diak, v.s.is/are not; does not exist; non-existent.
diak
a
bechachau;
diak
a
kall,
diak
a
udoud,
diak
a
chad
er
a
blai.
diadiakv.s.redup.
dikeang
/di kea
/di keang
/dikea		v.s.inch.no longer; no more; not... after all.
di
keang
a
mla
er
ngii
e
mla
mo
diak,
udoud
a
di
keang.
dimlakv.s.pastwere not; did not exist; was/were non-existent.
dimlak
a
di
mla
diak,
dimlak
le
medung
er
a
cheldecheduch,
dimlak
rengesii,
dimlak
lemei.
ng diakmod.no.
ngdiakcont.ng diak
diak a rengulexpr.inconsiderate; impolite.
mo diakexpr.run out; stop; disappear; become non-existent.
Examples:
Ng
diak
momelekl
er
a
di
osisiu
el
tekoi.
> Don't repeat the same thing.
A
Droteo
a
mle
er
a
elii,
adang
diak?
> Droteo arrived yesterday, didn't he?
Ak
song
er
a
temek
el
mong,
e
diak
a
kucherar.
> I wasted my time going because there was nothing for me to buy.
Ng
diak
a
telbail?
> Don't you have any cigarettes?
A
klechelid
er
tirka
el
chad
a
diak
a
belkul.
> The religion of these people is worthless.
Proverbs:
Ke
ko
er
a
otaor
el
di
omtitechakl
el
diak
a
blil.
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
Ng
diak
kobetik
rengii
recheroid
e
me
douchi
er
a
rebai.
> Without looking afield, it was cut down behind the house.
From the folk tale concerning Mesubed Dingal, the inventor of the Palauan kite (see also No. 73). After his wife had been kidnapped, he constructed a kite using feathers from all the birds of Palau and he needed also wood from an Edebsungel tree to fashion the body of the bird-kite. After looking all over Palau and being on the point of giving up, he found the tree he needed behind his own house. The saying may be applied to anyone who does things the hard way, or who goes far afield to find something which is close at hand.
Kmakm
mechab:
charm
er
a
chab
el
kmeed
er
a
ngau
e
diak
lemedul.
> Like the insects which stays at ashes of fire but doesn't burn.
You're near a situation which needs immediate attention but you don't lend a hand.
Ng
ko
er
a
derumk,
el
di
merrumk
er
ngii
el
diak
a
ultutelel.
> Like lightning, a big, unnecessary noise.
Lightning rarely strikes in such a way as to cause serious damage in Palau. May be applied to any unnecessary fuss or oratory at a meeting.
Ke
ko
er
a
bisech
er
a
bai
el
dechor
er
a
rebai
e
diak
dousbech
er
ngii.
> You're like the bisech plant in the backyard which has no purpose.
A person who isn't trusted so he/she is not needed.
More Examples:
A
demak
dilu
(
say
)
ng
diak
>
Ng
dimlak
kulechesuar
e
osengebii
a
chimak
er
a
chesimer.
> I didn't notice and accidentally slammed the door on my hand.
Ng
diak
el
ngerang,
ng
kmal
betekngang
a
tellemall
er
a
beluu.
> The reason is, there are too many crimes in the society.
John,
ke
kuk
meral
di
uleiitel
a
imelek
el
oisur
me
ng
dikea
lesebechek
el
ngilmii.
> John, you've poured my drink so full that I will not be able to drink it all.
Eia,
ngar
er
ngii
a
chomengerakl
er
a
sebadong,
ng
diak
debong?
> Hey, there's work exchange on Saturday, do you want to go?

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