dmung, v.pf.3ssay; tell. In some constructions, the initial d sound may be dropped.
dmung
a
melekoi,
"a
le
mei
a
Siang
e
ke
dmung
er
ngii
me
ng
choielak".
duliiv.pf.3s
dulii
a
melekoi
er
ngii;
mla
dulii
a
tekoi.
dilliiv.pf.3s.past
dmung
/dmu
/mung		v.pf.3p.inan.
dmung
a
melekoi,
"a
le
mei
a
Siang
e
ke
dmung
er
ngii
me
ng
choielak".
dilung
/dilu		v.pf.3p.inan.past
dulangv.inch.begin to say.
dulang
a
mla
dmung;
melekoi;
ngera
el
tekoi
a
diak
ke
dulang
e!!
medungv.erg.be or get said.
meldungn.words or topics already discussed.
meldung
a
tekoi
el
mla
chedcheduch;
dilung,
dmung,
ak
di
melekoi
a
meldung.
ak dmuexpr.I say.
dmu el kmoexpr.say that.
dmu el uai seexpr.say that.
mildu el basioexpr.the said or planned place.
mildu el silsexpr.the said or planned day.
See also:
KMO
,
KMUNG
Synonyms:
MELEKOI
,
MENGEDECHEDUCH
,
MENGEDEK
,
MENGELLOI
Examples:
Ak
di
beches
el
dmu
er
kau.
> I'll tell you frankly/bluntly.
A
Droteo
a
dilu
el
kmo
ng
sebechel
el
eko
er
a
party
er
a
klukuk.
> Droteo said that he can come to your party tomorrow.
A
Droteo
a
dilu
el
kmo
ng
soal
el
mong.
> Droteo said that he wants to go.
Ng
techa
el
chelid
er
tir
a
sebechel
el
dulii
a
kirel
a
ngar
er
a
medad
el
sils?
> Which of their gods can predict the future?
Ng
mekera
chomdu
el
kmo
"I'm
fine"
el
tekoi
er
a
Belau?
> How do you say "I'm fine" in Palauan?
Proverbs:
A
telekangel
a
dilu
meng
beluu
Ngersuul
> With persistence the village of Ngersuul was maintained
When the men's clubs of Koror could not proceed as far as Melekeiok, a major village to the north that stood in political balance with Koror, the clubs would often stop over at Ngersuul and sack the small village. Yet the people of Ngersuul, over and over defeated, clung to their village and persisted through history. (Sometimes the village of Angaur is used, with a similar meaning, in place of Ngersuul.) The saying may be applied to the harried individual who is about to give up a task because of repeated failure.
More Examples:
Kngibech!
Ak
dilu
er
kau
me
lak
mua
isei
e
rungalek.
> Aha, see? I told you not to do that, Son.
Ke
dmu
el
mo
ngerang?
> What do you say?
Ak
dilu
er
a
delak
el
kmo
ak
mo
milil
er
a
tebetab.
> I told my mom that I'm going to the park.
Ng
meringel
er
kau
a
dmu
el
kmo
ng
betik
a
rengum
er
ngak?
> Is it hard for you to say I love you?
A
toktang
er
ngak
a
dilu
el
kmo
ng
kirek
el
olengeasek
er
a
omengelek
er
a
sar.
> My doctor said to cut down on my salt intake.

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