| diadiak | v.s.redup. | |
dikeang
/di kea
/di keang
/dikea | v.s.inch. | no longer; no more; not... after all.
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| dimlak | v.s.past | were not; did not exist; was/were non-existent.
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| ng diak | mod. | no. |
| ngdiak | cont. | ng diak |
| diak a rengul | expr. | inconsiderate; impolite. |
| mo diak | expr. | run out; stop; disappear; become non-existent. |
Examples: |
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> She doesn't miss anything./Nothing gets by her. |
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> She's an amazing cook that she doesn't even need anyone to try the food she makes. |
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> Droteo arrived yesterday, didn't he? |
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> Something happened at home, so I couldn't come. |
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> Those that were killed by wild animals, I didn't take them to you. |
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Proverbs: |
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> 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. |
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> You think only of Present, not of Future. Chelechang (Present) and Chrechar (Future) were brothers. Present was the favorite of his mother. These are the words of Future reprimanding his mother. The idiom is used of those who inadequately plan for the future. |
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> He's like Chelebesoi of Ngeriil, dead in a fishtrap not his own. A man named Chelebesoi (also the name of a fish) was robbing another man's fish trap when a head-hunting party came by and removed his head. He lost both his head and his reputation. The idiom may apply to one who gets hurt while trying to do someone else's job. |
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> You're like a floating log without a resting place. You have no fixed abode. |
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> Like the Bilimbi tree which, if not shaken, will not bear fruit. Applied to a person who does not fulfill their obligations without constant prodding or nagging. |
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More Examples: |
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> I'm borrowing money not less than a thousand dollars. |
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> Crookedness will not bear straight, it will always be crooked. |
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> Its not wise to drink alcohol and drive, its agaisnt the law. |
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> Try your hardest and you won't lose. |
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> Its not bad if we go our separate ways. |
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