di | , mod. | only; just; any. |
el di mle ngii | expr. | all by himself; on his own. | ||||||||||
ngii di lebong | expr. | whatever it is; whatever there may be. | ||||||||||
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diak | , v.s. | is/are not; does not exist; non-existent. |
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dikeang /di kea /di keang /dikea | v.s.inch. | no longer; no more; not... after all. | ||||||||||
dimlak | v.s.past | were not; did not exist; was/were non-existent. | ||||||||||
ng diak | mod. | no. | ||||||||||
ngdiak | cont. | ng diak | ||||||||||
diak a rengul | expr. | inconsiderate; impolite. | ||||||||||
mo diak | expr. | run out; stop; disappear; become non-existent. | ||||||||||
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e ng di | , mod. | but. |
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meau | , v.s. | naked; nude; bare; (young people) untitled. |
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melemotem | , v.t. | clear (trees, land); clear land (for garden). |
tometemii | v.pf.3s | |||
tilemetemii | v.pf.3s.past | |||
tomotem | v.pf.3p.inan. | |||
tilemotem | v.pf.3p.inan.past | |||
ketemotem | v.recip. | cut each other (with machetes when clearing land). | ||
telemetamel | v.r.s. | (trees; land; etc.) cleared. | ||
telemotem | v.r.s. | (trees, land etc.) cleared. | ||
temetamel | v.a.s. | (land etc.) is to be cleared. | ||
el di ta temetemir | expr. | in one stroke or blow; all at once. | ||
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merekui | , v.t. | finish (completely; entirely); consume; accomplish. |
rokir | v.pf.3s | |||||||||||
rirekir | v.pf.3s.past | |||||||||||
rukui | v.pf.3p.inan. | |||||||||||
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merekong /merkong /merko | v.inch. | is (just) finishing; at last; finally. | ||||||||||
merekui /merkui | v.erg. | |||||||||||
rekiaol | v.a.s. | is to be finished (completely). | ||||||||||
rokir | pro. | all of it. | ||||||||||
rrekui | v.r.s. | finished (completely). | ||||||||||
e ng di merkong | expr. | unless. | ||||||||||
el rokir | expr. | all of it. | ||||||||||
el rokui | expr. | all of them. | ||||||||||
rokui el taem | expr. | all the time; always. | ||||||||||
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ngii di el | , pro. | any. |
ngii di el chad | pro. | anybody. | ||||||||||
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se /sei /isei | , pro. | that object far from speaker and far from listener. |
se el | conj. | when (in the future); whenever. | ||||||||||
se el sekum | conj. | if (used in negative sentences). | ||||||||||
sel | cont. | se el | ||||||||||
er se er a | expr. | when (in the past). | ||||||||||
er se er a Sebadong | expr. | last Saturday. | ||||||||||
er se er a taem er a mekemad | expr. | during the war. | ||||||||||
er sei | expr. | over there; in that place. | ||||||||||
mekera isei | expr. | [used to refer to a method of doing something that the speaker has forgotten.] | ||||||||||
ngera isei | expr. | thingamajig; thingamabob; whatchamacallit. [used to refer to something whose name the speaker has forgotten.] | ||||||||||
se di kau | expr. | it's up to you. | ||||||||||
se el soam | expr. | whatever you want; it's up to you. | ||||||||||
se el tebel | expr. | that table (over there). | ||||||||||
se er a | expr. | conj. when (in the past). | ||||||||||
techa isei | expr. | what's-his-name; what's-her-name. [Used to refer to someone whose name the speaker has forgotten.] | ||||||||||
tela isei | expr. | [used to refer to a number that the speaker has forgotten.] | ||||||||||
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ta /tang | , num. | 1 [one] (unit of time; human; counting). |
tal | cont. | ta el | ||||||||||
tara | cont. | ta er a | ||||||||||
el di ngak el tang | expr. | alone; by myself. | ||||||||||
ko el tang | expr. | the very first time; the first time after a long while. | ||||||||||
ngii di el tang | expr. | either one; anything. | ||||||||||
ta el chad | expr. | one person; (persons) having same mother or father; (persons) of same blood. | ||||||||||
ta el rak | expr. | one year. | ||||||||||
ta el sils | expr. | one day. | ||||||||||
ta er kemam | expr. | one of our relatives (usually, close); one of us. | ||||||||||
ta er ngak | expr. | one of my relatives (usually, close). | ||||||||||
ta er tir | expr. | one of them. | ||||||||||
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telkib | , v.s. | a little; a bit; part of piece of. |
di telkib | expr. | only a little; just a bit. | ||||||||||
el telkib | expr. | for a while. | ||||||||||
telkib a bebetok | expr. | a shade too much. | ||||||||||
telkib el betok | expr. | a bit too much. | ||||||||||
telkib el kekesai | expr. | just barely not enough. | ||||||||||
telkib el kesai | expr. | not enough. | ||||||||||
telkib el taem | expr. | a short while; a short time. | ||||||||||
telkib er a Ngiual | expr. | part of the village of Ngiual. | ||||||||||
telkib er a kall | expr. | part of the food. | ||||||||||
telkib er a lius | expr. | small piece of coconut. | ||||||||||
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