blai, n.house; household; family; members of family; enclosure; container.
blai
a
teleketek
e
cheldool
le
kiei
er
ngii
a
rechad;
blai
a
osechelel
a
delengchokl.
blikn.poss.1s
blimn.poss.2s
bliln.poss.3s
blil
a
blai
el
ngii
a
oublai
er
ngii.
blimamn.poss.1pe
blidn.poss.1piour (inclusive) house, household, etc.
blid
a
blai
el
kid
a
oublai
er
ngii.
blimiun.poss.2p
blirirn.poss.3p
babelblain.(a wealthy person's) house.
babelblai
a
blai
el
ilteet;
meteetel.
blil a berasexpr.sack/container for rice.
blil a cheluchexpr.any container for gasoline, cooking oil, etc..
blil a dangsexpr.dance hall.
blil a ngalexpr.termites' nest.
blil a ngikelexpr.aquarium.
chad er a blaiexpr.members of the family.
See also:
OUBLAI
Examples:
A
Ioseb
a
ulemekall
er
a
mlil
el
mo
er
a
blik.
> Joseph drove his car to my house.
A
demak
a
omekedechor
er
a
beches
el
blimam.
> My father is building our new house.
Ak
kot
el
mesaul
el
lmuut
el
me
er
a
blai
el
me
melai
a
ralm.
> I'm too tired to come back to the house to get the water.
Ke
medengei
el
kmo
a
Ngeriungs
a
ta
er
a
klou
a
ultutelel
el
blil
a
suebek
el
charm
er
a
beluulchad?
> Do you know that Ngeriungs is an important Bird Area in the world?
Ng
di
mlengimet
a
blai
el
mo
er
a
chei.
> There was no one at home because they'd all gone fishing.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
uul,
el
teleu
a
blil
e
oleker
er
a
chull.
> 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.
Ke
ko
er
a
otaor
el
di
omtitechakl
el
diak
a
blil.
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
Kom
chameiu
el
blai.
> 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.
More Examples:
Ng
keriik
er
a
blik.
> I have plenty (of them) at my house [like the tide fills the reef, the house is full].
Ak
kmal
bekikl
er
aika
el
meklou
el
kerrekar
el
ngar
er
a
bita
er
a
blai
a
lemeukel
el
otelechid.
> I'm so worried about these big trees by the house if they would break and crush us.
Ng
mo
er
ngii
a
tereklel
tia
el
mechut
el
blai
er
a
ngiaos.
> There will be a demolition of the old house two days from now.
E
kau,
te
tela
a
rechad
er
a
blim?
> And you, how many people are in your family?
Ngar
er
ngii
a
klemechek
el
mo
er
a
rechad
er
a
blik.
> I have a message for my folks.

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