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| dmung | , v.pf.3s | say; tell. In some constructions, the initial d sound may be dropped.
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| dulii | v.pf.3s |
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| dillii | v.pf.3s.past | |
dmung
/dmu
/mung | v.pf.3p.inan. |
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dilung
/dilu | v.pf.3p.inan.past | |
| dulang | v.inch. | begin to say.
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| medung | v.erg. | be or get said. |
| meldung | n. | words or topics already discussed.
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| ak dmu | expr. | I say. |
| dmu el kmo | expr. | say that. |
| dmu el uai se | expr. | say that. |
| mildu el basio | expr. | the said or planned place. |
| mildu el sils | expr. | the said or planned day. |
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See also:
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Synonyms:
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Examples: |
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> Droteo said that he wants to go. |
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> Who told you to come here? |
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> I'll tell you frankly/bluntly. |
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> How do you say "I'm fine" in Palauan? |
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> Which of their gods can predict the future? |
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Proverbs: |
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> With persistence the village of Ngersuul was maintained When the men's clubs of Koror could not proceed as far as Melekeiok, a major village to the north that stood in political balance with Koror, the clubs would often stop over at Ngersuul and sack the small village. Yet the people of Ngersuul, over and over defeated, clung to their village and persisted through history. (Sometimes the village of Angaur is used, with a similar meaning, in place of Ngersuul.) The saying may be applied to the harried individual who is about to give up a task because of repeated failure. |
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More Examples: |
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> What do you say? |
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> Is it hard for you to say I love you? |
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> I told him. |
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> Aha, see? I told you not to do that, Son. |
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> What do you say? |
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| dechal | n.poss.3s |
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| ducherreng | n. | perseverance; ambition; strong will. |
| dechal a rengul | expr. | perseverance; ambition; strong will. |
| uai a decham | expr. | as good as you. |
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See also:
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Examples: |
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> Droteo fixes cars as well as you. |
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> Be firm in your resolve to finish your schooling. |
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| uaisei | cont. | ua se |
ua se
/uai sei | expr. | like that. |
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Synonyms:
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Examples: |
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> How is it? |
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> There is no other decree so powerful and fast moving as this. |
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> When your heart wants to come close to my heart, it's like a person who wants to travel to the rocks in the reef. |
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> How has the papaya been cut? |
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> How close is your house? |
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Proverbs: |
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> Like taro, though the leaves are tall, still immature. Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is mature only when the leaves produced by the plant are small. When the plant produces its largest leaves the tuber in the ground is still quite small. The saying may be applied to a person who, while yet young and inexperienced, is proud and boastful. |
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> A good leader, like rain, stills the ocean. Rain falling during an ocean squall often seems to wipe away the winds and still the ocean. A good leader should be able to dispel the problems facing his people. He can calm down disputes and settle problems easily.
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> It's as if we were walking on the blade of a knife. i.e., we're treading on dangerous ground; if we make one wrong move, we're finished. |
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> Like his father, for he ate his father's premasticated food. Applied to a child by adoption, with the implication that the adopted child resembles his adoptive father |
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> Like making a whirlpool in Modelab's water tub. Probably having reference to a folk tale, this saying is applied to any state of general social confusion. Some worldly Palauans used it with reference to the state of world affair |
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More Examples: |
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> What is this person like? |
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> How do you spell or write this word? |
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> Her mother is an idiot and she is just like her. |
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> And How are you? |
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> How are you? |
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