me a, conj.and.
macont.me a
makcont.me ak
makicont.me aki
meconj.and.
me
a
a
kau
me
me
me
tir
a
mengcont.me ng
Examples:
> I was so embarrassed I thought I'd die.
> My car is really getting old and is making rattling noises.
> You go on ahead to school, and then I'll follow.
> Mary is wearing a skirt and a blouse.
> The image of your face is always appearing in my mind.
Proverbs:
> 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.
> 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.
> 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.
> 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.
> 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
More Examples:
> Mary is wearing socks and sport shoes.
> The sum of all the money that was collected, I was able to buy my house.
> Teach your child to respect themselves so that they can respect others.
> I hit him in the solar plexus and knocked him out.
> My budget was low, I could not buy cigarettes.
omeng, v.t.put hand over (mouth; nose; etc.); put (mouth; face) against; put (mouth) on opening of bottle; stop up (bottle).
a
a
mla
a
e
mengii
/mengir
v.pf.3s
milengiiv.pf.3s.past
mengv.pf.3p.inan.
a
er
a
me
a
a
a
e
a
milengv.pf.3p.inan.past
bengoelv.a.s.is to be covered with hand; is to be stopped up.
a
el
a
a
a
a
er
a
er
a
el
bleng
/blengoel
v.r.s.covered with hand; stopped up.
a
mla
a
a

a
Examples:
> He's bought his car so he's bicycle is now left unused.
> It's as if I live somewhere so far away that I don't know what's going on.
> Be careful so you do not break the cup.
> He's so busy playing around that his responsibilities are neglected.
> The attorneys will attempt at a settlement to avoid trial.
Proverbs:
> 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.
> 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:
> I fell on the stone path and cracked my head.
> The wind got so strong that it broke down the chicken house / cage.
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?
> I like this child because he's/she's very polite.

Search for another word: