kom
/ko		, pro.you (nonemphatic, plural).
ko
a
kemiu;
ko
mekerang?
ko
mo
er
ker
e
sechelei?
ko
mla
mei!
Examples:
A
sechelim
a
ko
er
a
chural
a
nguis
(el
beritengetang
a
chural).
> Your friend speaks with a forked tongue.
A
rebek
el
charm
a
ko
er
a
kmal
ungia
a
rengrir
me
te
ko
er
a
di
mle
chellaod.
> All the animals were starting to be really glad and they were somewhat comforted.
Dosei
kom
oungalek,
me
bo
mkaubuch.
> At any rate, you (two) have a child, so you might as well get married.
Ng
ko
er
a
mekoll
a
omerkollek.
> My throat feels sore.
Ak
ko
el
rongesa
a
chais.
> I've just heard the news.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
uchul
a
delil
ar
rurrot.
> Like the crotch of an aristocratic woman.
Women of the wealthy elite in old Palau would be tattooed up the entire leg and about the thighs and hips. Reference is to the black color of such tattooing and the phrase may be applied to any dark occasion, but usually to dark clouds.
Ke
ko
er
a
kedam
el
suebek
e
ak
di
oba
okum.
> You're a flying kite, but i hold the guide string.
No matter how much you play around, you always come back to me.
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
Ng
ko
er
a
chad
er
a
Ngcheangel,
el
di
me
chemed
er
a
Ngkesol.
> Like the man of Kayangel, who procured his gifts from Keso
The saying refers to a man from the atoll of Kayangel, some twenty miles north of the main islands of Palau, who, on his way south to visit friends, stopped at an intermediate reef, Kesol, to fish for a present for his host. Refers to a person who, en route to a visit, tries to borrow a present from another guest; any person who suddenly wants to borrow money.
Ke
ko
er
a
cheberdord
el
di
ngii
el
melul
er
ngii
er
a
ngau.
> You're like a beetle that burns itself by flying into the fire.
You're always getting yourself into trouble.
More Examples:
Ng
diak
lsoam
el
ko
er
a
mo
ousueleb
me
a
lechub
e
ng
belsoil
er
a
ta
er
a
taem?
> Do you want to have lunch or dinner sometime?
Errang,
diak
el
ko
er
a
sebechem
remusech
a
belsiich
e
domengur?
> Honey, cant you pound some taro so we could eat?
Akerech
eii
ko
er
a
kmal
ngii!
> Wow, that's really it!
Ko
mla
kimer
a
bo
doruul
er
a
klukuk?
> Have you all agreed what we will be doing tomorrow?
Ng
diak.
Ng
bai
ko
er
a
di
chetelaol.
> No. He or she only feels dizzy.

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