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bereked

, v.s.

leaning/touching against; sticking/stuck to; have an intimate relationship with; be close to.
bereked a omereked a eru el mo dmak, babier a bereked er a kboub, ngalek a bereked er a delal. merekedii, mereked, berekedel.

delekimes

, n.

(degree of wetness).
delekimes a mla medekimes; selubs er a ralm; diak le medirt; dikmesii a ulaol, dikimes, delekmesel.

eolt

, n.

wind; breeze; air; storm; typhoon.
eolt a cheluut; ngebard a eolt, eolt er a ongos, meses a eolt, ses el eolt; eltel.

eltel

n.poss.3s

eltel a eolt er ngii el beluu.

meleolt

v.s.

meleolt a mededaes a rengul; melemalt a rengul, remenges a mekngit e obes, chemoit.

meraeleolt

n.

strong; variable wind.

eltel a ngebard

expr.

west wind.

meleolt a rengul

expr.

(person) carefree or nonchalant; (person) not easily disturbed or content to let things happen as they may.

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Examples:

Ng ungil a eltel.

> He's in a very good mood (esp., after drinking).

Ng ngera delecherul a eolt?

> What is the direction of the wind?

Ng uchul e ng di blechoel el mo meses a eolt.

> That's why the wind always gets strong.

Kau a dobengem, e kede ko er a ngar er a ses el eolt.

> Whenever I'm with you, it seems as if we're always going from one thing to another.

Ak oulengechel er a mangidab se el lebo ldibus el kmo ng mo er ngii a klou el eolt.

> Whenever a spider has disappeared (from its web), I take it as a sign that there will be a big storm.

Proverbs:

Ng ko er a olengchelel a eolt er a Saipan.

> Like the weathervane at Saipan

This is a new idiom, probably coming into the language as a result of changes in policy whereby Saipan, in the past couple of decades, has been in and out of the Trust Territory as administered by the Department of the Interior. Application is to the indecisive or changeable leader

Ng ko er a imekurs el lak el meselsilek er a eolt e ng diak lourodech.

> 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.

A eolt a bad er a cheskiik.

> The wind sleeps in the eskiik bush.

Around March the wind quiets at about dusk and begins to pick up the next morning. During the night the wind is said to sleep in the eskiik, a small shrub common on the hills of Palau. A quiet night is appropriate in the Palauan view because economically important fruit trees, such as breadfruit, are setting their buds at this time. This period of budding is thought to be analogous to the second or third month of human pregnancy, when exertion or shock may precipitate a miscarriage. If the winds blow strong at night during this time, elders note that the season will be poor as far as fruit harvest is concerned. The eskiik bush, where the wind sleeps, has a characteristic bad odor said to be caused by the wind performing its "natural functions."

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A eolt a ngar er a dimesngebard el mei.

> The wind is coming from the southwest.

A eolt a ngar er a ongos el mei.

> The wind is coming from the east.

Ng meses a eolt.

> It's very windy.

A delemelek el tuu a mileukel er a eolt er a kesus.

> My banana tree fell over from the wind last night.

A eolt a ngar er a diluches el mei.

> The wind is coming from the north

melchesech
/melechesech

, v.t.

stuff (mouth, stomach) with food; stuff (inside of turkey, etc.) with stuffing; stuff (pillow, etc.); stuff (clothing, etc.) into box, etc.; cock or set (gun); pump air into airgun; (fish) nibble at (fishing line, etc.).
melchesech a mesuk; sochesechii a ngerel er a kall, sochesech a chiull; sechesechel.
melechesech a omekek er ngii; melechesech er a ngerel er a kall; melechesech a ngikel el menga er a uaol; a kerelek a melechesech.

meses

, v.s.

strong; industrious; diligent; active.
meses a bekurreor; diak a ulengellel er a urreor; sesengel er a omenged; diak le mesaik.

olangch

, n.instr.

sign; distinguishing mark; signal; indication; anything functioning to give directions (e.g., lighthouse); marker.
olangch a olecholt; omeketakl; olengchelel a eolt; ouelangch.

delekmesek	n.poss.1s
delekmesem	n.poss.2s
delekmesel	n.poss.3s	delekmsel a delekimes er ngii; dekimes.
delekmesam	n.poss.1pe
delekmesed	n.poss.1pi
delekmesiu	n.poss.2p
delekmesir	n.poss.3p
delekmesel a eolt	expr.	humidity.
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sochesechii	v.pf.3s	sochesechii a melechesech er ngii.
silchesechii	v.pf.3s.past
sochesech	v.pf.3p.inan.	sochesech a melechesech; sochesech a chiull; sochesechii, sechesechel a boes.
silchesech	v.pf.3p.inan.past
mesechesech	v.erg.
sechesechall	v.a.s.	is to be stuffed; (gun) is to be cocked or set. sechesechall a kirel mesechesech; locha kelel a boes; melechesech, sochesech a bosir, sechesechel.
selchesech /selechesech	v.r.s.	stuffed; (gun) cocked or set. selechesech a mla mesechesech; boes a selechesech, sochesechii, locha kelel; sechesechel.
tmeleches	interj.	stuff it. (refers to when the foreskin is pulled back behind the head of the penis).
melchesech a eolt er a ding	expr.	slap or box someone's ears.
melchesech el keriik	expr.	fast incoming tide. (the tide is very quickly "stuffing" the ocean into the reef).
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