e, conj.and; (and) then or consequently; (if...,) then; while; but.
e
a
omechoel;
omuchel
e
omech
a
bebil
er
a
tekoi,
e
sechelei,
toktang
echad
er
a
chei;
e
ngerang?
engcont.e ng
Examples:
Ng
di
kot
e
keroker.
> This is the first and last time (I do this, etc.).
Ng
sebechel
a
ngalek
el
obes
e
le
ng
mle
ungil
a
blekerdelel
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
taem.
> The child may be watched/babysat because he behaved well last time.
Ak
suebek
el
mo
cheroid
e
olengull.
> I would fly away and find rest.
Ng
sebechek
el
mesang
a
ngalek
e
le
ng
mle
ungil
a
blekerdelel
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
taem.
> I can see the child because he behaved well last time.
A
lsekum
te
ngar
er
ngii
a
remo
50
el
melemalt
el
chad
el
ngar
er
se
el
beluu,
e
...
> If there are fifty innocent people in the city, then ...
Proverbs:
Ng
cheiko
e
omekrael
er
a
ta
er
a
cheiko.
> A blind man leading another blind man.
The application is identical to that of the familiar English idiom
Ng
ko
er
a
omelechong
er
a
diong
er
a
Tellei:
Lolecholb
a
chad
e
ke
mekerasem.
> It's like taking a shower at Tellei's bath, when somebody takes a shower, you shiver from the cold.
Someone's actions makes you embarrassed.
Ng
di
chelled
e
mekemad?
> Though an ally, yet hostile?
A fellow clan member, or an employee, who should be loyal, but is not
Ng
di
sengsongd
e
mrechorech
a
kauang.
> Even a small twig can bring the pot to boil.
From small contributions, great accomplishments; a lot of small twigs can make a hot fire; the virtue of cooperation.
Oba
tet
e
luut
> To take a handbag and return.
Applied to a person who "never gets anywhere," a low achiever.
More Examples:
OK
Mada
bo
kisa
connect
rngak
e
kuchais
>
Ngka
el
temamungel
a
maml
mekera
domecholue
er
ngii
e
chedam?
> Father, how do we de scale this monstrous wrasse fish?
Ng
milekesakl
e
mecham?
> How did you sprain it?
Me
a
odekial
aika
el
rokui
el
udoud
el
mlechudel
e
ng
mlo
sebechek
el
mecherar
a
blik.
> The sum of all the money that was collected, I was able to buy my house.
E
tela
a
ruchedam?
> And how many opposite sex siblings do you have?

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