blai, n.house; household; family; members of family; enclosure; container.
blai
a
teleketek
e
cheldool
le
kiei
er
ngii
a
rechad;
blai
a
osechelel
a
delengchokl.
blikn.poss.1s
blimn.poss.2s
bliln.poss.3s
blil
a
blai
el
ngii
a
oublai
er
ngii.
blimamn.poss.1pe
blidn.poss.1piour (inclusive) house, household, etc.
blid
a
blai
el
kid
a
oublai
er
ngii.
blimiun.poss.2p
blirirn.poss.3p
babelblain.(a wealthy person's) house.
babelblai
a
blai
el
ilteet;
meteetel.
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.
See also:
OUBLAI
Examples:
A
rengalek
a
milil
er
a
blai.
> The children are playing in the house.
A
uche
er
a
kbo
kmerek
er
a
subelek,
e
a
Droteo
a
mirrael
el
mo
er
a
blil.
> Before I finished my homework, Droteo went home.
A
blai
a
mlukedechor
el
olengeseu
er
a
telungalek
er
ngak.
> The house was built to help my family.
A
kot
el
blil
a
ureor
el
omerek
er
a
tekoi
el
chelid
er
tia
el
beluu.
> the first house of work to spread God's word in this country
A
Remeliik
a
mocha
meleel
er
tia
el
telemall
el
sersel
a
blil
a
Sulial.
> Remeliik began nailing up Sulial's broken pigpen.
Proverbs:
Ke
ko
er
a
otaor
el
di
omtitechakl
el
diak
a
blil.
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
Kom
chameiu
el
blai.
> 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.
Ng
ko
er
a
uul,
el
teleu
a
blil
e
oleker
er
a
chull.
> 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.
More Examples:
Mketmeklii
a
blai
> Clean the house.
Ak
mla
er
a
blai.
> I was at the house.
Ka
mesa
blim
me
a
delengcheklem
e
bochu
molemalt
er
a
rengelekir
a
rubliil.
> Look at where you came from let alone your household before you try to wise up a stranger.
Ng
mla
er
ngii
tirrudii
a
mado
er
a
blimam.
> Someone broke in our window.
Ak
mlo
er
a
blil
a
sechelik
er
a
kesus.
Ng
milruul
er
a
belsilam.
> I went to my significant other's last night. He made dinner for us.

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