Here are the 10 commandments in Ikanirae Seru, as translated by some of its 12-year-old speakers/inventors. (Adapted from Exodus 20:2-17):
(Abbreviations: IMP=imperative (= order/request marker); NL=non-living)

1.
otu ka ki sora yataya osa uti o
you not have other gods besides me IMP.
"Do not have other gods than me."
2.
otu ka rokiya nakira o
you not make idol IMP.
"Do not make an idol."
3.
otu ka neosa enari ro yahue ataya ro otu sekaso o
you not use name of LORD god of you wrong IMP.
"Do not misuse the name of the LORD your god."
4.
otu ikemahi samata nome ti nikaro roha reona o
you remember Sabbath day and keep it(NL) holy IMP.
"Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy."
5.
otu tira rasio ti kasio ro otu o
you honour father and mother of you IMP.
"Honour your father and mother."
6.
otu ka mikoru o
you not kill IMP.
"Do not kill"
7.
otu ka misayu o.
you not adulter IMP
"Do not commit adultery."
8.
otu ka tareko o
you not steal IMP.
"Do not steal.
9.
otu ka kosaha naera kata eriha na kinera ro otu o
you not break truth in court about neighbour of you IMP.
"Do not bear false witness against your neighbour"
10.
otu ka imami o
you not envy IMP.
"Do not envy."

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