chais, n., [From J?] ] news.
chais
a
ongasireng
el
tekoi;
merael
el
tekoi,
"chad
a
milengchii
a
bilis"
a
chais;
chisel
a
desiu,
chisel
mekomad.
chisekn.poss.1s
chisemn.poss.2s
chiseln.poss.3s
chisamn.poss.1pe
chisedn.poss.1pi
chisiun.poss.2p
chisirn.poss.3p
merael a chiselv.s.well-known; famous; infamous; (person) popular. (news) spreading quickly.
chad er a chaisexpr.person who always has news to tell.
chisel a Tokiexpr.news about Toki.
chisel a beluuexpr.news about one's village or country.
chisel a kodallexpr.news of (someone's) death.
melai a chaisexpr.take a look at (something unusual).
ngera chisedexpr.what's up?
See also:
BEKECHAIS
,
OUCHAIS
Examples:
Ng
diak
a
chais?
> What's new?
Ke
rirenges
a
chais?
> Did you hear the news?
Ng
merael
a
chais
er
a
beluu.
> A rumor is going around.
A
Toki
a
ko
el
rongesa
a
chais.
> Toki has just heard the news.
Aki
kauchais
a
chisel
a
belumam.
> We're exchanging news about our home villages.
Proverbs:
Chais
Belau.
> Palauan news.
A paly on words invoving a form of the Palauan word for deception, which is similar in sound to "Belau" (Palau). According to one origin legend, the name "Belau" derives from a deception by which the people of Angaur tricked and killed the giant Uab, whose fallen body became the islands. Identifies a rumor, especially news that gathers detail as it travels farther and farther from its source.
Ng
ko
er
a
kim
er
a
Murael,
el
di
dengarech
e
oker
a
chais.
> She's like the clams at Murael, lying face up (and open) and asking for news.
i.e., she just sits at home asking passersby about what's going on outside. Murael is a reef near Ngerechelong where, as elsewhere in Palau, the various kinds of tradacna shell bask, open and feeding, in the shallow lagoon. The saying applies to gullibility combined with high curiosity for news and to persons who simply sit at home, letting the happenings of the community come to them via passing persons.
More Examples:
A
kabekel
er
a
Belias
el
Kesebekuu
a
bisaol
er
a
chisel
me
a
rretel.
> The famous war canoe of Belias is a show case item for its speed and performance.
Ng
diak
a
beches
el
chais?
> Any news?

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