1. | Onlyyourpeacecanimprovethesituation. | Aenōṃṃaniṃwōtemaroñkōṃanṃanmenotemjej. | aenōṃṃan |
2. | TheonlythingIneededtodowaswipehisfacewithhistowelbecausehewassweatingprofusely.P1142 | Meneodeeoiaikujkarmatmateturinmejānkōntọọleoanbweejiebḷọkkōnmenokadu. | aikuj |
3. | Atthetimeswhenwewerefishingandhookedafish,weonlygrilledit,orboileditinapotwithseawater.P1013 | Iloiienkaṇejkọjek ñekōmijeọñōd,kōmmānejjinkadoolwot, ñejabainbatikōndānninlọjet. | ainbat |
4. | InthelegendInedelwasgivenonlywrassetoeatbyhisfather. | EkeokijenInedeljānjemānilobwebwenatoeoejalle. | alle |
5. | Weeatwrasseonlywhenthere'snootherfishavailable. | Jej ṃōñāallewōt ñeejbarejjeḷọkek. | alle |
6. | TheonlyonetalkingthatdaywastheBoatswain.P1028 | JuonwotanBojineokarbwebwenatoraanjabeo. | an |
7. | TheAnbwilwapandanusspeciesisfoundonlyonRoñḷap. | EwōrwōtAnbwilwailoRoñḷap. | Anbwilwa |
8. | Youronlyresponsibilityistoseethatthefireiskeptburning. | Kwōjri-anekanekijeek ṇewōttōṃ ṃōj | anekane |
9. | IhadonlyaglimpseofJohnbeforeIlostsightofhimforgood. | AnimrokanJọọnwōteoakijabbarloe. | animroka- |
10. | Pumpupthatbicycletirebecausethereisonlyalittleairinit. | Kwōnbaṃeneenbaajkōḷ ṇebweedikkūtuon. | baṃ |
11. | Pumpupthatbicycletirebecausethereisonlyalittleairinit. | Kwōnbaṃeneenbaajkōḷ ṇebweedikkūtuōn. | baṃ |
12. | He'sonlyakidandshouldnotbesmoking. | Boeaimejjabaikujkōbataat. | boea |
13. | IonlyknewthisbecauseIsawhimstickhishandinhispocketandtakeoutacigaretteandamatch.P768 | Uninaōbameninkōnkeikarloanrwebōjọeoanimkwaḷọkjikkaeokijenimjuonmājet. | bōjọ |
14. | Heonlytookofftheonesheknewwerecloggedwithpaintoil.P714 | Ekarjeḷatibaibkowōtmeejeḷākerōboṇkōnpeinael. | boṇ |
15. | “Ithinkonlyonepersonneedstogo,”hesaid.P1275 | “Ebweaōetal,”eba. | bwe |
16. | TheonlythingtheylackedwasavehicletohaulthesethingstoLikiep,exceptforthefieldtripship,butwewouldhavehadtowaitforthatforthreemonths.P19 | Meneoejjeḷọkdeeowaanektaki ḷọkmenkein ñanLikiep,ijellọkinwōttiṃainrauneo,akkōnkekōmmānaikujnaajkarkōttartokbarjiluallōñ. | de |
17. | ItwastheonlykindofmusicalinstrumentintheMarshallsbeforeWesterncontact.S11 | Ejkarkeinkōjañjañeodeiniloaelōñin Ṃajeḷ ṃoktajānandeḷọñtoklaḷkojet. | de |
18. | Buttheonlythinghecouldseewascloudsinthesky.P865 | Akmeneoelodeeokōdọkoiturinlañ. | de |
19. | “Theonlythingweknowforsureisthatwearedrifting.P1234 | “Meneojejeḷādeeokejepeḷọk. | de |
20. | Atthattimethesunwassettinganditonlyhadaboutthreemorefeettogobeforeittouchedthewater.P1021 | Iloiieneoekar ṃōjdọuk ḷọkaḷim ṃōttanwōtjilunelōñtakjānioondān. | dedọdo |
21. | ItwastheonlykindofmusicalinstrumentintheMarshallsbeforeWesterncontact.S11 | Ejkarkeinkōjañjañeodeiniloaelōñin Ṃajeḷ ṃoktajānandeḷọñtoklaḷkojet. | dein |
