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:
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.
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.
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.
Ng
mlo
meoud
er
a
tutau
me
ng
di
milsngii
a
riid
e
obes
aika
el
suelebel.
> He was running late this morning and left without his lunch.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
omengur
el
mo
medinges.
> They eat until they are full.
Te
mla
er
a
skuul
e
milrael
el
mo
er
a
chelechol.
> They were at the school and then walked to the beach.
Te
ngar
er
tiang
el
mo
tela
el
klok?
> Until what time will they be here?
A
lsekum
ng
ungil
a
chei,
e
te
mo
er
a
chei.
> If the tide is good, (then) they'll go fishing.
Te
menga
a
cheremrum.
> They're from Ngeremlengui or Ngardmau where cheremrum are abundant.
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:
Te
ngera
ngemuu
rrikl?
> Who's making all the commotion outside?
E
kau,
te
tela
a
rechad
er
a
blim?
> And you, how many people are in your family?
A
lekedang
a
sengkio,
me
te
kuk
mochu
mediderurt
el
omesiich
er
a
beluu.
> As the election nears, they'll be singing coated lies for the people to digest.
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?
Te
tela
el
redil
a
oukebkab?
> How many females are wearing rings?

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