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ikar
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I tried to wipe the food off of my face, only to feel a clump of mashed potato hit me in the back of the head.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Ikar kejjeoñ ir ṃōñā ko jen turin mejā, ak ejab ke ikar eñjake an juōn mashed potato jok ikapin bōra.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Sometimes it is hard being a missionary because right then I wanted to go back, grab that little man, and say, ‘EXCUSE ME!’ But I didn’t.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Jet ien epen ñan juōn mijinede kōnke ilo tōre eo ikar kōṇaan bar rool, kanōk tōk eṃṃan in, im ba, KWEITA! Ak ikar jab.

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I watched the two of them try to treat the Captain as he thrashed around.

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Ikar erre lọk wōt im lale aerro kōṃadṃōde Kapen eo ke ej iñiñtōk ijo.

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How come I was so close to the tank and yet I did not hear the sound of gasoline gurgling as it was being poured into it?

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Etke ilukkuun epaake tāāñ eo ak ikar jab roñ ainikien an kokopkop ke ej tōteiñ?

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Obviously he is going to return and put away his tools, I said to myself.

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Alikkar ke enaaj bar rọọl tok in kọkoṇi kein jerbal kā an, ikar ba ippa make.

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When I went back down I saw Father folding the sleeping mats and putting them away.

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Ke ikar rọọl laḷ ḷọk ibar ioon Jema ej limi jaki ko im kọkoni.

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The only sound I could hear was the little bilge water splashing inside the boat when it moved and when it bumped up against the pier.

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Men eo ikar roñ ainikien de eo dān jidik eo ej kokolōblōb i lowaan wa eo ilo an ṃōṃakūtkūt im ṃōḷeiñiñ ke ej atartar i turin wab eo.

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I rinsed it clean, put it on the stove, and fed the fire so it would cook quickly.

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Ikar kwaḷe im ḷak rōreo, itaake ioon upaajin kōmat eo, innem ibar ankaane ḷọk kijeek eo bwe en mat ṃōkaj kōkan eo.

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If I had waited any longer I would have fallen down hard; just as I emptied the bucket a wave smacked the boat so hard that it almost capsized.

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Ñe ikar ruṃwij jidik inaaj kar lukkuun ñarij lowa, kōnke ej ṃōj wōt aō lutōk ḷọk ak ebar tar tok juon ṇo im kōjbouki wa eo im ewātin lā.

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I could hardly wait to eat because I was so hungry.

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Ak ikar kate wōt eō im bōro-kōrkōr ijo.

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I jumped down into the boat and was ready to go.

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Ikar kālaḷḷọk ñan ioon wa eo im pojak.

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When I woke up the next day, I went up and saw the Boatswain up on top of the mast.

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Rujlọkin raan eo juon, iḷak baj wanlōñ ḷọk jān lowa ikar lo Bojin eo ej de i raan kaju eo.

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I determined our nautical location a while ago and we are already close to the island.

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Ikar kaijikmeto kōkein ḷọk im jej epaake wōt aelōñ eo.

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I said we were still on the lee side of Likiep before we turned downwind, Father said.

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Ikar ba kōjmān kar pād wōt i liklaḷin Likiep ṃokta jān adeañ kar kabbwe, Jema eba.

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I was finally able to fall asleep soundly.

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Innem āliktata ikar ṃōdānḷọk im joṇak.

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As for me, I wouldn’t even have known the bird was there if I hadn’t heard its wings flapping as it slowly alighted on the Captain’s shoulder.

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Ñe baj ña eo, iñak ke eor men eo eḷaññe ikar jab roñ ainikien pein an bao eo pikpik ke ej jokadikdik tok im jok ioon aeran Kapen eo.

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Are you going to be up there for a while? I asked as he started to go back.

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En to ke aṃ pād i lōñ? ikar kajjitōk ippān ke ej jino kar tōn jepḷaak.

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He lay face up outside the movie theatre.

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Ikar āte ḷọk pileij eo ñiin āinwōt an kar ba innem jaḷḷọk ñan Jema.

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I felt the boat list to one side as the wind caught the sail.