22. | ThereareanumberofWesternteachersinthelargerschools,butalmostallofthesmallouter-islandschoolshaveonlyMarshalleseteachers.S9 | Elōñri-kakiinpālleilojikuuḷkeinrōḷḷapakenañinaolepjikuuḷkorōddikiloaelōñkoilikinri-Ṃajeḷwōtrejri-kaki. | dik |
23. | OnlygirlsplayejjōbaōintheMarshalls. | Leddikwōtrejejjōbaō Ṃajeḷ | ejjōbaō |
24. | Theonlythingwecouldhearinsidetheboatwasthesoundofuseatingourbiscuitsandofthewatersplashingaroundbetweentheribsoftheboats.P813 | Kebajlowaanwaeoeokōmmānkarkabijjeie,meneojemaroñroñdeeoijoejaininkienammānkañuripetkōjko,kobaippānainikienanjejelōblōbdāneoikōtaaneḷḷako. | eḷḷa |
25. | Onlythesortofchillonegetsondryland,whereafirecansoonwarm,notlikeachillatsea. | Piọineppānene. | eppānene |
26. | Onlyfourofthemwentfishing. | Ereañwōtraarilọkimeoñwōd. | er |
27. | OnlyNoahandhisfamilysurvivedthegreatfloodintheBible. | NowawōtimbwijeoanraarmouriloibwijleplepeoiloBaibōḷ. | ibwijleplep |
28. | Ihaveonlyafewclothes. | Eḷapaniietaōnuknuk. | iiet |
29. | ThetwoofusstayedquietawhileasFatherwasworking;theonlysoundwasthemonkeywrenchbangingontheengineasheshiftedbackandforthinthere.P720 | KōṃrokarbarikoñiuṃwinjidikiienbweepoubJemaimainikienwōtkeinjaḷjaḷkokerejtōtōñtōñippāninjineokeejniñeañrōkeañijo. | ikōñ |
30. | IonlywokeupbecauseFatherwokemeupsoIcouldeatbreakfastwitheveryone.P820 | UninaōrujJemaekarkọrujeōbwein ṃabuñippāerjel. | ippa- |
31. | Thatmanthinksonlyofmoney. | Ḷeeṇejjāānān. | jāān |
32. | Hegotonlyoneshotandhewasdrunk. | Juonwōtjaatakekadek. | jaat |
33. | TheywereonlylookingforJabloed | Raarkōjabloedwōt. | Jabloed |
34. | Whydidtheystitchtheclothonly once | Etōkekarjalenaerkiijnuknukeo? | jalen |
35. | Heliftedthebabywithonlyonehand. | Earjalenpāikniñniñeokotake. | jalenpā |
36. | Don'thandletheofferingplatewithonlyonehand. | Jabjalenpāik ḷọkpleejinjortakeṇ. | jalenpā |
37. | Thatmanalwaysliftsthingsusingonlyonehand. | Ri-jalenpāeoeṇ. | jalenpā |
38. | Itwasonlyamirageorillusionthatyouthoughtyousaw. | Jāmilurbajjekmeneokwaarbaabkwaarloe. | jāmilur |
39. | Thereareonlyafewpeopleonthatislet. | Jejjowōtarmejilo āneeṇ | jejjo |
40. | Theyselectedonlythosewhohaveagoodparent-childrelationshipforthejobopening. | Raarkālōtwōteṃṃaanimkōrāroteṇejeḷājeṃnāji ñanjerbaleoepeḷḷọk. | jeṃnāji |
41. | Theyarelookingforonlyyoungchickens. | Rejkajendik. | jendik |
42. | Onlythreemorehoursuntilwesetsail.P404 | Ṃōttanwōtbarjilutokawaimjejerak. | jerak |
43. | IonlydrinkdilutedcoconutsapbecauseIcan'tstandsweets. | Ijidaakwōtjerurukōnaōbanetōñal. | jeruru |
44. | Onlyafewpeoplecametothemeeting. | Eorwōtjetarmejraaritok ñankweilọkeo. | jet |
45. | Wewillneedonlyafewbreadfruitsforthebirthdayparty. | Jenajaikujiwōtjetmā ñankeememeṇ. | jet |
46. | Ihaveonlysixdollarsinmywallet. | Ewōrwōtjiljinotaḷailowaḷōteaō. | jiljino |
