ko, mod.just; kind of; similar to; like.
ko
a
chelutel;
ua
ingii,
chad
er
a
Merikel
e
mengedecheduch
el
ko
er
a
chad
er
a
Belau.
ko er amod.kind of; like.
koracont.ko er a
Synonyms:
CHELUTEL
,
UA
Examples:
Ng
ko
er
a
diak
dekled.
> We have no direction or organization.
Ak
ko
el
mesubang.
> I've just gotten (a chance) to study.
A
delongelel
a
Satsko
me
a
Tony
a
ko
er
a
klsakl.
> Something's wrong between Satsko and Tony.
Ak
ko
el
mesuba
e
le
ng
mla
merael
a
Toki.
> I've finally gotten to study because Toki has left.
Mal
ko
er
a
mechetong
tia
el
mlik
me
ng
di
merroakl.
> My car is really getting old and is making rattling noises.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
kobesos.
> Like the sea-horse worm.
The kobesos is a small eel-like creature with the head of a sea horse. It never faces another fish directly but always shies away sideways. The saying is applied to a person who is too bashful or backward in a public situation.
Ng
ko
er
a
chad
er
a
Ngerechelong,
el
di
bita
el
mo
dechor
er
a
debsel
a
lei.
> Like the people of Ngerechelong, standing together on the base of the coconut tree.
The mound or hump that forms at the base of the coconut tree is said to represent the highest ranking village clan. The leader of that clan is spoken of as "standing on the mound." In the idiom, it is suggested that the people of Ngerechelong (northern Palau) would all like to be leaders-all standing on the mound at the same time. The idiom may be applied where too many people try to direct an operation; too many leaders.
Ng
ko
er
a
terriid
el
teloi
er
a
klab
e
di
mengerem.
> Like the terriid, in the taro garden but hungry
The terriid, a bird, is often seen in the taro garden but, unlike the purple swamp hen which eats taro corms, the terriid seems to eat nothing. The idiom may apply to anyone who works hard without recognition, or to a man frequently in the company of women but with no success as a lover.
Ke
ko
er
a
otaor
el
di
omtitechakl
el
diak
a
blil.
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
Ng
ko
er
a
Ngirekolik.
> Like Ngirekolik
Ngirekolik never completed a task before he ran off to do another. The name can be translated "Mr. Fruitbat," apparently in reference to the animal's eating habit
More Examples:
Kmal
meoud
a
John
e
a
bechil
a
ko
er
a
belsiochel
el
cherabrukl
el
mengiil
er
ngii.
> John is taking too long and his wife is "like a decorated lobster" waiting for him.
Ng
sebechek
el
olturk
e
bo
kultuil,
ng
ua
ksal
ko
er
a
mesululang.
> May I be excused and go to bed, feeling a bit sleepy.
Ngka
el
John
el
ko
er
a
di
ua
chelideuid;
ngera
telemall?
> John is really in a hurry; what's wrong?
Ng
ko
er
a
kmal
mekngit
a
eanged
e
kau
a
mengedub?
> Why are you going swimming when the weather is very bad?
Ng
mera
el
belbelsuchel
a
Lukes
el
di
kiei
e
kuimd
a
cheiul
me
ng
ko
er
a
belbelsuchel!
> Lukes looks really weird because she is just cutting her hair and it's all messed up.

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