kom
/ko
, pro.you (nonemphatic, plural).
ko
a
ko
ko
mo
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ker
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ko
mla
Examples:
> Droteo has the idea that Toki is a little crazy.
> Droteo's mouth is small and narrow (like that of a trigger fish).
> It's sort of or like a Japanese song.
> Toki's party was just getting interesting when it ended.
> All the animals were starting to be really glad and they were somewhat comforted.
Proverbs:
> It's like the way they eat in Ngeraus (where food is scarce): as soon as they get to like or enjoy the food, it's gone.
Just as something becomes popular, it becomes unavailable. Ngerraus is a small village in Ngchesar (central Palau). The idiom suggests a person who begins to feel hungry just as the food runs out. The reference is to the meager food resources of a small village. In contemporary Palau the idiom may be applied to some popular import that soon disappears from the shelves of the stores.
> Like the core of the mangrove log.
The core of the mangrove tree (keburs) has the interesting quality of being quite soft and workable when green, but very hard and durable when dried. Hence, a person of old age, especially a high-titled elder; one who has reached great age. Wider applications include a long-standing tradition; a long-term employee.
> Like eating a forked taro corm.
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) generally grows like a single fat carrot. Some corms, however, develop one or more points or forks. The image conveyed by this idiom is that of a man beset by many tasks, trying to decide among them.
> Like a fish in deep, clear water, eaten only with the eyes.
Fish are not easily caught in clear water. The idiom applies to that which may be admired but not obtained, like an expensive item or another man's beautiful sweetheart.
> 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.
More Examples:
> John is taking too long and his wife is "like a decorated lobster" waiting for him.
> John is really in a hurry; what's wrong?
> Your clothes are piled up like you're a snake shedding its skin.
> The Chinese ship finally sailed out last month.
> Do you want to have lunch or dinner sometime?

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