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cheldingel

, n.

finger; appendage (of hand, foot, etc.).
cheldingel a cheldngelel a chim me a ouach; cheldingel a eim er a bitang; cheldngelel a tuu.

chelebed

, n.

hitting object; whip, club, bat.
chelebed a klalo el usbechall er a omengelebed, cholebedii a chetelaol, cholebed, chelebedel.

chisil

, n.

banana blossom.
chisil a bngal a tuu; chisil a tuu.

chisil a tuu

expr.

banana blossom.

More Examples:

Ng locha ngar er ngii a chisil a cheluch er se el isiobing.

> There might be a few drops of oil in the bottle.

dellomel

, n.r.s.

plant (already growing).
dellomel a delalem; mla medalem, chetemek a dellomel a lius er ngii. A rebebil er a rechad a ousbech el melalem a tuu me a lechub a meduu me a lechub a lius el oliochel er a chutem.

kall

, n.a.s.

food.
kall a rokui el dongang; ongraol me a odoim me a kliou; kukau, ngikel, tuu a kall, kelel.

kelek

n.poss.1s

kelem

n.poss.2s

kelel

n.poss.3s

kelel a kall el ngii a oukall; kelel el iedel.

kelam

n.poss.1pe

keled

n.poss.1pi

keliu

n.poss.2p

kelir

n.poss.3p

kall er a Sina

expr.

Chinese food.

kall er a mekemad

expr.

C-rations.

kelek el udong

expr.

my noodles.

kelel a charm

expr.

food or feed for animals.

kelem el tuu

expr.

your banana.

See also: , , ,

Examples:

Te di oumesingd el menga a rodech me a chemadech el kall.

> They tend to eat fruits and raw food.

A Droteo a di menga a bliochel el kall.

> Droteo eats only certain types of food.

Kede ousbech a oles el melngos a kall

> We use a knife to slice food.

Ng ua ngara a telemtemul a kall?

> What does the food taste like?/How is the food?

Ng chetik a bul a keliu.

> I don't like the smell of your food.

Proverbs:

Olbed, e kall.

> A stone platform, yet food.

A man of Airai in central Palau, apparently during a period of hostilities, brought to his home from the lagoon all manner of shell food still attached to coral boulders. In the security of his own yard, he removed the shell foods and eventually with the stones he was able to construct a stone platform for his home. A lot in Airai, supposedly where this platform stood bears the name, Olbed-e-kall.

Msebechii a kelel Ngersuul.

> Weigh the food of Ngersuul.

Don't overdo things/Keep things in proper proportion/This is too much for me or us to deal with. According to folk history, Koror once sent a very large force of warriors against the tiny village of Ngersuul (Ngchesar in central Palau). When the force was seen offshore, the people fled to a sheltered hill and one of the village club leaders shouted to the enemy, "Why don't you weigh the food of Ngersuul?" suggesting that Koror either pick on a village its own size or send a more equivalent-sized force. The idiom expresses nicely the ideal of balanced opposition characterizing appropriate competition in Palau.

More Examples:

Ng meringel a cheral a kall er a Denny's?

> Is the food expensive at Denny's?

Kede ousbech a oles el meles a kall.

> We use a knife to slice food.

A bechik a milruul er a kelam el aho.

> My spouse made us some sweet porridge soup.

Ng mle ua ngera kall?

> How was the food ?

Kede ousbech a kanadarai el omelecha a ralm me a lechub a kall er ngii.

> We use basins to put water or food in.

kliou

, n.

sweet food or dessert (usually, prepared especially for guests); one's favorite child (usually, youngest).
kliou a olengel; kliou a umesingd el merekos el kall; delul; seboseb me a tuu a kliou.

tuu

,

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banana.
tuu a kmod; dellomel el kall a rdechel.

tuak

n.poss.1s

tuam

n.poss.2s

tual

n.poss.3s

tual a dellemelel el tuu.

tumam

n.poss.1pe

tuad

n.poss.1pi

tumiu

n.poss.2p

turir

n.poss.3p

Examples:

Ak mo kmang aike el tuu me se el ringngo.

> I am going to eat up those bananas and that apple.

Ak milengang aike el tuu me se el ringngo.

> I was eating those bananas and that apple.

Menga a tuu!

> Damn it!

Ak mo kolii se el ringngo me aike el tuu.

> I am going to eat up that apple and those bananas.

Ak milengang er se el ringngo me aike el tuu.

> I was eating that apple and those bananas.

Proverbs:

Ke ko er a tuu er a Cheangel.

> You're like the Ngcheangel banana (meduch a ngerel).

You're all talk and no action).

Ng mla mkelii a tual.

> He cut down his own banana.

A man supplies fertilizer (money) for a banana tree that, eventually, provides fruit (gifts of food). The cycle, in this saying, is compared with that of the food-money cycle of a marriage in which the wife's clan provides food and service, while the husband's clan provides occasional payments of money. If a banana tree is cut down before it bears fruit, the cycle is interrupted. Hence, a man who marries incestuously within his own clan and thereby inhibits the foodmoney cycle.

More Examples:

Mlecha bebil er a chemadech el tuu.

> Put the other uncooked bananas in the frying pan.

Mngai a bebil er a marek el tuu.

> Take some ripe bananans.

Bult a tuu el oba a ochadu.

> Turn the bananas with tongs.

Mlecha sese er a tuu er a ongerdechidel.

> Put some banana in the frying pan.

Mlecha a marek el tuu er a blatong.

> Put the cooked bananas in a plate.

tuu

, n.

red oyster shell money (high in value and used among women only).
tuu a chesiuch el cheled.

uid

, n.

glue; resin; fuel for lamp.
uid a olbidel el kmard a le milkolk; mekerdii a uuid; mekard a olbidel.

udel	n.poss.3s	udel a uuid er ngii; udel a meduu; udel a babier.
muduid	v.s.	sticky; adhesive.
udel a meduu	expr.	resin of breadfruit.
udel a tuu	expr.	resin of banan tree.
See also:

cheldngelel	n.poss.3s
cheldngelel a chim	expr.	finger.
cheldngelel a oach	expr.	toe.
cheldngelel a tuu	expr.	banana (connected to or separated from a bunch).

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