meoud, v.s.late.
meoud
a
eoud;
diak
le
mereched;
eudel
a
omerael;
meudang.
memeoudv.s.redup.rather late.
meudangv.s.inch.is getting late.
meudang
a
mla
mo
meoud;
kles
a
meudang;
eudel.
meoud a bdelulexpr.ingenuous; slow-witted.
See also:
IOUD
Examples:
Ke
mera
el
meoud!
> You're very late!
More Examples:
Me
kurael,
e
ak
mo
el
mo
meoud.
> I have to go or I'll be late.
John,
mousubes
e
ak
mla
touchakl
er
a
blil
a
Ngerkumer
me
ak
mo
telkib
el
meoud.
> John, forgive me, I made a stop at Ngerkumer's and may be a run a little late.
Kmal
meoud
a
John
e
a
bechil
a
ko
er
a
belsiochel
el
cherabrukl
el
mengiil
er
ngii.
> John is taking too long and his wife is "like a decorated lobster" waiting for him.
Ng
kileed
e
a
kusebek
a
rengrir
e
le
ak
mlo
meoud.
> I was close to worrying everyone as I was a little late.
Ak
mo
telkib
el
meoud
el
me
remei
er
a
klukuk.
Ng
kmal
betok
a
urerek.
> I'm going to be a little late tomorrow. I have a lot of work.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
mla
er
sei
e
milrael
el
mo
er
a
chelechol.
> They were over there and then walked to the beach.
Te
ulemuchel
el
mo
melai
er
se
el
bukl
el
beluu.
> They started out to invade the hill country.
Te
mesuub
a
ngarang?
> What are they studying?
Te
mle
changar
er
ngii.
> They promoted him.
Te
ko
er
a
kmal
bereked.
> They are intimate with or close to each other.
Proverbs:
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
More Examples:
Kerai,
ng
di
kmedung
e
te
mdechemau
a
rebulis
e
lochetau!
> Kerai, very soon the police will catch you and tie you up!
Ochoi,
te
mle
betok
a
rechad
el
meloik.
> Yes, a lot of people were dancing.
Rebladek
a
kele
te
mlo
medengei
el
kmo
belumam
a
di
mechitang
> The spirits knew that our home land is becoming deserted.
Dachelbai
a
mla
okedii
er
a
Ulang,
ngera
te
locha
kaketib
er
chelechang.
> Dachelbai brought himself close to Ulang, what kind of schemes are they planning now?
Tirka
el
ngalek
er
a
skuul
a
mera
el
mekedung,
te
meruu
a
komi
er
a
tkul
a
rael.
> The kids from school are so well behaved, they are picking up the trash on the sides of the road.

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