Ngaraard
/Ngerard		, n.village in north-east Babeldaob, south of Ngarchelong, north of Ngiual; the village in which Madrengebuked is chief.
Ngaraard
a
Kerradel;
beluu
er
a
Babeldaob
el
oubeluu
er
a
keiukl
me
a
desbedall.
Examples:
Tia
a
omelekoi
er
a
Ngerard.
> This is the dialect from Ngerard.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
beab
er
a
Ngerard,
el
kma
a
lisiu
me
a
lisam.
> 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.

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