kom
/ko		, pro.you (nonemphatic, plural).
ko
a
kemiu;
ko
mekerang?
ko
mo
er
ker
e
sechelei?
ko
mla
mei!
Examples:
Kom
kmal
mesaul
el
orrenges
er
tia
el
subed.
> Thank you very much for your attention.
Kau,
ngara
me
ke
ko
er
a
ouchedeng
er
kau?
> Why are you doing mischief in you own house?
Ng
ko
el
techa
a
mellomes
a
rengul
el
sebechel
el
mechur
a
eabed,
e
okellakl
me
ng
ruebet
a
chull?
> Who is wise enough to count the clouds and tilt them over to pour out the rain?
A
rebek
el
charm
a
ko
er
a
kmal
ungia
a
rengrir
me
te
ko
er
a
di
mle
chellaod.
> All the animals were starting to be really glad and they were somewhat comforted.
Ng
ko
er
a
chemaidechedui.
> He's very good at climbing./He's always beating around the bush.
Proverbs:
Ke
ko
er
a
rubak
er
a
Ngerechelong
el
omtab
er
a
bngel
er
a
eabed.
> You're like the old man of Ngerechelong who uses a cloud to mark the location of his fishtrap.
i.e. you depend too much on people who are unreliable.
Kom
chameiu
el
blai.
> You're getting involved with someone too closely related.
Possibly derived from an incident in which a coconut syrup maker was incestuously involved with his wife's sister.
Ng
ko
er
a
chelid
er
a
Ngebuked,
el
di
rirekir
er
a
bab.
> Like the gods of Ngebukd, completed up above.
As part of the festivities of a village feast or in celebration of some event, such as the completion of a community hall, Palauan young people produce a variety of named dances. One type of dance, called ruk, was never conducted in Ngebukd (in Ngaraard, northern Palau). It was said that the gods of the village had done their dancing in heaven before coming to earth and thus it was not necessary for the people of Ngebukd to dance. The saying pertains to a completed task, indicating to another that the work need not be repeated.
Ng
ko
er
a
bukitang,
el
meduch
el
meldelodech
a
bedengel.
> Like the octopus, able to change the color of its body.
He's too erratic or too easily persuaded. A leader, or any person, who is highly erratic, too adaptive; one who appears capable of taking any convenient or easy position.
Ke
ko
er
a
cheberdord
el
di
ngii
el
melul
er
ngii
er
a
ngau.
> You're like a beetle that burns itself by flying into the fire.
You're always getting yourself into trouble.
More Examples:
Ng
ko
er
a
ngodech
a
debechiil.
> It's strange to be married.
Ak
mera
el
ko
er
a
songerenger.
> I am so starving.
Se
el
sungata
er
a
ngke
el
ngalek
a
ko
er
a
kmal
el
ungil.
> The silhouette of that woman is very attractive.
Ng
ko
er
a
kmal
mekngit
a
eanged
e
kau
a
mengedub?
> Why are you going swimming when the weather is very bad?
Ka
bong
er
a
chesmel
me
desang
e
kom
kmal
mellomes.
> Do as you say, so everyone can see you are smart as you talk.

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