kall, n.a.s.food.
kall
a
rokui
el
dongang;
ongraol
me
a
odoim
me
a
kliou;
kukau,
ngikel,
tuu
a
kall,
kelel.
kelekn.poss.1s
kelemn.poss.2s
keleln.poss.3s
kelel
a
kall
el
ngii
a
oukall;
kelel
el
iedel.
kelamn.poss.1pe
keledn.poss.1pi
keliun.poss.2p
kelirn.poss.3p
kall er a Sinaexpr.Chinese food.
kall er a mekemadexpr.C-rations.
kelek el udongexpr.my noodles.
kelel a charmexpr.food or feed for animals.
kelem el tuuexpr.your banana.
See also:
KLLEL
,
MENGANG
,
OTEKALL
,
ULENGALL
Examples:
Te
di
oumesingd
el
menga
a
rodech
me
a
chemadech
el
kall.
> They tend to eat fruits and raw food.
Ng
soal
el
menga
ngera
el
kall?
> What food does he/she like to eat?
Aika
a
kelek
el
omech
er
ngak
a
kbo
ksengerenger.
> This is (my) food to tide me over in case I get hungry.
Ng
dirk
ngar
er
ngii
a
kall?
> Is there still any food left?
Ng
kmal
meringel
a
renguk
er
a
kall.
> I feel bad about the (wasted) food.
Proverbs:
Olbed,
e
kall.
> A stone platform, yet food.
A man of Airai in central Palau, apparently during a period of hostilities, brought to his home from the lagoon all manner of shell food still attached to coral boulders. In the security of his own yard, he removed the shell foods and eventually with the stones he was able to construct a stone platform for his home. A lot in Airai, supposedly where this platform stood bears the name, Olbed-e-kall.
Msebechii
a
kelel
Ngersuul.
> Weigh the food of Ngersuul.
Don't overdo things/Keep things in proper proportion/This is too much for me or us to deal with. According to folk history, Koror once sent a very large force of warriors against the tiny village of Ngersuul (Ngchesar in central Palau). When the force was seen offshore, the people fled to a sheltered hill and one of the village club leaders shouted to the enemy, "Why don't you weigh the food of Ngersuul?" suggesting that Koror either pick on a village its own size or send a more equivalent-sized force. The idiom expresses nicely the ideal of balanced opposition characterizing appropriate competition in Palau.
More Examples:
Kede
ousbech
a
konro
el
meruul
a
kall.
> We use kerosene stove to cook food.
Debii
a
keled.
> Let's divide our food.
Kau
ka
mchilt
a
keled
el
blauang
er
a
tsiam
me
a
batabinats.
> Fix us some jelly sandwichesand peanut butter.
Kede
ousbech
a
oles
el
meles
a
kall.
> We use a knife to slice food.
A
urerel
a
chad
er
a
omeruul
el
kall
a
meruul
a
kelir
a
rengalek
er
a
skuul.
> The job of a cook is to make the food.
Sina, n., [From Japanese] China.
Sina
a
beluu;
China.
chad er a Sinaexpr.Chinese person.
tekoi er a Sinaexpr.Chinese language.
Examples:
A
John
a
metitur
a
tekoi
er
a
Sina.
> John doesn't know (how to speak) Chinese.
More Examples:
A
dillir
a
rechad
er
a
Sina
a
ko
el
mirrael
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
buil.
> The Chinese ship finally sailed out last month.

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