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bambuu

, n., [From English]

bamboo.
bambuu a chesel; bambuu er a ked, cheselked, bambungel. A bambuu a dellomel; ng mo metongakl el dellomel; ng diak el meklou a rechelel. A bambuu a sebechel el mo ulaol me a lechub e ng reakl me a lak e ng brer. Ng kall aike e dirk mekekerei el desebel.

buch el sechal
/buchelsechal

, n.

female in-law of family.

buchelsechelengel	n.poss.3s
See also: , , , , , , , ,

chemang

,

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large sea or mangrove crab; Samoan crab.
chemang a meklou el charm el odoim el ua teletelel a rekung.

kerrikr

, n.

joint of sail protruding from chalech.
kerrikr a klekedall er a mlai er a daob; redil kerrikr me a sechal kerrikr.

redil el kerrikr	expr.	concave joint of sail into which hooked joint fits.
sechal el kerrikr	expr.	hooked joint of sail which fits into concave joints.

malk

,

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chicken.
malk a ta er a meklou el suebek el charm; malkeblai, malkureong.

melakl

, v.t.

bury; hide (something) under; suffer death of spouse.
melakl a loia er a chelsel a chutem; doklii a ulekoad, dmakl a besbas, deklel.

ngalek

, n.

child; baby; anyone younger than speaker; sweetheart; fiance(e); pinkie; small finger.
ngalek a ngelekel a sechal er a delengchokl; ulechell a ngalek er a delengchokl el ngii a ulechell er ngii; mla mo chuodel e ng di ngalek er isei el delengchokl; ngar ngii a ngelsonges er a klisichel el ng ngalek. ngalek a kekerei el chad; ngelekel a demal, ngalektang, ngalekukeruu; ngalek er a skuul.

ngelekek

n.poss.1s

ngelekem

n.poss.2s

ngelekel

n.poss.3s

his/her its child or baby; relatively small size or quantity of.
ngelekel a ngalek er ngii el ilteet.

ngelekam

n.poss.1pe

ngeleked

n.poss.1pi

ngelekiu

n.poss.2p

ngelekir

n.poss.3p

klengalek

n.

childhood.
klengalek a ngalek; reng el ngalek me ng sekebdebid.

ngalekdiul

n.

fatherless child.
ngalekdiul a ngalek er a klsobelial.

ngalekebai

n.

child born of woman serving as community house concubine.

ngalekukeruu

n.

siblings who don't get along with each other.
ngalekukeruu a ta derrir e kakerous a rdemerir; diak el ta rengrir; di kautok e kakoad.

ngelekedbudel

n.

neglected child.

ngelekei

n.

child (term of address to one's child).

rengelekei

n.

term of address by parent to children.

rungalek

n.

term of address by parent to child.
rungalek a okedong er a ngelekel; e rungalek.

ngalek el redil

expr.

daughter.

ngalek el sechal

expr.

son.

ngalek er ngak

expr.

my sweetheart.

ngelekel a diil

expr.

snack, light meal.

ngelekel a ngelekel

expr.

grandchild.

ngelekel a ureor

expr.

small or insignificant task.

See also: , , , ,

Examples:

A ngelekek a kilo remos.

> My child almost drowned.

Ng omes er a ngelekel e kmal mekngit a rengul.

> He is looking his daughter and is very sad.

A Juda a ngelekel a laion.

> Judah is the son of a lion.

A Toki a mengib er a ngelekel er a tut.

> Toki is weaning her child (from the breast).

Ng chebuul ngike el ngelekel a chesisebangiau el kulekur a ochil er a chetebtel a kemim.

> This baby bird is so pitiful that I'm tying its foot to the top of the starfruit tree.

Proverbs:

Kau, ke ngelekel a Redechor, me ke di dechor?

> Are you the son of Redechor

is that why you're standing around so much?

Ng kolia a ngelekel.

> He ate his child.

