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
Toki
a
kmal
sekkak
el
mengetmokl
er
a
blil
el
kirel
a
party,
e
dimlak
a
chad
el
mong.
> Toki made a special effort to fix up her place for a party, but not a single person came.
A
Droteo
a
mle
dmik
er
a
blil
a
Toki.
> Droteo was living away from Toki's house.
Ak
ulterekokl
el
eko
er
a
blim.
> I'll surely come to your house.
Se
er
a
kbo
er
a
Merikel,
e
ak
kilie
er
a
blil
a
Toki.
> When I went to America, I lived at Toki's place.
Tilecha
a
blai
el
lulenga
er
a
ngikel
er
ngii
a
Robert.
> That's the house that Robert was eating the fish in.
Proverbs:
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.
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.
More Examples:
Ngarang
a
urerem
er
a
blim?
> What chores do you do at home?
Tial
blai
a
kmal
mltemall
ra
soldau
era
Merikel
er
sera
lolai
era
skojo.
E
a
rechad
er
a
Siabal
a
kmal
luluusech
er
ngii
er
ser
al
kot
el
kmerd
ar
soldau
era
Merikel
el
mlo
melai
era
skojo.
> The building was heavily damaged during the pre-invasion bombardment and was a Japanese strong point during the America assault on the airfield.
Tia
el
chadou
er
a
blik
a
chemersang.
> My roof is leaking.
Ak
meriik,
e
melemed,
e
meruul
a
kall,
e
mengetmokl
er
a
blai.
> I sweep and mop and make food and clean the house.
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.

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