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udong

, n., [From Japanese]

noodles.

udong

a

kall

er

a

ngobard.

More Examples:

Ak

a

er

se

er

a

> I made udon soup for lunch.

kall

, n.a.s.

food.

kall

a

rokui

el

dongang;

ongraol

me

a

odoim

me

a

kliou;

kukau,

ngikel,

tuu

a

kall,

kelel.

kelek

n.poss.1s

kelem

n.poss.2s

kelel

n.poss.3s

kelel

a

kall

el

ngii

a

oukall;

kelel

el

iedel.

kelam

n.poss.1pe

keled

n.poss.1pi

keliu

n.poss.2p

kelir

n.poss.3p

kall er a Sina

expr.

Chinese food.

kall er a mekemad

expr.

C-rations.

kelek el udong

expr.

my noodles.

kelel a charm

expr.

food or feed for animals.

kelem el tuu

expr.

your banana.

See also:

,

,

,

Examples:

Te

di

el

a

me

a

el

> They tend to eat fruits and raw food.

Bo

er

a

me

a

> Go to the store and buy us food.

a

el

er

a

kbo

> This is (my) food to tide me over in case I get hungry.

Ng

a

er

a

> I feel bad about the (wasted) food.

Ak

a

e

a

a

a

> I was writing letters while my friend was preparing food.

Proverbs:

e

> 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.

a

> 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:

Ng

a

a

> What is the cost of our food?

a

el

a

> We use cutting boards for cutting or slicing food on.

Ng

el

er

el

se

el

bo

> Do you want to take some of these food home when you leave?

Ak

a

er

a

er

a

er

a

> I took some food when we went to the funeral.

Ng

mle

ua

> How was the food ?

tamango

, n., [From Japanese]

egg.