dui, n.title (for village chief or family head).
dui a kebekuul; meluchel a dui, lbedul a dial a merreder er a Bitalianged, Reklai a kuk dial a oba Bitalianged. Deruchall.
diakn.poss.1s
diamn.poss.2s
dialn.poss.3sdial a dui el ngii a oudui er ngii, ng kirel el tuchelii a dial.
dimamn.poss.1pe
diadn.poss.1pi
dimiun.poss.2p
dirirn.poss.3p
meluchel er a duiexpr.hold title.
Examples:
Ng diak a ngara el soal, e ng di soal a biang.
> He doesn't want anything but or except a beer.
Ng diak a mechoit er ngii.
> She doesn't miss anything./Nothing gets by her.
Ng diak a luldasu.
> It doesn't make any sense./He's completely disoriented.
Ngika el king a dimlak louklilt me a diak lebelsiochel.
> That king had no bracelet, neither ornament.
Diak me ktanom er kau e moutekangel el okerdak?
> Can I request that you please drop me off?
Proverbs:
Kmakm mechab: charm er a chab el kmeed er a ngau e diak lemedul.
> Like the insects which stays at ashes of fire but doesn't burn.
You're near a situation which needs immediate attention but you don't lend a hand.
Ilad el dui.
> Title pride.
A title (dui, also "coconut leaf," which is sometimes used as the receptacle for a title pending the selection of a successor) is to be worn in humility, but a person who has just received a new title may sometimes be oppressively haughty or prideful.
Ng ko er a teribsel a daob el di mei e mo diak.
> It's like the foam of the sea, which forms unexpectedly and then disappears.
It's a matter that comes up for lengthy discussions and then is dropped without resolution or effect. Some things, like sea foam, drift on without settlement. Endless discussion without reaching agreement.
A ralm a diak locheraol.
> Water is without cost.
Palauans bathe frequently; many will not miss a daily bath if at all possible. Bathing places are usually widened areas, natural or artificial (some elaborately paved with stone) in fresh-water streams. The phrase simply reminds another, probably a reluctant child, that he should bathe.
Ng ko er a Beachedarsai el di telkib, e diak bo lak
> Like Beachedarsai's food, only a little but it does not disappear.
Beachedarsai and a friend, one day, went to heaven. On arrival they were very hungry, so they visited one of the gods who provided food for them. The "food" was one tiny piece of taro and a bit of fish. Beachedarsai thought to himself that this would hardly suffice, but he picked up the taro and ate it. As he did so another piece appeared on the plate. He ate the piece of fish and another piece of fish appeared. His friend also ate and on his plate as well a new piece of taro or fish appeared as each was consumed. When they were satisfied, there remained on their plates a piece of taro and fish. The idiom is applied to any small blessing, such as a small but steady income, or Western meals that, in contrast with the Palauan tray full of food, are served in small portions, and so on.
More Examples:
Aika el kim a mera el diak a ngisel.
> These clams just released their eggs.
Ng diak. Ng diak lemeringel a omerkolek.
> No, My throat isn't sore (doesn't hurt).
Ng diak. Ke mesulang.
> No, thank you
Ng diak kumekall me ak di ngar er a bas.
> I dont drive so I take the bus.
Ng ko er a ngodech a debechiil. Ng mla mo diak e di lkau. Ng di uaia lengar er ngii a bereked er kau er a bek el taem.
> It is weird being married. You're not on your own anymore. It's like something is attached to you all the time.
suebek, v.i.fly (out from).
suebek a sebekreng; suebek a rengul; ng bekikl, ng medakd.
mesebesebek
/mesesebesebek		v.i.redup.fly around aimlessly; float in the wind.
mesebesebek a suebek; charm a mesebesebek.
sobekangv.i.inch.is starting to fly.
sobekang a mocha suebek; skoki a sobekang.
sobekungv.i.pred.is about to fly.
sobekung a mochu suebek; skoki a sobekung.
bekesbesebek a rengulexpr.easily worried; worrisome.
suebek a rengulexpr.worried; anxious.
suebek el charmexpr.bird.
suebek el dialexpr.airplane.
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Examples:
Ke ko er a kmal sobekang.
> You look really happy or elated.
Ng suebek a renguk.
> I am worried.
Ng ko er a mlo telkib el suebek a rengmam.
> We sort of became a little bit worried.
Ng kmal suebek a renguk el dikea lesebechek el mengedecheduch.
> I am so worried that I cannot speak.
Ke medengei el kmo a Ngeriungs a ta er a klou a ultutelel el blil a suebek el charm er a beluulchad?
> Do you know that Ngeriungs is an important Bird Area in the world?
Proverbs:
Ng ko er a belochel, el mesengei otelochel e suebek.
> Like a pigeon-seeing the danger, yet it flies from cover
The pigeon sits quietly concealed until some threat appears, then it flies out, revealing itself. The idiom applies to a person who unnecessarily exposes himself to danger, leaves the house in the rain, or takes a boat out in a storm.
Ng ko er a tengadidik el di melekoi el suebek.
> Like the kingfisher, chattering while taking to wing.
The kingfisher, a restless, bullying bluebird, may be heard to chatter loudly when flying up from the ground or from a perch. The saying applies to one who suddenly spouts instructions to a group, then leaves, or to a leader at a meeting who impatiently interrupts a discussion with a burst of pronouncements, then ends the meeting.
Ke ko er a kedam el suebek e ak di oba okum.
> You're a flying kite, but i hold the guide string.
No matter how much you play around, you always come back to me.
Ke ko er a sechou el suebek e mekebekabes ochil.
> You're like the stork which flies with its legs dangling.
You leave unfinished business behind and split.
Ng ko er a uel, el suebek e mekebekabes a ochil.
> Like the purple swamp hen, flying off with its legs hanging down
The purple swamp hen (uek; other sources name another bird, sechou [heron]) is careless about its legs when it flies, letting them dangle in flight instead of neatly tucking them up like other, more trim flyers. The saying applies to persons who do sloppy work or carelessly leave a task half finished
More Examples:
Ng kileed e a kusebek a rengrir e le ak mlo meoud.
> I was close to worrying everyone as I was a little late.

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