid back attitude he'll one day be left behind. | alebabu |
| 12. | Ej ṃōjin ak ibar tōbtōb ṃaan ḷọk im ḷak ijo ippān injin eo, ijibwe tok bakōj eo im jino ānene ḷọk dān eo ṇa ie. | When I was done, I pulled myself to where the engine was, picked up the bucket, and started to bail out the rest of the water. [P605] | ānen |
| 13. | Ejej men eṇ Jema ekar kōṃṃane ñane bwe kōṃro ḷak jikrōk ḷọk ijo ippān ej babu im mājur. | But Father didn’t have to do anything because when we arrived at his side he was already lying down and fast asleep. [P1089] | jikrōk |
| 14. | Ejoorkatkat ijo im kōmmān ḷak ilbōk edebokḷọk men eo im kelọk kōjjoram eo. | He stood ready in place and we were all surprised when the flare gun exploded and the flare shot up into the sky. [P939] | debokḷọk |
| 15. | Ejoorkatkat ijo im kōmmān ḷak ilbōk edebokḷọk men eo im kelọk kōjjoram eo. | He stood ready in place and we were all surprised when the flare gun exploded and the flare shot up into the sky. [P939] | joorkatkat |
| 16. | Ejoorkatkat ijo im kōmmān ḷak ilbōk edebokḷọk men eo im kelọk kōjjoram eo. | He stood ready in place and we were all surprised when the flare gun exploded and the flare shot up into the sky. [P939] | kōmram |
| 17. | Ekar kattūkat bajjek ijo im ḷak tōprak, ejidik wōt an tōbal lōñ ḷọk ñan ioon teek im jibadek ḷọk ijo ippān Jema kab Bojin eo. | He kept trying and then made it, and he slowly crawled up onto the deck where Father and the Boatswain were. [P1225] | jidik |
| 18. | Ekar wanlōñ ḷọk men eo im ḷak bōlen jibukwi jiṃa ne utiej, erọọl im lōkā laḷ tak. | The flare went up approximately 100 feet in the air before it turned and made a dive back down. [P943] | lōkā |
| 19. | Eor ke aṃ ḷak? | Do you have a lock? | ḷak |
| 20. | Epād im ḷak jāde tok, eri-aelōñin pālle. | When he returned after being absent for some time, he seemed more American. | aelōñin pālle |
| 21. | Erjel kar mọọn ḷọk ilo mar ko im ḷak bar jāde tok erjel ej kōjerrāiki meto tak juon kōrkōr. | They disappeared into the bushes and then reappeared carrying a small canoe. [P1266] | kōjerrā |
| 22. | Erjel kar mọọn ḷọk ilo mar ko im ḷak bar jāde tok erjel ej kōjerrāiki meto tak juon kōrkōr. | They disappeared into the bushes and then reappeared carrying a small canoe. [P1266] | mọọn |
| 23. | Erre tok im ḷak lo kōjāllin neō elaṃōj. | He looked at me and then he saw the condition of my legs and shouted. [P46] | kōjālli- |
| 24. | Ij kaañūrñūr ṃokta im ḷak ṃōj, kōbaatat. | I'm going to wait till I'm really dying before having a cigarette. | añūr |
| 25. | Ij kōbbaturtur im ḷak ṃōñā enaaj lukkuun nenọ (ennọ). | I'm refraining from eating (fish) for awhile so that when I do it will be so much more delicious. | batur |
| 26. | Ij kọkkwōlele ḷak ṃōj ṃōñā | I'll fast before eating. | kwōle |
| 27. | Ijujen bōk bōra im ḷak rōre lọk, ilo irooj eo. | I turned my head and saw it was the Chief who had spoken. [P451] | bōk bar |
| 28. | Ikar kwaḷe im ḷak rōreo, itaake ioon upaajin kōmat eo, innem ibar ankaane ḷọk kijeek eo bwe en mat ṃōkaj kōkan eo. | I rinsed it clean, put it on the stove, and fed the fire so it would cook quickly. [P369] | tōtaak |
