ngau, n.cooking fire; labor pains.
ngau
a
mekeald
el
diich;
ngau
er
a
ngeliokl;
chelum
el
ngau,
ngeuil
a
olbidel.
nguikn.poss.1s
nguimn.poss.2s
nguiln.poss.3s
nguil
a
ngau
er
ngii;
nguil
a
klengoes;
nguil
a
cheroll.
ngumamn.poss.1pe
nguidn.poss.1pi
ngumiun.poss.2p
ngurirn.poss.3p
Examples:
Ng
mla
tmaut
a
ngau.
> The fire has started up.
Ng
mede
a
ngau.
> The fire is (just) dying out.
A
techel
a
charm
a
kirel
mo
medul
er
a
ngau
e
mekang
el
obengkel
a
diak
a
omkukel
el
blauang
me
a
mechuached
el
dellomel.
> The meat is to be roasted and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast.
Ng
mo
ua
kerrekar
el
mla
medul
er
a
ngau
a
rechelel,
me
a
bngal
a
mosebek
er
a
eolt
el
mo
cheroid.
> They will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.
A
ngau
a
dilubech
er
a
delemerab
er
ngak.
> The fire started in my room.
Proverbs:
Kmakm
mechab:
charm
er
a
chab
el
kmeed
er
a
ngau
e
diak
lemedul.
> Like the insects which stays at ashes of fire but doesn't burn.
You're near a situation which needs immediate attention but you don't lend a hand.
Ke
ko
er
a
cheberdord
el
di
ngii
el
melul
er
ngii
er
a
ngau.
> You're like a beetle that burns itself by flying into the fire.
You're always getting yourself into trouble.
Ke
ko
er
a
okared
el
di
ngii
el
melul
er
ngii
er
a
ngau.
> You're like a stinkbug that burns itself in the fire.
i.e., you get involved in things that may hurt you.
Ng
ko
er
a
meiko
er
a
Tmel,
el
di
mengereel
el
olsiu
er
ngii
er
a
ngau.
> Like the blind man of Ngetmel, twisting twine into the fire.
The image is that of a blind elder, warming his frail body beside the fire while twisting strands of fiber into twine against his thigh. Only as he pulls the finished twine away, he pushes it into the flames. The saying may be applied to any utterly pointless activity or dissipation of wealth.
More Examples:
Ke
mo
omtaut
a
ngau?
> Will you light the fire?
Ng
diak
lsal
medengei
el
kmo
ngii
er
ngii
el
mekedidai
el
rullii
a
Francy
er
kemam
a
klalo
er
ngii
el
merael
ma'a
ngau
rullii
el
ngii
a
rechad
el
tutau
er
a
ringngo,
ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
rechad
el
tutau
er
ngii.
> English
Ng
mla
obtaut
a
ngau?
> Has the fire been lit?
Tia
el
ngau
er
a
ingukl
a
kmal
derrir,
mngesakl
a
idungel.
> The fire in the hearth is too big; remove some firewood.
Aki
miltutii
a
ngau.
> We lit the fire.

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