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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:
> Fish from Ngerechelong have/leave a very strong odor.
> The skillful fisherman speared 20 fish in the head.
> That's the house that Robert was eating the fish in.
> I use a knife to fillet fish.
> 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:
> That's a lot of fish, you guys should not have brought so much.
> I fried some fish and chicken for dinner tonight.
> He gave me this ... whatchamacallit piece for a speargun.
> Pass the bait. The fish keep eating my bait.
> We use fish scale to scale fish

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