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dach

, n.

excrement; residue; secretion.
dach a kall el mo er a chelsel a diil e me tuobed; mekngit el diak bo elrasech me ng mechoit; mechert, dechil.

dechik

n.poss.1s

dechim

n.poss.2s

dechil

n.poss.3s

dechemam

n.poss.1pe

dechid

n.poss.1pi

dechemiu

n.poss.2p

decherir

n.poss.3p

blil a dach

expr.

sewage plant.

dechil a cheramrou

expr.

sand mound from digging of small mangrove crab.

dechil a deel

expr.

rust.

dechil a iis

expr.

mucus.

dechil a mad

expr.

secretion from eye.

dechil a uingel

expr.

tartar or scum on teeth.

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Examples:

Ng tuobed a dechik.

> I have to go to the bathroom.

Mngai a dechil a medam!

> Clean the crust from your eyes./Make sure your own house is in order before accusing others.

Proverbs:

Ng ko er a dechil a Ngiraidechiil el dirk bengel.

> It's like the first drop of feces of Ngiraidechiil.

i.e. the best or worst is yet to come. Ngiraidechiil had just assembled his fishing gear when he felt the urge to relieve himself. In the bush he started to do so when, with the first small drop of feces, a rat scooted under him and made off with it. He looked at the scurrying animal and called: "Wait, you, that was just the first drop, more and bigger ones will follow!" The resulting saying has to do with desirability of delayed rewards. It was used, for example, with reference to the first rations received from the military following World War II.

deel

, n.

nail; spike; any kind of steel or iron.
deel a klekedall er a omeleel;deel a meleel; orreked e oldak a kerrekar, delel.

delek

n.poss.1s

delem

n.poss.2s

delel

n.poss.3s

delel a deel er ngii; kloleklel el deel.

delam

n.poss.1pe

deled

n.poss.1pi

deliu

n.poss.2p

delir

n.poss.3p

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Examples:

Ng sebechem el ngosuir a Dios el merekii a eanged e rullii el kuk mo medecherecher er a bltanget el deel?

> Can you help God stretch out the sky and make it as hard as polished metal?

Bellachel a delam!

> Your mother's unclean! (insult)

A Droteo a ulutoketok er a Toki me ng dinges e deel ku er a tekingel.

> Droteo was arguing with Toki and (now) he regrets or is ashamed of what he said.

Bengud a delam!

> Your mother smells of fish! (insult).

Ng mekngit a tsios er a delek.

> My stomach feel funny.

Proverbs:

Dings e deel

> Filled to overflowing

While directly applicable to overeating, the idiom is often applied to a person with too much work or too many projects. It can also refer to a person, or village, hopelessly oppressed by competitors.

More Examples:

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.

Elik, ng meringel a delek er a dinges.

> Dang, my stomach hurts from being too full.

Ulang a mera el mekreos a kelel iedel el chetil el merrous. Ng diak el dilechelid el lebo el meringel a delel.

> Ulang is hoarding her mango and doesn't want to share, hopefully she will get a bellyache.

Elik aika el delir tirkang me a aika el bilir bai dil di meau kung meltang.

> Oh my, their bellies and their clothes, they shoudl just go naked then.

Ng techa ngklel a delam el mechas?

> What's your grandmother's name?

deel

, n.

state of overflowing or being too much (used only in certain fixed expressions).

Examples:

Ng sebechem el ngosuir a Dios el merekii a eanged e rullii el kuk mo medecherecher er a bltanget el deel?

> Can you help God stretch out the sky and make it as hard as polished metal?

A Droteo a ulutoketok er a Toki me ng dinges e deel ku er a tekingel.

> Droteo was arguing with Toki and (now) he regrets or is ashamed of what he said.

Proverbs:

Dings e deel

> Filled to overflowing

More Examples:

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.

olecholech

, n.

saw.
olecholech a klekedall el doba el meluk; melecholech, lucholech a kerrekar; luchelechii, lechelechel.

olechelechek	n.poss.1s
olechelechem	n.poss.2s
olechelechel	n.poss.3s
olechelecham	n.poss.1pe
olecheleched	n.poss.1pi
olechelechiu	n.poss.2p
olechelechir	n.poss.3p
medal a olecholech er a deel	expr.	blade of hacksaw.
olecholech er a deel	expr.	saw for metal; hacksaw.
olecholech er a kerrekar	expr.	saw for wood.
ungelel a olecholech	expr.	teeth of saw.
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