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PALAUAN |
NOTES |
The Sea: |
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Sea water |
Daob |
Sea water, ocean. |
Sea shore |
Kederang |
Beach, sandy area near the water. This is applicable only for places that have beaches. |
Near-shore |
Kereker |
Shallow water after sea shore |
Where the waves break |
Chelmoll |
General term for reef where the waves break |
Rsaol |
A boarder between deep and shallow areas of the sea in the inner reef where waves break. |
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Deep sea |
Ngoaol |
Open ocean. |
Ocean |
Daob |
General name for ocean, or sea water. |
Waves |
Chedesaoch |
White-capped waves |
Tides |
Dolech |
Tide, especially when high. |
Fishing: |
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Fishing |
Omenged |
General term for fishing, |
omengesokes |
To catch fish with long, stationary net. |
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Line fishing |
mengereel |
To fish with line( but not trolling) |
oungoaol |
To fish in open ocean outside the reef |
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Fishes |
Ngikel |
General term for fish. |
Shark |
Chedeng |
General term for shark. There are different kinds of sharks. |
Turtle |
Uel |
General term for turtle |
Hawksbill turtle |
Ngasech |
Shells from this turtle are used to make Palauan women's money, and comb. |
Green turtle |
Melob |
Shells from this turtle are thin and cannot be used for anything. |
Octopus |
Bukitang |
General term for octopus |
The Reef: |
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Coral |
Badelchei, merangd |
General term for corals |
Reef |
Chelmoll |
General area of the reef |
Rsaol |
A border between deep and shallow area of the sea (near the land) |
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Oreall |
Highest part of the reef that dried up first at low tide. |
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Daimechesengel |
Shallow areas in the open sea. |
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Dailechei |
Area between "kereker" and "chelemoll" |
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Melkesokl |
Shallow area between "kereker" and "chelemoll" |
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Chiloil |
Big rock in the reef |
Notes on Pronunciation: This is a brief outline of some of the spelling and pronunciation issues for Palauan orthography. It should help readers to better pronounce the many Palauan words used in this website. But for a complete discussion, see Josephs (1990: xxxiv-xlv). • The letters used to spell the consonants are b, t, d, k, ch, s, m, ng, r, and l. • B is pronounced as b at the beginnings of words and when between two vowels, or before l. Otherwise, it is pronounced as p. • D is in pronounced like th when between vowels or at the end of a word. • K, when between vowels, is pronounced more like g. • Ch is *not* pronounced as "ch," ever. It represents a glottal stop, as in "uh oh." The glottal stop is a letter of equal value to other consonants, as its presence or absence changes the meaning of a word. • When vowels are doubled, it indicates that the sound is held longer.
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