mei
/me		, v.i.come; arrive.
mei
a
okedongel
a
chad;
mei
er
tiei,
mei
me
kulekoi,
ka
mei.
bev.imp.
be
a
ta
er
a
telengtengil
a
tekoi
el
mengai
er
a
tekoi
el
mei;
be
bong,
be
metengel.
blev.s.hypo.
meracont.mei er a
merekung
/merkung		v.i.pred.is about to come or arrive.
mermang
/meremang		v.inch.
meremang
a
merael
mei;
ngar
er
a
omerolel
el
mei;
dumiang
er
a
dmuil.
mlei
/mle		v.pastcame; arrived.
mlei
a
mla
mei
me
ngar
tiang;
skoki
a
mlei
er
a
tutau.

mle
a
melekoi
er
a
rrekui;
Bung
a
mle
tmuu;
ng
mle
mekerang?
mleracont.mlei er a
be kbongexpr.goodbye; I'm leaving.
me e mong
/memong		expr.pass by; go on; "(in a direction) towards me and then keep going (past me)."
nguu el meiexpr.bring.
ta el buil er mla me e mongexpr.one month ago.
Examples:
Ng
diak
be
mrei
el
di
merekmo
a
chobetik
er
ngii.
> Don't return until you've found her.
Ngera
melungd
er
kau
me
ke
di
diak
chomngar
er
a
blai?
> What is it that makes you stay away from home so much?
Ak
mera
el
mla
mo
rrau
a
renguk
er
aika
el
subelek.
> I've become very confused by my studies.
Te
oumesingd
el
omuchel
a
rechad
el
me
er
a
ta
el
klok.
> People tend to start arriving at one o'clock.
Me
tia
er
a
leme
a
Droteo,
e
ng
mlochu
sebecham
el
merael.
> When Droteo came (as planned), we were able to leave.
Proverbs:
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.
Kau,
ke
ngelekel
a
Redechor,
me
ke
di
dechor?
> Are you the son of Redechor
is that why you're standing around so much?
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
Ke
ko
er
a
kuaol
el
sbungel
er
bab
me
iou.
> You're like a fish bait which can be eaten or pecked from the top and bottom.
You don't know what to do because chores keep coming in from left and right.
Ke
mera
el
di
medochii
el
rouar.
> You grab and then you pick it up.
Like telling a joke, you're still telling it yet you laugh like you just heard it.
More Examples:
Ak
mle
kelebus
er
a
skuul
er
a
elii
e
le
ak
millamech
er
a
skuul.
> I had detention at school yesterday because I chewed on campus.
Ng
ulereched
me
ng
di
milsngii
e
remurt
el
tuobed.
> He was in a hurry so he just yanked it and ran out.
chuleku
me
ak
mo
er
se
el
ings
>
Ak
bai
mlo
er
a
chei
ngak
me
a
demak
er
a
elii.
> I went fishing with my dad yesterday.
A
Belau
a
teluidel,
a
remerrau
me
a
remechebuul,
dikea
klaukerreu
er
a
delongeled.
> Belau is divided into two; the rich and wealthy and the poor, theres no caring amongst the people.

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