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Sacred Geography: |
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Sacred |
Ye tab |
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Sacred Sites: |
Loebooes kae ye tab |
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Altar |
Al'taar |
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Daeyif |
stone platform |
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Temple |
Templiium |
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Shrine |
Faengel yaelius |
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Dance |
Baeroeg |
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Dance School |
Mel'aal' |
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Dance Instructor |
Temeeachi |
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Chant |
Hammaengoel |
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Drum |
Taayko |
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Pray |
Meeapel |
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Priest |
Paaedre |
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God |
Yaelius |
ghost |
Deewus |
Lord; God |
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Soul |
Ngooel |
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Ghost |
Yaelius |
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Corpse |
Poeroeg |
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Onwards |
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Poor |
Haffohoay |
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Rich, Wealthy |
Mmwal' |
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Work |
Yengaaeng |
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Hardworking |
Toa yengaaeng |
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Lazy |
Tehaayreg |
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Job |
Yengaaeng |
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Caretaker |
Re metmat |
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Skillful |
Sall'ap |
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Limchig |
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Cooperation |
Dep seew |
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Tipngi fengalliigich |
help each other |
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To Succeed |
Ye mmwal' ngali |
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Sa hamall'o |
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To begin again |
Tefaael ngali |
to repeat |
Note on Pronunciation: This is a brief outline of some of the spelling and pronunciation issues for Ulithian orthography. Its intention is to help readers to better pronounce the many Ulithian words used in this web-site. • The letters of the consonants are b, ch, d, f, g, h, k, l, l', m, mw, n, ng, p, r, s, t, w and y. • B is pronounced as bw anywhere it appears, as there is no b as in English "boy" in the Ulithian language, unless it is a borrowed word. • D is pronounced like th wherever it appears. Ulithians do not have the English sound of d as in "dog," however, they're using the symbol D to represent the th sound. • Ch is pronounced as ch, unlike the Palauan language where ch represents a sort of glottal stop. There are no glottal stops in the Ulithian language. • When consonants are doubled, it indicates that the sound in stressed or emphasized. • Some consonants are already doubled—ch, mw, ng—so when stressing, the symbol in the initial position is doubled. E.g., ch–cch, mw–mmw, ng–nng. • The consonants g and h, when used at the beginning of a verb, automatically become K. • When vowels are doubled, it indicates that the sound is held longer.
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