47. | TherewereonlytwohundredfiftydollarsandIputinfiftytomakeitthreehundred. | Karrubukwilemñoulwōttalaeoimiarbarlikitlemñoulimkajilibukwiki. | jilubukwi |
48. | Iwillbeabletoworkforonlyhalfhour. | Inājmaroñjerbalwōtjimettanawa. | jimattan |
49. | Whyareyoueatingonlysardines--isn'tthereanyrice? | Etkekwōjintōbjatiin,taejjeḷọkraijke? | jintōb |
50. | Therewasonlyonecasualtyamongtheinvaders. | Juonwōtiaanri-jodikroearmej. | jodik |
51. | He'stheonlyonelefttopacifyhismother'sgrief. | Ejmakewōtri-jojoonbūrwōnjinen. | jojoon bōro |
52. | Thatwarehouseisforriceonly. | Jokoeṇejjokoinraijwōt. | joko |
53. | Youonlyneedtoprepareonething—ourfood. | Juonwōtmenkwoaikujkepooje,kijerro ṃōñā | juon men |
54. | Justtakethemeatoutoftheclamsbecausetheshellswillonly be (undesirable)addedweight. | Bōkwōtkobbandimwūjkaṇebweekaddoujujadedkaṇe. | kaddoujuj |
55. | Andhurryup.Theengineisabouttoshutoffbecausethere’sonlyalittlebitoffuelleft.P570 | Kabkaiurbwe ṃōttanwōtjidikekuninjineadmānbweemaatkaan. | kaiur |
56. | Thatdressmerelymakesyoulookpretty.You'reonlyprettybecauseofthatdress. | Nuknuk ṇe ṇeekōkōjaij(i)eokliiō. | kōjaij |
57. | Wesaveditonlytodrink.P1015 | Kōmmānkarkōjparokwōt ñanidaak. | kōjparok |
58. | Don'ttryandgetyourselfaccepted (bydoingdifferentthings)becauseyou'reonlysecondclass. | Jabkōkarrūkarōkḷọk(ekkarrūkarōkḷọk)eokbwekwejeeknaan. | kōkar |
59. | Theonlywaywewouldmakeitwasforthewindtodiedownenoughforustoraisethesail;clearlytheenginewasnotgoingtowork.P787 | Kōleodeeokōmmānmaroñkarkōṃṃane,eḷaññeeṃṃankōto,lewūjḷākōnkealikkarkeeban ṃōṃaninjineoammān. | kōl |
60. | Mackerelisgoodwhenonlyslightlycooked. | Ennọkoubub ṃōlṃōl | koubub |
61. | ThereareanumberofWesternteachersinthelargerschools,butalmostallofthesmallouter-islandschoolshaveonlyMarshalleseteachers.S9 | Elōñri-kakiinpālleilojikuuḷkeinrōḷḷapakenañinaolepjikuuḷkorōddikiloaelōñkoilikinri-Ṃajeḷwōtrejri-kaki. | lik |
62. | Onlynewcomersandchiefsarehonoredinthisway,orifthereisafirstbirthday,oriftherearevisitors.S4 | Rejkaṃōḷowōt ñanruwamāejetkabirooj, ñeejwōrkeemem,kab ñeewōrri-lotok. | lo- |
63. | Thismethodisfasterandthecoconutoilisn’treallymusty,likethatwhichisonlydriedunderthesun.S18 | Wāweenjabin,eḷapḷọkan ṃōkajimpinniepeṇejjapkannooj ḷōḷim āinwōteṇmerejkōjeekwōt. | ḷōḷ |
64. | IthoughtIsawJohnbutitwasonlyanomen. | IarlomijenJọọn. | lomije- |
65. | Fathertookoverthetiller,andtheBoatswain,usingaclimbingmethodinwhichonlythefeetandhandstouchthetree,climbedupthebaseofthemast.P1191 | JemaewelọkilojilaeoakBojineḷọrronpālōñ ḷọkidāpinkajueolōñ ḷọk | ḷọrronpā |
66. | Bynowwewereallextremelythirstybecausetherewasalmostnowaterleftandwecouldeachonlytakeadrinkonceperday.P1185 | Kiinkōmmānlukkuunmarobwekōnandikdāneo,juonwōtalenidaakilojuonraan. | maro |