| 29. | Ikōḷmānḷọkjeṇ bajjek iuṃwin jet minit im ḷak rōre lọk ñan ioon wab eo, ilo juon ṃōtta ḷaddik | I thought for a few minutes and then looked up and saw one of my friends on the pier. [P460] | kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ |
| 30. | Im jidik wōt an wa eo jino jaaḷ im ḷak anlọk, eletlet wūjḷā eo im wa eo ejino ajādik. | The boat slowly turned to the north and when it was finally on course the sail filled with wind and we started to advance slowly. [P851] | anlọk |
| 31. | Im ḷak eoḷapān ḷọk boñon eo, erro bar jerak e wūjḷā eo im kōmmān jino bar bweradik ḷọk ilo iiaḷ eo ammān tak ḷọk | And in the middle of the night, the two of them put up the sail again and we started going on our way to the east. [P1180] | bweradik |
| 32. | Iṃad em ḷak bar reilọk ejetḷọk wa eo. | I got occupied for a while and when I tried to find the boat it had disappeared over the horizon. | jetḷọk |
| 33. | Iroñ ainikien eo im ḷak lukkuun alluwaḷọke ḷọk ijo ej itok jāne. | I heard a noise and looked over to where I thought it had come from. [P1039] | alluwaḷọk |
| 34. | Iroñjake an kōnono tok im ḷak rōre to ḷọk ñan kapilōñ, ilo an aḷ jino jako ḷọk i buḷōn lọjet. | 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] | roñjake |
| 35. | Irọọl tok ñan raij eo im ḷak lale ke ebwe ñan kōjota, ijujen kọkoṇe ḷọk wōt i lowaan pāāntōre eo an wa eo. | I returned to the rice, and realizing that the left-over was enough for dinner, I then stowed it in the boat’s pantry. [P390] | kọkkoṇkoṇ |
| 36. | Iwanlik ḷọk eake im ḷak ijo liktata i lowa, ipāin ḷọk ie bwe en jab kaapañpañ. | I took it all the way to the back and shoved it into a place where it wouldn’t get in the way. [P604] | pepāin |
| 37. | Jebboñon eo juon imake ruj im ḷak reilik reiṃaan i lowaan wa eo, eejej eṇ ikar loe ak ña wōt. | The next morning I woke up on my own and looked all around but didn’t see anyone else. [P955] | ejej |
| 38. | Jebboñon eo juon imake ruj im ḷak reilik reiṃaan i lowaan wa eo, eejej eṇ ikar loe ak ña wōt. | The next morning I woke up on my own and looked all around but didn’t see anyone else. [P955] | jibboñ |
| 39. | Jen ḷak jerake wūjḷā ṇe, ekwe eḷap jidik kōto in.” | We can put up the sail since there’s so much wind.” [P637] | jerak |
| 40. | Jenaaj bar pād jidik im ḷak ilbōk jaatartar ippān.” | Before we know it we’ll be along side of it.” [P1137] | atartar |
| 41. | Kab lale bwe en jejeḷọk māāl i turin im lukkuun kapene bwe en ḷak lelāle wa in en jab wōtlọk. | Make sure there is no metal next to it and secure it so it doesn’t fall when the ship rolls.[P514] | pen |
| 42. | Kaddeik bao eṇ im ḷak ṃōj jibwe. | Wait for the chicken to roost and then catch it. | edde |
| 43. | Kapen eo ebuñjenōm ḷak kōjeer wa eo, iḷak reito ilo memoujujin tōrerein wōd eo ke wa eo ej kaatare. | The Captain suddenly steered the boat the other way when he saw the water turning a light blue color as we approached a coral head. [P497] | buñjen |
| 44. | Kapen eo emmelkwarkwar bajjek ijo im ḷak kar jillọk im lōr. | The Captain cleared his throat but then was silent and didn’t say anything. [P782] | lur |
