| 1. | “Akjabmeḷọkḷọknaaneoanrūttoro, ‘ekadutōllọkinaeaetokpeḷọkin’ ñekoṃ ḷokankannewa ṇekōnjọkpej,ejkabnaajkauwōtataḷọkwōt.” | “Butdon’tforgettheoldsaying‘stayingwithintherealmofpossibilitiesisshort,butbeingadriftlikethisislong’;whenyouguysfilltheboatwithscrap,itwillbemoredangerous.”P99 | kauwōtata |
| 2. | “Jibwiwajdaokāadeañjānrūttorā ānin.”Bojineoebaimjibwelōñtakpāākeokekōrkōreoekaratartartokippānwaeo. | “I’mpassingupsomefoodthepeopleontheislandsentover,”theBoatswainsaidandpassedupthebagasthecanoecameupalongsidetheboat.P1268 | jibwe |
| 3. | “Jibwiwajdaokāadeañjānrūttorā ānin.”Bojineoebaimjibwelōñtakpāākeokekōrkōreoekaratartartokippānwaeo. | “I’mpassingupsomefoodthepeopleontheislandsentover,”theBoatswainsaidandpassedupthebagasthecanoecameupalongsidetheboat.P1268 | dao |
| 4. | “Juon ḷōḷḷapekarkatakineōbweinkautiejrūtto,”iba. | “Anoldmantaughtmetorespectmyelders,”Isaid.P297 | utiej |
| 5. | “Kōmi ṃōṃool,”ikarikkūr ḷọk ñanrūttoroim ḷadikeo. | “Thankyou,”Iyelledovertotheadultsandtheyoungboy.P1281 | kōmi |
| 6. | Ajālinrūtto etiljek | Roundingupofanimalsbyanolderpersonisreliable. | ajāl |
| 7. | Ājinkōjinrūttoroad. | Inheritancebyourancestors. | ājinkōj |
| 8. | Allōkinrūttorojeṃaanḷọkekōppaḷpaḷ. | Thechantingofelderfolksofnotsolongagowasquitespectacular. | allōk |
| 9. | Eḷapaṃrūtto pata | Youdon'tseemtohavelearnedanythingwiththeyears. | pata |
| 10. | Jitenbōrotataeoejdiktataeṇnejinrūtto raṇ | People'syoungestchildrenaretheirfavorites, | jitōnbōro |
| 11. | Kōnkewōjḷākoettorejọkōnkōṃṃanjānmaañinbōb,rūttororōkōnaikuj ājatrokeinlōbboikibwerenjabtutuim ṃọḷeḷe | Becausethesailsofoldweremadefromwovenpandanusleaves,ourancestorsnecessarilyhadtoweaveatroforcoveringtheircanoesailstopreventthemfromgettingsoaked. | lōbbọ |
| 12. | Ñerūttororejọkōnkōṇaanjerakrōkrejjabkajjitōkippānbarjuon. | Backthenifpeoplewantedtogosailingtheydidn’thavetoaskanyone.P397 | jọ |
| 13. | Rūttorojinoetalimjibadekjidikbweeboñ. | Thecouplestartedontheirwaybecauseitwasalmostdark. | jibadek jidik |
| 14. | Rūttororaarba, "Jabajineañroeḷaññekwōjetalineọñōdbwekwōnaajjeratā." | Ourforebearssaid,"Planyourfishinginadvanceoryouwillnotcatchanyfish." | ajineañro |
| 15. | Rūttororaṇrejjijurpe (ijjurpe)ioonbokiaar. | Thoseoldfolksareholdinghandswhilewalkingonthebeach. | jijurpe |
| 16. | Rūttororōkeinbajabkadkadajajbweenaajorjerata. | Theoldfolksusedtosaytoneverattempttheimpossibleorsorryconsequencesmightfollow. | kadkadajaj |
| 17. | Rūttororōkōn ṇaetanbaakkoettoripitwōdwōd. | Ourancestorsusedtocalltheforeignbarkentinesripitwōdwōd | ripitwōdwōd |