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Other Austronesian
kmes
,
v.s.
(clothes, etc.) tight; (rope, etc.) taut; (relationship) close.
kmes
a
diak
el
mimokl;
diak
le
medidai;
kmes
a
bilel,
okes,
kmes
el
oeacher;
kesengel.
kmes
a usekerel el chad
expr.
person who is hard to coax or flatter; person who is firm or straight-laced.
kosekes
kosekes
a
telkib
el
kmes
;
kekmes,
diak
el
medidai,
oecherel
a
kosekes,
kesengel.
See also:
KESENGEL
,
OLEKES
Proverbs:
Ng
kmes
a
usekerel
el
chad
> A man whose breechcloth is closed
A well-organized man, particularly one who uses his money carefully; hence, sometimes, a stingy person.
chei
,
n.
ocean; sea; place for fishing.
chei
a
klou
el
daob;
cheleched,
chei
a
belual
a
rokui
el
cheled.
Chelecha
kede
kuk
mo
er
a
chei.
Me
a
chei
a
ngar
er
ngii
a
kebokeb,
keburs,
taoch,
demetaoch,
lalou,
uet,
lemau,
kereker,
chis
dailechei,
melekesokl,
ngeraol,
oreall,
chiloil,
chelemoll,
me
a
daimechesengel.
bad el chei
expr.
porous stone in sea.
chad er a chei
expr.
fisherman.
ched el chei
expr.
(normal) low tide.
dmolech a chei
expr.
high tide.
kekere a chei
expr.
tide is low (but not as low as normal).
klou a chei
expr.
tide is low.
kmes
a chei
expr.
slack tide; neap tide.
mo er a chei
expr.
go fishing.
ngar er a chei
expr.
fish for (food); take (food) from sea.
tekoi er a chei
/tekoi el chei
expr.
words of criticism for poor fishing ability.
Examples:
Ngke
el
rubak
a
kmal
chad
er
a
chei.
> That old man goes fishing often./That old man is quite a fisherman.
Ak
mengetmokl
er
ngak
el
mo
er
a
chei.
> I'm preparing myself to go fishing.
A
lluich
el
ngikel
a
mle
blurech
a
bdelul
er
a
dachelbai
el
chad
er
a
chei.
> 20 fish were speared in the head by the skillful fisherman.
A
dachelbai
el
chad
er
a
chei
a
milurech
a
bdelul
a
lluich
el
ngikel.
> The skillful fisherman speared 20 fish in the head.
Ng
di
mlengimet
a
blai
el
mo
er
a
chei.
> There was no one at home because they'd all gone fishing.
More Examples:
Aki
mlo
er
a
chei
er
a
kesus
e
mera
el
mle
tairio.
> We went fishing last night and had large catch.
Te
chemur
a
brer
e
mo
er
a
chei.
> They each took their own raft to go fishing.
Ngka
el
rubak
er
ngak
a
kmal
meduch
el
ngar
er
a
chei.
> My boyfriend is really good in fishing.
Ak
bai
mlo
er
a
chei
ngak
me
a
demak
er
a
elii.
> I went fishing with my dad yesterday.
Ak
mo
er
a
chei.
> I'm going fishing.
cheraches
,
n.
falling or outgoing tide; misfortune; scarcity. .
cheraches
a
omerolel
el
mo
meched
a
chei;
merael
el
mo
mekesai,
cheraches
er
a
udoud,
cherchesel.
cherechesel
n.poss.3s
cherechesel
a
cherasech
er
ngii,
cheraches
a
chei.
cherechesang
v.s.inch.
(tide) is just beginning to fall.
cherechesang
a
mocha
cheraches;
merola
el
mo
meched
a
chei.
cherechesung
v.s.pred.
(tide) is about to start falling.
cherechesung
a
mochu
cheraches;
kmedu
el
cheraches.
kmes
a cheraches
expr.
when the tide goes down very slowly.
meringel a cheraches
expr.
fast or strong outgoing tide.
See also:
OMCHERACHES
menges
,
v.t.
grate or scrape (usually, coconut, sometimes, taro).
menges
a
kosir;
kmes
a
lius
el
oba
onges;
kesil.
menges
a
meruul
a
kelel
a
klechedaol;
kosir,
kmes
a
kles.
kosir
v.pf.3s
kosir
a
menges
er
ngii;
mla
kosir
a
lius,
kesil.
kilsir
v.pf.3s.past
kmes
v.pf.3p.inan.
kmes
a
menges,
kmes
a
lius,
kesil
a
ius.
kmes
a
menges;
meruul
a
kelel
a
klechedaol;
kosir
a
kelel
a
cheldebechellek.
kiles
v.pf.3p.inan.past
kesil
n.poss.3s
kesiil
v.a.s.
(coconut or taro) is to be grated or scraped.
kesiil
a
kirel
el
mekes;
menges
a
lius,
kesiil
a
kles
er
a
klechedaol,
kosir,
kmes
a
kles,
kesil.
kles
/klsiil
v.r.s.
(coconut or taro) grated or scraped.
kles
a
mla
mekes;
lius
a
kles;
menges,
kosir,
kmes
a
lius,
kesil.
mekes
v.erg.
mekes
a
menges;
kosir,
kmes
a
lius,
kesil
a
lius.
See also:
ONGES
,
ULLENGESIIL
Proverbs:
Ng
kmes
a
usekerel
el
chad
> A man whose breechcloth is closed
A well-organized man, particularly one who uses his money carefully; hence, sometimes, a stingy person.
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