me a, conj.and.
macont.me a
makcont.me ak
makicont.me aki
meconj.and.
me
a
omech
a
tekoi;
kau
me
ngak
me
ngii,
Calista
me
tir
a
mong.
mengcont.me ng
Examples:
Ak
mo
kmang
aike
el
tuu
me
se
el
ringngo.
> I am going to eat up those bananas and that apple.
A
Ulang
a
kot
el
olsebekakl
me
ng
mo
el
suebek
er
a
eolt.
> Ulang weighs so little that she can be blown away by the wind.
A
kerrekar
a
bongai
er
a
rael
me
ng
diak
el
sebechek
el
mo
imuul.
> The tree is obstructing or bothering the road so I cannot go to the other side.
A
bilas
a
me
tuab
e
merolung.
> The boat will stop for a short while and then go on.
A
Toki
me
a
Droteo
a
kakeakl
a
blirir.
> Toki and Droteo each have separate house.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
Ngerechebal,
el
ka
lsingd
er
a
Imeliik
me
a
ka
lsingd
er
a
Ngerekebesang.
> He's like Ngerechebal Island, which is neither closer to Imeliik nor closer to Ngerekebesang.
i.e. He's indecisive or not clearly taking sides. A person who is "on the fence," changeable and indecisive. The saying may also be applied to a partly westernized Palauan.
Ngak
a
ngit
me
kau
a
ngoi?
> I receive it and you ask for it?
A man asks for and receives that which he needs from a second party. A third party, learning of this, asks the first party for it. Used as implied or generally about any unreasonable request
Ng
ko
er
a
ibuchel
er
a
Ngemai
el
di
kiei
me
a
dekedekel.
> He's like the sea urchins between Ngiwal and Melekeok, on the ocean floor with its cover.
The sea urchin can be seen lying quietly on the lagoon floor, occasionally with a leaf like a hat covering its head. Applied to a man who acquires a wife or great wealth without working for it.
Ak
meruul
me
kau
er
a
terudel?
> I build it and you destroy it?
May be applied to a person who feels his aims or projects are being destroyed by the actions of another.
Kau,
ke
ngelekel
a
Redechor,
me
ke
di
dechor?
> Are you the son of Redechor
is that why you're standing around so much?
More Examples:
Ngak
me
a
rebebil
er
ngak
a
ulengeseu
er
okdemelam
er
a
bebil
er
a
udoud
er
a
mechesengul
a
bechil.
> My cousins and I helped with some money for my uncle's wife.
chuleku
me
ak
mo
er
se
el
ings
>
A
70
el
basent
er
a
rechad
er
a
beluulechad
el
songerenger
a
kiei
aike
el
basio
el
ngar
ngii
a
mekemad
me
a
klautok
er
ngii.
> 70 percent of the world’s hungry people live in areas afflicted by war and violence
Se
el
lomrechorech
a
meduu
e
ke
lmuut
el
mechirei
el
locha
teruich
me
a
eim
el
bung.
> When it starts boiling, let it boil for about 15 more minutes.
Ak
mechiuaiu
er
a
iasumba
e
omchederrenges
er
a
ngerel
a
daob
el
me
obuu
er
a
kederang.
> I was sleeping on the bench and listening to the waves breaking on the shore.
omeng, v.t.put hand over (mouth; nose; etc.); put (mouth; face) against; put (mouth) on opening of bottle; stop up (bottle).
omeng
a
mengir;
dokedekii,
mertii,
toktang
a
mla
meng
a
ngerir
e
omodk,
bengel.
mengii
/mengir		v.pf.3s
milengiiv.pf.3s.past
mengv.pf.3p.inan.
meng
a
omeng;
melekedek
er
a
ngerel
me
a
isngel;
toktang
a
mengir
a
ngerel
e
omodk;
bleng;
blengoel,
bengel
a
ngor.
milengv.pf.3p.inan.past
bengoelv.a.s.is to be covered with hand; is to be stopped up.
bengoel
a
kirel
el
obeng;
mekngit
a
secherel
a
bengoel
a
ngerel,
omeng
a
er
a
isngel
er
a
mekngit
el
bau.
bleng
/blengoel		v.r.s.covered with hand; stopped up.
bleng
a
mla
obeng,
metenget;
telenget,
mengir
a
ngerel,
bleng
a
telil.

blengoel
a
bleng.
Examples:
Ke
mo
kerkikl,
e
ke
mo
el
mengii
a
kob.
> Be careful so you do not break the cup.
Ng
di
ngii
me
ak
kiei
er
a
iemoch
meng
uoi
diak
kudengei
a
ngerang.
> It's as if I live somewhere so far away that I don't know what's going on.
Ng
mla
mecherar
a
mlil
meng
di
chelitang
kung
a
rrat
er
ngii.
> He's bought his car so he's bicycle is now left unused.
A
rechad
ra
llach
a
mo
tames
el
mesmechokl
a
rokui
meng
diak
el
bo
ra
keras.
> The attorneys will attempt at a settlement to avoid trial.
Ng
kmal
mechesang
er
omilil
meng
di
chelitang
a
ngerchelel.
> He's so busy playing around that his responsibilities are neglected.
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.
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:
Ak
mlo
ubuu
er
a
cheldukl
bad
el
mengii
a
bdeluk.
> I fell on the stone path and cracked my head.
Ng
ma
el
bekokeuii
el
ngalek
meng
mal
soak.
> I like this child because he's/she's very polite.
Aika
el
medam
e
Ngerkumer
ngerang
meng
di
ombesisebusech?
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?
Ng
mal
mlo
mesisisiich
a
iolt
meng
mla
meterruud
a
blil
a
malk!
> The wind got so strong that it broke down the chicken house / cage.

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