Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

i.e. He's indecisive or not clearly taking sides. A person who is "on the fence," changeable and indecisive. The saying may also be applied to a partly westernized Palauan.

More Examples:

mesa

blim

delengcheklem

bochu

molemalt

rengelekir

rubliil.

> Look at where you came from let alone your household before you try to wise up a stranger.

bong

chesmel

desang

kom

kmal

mellomes.

> Do as you say, so everyone can see you are smart as you talk.

mdort

ailecha

kukau

ngkung

kmeed.

> Would you clean them taros as you are closer to them.

Tia

oak

mla

metecherakl.

mhantai

mel

mengubet.

> The anchor is stuck. Back up and see if it will come out.

mriso

aike

mekebud

dongerdoched

dousasimi.

> Go wash the sardines real good so we can fry some and have some for sashimi.

, mod.

nor; not even.

ka

a

diak;

kau

a

chetim

el

mong

el

ka

mei;

ngii

a

ka

loker

me

a

ka

longer.

Examples:

Droteo

kea

lungil

omengur

lungil

mechiuaiu.

> Droteo can neither eat nor sleep well any more.

Droteo

dimlak

longang

lullim

merael.

> Droteo neither ate nor drank and just left.

diak

lsoam

mubi,

lsoam

restorangd,

kau

ngara

soam?

> You don't want to go to the movies, and you don't even want to go to the restaurant, so what do you really want to do?

lechad

lkeang.

> He's a good-for-nothing.

molukl

kingall.

> Please move into another chair.

Proverbs:

Ngerechebal,

lsingd

Imeliik

lsingd

Ngerekebesang.

> He's like Ngerechebal Island, which is neither closer to Imeliik nor closer to Ngerekebesang.

i.e. He's indecisive or not clearly taking sides. A person who is "on the fence," changeable and indecisive. The saying may also be applied to a partly westernized Palauan.

More Examples:

mnguu

sualek

dorael

mesei.

> Go and bring my basket so we can go to the taro patch.

mechar

imeled

biang,

soad

taorer.

> Buy us beer before we faint.

mnguu

tia

terekill

blil

Dachelbai

msbedii

kmo

mla

Ulang

sbedel

Ocherolel

Kitalong.

> Bring this basket of prepared food to Dachelbai's house and tell him that it's from Ulang for Kitalong's house-party.

Diak

mongebelung.

mchesmerii

chesimer.

> Please close the door.

ka

a

uldak;

kaiuedak;

ngloi

a

kakub

a

rechedal;

lius

a

klub;

mengub

a

lius.

Examples:

bom

sbedii

Ulang

kmo

alii.

> Go tell Ulang hi.

mochotii

olechotel.

> Please provide an example.

molukl

kingall.

> Please move into another chair.

diak

lsoam

mubi,

lsoam

restorangd,

kau

ngara

soam?

> You don't want to go to the movies, and you don't even want to go to the restaurant, so what do you really want to do?

diak

ungil

kerrekar

ourodech

mekngit

rodech,

mekngit

kerrekar

ourodech

ungil

rodech.

> No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

Proverbs:

Ngerechebal,

lsingd

Imeliik

lsingd

Ngerekebesang.

> He's like Ngerechebal Island, which is neither closer to Imeliik nor closer to Ngerekebesang.

i.e. He's indecisive or not clearly taking sides. A person who is "on the fence," changeable and indecisive. The saying may also be applied to a partly westernized Palauan.

More Examples:

Rungalek,

mocheuir

taxi

mei

lotekak

bdelul

chang.

> My child, go hail me a taxi cab so that I can take it to the dock.

mdort

ailecha

kukau