melai, v.t.bring; take; get; receive; obtain; take (amount of time); lay claim to; take away; remove.
melai
a
ngmai;
nguu;
ngeiul.
nguuv.pf.3s
nguu
a
melai
er
ngii;
ngiul.
ngiluuv.pf.3s.past
ngoikidv.pf.1pi
ngoititerir
/ngoiteterir		v.pf.3p.human
ngoiteterir
a
melai
er
tir;
mla
ngoiteterir
el
merael.
ngmaiv.pf.3p.inan.
ngmai
a
melai;
mla
ngmai
a
babier;
nguu
a
udoud,
ngeiul.
ngilaiv.pf.3p.inan.past
ngilititerirv.pf.3p.human.past
kangingaiv.recip.redup.bring or take (things) together.
kangingai
a
kakerous
el
melai;
kengai,
didu
el
melai
a
ududir,
nguu,
ngeul
a
ududel.
kengaiv.recip.
kengai
a
kangingai;
di
du
el
melai,
nguu;
ngmai,
te
kengai
a
kelir
er
a
tebel.
mengaiv.erg.get brought/taken; lose baby; have miscarriage.
mengai
a
nguu;
nglai;
ngmai
a
kles;
kles
a
mla
mengai
el
mo
er
a
bai.
mengingaiv.erg.redup.easy to take or take away or remove.
mngaiv.imp.Go get some (things).
ngeiv.imp.here it is; take it.
ngei
a
msang;
oldars
a
ngerang;
msang,
ngei
tia
udoud
me
mnguu.
ngiuul
/ngeiul
/ngeuul		v.a.s.is to be brought/taken/received.
ngiuul
a
kirel
el
mengai;
nguu,
ngmai,
udoud
a
ngiuul
er
a
bank.
nglai
/ngliuul		v.r.s.brought; taken; received; obtained.
nglai
a
mla
mengai;
nglai
a
chutem;
mla
nguu;
ngmai;
ngeul.

ngliuul
a
nglai;
mla
mengai;
kengei
er
a
usbechel
a
chutem
a
ngliuul.
ngoiongv.inch.is beginning to get or receive (multiple objects).
ngoiong
a
ko
el
mla
ngmai.
ngourang
/ngoura		v.inch.is beginning to get or receive (a single object).
melai er a rengulexpr.persuade.
See also:
MELARENG
,
NGAIBEBUDEL
,
NGIUL
,
OLAI
,
OMELAI
Examples:
aike
el
beluu
el
mla
mo
nglai.
> the nations that have become conquered.
Ng
ngiluu
a
kall
a
Kukumai
el
mo
er
a
ngii
di
el
chad?
> Did Kukumai bring the food to anyone?
Ng
mera
el
ngeltengat
el
mla
nguu
a
mlil.
> He/she is very lucky to get a car.
aike
el
beluu
el
mla
mengai.
> the nations that have been conquered.
A
Kukumai
a
ngiluu
a
kall
el
mo
er
a
reokiak.
> Kukumai brought the food to the guests.
Proverbs:
Ng
di
ngmai
a
llechul
er
a
rael.
> He gets his law from the streets.
Rael has the general meaning "way," applicable both to method and to a street. The implication is that if a child will not learn from his parents, he will learn the hard way from experience. It may be used in the positive sense of someone who is quick to learn from experience.
More Examples:
Mnguu
a
ochadu
el
ngmai.
> Take them out with tongs.
Ng
diak
a
mokar
el
bom
nguu
er
ngii.
> You won't profit from getting it.
Ng
soam
el
ngmai
bebil
er
aika
el
kall
se
el
bo
mrei?
> Do you want to take some of these food home when you leave?
A
mlik
a
lilengir
a
tonari
er
ngak
e
nguu
el
tuchelii
a
iedel.
> My neighbor borrowed my car and drove it into a mango tree.
Ng
sebechem
el
ngmai
a
betotem
er
se
el
dilochel?
> Can you dive down into this channel and collect something from the sea floor?

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