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:
a mekngit el ralm er a sewer el me tuobed er se er a Ongedei me a Ongeuang el Ureor er tia el mlo merek el sandei
> the bad sewer water that came out on Wednesday and Thursday of last week
Ngera me ke di mesumech e dmanges?
> Why do you ask me to give (someone) a message for you and then come yourself?
Tia a rullak me ak kmal mo suebek a renguk er a Fern.
> This is making me very worried about Fern.
Mletkak, el oeak a diak lemengodech el bltkil a rengum me a ungilreng er kau.
> In your constant love and goodness, remember me.
Ng mla er ngii a dilubech el tekoi er a blik, me ng dimlak lsebechek el mei.
> Something happened at home, so I couldn't come.
Proverbs:
Mengar ma mecherochr.
> Bitter and salty.
The strategy of "doing things the hard way." When alternatives are available, the appropriate choice is the more difficult one. In voice, expression, and action there is a positive accent on personal ability.
Ngdiak kobetik rengii recheroid e me douchi ra rebai.
> Without looking afield, it was cut down behind the house.
From the folk tale concerning Mesubed Dingal, the inventor of the Palauan kite (see also No. 73). After his wife had been kidnapped, he constructed a kite using feathers from all the birds of Palau and he needed also wood from an Edebsungel tree to fashion the body of the bird-kite. After looking all over Palau and being on the point of giving up, he found the tree he needed behind his own house. The saying may be applied to anyone who does things the hard way, or who goes far afield to find something which is close at hand.
A rengud me chodab.
> The heart and assessment.
This might better be translated, "Assessment with knowledge." The mind or head is thought to be the locus of knowledge in Palau, but such knowledge is made useful or is measured with the heart (reng). Chodab, in this context, would appear to mean "to take stock of" or "to measure." In essence, then, the phrase cautions one who seems on the point of making a rash decision to temper his thoughts with his heart.
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.
Ng kora Ngerechebal, el kal singd era Aimeliik, ma kal singd era Ngerekabesang.
> Like Ngerechebal Island, neither a part of Aimeliik, nor a part of Arakabesang
A person who is "on the fence," changeable and indecisive. The saying may also be applied to a partly westernized Palauan.
More Examples:
Ng meral ng mbesaol ngalek meng di dekimes a bilel.
> That kid drools so much that his shirt is always wet.
A Belau a teluidel, a remerrau me a remechebuul, dikea klaukerreu er a delongeled.
> Belau is divided into two; the rich and wealthy and the poor, theres no caring amongst the people.
Me a odekial aika el rokui el udoud el mlechudel e ng mlo sebechek el mecherar a blik.
> The sum of all the money that was collected, i was able to buy my house.
Ngerang me ke di mengisngull?
> Why are you frowning all the time?
Kom kaukotai el melimet er a chert me lemereched el mo diak a ngmatel.
> You all take turns bailing the boat so that it will be finished quickly.
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.
mengiiv.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 kmal meduch el meruul a kall meng diak lousbech ra chad el tames a ikel loruul.
> She's an amazing cook that she doesn't even need anyone to try the food she makes.
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.
Ng di ngii mak kiei ra 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.
Ng kmal mechesang er omilil meng di chelitang a ngerchelel.
> He's so busy playing around that his responsibilities are neglected.
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.
Proverbs:
Ng kora bechars re Ngerdobotar, el dikiei meng chelengang
> Like the cockroach of Ngerdobotar, staying on till it became white.
Presumably if a cockroach remains in the darkness for a long time, as one at Ngerdobotar (in Aimeliik) apparently did, it will turn white. Application pertains to a visitor who stays on and on, especially one who is not helpful in the household. Such behavior is not properly human; the person is somehow different, like a white cockroach.
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.
Meng a kim.
> Eat tradacna.
Tradacna, one variety of which is the so-called Giant Killer Clam, occurs in quantity off Ngerechelong and is a prominent food there; hence, the people of Ngerechelong.
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.
Ngtalsuk meng diilut re Meduu.
> A full basket was dropped in Ngeremeduu bay.
From the folk tale about Obak era Kedesau on his way to a feast being given in honor of his wife by her adoptive father. While crossing Ngeremeduu Bay between Ngatpang and Ngeremlengui, Obak dropped a basket of Palauan money overboard. Despite this terrible loss, he still had the courage and sufficient cash to carry off his visit in high style. The saying may be used to reassure someone, following a loss, reminding them that Obak era Kedesau recovered from an even greater loss.
More Examples:
Ak mlo ubuu er a cheldukl bad el mengii a bdeluk.
> I fell on the stone path and cracked my head.
Aika el medam e Ngerkumer ngerang meng di ombesisebusech?
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?
Ng meral ng mbesaol ngalek meng di dekimes a bilel.
> That kid drools so much that his shirt is always wet.

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