me a, conj.and.
macont.me a
makcont.me ak
makicont.me aki
meconj.and.
me
a
omech
a
tekoi;
kau
me
ngak
me
ngii,
Calista
me
tir
a
mong.
mengcont.me ng
Examples:
Kau,
ngara
me
ke
ko
er
a
ouchedeng
er
kau?
> Why are you doing mischief in you own house?
E
ng
mla
er
ngii
a
chebuul
el
chad
el
kiliei
er
ngii
el
beluu
el
kmal
mle
mellomes
a
rengul
me
ng
mle
sebechel
el
osebelii
a
beluu,
e
ng
di
dimlak
a
llotkii
ngii
el
chebuul
el
chad.
> And there was a poor man who lived in that village whose heart was so light that it was his ability to make the town survive, but there wasn't anyone who thought about him.
Ngak
a
mle
soak
el
me
er
tia
el
iungs.
> I wanted to come to this island.
A
Droteo
a
oudeleokl
a
omerolel
el
me
er
tiang.
> Droteo comes here every few days.
Motobedii
a
tekingem
me
bo
lemokoad.
> Issue a decree that they are to be put to death.
Proverbs:
Mengar
me
a
mecherocher.
> Bitter and salty.
The strategy of "doing things the hard way." When alternatives are available, the appropriate choice is the more difficult one. In voice, expression, and action there is a positive accent on personal ability.
Ng
mlenga
a
telochel
a
demal
me
ng
uai
ngii.
> Like his father, for he ate his father's premasticated food.
Applied to a child by adoption, with the implication that the adopted child resembles his adoptive father
Tia
di
ngii
me
ak
terrob
er
a
Mekaeb.
> It's as if I've submerged my head into Mekaeb (the channel between Peleliu and Agaur).
A term to describe a dish that is really salty.
Ng
ko
er
a
beab
er
a
Ngerard,
el
kma
a
lisiu
me
a
lisam.
> It's like the rat of Ngerard, which eats up all your coconuts and (then) all of ours.
It's a decision, plan etc. that will backfire. A pet rat owned by Mad, chief of Ngaraard, ate the coconuts of most of the chief's neighbors, then, still hungry, ate the chief's own coconuts.
Kau,
ke
ngelekel
a
Redechor,
me
ke
di
dechor?
> Are you the son of Redechor
is that why you're standing around so much?
More Examples:
A
chad
er
a
laibreri
a
oungerachel
aike
el
rokui
el
buk
me
a
babier
el
ngar
er
a
laibreri.
> A librarian's job is to take care of all the books and documents in the library.
Kngibech!
Ak
dilu
er
kau
me
lak
mua
isei
e
rungalek.
> Aha, see? I told you not to do that, Son.
Ak
mera
el
mo
oureng
er
a
demak
me
a
delak
se
el
bebil
er
a
taem.
> Sometimes, i really miss my father and mother.
Bo
mdengchokl
er
a
delongelel
a
Mary
me
a
John
> Sit between Mary and John
Ng
dimlak
el
longuiu
me
ng
kmal
urriid.
> She was very lost and didn't know what to do.
omeng, v.t.put hand over (mouth; nose; etc.); put (mouth; face) against; put (mouth) on opening of bottle; stop up (bottle).
omeng
a
mengir;
dokedekii,
mertii,
toktang
a
mla
meng
a
ngerir
e
omodk,
bengel.
mengii
/mengir		v.pf.3s
milengiiv.pf.3s.past
mengv.pf.3p.inan.
meng
a
omeng;
melekedek
er
a
ngerel
me
a
isngel;
toktang
a
mengir
a
ngerel
e
omodk;
bleng;
blengoel,
bengel
a
ngor.
milengv.pf.3p.inan.past
bengoelv.a.s.is to be covered with hand; is to be stopped up.
bengoel
a
kirel
el
obeng;
mekngit
a
secherel
a
bengoel
a
ngerel,
omeng
a
er
a
isngel
er
a
mekngit
el
bau.
bleng
/blengoel		v.r.s.covered with hand; stopped up.
bleng
a
mla
obeng,
metenget;
telenget,
mengir
a
ngerel,
bleng
a
telil.

blengoel
a
bleng.
Examples:
A
rechad
ra
llach
a
mo
tames
el
mesmechokl
a
rokui
meng
diak
el
bo
ra
keras.
> The attorneys will attempt at a settlement to avoid trial.
Ng
kmal
mechesang
er
omilil
meng
di
chelitang
a
ngerchelel.
> He's so busy playing around that his responsibilities are neglected.
Ng
di
ngii
me
ak
kiei
er
a
iemoch
meng
uoi
diak
kudengei
a
ngerang.
> It's as if I live somewhere so far away that I don't know what's going on.
Ng
mla
mecherar
a
mlil
meng
di
chelitang
kung
a
rrat
er
ngii.
> He's bought his car so he's bicycle is now left unused.
Ke
mo
kerkikl,
e
ke
mo
el
mengii
a
kob.
> Be careful so you do not break the cup.
Proverbs:
A
telekangel
a
dilu
meng
beluu
Ngersuul
> With persistence the village of Ngersuul was maintained
When the men's clubs of Koror could not proceed as far as Melekeiok, a major village to the north that stood in political balance with Koror, the clubs would often stop over at Ngersuul and sack the small village. Yet the people of Ngersuul, over and over defeated, clung to their village and persisted through history. (Sometimes the village of Angaur is used, with a similar meaning, in place of Ngersuul.) The saying may be applied to the harried individual who is about to give up a task because of repeated failure.
Mengii
a
ududel.
> Destroying his money.
Marriage within the clan, generally considered incestuous, limits the value of the food-money exchange, since the materials simply change hands within the same clan group. A man so married is criticized as having destroyed his source of wealth.
More Examples:
Aika
el
medam
e
Ngerkumer
ngerang
meng
di
ombesisebusech?
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?
Ng
mal
mlo
mesisisiich
a
iolt
meng
mla
meterruud
a
blil
a
malk!
> The wind got so strong that it broke down the chicken house / cage.
Ng
ma
el
bekokeuii
el
ngalek
meng
mal
soak.
> I like this child because he's/she's very polite.
Ak
mlo
ubuu
er
a
cheldukl
bad
el
mengii
a
bdeluk.
> I fell on the stone path and cracked my head.

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