me a, conj.and.
macont.me a
makcont.me ak
makicont.me aki
meconj.and.
me
a
omech
a
tekoi;
kau
me
ngak
me
ngii,
Calista
me
tir
a
mong.
mengcont.me ng
Examples:
Tia
a
bresengt
er
ngak
el
me
er
kau.
> This is my present for you.
Ke
ma
kot
el
mo
er
a
skuul,
e
ngak
ekong.
> You go on ahead to school, and then I'll follow.
A
delongelel
a
Satsko
me
a
Tony
a
ko
er
a
klsakl.
> Something's wrong between Satsko and Tony.
Ngara
meluches
a
medam
me
ng
di
kea
bo
mechiuaiu?
> What's keeping you from falling asleep?
A
blil
a
Toki
me
a
blil
a
Satsko
a
milseseb.
> Toki's house and Satsko's house burned down.
Proverbs:
Ngak
a
ngit
me
kau
a
ngoi?
> I receive it and you ask for it?
A man asks for and receives that which he needs from a second party. A third party, learning of this, asks the first party for it. Used as implied or generally about any unreasonable request
Ak
meruul
me
kau
er
a
terudel?
> I build it and you destroy it?
May be applied to a person who feels his aims or projects are being destroyed by the actions of another.
Tia
di
ngii
me
ak
terrob
er
a
Mekaeb.
> It's as if I've submerged my head into Mekaeb (the channel between Peleliu and Agaur).
A term to describe a dish that is really salty.
Ng
ko
er
a
Ngerechebal,
el
ka
lsingd
er
a
Imeliik
me
a
ka
lsingd
er
a
Ngerekebesang.
> He's like Ngerechebal Island, which is neither closer to Imeliik nor closer to Ngerekebesang.
i.e. He's indecisive or not clearly taking sides. A person who is "on the fence," changeable and indecisive. The saying may also be applied to a partly westernized Palauan.
Ng
ko
er
a
char
er
a
Kosiil,
el
lecheraches
e
ng
mong
me
a
lekeriik
e
ng
mei.
> Like seaweed at Kosiil, out with the tide and in with the tide.
Kosiil is a location in the lagoon where the seaweed can be seen to bend in and out with the tide. The idiom is applied to a leader who is too flexible and unreliable. In the short form (Kora char ra Kosiil) it may simply mean, "I'll go along with what you decide."
More Examples:
A
70
el
basent
er
a
rechad
er
a
beluulechad
el
songerenger
a
kiei
aike
el
basio
el
ngar
ngii
a
mekemad
me
a
klautok
er
ngii.
> 70 percent of the world’s hungry people live in areas afflicted by war and violence
A
Ulang
ng
meses
me
a
lechub
e
ng
kesibor?
> Is Ulang hard working or lazy?
Ng
telitur
er
ngak
me
ng
dimlak
lesebechek
el
lomelemii
ngii
el
deluill.
> My lack of experience prevented me from maintaining any relationships.
Ng
dirkak
a
tang
me
kumelechesiu
el
sabisi
el
uaisei.
> I had never felt so alone.
Ak
mesobil.
Ng
dirkak
a
tang
me
ng
bechiil.
> I'm single. I have never been married.
omeng, v.t.put hand over (mouth; nose; etc.); put (mouth; face) against; put (mouth) on opening of bottle; stop up (bottle).
omeng
a
mengir;
dokedekii,
mertii,
toktang
a
mla
meng
a
ngerir
e
omodk,
bengel.
mengii
/mengir		v.pf.3s
milengiiv.pf.3s.past
mengv.pf.3p.inan.
meng
a
omeng;
melekedek
er
a
ngerel
me
a
isngel;
toktang
a
mengir
a
ngerel
e
omodk;
bleng;
blengoel,
bengel
a
ngor.
milengv.pf.3p.inan.past
bengoelv.a.s.is to be covered with hand; is to be stopped up.
bengoel
a
kirel
el
obeng;
mekngit
a
secherel
a
bengoel
a
ngerel,
omeng
a
er
a
isngel
er
a
mekngit
el
bau.
bleng
/blengoel		v.r.s.covered with hand; stopped up.
bleng
a
mla
obeng,
metenget;
telenget,
mengir
a
ngerel,
bleng
a
telil.

blengoel
a
bleng.
Examples:
Ng
mla
mecherar
a
mlil
meng
di
chelitang
kung
a
rrat
er
ngii.
> He's bought his car so he's bicycle is now left unused.
Ke
mo
kerkikl,
e
ke
mo
el
mengii
a
kob.
> Be careful so you do not break the cup.
A
rechad
ra
llach
a
mo
tames
el
mesmechokl
a
rokui
meng
diak
el
bo
ra
keras.
> The attorneys will attempt at a settlement to avoid trial.
Ng
kmal
mechesang
er
omilil
meng
di
chelitang
a
ngerchelel.
> He's so busy playing around that his responsibilities are neglected.
Ng
di
ngii
me
ak
kiei
er
a
iemoch
meng
uoi
diak
kudengei
a
ngerang.
> It's as if I live somewhere so far away that I don't know what's going on.
Proverbs:
A
telekangel
a
dilu
meng
beluu
Ngersuul
> With persistence the village of Ngersuul was maintained
When the men's clubs of Koror could not proceed as far as Melekeiok, a major village to the north that stood in political balance with Koror, the clubs would often stop over at Ngersuul and sack the small village. Yet the people of Ngersuul, over and over defeated, clung to their village and persisted through history. (Sometimes the village of Angaur is used, with a similar meaning, in place of Ngersuul.) The saying may be applied to the harried individual who is about to give up a task because of repeated failure.
Mengii
a
ududel.
> Destroying his money.
Marriage within the clan, generally considered incestuous, limits the value of the food-money exchange, since the materials simply change hands within the same clan group. A man so married is criticized as having destroyed his source of wealth.
More Examples:
Ng
ma
el
bekokeuii
el
ngalek
meng
mal
soak.
> I like this child because he's/she's very polite.
Ak
mlo
ubuu
er
a
cheldukl
bad
el
mengii
a
bdeluk.
> I fell on the stone path and cracked my head.
Ng
mal
mlo
mesisisiich
a
iolt
meng
mla
meterruud
a
blil
a
malk!
> The wind got so strong that it broke down the chicken house / cage.
Aika
el
medam
e
Ngerkumer
ngerang
meng
di
ombesisebusech?
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?

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