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
mekera
chomdu
el
kmo
"I'm
fine"
el
tekoi
er
a
Belau?
> How do you say "I'm fine" in Palauan?
Ng
techa
a
dilu
er
kau
me
ke
me
er
tiang?
> Who told you to come here?
A
Droteo
a
dilu
el
kmo
ng
soal
el
mong.
> Droteo said that he wants to go.
A
Droteo
a
dilu
el
kmo
ng
sebechel
el
eko
er
a
party
er
a
klukuk.
> Droteo said that he can come to your party tomorrow.
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?
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
dilu
er
a
delak
el
kmo
ak
mo
milil
er
a
tebetab.
> I told my mom that I'm going to the park.
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?
Kngibech!
Ak
dilu
er
kau
me
lak
mua
isei
e
rungalek.
> Aha, see? I told you not to do that, Son.
Ng
meringel
er
kau
a
dmu
el
kmo
ng
betik
a
rengum
er
ngak?
> Is it hard for you to say I love you?

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