kom
/ko		, pro.you (nonemphatic, plural).
ko
a
kemiu;
ko
mekerang?
ko
mo
er
ker
e
sechelei?
ko
mla
mei!
Examples:
A
Droteo
me
a
Toki
a
ko
er
a
kmal
ta
a
dekelir.
> Droteo and Toki are quite close or always doing things together.
Mal
ko
er
a
mechetong
tia
el
mlik
me
ng
di
merroakl.
> My car is really getting old and is making rattling noises.
Kau,
ngara
me
ke
ko
er
a
ouchedeng
er
kau?
> Why are you doing mischief in you own house?
A
omelekingel
a
Droteo
a
ko
er
a
soal
el
mo
er
a
party.
> Droteo spoke as if he wants to go to the party.
A
Droteo
a
urremelii
a
Maria
me
ng
ko
el
mocha
er
a
bulis.
> Droteo persuaded Maria to finally go to the police.
Proverbs:
Ke
ko
er
a
sechou
el
suebek
e
mekebekabes
ochil.
> You're like the stork which flies with its legs dangling.
You leave unfinished business behind and split.
Ng
ko
er
a
uchul
a
delil
ar
rurrot.
> Like the crotch of an aristocratic woman.
Women of the wealthy elite in old Palau would be tattooed up the entire leg and about the thighs and hips. Reference is to the black color of such tattooing and the phrase may be applied to any dark occasion, but usually to dark clouds.
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.
Ng
ko
er
a
mur
er
a
Ngchesar,
el
di
klukuk
el
di
klukuk.
> It's like the feast of Ngchesar, postponed till tomorrow, then the next, and forever.
You keep saying tomorrow, tomorrow. You're lucky there's a tomorrow. Presumably, in the past the village of Ngchesar in central Palau tried and tried again to schedule a mur, the largest, villagewide feast conducted in Palau. But for various reasons the feast was forever postponed. The saying applies to the risk of procrastination.
Ng
ko
er
a
ongit
Irrai.
> Like receiving in Airai.
According to this saying, the people of Airai (central Palau) are likely to ask for those things they have in abundance. A wealthy man asking for financial help; a person asking for a cigarette when he has a pack in his pocket.
More Examples:
Kom
mlo
er
ker
er
a
kesus?
> Where did you go last night?
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.
Ka
mdort
ailecha
el
kukau
ngkung
e
ke
ko
er
a
kmeed.
> Would you clean them taros as you are closer to them.
Ak
mera
el
ko
er
a
songerenger.
> I am so starving.
Aki
ko
oltak
er
kau
er
a
tela
el
klok?.
> What time am I picking you up?

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