e ng di, mod.but.
engdicont.e ng di
Examples:
Ng
uchul
e
ng
di
blechoel
el
mo
meses
a
eolt.
> That's why the wind always gets strong.
Ak
mlo
smecher
er
a
sasimi,
e
ng
di
a
Droteo
a
liluut
el
kmal
mlo
smecher.
> I got sick from the sashimi, but Droteo got even sicker.
A
Droteo
a
kmal
mlo
smecher
me
a
lolkakl
a
chimal
e
ng
di
mo
medeu.
> Droteo is so sick that when he tries to lift himself up with his arms, they just bend (in weakness).
A
sensei
a
menguiu
me
a
lechub
e
ng
di
ngii
a
ngalek
el
lmuut
el
chuieuii
a
kot
el
paragraph.
> The teacher reads, or the child reads the first paragraph again on his own.
Ng
diak
a
ngara
el
soal,
e
ng
di
soal
a
biang.
> He doesn't want anything but or except a beer.
Proverbs:
Msisichau
e
ng
di
kmeed
a
meched.
> Be strong, shallows are close
Crossing the lagoon, a canoe is poled in shallow water, paddled in deep. The phrase refers to canoeists tiring after a long paddle over deep water. Applied when someone is about to give up, though better times are ahead.
More Examples:
Soak
lekong
e
ng
di
motenai
ochik.
> I want to go (with you) but my legs are too painful.
Ng
mera
el
ungil
a
cheritel
me
a
klekedellel
e
ng
di
aika
el
berdel
a
ngerel
a
ko
er
a
ulechero
er
tia
el
kutsibeni
er
ngii.
> She looks so beautiful with her traditional grass skirt and decorations except her lips look inside out with that lipstick.
Ng
mla
er
ngii
a
chermek
el
bilis
e
ng
di
mla
mad.
> I had a pet dog but he died.
E
ng
di
kerruul
er
ngii
a
dimlak
lolemolem.
> But his prosperity did not last.
Seselk
a
renguk
el
orrenges
er
tirka
el
chad
er
a
balatiks
te
di
mesaod
a
selaod,
e
ng
di
soak
el
di
mo
omengur.
> I don't want to go listen to the politicians speak because they're so boring and talk forever but I wouldn't mind just going to eat the food.

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