bulis, n., [From English] police; policeman.
bulis
a
chad
el
oltaut
a
llach
e
mengkar
er
a
buai.
bebulisv.s.redup.half-witted; prone to wandering around and talking to oneself.
bebulis
a
telkib
el
mekngit
me
a
lechub
e
ng
ngodech
a
bdelul;
omais
el
chad
a
bebulis.
blil a bulisexpr.police station.
mlil a bulisexpr.police car.
Examples:
A
Droteo
a
urremelii
a
Maria
me
ng
ko
el
mocha
er
a
bulis.
> Droteo persuaded Maria to finally go to the police.
A
Toki
a
milengetakl
er
a
Droteo
el
mo
er
a
bulis.
> Toki persuaded Droteo to go to the police.
mlai, n.canoe; car; automobile; transportation.
mlai
a
olidiuul
er
a
beluu
me
a
daob;
mlai
a
oltak
a
rechad
me
a
uleklool.
mlikn.poss.1s
mlimn.poss.2s
mliln.poss.3s
mlil
a
mlai
er
ngii
el
chad.
mlimamn.poss.1pe
mlidn.poss.1pi
mlimiun.poss.2p
mlirirn.poss.3p
blil a mlaiexpr.garage.
mlai er a Siabalexpr.Japanese car.
Examples:
Ng
mla
mecherar
a
mlil
meng
di
chelitang
kung
a
rrat
er
ngii.
> He's bought his car so he's bicycle is now left unused.
A
Ioseb
a
ulemekall
er
a
mlil
el
mo
er
aike
el
stoang.
> Joseph drove his car to those stores.
Ng
kmal
klou
a
cherrodech
el
kirel
a
cherredechel
a
mlai.
> There are a lot of complaints about the noise from cars.
A
mlai
a
silbechii
er
a
dengkibasira.
> The car hit the telephone pole.
A
mlik
a
bekerkard
a
bedengel.
> My car is red.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
omelkesel
Ngirakerisil,
el
di
diak
lecheldereder
a
mlil.
> Like Kerosene, poling his canoe with no obvious destination
Under the German administrator Winkler before World War I, a Palauan named Ngirakerisil (Mr. Kerosene) was employed as a canoe operator. Daily he would take the tireless administrator to a different part of Palau to inspect the various economic programs (largely coconut planting) instituted by the now legendary Winkler. The operator, least of all, could predict where they would be going next. The idiom is applied to any aimless person or action; indecision; a changeable person.
Lak
bo
mua
chad
er
a
Ngerchemai
el
miltom
er
a
uel
el
metom
ra
mlai.
> Don't be like the man from Ngerchemai who lost both the turtle and the canoe.
Don't bite off more than you can chew...don't be selfish.
Ng
ko
er
a
chad
er
a
Ngerechemai,
el
metom
er
a
uel
el
metom
er
a
mlai.
> Like the man of Ngerechemai, who lost his turtle and lost his canoe.
Relates to a fisherman who jumped from his canoe to catch a turtle only to find that his canoe had drifted beyond recovery. Applies to any situation where a person fails at a task, or, aptly, to a situation where a man, through his own foolishness, loses both his wife and his mistress.
More Examples:
Ak
ulemekall
er
a
mlai
e
a
rebulis
a
mdechemak
e
le
ng
diak
a
lisens
er
ngak.
> I was driving a car and the police caught me because I don't have a license.
Ak
mera
el
metitur
el
omekall
aika
el
mlai
er
a
Siabal.
> I really don't know how to drive these Japanese cars.
Kmal
di
medechel
a
eru
el
buil
el
kungkad
er
a
mlik.
> I only have two months to pay off for my car.
Aki
kmal
ko
er
a
mle
ungil
merael
e
di
mle
kiul
kisbekl
el
metengel
er
a
dobu
er
a
mlai
el
lilengelakl
el
kmal
bekerurt.
> We were walking fine on the road until a really fast car sped by that abruptly forced us into a ditch.
Ngak
me
a
ochellek
a
mirruul
er
a
mlimam
er
a
daob.
> My younger brother and I were making our canoe.

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