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
dimlak
longang
me
a
ka
lullim
a
merael.
> Droteo neither ate nor drank and just left.
Ka
bom
sbedii
a
Ulang
el
kmo
alii.
> Go tell Ulang hi.
Ka
molukl
el
mo
er
se
el
ta
er
a
kingall.
> Please move into another chair.
A
Droteo
a
di
kea
lungil
el
omengur
me
a
ka
lungil
el
mechiuaiu.
> Droteo can neither eat nor sleep well any more.
Ka
mochotii
a
olechotel.
> Please provide an example.
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
bo
mriso
aike
el
mekebud
e
dongerdoched
me
a
dousasimi.
> Go wash the sardines real good so we can fry some and have some for sashimi.
Tia
el
oak
a
mla
metecherakl.
Ka
mhantai
mel
mengubet.
> The anchor is stuck. Back up and see if it will come out.
Ka
mtebechelau
e
ng
diak
lemekemad!
> Control yourself, it isn't war!
Ka
mnguu
se
el
sualek
e
dorael
mo
er
a
mesei.
> Go and bring my basket so we can go to the taro patch.
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.

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