Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

babier

, n., [From German]

paper; letter; book.
a babier a klalo llechukl e chieuall; luchesii a babier; ng menguiu er a babier.

chimo
/chimong

, num.

1 [one] (animal; nonliving thing).
chimong a tang a (1); chimo el bad; chimo el kluk, udoud a di chimong.

llel

, n.poss.3s

leaf.
llel a llel a kerrekar; lius a ngar er ngii a llel; llel a babier, llel a tuu.

llek

n.poss.1s

llem

n.poss.2s

llam

n.poss.1pe

lled

n.poss.1pi

lliu

n.poss.2p

llir

n.poss.3p

llel a babier

expr.

piece/sheet of paper.

llel a hong

expr.

page of a book.

llel a kerrekar

expr.

leaves of the tree.

llel a lius

expr.

coconut leaves.

See also:

Examples:

Ng millemolem el moalech a llel a kebui.

> The betel pepper leaves continued to wither.

Kau a ko er a dait el omertort a llel e chemoes.

> You're like a taro plant which has big leaves but is still immature (i.e., you talk big but you don't follow through).

Ng millemolem a kebui el moalech a llel.

> The betel pepper leaves continued to wither.

Ke di tmak er a llel a omerael.

> Why are you just inviting yourself to go along.

Ng millemolem el moalech a llel a kebui.

> The betel pepper leaves continued to wither.

Proverbs:

Ke mnga llel a kesuk.

> It's like eating the leaves of the kesuk plant...nonsense.

You're a grown-up who keeps talking nonsense...stupid things.

More Examples:

A dingal a kuk meklou er a llel a brak.

> His ears are bigger than elephant taro leaves.

Ka bo mchais a eru er a llel ongael el mei.

> Go pluck two leaves from the Purple Viper's-bugloss tree and bring them back here.

A delak a ulelsisechakl er ngak el mengaus a llel a such el mo oulkou.

> My mom tried to teach me how to weave hats from pandanus leaves.

Ak mo melobech a llel a tuu el mo koeas.

> I'm going to cut down banana leaves for compost.

Aike el beluotel el llel a miich a bo mseseb.

> Burn the heaps of leaves you raked up.

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