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Activity that slowly destroys another person or institution. Generally applied to verbal actions; spreading malicious gossip; a speech loaded with subtle insults. However, it can be applied to wider behavior such as economic behavior that destroys the resources of the country: killing fish by dynamite; cutting forests without planting

Ng

ko

er

a

cherellel

a

beab

el

di

ta

e

keroker.

> It's like the birth of a rat with one offspring per mother.

It's something that happens just once, something I put up with only once. According to this saying, the rat bears but one litter. Hence the application "once is enough" about an act that bears no repeating.

Ng

ko

er

a

beab

er

a

Ngerard,

el

kma

a

lisiu

me

a

lisam.

> It's like the rat of Ngerard, which eats up all your coconuts and (then) all of ours.

It's a decision, plan etc. that will backfire. A pet rat owned by Mad, chief of Ngaraard, ate the coconuts of most of the chief's neighbors, then, still hungry, ate the chief's own coconuts.

More Examples:

E

ng

tmoech

a

beab

me

a

katuu

a

somkemkii.

> And when the mouse appeared, the cat snatched him.

beab

,

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rodent; rat; mouse.

beab

a

ta

er

a

bedengel

a

melekesako

el

charm;

omuchel

a

rakd

e

dirrek

el

menga

dellomel.

bebul

n.poss.3s

olechiul a beab

n.

club moss.

bedengel a beab

expr.

gray.

blil a beab

expr.

jail; prison.

ullemachel el beab

expr.

small mouse; field mouse.

Examples:

Bo

mkodir

se

el

kob

er

a

bebul

a

tebel;

a

John

a

mlo

kmedii

a

kob

er

a

bebul

a

tebel;

a

John

a

kiledir

a

kob

er

a

bebul

a

tebel.

> Put the cup on the table; John was putting the cup on the table (just now, recently); John put the cup on the table (yesterday, a week ago, etc.).

A

beab

a

sebechel

mertii

er

a

delongelel

a

sairio

er

a

blai,

rael

e

kmerd

er

a

Ngcheangel.

> Rats can get to Kayangel by hiding in construction materials.

blil

a

beab

> jail; prison

A

beab

a

milsa

a

medal

a

sechelil

el

telemall.

> The mouse saw his friend's injured face.

A

bebul

a

tebel

a

mla

mo

dekimes.

> The top of the table has gotten wet.

Proverbs:

Ng

ua

beab

el

mengard.

> Nibbling like a rat.

Activity that slowly destroys another person or institution. Generally applied to verbal actions; spreading malicious gossip; a speech loaded with subtle insults. However, it can be applied to wider behavior such as economic behavior that destroys the resources of the country: killing fish by dynamite; cutting forests without planting

Ng

ko

er

a

beab

er

a

Ngerard,

el

kma

a

lisiu

me

a

lisam.

> It's like the rat of Ngerard, which eats up all your coconuts and (then) all of ours.

It's a decision, plan etc. that will backfire. A pet rat owned by Mad, chief of Ngaraard, ate the coconuts of most of the chief's neighbors, then, still hungry, ate the chief's own coconuts.

Ng

ko

er

a

cherellel

a

beab

el

di

ta

e

keroker.

> It's like the birth of a rat with one offspring per mother.

It's something that happens just once, something I put up with only once. According to this saying, the rat bears but one litter. Hence the application "once is enough" about an act that bears no repeating.

More Examples:

Ng

ngarang

a

ngar

er

a

bebul

a

tebel

> What is on the table or desk?

A

Lurvey

a

mlo

elireuakl

e

ngubetii

tia

el

medalia

el

ngkedel

a

Wilbur

el

mla

er

a

chiklel

e

nguu

el

turecheklii

er

a

deel

el

ngar

er

a

bebul

a

blil

a

Wilbur.

> Lurvey bent down and removed Wilbur's medal from his neck and hung it from a nail at the top of Wilbur's pen.

Mnguu

a

oluches

el

loia

er

a

bebul

a

hong.

> Put the pencil on top of the book.

E

ng

tmoech

a

beab

me

a

katuu

a

somkemkii.

> And when the mouse appeared, the cat snatched him.

Mnguu

a

hong

el

loia

er

a

bebul

a

tebel.

> Put the book on top of the dest

bedikl

, n.

any trap used to catch animals on land; snare.

bedikl

a

klekedall

el

omedikl,

bedikl

er

a

malk,

bedikl

er

a

beab.

klab

, n.

harvested tubar of taro or tapioca.

klab

a

ta

er

a

ngklel

a

kukau.

rekung

,

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land crab.

rekung

a

charm

el

mekekerei

er

a

chemang;

kakum.

A

rekung

a

charm;

a

ta

er

a

ngklel

a

rekung

a

kakum.

Ng

mekekerei

el

ua

a

meklungel

a

kesako.

Ng

eaiuong

a

kekemengel

e

eruong

a

techetechel.

Ng

sebechel

el

kie

er

a

beluu

e

ng

di

ng

omechell

er

a

daob.

Ng

kall.

bedeklek	n.poss.1s
bedeklem	n.poss.2s
bedeklel	n.poss.3s
bedeklam	n.poss.1pe
bedekled	n.poss.1pi
bedekliu	n.poss.2p
bedeklir	n.poss.3p
bedikl er a Saibal	expr.	chicken trap using decoy chicken.
bedikl er a beab	expr.	mouse-trap.
See also: OMEDIKL

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