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bedul

, n.

head; leader.
bedul a bdelul; bdelul a chad, bingsbedul, bdelul a beluu; bedul er a omoachel

bdeluk

n.poss.1s

bdelum

n.poss.2s

bdelul

n.poss.3s

bdelul a bedul er ngii; bdelul a chad bdelul a beluu, bdelul a cheldebechel; bdelulachang.

bdelmam

n.poss.1pe

bdelud

n.poss.1pi

bdelmiu

n.poss.2p

bdelrir

n.poss.3p

bdelul a chang
/bdelulachang

expr.

end of jetty; landing pier.
bdelulachang a olekerodel, omekuul er a mlai, bilas; kerodel.

bdelul a cheldebechel

expr.

group leader.

bdelul a omerael

expr.

tour leader.

btil a bedul

expr.

back of head.

mekngit a bdelul

expr.

stupid.

tedobech a bdelul

expr.

crazy.

See also: ,

Examples:

Ng kmal meringel a sils e ng ngar er a sers el di blechetoel a bdelul.

> The sun is shining so hard and she's at the farm with nothing on her head.

Me ksengdii a bdelum.

> Let me comb your hair.

A Droteo a melecholb er a bedul.

> Droteo is bathing upstream.

A Toki a rirurt el bedul a skuul.

> Toki ran in the direction of the school.

A bdelum a di kelkat.

> Your head is wounded all over.

Proverbs:

A bdelul okdemelem a cheloit er a Emerert.

> Your mother's brother's head is discarded at Emerert.

In head-hunting days villages on the same side-haven as Koror, or otherwise allied, would visit Koror last with heads taken in raids or ambush after visiting several allied villages for dances and money collections marking a successful hunt. By and large, the purpose of head-hunting was economic, with money paid the men of the successful raiding club at each allied village where the heads would be displayed. The collection went to the coffer of their village chief. By the time the warriors reached Koror, then, the heads would often be quite odorous and unpleasant (economically useless). So they would be discarded at a place called Emerert in Koror. From the standpoint of any male ego the mother's brother (okdemaol; okdemelem: your mother's brother) is always significant, since one such individual usually acts as guardian and financial advisor for the younger clan member. The idiom, then, is used by the people of Koror to insult persons of other, generally hostile, villages.

Ng meredem er oiaol bedul ngii.

> Attaching the drain spout to oneself.

Pertains to favoritism, the adjustment of the flow of favors from the leader to one-self. It is considered unsporting and in poor taste to seek favoritism through undue support of a leader in direct anticipation of favors.

More Examples:

A debar a mlo chebecheb e odbechii tia el ulebangel er ngais el mo bedul a Templeton.

> The duck bent down and pushed the unhatched egg towards Templeton.

A dechor er a kederang e omes el bedul ngeuaol.

> Standing on the beach looking out towards the open ocean and the horizon.

Te mlo kedubech, e ng mesibas el obeu a bdelul.

> They were pushing each other and he slipped and split his head.

Ng diak bai debo dongedub er a bdelul a chang?

> Why don't we go take a swim at the dock?

Rungalek, ka bo mocheuir a ta er a taxi el mei me lotekak el mo er a bdelul a chang.

> My child, go hail me a taxi cab so that I can take it to the dock.

but

, n.

genitals; anus; vagina; bottom (surface).
but a eoulbeluu er a chad me a uriul, idekel a but, uchauch a btil a chad, btil a omerael, btil a lius.

btil

n.poss.3s

btil a but er ngii; uriul, btil a lius, btil a chad.

bekebut
/bekebtiil
/bekebtil

v.s.

(woman) having large buttocks or vagina; (man) having large buttocks.
bekebtiil a klou a idekel a btil.

but

n.

bottom (surface).

idekel a but

expr.

buttocks.

Examples:

Kau a melechui er a btil a Droteo.

> You are inferior to Droteo (lit., you wipe Droteo's anus).

Ngka a sebiil a btil me lak morrenges a lolekoi.

> He's just a child, so don't listen to what he says.

Ngka a sebiil a btil, el diak a ngera el lodengei.

> He's young and unexperienced (lit. his buttocks are covered with sores) and doesn't know anything.

Proverbs:

Ng ko er a btil a Titechingai

> Like the buttock of Titechingai.

He rushes crazily from one task to another. Titechingai had a disease which left his buttock covered with old sores and pock marks. Therefore, when Titechingai called on a young woman at night, he always left the house before it became light in order to avoid being seen. Once, however, when he awoke it was already light and he was observed to dash from bush to bush in his desperate attempt to run through the village with minimum exposure. A person who seems to be rushing madly about in the conduct of several tasks may be compared with Titechingai.

A rengalek el sechal a di mekekerei e kora mersaod el melbard er ter ra btil a ralm.

> A male child, though small, is yet like a small barracuda that braces against the flowing stream.

The small barracuda (mersaod, a small ai) can be seen bracing, without apparent motion, against the stream, usually where fresh water flows into the lagoon, or where tide water runs off the reef, until suddenly it dashes into the stream to grab a small fish. Then it retreats once more to its place of watchfulness. This watchful, quiet, reserved, almost crafty approach to life is much admired, and parents will encourage their male children with this saying.

chebecheb

, v.s.

lying face down; placed upside down; bent over.
chebecheb a terrob; diak el dengarech, chemau eou, mechebechebii, mechebecheb, ochebechebel

dengarech

, v.s.

lying face up; supine; placed right side up.
dengarech a chemau bab; diak el chebecheb, olekang a dengarech.

mengerumet

, v.t.

wash inside of (bottle, bowl, pot, etc.) with circular motion; wash out (mouth, ear, etc.); brush (teeth); pump out (stomach, intestine); give enema or laxative.
mengerumet a melatech; churemetii; churumet a belatong; chermetel.

omat

, v.t.

put (pot, food in pot) on fire; put; place; pound (something) into ground; (boat) jump up and down in waves.
omat a mo kmedii; metir a olekang er a ingukl, omat er a btil a di dengchokl e chetil el merael; otil.

churemetii	v.pf.3s	churemetii a mengerumet er ngii.
chirremetii	v.pf.3s.past
churumet	v.pf.3p.inan.	churumet a mengerumet; omekbeches er a chelsel.
chirrumet	v.pf.3p.inan.past
chelerrumet	v.r.s.	washed or pumped out. chelerrumet a mla mecherumet; nglatech, churemetii a olekang, churumet, cheremetel.
cherematel	v.a.s.	is to be washed or pumped out. cherematel a kirel el mecherumet; mengatech, churemetii, churumet a ollumel, cheremetel.
cherrumet	v.s.	(inside) cracked or broken. cherrumet a mla mecherumet; mla mengatech, chelerrumet; churemetii, churumet a kob, mengerumet, chermetel.
mecherumet	v.erg.	mecherumet a chelerrumet; churemetii a ollumel, mla mecherumet, churumet, mellib; chermetel.
cherrumet a btil	expr.	(woman) having insides worn out from too much sexual intercourse.
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