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:
Ng
techa
a
dilu
er
kau
me
ke
me
er
tiang?
> Who told you to come here?
Ak
di
beches
el
dmu
er
kau.
> I'll tell you frankly/bluntly.
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?
Ke
dilu
el
kmo
ng
mo
omekoad
er
a
ngelekel
a
babii?
> Did you say he is going to kill the baby pig?
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:
Ng
meringel
er
kau
a
dmu
el
kmo
ng
betik
a
rengum
er
ngak?
> Is it hard for you to say I love you?
Ke
kmu
el
mo
ngerang?
> What do you say?
A
demak
dilu
(
say
)
ng
diak
>
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.
Ak
dilu
er
a
delak
el
kmo
ak
mo
milil
er
a
tebetab.
> I told my mom that I'm going to the park.

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