Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

boes

, n.

gun; blowgun.
boes a klekedall el omoes,mosii a ngikel, moes a belochel, bosel.

chelid

, n.

god; deity; spirit; sacred object (about which some prohibition is made); center.
chelid a bladek, betok el kakerous, ochao a chelid er a Ngchesar, Ngirabeliliou a chelid er a Beliliou, oumesingd el beluu a di ngar er ngii a chedul.

Chedul

n.poss.3s

god; deity; spirit; sacred object (about which some prohibition is made); center; religion; belief.
chedul a chelid er ngii, Dios a Chedul a beluulechad.

kelel a chelid

n.

food of the gods.

bedengel a chelid

expr.

sacred object; food forbidden to village or family.

bedengel er a chelid

expr.

sacred object (e.g., stone with image of deity); food forbidden to village or family.

chedul a bilas

expr.

center of boat.

chedul a blai

expr.

main horizontal beam of thatched roof.
chedul a kerrekar el llemolem er a uchub er a blai.

tekoi el chelid

expr.

supernatural event.

tekoi er a chelid

expr.

religious or spiritual matters.

See also: , , ,

Examples:

A irechar e ng mla er ngii a ta el chelid el ngklel a Meluadeangel.

> Once upon a time, there was a god named Meluadeangel.

Ngara a chedum?

> What's your religion?/What god do you worship?

Ng techa el chelid er tir a sebechel el dulii a kirel a ngar er a medad el sils?

> Which of their gods can predict the future?

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

Proverbs:

Ng ko er a chelid er a Ngebuked, el di rirekir er a bab.

> Like the gods of Ngebukd, completed up above.

As part of the festivities of a village feast or in celebration of some event, such as the completion of a community hall, Palauan young people produce a variety of named dances. One type of dance, called ruk, was never conducted in Ngebukd (in Ngaraard, northern Palau). It was said that the gods of the village had done their dancing in heaven before coming to earth and thus it was not necessary for the people of Ngebukd to dance. The saying pertains to a completed task, indicating to another that the work need not be repeated.

kall

, n.a.s.

food.
kall a rokui el dongang; ongraol me a odoim me a kliou; kukau, ngikel, tuu a kall, kelel.

kelek

n.poss.1s

kelem

n.poss.2s

kelel

n.poss.3s

kelel a kall el ngii a oukall; kelel el iedel.

kelam

n.poss.1pe

keled

n.poss.1pi

keliu

n.poss.2p

kelir

n.poss.3p

kall er a Sina

expr.

Chinese food.

kall er a mekemad

expr.

C-rations.

kelek el udong

expr.

my noodles.

kelel a charm

expr.

food or feed for animals.

kelem el tuu

expr.

your banana.

See also: , , ,

Examples:

Ng dimlak a kall.

> There wasn't any food.

Ng ngiluu a kall a Kukumai el mo er a ngii di el chad?

> Did Kukumai bring the food to anyone?

Tia ng kelel techang?

> Whose food is this?

Aika a kelek el omech er ngak a kbo ksengerenger.

> This is (my) food to tide me over in case I get hungry.

A Droteo a di menga a bliochel el kall.

> Droteo eats only certain types of food.

Proverbs:

Olbed, e kall.

> A stone platform, yet food.

A man of Airai in central Palau, apparently during a period of hostilities, brought to his home from the lagoon all manner of shell food still attached to coral boulders. In the security of his own yard, he removed the shell foods and eventually with the stones he was able to construct a stone platform for his home. A lot in Airai, supposedly where this platform stood bears the name, Olbed-e-kall.

Msebechii a kelel Ngersuul.

> Weigh the food of Ngersuul.

Don't overdo things/Keep things in proper proportion/This is too much for me or us to deal with. According to folk history, Koror once sent a very large force of warriors against the tiny village of Ngersuul (Ngchesar in central Palau). When the force was seen offshore, the people fled to a sheltered hill and one of the village club leaders shouted to the enemy, "Why don't you weigh the food of Ngersuul?" suggesting that Koror either pick on a village its own size or send a more equivalent-sized force. The idiom expresses nicely the ideal of balanced opposition characterizing appropriate competition in Palau.

More Examples:

Ak ngilai a bebil er a kall er a kibo er a kemeldiil.

> I took some food when we went to the funeral.

Ak meriik, e melemed, e meruul a kall, e mengetmokl er a blai.

> I sweep and mop and make food and clean the house.

Ak dirrek el milruul a kelam el sub el malk.

> I also made chicken soup for us.

Kede ousbech a kanadarai el omelecha a ralm me a lechub a kall er ngii.

> We use basins to put water or food in.

Kau ka mchilt a keled el blauang er a tsiam me a batabinats.

> Fix us some jelly sandwichesand peanut butter.

kelel a charm

,

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tree in mango family.
kelel a charm a ta er a bedengel a kerrekar.

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