ngikel,
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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:
> 20 fish were speared in the head by the skillful fisherman.
> 20 fish were speared in the head by the skillful fisherman.
> I use a knife to fillet fish.
> The fish keeps poking his head out of the coral.
> The fish in the river died on their own.
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:
> Pass the bait. The fish keep eating my bait.
> He gave me this ... whatchamacallit piece for a speargun.
> The fish scales are good fertilizer.
> That's a lot of fish, you guys should not have brought so much.
> I feel like eating fish and breadfruit.

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