obak, n.title used by high chief of Peliliu as well as the title of chiefs in a few other villages.
Obak
a
kebekuul;
dui
er
a
bebil
ra
beluu.
See also:
KLOBAK
,
OBAKRALUIIL
,
OBEKUL
omak, v.t.anchor, tie up; make (relationship between people) closer, (plant) send out (roots) into soil.
omak
a
loia
okul;
orebetii
a
ouak,
mekur
a
bilis;
omak
a
ert.
mekurv.pf.3s
mekur
a
omak
er
ngii;
mak;
mla
mekur
a
bilis,
bilas;
okul.
milkurv.pf.3s.past
makv.pf.3p.inan.
mak
a
omak;
orebetii
a
oak
me
ng
diak
lorael,
mak
a
mlai
me
a
bilas,
mekur
a
mlai,
loia
a
okul.
milakv.pf.3p.inan.past
mouakv.erg.
obakv.erg.
obak
a
ulak,
llechotel.
i.e
obak
a
deleuill.
okull
/okuul		v.a.s.is to be anchored.
okuul
a
kirel
el
mouak;
loia
ouak
erngii;
ert
a
okuul,
mekur,
mak,
okul.
ulakv.r.s.anchored.
ulak
a
urrebet
a
okul;
diak
lorael;
bilas
a
ulak
me
ng
diak
lobechakl;
llechotel;
okul.
omak er a rengulexpr.(person) takes the edge off (his/her) hunger.
See also:
KAUKUAK
,
OAK
,
OMEKUOLL
,
OMEKUUL
Examples:
A
Masaharu
a
omak
er
a
chebechiielel
a
Droteo
me
a
Toki.
> Masaharu is arranging for Droteo and Toki's marriage.
Ng
di
ngii
mak
kiei
ra
iemoch
meng
uoi
diak
kudengei
a
ngerang.
> It's as if I live somewhere so far away that I don't know what's going on.
Proverbs:
Tia
di
ngii
mak
terrob
ra
Mekaeb
> It's as if I've submerged my head into Mekaeb (the channel between Peleliu and Agaur).
A term to describe a dish that is really salty.
More Examples:
A
ulak
el
ochedak
a
kuk
kmo
ngak
er
remera
el
ochedak
le
ng
blechoel
me
duum
er
a
bek
el
chelsenguk.
> My attached (not blood) sister cares for me more than my real sisters because she always helps with all of my cultural obligations.

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