mei
/me
, v.i.come; arrive.
mei
a
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mei
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mei
me
ka
bev.imp.
be
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ta
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a
a
el
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el
be
be
blev.s.hypo.
meracont.mei er a
merekung
/merkung
v.i.pred.is about to come or arrive.
mermang
/meremang
v.inch.
a
er
a
el
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a
mlei
/mle
v.pastcame; arrived.
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mla
mei
me
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mle
a
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mle
ng
mle
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:
> With whom was God angry for forty years?
> Parents, do not treat your children in such a way as to make them angry.
> Toki used to know Japanese.
> Droteo and Toki are on very good terms.
> No one is to come here./No trespassing.
Proverbs:
> 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.
> It's like the rat of Ngerard, which eats up all your coconuts and (then) all of ours.
It's a decision, plan etc. that will backfire. A pet rat owned by Mad, chief of Ngaraard, ate the coconuts of most of the chief's neighbors, then, still hungry, ate the chief's own coconuts.
> Bitter and salty.
The strategy of "doing things the hard way." When alternatives are available, the appropriate choice is the more difficult one. In voice, expression, and action there is a positive accent on personal ability.
> Are you the son of Redechor
is that why you're standing around so much?
> 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:
> When Lukes went, they had already started eating so she pouted and went home.
> I fried some fish and chicken for dinner tonight.
> Because of the love between us we care about each other's well being.
> A log washed ashore last night.
> The men and women from Ngeremlengui are ideal spouses because they are well-versed in customs and traditions.

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