ngal,
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termite.
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mesako el ngalexpr.(crowd look like) swarm of termites.
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Proverbs:
> Like the duck of Ngechur, he became industrious after growing old.
The idiom is applied to a person who has more or less vegetated into maturity and old age and who, already far past his prime, suddenly tries without success to do all the things he might have done when younger. It may be used with reference to an elder who tries to be a dandy.
blai, n.house; household; family; members of family; enclosure; container.
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blidn.poss.1piour (inclusive) house, household, etc.
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babelblain.(a wealthy person's) house.
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blil a berasexpr.sack/container for rice.
blil a cheluchexpr.any container for gasoline, cooking oil, etc..
blil a dangsexpr.dance hall.
blil a ngalexpr.termites' nest.
blil a ngikelexpr.aquarium.
chad er a blaiexpr.members of the family.
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Examples:
> 100 prisoners are held by the prison.
> His family and the villagers were quite surprised at the boy's sudden good health and quick recovery.
> Toki's house and Satsko's house burned down.
> Do you know that Ngeriungs is an important Bird Area in the world?
> Droteo moved out of or got thrown out of Toki's house.
Proverbs:
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
> Like the uul [Cettria cantans?] with its house open, calling for rain.
The uul may be heard to call out usually just before it rains; some say that it is calling for rain. This seems foolish, since the bird constructs its house with an opening at the top that will let rain in. A person who makes a decision or starts some action without adequate preparation is likened to the uul.
> You're getting involved with someone too closely related.
Possibly derived from an incident in which a coconut syrup maker was incestuously involved with his wife's sister.
More Examples:
> They're from stupid family from eons ago.
> Tattoos were distinguished symbols from each family or clan.
> John, forgive me, I made a stop at Ngerkumer's and may be a run a little late.
> I'm going to the house.
> Look at where you came from let alone your household before you try to wise up a stranger.

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