rebai, n.backyard; area or space in back (of a building).
rebai
a
diak
le
medal;
diak
le
ngelong
er
a
blai;
rebai
er
a
blai.
rebiln.poss.3s
rebil
a
rebai
er
ngii
el
blai.
rebiln.poss.3s.
rebil
a
dechil;
smecher
a
ourebai
er
a
blai.
ourebaiv.i.walk by the rear of house; defecate (in bushes, etc., in back of house).
ourebai
a
chemei
e
mengemochem,
smecher
a
di
ourebai
er
a
blai.
rebai er a blikexpr.in back of my house.
Proverbs:
Ng
diak
kobetik
rengii
recheroid
e
me
douchi
er
a
rebai.
> Without looking afield, it was cut down behind the house.
From the folk tale concerning Mesubed Dingal, the inventor of the Palauan kite (see also No. 73). After his wife had been kidnapped, he constructed a kite using feathers from all the birds of Palau and he needed also wood from an Edebsungel tree to fashion the body of the bird-kite. After looking all over Palau and being on the point of giving up, he found the tree he needed behind his own house. The saying may be applied to anyone who does things the hard way, or who goes far afield to find something which is close at hand.
Ke
ko
er
a
bisech
er
a
bai
el
dechor
er
a
rebai
e
diak
dousbech
er
ngii.
> You're like the bisech plant in the backyard which has no purpose.
A person who isn't trusted so he/she is not needed.
Bisech
rebai
el
tekoi.
> Backyard taro stuff.
Bisch (Alocasia macrorhiza), a taro, can often be found growing near the garbage heap behind the traditional Palauan house. Because of this contamination, taro growing in this location was not eaten, nor were the leaves used as food wrappers. Hence, any valueless decision, action or object; a useless idea.
More Examples:
A
blil
omeliokl
a
ngara
rebai
er
a
blai.
> The area for steaming/cooking taro and tapioca is at the back of the house.
tuobed, v.i.come/go out of; emerge; go out fishing.
tuobed
a
mo
er
a
ikrel;
merael
el
mo
cheroid;
tebedel.
kaitebetobedv.recip.redup.come or go out together.
kaitebetobed
a
didu
el
tuobed
el
rokui;
kaitebetobed
el
mo
ourreor,
tuobd
er
a
a
mlai
el
rokui;
tebedel.
metebetobed
/metetebetobed		v.i.redup.come or go out continually.
metebetobed
a
blechoel
e
mekudem
el
tuobed;
metebetobed
er
a
taem
er
a
urreor.
tilobedv.past
tobedv.s.hypo.
tobedangv.i.inch.is starting to emerge.
tobedang
a
mla
tuobed;
merolang;
mlai
a
tobedang;
tebedel.
tobedungv.pred.
tobedung
a
kmeed
el
tuobed,
merolung,
mlai
a
tobedung;
tebedel.
tuobed a rengulexpr.one's real feelings come out.
tuobed er a rebaiexpr.
Redil
el
bechiil
a
motitech
er
a
ta
er
a
redil
el
me
bechiil.
tuobed er skuulexpr.leave or get out of school (e.g., after completing one's education).
See also:
OLTOBED
,
OTEBEDEL
,
TEBEDALL
Examples:
Ng
tuobed
a
ngertel.
> His nose is running.
Ng
tuobed
a
chaidirengul.
> His deepest feelings come out (clearly).
Ng
tuobed
a
skel.
> A search is begun (for him).
Ng
tuobed
a
dechik.
> I have to go to the bathroom.
Ng
tuobed
a
rengul.
> His real feelings come out or show.
Proverbs:
Ng
tilobed
a
delbengek.
> My spirit took leave.
Similar to "Frightened out of my wits."
More Examples:
A
merrengek
a
tilobed
er
a
skuul
er
a
daingak.
> My younger sister graduated from college.
Tia
el
chutem
a
tilobed
el
mo
er
a
rengelekel
a
Ngerkumer
el
okiu
a
cheldecheduch.
> This property went to Ngerkumer's kids through verbal agreement.
Ng
tuobed
a
cherik
el
tirka
el
chad
er
a
kabelment,
aika
el
mlai
lomekall
a
rengrir
klokir
a
bedengir.
> I'm smirking at the people working for the government, do they think they own these government vehicles when they're behind the wheels.
Ng
ulereched
me
ng
di
milsngii
e
remurt
el
tuobed.
> He was in a hurry so he just yanked it and ran out.
Ak
mo
er
a
omelilt
er
a
ngelekek
el
mo
tuobed
er
a
ongeai
el
skuul.
> I'm going to my kid's graduation from elementary school.

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