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bedengel

, n.poss.3s

body; corpse; skin; color; type; kind; appearance; physique.
bedengel a chesbereberel, mamed a mellemau a bedengel. bedengel a chelechedal, ungil okerulel el ngalek a ungil a bedengel.

beluu

, n.

country; village; place; territory; property; land; ace (in cards).
beluu a olsechall er a delengchokl; rechad a uchul me ng beluu a beluu. A beluu aike el chutem el ngar er ngii a delengchokl er a rechad er ngii. Me ng ngar er ngii a chades me a blai me a bai me a diangel er ngii.

beluak

n.poss.1s

beluam

n.poss.2s

belual

n.poss.3s

belumam

n.poss.1pe

beluad

n.poss.1pi

belumiu

n.poss.2p

rekebelurir

n.poss.3p

(their) settlements of people.

belurir

n.poss.3p

babelbeluu

n.

elevated portions of a village.
babelbeluu a beluu el ngar er a kedidai; betok a blai er a babelbeluu

rebeluu

n.pl.

villagers; people of the village.
rebeluu a rechad er a beluu.

beluu er a eanged

expr.

heaven.

beluu er a ngau

expr.

hell.

chad er a beluu

expr.

fellow villager.

See also: ,

Examples:

Ng beot a longkar er tia el beluu.

> Guarding this village is easy.

A kot el blil a ureor el omerek er a tekoi el chelid er tia el beluu.

> the first house of work to spread God's word in this country

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 rebek el babii el mla mo ungil el odoim a leblechoel el omekoad se el lebo lemekelekolt a beluu.

> All the pigs that are ready to eat are always killed in the winter.

Ak mo remuul a beluu er a Juda el di mo cheloit el diak a rechad el kiei er ngii.

> I will make the towns of Judah like a desert where no one lives.

Proverbs:

A telekangel a dilu meng beluu Ngersuul

> With persistence the village of Ngersuul was maintained

When the men's clubs of Koror could not proceed as far as Melekeiok, a major village to the north that stood in political balance with Koror, the clubs would often stop over at Ngersuul and sack the small village. Yet the people of Ngersuul, over and over defeated, clung to their village and persisted through history. (Sometimes the village of Angaur is used, with a similar meaning, in place of Ngersuul.) The saying may be applied to the harried individual who is about to give up a task because of repeated failure.

A rekung el daob a mla otitech a rekung el beluu.

> Sea crabs have pushed out land crabs.

Outsiders have taken over the land or titles of local people. An outsider (e.g., adopted child, friend) has become more important than a blood relative.

A remechebuul a klekedellel a beluu.

> Commoners are the tools of the village.

This idiom, resembling the organic analogy of society with the common people becoming the "hands" of the state, may be used to "put the commoner in his place," or to suggest that a member of the ruling elite be more considerate of the commoner residents.

Rekung el daob otetechi a rekung el beluu.

> The ocean crabs crowd out the village crabs.

"Crabs from the sea," in other words, commoner peoples who have only recently taken up residence, may become more influential than long-term residents of higher, historical rank. Members of such lineages, omengdakl or low status, because they must achieve to gain recognition and because they are adopted and protected by high ranking clans, may actually be more privileged than older residents.

More Examples:

Ng locha bai kirel el lmuut el mo er ngii a bul er a beluu e meruul a skoki el di me soiseb se el mellomes el ua ngar e mong.

> I think there should be a curfew on land and have flights only come in during the day like before.

A rechad er a haisha a mei er a beluu er a kebesengei.

> The dental program is visiting the village tonight.

Ke chad er a keskelel a beluu er a Merikel?

> Where in the U.S are you from?

Ke mlechell er ker el beluu?

> Where were you born?

A rechad el menguteling er a beluad a di meses a ngerir.

> The leaders for our nation speak empty speeches.

eanged

, n.

sky; weather.
eanged a melidiul; mellaongel; bab; engedel.

engedel a medak

n.poss.1s

engedel a medam

n.poss.2s

engedel a medal

n.poss.3s

engedel

n.poss.3s

sky; weather; eyebrow.
engedel a eanged er ngii, ungil engedel Belau e beches a eltel.

engedel a medemam

n.poss.1pe

engedel a medad

n.poss.1pi

engedel a medemiu

n.poss.2p

engedel a mederir

n.poss.3p

chelleanged

n.

location in sky relatively close to earth.

beluu er a eanged

expr.

heaven.

engedel a mad

expr.

eye brow.

rubak er a eanged

expr.

god.

See also:

Examples:

Ng mechucheb a eanged.

> It's cloudy (with a small chance of rain).

Ng mekngit a eanged.

> Weather is bad.

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 eanged a ungia me dorael.

> The weather's improving, so let's go.

Ng ungil a eanged.

> Weather is good./(Someone) is in good mood.

Proverbs:

Ungil a eanged.

> The heavens are good.

Generally this phrase applies to "good weather," but a second meaning is good humor or a good mood

More Examples:

Ng mechucheb a eanged.

> It's cloudy (with a small chance of rain).

Ng kmal mekngit a eanged er tiei.

> The weather here is very bad.

Alii, ng ua ngara a eanged er tilechang?

> Hello, how's the weather over there?

Ng mekngit a eanged.

> The weather is bad.

Choi, ak di omes er a eanged me a lsa el mo mekngit e ak merael.

> Yes, if the weather gets worse, I'll leave.

mekngit

, v.s.

bad; evil; sinful; disadvantageous; (words, etc.) harsh.
mekngit a diak el ungil; omelamech a mekngit e le ngmuchel a secher.

omekungil

, v.i.

heal; make better.
omekungil a rullii el mo ungil; diak le mekngit, toktang a omekungil a secher.

omekungil er a eanged	expr.	wait for the rain to stop.
See also: ,

sis

,

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ti plant.
sis a ta er a bedengel a dellomel. A sis a dellomel; ng diak el sal el mo meklou el kerrekar. Ng di kmeed el ua a telongklel a kesuk. Ng diak el kall e ng di sebeched el ousbech a llel el mo cheriut me a lechub e kede ousbech el omail a billum.

teletael

, n.

manner; style; form; method; approach (to something); action; behavior; event; appearance; circumstances; situation.
teletael a blekeradel; ulekdubs el omeruul; teletael er a delengchokl a mla mengodech, teletelel.

uchul

, n.poss.3s

base (of tree); cause; reason; basis.
uchul a uchelel; uchul a kerrekar omuchel a klakoad; uchul a eanged, uchul a lius, uchul a secher a terrekakl.

ungil

, v.s.

good; nice; satisfactory; advantageous.
ungil a meringelechad, ungil el ues; beruadel a ungil omerellel; klebokel; diak le mekngit; ungial.

ungiang

v.s.inch.

is becoming good; improving.
ungiang a mla mo ungil besul; cheldecheduch a ungiang.

mo ungil el smecher

expr.

get better (from illness).

ungia el tutau

expr.

early morning shortly after dawn.

ungil a bdelul

expr.

smart.

ungil a eanged

expr.

weather is good.

ungil a rengul

expr.

happy; glad; kind.

ungil el chodochosong

expr.

good afternoon.

ungil el kebesengei

expr.

good evening.

ungil er a rengul

expr.

fine or all right with.

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