Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

merekui

, v.t.

finish (completely; entirely); consume; accomplish.
merekui a mochu merek; merekui er a urrereel a blai; kmedu el mo merek.

rokir

v.pf.3s

rokir a merekui er ngii; churrengelii; beluu el rokir a mong.

rirekir

v.pf.3s.past

rukui

v.pf.3p.inan.

rukui a merekui; okngemed; mo merek; mla kma a kall el rukui e mo milil; rukui a urrerel.

rirekui

v.pf.3p.inan.past

merekong
/merkong
/merko

v.inch.

is (just) finishing; at last; finally.
merkong a mla mo merek; rrekui, rekil a urreor.

merekui
/merkui

v.erg.

rekiaol

v.a.s.

is to be finished (completely).
rekiaol a kirel el merekui; urreor a di rekiaol kung; mochu merek.

rokir

pro.

all of it.
rokir a merekui er ngii; churrengelii; beluu el rokir a mong.

rrekui

v.r.s.

finished (completely).
rrekui a mla merekui; blai a rrekui a urrerel; mla mo merek; rekil.

e ng di merkong

expr.

unless.

el rokir

expr.

all of it.

el rokui

expr.

all of them.

rokui el taem

expr.

all the time; always.

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Examples:

tir el rokui el sechal el mla er a blil

> all the males in his household

Ngii a rolel el mo chemolt aike el rokui el mekreos el tekoi el lodengei a Dios er a llemesel a rengul.

> He is the key that opens all the hidden treasures of God's wisdom and knowledge.

Merko e lak doilil.

> Let's not play anymore.

Aika el merkong el elolem el buil e ng ngar ngii a dellemelem el mla mekang er a beab?

> In the past 6 months have rats eaten your plants?

Ak ngilim a biang el rokui.

> I drank up all the bottles of beer.

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.

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