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, pro.you (nonemphatic, plural).
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Examples:
> said Charlotte, to sort of give Wilbur courage.
> I'm leaving, but I don't know if I really want to (lit., my heart keeps returning).
> Droteo persuaded Maria to finally go to the police.
> Thank you very much for your attention.
> Toki's party was just getting interesting when it ended.
Proverbs:
> Like lightning, a big, unnecessary noise.
Lightning rarely strikes in such a way as to cause serious damage in Palau. May be applied to any unnecessary fuss or oratory at a meeting.
> Like the blind man of Ngetmel, twisting twine into the fire.
The image is that of a blind elder, warming his frail body beside the fire while twisting strands of fiber into twine against his thigh. Only as he pulls the finished twine away, he pushes it into the flames. The saying may be applied to any utterly pointless activity or dissipation of wealth.
> Like a ray-fish, eating while walking.
The ray-fish does not stop swimming while chewing food it has gathered while weaving along the ocean floor. The saying may be applied to any rude behavior or particularly to the act of walking and eating, which is considered impolite. It can also be applied to a person who is trying to hurry through a job without giving it careful attention.
> It's like eating reboiled (starchy) food.
Cooked taro will spoil in time, unless it is reboiled (blelekl). Among other applications the saying may pertain to a man who marries, separates, then returns to the same woman; also a man who returns to a former job.
> You're a flying kite, but i hold the guide string.
No matter how much you play around, you always come back to me.
More Examples:
> Why are you going swimming when the weather is very bad?
> She looks so beautiful with her traditional grass skirt and decorations except her lips look inside out with that lipstick.
> What time am I picking you up?
> Unruly kids that have twisted the pigeon's neck so it died.
> Dont mess with the spotted eagle ray when you go fishing as they are sacred.

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