bulis, n., [From English] police; policeman.
bulis a chad el oltaut a llach e mengkar er a buai.
bebulisv.s.redup.half-witted; prone to wandering around and talking to oneself.
bebulis a telkib el mekngit me a lechub e ng ngodech a bdelul; omais el chad a bebulis.
blil a bulisexpr.police station.
mlil a bulisexpr.police car.
Examples:
A Toki a milengetakl er a Droteo el mo er a bulis.
> Toki persuaded Droteo to go to the police.
A Droteo a urremelii a Maria me ng ko el mocha er a bulis.
> Droteo persuaded Maria to finally go to the police.
mlai, n.canoe; car; automobile; transportation.
mlai a olidiuul er a beluu me a daob; mlai a oltak a rechad me a uleklool.
mlikn.poss.1s
mlimn.poss.2s
mliln.poss.3smlil a mlai er ngii el chad.
mlidn.poss.1pi
mlimamn.poss.1pe
mlimiun.poss.2p
mlirirn.poss.3p
blil a mlaiexpr.garage.
mlai er a Siabalexpr.Japanese car.
Examples:
A Droteo a oumeduch er ngii er a omeruul el mlai.
> Droteo pretends that he knows how to repair cars.
Mal ko er a mechetong tia el mlik me ng di merroakl.
> My car is really getting old and is making rattling noises.
Ng kmal klou a cherrodech el kirel a cherredechel a mlai.
> There are a lot of complaints about the noise from cars.
Ng kmal a ungil a bangd er a mlim.
> Your car gives a very smooth ride.
Ak dilsechii a mlai e chilsberberii.
> I carved the canoe and then painted it.
Proverbs:
Lak bom ua chad era Ngerchemai el miltom ra uel el metom ra mlai.
> Don't be like the man from Ngerchemai who lost both the turtle and the canoe.
Don't bite off more than you can chew...don't be selfish.
Ng kora chad re Ngerechemai, el metom ra uel el metom ra mlai.
> Like the man of Ngerechemai, who lost his turtle and lost his canoe.
Relates to a fisherman who jumped from his canoe to catch a turtle only to find that his canoe had drifted beyond recovery. Applies to any situation where a person fails at a task, or, aptly, to a situation where a man, through his own foolishness, loses both his wife and his mistress.
Ng kora omelkesel Ngirakerisil, el didiak lecheldereder a mlil.
> Like Kerosene, poling his canoe with no obvious destination
Under the German administrator Winkler before World War I, a Palauan named Ngirakerisil (Mr. Kerosene) was employed as a canoe operator. Daily he would take the tireless administrator to a different part of Palau to inspect the various economic programs (largely coconut planting) instituted by the now legendary Winkler. The operator, least of all, could predict where they would be going next. The idiom is applied to any aimless person or action; indecision; a changeable person.
More Examples:
Kmal di medechel a eru el buil el kungkad er a mlik.
> I only have two months to pay off for my car.
Ak ulemekall el mo er a stoang e ng mo diak a eolt e ra taia er a mlik.
> I was driving to the store when i got a flat tire.
Ak ulemekall er a mlai e a rebulis a mdechemak e le ng ng diak a lisens er ngak.
> I was driving a car and the police caught me because I don't have a license.
Aki kmal ko er a mle ungil merael e di mle kiul kisbekl el metengel er a dobu er a mlai el lilengelakl el kmal bekerurt.
> We were walking fine on the road until a really fast car sped by that abruptly forced us into a ditch.
A mlik a lilengir a tonari er ngak e nguu el tuchelii a iedel.
> My neighbor borrowed my car and drove it into a mango tree.

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