| 45. | Kar āindeo ḷọk im ḷak kein keemān ḷōut, elukkuun wūdañōlñōl wa eo im ban bar kanne ḷọk wōt. | It went on like this for four loads until the boat was so packed that nothing else would fit inside. [P360] | emān |
| 46. | Ke ekar tōpar kūrọọjti eo, ebuñjenōṃ ḷak bwijbwij, ekā lōñ ḷọk im jok ioon im jijet. | When he reached the cross-stick at the top of the mast, he suddenly started kicking, then he jumped up to the top and landed on it and sat down. [P1192] | bwijbwij |
| 47. | Ke ekar tōpar kūrọọjti eo, ebuñjenōṃ ḷak bwijbwij, ekā lōñ ḷọk im jok ioon im jijet. | When he reached the cross-stick at the top of the mast he suddenly started kicking then he jumped up to the top and landed on it and sat down. [P1192] | kūrọọjti |
| 48. | Kiiō kōṃro ḷak jab kọkkure aṃ kiki im kakkije bwe kwōn ājmourḷọk, kwōba ke kōṃro en kar kọruj eok. | And now we tried to let you sleep and rest so you would get better, and you say we should have woken you up. [P1237] | ājmuur |
| 49. | Kōm ḷak ilbōk Kapen eo ejino kōkeroro, āinwōt ñe jej jeja. | We were all so surprised when the Captain started to yell like nothing we had heard before. [P1043] | jeja |
| 50. | Kōm ḷak tōprakḷọk, kōm iioon aer ṃaṃa | As we arrived at the place, we were in time to witness the celebration of the breadfruit season. | ṃaṃa |
| 51. | Kōmbaab epāāt ak kōm ḷak etal ñan mejje eo ej tūkōk wōt. | We thought the tide was low but when we got to the opening it was still high tide. | baab |
| 52. | Kōmmām kar dao im ḷak dedeḷọk, ibar jikrōk im karreoiki kōnnọ im jikin ṃōñā eo. | When everyone was done eating, I went over again and washed the dishes and cleaned up the eating area. [P967] | nenọ |
| 53. | Kōmmām kar dao im ḷak dedeḷọk, ibar jikrōk im karreoiki kōṇṇọ im jikin ṃōñā eo. | When everyone was done eating, I went over again and washed the dishes and cleaned up the eating area. [P967] | kōm |
| 54. | Kōmmān ṃabuñ im ḷak dedeḷọk, erjel kōḷaak wūjḷā eo im men ko jet kōbwebwein, ak ña ikarreoiki kōnnọ ko im kọkọṇi. | When we finished eating breakfast the three of them attached sail and arranged the other necessary sailing gear while I washed the dishes and put them away. [P836] | kōbwebwei- |
| 55. | Kōmmān ñak ekar lo ke kōjjoram eo ak kōmmān ḷak aṇtọọne ḷọk, bōlen ekar jab loe bwe kōnke ejab rọọl in kar lale ak ekar etal wōt. | We didn’t know if it had seen the flare but we guessed that it hadn’t because it didn’t come back to see what it was but just kept going. [P946] | kōmram |
| 56. | Kōṃro bar ṃad jidik jān doon im ḷak ilbōk Kapen eo ej kōnono tok jān ioon wab eo. | We were occupying ourselves and surprised to hear the Captain talking to us from the pier. [P415] | ṃad |
| 57. | Kwoṃōñā itujablik kaṇ; kwōdodoor timmej. Ḷak ban kūr eo in! | Jabōn kōnnaan (proverb): You eat to your fill on the ocean side (in secret); your eyeballs are about to pop out. When you're in need you beg for help!" In other words, no man is an island. We should always all look out for one another. | timmej |
| 58. | Kwōn jerbal em ḷak ṃōk, baj ña | Work and when you're tired, I'll work. | baj |
