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melit missing definition #451

Open johnbent opened 10 months ago

johnbent commented 10 months ago

I think I hear people say, "melit a kim" a lot and it means, "go looking for clams". This is not in the English definition of melit which is just about opening things. The Palauan definition contains 'melit a kim'. Can people confirm and we can add, "Look for clams" to the English definition?

Gnalu commented 10 months ago

Confirm. Melit: titir: telit.

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Lukes-Imeyuns commented 10 months ago

The definition is good. But when we say "melit a kim" and "melit oreuer" it means more than just looking for clams but more about shucking them.

Also, another use of the word is more specific for poking a hole or poked hole in something versus meling or belsibs.

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Confirm. Melit: titir: telit.

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johnbent commented 10 months ago

If you see someone walking out to the ocean and you ask them, "Ke mor?", can they reply, "Ak mo melit a kim"? And, if so, does that mean, "I'm going to go shuck clams" or does it mean, "I'm going to look for clams?"

Thanks!

John

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The definition is good. But when we say "melit a kim" and "melit oreuer" it means more than just looking for clams but more about shucking them.

Also, another use of the word is more specific for poking a hole or poked hole in something versus meling or belsibs.

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Confirm. Melit: titir: telit.

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Gnalu commented 10 months ago

Yes as you don’t say I’m going to look for clams. ‘Ak Mo Melit a Kim/oruer’ regardless you will find any or not.

On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 15:47 John Bent @.***> wrote:

If you see someone walking out to the ocean and you ask them, "Ke mor?", can they reply, "Ak mo melit a kim"? And, if so, does that mean, "I'm going to go shuck clams" or does it mean, "I'm going to look for clams?"

Thanks!

John

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The definition is good. But when we say "melit a kim" and "melit oreuer" it means more than just looking for clams but more about shucking them.

Also, another use of the word is more specific for poking a hole or poked hole in something versus meling or belsibs.

On Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 4:32 AM Gnalu @.***> wrote:

Confirm. Melit: titir: telit.

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I think I hear people say, "melit a kim" a lot and it means, "go looking for clams". This is not in the English definition of melit which is just about opening things. The Palauan definition contains 'melit a kim'. Can people confirm and we can add, "Look for clams" to the English definition?

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Lukes-Imeyuns commented 10 months ago

Yes, as Mar said.

Saying ak mo melit a kim means finding and shucking them. The shucking part is the key.

Now, if they need to collect young clams for a farm then they might say a ki mo melai a kim el mo er a sers. And we know there's no shucking involved.

J

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Yes as you don’t say I’m going to look for clams. ‘Ak Mo Melit a Kim/oruer’ regardless you will find any or not.

On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 15:47 John Bent @.***> wrote:

If you see someone walking out to the ocean and you ask them, "Ke mor?", can they reply, "Ak mo melit a kim"? And, if so, does that mean, "I'm going to go shuck clams" or does it mean, "I'm going to look for clams?"

Thanks!

John

On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 11:51 PM Lukes-Imeyuns @.***> wrote:

The definition is good. But when we say "melit a kim" and "melit oreuer" it means more than just looking for clams but more about shucking them.

Also, another use of the word is more specific for poking a hole or poked hole in something versus meling or belsibs.

On Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 4:32 AM Gnalu @.***> wrote:

Confirm. Melit: titir: telit.

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I think I hear people say, "melit a kim" a lot and it means, "go looking for clams". This is not in the English definition of melit which is just about opening things. The Palauan definition contains 'melit a kim'. Can people confirm and we can add, "Look for clams" to the English definition?

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