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fish.
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bekengikelv.s.smell of fish.
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chad e ngikelexpr.half-human and half-fish; mermaid.
ngikel el dubexpr.fish caught/killed with a bomb.
olsengel a ngikelexpr.small sharp fin near tail of certain fish.
See also:
Examples:
> The fish in the river died on their own.
> I've eaten tapioca, fish and crab.
> The fish keeps poking his head out of the coral.
> The skillful fisherman speared 20 fish in the head.
> 20 fish were speared in the head by the skillful fisherman.
Proverbs:
> Like a fish in deep, clear water, eaten only with the eyes.
Fish are not easily caught in clear water. The idiom applies to that which may be admired but not obtained, like an expensive item or another man's beautiful sweetheart.
More Examples:
> I fried some fish and chicken for dinner tonight.
> They got into a fight last night and he was shot in the arm by a fishing gun
> He gave me this ... whatchamacallit piece for a speargun.
> Pass the bait. The fish keep eating my bait.
> That's a lot of fish, you guys should not have brought so much.

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