| 59. | Kwōn ḷōḷō albok bwe ren ḷak bōbōl (ebbōl) ekoṇ mejān ut ṇe utūṃ. | Make a garland with buds so when they bloom they'll fit closer together. | albok |
| 60. | Kwowōde ajjipekin bōb eo im ḷak leḷọk ṃak eo. | Your chewed the best part of the pandanus and gave him the butt (the ṃak). | ajjipek |
| 61. | Ḷak baj juon jibbōñ, Jema ewanlōñ tak ñan ioon teek im kōnono ḷọk ñan Bojin eo. | And then one morning, Father came up on deck and started talking to the Boatswain. [P1188] | jibboñ |
| 62. | Ḷak jorrāān | What if it breaks? | ḷak |
| 63. | Ḷak jọteen ḷọk eo elur pedejdej ak kōmmān bwilōñ ke ejej iju i lañ meñe en kar or bwe ejej kōdọ i mejatoto. | It was completely calm as the evening came on but we were surprised that there weren’t any stars in the sky when we should have seen them as there wasn't a speck of cloud in the sky. [P1031] | pedej |
| 64. | Ḷak ke eibwij, erro jujen pād wōt āneo | The tide came in so they stayed on the island. | jujen |
| 65. | Ḷak ke ej dik wōt, ijujen wanlōñ ḷọk | When I saw there was only a little, I proceeded to make my way up. [P1116] | wan- |
| 66. | Ḷak ke ejej eṇ ekkōnono, ejujen wōnṃaan ḷọk wōt. | Since no one else said anything, he continued. [P924] | ejej |
| 67. | Ḷak ke ejjeḷọk men eṇ Kapen eo eba, iwanlōñ ḷọk ippān Jema. | Since the Captain didn’t say anything, I went topside with Father. [P353] | ḷak |
| 68. | Ḷak ke ejjeḷọk men eṇ Kapen eo eba, Jema ejujen wōnṃaan ḷọk wōt. | Since the Captain didn’t say anything, Father went on. [P734] | jujen |
| 69. | Ḷak ke ekar jab ṃōṃakūtkūt, ijujen wanlaḷḷọk wōt im kepaake. | Since he wasn’t moving, I went down and approached him. [P1218] | wanlaḷ |
| 70. | Ḷak ke eṃōj aerjel tōteiñ limeer, ibaj jibwe tok juon aō kab im tōteiñ liṃō jān tibat eo. | Once they had all gotten something to drink, I got a cup and filled it from the teapot. [P964] | tōteiñ |
| 71. | Ḷeo edeḷọñ ḷọk ilowaan ruuṃ eo im ḷak diwōj tok ej jibwe ruo ḷoobwin pilawā, eṃōj an limi kōn peba būrawūn, ej ja āindeeo aer māāṇāṇ ke rej kab mat tok. | The man went into a room and when he came back out he was holding loaves of bread, already wrapped in brown paper, still warm from the oven. [P264] | būrawūn |
| 72. | Ṃōjin an dedeḷọk jerbal eo itallōñ ḷọk i lowaan kōjām eo im ḷak ijo nabōj, ibōk menwa bwe āinwōt iwātin kar bar ḷōlao kōn nemān kiaj im wōil eo i lowa. | When we were all finished I climbed through the doorway to the outside and took a big breath because I was really starting to get seasick from the smell of gas and oil inside. [P757] | lowa |
| 73. | Raar kōkaduleleiki wa eo im ḷak kadulele, epeḷḷọk. | They readied the canoe with all kinds of feather decorations before she sailed away. | kadulele |
| 74. | Wa eo ewōnāne ḷọk i lowaan todik eo i turōkin ān eo im ḷak ṃwelọk i ar, Jema im ḷōṃaro rōpone wūjḷā eo im joḷọk añkō eo. | The boat went toward the island through the small channel to the south and when it entered the lagoon, Father and the other two men the sail and threw out the anchor. [P1250] | wāānāne |
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