Reverse Concordance of Example Sentences
unified alphabetization
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1. | “Ak ebar or iiaḷ eṇ koṃro loe ke?” ekajjitōk. | “Is there another way for you to get there?” he asked. [P237] | lelo |
2. | “Ej ettōr im or jerata jet iien eḷaññe jelo ke jebōd ak jeṃakoko in pokake im kajiṃwe kōj make.” | “Misfortune strikes sometimes when we see that we have made a mistake but don’t want to correct what we have done.” [P1211] | bōd |
3. | “Ej jañin kar or etan ak ij ḷōmṇak eṃṃan ñe jenaaj ṇa etan Likabwiro jān kiiō im wōnṃaan ḷọk,” eba. | “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] | Likabwiro |
4. | “Ej jañin kar or etan ak ij ḷōmṇak eṃṃan ñe jenaaj ṇa etan Likabwiro jān kiiō im wōnṃaan ḷọk,” eba. | “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] | kar |
5. | “En jab bar ilūlōt aṃ kōnnaan ak kwōn atok ḷọk bwe wūnin an or jorrāān kwe,” Kapen eo ejiroñ ḷọk | “Don’t talk back, just get over here; you are the one who caused this problem,” the Captain yelled at him. [P635] | ūlūlōt |
6. | “Ijaje ṃool ke wūnin an or jerata ña,” Bojin eo euwaak. | “I'm not sure it's true that I am the one who has caused this disaster,” the Boatswain replied. [P638] | jerata |
7. | “Iọkwe bwe en kar or obwin ej kōjerbal karjin im jemaroñ bōkto-bōktak.” | “Too bad we don’t have a portable kerosene stove.” [P805] | bōk |
8. | Ak kōto enaaj or wōt towan wōt an laḷ in pād. | But there will be wind as long as there is the earth. [P861] | to |
9. | Ear or jinen Jiṇo Wait lōrrọ. | Snow White had a fairy godmother. | lōrrọ |
10. | Ear or kwōle ilo 1901 | There was a famine in 1901. | kwōle |
11. | Ebar or ke uwaan nuknuk e? | Are there any more of this kind of clothing? | uwaan |
12. | Ej aikuj or oṇeaṃ | You deserve some reward. | aikuj |
13. | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ lilikakōjkōj (illikakōjkōj) bwe eban or men etōprak. | Quit your wistful yearning if you want to accomplish anything. | likakōj |
14. | Enaaj or aṃ kūrawūn ilañ. | You'll wear a crown in heaven. | kūrawūn |
15. | Enaaj or aṃ kwamijen. | You'll get a commission. | kwamijen |
16. | Enaaj or jebta Kūrijṃōj in. | There will be a song fest this Christmas. | jebta |
17. | Enaaj or juon koṇ kāāl ikōtaan Amedka im aelōñ kein. | There will be a new agreement made between the U.S. and these islands. | koṇ |
18. | Enañin or ke eṇ eitok? ... Ej ja jejeḷọk (ejjeḷọk) wōt | Has anyone showed up yet? ... No one yet. | ja |
19. | Enañin or ke pepe eṇ etōprak? | Has a decision been reached? | pepe |
20. | Enañin or ke rūkōṃṃan bwebwenatoun Ṃajeḷ | Are there any Marshallese authors? | ri-kōṃṃan bwebwenato |
21. | Ibōk kabwin ti eo liṃō im juon kijō jiḷaitin pilawā im ṃōṃakūt bwe en or jikin an Kapen eo jijet ijo. | I took my cup of tea and a slice of bread and moved over to make space for the Captain to sit. [P272] | jiḷait |
22. | Iḷak aṇtọọne ḷọk ekar or jilñuul minitin aerro kar jako. | I estimated they had been gone for about thirty minutes. [P1254] | aṇtọọn |
23. | Ilo ṃantin Ṃajeḷ, emọ aluej ñe ej or irooj | It's forbidden to be singing up above when there is an irooj around according to Marshallese custom. | aluej |
24. | Jab kōṃṃan aploñloñ bwe enaaj or tariṇae | Stop causing a disturbance or a war may erupt. | aploñloñ |
25. | Jen kaṃōje ke ej ja or wōt iien. | Let's finish it while there is still time to do so. | ja |
26. | Joñan an meram jemaroñ kar lelolo ḷoñ ñe ekar or ej tōtōbalbal ioon wa eo. | It was so bright we could have seen if there was an ant crawling on the boat. [P942] | tōbalbal |
27. | Joñan ettoḷọkin kiiō emaroñ or ḷalem maiḷ. | It could be about five miles away now. [P1136] | tōtoḷọk |
28. | Koṃro en jab an armeje doon bwe enaaj or bwijerro | You shouldn't fight each other or a great misfortune will result. | an armeje doon |
29. | 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 |
30. | Ñe ej or jeḷo, aolep rej kōkkeilọk. | When a boat is sighted the islanders all shout. | kōkkeilọk |
31. | Ñe ej or waan Nepi, ettileñeñ jeḷa. | When there's a Navy ship in port, sailors are all over the place. | tileñeñ |
32. | Rūtto ro rōkein ba jab kadkadajaj bwe enaaj or jerata | The old folks used to say to never attempt the impossible or sorry consequences might follow. | kadkadajaj |
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