| domedemii | v.pf.3s |
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| dilemedemii | v.pf.3s.past | |
| domedem | v.pf.3p.inan. |
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| dilemedem | v.pf.3p.inan.past | |
delemedem
/delemedamel | v.r.s. | levelled; equalized.
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demedomel
/demedamel
/demedemall | v.a.s. | is to be levelled or equalized.
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| domedemiang | v.inch. |
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| medemedem | v.erg. |
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| chull el domedemii a daob | expr. | a calming effect (literally rain calms the ocean). |
| melemedem er a rengul | expr. | cool down one's anger. |
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> I'm leveling the ground to make it easy to walk on. |
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> A good leader is like rain calming the ocean. |
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> Exposing and concealing The grass skirt in Palau consists of a front and back panel. While being worn, the strands of the skirt may become matted and tangled. To correct this, particularly when sitting down, the woman may run her fingers under and through her skirt, lifting and combing the strands. In so doing the woman affords the spectator a brief, erotic glimpse. The idiom may be applied in answer to a severe critic, asking the critic not to reveal all of the victim's failures. In a related sense, a family member may ask another not to make all of the family problems public. |
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> A good leader, like rain, stills the ocean. Rain falling during an ocean squall often seems to wipe away the winds and still the ocean. A good leader should be able to dispel the problems facing his people. He can calm down disputes and settle problems easily.
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