di, mod.only; just; any.
di a olkael; di kau a mei e diak a ngodech; di tedei el buik a mong; se di kau, se di ngii.
el di mle ngiiexpr.all by himself; on his own.
ngii di lebongexpr.whatever it is; whatever there may be.
Examples:
Ng di omais el di meau me kede kmal ungil mes a rokui el ilekemellel.
> He just walks around naked so we can all see all of his parts.
Ngera me ke di dengchokl er tiang? - A ldu ng chetirir a kbo er sei.
> Why are you just sitting here? - Because they don't want me to go over there.
Ng ngiluu a kall a Kukumai el mo er a ngii di el chad?
> Did Kukumai bring the food to anyone?
Ng di kea kbo er a Guam.
> (It turns out that) I'm not going to Guam after all.
ng di ngar er ngii a re450 el profet er a Baal.
> but there are 450 prophets of Baal.
Proverbs:
Ng ko er a rengul a bolobel el di melemalt.
> Like the heart of the halfbeak, straight.
The halfbeak, a small fish (bolobel), is regarded as one who follows his fancy or heart, doing as he pleases. The idiom is applied to persons who are easy-going, sleeping when the mood calls for it, undisturbed by the behavior or opinion of others.
Ng ko er a meiko er a Tmel, el di mengereel el olsiu er ngii er a ngau.
> Like the blind man of Ngetmel, twisting twine into the fire.
The image is that of a blind elder, warming his frail body beside the fire while twisting strands of fiber into twine against his thigh. Only as he pulls the finished twine away, he pushes it into the flames. The saying may be applied to any utterly pointless activity or dissipation of wealth.
Ng ko er a Beachedarsai el di telkib, e diak bo lak
> Like Beachedarsai's food, only a little but it does not disappear.
Beachedarsai and a friend, one day, went to heaven. On arrival they were very hungry, so they visited one of the gods who provided food for them. The "food" was one tiny piece of taro and a bit of fish. Beachedarsai thought to himself that this would hardly suffice, but he picked up the taro and ate it. As he did so another piece appeared on the plate. He ate the piece of fish and another piece of fish appeared. His friend also ate and on his plate as well a new piece of taro or fish appeared as each was consumed. When they were satisfied, there remained on their plates a piece of taro and fish. The idiom is applied to any small blessing, such as a small but steady income, or Western meals that, in contrast with the Palauan tray full of food, are served in small portions, and so on.
Ng kora osechel a mengur, el di ngar er a milkolk el mo er a milkolk.
> Like coconut water, passing from darkness to darkness.
Water, drunk from a coconut, passes from the dark of the nut to the dark of the mouth. Some discussions, such as those of village leaders, are secretively passed from mouth to mouth without public discussion.
Ng ko er a omenga el Raus, el sosokod e di keang.
> It's like the way they eat in Ngeraus (where food is scarce): as soon as they get to like or enjoy the food, it's gone.
Just as something becomes popular, it becomes unavailable. Ngerraus is a small village in Ngchesar (central Palau). The idiom suggests a person who begins to feel hungry just as the food runs out. The reference is to the meager food resources of a small village. In contemporary Palau the idiom may be applied to some popular import that soon disappears from the shelves of the stores.
More Examples:
Ng soak el di merael e ng di kmal mera el meringel a sils.
> I like to walk its just that the sun is scorching.
Ak di mlo mededechor e loia er a kllel chebiei er ngii me ng metulek.
> I hit him in the solar plexus and knocked him out.
Aika el medam e Ngerkumer ngerang meng di ombesisebusech?
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?
Ng di ungil a kumekedong er kau er a ta er a taem?
> Is it OK for me to call you sometime?
Ng kmal kmo ngak me ng di chiloit a rokui e mei.
> She is very fond of me and therefore left everything and came here.

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