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Ikar eñjake an wa eo bar jepāpe ke ej jaaklọk im jitṃanṃane kōto eo.

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I’m coming down to help you, I told Father as I passed the container to him.

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Ij to ippaṃ in jipañ eok, ikar ba ñan Jema ke ij jaake ḷọk tiin eo.

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I didn’t wait and ran down right away.

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Ikar jab bar pād ak ittōr laḷ ḷọk.

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I didn’t bother any more with the things but ran right down and brought up the tin.

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Ikar jab bar eḷḷọk ñan men ko ak ittōr laḷ ḷọk im bōk tok tiin eo.

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I rinsed it clean, put it on the stove, and fed the fire so it would cook quickly.

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Ikar kwaḷe im ḷak rōreo, itaake ioon upaajin kōmat eo, innem ibar ankaane ḷọk kijeek eo bwe en mat ṃōkaj kōkan eo.

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Yes, Father said. I saw the Boatswain patching up some little tears the other day. But… .

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Iññā, Jema eba, Ikar lo wōt an Bojin karpeni potak jiddik ko ie raan eo ḷọk. Ak…

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I watched the two of them try to treat the Captain as he thrashed around.

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Ikar erre lọk wōt im lale aerro kōṃadṃōde Kapen eo ke ej iñiñtōk ijo

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After I nodded to let Father know I understood, I heard the sound of treading feet up on the deck.

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Ālikin aō ṃōṃajidjid ḷọk ñan Jema im kaalikkar ke imeḷeḷe, ikar roñ ainikien ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ ioon teek.

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When I heard the Captain say this, I thought about it and was amused that Father was able to recognize the waves on the ocean side of Pikeej from the movement of the boat while the Captain says he needs to actually see them.

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Ke ikar roñ naan kein an Kapen eo, iḷōmṇak im bwilōñ bajjek ippa taunin an Jema maroñ kile ṇoin likin Pikeej jān ṃōṃakūtkūtin wa eo ak Kapen eo eba ej aikuj kar lo kōn mejān.

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When I heard the Captain say this, I thought about it and was amazed that Father was able to recognize the waves on the ocean side of Pikeej from the movement of the boat while the Captain says he needs to actually see them.

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Ke ikar roñ naan kein an Kapen eo, iḷōmṇak im bwilōñ bajjek ippa taunin an Jema maroñ kile ṇoin likin Pikeej jān ṃōṃakūtkūtin wa eo ak Kapen eo eba ej aikuj kar lo kōn mejān.

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I thought about arguing with the guy who had made fun of the name of the boat, but I was afraid he might hit me.

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Ikar ḷōmṇak in akwāāle ḷeo ekar kōṃṃan kōjak kōn etan wa eo ak ikor ñe ekar ṃan ña

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Thank you, I yelled over to the adults and the young boy.

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Kōmi ṃōṃool, ikar ikkūr ḷọk ñan rūtto ro im ḷadik eo.

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I was quiet and thinking about the canoes I used to ride on Likiep.

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Ikar kājekḷọkjeṇ jidik im ḷōmṇaki tok tipñōl ko ijọ kōn uwe ie i Likiep.

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I was startled awake when the sleeping mats started to shake and I heard the guys yelling.

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Iilbōk im ruj ke ikar kajkaj ioon jaki ko im ke ij roñ ainikien an ḷōṃaro lelaṃōjmōj.

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The two of them were laughing but I couldn’t help thinking that we had just barely skirted death.

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Erro kar tōtōñ bajjek ijo ippān doon ak ña ikar lukkuun ḷōmṇaki naan kein an bar juon alen, kōmmān kar rọọl jān iiaḷin mej

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I let go of the bucket as quickly as I could and held on.

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Ikar ṃōkaj im kōtḷọk bakōj eo ak idāpdep.

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If I had waited any longer I would have fallen down hard; just as I emptied the bucket a wave smacked the boat so hard that it almost capsized.

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Ñe ikar ruṃwij jidik inaaj kar lukkuun ñarij lowa, kōnke ej ṃōj wōt aō lutōk ḷọk ak ebar tar tok juon ṇo im kōjbouki wa eo im ewātin lā

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I saw a black bird and its eyes were shimmering like those of a short-eared owl.

