dmung, v.pf.3ssay; tell. In some constructions, the initial d sound may be dropped.
dmung
a
melekoi,
"a
le
mei
a
Siang
e
ke
dmung
er
ngii
me
ng
choielak".
duliiv.pf.3s
dulii
a
melekoi
er
ngii;
mla
dulii
a
tekoi.
dilliiv.pf.3s.past
dmung
/dmu
/mung		v.pf.3p.inan.
dmung
a
melekoi,
"a
le
mei
a
Siang
e
ke
dmung
er
ngii
me
ng
choielak".
dilung
/dilu		v.pf.3p.inan.past
dulangv.inch.begin to say.
dulang
a
mla
dmung;
melekoi;
ngera
el
tekoi
a
diak
ke
dulang
e!!
medungv.erg.be or get said.
meldungn.words or topics already discussed.
meldung
a
tekoi
el
mla
chedcheduch;
dilung,
dmung,
ak
di
melekoi
a
meldung.
ak dmuexpr.I say.
dmu el kmoexpr.say that.
dmu el uai seexpr.say that.
mildu el basioexpr.the said or planned place.
mildu el silsexpr.the said or planned day.
See also:
KMO
,
KMUNG
Synonyms:
MELEKOI
,
MENGEDECHEDUCH
,
MENGEDEK
,
MENGELLOI
Examples:
Ng
techa
el
chelid
er
tir
a
sebechel
el
dulii
a
kirel
a
ngar
er
a
medad
el
sils?
> Which of their gods can predict the future?
Ng
techa
a
dilu
er
kau
me
ke
me
er
tiang?
> Who told you to come here?
Ak
di
beches
el
dmu
er
kau.
> I'll tell you frankly/bluntly.
Ke
dilu
el
kmo
ng
mo
omekoad
er
a
ngelekel
a
babii?
> Did you say he is going to kill the baby pig?
A
Droteo
a
dilu
el
kmo
ng
soal
el
mong.
> Droteo said that he wants to go.
Proverbs:
A
telekangel
a
dilu
meng
beluu
Ngersuul
> With persistence the village of Ngersuul was maintained
When the men's clubs of Koror could not proceed as far as Melekeiok, a major village to the north that stood in political balance with Koror, the clubs would often stop over at Ngersuul and sack the small village. Yet the people of Ngersuul, over and over defeated, clung to their village and persisted through history. (Sometimes the village of Angaur is used, with a similar meaning, in place of Ngersuul.) The saying may be applied to the harried individual who is about to give up a task because of repeated failure.
More Examples:
Ak
dmu
er
ngii.
> I told him.
Ng
meringel
er
kau
a
dmu
el
kmo
ng
betik
a
rengum
er
ngak?
> Is it hard for you to say I love you?
Kngibech!
Ak
dilu
er
kau
me
lak
mua
isei
e
rungalek.
> Aha, see? I told you not to do that, Son.
Aika
el
meldung
er
a
tutau
a
diak
e
mengodech
me
a
klukuk
e
domes
er
ngii.
> What was said this morning will stay as is until we resume tomorrow.
Ke
dmu
el
mo
ngerang?
> What do you say?

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