| rolek | n.poss.1s | |
| rolem | n.poss.2s | |
| rolel | n.poss.3s |
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| rolam | n.poss.1pe | |
| roled | n.poss.1pi | |
| roliu | n.poss.2p | |
| rolir | n.poss.3p | |
| Rael Kedam | n. | The mountain range that runs North-South on Babeldaob. In Palauan legend, it comes from Uab's spine. It marks the boundary of many states in Babeldaob. The name literally means the flight path of the kedam.
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| rael el beluu | n. | person without a fixed residence. |
| chad er a rael | expr. | outsiders. |
| ng diak a rolel e | expr. | there's no way to/have no way to. |
| ngalek er a rael | expr. | fatherless child; bastard. |
| rolel a ralm | expr. | ditch. |
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> I don't have any way of going to America. |
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> Rats can get to Kayangel by hiding in construction materials. |
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> He's intent upon finding a way to Toki's heart. |
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> You'll learn the hard way (if you don't heed your family's advice, etc.) |
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> He left the road to look at the lion he had killed, and he was surprised to find a swarm of bees. |
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Proverbs: |
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> He gets his law from the streets. Rael has the general meaning "way," applicable both to method and to a street. The implication is that if a child will not learn from his parents, he will learn the hard way from experience. It may be used in the positive sense of someone who is quick to learn from experience. |
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More Examples: |
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> I heard we can literally fry eggs on the sidewalk because of the heat. |
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> The kids from school are so well behaved, they are picking up the trash on the sides of the road. |
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> I suspect that my spouse is having an affair. |
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> Ulang might have a chance to find candy on the road. |
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