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Ikar lo juon bao kilmeej im mejān ej errobōlbōl āinwōt lijeṃao.

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Father, why are there so many sharks out there? I braced myself and asked.

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Jema e, etke eppakoko ijin? ikar kate eō im kajjitōk.

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So how far is it now from Epatōn to the main island? I asked.

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Ekwe ewi tōtoḷōkin Epatōn kiin ñan eoonene? ikar kajjitōk.

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Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started? That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father.

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Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in? men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in.

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What are we going to do when we get to the main island? I asked him.

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Kōjro naaj et ñe jetōpar eoonene? ikar kajjitōk ippān.

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I almost couldn’t bend over—I was so full—but didn’t feel nearly as good as I would if I were eating local Marshallese food.

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Iwātin ban jillọk joñan an ḷap aō mat, ak iḷak eñjaake ippa ej jab eṃṃanin aō mour wōt ñe ikar ṃōñā kōkanin aelōñ kein.

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I didn’t say anything else, but went below again and started bailing water, because there was a lot of it.

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Ikar jab bar kōnono ak ibar to laḷ ḷọk im ālimi dān eo bwe eḷapḷọk.

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When I scanned my eyes through the crowd of people, I caught a glimpse of the same old man and the chief who had put a curse on us.

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Iḷak toore meja ibwiljin jāllepju eo ikar lo animrokan ejja ḷōḷḷap eo wōt kab irooj eo ekar kọọle kōmmān

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I kept trying to light it but the sail was up which made the cooking area list over to one side.

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Ikar kate eō bajjek innem eurur ak ejepāpe jikin kōmat eo kōn an wa eo lewūjlā.

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I could sense the sail was full as the wind blew and whistled through the riggings, and foam appeared on the surface of the water

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Ikar eñjake bwe ñe ej lōtlōt kōto eo ejañ riikin im ṃōrṃōr ioon lọjet.

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The next morning I woke up on my own and looked all around but didn’t see anyone else.

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Jebboñon eo juon imake ruj im ḷak reilik reiṃaan i lowaan wa eo, eejej eṇ ikar loe ak ña wōt.

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I was still sleepy and didn’t know right from left.

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Ikar arruñijñij wōt im ij jañin lukkuun meḷeḷe ewi eañ im rak.

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I got eight packets of biscuits from the tin and took them up.

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Ikar bōk rualiktōk pakijin petkōj jāne im rọọl lōñ ḷọk eaki.

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They showed that they knew who I was talking about.

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Erro kaalikkar ke erro jeḷā wōn eo ikar kōnono eake.

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I stayed next to him in case he needed me to pass him his tools.

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Ak ña ikar pād wōt ijo i turin im pojak wōt ñan aō jebjeb ḷọk kein jerbal ko eaikuji ñan jaḷjaḷ.

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And I heard the sound of their treading feet as they moved around and got ready to change the sail from one side to the other to tack the boat.

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Im ikar roñ ainikien ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ ke erro kar pepejọrjor ijo i lōñ in pojak in diak.

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I still remember when I sailed with Father and two other men on a small boat that was twenty-two feet long and six feet wide.

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Ij keememej ḷọk wōt ke ikar uwe ippān Jema kab ruo ṃōṃaan ilo juon booj jidikdik eo roñoul ruo ne aitokan im jiljino ne depakpakin.

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The wind was so strong that I had to yell really loud for him to hear me.

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Ikar kakkōt laṃōj kōn an dejeñjeñ ḷọk kōto eo.

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My eyes were starting to get heavy because I was so sleepy.

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Ikar jino eñjake an dedo tok meja kōn aō mejki.

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I had to hold onto the teapot, so it wouldn’t topple over, and occasionally stir the fire, which tended to die because the firewood was damp.

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Ikar aikuj dāpij tibat eo bwe en jab okjak im pāddo kenọkwōle ḷọk kijeek eo bwe ej itok wōt in mej kōn an ṃōḷauwi kane ko.

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I could hear Father and the Boatswain talking up on deck.

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Ikar roñ an Jema im Bojin eo bwebwenato ijo i lōñ.

