| Iru pl : Mɛru | Iru pl : Meru |
| Naa-i-ɓum i tì à Yawɔnɗɔ̀ mɛru mɛ tàn | Naa-i-bum i të à Yawondò meru me tàn | The family has been in Yaoundé for five days |
| Iru wu mɛ fin. U yidì lɛ u sug gɛɛ̀nɛ | Iru wu me fin. U yidë le u sug geène | The night is already dark (has fallen). You can no longer go home today |
| Ìru wu rìnkɔ̀ ɓɔɓtì ɓèŋ lalì yɛ̀ɛ̀ jɛɛ̀ waa | Iru wu rënkò bobtë beung lalë yeè djèè waa | Last night the children slept at their mother’s house |
| Ɓɔɓtì ɓèŋ ghagsii mɛru mɛ ɓɛ̀ɛ̀ yɛ̀ɛ̀ jɛ̀ɛ̀ waa | Bobtë beung ghagsii meru me bèè yèè djèè waa | The children spent two days with their mother |
