lluich, num.20 [twenty] (unit of time; human; animal; nonliving thing).
lluich
a
ochur
(20),
lluich
el
klebesei,
lluich
el
ngalek.
Examples:
A
dachelbai
el
chad
er
a
chei
a
milurech
a
bdelul
a
lluich
el
ngikel.
> The skillful fisherman speared 20 fish in the head.
A
lluich
el
ngikel
a
uleburech
a
bdelul
er
a
dachelbai
el
chad
er
a
chei.
> 20 fish were speared in the head by the skillful fisherman.
Aki
omechucher
a
lisam
el
mo
lluich.
> We'll continue to collect more coconuts until we have twenty.
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.
udoud, n.money; cash.
udoud
a
klalo
el
usbechall
er
a
klaiuechar;
udoud
a
omechar
a
kar;
udoud
er
a
Belau;
bekerrekerongel
a
merau;
udoud
a
kedmekill
el
omech
a
bkaischemrungel;
ududel
ududekn.poss.1s
ududemn.poss.2s
ududeln.poss.3s
ududel
a
udoud
el
ngii
a
oudoud.
ududamn.poss.1pe
ududedn.poss.1pi
ududiun.poss.2p
ududirn.poss.3p
ududek el lluich el klukexpr.my twenty dollars.
ududir a rengalekexpr.Palauan money given to children by father's family when either parents died.
See also:
BEKUDOUD
,
OMDOUD
,
UDUUDEL
Examples:
A
kmu
ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
ududek,
e
ak
mecherar
a
bechel
el
mlai.
> If I had money, (then) I'd buy a new car.
Aika
el
udoud
a
medela
er
a
cheral
a
blai.
> The amount of money has become more than the cost of the house.
A
ududek
a
mekesai
er
a
ududem.
> I have less money than you.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
kekere
el
ududek
el
silber
el
sebechek
el
mo
msang.
> I have a small silver coin that I can give him.
Ak
medakt
a
lebo
lak
ududek
el
mo
er
a
Merikel.
> I'm afraid I won't have any money to go to America.
Proverbs:
Mengii
a
ududel.
> Destroying his money.
Marriage within the clan, generally considered incestuous, limits the value of the food-money exchange, since the materials simply change hands within the same clan group. A man so married is criticized as having destroyed his source of wealth.
More Examples:
Ak
meleng
a
udoud
el
diak
lengesonges
me
a
lechub
lemekesai
er
a
ta
el
telael.
> I'm borrowing money not less than a thousand dollars.
Ng
sebechek
el
meskau
a
ududek
me
a
chobo
er
a
stoang
e
mocherar
a
imelek
el
biang?
> Can I give you my money for beer when you go to the store?
Ke
mla
mekmad
a
udoud
el
milleng
er
a
demam
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
buil?
> Did you pay back your debt to your father, the money you borrowed last month?
Me
a
odekial
aika
el
rokui
el
udoud
el
mlechudel
e
ng
mlo
sebechek
el
mecherar
a
blik.
> The sum of all the money that was collected, I was able to buy my house.
Kmal
di
soad
a
mereched
e
beot
el
sisebel
a
udoud.
Ng
diak
domdasu
er
a
ngar
er
a
medad
el
taem.
> We like it quick and easy money making schemes without thinking for the future.

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