ka, mod.contentless word proceeding polite imperatives.
ka
a
kau;
Bung
ka
mei,
ka
morael,
ka
bo
ruchei.
Ka bong.expr.Go ahead.
Ka morael.expr.Leave.
Ka mosang.expr.Look at this.
Examples:
A
Droteo
a
di
kea
lungil
el
omengur
me
a
ka
lungil
el
mechiuaiu.
> Droteo can neither eat nor sleep well any more.
A
Droteo
a
dimlak
longang
me
a
ka
lullim
a
merael.
> Droteo neither ate nor drank and just left.
Ka
molukl
el
mo
er
se
el
ta
er
a
kingall.
> Please move into another chair.
Ng
diak
a
ungil
el
kerrekar
el
ourodech
a
mekngit
el
rodech,
el
ka
mekngit
el
kerrekar
el
ourodech
a
ungil
rodech.
> No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Ng
ka
lechad
me
a
ka
lkeang.
> He's a good-for-nothing.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
Ngerechebal,
el
ka
lsingd
er
a
Imeliik
me
a
ka
lsingd
er
a
Ngerekebesang.
> He's like Ngerechebal Island, which is neither closer to Imeliik nor closer to Ngerekebesang.
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:
Ka
mluut
el
melekoi
er
a
osisiu
el
tekoi?
> Can you repeat what you just said?
Kau
ka
mchilt
a
keled
el
blauang
er
a
tsiam
me
a
batabinats.
> Fix us some jelly sandwichesand peanut butter.
Diak
ka
mongebelung.
> English
Ka
mnguu
tia
el
terekill
el
mo
er
a
blil
Dachelbai
e
msbedii
el
kmo
ng
mla
er
a
Ulang
el
sbedel
a
Ocherolel
a
Kitalong.
> Bring this basket of prepared food to Dachelbai's house and tell him that it's from Ulang for Kitalong's house-party.
Rungalek,
ka
bo
mocheuir
a
ta
er
a
taxi
el
mei
me
lotekak
el
mo
er
a
bdelul
a
chang.
> My child, go hail me a taxi cab so that I can take it to the dock.

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