Reference is made again to a form of food-money cycle. When a man marries, his wife's younger brothers and sisters are "children" (ngelekel: his child). The husband and wife strive to engage them in from this particular food-money cycle: Father to daughter (wife's younger sister) -food Daughter to father-money Father to son (wife's younger brother)money Son to father-food and service. The saying may be applied to a man who marries or has sexual relations with his wife's sister, thus interrupting or jeopardizing this food-money cycle. With less strength, the sanction is applied to a man marrying any member of his wife's immediate clan (kebliil).

Ke mera el ngelekel a ulled.

> Really a child of the back.

A child (sometimes an adult) that behaves well whether its parents are present or not; a child that is good when one's back is turned.

More Examples:

Ng oldubech a ungelel a ngelekek me ng di merael a mbesel me tia bilek el dekmesang er a ngibes.

> My baby is teething and drooling so much that my shirt is now wet from the drool.

Ulekum ke ngelekek e ak mla kodmungau!

> If you were my kid, I would have whooped you already!

Ng sechal adang redil a ngelekem.

> You have a boy or a girl.

A ngelekek a mechiuaiu.

> My kid is asleep.

Rungalek, ka bo mocheuir a ta er a taxi el mei me lotekak el mo er a bdelul a chang.

> My child, go hail me a taxi cab so that I can take it to the dock.

sechal

, n.

man; male; jack (in cards).
sechal a chad me a charem; buik a sechal, chedam a sechal, rubak a sechal, sechelengel.

sechelengek

n.poss.1s

sechelengem

n.poss.2s

sechelengel

n.poss.3s

sechelengel a sechal er ngii.

sechelengam

n.poss.1pe

sechelenged

n.poss.1pi

sechelengiu

n.poss.2p

sechelengir

n.poss.3p

tekoi el sechal

expr.

man's work/affairs.

tekoi er a sechal

expr.

male behavior/characteristics.

See also: , ,

Examples:

tir el rokui el sechal el mla er a blil

> all the males in his household

A oungalek er a sechal.

> I'm the parent of a boy.

A redil a desemelel a sechal.

> A woman supports a man./A woman is a man's mainstay.

A redil a skersel a sechal.

> A woman supports a man./A woman is a man's mainstay.

Proverbs:

A redil a desemelel a sechal.

> The woman is the outrigger for the male.

An unmarried man has no outrigger; taking a wife is a stabilizing process for a man in the sense that the outrigger stabilizes the canoe. One source, a Palauan woman, has suggested the meaning that a man is as capable as the woman who backs him up.

Ng kekerei e sechal

> Small, but a man

One physically small, or a child, who does the work of a strong man.

A rengalek el sechal a di mekekerei e kora mersaod el melbard er ter ra btil a ralm.

> A male child, though small, is yet like a small barracuda that braces against the flowing stream.

The small barracuda (mersaod, a small ai) can be seen bracing, without apparent motion, against the stream, usually where fresh water flows into the lagoon, or where tide water runs off the reef, until suddenly it dashes into the stream to grab a small fish. Then it retreats once more to its place of watchfulness. This watchful, quiet, reserved, almost crafty approach to life is much admired, and parents will encourage their male children with this saying.

More Examples:

Ngka el sechelik el sechal a kiei er a Oreor.

> My boyfriend lives in Koror.

A sau a klaibedechakl er a delongelel a sechal me a redil el olechotel a beltkil a rengrir.

> Consensual intercourse between a man and a woman to proclaim their affection for each other.

A rengalek el sechal a mle mecheleoch.

> The boys were spoiled.

Ng sechal adang redil a ngelekem.

> You have a boy or a girl.

Aika el oruikl el chemadech el kukau a kirel kdill er a rengalek el sechal mo er a taoch el mo doiderekl er a bilas el mo er a omerael.

> These uncooked baskets of taro had to be carried by the young men to the boat at the channel to go on the trip.

seinendang

, n., [From Japanese]

youth group (sexually segregated); young people's club or society.

seinendang el redil	expr.	girls' club.
seinendang el sechal	expr.	boys' club.

bambungel	n.poss.3s
redil el bambuu	expr.	bamboo pole holding redil el kerrikr.
sechal el bambuu	expr.	bamboo pole holding sechal el kerrikr.
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