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johnbent@gmail.com replied,
Someone reported ongetuk missing. It's not really missing because ongetul
is in the dictionary. But they do provide a new definition for it: a gift
brought to the family of the new mother. Confirm before I change the
definition?
toninewton54@yahoo.com replied,
ongetuk- mlar ngakongetul a mla tara chad
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jlukesemiwo@gmail.com replied,
Maybe others can verify but I don't think they're necessarily gifts, unless
food and drinks can be considered as such. They're usually a basket of taro
or tapioca or billum, well, in the old days. Today, we'd bring a case or
two of water, juice or pop. But I've seen some get creative and bring fruit
baskets. Oh and I still see older women bring the taro, tapioca (either
cooked or not) and billum.
I don't know what the root word is. I've never heard "ongat" being used, just ongetuk, ongetud, and ongetum.
J
Fwd: Missing Palauan word Ongetuk created by johnbent@gmail.com on 2017-09-08 08:06:30