| 1. | “Ba ḷōḷḷap ṇeenuwetokimkōttarjidikbwe ñaewaj,”Kapeneoekkūrlōñtak. | “TelltheoldmantocomeonboardandwaitalittlebecauseI’mcomingup,”theCaptaincalleduptome.P64 | waj |
| 2. | “Ededeḷọkektakimjabdewōt,kiinkōmijkōttaranjiljinoawabwekōmmānen ṃōkōr ḷọk,”Kapeneoeba. | “Everythingisloadedupandreadytogo;nowwearejustwaitinguntil6o’clockandwe’llgetgoing,”theCaptainsaid.P430 | ṃōkōr |
| 3. | “Eḷaññekōṃrokōttarwaanraun,ijajekōṃronaaj ḷetaḷọk ñāāt,bōlennaaj ḷọkinjiluakemānallōñjānkiiō.” | “Ifwewaitedforthefieldtripship,Idon’tknowwhenwewouldgo,probablythreeorfourmonthsfromnow.”P236 | ḷe |
| 4. | “Etkekoṃeañjabkōttarwiikuweotokjuonimjerakke āinwōtepaaktokiienLikabwiro?” ḷōḷḷapeoekarkajjitōk. | “Whydon’tyouguyswaitforawhiletosail,becauseit’salmosttimeforLikabwiro?”theoldmanasked.P87 | uweo |
| 5. | “Jejjakōttarjidik,”Jemaeba. | “Let’swaitalittlewhile,”Fathersaid.P1110 | ja |
| 6. | “Koṃṃool,”iba ñaneimbwijọkorkormeto ḷọk ñanwaeobweijeḷākeJemaimBojineoerroejkarkōttar wōt | “Thankyou,”Isaidtohimandhurriedbacktotheboat,becauseIknewFatherandtheBoatswainwerestillwaiting.P267 | bwijọkorkor |
| 7. | “Kōttarbweinba ñanekekwoaikuji.” | “WaitandIwilltellhimthatyouneedhim.”P62 | ñan |
| 8. | “Kōttarjidik,”Jemaekarba. | “Holdonaminute,”Fathersaid.P1102 | kattar |
| 9. | “Kōttar,”eba “Bōleneṃṃan ñejeropoonwūjḷā ṇe ṃoktabweenanaanejjopālpāl. | “Holdon,”hesaid,“Maybeweshouldlowerthesailfirst;it’snotgoodforittobeflappinginthewindlikethis.P1119 | jopāl |
| 10. | Aolepkapeninaelōñkeinrōjeḷābweallōñinwaotemjejrej ārbwerenkōttarimlaleebuñlọkkeLikabwiro.” | AllislandcaptainsknowthatthismonthallboatsshouldbebeachedsotheycanwaittoseewhenLikabwiroappears.”P251 | ār |
| 11. | Earkōttaraer ṃadimiaḷaidikḷọk. | Hewaiteduntiltheywerenotpayingattentionandsneakedaway. | iaḷ aidik |
| 12. | Ebbajbajemeḷanjikinkōttarbajeṇitawūn. | Therearebusesalloverthebusdepotintown. | baj |
| 13. | Ej ṃōjimpojakwōtmenotemjejakKapeneoetalliktakimjibwejebweeoimkōttaranBojineoimJemakōmaatiḷọkjikkakokijeerro ṃōṃkajjānaerrojerakewūjḷāeo. | WheneverythingwasreadytogotheCaptainwenttothebackandtookthewheelandwaitedfortheBoatswainandFathertofinishtheircigarettessotheycouldraisethesail.P837 | maat |
| 14. | Erreinarmejrojaarkōttar er | Thesearethepeoplewewerewaitingfor. | errein |
| 15. | Iarkōttareokakkwaarjabitok.Bajkeiariwōjakkwaarjako. | Iwaitedforyouandyoudidn'tshowup.Infact,Ihadcomeandyouwerenotthere. | baj ke |
| 16. | Ibaabkwōnaajkaritokimiarkōttar. | IthoughtyouwouldcomeandIwaitedforyou. | baab |
| 17. | Iienejjabkōttar juon | Timewaitsfornoman. | iien |
| 18. | Ijab ṃakūtkūtakipādwōtijoimkōttar. | Ididn’tmove;IjuststayedwhereIwasandwaited.P85 | ijo |
| 19. | Ijujenkar ātekuwatin āneneoilowaanbakōjeoimkōttar. | IputthecanIhadbeenusingtobailwaterinsidethebucketandwaited.P682 | ātet |
| 20. | Ilokōtaaneo,kōṃroKapeneokarpādioonwaeoimkōttar. | Inthemeantime,theCaptainandIstayedontheboatandwaited.P1253 | kōtaa- |
| 21. | Jaikujkaiptuikwainimkōttaranpāāt. | Weshouldheavetoandwaitforthelowtide. | iptu |
| 22. | Jejjakōttaranjuaeinimjerak. | Let'swaitforthecurrenttoweakenbeforewesetsail. | juae |