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I put down the can I was using to bail water and quickly went up.

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Ikar door kuwatin ānen eo im buuḷ lōñ ḷōk

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I took biscuits and put them in front of the men.

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Ikar būki ḷọk im doori ṇa i turierjel.

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Yes, I brought them over yesterday, the Captain answered.

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Iiūñ, ikar būki tok inne, Kapen eo euwaak.

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However, I stuck my head in before I went in to see how he was.

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Bōtab ṃōṃkaj jān aō kar deḷọñ ḷọk i lowa, ikar emmō laḷ ḷọk im lale ej et.

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But before I fell asleep I heard the Boatswain tell the Captain he could no longer see the lights.

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Bōtaab ṃōṃkaj jān aō kar ṃōdānḷọk, ikar roñ an Bojin eo ba ḷọk ñan Kapen eo ke ej jab lo meram eo.

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I could hardly wait to eat because I was so hungry.

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Ak ikar kate wōt eō im bōro-kōrkōr ijo

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Well, all the pipes I have taken off so far are clogged, Father said.

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Ekwe, aolep baib kā ikar jeḷati im boṇ, Jema eba.

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I only knew this because I saw him stick his hand in his pocket and take out a cigarette and a match.

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Unin aō ba men in kōnke ikar lo an rwe bōjọ eo an im kwaḷọk jikka eo kijen im juon mājet.

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Before I went up I looked under the boards inside to see how the bilge water was.

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Ṃōṃkaj jān aō kar etal jān ijo, ikar bar alluwaḷọke ḷọk iuṃwin rā ko bwe in lale ej et dān eo i lowa.

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I tried to start a fire in the cook stove.

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Ikar kajjioñ jene juon kijeek ilo wūpaajin kōmat eo.

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I whispered to Father so that he would know.

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Ikar wunojdikdik ḷọk ñan Jema bwe en jeḷā.

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I was careful as I moved around the boat because everything was covered with oil and it was very slippery.

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Ikar kōjparok wōt aō ṃōṃakūtkūt i lowaan wa eo bwe ejjir ḷam jako ijo kōn wōil.

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When I woke up the next day, I went up and saw the Boatswain up on top of the mast.

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Rujlọkin raan eo juon, iḷak baj wanlōñ ḷọk jān lowa ikar lo Bojin eo ej de i raan kaju eo.

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I was still sleepy when I went up to get water from the ocean to wash my face.

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Ikar arruñijñij wōt ke ij wanlōñ ḷọk in etteiñ aō ormej i lọjet.

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I divided up the biscuits and put a few in front of each of the three of them.

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Ikar ajeji petkōj ko im likūti i ṃaan mejāerjel.

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Well I didn’t look very carefully at the ocean at that time, but I have a hard time believing we are that far away from Likiep, the Captain said.

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Ekwe ikar jab baj kakkōt mejōk ioon lọjet ilo awa ṇe kwōj ba, ak āinwōt epen aō tōmak ke joñan de in admān tōtoḷọk jān Likiep, Kapen eo eba.

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But I kept at it.

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Mekarta ke ikar kijenmej wōt.

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The last word I heard before I fell asleep was the chief saying Father should drink some coffee.

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Naan eo āliktata ikar roñ ṃokta jān aō ṃōdān ḷọk ej ke irooj eo ekar ba Jema en idaak kọpe.

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Is he okay? I asked Father.

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En ṃōṃane ke? ikar kajjitōk ippān Jema.

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I gave him some and he filled his mouth and went to work on it.

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Ikar leleḷọk im ej jibwi wōt ak ejino ñabñab ijo

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If I had been slow I would have been thrown against the wall of the boat.

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Ñe ikar ruṃwij inaaj kar patpat ṇa i kiin wa eo.

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I was so amazed my mouth was hanging open.

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Joñan aō pepaḷ ikar aḷḷañ.

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The two of them were laughing but I couldn’t help thinking that we had just barely skirted death.

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Erro kar tōtōñ bajjek ijo ippān doon ak ña ikar lukkuun ḷōmṇaki naan kein an bar juon alen, kōmmān kar rọọl jān iiaḷin mej.

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