They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.
 Àŋena mà' ɨ su'sɨ nkfɨ̀ a jvâ ma ghɨ chfɨŋ meyn àfo ɨchfɨ̀ ateyn, yi sœ kàlì, àŋena fè'nɨ yeyn na jvà àteyn nɨ̀n sœ̂ sɨ a ntàmsɨ̀ awu, ɨvɨ nɨ̀ ntàmsɨ̀ mɨ̀vɨ̂m bò. Àŋena jèytɨ kɨ têyn ɨ fi mà' nkfɨ̀ ɨ yeyn na jvà sɨ sœ chem kɨ ntàmsɨ̀ awu, mɨ̀vɨ̂m bulamò'