e ng di, mod.but.
engdicont.e ng di
Examples:
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).
E
ng
mla
er
ngii
a
chebuul
el
chad
el
kiliei
er
ngii
el
beluu
el
kmal
mle
mellomes
a
rengul
me
ng
mle
sebechel
el
osebelii
a
beluu,
e
ng
di
dimlak
a
llotkii
ngii
el
chebuul
el
chad.
> And there was a poor man who lived in that village whose heart was so light that it was his ability to make the town survive, but there wasn't anyone who thought about him.
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
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:
A
chelebirukel
a
diak
lochellii
a
llemalt,
e
ng
di
chebirukel.
> Crookedness will not bear straight, it will always be crooked.
Ak
kmal
mesululang
e
ng
di
a
kmal
tekangel.
> I'm so sleepy but im so adamant.
Ng
ungil
el
meloik
e
ng
di
kmal
diak
a
aikio
er
ngii.
> He dances well but lacks charisma.
Soak
lekong
e
ng
di
motenai
ochik.
> I want to go (with you) but my legs are too painful.
Kede
mo
er
e
mo
er
e
ng
di
rengud
a
kmal
di
omdasu
er
a
rechad
er
a
blid.
> No matter where we go, we never stop thinking of our families.

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