mengoes, v.t.
mengoes
a
mengochoes;
mo
kekerei;
chemosii
a
omengelel;
mengkekerei,
cheloes
a
omengelel.
chemosiiv.pf.3s
chemosii
a
mengoes
er
ngii
el
mo
kekerei,
chemosii
a
omengelel.
choesiiv.pf.3s
choesii
a
mengoes
er
ngii;
mo
kekerei;
mengkekerei
er
ngii
cheloesv.r.s.
cheloes
a
mla
mechoes;
kekerei,
cheloes
a
omengelel.
mechoesv.erg.
See also:
CHELLOCHOES
mengoes, v.t.cause (rope, etc.) to fray or weaken.
choesiiv.pf.3s
chilesiiv.pf.3s.past
chemoesv.pf.3p.inan.
chiloesv.pf.3p.inan.past
cheloesv.r.s.(rope, etc.) frayed.
Examples:
Kau
a
ko
er
a
dait
el
omertort
a
llel
e
chemoes.
> You're like a taro plant which has big leaves but is still immature (i.e., you talk big but you don't follow through).
Proverbs:
Ng
ua
kukau
el
omertort
a
ditel
e
chemoes.
> Like taro, though the leaves are tall, still immature.
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is mature only when the leaves produced by the plant are small. When the plant produces its largest leaves the tuber in the ground is still quite small. The saying may be applied to a person who, while yet young and inexperienced, is proud and boastful.

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