e ng di, mod.but.
engdicont.e ng di
Examples:
Ng
rulleterir
el
mo
meruul
er
a
bleob
el
okesiul
ngike
el
kot
el
charm
el
miltemall
er
a
saider
e
ng
di
ng
silobel.
> The beast told them to build an image in honor of the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet lived.
Ak
ileko
er
a
blim
e
ng
di
ke
mle
dibus.
> I came to your house, but you were out.
Ak
millebedebek
el
kmo
a
Toki
a
me
er
a
klas,
e
ng
di
dimlak
lemei.
> I was thinking or expecting that Toki would come to class, but she didn't come.
A
Toki
a
kmal
soal
el
mo
er
a
Guam,
e
ng
di
ng
mla
mo
diak
a
ududel.
> Toki wanted to go to Guam, but her money ran out.
Ak
mlo
smecher
er
a
sasimi,
e
ng
di
a
Droteo
a
liluut
el
kmal
mlo
smecher.
> I got sick from the sashimi, but Droteo got even sicker.
Proverbs:
Msisichau
e
ng
di
kmeed
a
meched.
> Be strong, shallows are close
Crossing the lagoon, a canoe is poled in shallow water, paddled in deep. The phrase refers to canoeists tiring after a long paddle over deep water. Applied when someone is about to give up, though better times are ahead.
More Examples:
Ng
ungil
el
meloik
e
ng
di
kmal
diak
a
aikio
er
ngii.
> He dances well but lacks charisma.
Ng
mera
el
ungil
a
cheritel
me
a
klekedellel
e
ng
di
aika
el
berdel
a
ngerel
a
ko
er
a
ulechero
er
tia
el
kutsibeni
er
ngii.
> She looks so beautiful with her traditional grass skirt and decorations except her lips look inside out with that lipstick.
Ng
mla
er
ngii
a
chermek
el
bilis
e
ng
di
mla
mad.
> I had a pet dog but he died.
Soak
lekong
e
ng
di
motenai
ochik.
> I want to go (with you) but my legs are too painful.
A
chelebirukel
a
diak
lochellii
a
llemalt,
e
ng
di
chebirukel.
> Crookedness will not bear straight, it will always be crooked.

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