betok, v.s.many; numerous; plenty; abundant.
betok
a
obdois;
betekngang,
betok
a
kall,
diak
le
kesai,
iltekngel
a
kall.
bebetokv.s.redup.just more than enough.
bebetok
a
telkib
el
betok.
beltokn.
beltok
a
betok;
beltok
er
a
kall
a
ungil.
betekngei
/betekngang		v.s.inch.accumulating; increasing in number.
betekngei
a
mla
mo
betok;
betekngang,
betekngei
a
udoud.
rebetokv.s.many (required before noun referring to human beings).
rebetok
a
betok,
rebetok
el
ngalek;
rebetok
el
chad.
toklechadslangmany people.
rebetok el chadexpr.many people.
rebetok el senseiexpr.many teachers.
See also:
OMEKBETOK
Synonyms:
MEDEEL
,
ULDIREKOREK
,
ULDOIS
Examples:
A
rengalek
a
mileche
a
betok
el
komi
er
a
sers.
> The children left lots of trash in the garden.
Ng
betok
chasebo
er
a
chiklek.
> I have quite a rash on my neck.
A
Satsko
a
ulumulak
er
a
Toki
el
kmo
a
John
a
ngar
er
ngii
a
betok
el
ududel.
> Satsko told Toki a lie (saying) that John has lots of money.
Ng
tiluchakl
er
a
rael
el
mo
omes
er
a
laion
el
lulekodir,
e
mlo
mechas
a
rengul
er
a
lebetik
a
betok
el
bee
el
ketitech
er
ngii.
> He left the road to look at the lion he had killed, and he was surprised to find a swarm of bees.
Aki
mle
chadecheduch
er
a
betok
el
mondai.
> We talked about lots of problems.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
killii
a
derudm
el
medel
a
betok
el
tekoi.
> Like one who has eaten the thorny puffer fish, full of many things.
The thorny puffer fish is sometimes gulped by the wide-mouthed grouper fish. The puffer, expanding and extending its thorns in the grouper's mouth, renders the latter rather "full of things" and completely helpless. Groupers in this predicament are occasionally caught by fishermen. The idiom is applied to anyone who faces more problems, more work, or more sweethearts than he can cope with.
Kom
ko
er
a
mekebud
el
betok
e
di
telechem.
> You're like sardines, very many but only enough for one wrapped piece of fish.
Fish are properly wrapped individually in a leaf for cooking, but sardines are so small that a bunch of them may be wrapped together to make up only one small bundle. The idiom may be applied to a numerous but weak enemy or to a clan that is large but ineffective as in raising money for its members, or for a large group of workers who do not accomplish very much.
More Examples:
Ng
kmal
betok
a
dirir
a
rechad
er
a
kabelment
el
di
osisiu
a
urerir.
> Government has many redudant job titles with likely the same job duties.
Ng
betok
a
ultil
a
keltkat
er
a
bedengek.
> I have a lot of scars all over my body.
Kmal
betok
a
delemelek
el
iasai.
> I have lots of vegetable plants.
Ng
kired
el
lmuut
el
mosiik
a
betok
el
idungel.
> We need to more fire wood.
Ng
betok
a
cheldim
me
a
kuk
kesengil
e
beskak
a
chimo
el
keremlal.
> You caught a lot of fish so at least give me one red snapper.

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