le
/e le		, mod.[contentless linking word]; because.
e le akconj.because I.
e le ngconj.because he/she/it.
elengcont.e le ng
lekcont.le ak
lekicont.le aki
lengcont.le ng
Examples:
Ng
mla
er
ngii
a
rebebil
el
chad
el
dimlak
leklikiid
e
le
te
rirtechii
a
bedengel
a
ulekoad
chad.
> There were some people who were ritually unclean because they had touched a corpse.
Me
a
rechad
er
a
blil
me
a
beluu
a
ko
er
a
kmal
mlo
mechas
a
rengrir,
e
le
ngika
el
buik
a
kmal
mesisiich
el
diak
a
meringel
er
ngii.
> His family and the villagers were quite surprised at the boy's sudden good health and quick recovery.
Ng
sebechek
el
omes
er
a
ngalek
e
le
ng
oubail
er
a
bibrurek
el
chelechedal
a
bail.
> I can watch/babysit the child because he's wearing a yellow shirt.
A
dellebeakl
lebo
er
a
ngsechel
a
rengrir,
e
le
ng
kmal
kdekudel.
> May a curse be on their hearts' climbing, because
Ng
dimlak
kbo
er
a
party
e
le
a
bechik
a
mle
smecher.
> I didn't go to the party because my wife was sick.
More Examples:
Ng
kileed
e
a
kusebek
a
rengrir
e
le
ak
mlo
meoud.
> I was close to worrying everyone as I was a little late.
A
ulak
el
ochedak
a
kuk
kmo
ngak
er
remera
el
ochedak
le
ng
blechoel
me
duum
er
a
bek
el
chelsenguk.
> My attached (not blood) sister cares for me more than my real sisters because she always helps with all of my cultural obligations.
Mla
mo
kirek
el
mochar
a
beches
bilek
le
ng
a
bilek
a
mla
mo
mekekerei.
> I need to buy new clothes because my clothes are already small.
Ak
ulemekall
er
a
mlai
e
a
rebulis
a
mdechemak
e
le
ng
diak
a
lisens
er
ngak.
> I was driving a car and the police caught me because I don't have a license.
A
bo
lemeoud
e
ng
mo
ngerang,
ngii
di
le
mlei.
> So what if he is late, as long as he comes.

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