kom
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, pro.you (nonemphatic, plural).
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Examples:
> Thank you very much for your attention.
> He has protruding ears (lit., his ears are like wings).
> You're like a starling (i.e. you do something undesirable and later deny it or make excuses about it).
> My throat feels sore.
> Your friend speaks with a forked tongue.
Proverbs:
> 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.
> 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.
> Like the bathing of the terriid.
The terriid, a bird, takes a quick splash bath, hardly a complete bathing. The idiom applies to a ducking one may get when a boat swamps, or to a wetting with spray. More generally, it is applied to a task done with haste rather than with care. It can be applied also to a brief acquaintance.
> Like the green tree snake with a forked tongue (or simply, "Forked").
One who reverses himself, has two tongues, or whose tongue is forked like a snake.
> Like the Bilimbi tree which, if not shaken, will not bear fruit.
Applied to a person who does not fulfill their obligations without constant prodding or nagging.
More Examples:
> Why are you going swimming when the weather is very bad?
> Your clothes are piled up like you're a snake shedding its skin.
> Wow, that's really it!
> Unruly kids that have twisted the pigeon's neck so it died.
> Do you still remember when you were young?

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