bab, n.area/space above; top; surface.
bab
a
bebul,
melidiul,
a
sils
a
ngar
bab.
skoki
a
merael
er
a
bab.
bebukn.poss.1s
bebumn.poss.2s
bebuln.poss.3s
bebul
a
ngar
er
a
bab
er
ngii,
bebul
a
tebel.
bebmamn.poss.1pe
bebudn.poss.1pi
bebmiun.poss.2p
bebrirn.poss.3p
bebul a daobexpr.surface of the sea.
bebul a tebelexpr.top of the table.
Examples:
A
Droteo
a
kie
er
a
bab.
> Droteo lives upstairs.
Ng
di
Kot
el
Ngar
er
Bab
el
Dios
a
diak
lekiei
a
blai
el
rruul
er
a
rechad.
> But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands.
A
Tony
a
ngar
er
a
bab
el
chad.
> Tony is higher in the rank.
Bo
mkodir
se
el
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel;
a
John
a
mlo
kmedii
a
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel;
a
John
a
kiledir
a
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel.
> Put the cup on the table; John was putting the cup on the table (just now, recently); John put the cup on the table (yesterday, a week ago, etc.).
Kengti,
a
eanged
a
uchul
e
a
National
Emergency
Management
Office
(NEMO)
a
mla
otebedii
A
Small
craft
warning
er
a
beluu
er
Belau
rokir.
Daob
er
a
delongelel
a
Beliliou
me
a
Ngeaur,
Ollei
ma
Ngcheangel
me
a
ikrel
a
chelmoll
a
kmal
mekngit
er
elecha
el
taem.
Me
a
leuaisei,
e
aike
el
banderang
er
a
small
craft
warning
a
mla
mengerd
el
mo
er
bab
el
merrob
a
rokui
el
omerael
el
mo
tuobed
el
mo
er
aike
el
basio.
A
obis
er
a
NEMO
a
melemolem
el
omes
er
a
teletelel
a
daob
e
ouchais
er
a
buai
lokiu
tia
el
radio
station.
> Due to the weather conditions and increasing hazardous surf, the National Emergency Office (NEMO) is issuing a Small Craft Warning for the entire Republic of Palau. Water conditions from outside the reef through all exposures are very rough at this time. Travel between Peleliu and Angaur, Kayangel and Ollei and/or outside the reefs are strictly prohibited. Small craft warning flags have been raised and the republic is requested to observe this warning. NEMO will continue to monitor these marine conditions and advise the public accordingly.
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.
Ke
ko
er
a
kuaol
el
sbungel
er
bab
me
iou.
> You're like a fish bait which can be eaten or pecked from the top and bottom.
You don't know what to do coz chores keep coming in from left and right.
More Examples:
Ng
ngarang
a
ngar
er
a
bebul
 a
tebel
> What is on the table or desk?
Ng
mla
mo
suibes
a
deromukang
me
ng
omelloes
er
a
bab.
> The drum was overfull and flowed over the top.
Mnguu
a
hong
el
loia
er
a
bebul
a
tebel.
> Put the book on top of the dest
Mnguu
a
oluches
el
loia
er
a
bebul
a
hong.
> Put the pencil on top of the book.
A
Lurvey
a
mlo
elireuakl
e
ngubetii
tia
el
medalia
el
ngkedel
a
Wilbur
el
mla
er
a
chiklel
e
nguu
el
turecheklii
er
a
deel
el
ngar
er
a
bebul
a
blil
a
Wilbur.
> Lurvey bent down and removed Wilbur's medal from his neck and hung it from a nail at the top of Wilbur's pen.
ngar, v.s.be (located); exist; be alive.
ngar
a
outeliil;
chad
a
ngar;
ngar
er
ngii
a
klengar
er
ngii;
charm
a
ngar.
ngar ngiicont.ngar er ngii
ngarkercont.ngar ker
ngar er a bab a rengulexpr.conceited; disrespectful; proud; arrogant; haughty; snobbish.
ngar er a bab el chadexpr.one's superior; wealthy/well-to-do person.
ngar er a eou a rengulexpr.(person is) humble/respectful.
ngar er ngiiexpr.there is.
ngar kerexpr.where is it.
Examples:
Kau
a
dobengem,
e
kede
ko
er
a
ngar
er
a
ses
el
eolt.
> Whenever I'm with you, it seems as if we're always going from one thing to another.
Ke
di
ngar
er
a
renguk
el
mo
er
a
kodall.
> I'll remember this (bad deed of yours, etc.) until I die.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
bul
er
a
belochel.
> There's a restriction on (killing) pigeons.
Ngka
el
Ulang
a
kmal
deleberuou
a
teletelel
me
ng
di
blechoel
el
olengesonges
se
el
ngar
er
ngii
a
mechesang.
> Ulang always mismanages her finances; she is always short when there is a need for her.
Ng
ngar
er
a
eungel
a
tebel.
> It is under the table.
Proverbs:
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.
Melim
e
menga
er
a
ngar
er
a
ucharm.
> To eat and drink by the mast tip.
The ucharm (bird) is the hardwood tip at the top of the canoe mast. The person to whom the idiom is applied is accused of thriving on gifts from other places. Particularly it may be applied to persons of a highranking village who rather expect that visitors in canoes from other villages will come provisioned with gifts-thus, those who watch for the canoes. Sometimes the idiom goes: Ngkora chad ra Oreor, "Like the man of Koror," with reference to the high ranking community of Koror in central Palau.
Ng
ngar
ngii
a
melebisech
er
a
chutem
e
imiit
> Are there any who spear at the ground and miss?
Used to describe something that is easily accomplished.
More Examples:
Ngar
ngii
a
chelitakl
er
a
Bai
er
a
kebesengei
el
ungil
el
oderengesall.
> There is singing at the clubhouse tonight that is good to hear.
Ak
ngar
er
a
oderechel
a
Charlene.
> I'm running an errand for Charlene.
Ngar
er
ngii
a
rechad
el
di
meduch
el
mesaod
e
merekong.
> There are people who just know how to talk and thats about it.
A
eolt
a
ngar
er
a
diluchesungos
el
mei.
> The wind is coming from the northeast.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
kllolem
el
tebel
me
a
kleai
el
kingall.
> There are 6 tables and 8 chairs.

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