Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

dmung

, v.pf.3s

say; 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".

dulii

v.pf.3s

dulii

a

melekoi

er

ngii;

mla

dulii

a

tekoi.

dillii

v.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

dulang

v.inch.

begin to say.

dulang

a

mla

dmung;

melekoi;

ngera

el

tekoi

a

diak

ke

dulang

e!!

medung

v.erg.

be or get said.

meldung

words or topics already discussed.

meldung

a

tekoi

el

mla

chedcheduch;

dilung,

dmung,

ak

di

melekoi

a

meldung.

ak dmu

expr.

I say.

dmu el kmo

expr.

say that.

dmu el uai se

expr.

say that.

mildu el basio

expr.

the said or planned place.

mildu el sils

expr.

the said or planned day.

See also:

KMO

KMUNG

Synonyms:

MELEKOI

MENGEDECHEDUCH

MENGEDEK

MENGELLOI

Examples:

beches

dmu

kau.

> I'll tell you frankly/bluntly.

mekera

chomdu

kmo

"I'm

fine"

tekoi

Belau?

> How do you say "I'm fine" in Palauan?

techa

dilu

kau

tiang?

> Who told you to come here?

Droteo

dilu

kmo

soal

mong.

> Droteo said that he wants to go.

dilu

kmo

omekoad

ngelekel

babii?

> Did you say he is going to kill the baby pig?

Proverbs:

telekangel

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.

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