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belatong

, n., [From Spanish]

plate; dish; bowl.
belatong a blil a kall; belatingel

belatingek

n.poss.1s

belatingem

n.poss.2s

belatingel

n.poss.3s

belatingam

n.poss.1pe

belatinged

n.poss.1pi

belatingiu

n.poss.2p

belatingir

n.poss.3p

belatong er a Merikel

expr.

stainless steel plate with several compartments.

Examples:

Mtelib a belatong.

> Wash the dishes.

More Examples:

Te ngirader a lleng el belatong.

> They returned the borrowed plates.

chainoko

, n., [From Japanese]

half-caste child.

chainoko er a Merikel	expr.	half-American and half-Palauan child.
chainoko er a Siabal	expr.	half-Japanese and half-Palauan child.

Merikel

, n.

America.
Merikel a beluu el America; mesuub a tekoi er a Merikel.

rechimerikel

n.pl.

Americans.

chad er a Merikel

expr.

American.

tekoi er a Merikel

expr.

English (language).

Examples:

Te oumesingd el chad er a Merikel a ousensei er se el skuul.

> The majority of those who are teachers at that school are Americans.

Ak mla er a Merikel el mei.

> I've come from America.

Ulekum ng ngar er ngii a ududek, me ng mo sebechek el mo er a Merikel.

> If only I had some money, then I'd be able to go to America.

Ng diak a rolek e kbo er a Merikel.

> I don't have any way of going to America.

Se er a kbo er a Merikel, e ak kilie er a blil a Toki.

> When I went to America, I lived at Toki's place.

More Examples:

Ak mla er a Merikel.

> I came from the States.

Ng soak el mo er a Merikel.

> I want to go to the States.

Ke chad er a keskelel a beluu er a Merikel?

> Where in the U.S are you from?

A rechad er a Merikel el kiei er Belau a betik a rengrir er a klsiorai el kirel Belau.

> Most Americans living in Belau love Belau and future compact towards the island.

merredel
/merreder

, n.

leader; ruler; chief; person in charge.
merreder a kebekuul; oungerachel; menguteling a beluu; oba klemat er a urreor; bdelul a cheldebechel a merreder.

merredelek

n.poss.1s

merredelem

n.poss.2s

merredelel

n.poss.3s

merredelam

n.poss.1pe

merredeled

n.poss.1pi

merredeliu

n.poss.2p

merredelir

n.poss.3p

omerreder

A omerreder a uldimukl er ngii a eru el tekoi. Ng ngar er ngii a klisiich me a ngerachel. A klisiich el tekoi a betok a belkul e ng di belkul el debo dousbech er ngii er tia el hong a llemalt.

merredel er a Merikel

expr.

president of the U.S.

merredel er a blai

expr.

head of household.

See also:

Examples:

A merredel a meluchel a ngerechelel a beluu.

> The leader carries the responsibility for community affairs.

Proverbs:

Ienged el merreder.

> The leader is our cave.

A good leader is a protective leader. The cave concept probably derived from a secret place called the village "egg-nest" where women, children, and elders would be hidden during a raid. May be applied to other situations: a good plan in battle; an indispensable custom.

A ungil el merreder a ua chull el melemedem er a daob.

> A good leader, like rain, stills the ocean.

Rain falling during an ocean squall often seems to wipe away the winds and still the ocean. A good leader should be able to dispel the problems facing his people. He can calm down disputes and settle problems easily.

More Examples:

Aki millengmes er a resensei me a merredel er a skuul.

> We respected the teachers and the school principal.

Techa isei ngka el merredel er a Aleks?

> Who's Alex's boss again?

A kotsio sensei a merredel er a skuul

> A principal or president is the head of the school.

ouchad

, v.t.

have (someone) as a relative; act like person (of particular country or type).
ouchad a ngar ngii a rechedal.

ouchad er a Merikel

expr.

act like an American.

ouchad er a ngebard

expr.

act like a Westerner; exhibit Western mannerisms.

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