Feelings

1. deurreng

   Happiness / joy

   Usage

   Built on "reng" (heart) — nearly all Palauan emotion words are

2. bltikerreng

   Love / affection

   Usage

   Also built on "reng"; works for family and for a partner

3. ourureng

   To miss / be nostalgic for

   Usage

   Used of people and of places; a good thing to say when parting

4. medakt

   Afraid

   Usage

   For real danger — crocodiles, heights, rough seas

5. bekikl

   Worried / insecure

   Usage

   Useful when a delayed boat or flight is worrying you

6. merur

   Ashamed / shy

   Usage

   Covers shyness, reticence and diffidence; also softens a refusal

7. chedechudel

   Angry at someone

   Usage

   A strong word — in a shop or office, stick to the facts instead

8. kibetiekl

   To be startled

   Usage

   For a sudden fright; "mengeruau" is another word for it

9. mesaul

   Tired

   Usage

   The greeting "Ke mesaul" (thank you) shares this root — it acknowledges the other person's effort

10. mesulaul

    Sleepy

    Usage

    A way to excuse yourself from an evening gathering

11. mechechei

    Jealous / envious

    Usage

    It can also mean serious jealousy, so pick your moment for a joke

12. sabisi

    Lonely

    Usage

    Borrowed from Japanese "sabishii" — an emotion word from the Japanese period that stuck

13. iuaiu

    Calm / peaceful

    Usage

    Used of the sea and weather as well as of people

14. duoseb

    Relieved

    Usage

    Freed from pain or from worry

15. lmangel

    To cry

    Usage

    Also used of an animal's cry

16. dorouakl

    To laugh

    Usage

    Laughing at someone is "ocherchur" — do not mix them up

17. songerenger

    Hungry

    Usage

    Use it at an eatery

18. chederreng

    Thirst

    Usage

    Also built on "reng" — close to "the heart is dry"

19. smecher

    Sick / ill

    Usage

    It appears on the health card too, and can be a euphemism for having died

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