| chedak | n.poss.1s | |
| chedam | n.poss.2s | your (singular) relative. |
| chedal | n.poss.3s | his or her person or relative.
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| chedemam | n.poss.1pe | |
| chedad | n.poss.1pi | our (inclusive) relative. |
| chedemiu | n.poss.2p | |
| chederir | n.poss.3p | |
| chad | v.s. | alive; living. |
| chedengang | v.s.inch. | becoming alive; reviving.
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| chad er a daob | expr. | person knowledgeable about the sea. |
| chad er a government | expr. | government employee. |
| chad er a moros | expr. | barbarian; cannibal. |
| chad er a reng | expr. | considerate person. |
| chedal a chelid | expr. | person having religion; believer. |
| chedal a ochil | expr. | lap; upper thigh. |
| mo chad | expr. | become alive; come to life. |
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Examples: |
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> Toki made a special effort to fix up her place for a party, but not a single person came. |
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> 20 fish were speared in the head by the skillful fisherman. |
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> Is anyone hungry? |
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> If there are fifty innocent people in the city, then ... |
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> You really don't obey your elders. |
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Proverbs: |
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> Don't be like the man from Ngerchemai who lost both the turtle and the canoe. Don't bite off more than you can chew...don't be selfish. |
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> It's like when the men of Ngesias clamored over what they had lost (after a party of raiders had attacked without warning and taken a head as a trophy). The men of the Ngesias (Peleliu) village club were sitting near their clubhouse one evening when raiders broke through the brush, shouted wildly, and excaped with the head of one of them. When they recovered their senses, the men jumped to their spears and shouted threats into the darkness of the surrounding brush. Aroused by the commotion, the village chief appeared and ,when appraised of the situation, admonished them to be quiet since the fuss would gain nothing. "Don't cry over spilt milk." |
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> Like a man circumcised, insufficient skin. Circumcision seems to have been known in Palau prior to contact, perhaps through contact with the Philippines, but was not widely practiced. As in this context, it usually draws attention in the form of ridicule. The idiom applies to any circumstance in which there has been insufficient preparation or planning; a premature decision. |
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> A person whose breechcloth is loose. A poorly organized man, naive, openminded, generous, but not manly. |
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> It's like taking a shower at Tellei's bath, when somebody takes a shower, you shiver from the cold. Someone's actions makes you embarrassed. |
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More Examples: |
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> Father, how do we de scale this monstrous wrasse fish? |
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> Ngerkumer, your husband is very nicely humble. |
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> What is this person like? |
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> When is his/her funeral? |
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> The body will be at the morque. |
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