eua
/euang		, num.4 [four] (unit of time).
euang
a
ochur
(4),
eua
el
buil;
eua
el
sils,
eua
el
rak.
eua el builexpr.four months.
kebesengei, n.evening; this evening.
kebesengei
a
mocha
klebesei;
milkelkang.
kebesengiln.poss.3s
kebesengil
a
sils
er
a
buil;
kot
el
kebesengil
a
ongeuid
el
buil.
kebesn.(sl.) evening.
kebesesengein.redup.late afternoon.
omkekebeseiv.i.redup.wait until dark.
omkekebesei
a
omekchuu
er
a
sils;
mengiil
el
mo
kebesesengei,
omerael
a
omkekebesei.
er a euid el kebesengil a elecha el builexpr.on the 7th of this month.
er a teruich me a eua el kebesengil a ongeru el builexpr.on the 14th of February.
ungil kebesengei expr.good evening.
Examples:
A
sils
a
mocha
kebesengei.
> Evening is falling.
Kede
bai
mo
odngelii
er
a
kebesengei?
> Shall we visit her tonight?
Ng
tela
el
kebesengil
a
buil
er
a
chelechang?
> What is the date today?
Ng
mla
mo
kebesengei.
> It is already very late.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
mekemedil
a
Ulong,
el
doba
er
a
kebesengei
> Like the raid at Ulong, doing it in the evening
Pertains to a battle between the people of the once-inhabited islands of Ulong and Ngemelis in which the leader of the Ngemelis forces successfully defeated those of Ulong by attacking in the evening with the setting sun directly at his back, blinding the Ulong forces. Application is to a meeting or task, which might better have been started earlier, postponed until evening
More Examples:
Okedei
el
kebesengil
a
buil.
> Thirtieth day of the month.
Ngar
er
ngii
a
keliu
er
a
kebesengei?
> Do you have food for tonight?
Okedei
me
a
ta
el
kebesengil
a
buil.
> Thirty first day of the month.
Ng
kuk
mocha
kebesengei
me
ng
kuk
mo
ribsakl
a
sils.
> It's getting dark and the sun is setting.
Ak
milngerdoched
a
ngikel
me
a
malk
el
odoim
er
a
kebesengei.
> I fried some fish and chicken for dinner tonight.

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