ko, mod.just; kind of; similar to; like.
ko a chelutel; ua ingii, chad er a Merikel e mengedecheduch el ko er a chad er a Belau.
ko er amod.kind of; like.
koracont.ko er a
Synonyms:
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Examples:
Ng ko er a medal a temamuu.
> His or her face is ugly.
Ng ko er a bekebul a bung.
> It smells just like a flower.
Ng ko er a chelitakl er a Siabal.
> It's sort of or like a Japanese song.
Ng ko el ta el leme chull.
> It's the first time it's rained in a long while.
Mal ko er a mechetong tia el mlik me ng di merroakl.
> My car is really getting old and is making rattling noises.
Proverbs:
Ng ko er a Beachedarsai el di telkib, e diak bo lak
> Like Beachedarsai's food, only a little but it does not disappear.
Beachedarsai and a friend, one day, went to heaven. On arrival they were very hungry, so they visited one of the gods who provided food for them. The "food" was one tiny piece of taro and a bit of fish. Beachedarsai thought to himself that this would hardly suffice, but he picked up the taro and ate it. As he did so another piece appeared on the plate. He ate the piece of fish and another piece of fish appeared. His friend also ate and on his plate as well a new piece of taro or fish appeared as each was consumed. When they were satisfied, there remained on their plates a piece of taro and fish. The idiom is applied to any small blessing, such as a small but steady income, or Western meals that, in contrast with the Palauan tray full of food, are served in small portions, and so on.
Ng ko er a chad er a Ngerechemai, el metom er a uel el metom er a 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 ko er a derumk, el di merrumk er ngii el diak a ultutelel.
> Like lightning, a big, unnecessary noise.
Lightning rarely strikes in such a way as to cause serious damage in Palau. May be applied to any unnecessary fuss or oratory at a meeting.
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.
Ng ko er a omenga el Raus, el sosokod e di keang.
> 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.
More Examples:
Ke mera el ko er a aika el char er a Kosiil!
> You are so like them seaweeds at Kosiil!
Aki ko oltak er kau er a tela el klok?.
> What time am I picking you up?
Ng ngar er ngii a chull e ng ko er a di chemechemel a olik.
> It's raining here but only lightly.
Ak mera el ko er a songerenger.
> I am so starving.
Ng ko er a kmal mekngit a eanged e kau a mengedub?
> Why are you going swimming when the weather is very bad?

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