udoud, n.money; cash.
udoud
a
klalo
el
usbechall
er
a
klaiuechar;
udoud
a
omechar
a
kar;
udoud
er
a
Belau;
bekerrekerongel
a
merau;
udoud
a
kedmekill
el
omech
a
bkaischemrungel;
ududel
ududekn.poss.1s
ududemn.poss.2s
ududeln.poss.3s
ududel
a
udoud
el
ngii
a
oudoud.
ududamn.poss.1pe
ududedn.poss.1pi
ududiun.poss.2p
ududirn.poss.3p
ududek el lluich el klukexpr.my twenty dollars.
ududir a rengalekexpr.Palauan money given to children by father's family when either parents died.
See also:
BEKUDOUD
,
OMDOUD
,
UDUUDEL
Examples:
A
kerierengel
a
Droteo
e
ng
ririid
a
ududel.
> Droteo had the misfortune of losing his money.
A
kmu
ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
ududek,
e
ak
mecherar
a
bechel
el
mlai.
> If I had money, (then) I'd buy a new car.
Beskak
a
ududem!
> Give me your money!
A
lengar
er
ngii
a
ududek,
e
ak
mo
er
a
Guam.
> If I had money, (then) I'd go to Guam.
A
ududek
a
mekesai
er
a
ududem.
> I have less money than you.
Proverbs:
Mengii
a
ududel.
> Destroying his money.
Marriage within the clan, generally considered incestuous, limits the value of the food-money exchange, since the materials simply change hands within the same clan group. A man so married is criticized as having destroyed his source of wealth.
More Examples:
Ng
mlo
telkib
el
ngesonges
a
ududek
me
ng
dimlak
kucherar
a
chemelek
el
dekool.
> My budget was low, I could not buy cigarettes.
Ng
sebechek
el
meskau
a
ududek
me
a
chobo
er
a
stoang
e
mocherar
a
imelek
el
biang?
> Can I give you my money for beer when you go to the store?
Me
a
odekial
aika
el
rokui
el
udoud
el
mlechudel
e
ng
mlo
sebechek
el
mecherar
a
blik.
> The sum of all the money that was collected, I was able to buy my house.
Kmal
di
soad
a
mereched
e
beot
el
sisebel
a
udoud.
Ng
diak
domdasu
er
a
ngar
er
a
medad
el
taem.
> We like it quick and easy money making schemes without thinking for the future.
Ngak
me
a
rebebil
er
ngak
a
ulengeseu
er
okdemelam
er
a
bebil
er
a
udoud
er
a
mechesengul
a
bechil.
> My cousins and I helped with some money for my uncle's wife.

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