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
beches
el
blimam
a
bilkedecherur
er
a
demak.
> Our new house was built by my father.
Ng
di
mlengimet
a
blai
el
mo
er
a
chei.
> There was no one at home because they'd all gone fishing.
A
klukuk
e
te
me
er
a
blik.
> Tomorrow they're coming to my house.
A
blai
er
a
Ngerchemai
a
meseseb
el
me
er
a
eou.
> Building in Ngerchemai burns down.
Ng
sebechek
el
eko
er
a
blim
er
a
klukuk.
> I can come to your house tomorrow.
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:
Ng
kmal
chetik
el
mo
blil
a
tekoi
me
ak
mo
melasem
el
meruul
a
teletelek
er
a
buai.
> I don't want to become the subject of gossip so I will try to be well-behaved.
Te
mekebelung
el
blai
er
a
rechuodel
el
mei.
> They're from stupid family from eons ago.
A
rechad
er
a
blik
a
teai.
> There are 8 people in my family.
Aika
el
bechachau
el
blil
a
bata
binats
el
butiliang
a
chomngatech
me
ng
sebeched
lousbech
el
kob.
> The empty peanut butter jars can be washed and used as drinking glasses.
Alii,
ng
sebechek
el
mengedecheduch
er
a
mechas
er
a
blai?
(dengua)
> Hello, can I speak to the woman of the house? (when making a phone call)

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