ongos, n.east; east wind.
ongos
a
ta
er
a
euang
el
uchul
a
eolt;
desbedall
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ongos
er
a
Babeldaob.
ongosiln.poss.3s
chad er a ongosexpr.legendary figure who came from and showed Palauans how to use fire.
Examples:
A
blai
a
dechor
el
chemau
a
ongos.
> The house stands facing east.
A
sils
a
ngmasech
er
a
Ongos
e
mo
ngmelt
er
a
Ngebard.
> The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
Proverbs:
Rekil-ongos.
> Year-east.
The word rak in Palauan is commonly used to mean year (rekil: year of). Actually the traditional Palauan year lasted six months, dividing the solar year into two parts conforming generally to spring-summer and fall-winter. The "Year-east," when the wind blows from the east, is the time of spring-summer.
Ng
ko
er
a
chellel
ongos
el
di
mengeleu
e
tmat
a
deluus.
> Like eastern showers from white clouds, still the raincoat is ripped
During the months of the east wind, During the months of the east wind, roughly January through June, rain often comes from innocent-looking white cloud and is accompanied by brief gusts of wind strong enough to tear the traditional betel-nut-spathe raincoat; hence, an opponent whose strength is greater than anticipated.
More Examples:
A
eolt
a
ngar
er
a
ongos
el
mei.
> The wind is coming from the east.

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