omechiib, v.t.lift up (something) to look underneath; reveal/bring up (something) from past.
omechiib
a
omkais,
mechiibii
el
mo
chemolt;
mchiib
a
chelucheb,
ochibel.
mchibiiv.pf.3s
mchibii
a
omchiib
er
ngii;
nguu
a
dekedekel.
milechebiiv.pf.3s.past
mchiibv.pf.3p.inan.
mchiib
a
omchiib;
mkais
a
dekedekel,
mchibii.
milechiibv.pf.3p.inan.past
mochiibv.erg.
ochiball
/chochiball		v.a.s.is to be lifted up or revealed.
ochiball
a
kirel
mochiib;
mochederiib,
klalo
er
a
skoki
a
ochiball
el
kirel
a
skel
a
mekngit
el
kar;
ochidall,
ochibel.

chochiball
a
kirel
el
obkais;
omechiib
er
ngii;
ngeuul
a
dekedekel
a
kall;
chochibel.
ulchiib
/ulechibel
/ulechiib		v.r.s.lifted up; revealed.
ulechiib
a
mla
mochiib;
blkais
a
dekedek;
dekedekel
a
kall
a
ulechiib;
mechibii,
mechiib,
ochibel.
See also:
OCHIBEL
Proverbs:
Omechiib
e
melemedem
> Exposing and concealing
The grass skirt in Palau consists of a front and back panel. While being worn, the strands of the skirt may become matted and tangled. To correct this, particularly when sitting down, the woman may run her fingers under and through her skirt, lifting and combing the strands. In so doing the woman affords the spectator a brief, erotic glimpse. The idiom may be applied in answer to a severe critic, asking the critic not to reveal all of the victim's failures. In a related sense, a family member may ask another not to make all of the family problems public.

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