ngikel,
/uploads/pics/5479.jpg, n.		fish.
ngikel
a
charm
er
daob
me
a
ralm
el
kall;
temekai
me
a
meas
a
ngikel.
ngkeleln.poss.3s
ngkelel
a
cheldil
el
ngikel.
bekengikelv.s.smell of fish.
bekengikel
a
bau
el
bul
a
ngikel;
bengud.
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:
NGKOLL
Examples:
Ng
di
kea
a
ngikel.
> There's no more fish.
A
dachelbai
el
chad
er
a
chei
a
milurech
a
bdelul
a
lluich
el
ngikel.
> The skillful fisherman speared 20 fish in the head.
A
ngikel
a
oltetemetom
er
a
medal
er
a
bad.
> The fish keeps poking his head out of the coral.
Ng
di
mle
ngii
a
ngikel
er
a
omoachel
el
mlad.
> The fish in the river died on their own.
Ak
omengur
el
menga
er
a
telkib
el
ngikel.
> I'm eatin a piece of fish.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
ngkelel
a
iusech
el
dimengel
a
medad
er
ngii
> 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:
Aike
el
cheluel
a
ngikel
a
ungil
el
koeas.
> The fish scales are good fertilizer.
Kamei
aika
el
uaol.
Aika
el
ngikel
a
di
menga
uolek.
> Pass the bait. The fish keep eating my bait.
Ng
soak
el
menga
ngikel
me
a
meduu.
> I feel like eating fish and breadfruit.
A
ildisel
aika
el
ngikel,
dimlak
a
kokemiu!
> That's a lot of fish, you guys should not have brought so much.
Aki
mlo
omechar
a
ngikel
er
a
makit.
> We went to buy fish at the market.
oles, n.knife.
oles
a
klekedall
el
melebes;
melobech,
meluk,
meles,
olesengel
er
a
ngikel.
olsengekn.poss.1s
olsengemn.poss.2s
olsengeln.poss.3s
olsengel
a
oles
er
ngii.
olsengamn.poss.1pe
olsengedn.poss.1pi
olsengiun.poss.2p
olsengirn.poss.3p
medal a olesexpr.cutting edge of knife (including point).
See also:
MELES
,
ULLESONGEL
Examples:
Bo
er
a
bita
me
mlengir
a
oles.
> Go next door and borrow a knife.
Kede
ousbech
a
oles
el
melngos
a
kall
> We use a knife to slice food.
Ak
ousbech
a
oles
el
mo
meles
a
ngikel.
> I use a knife to fillet fish.
Ak
kmal
bekikl
er
kau
a
omedobech
er
tilecha
el
oles.
> I am very worried you will cut yourself with that knife.
A
oles
a
tiluu
er
a
chimak
el
tmoech
er
a
bitang.
> The knife pierced my hand and came out the other side.
Proverbs:
Ng
di
ua
dorael
er
a
medal
a
oles.
> It's as if we were walking on the blade of a knife.
i.e., we're treading on dangerous ground; if we make one wrong move, we're finished.
More Examples:
Aika
el
olsengek
a
di
mla
kaiririid.
> My knives have gone missing.
Kede
ousbech
a
oles
el
meles
a
kall.
> We use a knife to slice food.
Ng
uluusekook
el
loba
a
oles
e
dobechii
a
chimal.
> He or she played with a knife and accidentally cut his or her arm.
Mtiud
er
a
belengel
el
oba
oles.
> Cut in half with knife.

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