| 23. | Jemaetolaḷ ḷọkimkōttariloruuṃwininjineo. | Fatherwentdownandwaitedintheengineroom.P476 | ruuṃ |
| 24. | Jenkōttaranrijọubweeṇrojak. | Let'swaitforthemagiciantoperform. | ri-jọubwe |
| 25. | Jenaajkōttaranboñimjoñebaoeṇ. | Wewillwaitfordarkandcatchthebird. | jejoñ |
| 26. | Jopālemkōttarwakaṇjet. | Flapyoursailsandwaitfortheotherboats. | jopāl |
| 27. | Kajopālwa ṇebwejenkōttarwakaṇjet. | Flapthesailbecauseweshouldwaitfortheotherboats. | jopāl |
| 28. | Kiinejejmenenjetokwōjeakpeḷọkimkōttaranraan. | “Nowthere’snothingwecandobutdriftandwaitfordaylight.P636 | tokwōj |
| 29. | Kiiōarmejinaelōñkoilikinrejjabaikujinkōttarwabwereneọroñennaan. | Nowpeopleonouterislandsdon’tneedtoawaitthearrivalofashipsothattheycanhearnews.S26 | eọroñ |
| 30. | Kiiōarmejinaelōñkoilikinrejjabaikujinkōttarwabwereneọroñennaan. | Nowpeopleonouterislandsdon’tneedtoawaitthearrivalofashipsothattheycanhearnews.S26 | nenaan |
| 31. | Kōjroetalinkōttarilolelor (ellor) eṇ | Let'sgowaitintheshadethere. | lelor |
| 32. | Kōjrokōttaranaemedḷọkimetal. | Let's (thetwoofus)waitforevening(untilitcoolsoff)togo. | aemedḷọk |
| 33. | Kōjrokōttaranbuḷuḷḷuḷdāneimkatuwe. | Let'swaituntilthiswaterboilsandtakeitoffthefire. | buḷuḷḷuḷ |
| 34. | Koṃeañenkōttar ṃoktaimlale ñanwiikuweotokbweenjabtabuukkoṃ ṇailọmeto.” | Youguysshouldwaitandseeuntilnextweeksoitwon’tstrandyouinthemiddleoftheocean.”P122 | tabu |
| 35. | Koṃwinkōttaranajilowōdimaḷeḷeiki. | Waittillit'slostitswaybeforebreakingouttheaḷeḷe | ajilowōd |
| 36. | Kōnkeerrokilekeejejmeneṇerronaajtokwōje ñeerrokōnono ṃaan ḷọkwōt,JemaimBojineoerrojabbarbajuonnaanakerropādwōtimkōttartaeoebarbaerroenkōṃṃane. | Whentheyrealizedtheywouldn’taccomplishanythingwiththeirtalk,FatherandtheBoatswaindidn’tsayanotherwordandinsteadjuststayedwheretheywereandwaitedfortheCaptaintotellthemwhattodo.P905 | tokwōj |
| 37. | Kōttaranallọkembuuki. | Waittillitcomeswithinrange,thenshootit. | allọk |
| 38. | Kōttaranallokneenemkeepep. | Waittillhisfootgetsinthenoosethenyank. | keepep |
| 39. | Kōttaranbōbool (ebbool)emkōtḷọke. | Waittillitexpandsthenletitgo. | bōbool |
| 40. | Kōttaranidikimitokkōjroeọñwōd. | Waitfortheneaptideandwewillgofishing. | idik |
| 41. | Kōttaran ḷūḷijḷij (iḷḷijḷij)imdimtake. | Waittillhenibblesonthebaitandthenjerktheline. | ḷūḷijḷij |
| 42. | Kōttaranmāāṇāṇimjorjore. | Waittillitgetsalittlewarmandspeeditup. | jorjor |
| 43. | Ḷōḷḷapeoettōñdikdikimba, “Inaajkōttar koṃro | Theoldmansmiledandsaid,“I’llwaitforthetwoofyou.P118 | tōtōñ dikdik |
| 44. | Meneoejjeḷọkdeeowaanektaki ḷọkmenkein ñanLikiep,ijellọkinwōttiṃainrauneo,akkōnkekōmmānaikujnaajkarkōttartokbarjiluallōñ. | TheonlythingtheylackedwasavehicletohaulthesethingstoLikiep,exceptforthefieldtripship,butwewouldhavehadtowaitforthatforthreemonths.P19 | de |
| 45. | Ṃoolkejebankōttar jidik.” | “Let’swaitalittle.”P1296 | ban |
| 46. | Nejū,kabpādwōtiwainimkōttar.” | Son,pleasestayhereontheboatandwait.”P338 | wa |
| 47. | Rejjakōttaraerinin. | Theyarejustwaitingforthemtoweartheirgrassskirts. | inin |
| 48. | Ri-anideproraṇrejkōttareokbwerenjinoe. | Thekickballplayersareouttherewaitingforyoutostartthegame. | anidep |