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:
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.
Me
ta
er
a
oluches.
> Give me one of the pencils.
Ngera
melungd
er
kau
me
ke
di
diak
chomngar
er
a
blai?
> What is it that makes you stay away from home so much?
Ngara
me
ke
di
ouchad
er
a
Siabal
er
kau?
> Why are you acting like a Japanese?
Ng
ngera
a
uchul
me
ke
mlo
er
a
Saibal?
> Why did you go to Saipan?
Proverbs:
Tia
di
ngii
me
ak
terrob
er
a
Mekaeb.
> It's as if I've submerged my head into Mekaeb (the channel between Peleliu and Agaur).
A term to describe a dish that is really salty.
A
uel
el
kuk
meremang
el
me
omeklatk
me
ng
mo
uchul
a
klengitereng
> When the purple swamp hen appears, it brings remembrance
There is a song (Oumachas) from which this saying derives: Once there was a young couple who made love in a secluded spot in the taro garden. While they were lying together a purple swamp hen darted out of the brush startling the couple. Eventually love cooled, but thereafter whenever the girl saw a purple swamp hen while she worked in the gardens, she recalled her lover. Hence any occurrence that brings back fond memories.
Kau,
ke
ngelekel
a
Redechor,
me
ke
di
dechor?
> Are you the son of Redechor
is that why you're standing around so much?
Ke
mera
el
ngelekel
a
ulled.
> Really a child of the back.
A child (sometimes an adult) that behaves well whether its parents are present or not; a child that is good when one's back is turned.
A
rengud
me
chodab.
> The heart and assessment.
This might better be translated, "Assessment with knowledge." The mind or head is thought to be the locus of knowledge in Palau, but such knowledge is made useful or is measured with the heart (reng). Chodab, in this context, would appear to mean "to take stock of" or "to measure." In essence, then, the phrase cautions one who seems on the point of making a rash decision to temper his thoughts with his heart.
More Examples:
Uukel,
mera
el
medecheduch
el
mengib
er
se
el
sengchel.
> Wow, she's so good breaking it down with them hips.
A
omelngod
a
mle
olangch
er
a
blirir
a
rechad.
> Tattoos were distinguished symbols from each family or clan.
Kmal
mle
klou
a
ieleb.
> It flooded.
Ak
mle
blechoel
el
mechelebed
er
a
ruler
er
a
kngar
er
a
skuul.
> I used to get spanked with a ruler or yard stick when I was in school.
Ng
ulereched
me
ng
di
milsngii
e
remurt
el
tuobed.
> He was in a hurry so he just yanked it and ran out.

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