67. | ThisisletisoneofthoserestrictedtotheIroojclanonly. | Āninej ṃōttanmokoaniroojraṇiloaelōñin. | mo |
68. | TheonlysoundIcouldhearwasthelittlebilgewatersplashinginsidetheboatwhenitmovedandwhenitbumpedupagainstthepier.P346 | Meneoikarroñainikiendeeodānjidikeoejkokolōblōbilowaanwaeoiloan ṃōṃakūtkūtim ṃōḷeiñiñkeejatartariturinwabeo. | ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ |
69. | Thesemedicalpracticionerskepttheirmedicinesandhowtousethemsecret,andrevealedthemonlytotheirfamiliesandfriends.S8 | Ri-wūnoreinraar ṇoojwūnokoaerimwāweenkōṃṃaniimkwaḷọkwōt ñanronukwierimjerāer. | ṇōṇooj |
70. | FishweretheonlypartoftheMarshallesedietthatprovidedthenutrientsonegetsfrommeat.S23 | Karkijenri-Ṃajeḷwōtek ñanjaleleim ñan ōnkorōaikujijānkanniek. | ōn |
71. | “Didn’tIsayyouwoulddriftoffcourseandthenenduprightbackherewhereyoustarted?”ThatwastheonlythingIheardtheChiefsaytoFather.P1347 | Āinwōtiarbakekoṃeañnaajbarpetokimeọtōk ānin?”meneoikarroñaniroojeojiroñ ḷọkJemadein. | peḷọk |
72. | “Didn’tIsayyouwoulddriftoffcourseandthenenduprightbackherewhereyoustarted?”ThatwastheonlythingIheardtheChiefsaytoFather.P1347 | Āinwōtiarbakekoṃeañnaajbarpetokimeọtōk ānin?”meneoikarroñaniroojeojiroñ ḷọkJemadein. | petok |
73. | Ionlyheardhimfallingtotheground.ItseemsasthoughIheardhimfall. | Iarroñwōtainikienanpọkwiḷọk. | pọkwi |
74. | ThereareanumberofWesternteachersinthelargerschools,butalmostallofthesmallouter-islandschoolshaveonlyMarshalleseteachers.S9 | Elōñri-kakiinpālleilojikuuḷkeinrōḷḷapakenañinaolepjikuuḷkorōddikiloaelōñkoilikinri-Ṃajeḷwōtrejri-kaki. | ri- |
75. | IonlyknewthisbecauseIsawhimstickhishandinhispocketandtakeoutacigaretteandamatch.P768 | Uninaōbameninkōnkeikarloanrwebōjọeoanimkwaḷọkjikkaeokijenimjuonmājet. | rore |
76. | Wehuntforlobsterbythetilkawormethodonlyonmoonlessnights. | Jejtilkaworwōtilobuñūnmarok. | tilkawor |
77. | “Andthisisonlythebeginning;whatiftheystayevenlonger?”theBoatswainsaid.P399 | “Ekweejkabbaj ṃaantakininakekōjkan ñeetoḷọkjidikaerpād?”Bojineoeba. | to |
78. | You'rewastingyourtimeandshe'sonlyacommonwoman. | Ejjeḷọktokjānaṃkakkōtbwekōrāwaanmeneṇ. | waan |
79. | Onlytheenginedidn’tslidebecauseitwastightlysecured.P689 | Injineowōtejabwāārbweekarjikūruimpen. | wāār |
80. | WhenIsawtherewasonlyalittle,Iproceededtomakemywayup.P1116 | Ḷakkeejdikwōt,ijujenwanlōñ ḷọk | wan- |
81. | Isawthemdryonlysuperficiallythecoprathey'reweighingnow. | Iarloaerkowatrereik(i)wainikaṇerejbọuni. | watre |
82. | Ihaveonlyonepen. | Juonwōtaōpeen. | wōt |
83. | Thereareonlytwocigarettesleftinthispack. | Ruowōtwūdeilopakijinjikkaekiiō. | wūd |
84. | Thesemedicalpracticionerskepttheirmedicinesandhowtousethemsecret,andrevealedthemonlytotheirfamiliesandfriends.S8 | Ri-wūnoreinraar ṇoojwūnokoaerimwāweenkōṃṃaniimkwaḷọkwōt ñanronukwierimjerāer. | wūno |