diak, v.s.is/are not; does not exist; non-existent.
diak
a
bechachau;
diak
a
kall,
diak
a
udoud,
diak
a
chad
er
a
blai.
diadiakv.s.redup.
dikeang
/di kea
/di keang
/dikea		v.s.inch.no longer; no more; not... after all.
di
keang
a
mla
er
ngii
e
mla
mo
diak,
udoud
a
di
keang.
dimlakv.s.pastwere not; did not exist; was/were non-existent.
dimlak
a
di
mla
diak,
dimlak
le
medung
er
a
cheldecheduch,
dimlak
rengesii,
dimlak
lemei.
ng diakmod.no.
ngdiakcont.ng diak
diak a rengulexpr.inconsiderate; impolite.
mo diakexpr.run out; stop; disappear; become non-existent.
Examples:
A
Toki
a
kmal
soal
el
mo
er
a
Guam,
e
ng
di
ng
mla
mo
diak
a
ududel.
> Toki wanted to go to Guam, but her money ran out.
Tia
el
beluu
el
dengar
er
ngii
a
diak
leua
beluu
er
a
Oreor.
> This village of ours is not like the city of Koror.
A
chad
el
diak
lemeduch
el
mengikai
a
mo
remos.
> Anyone who doesn't know how to swim will drown.
Ng
ko
er
a
diak
dekled.
> We have no direction or organization.
Tia
el
party
er
a
Tokia
a
ko
er
a
omenga
el
Raus,
el
sosokod
e
di
keang.
> Toki's party was just getting interesting when it ended.
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.
Ng
ko
er
a
derumk,
el
di
merrumk
er
ngii
el
diak
a
ultutelel.
> Like lightning, a big, unnecessary noise.
Lightning rarely strikes in such a way as to cause serious damage in Palau. May be applied to any unnecessary fuss or oratory at a meeting.
Ke
ko
er
a
bisech
er
a
bai
el
dechor
er
a
rebai
e
diak
dousbech
er
ngii.
> You're like the bisech plant in the backyard which has no purpose.
A person who isn't trusted so he/she is not needed.
Ke
ko
er
a
otaor
el
di
omtitechakl
el
diak
a
blil.
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
A
ukall
a
diak
lebo
ltitimel.
> An ukall tree won't become a titimel tree.
i.e., a child will resemble its father; human nature will not change. The ukall, a lumber tree, resembles the titimel, a fruit bearing tree, at least to the extent that both are trees and become quite large. Both have assets but are quite different. The idiom is applied in the sense that a child resembles its father and will become what its father was. It may also be used to mean "human nature can't be changed."
More Examples:
Ng
diak,
ng
diak
kuusbech
a
ngeso.
> No, I don't need help.
Ng
diak
ksal
songerenger.
> I'm not too hungry.
Kmal
di
soad
a
mereched
e
beot
el
sisebel
a
udoud.
Ng
diak
domdasu
er
a
ngar
er
a
medad
el
taem.
> We like it quick and easy money making schemes without thinking for the future.
Ng
kmal
mle
meringel
a
daob
me
ng
dimlak
a
cheldemam.
> We didnt catch anything as the waves were really strong.
Ng
diak
klsakl,
ak
di
mesaik.
> There's nothing wrong with me. I'm just lazy.

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