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blai | , n. | house; household; family; members of family; enclosure; container.
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blik | n.poss.1s | |
blim | n.poss.2s | |
blil | n.poss.3s |
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blimam | n.poss.1pe | |
blid | n.poss.1pi | our (inclusive) house, household, etc.
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blimiu | n.poss.2p | |
blirir | n.poss.3p | |
babelblai | n. | (a wealthy person's) house.
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blil a beras | expr. | sack/container for rice. |
blil a cheluch | expr. | any container for gasoline, cooking oil, etc.. |
blil a dangs | expr. | dance hall. |
blil a ngal | expr. | termites' nest. |
blil a ngikel | expr. | aquarium. |
chad er a blai | expr. | members of the family. |
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Examples: |
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> There are eight people in my family. |
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> Remeliik began nailing up Sulial's broken pigpen. |
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> Tomorrow they're coming to my house. |
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> My house is no longer located here. |
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> What's the condition of your house? |
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Proverbs: |
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> You're like a floating log without a resting place. You have no fixed abode. |
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> Like the uul [Cettria cantans?] with its house open, calling for rain. The uul may be heard to call out usually just before it rains; some say that it is calling for rain. This seems foolish, since the bird constructs its house with an opening at the top that will let rain in. A person who makes a decision or starts some action without adequate preparation is likened to the uul. |
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> You're getting involved with someone too closely related. Possibly derived from an incident in which a coconut syrup maker was incestuously involved with his wife's sister. |
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> There are 8 people in my family. |
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> The wind got so strong that it broke down the chicken house / cage. |
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> Clean the house. |
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> When you want to come to my house, call first. |
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> The boy is hiding in his house because the police are looking for him. |
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omid | , v.t. | twist (hair, cord etc.); twist (fingers) in hair; manipulate (person); wheedle things out of (person); bother oneself about something.
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mdengii | v.pf.3s |
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mildengii | v.pf.3s.past | |
mid | v.pf.3p.inan. |
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milid | v.pf.3p.inan.past | |
blid | v.r.s. | (hair, cord etc.) twisted.
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kebid | v.recip. | twist or pull at each other's hair.
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obid | v.erg. | get caught or twisted.
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Synonyms:
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More Examples: |
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> No matter where we go, we never stop thinking of our families. |
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