Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

i.e. He's indecisive or not clearly taking sides. A person who is "on the fence," changeable and indecisive. The saying may also be applied to a partly westernized Palauan.

More Examples:

mnguu

tia

terekill

blil

Dachelbai

msbedii

kmo

mla

Ulang

sbedel

Ocherolel

Kitalong.

> Bring this basket of prepared food to Dachelbai's house and tell him that it's from Ulang for Kitalong's house-party.

Tia

oak

mla

metecherakl.

mhantai

mel

mengubet.

> The anchor is stuck. Back up and see if it will come out.

Diak

mongebelung.

bong

chesmel

desang

kom

kmal

mellomes.

> Do as you say, so everyone can see you are smart as you talk.

mluut

melekoi

osisiu

tekoi?

> Can you repeat what you just said?

kele

, mod.

don't ... (because); I wonder if; maybe.

kele

a

tekoi

el

kirel

a

omengelechel;

alii

ng

diak;

kele

bochu

mongesuch;

kele

morutech

er

tilecha

el

kall.

E kele ng locha sebechek

expr.

I could, maybe I could . .

kele bochung

expr.

don't go there.

kele locha

expr.

maybe.

kele mdung

expr.

You don't say! (typically used as friendly reply to friendly teasing; lit. don't say that).

kele morael

expr.

don't go.

kele moumulak

expr.

don't lie.

kele mrurt

expr.

don't run.

Examples:

Kele

lekau

ngiluu

olechesek.

> I wonder if it wasn't you who took my pencil.

Kele

katsudo

mengkar

blai.

> Don't go to the movies because you're to watch the house.

More Examples:

Aika

chemais

kmal

milengemais

kesus;

kele

lengar

ngii

secher.

> The crickets were really chirping last night; maybe someone is sick or died.

Rebladek

kele

mlo

medengei

kmo

belumam

mechitang

> The spirits knew that our home land is becoming deserted.

merael

, v.t.

go; walk; travel (particular distance); leave; (water) flow/move (in pipe); (blood) flow out.

merael

a

omekebakes,

omakes;

merael

el

mong;

omerolel.

remolii

v.pf.3s

remolii

a

mla

merael

er

ngii;

mla

remolii

a

cheroid.

rirolii

v.pf.3s.past

dorael

v.imp.3pi

let's go.

merael

v.erg.

merolang

v.inch.

merolang

a

tobeda

el

merael;

skoki

a

merolang.

merolung

v.pred.

merolung

a

kmedu

el

merael;

skoki

a

tobedung,

ng

merolung.

merorael
/mererorael

v.i.redup.

walk aimlessly; stroll.

merorael

a

mererorael.

mererorael

a

merael

el

diak

lorreched;

mererorael

er

a

chelechol.

morael

v.imp.

reall

v.a.s.

(particular distance) is to be walked, traveled or covered.

reall

a

kirel

el

merael;

ng

reall

a

kekemanget

e

mochu

er

a

Ngerechelong;

remolii.

rrael

v.r.s.

(particular distance) walked/traveled/covered.

rrael

a

mla

remolii;

beches

el

rael

a

rrael,

ki

mla

merael

er

ngii.

sekerael

v.s.

travel a lot; go from place to place; can't settle down.

sekerael

a

sekebais.

merael a rengul

expr.

indecisive.

merael el mo

expr.

becoming; on the way towards (being).

See also:

OREALL

OURAEL

RAEL

URRAEL

Synonyms:

MELEBOTEB

MERDERD

MESARECH

OMAIS

OMAKES

OMCHUB

OMOCH

OMOID

OUKED

Examples:

Mngai

ilekemellem

dorael.

> Get your stuff and let's go.

Ngke

merael!

> Wow! Look who's going by!

Metia

leme

Droteo,

mlochu

sebecham

merael.

> When Droteo came (as planned), we were able to leave.

telkib

merael.

> I'll be here for just a short while and then go.

mesuba

mla

merael

Toki.

> I've finally gotten to study because Toki has left.

Proverbs:

dorael

medal

oles.

> It's as if we were walking on the blade of a knife.

i.e., we're treading on dangerous ground; if we make one wrong move, we're finished.

rrull

mededeod

mengang

merael.

> Like a ray-fish, eating while walking.

The ray-fish does not stop swimming while chewing food it has gathered while weaving along the ocean floor. The saying may be applied to any rude behavior or particularly to the act of walking and eating, which is considered impolite. It can also be applied to a person who is trying to hurry through a job without giving it careful attention.

More Examples:

Morael

melechong.

> Go shower or go take a bath.

kbong

tir

kmo

dorael.

> As soon as I went they said let's go.

merael

oingerang

Belau?

> When are you leaving to Palau?

kmo

morael

ngii

chetil.

> I am saying to go but she doesn't want to.

mnguu

sualek

dorael

mesei.

> Go and bring my basket so we can go to the taro patch.

orrael

, v.caus.

lead (animal etc.); drive (boat, car etc.); start (engine).

orrael

a

orael;

ochotii

a

rael;

bulis

a

orrael

a

mlai

er

a

metang

a

rael.

orolii

v.pf.3s

orolii

a

orrael

er

ngii.

urrolii

v.pf.3s.past

orael

v.pf.3p.inan.

orael

a

orrael;

mengedereder;

orrurt,

olecholt,

bulis

a

orael

a

mlai,

orolii,

orolel.

urrael

v.pf.3p.inan.past

kaiuerael

v.recip.

start engines together.

kaiuerael

a

didu

el

orrael;

tmuchel

mong

me

a

techelel

a

kall

el

mei;

orolii

a

bilas,

orael

a

mlai,

orolel.

morael

v.erg.

orolall
/oreall

v.a.s.

(animal) is to be led; (boat, car etc.) is to be driven.

orolall

a

oreall,

orolel.

oreall

a

kirel

morael;

kall

a

oreall

el

mo

er

a

mengelel.